Hiawatha Elementary
Week of September 8th
Hello Husky Families-
We had our first week of September and are focusing on our attendance. Congratulations to the following classrooms that had 95% or better attendance this week.
Ms. Andrade’s 1st Grade 100%
Ms. Custodio’s 2nd Grade 100%
Ms. Lopez’s Kindergarten 98%
Mr. Palafox’s 5th Grade 97%
Mr. Harvey and Mr. Scianna’s 5th Grade 97%
Ms. Gonzalez and Mrs. Waszak's 2nd Grade 97%
Ms. Gillespie and Ms. Judeh’s 4th Grade 95%
Ms. Antos’ 5th Grade 96%
Mrs. Horne’s 4th Grade 95%
Ms. Evans’ 1st Grade 95%
This Thursday is our Curriculum Night for grades Kindergarten - 5th grade. The evening will be divided into 2 sessions. The first one will begin at 6:00 and the second will begin at 6:30. This will give you an opportunity to visit more than one teacher. Our teachers look forward to sharing about the learning that takes place in your child's school day and year to come. Our teachers will be talking about our new ELA curriculum, Amplify and how this will be structured. Learning is off to such a great start and we know you will love to see your child’s classroom.
We will also begin some of our fall assessments this week. Kindergarten and 1st graders will be taking an assessment called FastBridge. They will be assessed one on one with a teacher to determine literacy and math skills. Our 2nd-5th graders will be taking their MAP assessment this week. This assessment will be in Reading and Math. ALL students must have headphones in order to take these assessments. Please make sure your child has the correct pair for our new iPads.
Have a great week!
Jodi Meyer jmeyer@bsd100.org
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.
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.
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.
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Hiawatha Elementary
Email: jmeyer@bsd100.org
Website: hiawatha.bsd100.org
Location: 6539 W 26th St, Berwyn, IL, United States
Phone: (708)795-2327
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hiawatha-School/111901462228001
Twitter: @HiawathaSchool