Hiawatha Elementary

Week of September 29th

Hello Husky Families-

On Thursday, 10/3 we will be hosting our first set of parent teacher conferences from 4-7:30 p.m. Your child’s teacher will meet with you by appointment either at this set of conferences or our November conferences that will take place on November 4th. We look forward to meeting with you on one of these dates to share all the learning that is happening with your child.

We also have two great family activities that are taking place next week. Mark your calendar for the At Home Learning: What’s Possible event next Wednesday 10/9 at Heritage Middle School. We will also be hosting our STEAM Night at Hiawatha on 10/10 at 6:00 p.m. Please see below for details on these events.

Just a reminder that we began last week to work through the required safety drills. During the school year we have a variety of drills that include, fire, tornado, bus evacuation, lock down and a safety walk drill. Please know we take safety very seriously and are always making sure this is our number one priority. Teachers will be talking with students in an age appropriate manner before we have each drill to explain the why and the expectations during the drill. If you have any questions regarding safety drills please feel free to contact us at any time.

Have a great week!

Jodi Meyer jmeyer@bsd100.org

Show Up to Glow Up

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

- Mrs. Dorrance’s Pre-K 97%
- Ms. McDavid’s Kindergarten 96%
- Ms. Lopez’ Kindergarten 98%
- Ms. Andrade’s 1st grade 97%
- Ms. Castillo’s 2nd grade 95%
- Mrs. Gonzalez and Mrs. Waszak’s 2nd grade 97%
- Ms. Custodio’s 2nd grade 97%
- Ms. Rios’ 3rd grade 95%
- Mrs. Scott’s 4th grade 97%
- Mrs. Horne’s 4th grade 96%
- Ms. Gillespie and Ms. Judeh’s 4th grade 98%
- Mr. Palafox’s 5th grade 98%
- Mr. Harvey and Mr. Scianna’s 5th grade 96%

Clubs

Video Game Club

Tuesday, 10/1 3:00-4:00 p.m.

4th/5th grade Boys Basketball

Wednesday, 10/2 7:30 a.m.

Friday, 10/4 7:30 a.m.

Before/After School Care

Here is some information on after-school care providers that operate in the community.

PAV YMCA – before and after-school program on school grounds – 708-749-0606
Berwyn Rec Department - after school program - transportation provided - 708-788-2010

Husky Spirit Wear

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

https://www.hiawathaspiritwear.com/

iPads

We are excited that our learning will continue to be enhanced through our iPads. This year all kindergarten-5th grade students will be receiving a new iPad! We are very excited to have these brand new devices in the hands of our students. With the excitement of the new devices comes a responsibility. We ask that you go through our Student Digital Guide with your child 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.

https://forms.gle/Rgzjyk936TudBNdaA

Birthday Celebrations

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.”

School Safety/Visitors

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.

Arrival/Dismissal

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.

Apple Success Story

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.