Husky Happenings

Hello Husky Families-

We hope you are enjoying the long weekend! Just a reminder that our Kindergarten-5th students have a half day of school on Tuesday, 9/2 and will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. Our preschool students have their first Family Connection Day from 9-10 a.m. All preschool families will report to Hiawatha for their activity and must bring an id to gain a visitors pass.

This year at Hiawatha we are continuing to focus on attendance to help us improve student growth and achievement. It is crucial that students are in school each and every day. As much as possible we ask that you schedule appointments outside of school hours or on non-attendance days. If your child needs to attend an appointment during school hours, please bring your child before and after the appointment as well as the physician note for school.

Any student that is absent more than 5% of the school days is considered truant in the state of Illinois. We do not want this to be the case for ANY of our students. We ask that you partner with us to ensure students are present each and every day. School wide we will be tracking attendance and awarding classrooms with the best attendance each month. At Hiawatha our focus is “Show Up To Glow Up”.

The iPads are an amazing tool that students use to access their learning and create projects to demonstrate their understanding. All kindergarten through 5th graders will be receiving their iPads in their classrooms very soon. We ask that you and your student talk about the responsibility of the care for the iPad and using it for only school related assignments/learning. Here is the Student Digital Guide to go thorough and stress the importance of caring for the iPad and making responsible choices.

Our iPads will be coming home soon and we ask you to fill out this completion form with your child once you have read through the guide together.

Digital Guide Agreement Form

Have a great week!

Jodi Meyer jmeyer@bsd100.org

Congratulations to the following classrooms that had 95% or better attendance this week.

Mrs. Dorrance's Pre K
Ms. Campos' Kindergarten
Ms. Andrade's 1st grade 100%
Ms. Diaz and Mrs. Waszak's 1st grade
Ms. Gonzalez and Mrs. Waszak's 2nd grade 100%
Ms. Castillo's 2nd grade 100%
Ms. Custodio's 2nd grade
Ms. Wolter and Mrs. Gage's 3rd grade
Mrs. Arnold's 3rd grade
Ms. Pierson and Ms. Judeh's 4th grade
Mrs. Scott's 4th grade
Mrs. Horne's 4th grade
Mr. Carlson's 5th grade
Ms. Antos' 5th grade

We're thrilled to announce the launch of our redesigned school district website! Finding what you need just got a whole lot simpler and the best part is it was designed based on YOUR survey feedback! It's now easier than ever to find the information you need, whether it's school calendars, important announcements, breakfast/lunch menus, or staff contact details.

Visit our new websites:

District 100 - https://www.bsd100.org

Hiawatha Elementary School -https://hiawatha.bsd100.org

Here is some information on after-school care provider that operates in the community.

PAV YMCA – before and after-school program on school grounds – 708-749-0606

Purchase your custom school spirit wear apparel and Spiritwear Direct will ship the products right to your door.

https://www.hiawathaspiritwear.com/

We love birthday celebrations at Hiawatha and want everyone to feel special on their day. However this is a reminder that our school and district has a policy about bringing in baked goods for celebrations. Please help us to promote wellness and keep everyone healthy by not sending in edible treats. Non-edible treats such as pencils, erasers, stickers, etc can be brought in if you wish to send.

“Schools will support and promote good nutrition for students. In the event of celebrations, no food items (baked or purchased) are allowed for students due to food allergies and nutritional school policies.”

Please remember if you need to enter the building, you need to enter through door 1W on East Ave to gain a visitors pass.

Entry into our schools during school hours is restricted using access control and security vestibules, and security cameras are utilized to monitor building security throughout the district. Parents and other visitors coming into schools must check in at the main office. Visitors will be asked to identify themselves and the reason for their visit before gaining access to our buildings. Only one person will be allowed entry into the building at a time. Please do not hold the door open for other visitors behind you or allow others through the door when leaving. We ask for your support and cooperation in communicating with our front office staff and complying with all visitor security protocols.

Students begin entering the building promptly at 8:25. Please arrive by 8:20 to find your child’s classroom line and be ready to enter. Dismissal is at 3:00 and students will be dismissed on the playground. Please meet your child on the playground.

Please remember there is NO PARKING in our fire lane on East Ave or in the alley. If you are parking you will need to find street parking around the school and walk to the playground to pick up your child.

We are beyond honored to share that Berwyn South and Hiawatha School were featured as a K-12 Apple Education Success Story. Last spring we had the honor of opening our school to representatives from Apple to show them what learning looks like at Hiawatha School. Watching this success story video gives us an immense sense of pride to see many of our teachers and students shine in this video for the world to see. I couldn’t be more proud to be the principal of this amazing school in Berwyn South. Our students are inspiring others each and every day and showing others what is possible. You can access the videos and story on the Apple Education Website.