4/30/21
We had a wonderful first week of full day in person learning! Thank you to our many parents and community members who signed up for lunch supervision through D97 and well as our teacher planning team for all of their efforts in planning the enormous amount of logistics that made this possible. Go Tigers!
Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week! Please join me in saying thank you to the amazing professionals who are going above and beyond to support students and families particularly during this time. Please know that gratitude doesn’t have to be fancy nor expensive. A simple message of thanks can mean the world to our staff!
It's that time of year! We are excited to start the Hatch ABC Countdown this Tuesday, May 4th! Here is a list of fun countdown activities you can do at school or at home to celebrate the end of the school year. This ABC Countdown will help us find some time each day to do something, say something, or think about something that corresponds with a letter of the alphabet. Let's have some fun as a Hatch Family!
"One Book One School” 2021 kicks off on Sunday, May 2nd at 5PM. All Hatch Families are invited to join us on zoom as we reveal this year’s book, read the first few chapters, and play a game of Kahoot! We hope you can join us! All students will receive their copy of the book on Monday, May 3rd to enjoy over the next few weeks as a family! Thank you to the PTO for making this event possible!
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Forgotten Items: At this time, we are not able to accept items that are forgotten at home. In the event that a student forgets their iPad, we do have a small supply that students can use for the day. Students should use the bathroom before leaving home and check that they have their snack, water bottle, 2 masks, iPad and any other learning materials.
Book Fair: The Scholastic Online Book Fair benefitting the Hatch Library and Media Center is going on now and will run until Sunday, May 2. Now is the perfect time to get some wonderful books to enjoy this summer!
Library Book Checkout will continue to run during hybrid learning!
REMOTE STUDENTS: Please make sure to fill out this new Google Form for all book requests. Click here to learn all about when and how students will receive their books and how students can return their Hatch library books.
IN PERSON STUDENTS: Will checkout library books from our mobile library during their library class time every week! Students will bring their new library book home every week to enjoy and read, then the following week that book should be returned to Hatch. At that time, books returned will be placed in quarantine for 1 week. Please help your student to return their library books every week. Thanks for your support!
The Hatch PTO is happy to once again offer the Kids Kreations Art Fundraising Activity - A fun way to treasure your child’s artwork. This is an entirely optional fundraiser. This year we are going virtual. Since we were unable to send in physical art for Kids Kreations to scan, you and your child get to choose from any old or new pieces of their art that you have at home. They may, alternatively, choose to create something special for this occasion. You may also choose to use a favorite photograph, photo collage, or special logo. You still have the opportunity to order a wide array of 50+ products with your child's art on it. Hatch PTO will still earn up to 35% profit on anything that you choose to order. The simple uploading of art, photo, or logo will be done by you and the ordering will be online (https://www.kidskreations.us) only. Shipping will be directly to your home, with a flat $8 shipping rate, regardless of the monetary amount ordered. Please see the attached flyers for easy step-by-step directions on how to complete this process. Thank you for supporting Hatch School! Any questions? Please contact Sharon Morgan [email protected] or Kids Kreations directly at 866-652-3770.
Save The Date Career Day 2021! The DivCo team is holding their career day virtually this year! We’d like to have 2 speakers from each class speak for about 20 minutes followed by a 10 minute Q&A. Being virtual will have its benefits as guest speakers can be remote and login to students zooms, opening up opportunities for parents who might not have been able to participate otherwise. It's a 30 minute commitment (via zoom), June 8th either 8:30-9 or 9:00-9:30am. Details and Sign Ups can be made via this sign up genius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084DA5A929AA8-hatch1
Sarah Mendez Hatch School Principal 1000 N Ridgeland Ave Oak Park, IL 60302 (708) 524-3095
D97 Updates:
Remote Learning Planning Day on May 7
District 97 will utilize its last Remote Learning Planning Day on Friday, May 7. There will be no student learning on that date. The Illinois State Board of Education has permitted each school district to utilize up to five Remote Learning Planning Days during the 2020-21 school year. These days provide staff with additional professional learning and collaboration time in support of hybrid learning.
Now Hiring: School Lunch Supervisors
To support our students and staff during the school day, we are still seeking more parents and community members to serve as lunchroom/recess supervisors through the end of the school year. It's easy to apply, and your time would have a direct impact on our ability to provide full days for our students. Click here to learn more and apply.
SAVE THE DATE: D97 Virtual Summer Step Up Program
District 97 is holding a Virtual Step Up Summer Program for students in Grades 1-8 (students who are in kindergarten through seventh grade during the 2020-21 school year). The program will run July 26 through Aug. 5, 2021 (8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. OR 12 pm. - 2:30 p.m.). Summer Step Up is designed to support any District 97 student that could benefit from revisiting grade level standards from the previous year. Additional information and sign up forms will be shared by schools in May 2021.
Next Meal D97 Meal Distribution: Tuesday, May 4
May Breakfast/Lunch Menus
Meals will be provided free of cost this fall to any District 97 student in need. Each bag of food will contain five breakfasts and five lunches.
Meal distributions will be held every Tuesday, 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.