Hawks TGIF Dispatch SY 2026-2027

Dear Teachers and Staff,

In spite of the White Sox and the Bears loss, I hope everyone enjoys the extra day off this weekend. I got to enjoy some time at the pumpkin patch with my twin sister and family to celebrate my milestone birthday. Thank you everyone for taking the time to wish me a happy birthday. It truly means a lot. 😊

Congratulations to Ms. Bravo and Ms. Pucciarello for completing marathons this weekend! You two Rock!

• Quarter 1 Term Grades

  TEACHERS! The Q1 term grades posting window is now open, and will close on Oct. 23 at 5pm. Please be sure to have assignments entered in each of your categories to ensure accurate averages for your Students before the window closes. Here is the yearly IMPORTANT gradebook setup guide.

  Use this guide to be sure you are posting correctly!

Have a great week!

With gratitude,

MA and Luna

Monday, October 12th

• No School
• Ms. Reynolds' Birthday

Tuesday, October 13th

• Ms. Reynolds will be out of the building for professional development
• ELPT Training: Mrs. Dorado will be out of the building
• LSC Regular Meeting @ 4:00 p.m. Room 108
• Boys' 5th/6th Grade Soccer Practice 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• NRC After School Program
• K-1st Crafty Club
• 1st-3rd Bilingual Tutoring
• 2nd-3rd Little Kickers
• 5th-6th Crochet Club
• 5th-6th Wrestling and Fitness
• 7th-8th Co-ed Soccer

Wednesday, October 14th

• Ms. Luna and Mr. Belcher out of Building for Network 1 Middle School PLC
• Cultivate Opens (5th-8th Grades)
• PLC in 105 (team planning time)
• Boys' 7th/8th Grade Soccer Practice 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Girls' 5th/6th & 7th/8th Grade Volleyball Practice 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• NRC After School Program
• 2nd-3rd Little Kickers
• 3rd-4th Homework Help and Fun Activities
• 5th-8th Introduction to Guitar

Thursday, October 15th

• PPC Meeting @ 7:30 a.m.
• BAC Meeting @ 8:30 a.m.
• Boys' 5th/6th Grade Soccer Practice 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• NRC After School Program
• K-1st Crafty Club
• 1st-3rd Bilingual Tutoring
• 5th-7th Art Club
• 5th-6th Wrestling and Fitness
• 7th-8th Co-ed Soccer
• 4th-8th Broadway Beats

Friday, October 16th

• Hawk of the Month @ 8:30 a.m.
• Input Grades
• Dance Friday!

Saturday, October 17th

• Mr. Jetjon Bebo's Birthday 🎂
• Boys 7th/8th Soccer Game 11:00 a.m. vs Wildwood @ Portage Park
• Boys 5th/6th Soccer Game 1:00 p.m. @ Riis Park
• Girls Volleyball @ Rickover 9:00 a.m. (7th/8th) & 9:45 a.m. (5th/6th) vs Cleveland

12th ~ Indigenous Peoples' Day (No School):

13th ~ LSC Regular Meeting @ 4:00 p.m.

13th ~ Cultivate Survey Opens

15th ~ BAC Meeting @ 8:30 a.m.

15th ~ 8th Grade Walking Trip to Roosevelt High School

19th ~ Picture Day

22nd ~ PAC Principal Meeting and Organizational Meeting

23rd ~ Quarter 1 Ends

23rd ~ Cultivate Survey Closes

28th ~ Dia de los Muertos Assembly Event (Date changed)

29th ~ Trunk or Treat

Friendly Reminder: HAWK of the Month Nominations

Don't forget to submit your nomination for September’s HAWK of the Month! Please use this Google Form to nominate a student. (As a quick note: if Google flags the message, it is safe to proceed.) Flyers are in your mailboxes, and we look forward to celebrating our students on Friday, October 16 at 8:30 AM. Thank you for taking a moment to recognize their hard work!

For student safety, no parents are permitted inside the Annex. Please redirect any parents to the Main Office to check in, and do not open Annex doors for visitors under any circumstances. In the event of student illness, notify the office directly. The office staff will contact parents and coordinate all early dismissals through the Main Office.

Please complete by date indicated.

All Staff/Teachers

• Don't forget to log into your Safe Schools Account to complete the required trainings. It has been extended to November 6th.

Teachers

• Please review the information regarding ParentSquare: Our new "Remind"/"TalkingPoints", You Parent, and the Live School Hallpass

PLCs

• This week's focus will be on parent communication and student safety. Once complete, we will provide planning time.

Dear Teachers,

We are starting Cycle 1 on Monday, September 21st. Please remember, all Tier 2 and Tier 3 students need to have plans in Branching Minds for each subject area that they are in Tier 2 or Tier 3. Progress reports are going home this week. If a student is receiving a D or an F in a core content area- they must also have a plan in Branching Minds (make sure you submit a BHT referral as well). If grades are the reason they need a plan, please reach out to me for next steps. We need to determine if it is an academic content deficit or behavior related.

In Branching Minds you need the following:

Dates: Sept. 21- Oct. 26

Progress Monitor every two weeks (minimum) or weekly

Tier 2 should meet 2-3 times a week for 15-20 minutes each time.

• Add the intervention program that matches the deficit

• Add the progress monitoring that matches the skill/ deficit you are explicitly teaching to the students.

You must be meeting with your students throughout the week in small groups to teach the deficit- this teaching should not come from a computer program (IXL, Freckle, etc) Those are tools you can use, similar to a worksheet or a book. But the actual teaching and learning come from the teacher.

Here is a deck that explains the Tiering process and refresher on how to add your plans in Branching Minds!

Middle School Teachers- please reach out to the advisory teachers to help support groups during that time. If you are teaching an advisory, please remember to dedicate time in the week to interventions in Reading and Math. We can be creative and share groups and kids amongst the grade level.

I will be around to discuss the groups and times I am going to be pulling with specific teachers. If you have any questions, need clarification, etc. Let me know and we can meet to plan this out.

Thank you for all of your hard work!

Lindsay Krizanovic

Boys Soccer 7/8 grade (starts 8/31/26 )

Fútbol Masculino 7/8 grado

Coach Ms. Daicy Martinez

Monday and Wednesday

Lunes y Miércoles

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Boys Soccer 5/6 grade (will start 9/7/26 )

Fútbol Masculino 5/6 grado

Coach Mr. Aaron Belcher

Tuesday and Thursday

Martes Y Jueves

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Girls Volleyball 7/8 grade (starts 8/31/26 )

Volibol Femenil 7/8 grado

Coach Mr. Derek Arias

Monday and Wednesday

Lunes y Miércoles

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Girls Volleyball 5/6 grade (will start 9/7/26 )

Volibol Femenil 5/6 grado

Coach Ms. Irma Ortega

Monday and Wednesday

Lunes y Miércoles

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

7th/8th Grade All Games at Portage Park

October 17th @ 11:00 a.m. vs Wildwood

October 24th @ 11:00 a.m. vs. Belding

Saturday 5th/6th Grade Boy' Soccer Game Schedule

All Games at Riis Park

October 17th @ 1:00 p.m.

October 24th @ 1:00 p.m.

All Games at Rickover High School

October 10th @ 10:30 a.m. & 11:15 a.m. vs Canty

October 17th @ 9:00 a.m. & 9:45 a.m. vs Cleveland

October 24th @ 3:00 p.m. & 3:45 p.m. vs Dever

Thank you for supporting our K-1 students in the cluster program.🙂

Hi Everyone!

Please take a moment to read the shout-outs and news below. If you'd like to give a shout-out or share some news, please fill out the form.

To Ms. Rios - Thank you for taking your time to lead the high school fair field trip while I’m gone. It means a lot to the students and me. -Mr. Renas

To Ms. Daicy Martinez - Thank you for changing your schedule to provide extra support to a class that is needing help with hallway procedures. -Ms. Looker

To Ms. Daicy Martinez - Thank you for always having 7mins ! -Anonymous

To Our After School Instructors - It is so joyful! Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication! -Anonymous

Huge thanks to Ms. Smith and her partner for taking time out of their weekend to collect donated corn stalks and bales of hay for our upcoming Henry Trunk-or-Treat event. We couldn't have done it without your help! -Ms. Rios

To All Teachers and Staff at Henry! Thank you all for welcoming me into your community! -Ms. Smith, Counselor

Happy 3-Day Weekend!

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🎂Happy October Birthdays🎂

4 ~ Francis Train

12~ Mary Ann Reynolds

17 ~ Jetjon Bebo

21 ~ Michelle Looker

25 ~ Jessica Avila

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