Hackett Newsletter

Hello Hackett families,

I hope this newsletter finds you all doing well.

This week, students in Grades 3-5 will begin FORWARD testing. Please encourage your student to do the best they can. We are all excited for our students to show what they have learned!

Our goal as a school is 200,000 reading steps and we are currently nearing 85,000 steps. One step is 15 minutes of reading. We are asking all families to read 30 minutes per night with their student(s).

Daily attendance is essential to ensure students are learning, growing and achieving at their highest levels. Our current daily attendance rate is 91.6% and out goal is to increase this to 95% daily attendance rate. Please make sure to send your students to school on time each day!

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the main office at 608-361-2405.

Stay warm and stay safe,

Mr. McReynolds, Hackett Principal

Our 2024 Referendum webpage is updated with additional information. Access our videos section, podcast section, and view the most recent informational materials.

Our staff and students are worth it! All in for SDB. Vote April 2. If you will be out of town on April 2, you can vote through an absentee ballot.

In-person absentee voting days and hours include: Weekdays March 19 - 22 and March 25 – 28, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm; Sunday, March 24, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm; and Friday, March 29 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. In-person absentee voting takes place on the first floor at City Hall.

¡Nuestro personal y nuestros estudiantes lo merecen! El Distrito Escolar de Beloit tendrá una pregunta de referéndum operacional en la boleta electoral del 2 de abril del 2024. Si usted estará fuera de la ciudad el 2 de abril, puede votar a través de un voto ausente.

Puede votar ausente en persona durante los siguientes días y horarios: entre semana del 19 al 22 de marzo y del 25 al 28 de marzo, de 8:30 am a 4:00 pm; domingo 24 de marzo, de 11:00 am a 3:00 pm; y viernes 29 de marzo de 1:00 pm a 5:00 pm. El voto ausente se lleva a cabo en persona en la primera planta de City Hall.

Community Referendum Informational Session: Wednesday, March 27 (Kolak Education Center)

Upcoming Wednesday Early Release Dates: March 20, April 17, May 3 and 15

No School/Teacher Workday: Thursday, March 28

Spring Break: Friday, March 29 through Friday, April 5

No School/End of Term 3: Monday, April 8

School Resumes: Tuesday, April 9

Access our 2023-2024 school calendar for all the details.

We have a few Hackett events upcoming that we wanted to put on your calendars:

March 21st - Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade Spring Sing - 5:30pm at People's Church

March 27th- Family Fitness Night - 4:30pm - 6:30pm

Please support your child in preparing for a positive testing experience by encouraging them to do their best effort and ensuring they are well-rested.

Promoting positive test-taking with your child(ren) can be helpful. Encouraging your student to get a good night's sleep is important, showing up to a test well-rested is one of the best things to do on test day.

The Forward Exam is administered online in the spring of each school year at:

• Grades 3, and 5 in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics,
• Grade 4 in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and Social Studies

Please feel free to reach out to your child(ren)’s teacher with any follow-up questions or access this family brochure provided by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Hackett families,

I know that arrival and dismissal are busy times of our school day, but please be mindful of others as you are dropping off and picking up students. We want to ensure our students and families are safe during these times. When parking on surrounding streets, please do not block driveways or fire lanes, and allow students/families to cross.

In addition, due to the safety of our students and staff, as well as students losing instructional time, we are no longer allowing student to be picked up early at the end of the day (after 2:40pm).

Please do not come to the office to pull your students from class at the end of the day unless it is an emergency or a scheduled appointment. School dismisses at 3:00pm and pickup is on the playground.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Our school goal is to read 200,000 steps as a school, which is the equivalent of reading 3 million minutes. Each step is 15 minutes. Students typically read 30 minutes (2 steps) a day, and we are asking students to read 30 minutes (2 steps) at home each night. Right now, we are at almost 90,000 steps and well on our way to reaching our school wide goal. Thank you for your partnership.

Start and Stop Times

Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Early Dismissal Times

Our early dismissal days continue on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Our first early dismissal day is September 20.

Elementary: 1:30 p.m.

Mission

“It all begins with hopes and dreams...

inspiring diverse learners to be career, college and community ready.”

Our work: “Every student. Every day. Whatever it takes.”

Vision

Be kind. Be well. Be strong. Be your best.