Thank you to all the parents who volunteered to plan and help out at our Valentine’s Day Celebration. We definitely felt the love today at Hatch!
No school tomorrow, Friday, February 15th and Monday, February 18th. Students should return to school on Tuesday the 19th.
We’ve had an increase in the number of students tardy to school recently. It is essential for students’ learning that they be here and be on time. It truly sets the tone for a child’s day and helps them feel successful and secure as they move through their learning activities. Please make every effort to help your child get to school on time. Thank you!
Last chance to complete this year’s Illinois 5Essentials Survey! The window closes tomorrow, February 15th at midnight! This is a unique opportunity to not only provide feedback to the school and district, but to support Hatch on a larger scale. It should only take approximately 10 minutes to complete. If parents have more than one child that attends the same school, they may elect to participate multiple times. For parents with children enrolled in multiple schools, we recommend that they participate in the survey for each school. Please help us reach our goal. Thank you for your support!
To take the 2018-19 Illinois Parent Survey Visit: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
This year's Hatch Science Fair will be held Thursday, April 18, 2019. Once again, the students can choose from doing a research project, a demonstration, or an experiment. Sign up, rubrics, and descriptions of each can be found on the Hatch website by following these links- Programs- Academic- Science Fair. The sign up link is also below. Any questions can be directed to Lynda Ficca by email: [email protected]
Our last week of reading Wishtree is here! We hope that everyone is enjoying the book. Below is the schedule for the upcoming week. Be sure to check the Wishtree website for discussion questions. Please don't forget to send Mrs. Howe any pictures you have taken of your family reading!
- February 18th: No School
- February 19th: Chapters 42 - 44
- February 20th: Chapters 45 - 47
- February 21st: Chapters 48 - 51 (DONE!)
- February 22nd: Last trivia day at school!
Below are the dates that families can register for the 2019-20 school year. Our goal is to have ALL kindergarten registration completed by the end of April. Returning student registration is scheduled for the month of May, and the summer dates are reserved for new families only. All kindergarten and returning students should be registered prior to the end of the school year. Please help us by spreading the word!
1ST WAVE OF REGISTRATIONS - KINDERGARTEN ONLY
March- KG only
- March 7; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
- March 14; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
- March 28; 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m.
April- KG only
- April 4; 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m.
- April 17; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
- April 30; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sarah Mendez
Hatch School Principal
1000 N Ridgeland Ave
Oak Park, IL 60302
(708) 524-3095
PTO Reminders
- Bingo Bash
- OPEF's 2019 Spring Fundraiser definitely has the emphasis on FUN. Please join us on March 15 for a great evening of bingo, live auction, food, drinks, celebrity bingo callers, a wine raffle and the first ever Staszak educator award being given to John Colucci, 6th grade Language Arts Teacher at Julian. Buy a table for you and five of your best friends and get extra bingo cards! Learn more about this new event here: https://www.opef.org/announcing-bingo-bash-2019/
- Box Tops
- The Box Tops for Education Deadline is Approaching! Please send Box Tops to school with your child by 2/28. Each Box Top you send is free money for the Hatch PTO and every Box Top helps!
- Battle of the Bots
- Have a child interested in robotics? Every year OPEF and Julian Middle School play host to some of the top middle school robotics teams in the area. Battle of the Bots will be held on March 2. This is an all day event with tons of fun for all ages. Tickets are $3 for adults and free for kids and can be purchased at the door. Visit https://www.opef.org/events/battle-of-the-bots/ for more info.
- Our own Mr. Jacobson's brass band, Four Star Brass Band, will be performing at the Carnaval Masquerade Party - a fusion of Mardi Gras, Latin, and South American celebrations - at the Oak Park Conservatory on Feb. 23 7-10 PM! Come support the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory and party with Mr. Jacobson and his band!! Make it a ladies night out or a date night! There is special couples pricing. https://www.pdop.org/carnavalmasquerade2/
- As always, check out the Hatch PTO website for the most up to date information at http://www.hatchpto.org/.