Thursday, October 31st:

Early dismissal for students. Students will be dismissed at 11:15am.

Tuesday, November 5th:

No School for Students, Election Day

Friday, November 15th:

Early dismissal for students. Students will be dismissed at 11:15am.

Week of November 25th:

No School for Students: Parent-Teacher Conferences and Thanksgiving

Please support the Interact Club's October Fundraiser "Hat Day" which will benefit the nonprofit Embrace Emily.

On Friday, October 25th, students can donate $1 (or more) to wear their favorite hat to school. Students will receive a pink ribbon to show they have donated to participate.

Embrace Emily is a local nonprofit on a mission to empower members of our community who are affected by breast cancer and other cancers by helping to offset costs associated with treatment.

They provide assistance for things like copays, alternative cancer treatment costs, groceries, utility bills, and mortgage payments to name a few.

We have the program Remind for families to receive text alerts and updates from the school in addition to emails. Please see below to sign up for specific grade levels:

6th grade:

Phone Number: 81010

Text message:@jhart6th

7th grade:

Phone number: 81010

Text Message: @7thjhart

8th grade:

Phone Number: 81010

Text message: @jhart8th

Congratulations to our Students of the Month for September! Students are nominated based on displaying the virtue of the month. For September the virtue was Respect. Recognized students received a certificate and a $10 gift card. Congratulations!

Jostens is the photo company for Hart this year instead of Van Gogh. Please see the picture below for the QR code and school access code to view your child's Fall pictures and retakes. You can also click the link below:

Jostens Website

The pin number requested is your child's computer login/lunch pin number.

Customer Care - Jostens

Our Customer Care team can help answer any questions your families may have after Picture Day. They are available Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm Central. They can be reached by phone (1-877-515-1447, Option 1).

Basic rules and expecations at Culver's on early-release days

• Students are allowed to Dine-In without an adult from 11:15am until 12:30pm only on early release days. At 12:30pm we will be asking students to finish their food (they may take it with them), to leave the restaurant to go home.
• No outside Food or Drinks are allowed inside Culver's.
• Students must purchase food from Culver's in order to be in the dining area.
• Students must purchase their food before sitting down in the dining area.
• Students must clean up after themselves and be respectful.
• Students may be asked to leave if the staff at Culver's feel they are not following directions or if they are being disruptive to other students and/or customers.
• James Hart admin and staff may not always be available to help supervise students at Culver's on early release days due to scheduled meetings.

Have you checked out our Panther TV Announcements. This is a great way to find out what's happening at Hart. The pictures below show how to find the announcements on the James Hart School website. Students view these announcements daily during Advisory.

In honor of our veterans, Panther TV will be compiling photos for their annual Veteran's Day video. If your student has someone in the family they would like featured in the video, we ask that you please send the following information to Mrs. Cieplucha at cherylyn.cieplucha@hsd153.org no later than Wednesday, November 6th. The video will be available on our Panther TV channel once it's completed. Please reach out to Mrs. Cieplucha if you have any questions.

1. One clear photo
2. Name of the person
3. Name of the student & Grade
4. Branch of service
5. How they are related to the student

(ie. Rita Smith, US. Army, Aunt of Joseph Smith, Grade 7)

We have maroon spirit wear shirts available for purchase in the school store on Parent Portal (adult sizes). The cost is $10.

The Illinois Girls Lead Program is looking for girls in Grades 5-12 who have a strong desire to learn about the inner working of state government. The program offers the opportunity to shadow a woman in state government, including Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, state legislators, agency heads, communications directors, and chiefs of staff. Please share this opportunity with your students and encourage them to apply!

Applications for the Illinois Girls Lead Program are due Oct. 27.

To All Families: Please be advised that those who qualified for free or reduced priced meals from the 23-24 school year and have not yet reapplied for the 24-25 school year will no longer receive free or reduced meals beginning October 1st. If you are unsure if you have qualified for the 24-25 school year please contact our food service director at anne.simons@hsd153.org or call 708.922.2417. Be sure to include your child's first and last name in your messages.

Anne Simons

Food Service Director

Homewood School District 153

708.922.2417

We do not accept food deliveries for students (Door Dash, Grub Hub, Jimmy John's, etc.). If there is an attempt to deliver food for a student from a delivery driver, we will send the food back with the driver.

Email: kimberly.johnson@hsd153.org
Website: http://jameshart.hsd153.org/
Location: 18220 Morgan Street, Homewood, IL, USA
Phone: (708) 799-5544