HCMS November Newsletter
November 2025
- 12-3 Hot Lunch - Chorus Boosters
- 12-10 Hot Lunch - Band Boosters
- 12-10 Geography Bee
- 12-17 Hot Lunch - FSP
- 12-19 Early Release 1 Hour 1:10 p.m.
- 12-22 thru 1-2 Winter Break
Healthy habits to stay healthy this winter:
- Prioritize sleep: Aim for 8-10 hours of quality sleep per night to support your immune system.
- Eat a balanced diet: Focus on fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins. Limit sugary drinks and unhealthy foods.
- Stay hydrated: Drink plenty of water throughout the day.
- Exercise regularly: Physical activity strengthens your immune system and can help control weight.
- Manage stress: Practice relaxation techniques like yoga or breathing exercises to reduce stress.
- Hand Hygiene: wash hands frequently and before eating.
Vision and hearing screenings-
All students new to the district will get both screenings; 8th graders will get the vision screening only. Parents have a right to opt out of the screenings by contacting the building nurse at tbush@fsd157c.org. Vision screening is not a substitute for a complete eye and vision evaluation by an eye doctor. Your child is not required to undergo this vision screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has completed and signed a report form indicating that an examination has been administered within the previous 12 months.
Dental Exams: We are still in need of IL Dentals Forms for about half the 6th graders. Please get these completed and turned in soon.
"There’s nothing better than curling up with a good book and sitting in front of the fire on winter evenings." Leo Sayer
To celebrate fall and winter, we have drenched our library in color with artwork made by our Adaptive Fine Arts class. Be sure to tell your students to stop by the library to check out the displays.
The last two years we have moved the FSP Book Fair into the library. This always brings lots of excitement and energy into the space. I want to send a shout out to all the students and families that made this Fall’s Book Fair the most successful Hickory Creek has ever had! Thank you!
We are smack in the middle of our Caudill book challenge. The upcoming school breaks are perfect times to catch up on reading. All 20 titles can be found on the Destiny Discover page. Don’t forget an entry must be submitted for each book read. The link to do this can be found on all ELA teacher’s TEAMS pages.
Stay warm!
Thoughts—Feelings--Behaviors
All day, every day, different things happen. We have thoughts and feelings about what’s happening. We also have different feelings in our bodies and want to do different things based on what is happening. Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors all affect each other.
It is helpful to notice what your thoughts are, what your feelings are, and what your behaviors are. You can’t control the things that happen, but you CAN control the ways that you think about them and the things that you do. This gives you the power to deal with whatever feelings and experiences come your way!
Example: Your first time on a diving board:
Feeling: Nervous. Thoughts: “I can’t do this! I am going to fall!”. Behavior/feeling in your body: racing heart, fast breathing, tight shoulders, you get off the diving board.
Here is what happens when you CHANGE that automatic thought:
Feeling: Nervous. Thought: “I can do this! I will be careful, there are lifeguards here for safety. I GOT THIS!”. Behavior/feeling in your body: deep breaths, relax your shoulders, you jump off the diving board
