Hawks TGIF Dispatch SY 2026-2027

Dear Teachers and Staff,

We are at the end of our very 1st Quarter of the school year. This week, let's finish strong. Please review the following information in regards to report cards. We will be sending a memo later this week.

• 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!

• Our Parent Teacher Conference Hours for November 2, 2026 are from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

  Lunch will be from 2:15 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

  Sessions will be from 11:00 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

  
  

  ESPs hours will be from 10:30 a.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Have a great week!

With gratitude,

MA and Luna

Monday, October 19th

• Picture Day (See schedule below)
• Boys' 7th/8th Grade Soccer Practice 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Girls' 7th/8th Grade Volleyball Practice 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• NRC After School Program
• 3rd-4th Homework Help and Fun Activities
• 5th-8th Introduction to Guitar

Tuesday, October 20th

• 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 21st

• Happy Birthday Mrs. Michelle Looker 🎂
• No PLCs this week
• 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 22nd

• PAC Title I Principal Annual Meeting @ 8:30 Room 118
• PAC Annual Organization Meeting @ 9:30 Room 118
• 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 23rd

• Quarter 1 Ends
• Post Grades by 5:00 p.m.
• Dance Friday!

Saturday, October 24th

• Boys 7th/8th Soccer Game 11:00 a.m. vs Belding @ Portage Park
• Boys 5th/6th Soccer Game 1:00 p.m. @ Riis Park
• Girls Volleyball @ Rickover 3:00 p.m. (7th/8th) & 3:45 p.m. (5th/6th) vs Dever

Sunday, October 25th

• Happy Birthday Ms. Jessica Avila 🎂

19th ~ Picture Day

22nd ~ PAC Principal Meeting and Organizational Meeting

23rd ~ Quarter 1 Ends

23rd ~ Cultivate Survey Closes

26th-30th ~ October Spirit Week

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

29th ~ Trunk or Treat

30th ~ HAWK Houses Assembly

Our annual technology audit has officially begun! To help this process go as smoothly as possible, please keep the following in mind:

Asset Scanning: I will be visiting classrooms (primarily during your prep periods) to scan all devices with asset tags. This includes teacher and staff devices.

Chromebook Carts: Please leave Chromebooks in their carts, but unplugged/disconnected, as this speeds up the scanning process significantly.

Tech Support Requests: Please continue using the Tech Google Form for all tech issues or requests rather than emailing/telling me directly. I receive immediate email notifications for each submission and review them frequently.

Form Details: When submitting a request, please include your Name, Room Number/Location, and the Asset Tag Number(s) so a ticket can be created promptly.

Good News: Repaired Chromebooks are actively being redistributed to classrooms that need them! Once our audit is complete, we will have a clear picture of our overall inventory and where additional devices are needed.

Thank you for your support and patience!

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Dear 3rd-5th Grade Teachers,

Ms. Jaclyn Smith will be working with the 3rd through 5th grade classrooms starting the week of October 26th. Teachers, this is not an additional prep and we ask that you support Ms. Smith monitoring students. Students will receive Personal Health and Safety Education as required by the CPS Sexual Health Education Policy. The purpose of this education is to build a foundation of knowledge and skills for all students so that they can make the right choices for themselves now and in the future. This curriculum will also give our students important tools to recognize and report inappropriate behavior in order to keep them safe.

3rd Grade Lessons:

• Lesson 1: Our Classroom Community

• Lesson 2: Respect for All

• Lesson 3: The Power of Words

• Lesson 4: Time to Be Me

• Lesson 5: If You Don’t Have Consent, You Don’t Have Consent!

• Lesson 6: Taking Care of Our Bodies with Basic Hygiene Habits

• Lesson 7: Personal Timeline

4th Grade Lessons:

• Lesson 1: My Healthy Habits

• Lesson 2: Figuring Out Friendship

• Lesson 3: The Gender Snowperson

• Lesson 4: Making Sense of Puberty

• Lesson 5: Puberty and Our Bodies

• Lesson 6: Choosing Your Own Puberty Adventure

• Lesson 7: Staying Safe Online

• Lesson 8: Taking a Stand Against Bullying

5th Grade Lessons:

• Lesson 1: My Healthy Habits

• Lesson 2: Figuring Out Friendship

• Lesson 3: The Gender Snowperson

• Lesson 4: Making Sense of Puberty

• Lesson 5: Puberty and Our Bodies

• Lesson 6: Choosing Your Own Puberty Adventure

• Lesson 7: Staying Safe Online

• Lesson 8: Taking a Stand Against Bullying

More details can be found in the CPS Personal Health & Safety and Sexual Health Education Scope and Sequence and under “Parent/Guardian Resources” on the CPS website.

Throughout the unit, students will receive optional School to Home Connection activities to support their learning. These activities are not required, but we encourage families to complete them together. These activities can support important conversations between students and their parents or guardians.

In alignment with Illinois law, “No student shall be required to take or participate in any class or course in comprehensive personal health and safety and comprehensive sexual health education. A student's parent or guardian may opt the student out [of this education] by submitting the request in writing.” (105 ILCS 110/3). No student with a written parental objection will be penalized for refusal to participate in any such course. Parents will receive communication regarding how to opt out.

We have received our Go Kits from Safety and Security. We have noticed that the green and red cards are not in there. We will work on getting green and red cards. Please also be sure you have a list of students placed in the bag as well.

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

• No PLCs this week

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

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

All Games at Riis Park

October 24th @ 1:00 p.m.

All Games at Rickover High School

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

Thank you for supporting our EL program and being flexible by moving to the library so the office can be a sensory room for our students in the annex.🙂

Hi Everyone!

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Thank you Mr. Hussey for working on developing the sensory room in the Annex.

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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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