HWS Messenger 2.10.23
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Upcoming Dates: Monday, February 13 – 8:00am 5th grade Art Club Monday, February 13 – 3:30pm 4th grade STEM Club RM101 Monday, February 13 – 3:30pm 5th grade Coding Club RM107 Monday, February 13 – 6:00pm 5th grade Girl Scouts LRC Tuesday, February 14 – 3:30pm Signing Hawks Club LRC Tuesday, February 14 – 3:30pm 5th grade Coding Club RM107 Wednesday, February 15 – 8:00am Student Council – Exec Board Only LRC Wednesday, February 15 – 3:30pm Mentoring Wednesday, February 15 – 3:30pm 1st grade Daisy RM133 Wednesday, February 15 – 3:30pm 5th grade Coding Club RM107 Thursday, February 16 – 7:45am Orchestra Rehearsal @ JBN Thursday, February 16 – 3:30pm Young Rembrandts art room Thursday, February 16 – 3:30pm 5th grade Coding Club RM107 Thursday, February 16 – 4:30pm 3rd grade Brownies LRC Friday, February 17 – 8:00am 4th and 5th grade Chorus Friday, February 17 – 3:30pm 5th grade Coding Club RM107 A note from the Principal: Dear HWS families, Thank you to the PTO for the amazing treats this Friday! They prepared a SuperBowl lunch for staff and we are always so grateful for their efforts. It’s a special treat to look forward to! Coming up next week is also the 5Essentials student survey for students in 4th and 5th grade. This is the eleventh year the Illinois State Board of Education will implement this survey across the state. This survey is based on 20 years of research at the University of Chicago. It asks students about their experiences in school, giving school leaders critical student input to help develop school improvement plans. Students’ identities will be completely confidential. Teachers or administrators will never see individual responses to survey questions and will only receive aggregated information, such as the total percentage of students who agree homework assignments help them learn the course material. The survey is for students in 4th and 5th grade only. Please be aware that under the Protection of Pupil Rights Act. 20 U.S.C. Section 1232(c) (1) (A), you have the right to review a copy of the questions asked of your student(s). Survey questions can be found on the UChicago Impact Support Center (https://impactsurveyshelp. If you do not want your student to participate, please contact Nancy Berryhill at 630-937-8300 The second trimester will end on February 17th. HWS is committed to providing information about your child’s growth so far this year. Your child’s Trimester Reflection includes student goal setting, self-reflection on learning behaviors, an academic overview with teacher comments, and information about Art, PE, and Music. Students reflected and recorded their own assessment of the Behaviors that Affect Learning and Specials. Your child’s reflection will be marked with an X. If a teacher’s reflection was utilized, it will be marked with a checkmark. Trimester reflections will be accessible via Power School on February 23rd after 4:00 p.m. If you are having difficulty in PowerSchool please contact tech at https://www.bps101.net/ Directions for accessing Trimester Reflection are listed below: Trimester Reflection Access in PowerSchool Instrucciones: Acceso a la reflexión del trimestre Our Lost and Found is really getting full again! Our next drop off at GoodWill will be on March 3rd. Feel free to come in and give it a look! Sincerely, Gina Greenwald Principal A note from the LRC: All HWS students are encouraged to participate in the Kane County Cougars Reading Club for 2023. Ozzie’s Reading Club challenges students in grades K-5 to read 60 minutes each week, over the course of 8 weeks, for a total of 480 minutes. That’s only 12 minutes a day! All students who complete the reading challenge will earn a free ticket to a ballgame (05/20/23 or 05/21/23), along with a hot dog, drink and a t-shirt. Information and reading logs will be sent home with students in Friday folders on 02/10/23. Reading begins on 02/13/23 and concludes 04/09/23. Good luck readers! A note from the PTO: Hoover Wood Families – Do you own a local business? Would you like to advertise your brand while helping the Hoover Wood PTO meet fundraising goals in 2023? Donate goods or services for our Trivia Night raffle on March 4th, 2023. Your tax-deductible donation will support students, teachers, administrative costs and so much more! Contact HWSfundraising@gmail. Time to order your yearbook!! Here is the link to order, and Hoover Wood code is 72736X Please note that the option to personalize the yearbook has been extended to 2/17/23. Personalization can be done on online orders only. Additional Important Information: Batavia Special-Education Parent Network’s (BSPN) 10th Annual Parent Resource Fair will be held on Thursday, February 23 from 6:00-7:30 PM at Batavia High School. It is a wonderful night with community resources for students from early childhood through age 22+, including recreational opportunities, therapy providers, educational consultants, transition planning and advocacy and support. Admission is Free. All families, friends, community members (not limited to Batavia) are invited to attend. Visit BSPN-Batavia.org for more information. This is a reminder that the 2023 Illinois Parent Survey opened on Jan. 24, 2023. The survey window will close on March 31, 2023, so please plan survey administration accordingly. Link for parents to take the survey: http://survey.5- The survey opens Jan. 24, 2023 and closes March 31, 2023. If you have any questions, please call 5Essentials Client Services at 1-866-440-1874. Thank you in advance for your participation. Privacy policy: https://survey.5- Registration for our annual Kindergarten Meet and Greet Event on February 16 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. |