04/21/23
Our Hatch team competed in the district-wide Reading Olympics this week and took 4th place!! Well done, Tigers!
Hatch Has Talent!
June 2, 2023
Singing! Dancing! Magic! Music! Acting! Impersonations!
We are looking for talented Hatch students (
Grades 3-5 only) to participate in “Hatch Has Talent,” the Hatch School Talent Show! Auditions will be held in the music room during lunch recess during the first week of May (2nd-5th). Please fill out the
parent permission slip Google form by Thursday, April 27, 2023. Participants must have their act completely organized by the date of the audition. The act should be 3-4 minutes or less. Students are allowed to participate in no more than two acts: One solo act and one group act. Individual students who audition to sing the same song may be asked to perform together. After permission slips are turned in, the Talent Show committee will reach out with times & dates of auditions the first week of May.
5th, 3rd, and 1st-grade families and chorus member families-SAVE, THE DATE! You are invited to attend the Spring Arts Fiesta on Monday, May 8th. Each participating grade will perform four songs from Music and Spanish class as well as have select works from Art class displayed throughout the halls. Families are invited to the Hatch auditorium during your child’s grade level performance, then following the performance, check out their beautiful artwork in the Art hallway. Clay creations will be on display, and families are welcome to take their ceramic pieces home that night. I hope you can make it! Performance times are listed below. Students will meet in the music room 5 minutes before their grade-level performance. There is no dress code. Chorus members will perform during the 5th-grade performance time, and all chorus families are welcome to attend!
Performance times for Monday, May 8th:
1st Grade: 5 pm
3rd Grade: 5:15 pm
5th Grade + Chorus: 5:30 pm
3rd-5th grade families-2023 Hatch Science Fair information has been updated on our website. Please click this link to learn more!
We are now planning for the 2023-2024 school year, including organizing students into homerooms. Organizing students into homerooms is a complex process that takes into consideration multiple variables and has several stages. For this initial stage, we would like to provide an opportunity for you to provide us with information about your child.
- The placing of students in classrooms is an important decision, and we use information about our students' strengths and assets to inform classroom organization.
- Gender/race/ethnicity balance
- Balance of performance levels
- Balance of students with special programming (Special Services, English Language Learners, etc.)
- Balance of varying social skill and work habit levels
- Equitable class size across grade level
- Equitable access to school resources for programming needs
The information you provide will help us make the best class placement decision for your child. Due to the nature and complexity of this task, we cannot reduce the process to accepting requests for specific teachers. Please be aware that requests for specific teachers will not be considered in this process. Completing this form is optional. If you wish to complete it, please do so by 8:00 a.m. on Monday, May 1, 2023. 2023-24 Hatch Student Profile Form
Sarah Mendez
Hatch School Principal
1000 N Ridgeland Ave
Oak Park, IL 60302
(708) 524-3095
D97 Updates/Reminders:
BRAVO! Presents Newsies, JR.!
Seize the day with BRAVO Performing Arts as they present NEWSIES, JR at Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School from April 28 - May 7.
Tickets are on sale now for public performances in the Brooks Middle School Auditorium in Oak Park.
April 28, 7 pm - Harlem Cast
April 39, 2:30 - Harlem Cast & 7 pm - Bronx Cast
April 30, 1 pm, Bronx Cast
May 5, 7 pm - Bronx Cast
May 6, 2:30 & 7 pm - Harlem Cast
May 7, 1 pm - Bronx Cast
Students and Seniors $8 | Adults $12
BRAVO is committed to making theater accessible for all, so new this year, two performances for NEWSIES are “pay what you can.” On Sunday, April 30, and Sunday, May 7, audiences can pay whatever amount is comfortable for up to 4 tickets.
School Text Communication Update
District 97 partners with BrightArrow to deliver important information to families through calls, emails, and text messaging. Next week, the BrightArrow system is adding a new texting phone number to speed up text delivery. Please note that your family may start seeing text messages from our school from the short code phone numbers 79041 and 87569.
As a reminder, you may opt-in to text messages from our school by sending YES to the shortcodes 87569 and 79041. You must have your phone number on file with the school to receive text messages. Once you are opt-in, BrightArrow will send you a confirmation that your phone number is opted-in.
District 97 is seeking students who:
The registration window will be open from April 10, 2023, through May 19, 2023. For more information about the Early Childhood Blended Program or to apply, please visit https://www.op97.org/teach-learn/ecblended.
Process for Reporting Positive COVID-19 Cases to D97 Schools
If a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19, they must complete the following steps:
- In order to notify the school nurse and receive a return-to-school date, families/staff must complete the confidential COVID-19 Positive Case Notification Form as soon as possible following the positive test. Information provided will also be shared with the Oak Park Department of Public Health.
- Families must continue to report student absences via the school attendance line, and staff must enter their absences in Frontline.
To see the rules for isolation and quarantine, click here. Additional resources are linked below.
