Dear Middle North Families,
As we embark on Thanksgiving week, we want to take a moment and extend our gratitude for all of our Middle North families and community members. To our teachers, staff members, and custodians, we appreciate how tirelessly you work to provide our students with opportunities to learn, grow, and become future leaders in our society. To our students, we are fulfilled each day by your willingness to take risks, try new things, and show up each day with the goal to work hard. To our families, we couldn't be a successful school without your support, your feedback, and your trust in us to ensure your child is receiving the educational experience they deserve. We hope everyone has an opportunity over the next week to reflect on what you have and who you have. MSN is thankful today and every day for serving our everyone in District 73 and around our wonderful community.
Enjoy this wonderful weekend ahead!
Sincerely,
Ms. Waggoner & Ms. Porzel
November 22nd- Report Cards Posted 📊
November 25th and 26th- Parent/Teacher Conferences 👪
November 26th-November 29th- Non-Attendance Days 🚫🏫
December 2nd-3rd- AAPPL testing for 8th grade Dual Language Students 🍎
December 10th- MAP Testing Week 💻
December 23-January 3rd- Winter break ⛄
Turkey Lurkey
A little Turkey Tom has been popping up in the most unlikely places around the school to remind our students and staff to appreciate all that we have at MSN!
Music to our Ears
Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-Teacher conferences are scheduled for November 25th beginning after school and continue the morning of November 26th. We look forward to welcoming all of our MSN families into our school and celebrating all of the hard work and success of each of our students next week!
Pickup and Dropoff Procedures
In an effort to keep our students safe at arrival and dismissal, please make sure you are dropping your students off and picking them up in the car line rather than dropping off or picking up your student from the parking lot. In addition, students may not be dropped off along Hawthorn Parkway, as busses and other vehicles are continuously in motion. Finally, our crosswalks are begin monitored by staff members to ensure students can cross streets safely. Thank you for your continued support in helping our students enter and leave our building safely each day.
Athletic Spectators and After-School Events
We love welcoming our students and families into the school to support our athletics and events! If you are attending a game or concert in the "old" gym, please use the athletic door on the west side of the school which will be unlocked 30 minutes before the beginning of the event. If a student is planning on staying for the event, they must be supervised in the library until the gym doors open or they must leave the building at dismissal and come back through the athletic doors 30 minutes before the game. We look forward to packing the stands with our MSN fans!
Lost and Found
Our lost and found closet is growing by the day with sweatshirts, jackets, shoes, and other personal belongings. If your student has misplaced an item, they need to check the lost and found area in the cafeteria. Any items still left after conferences on November 26th will be donated to a local shelter. Please look through this folder of pictures to check if any of these items belong to your student.
Summer Programs 🌻
Please mark your calendar for next summer’s program dates!
Hawthorn Summer Program offerings include Hawthorn Enrichment Institute (HEI), Hawthorn Music Camp, Extended School Year (ESY), Summer Scholars, and Early Start Kindergarten. More information about program offerings and registration will be shared after winter break.
Summer Program Dates: Monday, June 9 - Tuesday, July 2.
Session 1: June 9 - June 18 (HEI, ESY, Summer Scholars, and Early Start Kindergarten)
Session 2: June 23-July 2 (HEI, Music Camp, ESY, Summer Scholars, and Early Start Kindergarten)
No School: Thursday 6/19, Thursday 7/3, all Fridays
Lincoln Early Learning Center ESY Dates: Wed, June 4th - Tues, July 1st
No School: Thursday, June 19, all Fridays
*If all of Hawthorn’s Emergency Days are used dates will shift to June 5th - July 2nd*
Making Up Missed Assignments & Assessments
Students who miss school due to a valid absence, such as a religious observance, have the opportunity to make up any assessments, homework, or classwork. If your child needs time to complete assignments due to a religious holiday, please connect with their teacher to develop a plan. For any questions, please contact your school principal.
No Phones
Please remind your child, no phones at school. According to our Student Handbook, phones must be powered off and out of sight throughout the entire school day. They can be turned back on once school is over.
If students need to contact parents, office phones are available. Phones seen during the school day may be confiscated by a staff member and kept in the office until the end of the day. These expectations also apply to smartwatches.