The Bear Necessities
October 17, 2023
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Updates & Reminders:
Unity Day
Tomorrow, we celebrate Unity Day! If you ordered a shirt, please wear it; if you did not, please wear orange. We are uniting together to show our support for kindness and inclusion.
PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports)
Our Trimester 1 Celebration will be taking place on Friday, November 17th. We are so excited to recognize our Bears for demonstrating our expected behavior. This morning, it was shared with all of the students that in order to participate in this celebration, they must meet our PBIS criteria:
- Students must have fewer than 3 Skyward Referrals.
- Students cannot have a suspension of any kind.
- Students should aim to have no missing assignments, but if they have 5 or more, they will be ineligible.
- If a student is not eligible to participate, they will be working on either goal setting activities or completing outstanding work during the celebration.
We wiped the slate clean from the beginning of the year until today. The new criteria will take place from today through the end of the trimester. Moving forward, we will start new at each trimester. We have no doubt that our students will rise to the challenge of meeting this criteria.
Safety Drills
Our bus evacuation drills are scheduled for November 3rd.
Skyward Notifications
Beginning this week, parents/guardians will start receiving behavior referral notifications via Skyward. This notifications will be sent to the email addresses that you have listed in Skyward. Teachers/Staff will still reach out to you to share information regarding any incidents that occur. This is just an added layer of communication.
Upcoming Halloween Celebrations
Below you can read more about how we plan to celebrate Halloween this year at Hannum School. The flyer was sent home last Tuesday with students to return with their classroom party money. Just a reminder to please send this in by October 27th. The flyer can be accessed below in case you are unable to locate it.
District 123 Early Learning Center
We are opening up our early learning center in August of 2024. Check out the flyer below for more information.
District 123 BPAC Meeting
We are hosting a Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee Meeting on November 2nd. For more information, check out the flyers below.
Find Us On Social
If you are not following us on Twitter, we strongly encourage you to do so @d123hannum.
We use this social media platform to share our Hannum story. An example of what you will catch on our Twitter can be viewed below. Our Bears LOVED coming to the grand opening of our Bear Booth.
Important Dates
- Wednesday, October 18th: Unity Day {Wear Orange}
- Thursday, October 19th: PTA Book Fair
- Friday, October 20th: PTA Book Fair
- Tuesday, October 31st: 11:30 Dismissal; 10:15 Classroom Parties
Hannum Highlights
Check out these kindergarten cuties who learned about their senses!
NEWS YOU CAN USE FROM OUR PTA
Boo! Grams are DUE THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20TH
Students can send boo! grams to students in their classrooms or students in another classroom and/or grade. Each boo! gram will come with a non-edible prize and costs $1 each or the whole sheet for $6. They will be delivered to the students on October 27th. ALL BOO! GRAMS MUST BE TURNED IN BY OCTOBER 20TH. If you need another boo gram sheet the office has extra copies, or you can print off the file that is attached.
Online payments are accepted, please make a note of it on the sheet before returning it to the school.
https://hannumpta.memberhub.com/store/items/940602
Book Fair
Our Fall Scholastic Book Fair will be this Thursday, October 19th and Friday, October 20th. Students will attend with their class during the school day.
We will also be open after school on Friday, October 20th from 3:30-4:30pm for parents to come with their student after dismissal.
Visit our webpage to add money to your student’s eWallet or browse the digital flyer. Also, an online purchase can be made starting October 18th through October 31st. Other payments accepted: cash, check (payable to Hannum PTA), credit card and tap to pay.
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/hannumelementaryschool2
PTA Meeting
Thank you for joining us last week at the PTA meeting. Our next meeting will be in the multi-purpose room on November 8th at 6:30pm.
Halloween Bingo
Unfortunately, Halloween Bingo has been cancelled for this year. Please be on the lookout for other events taking place this 2023-2024 school year.
PTA Membership
Still want to support the PTA? It is not too late; you still have time to join.
https://hannumpta.memberhub.com/store/items/17547
Fall Ball
If you are interested in helping out with the Fall Ball or have a middle school or high school student looking for volunteer hours, we are looking for volunteers for set-up, concessions and take down. Please contact the PTA at yourhannumpta@gmail.com.
Oriental Trading
Don’t forget to use code HANNUMFUN when placing your order between now and October 20th, for Hannum PTA to receive 10% back and you will receive FREE SHIPPING on your order. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
Box Tops
Please support our school with Box Tops!
Have you scanned your grocery receipt this week? Box Tops is an easy way to make a difference. Money earned goes right back to the school.
If you receive a paper receipt, a quick scan with the Box Tops app will identify participating products and automatically credit our school's earnings online. Digital receipts are accepted as well.
Use this referral code JAN118W4 when you sign up and you’ll get 25 Bonus Box Tops when you scan your first receipt now through 05/31/2024, while supplies last!
See attached flyer for October Bonus Offers!
Download the Box Tops for Education app here: https://btfe.smart.link/c2jjdifkw?referral_code=JAN118W4
Dates to Remember:
Book Fair - October - 19th & 20th
Fall Ball November - 10th
PTA Meeting Dates:
November 8th at 6:30pm
January 10th at 6:30pm
February 7th at 6:30pm
March 13th at 6:30pm
April 10th at 6:30pm
Questions? Email Hannum PTA at yourhannumpta@gmail.com
Oak Lawn Park District Information
Enjoy the rest of your day...the Hannum Bear Way!
Hannum Elementary School
Website: d123.org/hannum
Location: 9800 S Tripp Ave, Oak Lawn, IL, USA
Phone: 708-423-1690
Twitter: @d123hannum
Ms. Doornbos - Principal
Email: mdoornbos@d123.org
Website: d123.org/hannum
Phone: 708-423-1690
Twitter: @meagan_doornbos
ARRIVAL & DISMISSAL
Arrival
Upon their arrival, Bears should line up with their grade level peers in the locations listed below. Students will be escorted into the building by staff at 8:30 am. Students participating in the breakfast program will be permitted into the building at 8:10 am.
KDG & 1st: Arrive and Dismissed at Door 9
G2: Arrive & Dismissed at Door 2
G3: Arrive Door 2 & Dismissed at Main Entrance (Door 1)
G4 & G5 Arrive & Dismissed at Door 8
Dismissal
When school is dismissed at 3:20 pm, students are able to walk home or meet their parents/ caregivers outside of the school. Older children who walk younger siblings or neighbors should meet them in a prearranged location outside of the building and will be dismissed first in order to pick up their sibling or relative.
***This year 2nd grade students and 5th grade students end their day with Encore Classes and PE which go until 3:20.
BREAKFAST & LUNCH
Lunch will be ordered with your child's classroom teacher every morning. Students will be able to choose from 2 choices. Student can also bring a home lunch and only order a milk. Milk only is $0.65 and students can choose white or chocolate. You can add money to your child's meal account through Skyward. You may access the menus below.
LUNCH TIMES:
KDG- 12:55
1ST-12:25
2ND-12:25
3RD: 11:25
4TH: 11:25
5TH: 11:55
Click the link below for a visual on how our lunch procedures work.
TRAFFIC
Here are some reminders for helping us get kids in and out of school safely.
- Pull up as far as you can go w hen you are letting students out of the car.
- Refrain from parking across the street and having kids run across to get either to the school or back to your car.
- Be patient as kids are getting out of the car.
- Refrain from blocking the entrance and exit of the school parking lots.
- 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. )
Hannum Visitor Information
Last year D123 began using the Visitor Aware program to immediately identify visitors, along with when they arrived, and where they are going
In order to ensure a smooth visit to the school, please use THIS LINK to complete the pre-registration for Visitor Aware.
Once pre-registered, you will be prompted to take a picture of yourself and answer the questions, including DL#. Once you do this they will be in the system. You will receive their QR code via text and email. This QR code is what you will use when checking into the school for a visit.
If you have any questions, please contact the front office.