05/19/2023
The Fun Fair was amazing!!! Thank you to our amazing PTO volunteers for making this event possible. It is an enormous undertaking, and we are so grateful. Coming together as a Hatch community to celebrate another amazing school year felt wonderful.
Next week we continue our ABC countdown. Don’t forget to join in on the fun. Monday is Mustache Day!
Ms. Stringham is looking for some supplies for her maker space area! She is specifically looking for K'Nex kits. If you want to donate any K'Nex kits or pieces to the Hatch library, email her at [email protected].
Our goal in this last unit of Second Step is to help students learn how to solve peer conflicts. Conflict is a natural part of being human and a natural part of life, yet the struggle to solve a conflict in prosocial ways is real! Our kindergartners learned how to share and compromise when conflict arises so they can have fun and are less likely to resort to more aggressive solutions like grabbing or name-calling. The goal is not to dominate others when we’re playing, the goal is to have fun together, and when we play in fairways, everyone has fun. Our first and second graders learned about noticing when people are left out and inviting them to play. Our third graders used the problem-solving steps to cope with being left out. Our fourth graders learned how to take responsibility for their actions by apologizing and offering to make amends. Our fifth graders also learned how to avoid gossip, which is a common source of conflict. Below are our home links for this week!
Third Grade - No home link
We are in need of parent volunteers for our Field Day event this year. We need your support with all the fun games and activities we have scheduled for that day. This is an all-school event, so the more volunteers, the better. Please see the attached form.
8th grade or High School Hatch tigers are welcome to come back and help as well!!!
The PTO Board seeks volunteers to help during the 2023-2025 school year. We have an opening for TWO members for our Hatch After Hours program. Please email us for more information: [email protected]
Cradles to Crayons Clothing Drive: Cradles to Crayons currently has a low inventory of clothing - but as this is an ongoing need, please consider donating directly to them at any time.
Meet the Principals (Brooks Middle School): Meet the principals from Brooks Middle School on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in the Hatch Library (Room 206) from 7 - 7:45 pm. Click here to see the flier.
D97 Updates/Reminders:
Kindergarten and New Student Registration is Now Open!
If a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19, they must complete the following steps:
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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.
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Families must continue to report student absences via the school attendance line, and staff must enter their absences in Frontline.