Message From 05/05/2023

  • Posted May 8, 2023

05/05/2023

 

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Beyond Hunger Can Do Challenge!! Our Hatch team raised over $1200 in addition to the food donations. 

 

Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week. We can’t wait to celebrate our dedicated teachers! Thank you to our amazing PTO for finding such creative ways to show our gratitude to the amazing staff at Hatch. Our educators have poured their hearts and souls into providing the best experience for every child at our school. Let’s show them some love! Even a brief note or email to tell them thank you can mean so much!

 

Thank you to Mr. Perkins, Mr. Righeimer, Ms. Awe, and Mr. Zand for all their hard work bringing back our science fair this week. We were so impressed with the level of inquiry and diligence with which our young scientists approached this endeavor!

 

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 and select display works from Art class 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 displayed, 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 



 

SECOND STEP
Kindergarten Lesson 20, 1st-5th Lesson 18
This week our kindergartners continued Second Step instruction and learned that it’s important to notice when students are being left out and that inviting others to play is a caring thing to do, and they practiced inviting someone to play with them. Being included is an important need we all have and learning and practicing how to invite others to join in is a skill that can be taught, learned, and reinforced! Our first- fifth graders learned the importance of thinking through solutions and identifying consequences before picking a solution. This is important because many students, especially those who are more likely to be involved in conflicts and aggression, tend to think of only one solution and act on it without thinking through what might happen. The last two steps of the S-T-E-P process are to E- explore solutions and P- pick the best solution. Doing so helps students take people’s feelings into account and predict the outcomes of their solutions. 
Kindergarten - No Home Link
First Grade -  Solving Problems, Part 2
Second Grade - No Home Link
Third Grade -  No Home Link
Fourth Grade - Making a Plan
Fifth Grade -  Making a Plan

 

Reminder: Just a reminder that toys from home are NOT allowed at school. Please remind your child to bring home any “extra” items they may have brought with them. Thank you!
 

Sarah Mendez
Hatch School Principal 
1000 N Ridgeland Ave
Oak Park, IL 60302
(708) 524-3095
 

D97 Updates/Reminders:

 

Kindergarten and New Student Registration is Now Open!
Online registration for kindergarten and new students is now open for the 2023-24 school year. Kindergarten and new students may register from May 5, 2023, through July 1, 2023. 
 
Kindergarten Eligibility:
To register your student, you must be the custodial parent/guardian currently residing in Oak Park. Students registering for kindergarten for the 2023-24 school year must be at least 5 years old and be born on or before Sept. 1, 2018.
 
All students entering kindergarten, including those currently enrolled in one of District 97’s early childhood programs, are considered “new students” and should follow the kindergarten and new student registration process on May 5. All other currently enrolled District 97 preschool students who are not entering kindergarten should register as returning student beginning on May 26. 
 
Please click the links below to learn more about the registration process for kindergarteners and new students.
Returning student registration will open on Friday, May 26. Instructions for returning students will be shared in the coming weeks. We appreciate your partnership in preparing for a successful 2023-24 school year!

 

Community Health and Safety

The Village is Hosting a Free Firearm Lock Giveaway on Saturday, May 13

Gun violence is a public health crisis. District 97 is committed to partnering with the Village of Oak Park to address this crisis and help keep our community safe. 

The Village of Oak Park police and health departments are hosting a free firearm lock giveaway on May 13, 2023, to encourage secure storage of firearms so our community can be safe and healthy. Attendees of the giveaway event can receive a free firearm lock from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, in the courtyard at Village Hall, 123 Madison St. No registration is required. 

The health and police departments remind residents that safe firearm storage is a simple action a gun owner can take to reduce gun access among young people, keeping families safe. Safe gun storage is an issue that impacts the entire community and saves lives.

 

2023-24 District 97 Blended Preschool Program
On Monday, April 10, District 97 will begin accepting applications for the early childhood blended classrooms at Whittier Elementary School for the 2023-24 school year. There will be a limited number of spaces available. Click here to view the 2023-24 D97 Blended Early Childhood flyer >>

District 97 is seeking students who:

  • Are non-IEP students who will be between the ages of 3 and 4 years by Sept. 1, 2023.
  • Demonstrate age-appropriate language and social skills.
  • Are Oak Park residents!
  • Are not enrolled in a preschool program.

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:

  1. 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. 
  2. 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.