The Bear Necessities

Halloween

WOW! Thank you to our parent volunteers for putting together such FA-BOO-LOUS parties for our students. It is safe to say that fun was had throughout our Bear Cave today. There are a ton of pictures on our school's Twitter account.

Media Center GRAND OPENING

Take a look at our SAVE the DATE below for the grand opening of our media center. There are sure to be some celebrities on site =)

Community Leaf Raking Event

The 123 Community Leaf Raking Event is on 11/11. Please consider joining in on this event. Details can be found below.

PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports)

Our Trimester 1 Celebration will be taking place on Friday, November 17th. We are so excited to recognize our Bears for demonstrating our expected behavior. Last week, it was shared with all of the students that in order to participate in this celebration, they must meet our PBIS criteria:

• Students must have fewer than 3 Skyward Referrals.
• Students cannot have a suspension of any kind.
• Students should aim to have no missing assignments, but if they have 5 or more, they will be ineligible.
• If a student is not eligible to participate, they will be working on either goal setting activities or completing outstanding work during the celebration.

We wiped the slate clean from the beginning of the year until last Tuesday, October 17th. The new criteria will take place from 10/17 through the end of the trimester. Moving forward, we will start new at each trimester. We have no doubt that our students will rise to the challenge of meeting this criteria.

Safety Drills

Our bus evacuation drills are scheduled for November 3rd. I also wanted to share that we are going to running some unannounced drills throughout the year. This process will allow us to act on our feet and demonstrate flexible thinking.

District 123 Early Learning Center

We are opening up our early learning center in August of 2024. Check out the flyer below for more information.

District 123 BPAC Meeting

We are hosting a Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee Meeting on November 2nd. For more information, check out the flyers below.

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. An example of what you will catch on our Twitter can be viewed below. Our Bears LOVED coming to the grand opening of our Bear Booth.

Please take a peek at what is happening in each of our Encore Classes in their newsletters below.

• Friday, November 3rd: Bus Evacuation Drills; Bear Booth Visits
• Wednesday, November 8th: PTA Meeting @6:30
• Friday, November 10th: PTA Fall Ball @6:30
• Saturday, November 11th: Community Leaf Raking Event
• Monday, November 13th: Picture Retakes
• Friday, November 17th: End of the Trimester
• Monday, November 20th-Friday, November 24th: NO SCHOOL
• Thursday, November 30th: Media Center Grand Opening 3:45-5:00

Book Fair

Today is the last day to shop our online book fair. Thank you everyone that took part in our Fall book fair this year. It was a successful event.

https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/parent-store-2.html?fairId=5410579

Fall Ball

If you are interested in helping out with the Fall Ball or have a middle school or high school student looking for volunteer hours, we are looking for volunteers for set-up, concessions and take down. Please use the link to sign-up. We appreciate your help in making this a successful event for the kids.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EAEAE2EA4FEC70-45656426-fall

Also, please see the attached flyer for information on the Fall Ball and if your student wants to request a song, please fill out the bottom and return it to the office no later than November 8th. This is a free event for Hannum families. There will be raffle baskets, concessions, and spirit wear for purchase. We hope to see y’all there.

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. Or if you know a company that might be interested in donating to the PTA, please email us the company and a contact person and we will be happy to reach out to them. If you have any questions, please email us at yourhannumpta@gmail.com

Water Donations

If you would like to donate a case of water to the PTA, please place the case of water in the foyer labeled PTA and with your name. We use water for various events throughout the year and will accept them at any time this year.

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 HANNUM.

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:

Fall Ball November - 10th from 6:30-8pm

Open Gym - January 18th from 6:30-8pm

PTA Meeting Dates:

November 8th at 6:30pm

January 10th at 6:30pm

February 7th at 6:30pm

March 13th at 6:30pm

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.