Haskin Happenings
Reach For The Stars
October 7 - Cake Roll Fundraiser Kick Off
October 8 - Fire Prevention Assembly
October 9 - Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day
October 11 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Institute
October 14 - 18 - Book Fair Week
October 15 - 7:00pm School Board Meeting @ Haskin
October 17 - Literacy Night @ 5:30pm
October 22 - Cake Roll Fundraiser Orders Due
October 24 - Kindergarten Field Trip to Kuiper's
October 25 - HOP Sponsored Movie Night @ 6:15pm
October 30 - Cake Roll Fundraiser Pick Up 3:00-4:00
October 31 - Halloween
November 1 - 1st Grade Hoover
November 5 - Election Day - NO SCHOOL
November 7 & 8 - Safe Passage - Erin's Law
What is it?
A program created in to bring male role models into schools to have a positive impact on students. You join your student for a school day to support learning.
Who can sign up?
Male role models of our students such as Dads, Grandfathers, Uncles, Brothers, and/or other Father Figures.
How do I sign up?
Click this link: https://forms.gle/AXMAfTDGdDFNcEy69
Do you want to make your own schedule?
Do you have at least 60 credit hours or an Associate's Degree?
You can be a Substitute Teacher and would be making a significant impact on our school with your support!
As a Substitute Teacher, you would make $120 daily or $140 after a total of 10 days in the district.
Here is the link to the DeKalb ROE for a Substitute Teacher packet.
You can easily become a substitute Paraprofessional as well with just a High School diploma and earn $14 an hour. Here is the link for the DeKalb Paraprofessional licensure.
Happy Spooky Season everyone! October is such a fun month full of celebrations beyond Halloween (though that is the most fun!). October is officially Bullying Prevention Month, which is a month-long event to prevent childhood bullying and promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. If you would like to find out more about this wonderful cause please visit https://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/. October 10th is also World Mental Health Day. The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health (https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day).
Closer to home, here at Haskin we have our own celebrations this month. As part of our Core Values, we are talking about our Growth Mindset. Having a growth mindset means having a mindset that you can learn and grow through ambition, perseverance, determination, and guidance. This is discussed as part of our Second Step lessons, which have been focusing on both a growth mindset and goal setting. The power of “yet” and what to do when making mistakes is a very important lesson for all of our students to learn. It helps them realize that they can do whatever they set their mind to, even if it is hard.
This month also starts our new Kindness Club! This club is open to all K-3rd grade students and is after school from 3pm until 4pm on the third Tuesday of each month (10/15, 11/19, 12/17, 1/21, 2/18, 3/18, 4/15, 5/20). The permission slips have been sent home with your child, so please make sure that they are returned as soon as possible as the deadline is October 4th. We look forward to having your children join us for this exciting opportunity!
I am available to chat with you if you have any questions or concerns or need any help. Please feel free to reach out. I am available at 815-786-8812 x24007 or at rhaskins@sandwich430.org.
Have a great school year!
Last Friday, September 27th, you received your student's Trimester 1 progress report. This progress report is being provided to give you information about the current learner traits your child is demonstrating to start off the school year. Please review the “Key for Performance Standards” section at the top of the document before looking over your student’s learner traits. We encourage you to look over the entire document as a preview of what standards are being assessed this trimester and throughout the school year. Your child's progress towards those standards will be indicated on their first trimester report card and will be discussed with you at our parent teacher conferences. You will also receive a copy of your student(s) Fastrbridge Family Report. If you have any questions about either of these documents, please reach out to your student(s) teacher. Family reports will be reviewed and discussed during Parent/Guardian-Teacher conferences next month.
Student absences need to be called in by 8:15 am (815-786-8812) on the day of the absence for the safety of your student. There is an answering machine here at school, so you can call at any time to let us know if your student will not be present. An automated system will take calls before 7:00 a.m. If your child is not at school and we have not been contacted we will send out reminder messages. If contact cannot be made, please note that the absence will be considered UNEXCUSED. Please know that if you receive an attendance letter it is part of our policy. If attendance is a concern you will receive a phone call from Mrs. Nenni or the office staff.
Students shall be permitted no more than seven (7) excused absences, including vacations, per school year, based upon parental/legal guardian confirmation for the reasons of the absence. After the student has been excused seven times in one school year, additional excused absences for illnesses may only be verified through a written medical statement from a physician. For our full attendance policy, please refer to our student handbook.
Parade Information:
- AM PreK: We will hold this parade at 9:30 on the back blacktop. Parents/Guardians are welcome to attend along with younger children to see their older sibling(s) and their classmates. You may line the black top. Students will exit after their parade through the K-3 wing.
- PM PreK & K-3: The parade will start at 1:15. Students will be walking out of the door by Central Office (faces the MS), walking in front of the building along the sidewalk, and back inside by the gym doors. Guests of the parade can line the circle drive in the front of the building and along the side parking lot by the gym. Please leave the sidewalk for students. If we have inclement weather, we will parade through the inside of the building and a video will be provided to parents following the event.
Students are invited to wear their costumes with the following guidelines:
Students will change into costumes after lunch and must be able to put on independently.
If a student's costume includes a mask it will not be able to be worn while at school except for a picture and the parade.
Please limit costume accessories, as these can potentially serve as a distraction to our daily learning. Weapons (play swords, knives, guns, etc.) are not allowed.
Halloween Parties:
- These will follow the parades.
- The celebrations are coordinated by teachers for PreK rooms and by H.O.P. for the K-3 classrooms.
- PreK celebrations: One parent/guardian may attend for each student, no siblings
- K-3: Only designated adult helpers coordinated through H.O.P. who have been approved as volunteers will be able to accompany the students back to the classrooms for the parties.
Treat Policy:
Celebrations and positive reinforcement are an important part of our district’s culture of supporting students. Often students bring treats or snacks to school to share on special occasions. Due to food allergies and other health concerns, we are only allowing a minimal amount of preapproved treats to be consumed at the classroom party. We still encourage healthy eating habits and promote non-food items such as pencils, stickers, bookmarks, or other small items in place of food treats. All Curricular activities involving food will be dealt with individually.
Next month, on November 7th & 8th, Lynn G. Haskin will host professionals from Safe Passage into our classrooms to speak with our students about Erin's Law. Please read over the information below. After reviewing the provided information, if you would like your student(s) removed from the classroom during Erin's Law presentations, please let your student(s) teacher know.
What is Erin’s Law?
Erin’s Law, or Illinois Public Act 097-1147, requires public schools to provide child sexual abuse prevention education for children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grades.
How is Erin’s Law taught at Lynn G. Haskin?
In order to meet the requirements of Illinois Public Act 097-1147, Haskin Elementary utilizes a local community resource called Safe Passage. Safe Passage social workers provide age-appropriate instruction that will help students recognize unsafe situations, keep themselves safe, and how to respond to unsafe situations. This year, Safe Passage's staff will visit each classroom and deliver an in-person presentation. Common themes instructed at all grade levels include:
- Identifying safe versus unsafe or unwanted touching
- The Safety Rule About Touching (The Touching Rule): Private areas are not for others to touch, except to keep a child clean and healthy
- Understanding the difference between good and bad secrets
Any further questions regarding Erin's Law?
If you have further questions regarding Erin's Law, please click here to view additional information provided by Safe Passage. Once you've reviewed the information provided by Safe Passage, if you have additional questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact the main office at 815-786-8812. If you'd like to opt your student from Safe Passage's Erin's law presentation, please contact your student(s) teacher and let them know.