It is hard to believe we are two and a half school days away from winter break! Thank you all so much for the amazing amount of love and support you have shown our students and staff over the last months. Our community is a true example of what is possible when we work together to overcome obstacles and stay committed to our goal of providing a high quality experience for our young learners. Next Wednesday, December 23rd at 10 am, we will be closing out with our annual Holiday sing. We will be singing together as a whole school on Zoom!
Holiday Sing Along
Date: Dec 23, 2020
Time: 10:00 AM Central Time
Join Zoom Meeting
https://op97-org.zoom.us/j/8413162988
Meeting ID: 841 316 2988
Design the 2021 Love Hatch T-Shirt Contest: Do you love Hatch? Show your school spirit! Submit a design for the 2021 Love Hatch t-shirt! Entries are due January 15th. If your t-shirt design is chosen, you’ll receive a free shirt. The winning design and other spirit wear will be available for purchase in January/February. More details to follow. Reach out to Jenny at [email protected] with any questions about the contest.
Guidelines:
Must include the word “Hatch”
Must include the school year (2021)
Final t-shirt will be a maximum of 3 ink colors, including black
T-shirt fabric can be almost any color so consider that in your design
Design for front of t-shirt only
Email your entry to [email protected]
Include your name and grade with your entry
Oak Park Public Library Winter Reading Program: This wonderful new reading program is available all online via Beanstack and after 10 hours of reading you earn prizes. It goes all the way until February 28th so there is plenty of time to read some great books! For more information click here and HAPPY READING!
Message from Ms. Klemp: After Winter Break we will begin our Collage Unit in Art. Students will need to come to art prepared with scissors, stick glue, collage materials like wrapping paper scraps, old cards/envelopes, magazines that have already been read, and any colorful materials that might otherwise end up in recycling. Your assistance in helping them be successful in art is greatly appreciated!
Sarah Mendez
Hatch School Principal
1000 N Ridgeland Ave
Oak Park, IL 60302
(708) 524-3095
D97 Updates/Reminders:
Last D97 Meal Distribution of 2020: Tuesday, Dec. 22: District 97 will hold its last meal distribution of the year on Tuesday, Dec. 22. Students will receive one week of regular meals, as well as two weeks worth of bulk food. The next meal distribution will be Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, when students are back from winter break. The distributions will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Longfellow Elementary School (for Julian and feeder schools), 715 S. Highland Ave., and Brooks Middle School (for Brooks and feeder schools), 325 S. Kenilworth Ave.
D97 Breakfast/Lunch Menus - December 2020
Continued Social-Emotional Wellness Check-Ins for Students: District 97 school psychologists and nurses have collaborated to offer access to virtual mental health wellness checks at each school this fall. Parents may sign up children for 25-minute Telehealth sessions where they can access an open ear for their sources of stress and learn self-care and coping strategies. Students may attend up to three sessions per trimester and may then be referred for other school-based supports if needed. To sign up or learn more about these services, please visit https://bit.ly/3m3Xece. If your child is experiencing an immediate mental health crisis, please do not use this service and instead call the Thrive 24-Hour Crisis Hotline at 708-383-7500. You may also refer to this local resource guide created by the Community Mental Health Board of the Oak Park Township.