HWS Messenger 1.13.23
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Upcoming Dates: Monday, January 16 – NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tuesday, January 17 – 3:30pm Signing Hawks Club LRC Wednesday, January 18 – 8:00am Student Council – Executive Board only LRC Wednesday, January 18 – 3:30pm Mentoring Wednesday, January 18 – 3:30pm 1st grade Daisy RM133 Thursday, January 19 – 7:45am Orchestra Rehearsal @ JBN Thursday, January 19 – 3:30pm Young Rembrandts art room Friday, January 20 – 8:00am 4th and 5th grade Chorus Friday, January 20 – 2pm HWS Spelling Bee Hey Hoover Wood Families!
Kids Heart Challenge is officially off the ground and running at our school and we are excited to be learning about how to keep out hearts happy and healthy! Will your student choose to Be Kind, or to Move More to keep their heart healthy? Sign up HERE and as soon as you do, receive your torch shaped wristband to light the way to healthy hearts! Important Date Change from Mrs. Carlson our Music Teacher: The 2nd & 3rd grade concert has been changed to February 28th at 7pm at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre. More details coming soon! A note from the Principal: SOPPA – Parent Message SOPPA Update – Additional Programs Blocked Starting January 1st Beginning on July 1, 2021, school districts were required by the Student Online Personal Protection Act (SOPPA) to provide additional guarantees that student data is protected when collected by educational technology companies, and that data is used for beneficial purposes only (105 ILCS 85). Since then, the BPS101 tech team has audited nearly 750 products used within the district and attempted to establish privacy agreements with all the companies, websites, and databases that store student data. Many companies have complied and their products are in continued use within the district. When companies do not work with us to meet the benchmarks of student data privacy that are required under SOPPA, we have had to stop using them. Most recently, access to EPIC and Xtra math ended on January 1, 2023 due to unmet privacy agreements. Batavia Public Schools takes data security seriously. Our staff will continue to be mindful of the tools and products that they are using and our tech team continues to audit new products used by the students of BPS101. Note for 3rd and 4th graders: 3rd & 4th Grade STEM Clubs 4th Grade STEM Club will meet on Mondays from January 23 – February 13, in Room 101, from 3:30 – 4:45. The theme for this club will be Surviving on a Deserted Island. Students will explore a variety of STEM concepts based on this theme. 3rd Grade STEM Club will meet on Mondays from February 27 – March 20, in Room 101, from 3:30 – 4:45. The theme for this club will be Animal Adventures. Students will explore a variety of STEM concepts based on this theme. To sign up for STEM Club, please send an email to julie.brach@bps101.net and include the student’s name and their teacher. Space is limited and spots will be filled based on the order in which the emails are received. Parents will receive a reply with more information. General note: Registration for our annual Kindergarten Meet and Greet Event is now open! If you have a youngster in your household that will be turning five on or before September 1, 2023, they are eligible for Kindergarten in the 2023-24 School Year. Please help us spread the word! Find out more HERE: https://www.bps101.net/ We will continue with weekly Messengers on Fridays throughout the school year. All school messengers can also be found and translated into over 125 languages on our News Wall. |