The Bear Necessities

Erin's Law

Today, all of our Bears attended our annual Erin's Law Presentations. I encourage you to ask your student about this presentation and what they learned from it. Please take some time to visit this website.

Parent University

Just a reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday, September 27th is our first Parent University. This event will be focus on school safety. We hope to see you there!

Bear Booth Open for Business

Also tomorrow, our Hannum Bears will be taking their BEAR Bucks and attending the Bear Booth for the first time this year. Our teachers shared the video catalog with their students to prepare for their shopping trip, but we encourage you to ask your student how much money they have earned and what they plan to purchase tomorrow. The video is below.

SAEBRS Screener

It's that time of the year for our teachers to complete our SAEBRS Social/Emotional/Academic screener. You can read more about this screener below.

Parent Compact

Last week, families received a copy of our Hannum School Parent Compact document. If you have not signed and sent this form back to school yet, please do. We asked for these back on the 22nd and still have not received quite a few back.

Fall Family Family Conferences 2023

Family Conferences will be held on:

• Oct 12 from 5p - 8p &
• Oct 13 from 11:30a - 6:30p

Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 Family Conferences will be completely scheduled online via Skyward and families will have the opportunity to select either an in-person or phone conference.

• K-5 families will have the opportunity to schedule conferences with their student's grade-level teacher, encore staff, and specialists.
• 6-8 families will have the opportunity to schedule conferences with their student's advisory teacher, encore staff, and specialists.

Beginning on September 28 at 10:00 am and Ending on October 9 at 11:59 pm families can log into Skyward Family Access and pick their family conference time and date. Below you will find a series of resources to answer any questions you may have about Skyward Family Access. As always you can contact your school office if you have any additional questions about scheduling or a family conference.

• VIDEO DIRECTIONS
• WRITTEN DIRECTIONS (English)
• WRITTEN DIRECTIONS (Spanish)
• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on D123.ORG
• SKYWARD LOGIN

Find Us On Social

If you are not following us on Twitter, we strongly encourage you to do so @d123hannum.

We use this social media platform to share our Hannum story.

• Wednesday, October 4th: LATE Start @9:30am
• Monday, October 9th: NO School-Federal Holiday
• Wednesday, October 11th: PTA Meeting @6:30
• Thursday, October 12th: Early Dismissal @11:30; Family Conferences 5:00-8:00pm
• Friday, October 13th: NO School; Family Conferences 11:30am-6:30pm
• Wednesday, October 18th: Unity Day {Wear Orange}
• Thursday, October 19th: PTA Book Fair
• Friday, October 20th: PTA Book Fair; PTA Bingo 6:30-8:00pm
• Tuesday, October 31st: 11:30 Dismissal; 10:15 Classroom Parties

Classroom Parties

Room Rep information for classroom parties was emailed last week. If you did not

receive any info or have any questions; please contact Judy Silva at

yourhannumpta@gmail.com.

It is not too late to sign up and volunteer for classroom parties. If you are interested,

please fill out the classroom party form or email us at yourhannumpta@gmail.com.

For those who have signed up to be a room rep, please ensure you are signed up to be

a PTA member.

https://hannumpta.memberhub.com/

POP-UP SALE

The PTA will host a Pop-up ice cream and spiritwear sale this Friday, September 29th at

3:25pm by the Hannum playground. Hope to see everyone there! Please see the

attached flyer for more information.

Raffle Basket Donations

If you have any items or gift cards you would like to donate to be put into a basket or if

you have an entire basket to donate, please drop off at the Hannum office labeled PTA -

donation; the PTA will be using raffle baskets at various events throughout the school

year. Please add your name on the labeled item, so credit can be given. If you have any

questions, please email us at yourhannumpta@gmail.com

Spiritwear – NEW DESIGNS

Order forms went home today in your student’s backpack. Orders can be paid by cash,

check (payable to Hannum PTA) or on Memberhub. When paying online, paper form

still must be turned into the Hannum office. ALL ORDERS ARE DUE OCTOBER 6TH .

https://hannumpta.memberhub.com/store/items/931118

Hannum Bear Yard Sign

Show your Hannum Pride with a Hannum Bear yard sign! Get yours today!

Order online or email Hannum PTA at yourhannumpta@gmail.com to place an order.

https://hannumpta.memberhub.com/store/items/903550

Oriental Trading

Oriental Trading has started a new program for PTA/PTOs. If you make a purchase

between now and October 20 th and use code HANNUMFUN, 10% of your purchase will

be given back to the Hannum PTA in the form of a merchandise credit and you will

receive FREE SHIPPING on your order. Please see the attached flyer for more

information.

Box Tops

Please support our school with Box Tops!

Have you scanned your grocery receipt this week? Box Tops is an easy way to make a

difference. Money earned goes right back to the school.

If you receive a paper receipt, a quick scan with the Box Tops app will identify

participating products and automatically credit our school's earnings online. Digital

receipts are accepted as well.

Use this referral code JAN118W4 when you sign up and you’ll get 25 Bonus Box Tops

when you scan your first receipt now through 05/31/2024, while supplies last!

Download the Box Tops for Education app

here: https://btfe.smart.link/c2jjdifkw?referral_code=JAN118W4

Dates to Remember

Halloween Bingo – Friday, October 20th

Halloween Party – Tuesday, October 31st

Book Fair October - 19th & 20th

Fall Ball November - 10th

PTA Meeting Dates:

PTA Meeting October 11th at 6:30pm

PTA Meeting November 8th at 6:30pm

PTA Meeting January 10th at 6:30pm

PTA Meeting February 7th at 6:30pm

PTA Meeting March 13th at 6:30pm

PTA Meeting April 10th at 6:30pm

Questions? Email Hannum PTA at yourhannumpta@gmail.com

Registration for the Park District's Intramural Leagues is currently taking place. Check out their flyer for details.

Enjoy the rest of your day...the Hannum Bear Way!

Website: d123.org/hannum
Location: 9800 S Tripp Ave, Oak Lawn, IL, USA
Phone: 708-423-1690
Twitter: @d123hannum

Email: mdoornbos@d123.org
Website: d123.org/hannum
Phone: 708-423-1690
Twitter: @meagan_doornbos

Arrival

Upon their arrival, Bears should line up with their grade level peers in the locations listed below. Students will be escorted into the building by staff at 8:30 am. Students participating in the breakfast program will be permitted into the building at 8:10 am.

• KDG & 1st: Arrive and Dismissed at Door 9

• G2: Arrive & Dismissed at Door 2

• G3: Arrive Door 2 & Dismissed at Main Entrance (Door 1)

• G4 & G5 Arrive & Dismissed at Door 8

Dismissal

When school is dismissed at 3:20 pm, students are able to walk home or meet their parents/ caregivers outside of the school. Older children who walk younger siblings or neighbors should meet them in a prearranged location outside of the building and will be dismissed first in order to pick up their sibling or relative.

***This year 2nd grade students and 5th grade students end their day with Encore Classes and PE which go until 3:20.

Breakfast will be served in the main hall of our school beginning at 8:10 am. Students will enjoy their breakfast in our multipurpose room and then will go to their line to start the day.

Lunch will be ordered with your child's classroom teacher every morning. Students will be able to choose from 2 choices. Student can also bring a home lunch and only order a milk. Milk only is $0.65 and students can choose white or chocolate. You can add money to your child's meal account through Skyward. You may access the menus below.

LUNCH TIMES:

KDG- 12:55

1ST-12:25

2ND-12:25

3RD: 11:25

4TH: 11:25

5TH: 11:55

Click the link below for a visual on how our lunch procedures work.

Please see the attached map for where to drop off and where you can park if you want to get out and walk your child to their line.

Here are some reminders for helping us get kids in and out of school safely.

• Pull up as far as you can go w hen you are letting students out of the car.
• Refrain from parking across the street and having kids run across to get either to the school or back to your car.
• Be patient as kids are getting out of the car.
• Refrain from blocking the entrance and exit of the school parking lots.
• Please do not park in the driveway of St. Germaine School. (You may pull into the spots in their parking lot, but do not park in the driveway. )

Last year D123 began using the Visitor Aware program to immediately identify visitors, along with when they arrived, and where they are going

In order to ensure a smooth visit to the school, please use THIS LINK to complete the pre-registration for Visitor Aware.

Once pre-registered, you will be prompted to take a picture of yourself and answer the questions, including DL#. Once you do this they will be in the system. You will receive their QR code via text and email. This QR code is what you will use when checking into the school for a visit.

If you have any questions, please contact the front office.