Hannum Happenings Parent Edition

Wednesday, Dec 21 (day 5): Enjoy the day!

Thursday, Dec 22 (day 1): Enjoy the day!

Friday, Dec 23 (day 2): PTA Winter Parties during grade level PE times

Monday, Dec 26- January 6: Winter Break!

Monday, January 9 (day 3): Welcome Back to School!!

We continue to have people not following the rules regarding the St Germaine Parking Lot. I was notified by the St Germaine Principal that last week our parents cut through the cones to exit the lot from the north. There were students from the school being dismissed from a club at that time and was dangerous. Please think about the example you are setting for your children and our reputation. We have always had a great relationship with our neighbors and I am asking that this remain with your diligence in helping us be good neighbors.

I have asked several times for parents NOT to park in the driveway of St Germaine and people continue to do it. If you are going to park in their lot, then you need to park in a lined parking spot. That driveway is for everyone, but also needs to be accessible for emergency vehicles.

Please help us out by thinking about the children and not about convenience.

Please click on the links below for our encore and PE January newsletters. Grade levels will be sending theirs home separately.

District 123 will begin ACCESS testing on January 11. This assessment is given yearly at Hannum School and throughout Illinois to monitor the language development of students identified as English Learners. There are four ACCESS test sections that measure speaking, listening, reading and writing. Hannum English Learners will participate on various dates between January 11 and mid-February. Please contact your child’s English Learning teacher for more information.

I hope you saw the flyer that went home about our holiday book drive. Please bring in NEW books, coloring/drawing books or supplies for children ages brith-18. We will be collecting these items for only one more day. The deadline is Wednesday December 21.

Our MAP testing will begin shortly after we return to school after Winter Break. DRA2 testing will also occur for all K-2 students and some of our 3-5 students.

Have a terrific break with your families. The Hannum staff wishes all of you a happy holiday and a great 2023! Thank you for the privilege of sharing in the lives of your children. They mean the world to us and understand what a gift they are in our lives. Enjoy the time away and we will see you on January 9th

Now that everyone will be coming back to school, our traffic issues will return as well. 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:

• PLEASE pull up as far as you can go when you are letting students out of the car.
• PLEASE do not park across the street and have kids run across to get either to the school or back to your car.
• PLEASE be patient as kids are getting out of the car.
• PLEASE do not block the entrance and exit of the school parking lots and
• 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....except for next week...see above)

Our school will be serving nutritious breakfast and lunch every school day. If you qualify, you can receive free or reduced lunches. Please call the office if you need information about how to qualify. The cost of breakfast is $1.50 and the cost of lunch is $3.05.

BREAKFAST will be served in the main hall of our school beginning at 8:10-8:25am. Students will enjoy their breakfast in our multi-purpose 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. Students can also bring a home lunch and only order a milk. Milk only is 60 cents and students can choose white or chocolate. You can add money to your child's meal account through Skyward. https://www.d123.org/departments/operations/lunch-menus

DOUBLE LUNCH Many of our older students like to order a double lunch. I ask if they have permission and they say they do... then parents are surprised that the lunch balance goes down so quickly. I have told our 4th and 5th grade students that they need to have permission to do this, so please speak to your children about this.

LUNCH TIMES:

Grade 5 eats from 11:00-11:25

Grades 3 and 4 eat from 11:25-11:50

Kindergarten eats from 11:55-12:20

Grades 1 and 2 eat from 12:20-12:45

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

Our next PTA meeting will be January 11, 2023, at 6:30pm.

Save the date for our next event, open gym, on January 19, 2023!

Please support our school with Box Tops!

Box Tops has gone electronic:

Earn money for our school with Box Tops.

If you receive a paper receipt, a quick scan with the Box Tops app will identify participating products and automatically credit your school's earnings online. Download the app and make every shopping trip count including purchases made online. Digital receipts are accepted as well. The grade with the highest participation level will receive a special treat at the end of the school year. Use this referral code NXVB5P83 when you sign up and you’ll get 20 Bonus Box Tops when you scan your first receipt now through 05/31/2023, while supplies last!

Download the Box Tops for Education app here: https://btfe.smart.link/c2jjdifkw?referral_code=NXVB5P83

It's not too late to support your Hannum PTA! There are membership forms in the office or you can join online at: hannumpta.memberhub.com/store.

Thank you so much for your time and support!

Contact us at: YourHannumPTA@gmail.com

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

Email: amcgovern@d123.org
Website: d123.org/hannum
Phone: 708-423-1690
Twitter: @McGovernAnne