Hubbard Woods Update

Hubbard Woods Families,

What a beautiful day for Mayfest. A huge thank you to our PTO for putting on an amazing event for everyone! Thank you, families, for the incredible donations that you made.

My middle child graduated from college this past week and it has put me in a very reflective mood. The hardest lesson for me as a parent has been to learn to help my children navigate and embrace their struggles. To sit with them in the hard times but not try to solve their problems. (This is still hard for me as a career problem solver). It is necessary for everyone to feel different emotions, including sadness, and we shouldn't deny them the opportunity to learn how to navigate through them. Tricky times as youth help to build resilience for handling bigger issues as we get older. As we close the year, some of us experience heightened emotions. It can be helpful to acknowledge these feelings. At our parent/staff party this past fall, one of our parents told me the best thing they have heard me say so I'm bringing it back. "Prepare your child for the road, not the road for your child."

Happy May! I look forward to seeing you all at our Spring Sings this week!

Sincerely,

Beth Carmody

Dear HW Families:

Our Spring Sing is upon us! It may seem like it is shrouded in mystery, but it is a new process for us and we have been having SO much fun building this plane as we are flying it. Here is what you need to know before the show:

• The kids wrote, composed, and produced everything during their music class times. When I worked with the Metropolitan Opera in NYC for a number of years, the Creating Original Opera curriculum they developed was focused on the creative process being owned by the kids, from the creation of the script and the composing of the melodies to the management and direction of the production company. This is our first year immersing our entire school in this process!

• Schedule

Tuesday, May 23

5:20 - 1st graders arrive to auditorium

5:30 - 1st Grade Sing - The Dolphin and the Sun

5:50 - INTERMISSION. 2nd graders arrive in the lobby/2nd grade hallway to wait for the 1st grade show to finish, 1st grade families exit the auditorium.

6:00ish - 2nd grade Sing - Hulk Baby Pizza Delivery

6:50ish - end of show, production managers and stage managers clean up the auditorium.

Wednesday, May 24

5:20 - 3rd graders arrive to auditorium

5:30 - 3rd Grade Sing - Multiverse Gemstone

5:50 - INTERMISSION. 4th graders arrive in the lobby/4th grade hallway to wait for the 3rd grade show to finish, 3rd grade families exit the auditorium.

6:00ish - 4th grade Sing - Never Gonna Give You Up.

6:50ish - end of show, production managers and stage managers clean up the auditorium.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Gary

After a wonderful year full of books and reading, it is time to wrap up library checkouts for the 2022-23 school year. All books are due back in the library this week! Beginning Tuesday, May 30, "library love notes" will be sent home with students who still have books checked out - books will be accepted through Friday, June 9. Can't find the book anywhere at home? Please let Ms. Delzell know as soon as possible at lizdelzell@winnetka36.org. Thank you for your support!

Acceleration Policy Implementation: Seeking Your Feedback

This year the District implemented new acceleration policy procedures for single-subject and grade acceleration, using a variety of methods to communicate the procedures. The Department of Innovation, Teaching and Learning is gathering feedback about this new approach. The survey results will be reviewed in order to determine areas of strength and areas for improvement related to implementation of single-subject and grade acceleration. Thank you in advance for sharing your input! Please complete the survey by Friday, June 2. Acceleration: Feedback Survey

Register for the 2023-2024 School Year

Registration for the 2023-2024 school year is open for all students (returning and pre-registered). Email notification was sent to the primary contact on record with the District March 17, 2023. Additionally, families will receive notification via regular mail. Contained within the notification is a unique “snapcode” that parents will need to login. Please phone 847-446-9400, with any questions. Additional information and login to the portal can be found on the District website.

NEW EPISODE of Winnetka Voices

Episode #7: Tips on Supporting Young Readers & Preventing the Summer Slide

Dr. Kelly Tess, Superintendents, speaks to middle school reading specialists Sheri Johnston and Suzanne Savard about how to best foster childrens’ literacy during the summer months. Along with summer reading recommendations, they provide tips on what may support your child to grow in confidence in their reading skills–whether they are an avid or reluctant reader. You may be surprised by how simple and natural supporting your child’s literacy during summer break can be.

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Adventures in Learning: Animal Care Opportunity

ATTENTION all rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, reptiles, birds and other small animals! Winnetka's Adventures in Learning - Animal Care Class is looking for small animal volunteers to help our students learn about their care. If your child's small animal is due for a brief break this summer, please email Anna at animal.care.adventures@gmail.com. If it is time to pass your pet on to another loving family, we can also try to arrange adoptions.

From Our Partners at Alliance for Early Childhood

Let’s Play! Nature Exploration

Monday, June 5, 9:30am-11:30am, Erickson Woods, 1651 Willow Rd, Winnetka

Join The Alliance for Early Childhood and Community Partners, BackYard Nature Center and Cook County Forest Preserves, to engage in creative, imaginative, and child-directed, outdoor free-play as a family. Intended Age Audience: All ages are welcome.

To register, click here.

Elementary Math Core Values in Winnetka D36

Communication

Communication plays an important role in our math instruction. Through communicating about their thinking, students strengthen and demonstrate their understanding. They also learn to think critically and flexibly by working to understand another’s thinking and approach. Our classrooms are filled with whole class and smaller group discussions around math problems facilitated by the teacher. One of the key ways teachers respond to students’ needs for challenge or additional support is through the types of questions they ask them in these conversations. Students are frequently asked to share how they are thinking about a problem, what strategy they are using and why they chose it, and how their thinking is similar or different from their classmates. These conversations are opportunities for higher-level thinking and challenge. Not only are students asked to communicate their thinking verbally, but also to represent it visually through pictures, equations, and models. This written communication is important and challenging work. Finally, our classrooms provide continual opportunities for collaboration between students encouraging them to learn with and from one another. Through games, discussions, and partner work we strive to build a mathematical community that is simultaneously rigorous, supportive, and engaging.

• Tuesday, May 23- 1st and 2nd Grade Spring Sing 5:30-6:30 PM
• Wednesday, May 24-3rd and 4th Grade Spring Sing 5:30-6:30 PM
• Friday, May 26th- Half Day AM ( PM-Reporting Day for Teachers)
  
• Monday, May 29th - No School ( Memorial Day)
• Wednesday, May 31st- Kindergarten Spring Sing 9:30-10:00 AM
• Friday, June 9th- Last Day of School (Half Day AM)

8:30am | Doors open

8:37am | School promptly begins

11:30am-12:20pm | Lunch

2:10pm | Kindergarten dismissal

2:45pm | Early Release (MONDAYS ONLY)- Kindergarten Stay and Play/Bridge Care and all 1st-4th students

3:15pm | Tuesdays through Fridays Grades 1-4 & Stay and Play/Bridge Care Dismissal

Email: jenniferhartlett@winnetka36.org
Website: https://www.winnetka36.org/hubbardwoods
Location: 1110 Chatfield Road, Winnetka, IL, USA
Phone: (847) 446-0920