What a festive Halloween we had! Thank you to the many, many parent volunteers who worked so hard to make the 2018 Halloween Disco a huge success as well as all the room parents who helped organize the class celebrations on Wednesday. The weather was beautiful, and the kids had a blast!
The Hatch Student Council raised $209.50 in their first monthly Spirit Day/ #DoSomething event. The money will go to support the tuition assistance fund of the Wonder Works Children's Museum in Oak Park. Way to go, Hatch Tigers!
The Hatch staff wants to ensure we used Parent/Teacher Conferences effectively and that the time spent together discussing your child(ren)’s progress was helpful. The goals of Parent/Teacher Conferences are to effectively promote open lines of communication between home and school, keep parents informed about their child(ren)’s progress—both academically and socially— and for developing cooperative strategies that can ultimately benefit every student. As we look to grow our practices, we are asking for your feedback. Please take a few moments to answer the questions in this survey about your experience during Fall Conferences. This feedback will be used to enhances your future experience during this time. Thank you in advance for your support.
Next Tuesday, November 6th is a staff Institute Day dedicated to professional learning experiences designed to enhance the instructional practices we use in our classrooms, and there will be NO SCHOOL for students.
Just a reminder that Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday. Don’t forget to turn your clocks back this weekend!
Sarah Mendez
Hatch School Principal
1000 N Ridgeland Ave
Oak Park, IL 60302
(708) 524-3095
PTO Reminders
- Hatch After Hours Registration ends tonight at 9 p.m. Sign your child up for great classes by Hatch teachers such as Cubelets robots, calligraphy, yoga, dance, Mad Science and drums. http://www.hatchpto.org/hatch-after-hours.php
- The Hatch Diversity Committee (DivCo) Groundwork Meeting is Tuesday, November 13 at 7 p.m. at Oak Park Public Library Dole Branch. Questions? [email protected]
- The Oak Park DivCo Policy Team wanted to share their District 97 Equity Policy recommendations they submitted to the school board. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ECQcbbxchgXJ8zDmTHunsnoSaoOoKD7lo8drAH9j3Ak Please email the school board policy committee at [email protected] directly if you have additional suggestions and/or edits to the recommendations. Your voice is important!Super STEAM Saturday is tomorrow, November 3, at Beye School. Join the Oak Park Education Foundation (aka the BaseCamp folks) for a fun, free morning of hands-on science experiments, robots, art projects and crafts. https://www.opef.org/events/open-house/
- District 97 Seeks Members for Committee for Community Engagement (CCE). D97 is seeking dedicated individuals from the community with backgrounds in community outreach, marketing, community organization or communications to apply to serve in a voluntary capacity on our Committee for Community Engagement. We strongly encourage members of our Hatch Community to apply! http://www.op97.org/news/1647049/district-97-seeking-members-for-committee-for-community-engagement
- The PTO is looking for Hatch alums (7th grade and older) to add to our babysitting “pool.” Babysitters help at Hatch PTO meetings as well as the longer parent/teacher conference day. Email Janet at [email protected] if you have a child interested in being included on the babysitter list. Please include the babysitter’s name, email and telephone number.
- Don’t forget to recycle your old markers and mascara wands with the Hatch Student Green Team. Bins are located at the main entrance.
- Both the Student Green Team and the Babysitting chairs need parents to shadow them this year to take over the leadership roles next year. Please email [email protected] if you would like to fill any of these positions or have questions.