Dear Henry Families, 
We wish everyone a wonderful winter break.  School will resume on Monday, January 8, 2018.  

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
​Mr. Gutierrez and Ms. Munozmaciel-Reynolds

Week of December 18, 2017

Principal's Message:

It’s the last week before winter break. Hooray! This week is always super busy as we have a number of activities happening during the week. We have the LSC Meeting, Winter Assembly, Direct Effects Gift Event & the Holiday Classroom Parties on Friday.
Last Friday, our BAC Parent Committee successfully organized and hosted the BAC Parent Network Meeting for Networks 1-4. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation and flexibility to make the event possible. A special thank you to our parents who donated food and decorated for the meeting. Also, our annual Science Fair was held in the gym. We appreciate Ms. Gould’s effort in coordinating the event and everyone else who made it possible. Thank you to all of our parents who were able to visit the Science Fair to see our scientists at work.
I’m sure everyone is looking forward to the winter break but let’s finish 2017 with positive momentum for 2018.   

Updates for this week:
Basketball:  Practice on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.  All games are held on Saturdays at Roosevelt High School.  Come cheer our Henry Hawks!
Boys
1/13  10:00 a.m. vs CICS
1/20 10 :00 a.m. vs Murphy
1/27 11:00 a.m. vs  Cleveland
2/3 3:00 p.m. vs Disney II
2/10 9:00 a.m. vs  Von Linne
2/17 10:00 a.m. vs Hibbard
Girls
1/13 10:00 p.m. vs  Murphy
1/20 11:00 p.m. vs Disney II
1/27 12:00 p.m. vs Hibbard
2/3 10:00 a.m. vs CICS
2/10 10:00 a.m. vs Von Linne
2/17 11:00 a.m. vs Murphy
Attendance Rocks!  Congratulations to Room 301  (99.05%) with the highest attendance for last week.  Classrooms will receive 5 Hawk Eyes!   Please remind students to come to school daily.  If you are seeing a pattern of students not attending school on a regular basis, please be sure to document your parent contact.  
Overall Attendance:  95.77%
Week of November 13th:  95.9%
Classrooms Above 96%:
110 a.m., 113, 111, 102, 104, 101, 103, 105, 302, 301, 307, 305
Classrooms with 100%:  No classrooms :(
Incentives to Increase Attendance:
Week of December 11th:  Classrooms with 98% or higher will receive a movie and holiday popcorn event on Monday, December 18th at 1:30 p.m.  Congratulations to the following classrooms who were above 98% last week:  102, 104, 101, 103, and 301. 
Week of December 18th:  

• 18th:  Wear your favorite holiday colors
• 19th: Candy cane day (admin will provide small candy canes for everyone)
• 20th: Snuggle Up with a ‘Good Book’ (read with your classroom buddies from Gobble Up with a Good Book)
• 21st:  Henry Winter Assembly
• 22nd: Pajama Day and Direct Effect Charities Gift event (Last Day to bring canned food)

Henry Winter Assembly:  Shows will be held at 9:00 a.m. for PreK a.m., K, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades and 2:00 p.m. for PreK p.m., 4th, 5th, and 6th grades.
Pajama Day with Santa:  We will checking our lists to make sure that students have gifts for our fun 7th annual event with Direct Effect Charities Santa Letters.  We can’t wait to see all of the students’ eyes light up on Friday. Students, be sure to wear your PJs!
Assessments:  

• AimsWeb testing will continue this week.
• MOY Window:  
  • TRC:  December 11th - February 1st
  • NWEA:  We will conduct NWEA Testing After Winter Break.  Testing will end January 26th.

Henry PBIS:  Habit 4: Think Win-Win ~ Everyone Can Win
“I balance courage for getting what I want with consideration for what others want. I make deposits in others’ Emotional Bank Accounts. When conflicts arise, I look for third alternatives.”
Volunteers Needed:

• Parent volunteers are need to help with our primary computer lab. We need individuals who can help us move tables between the buildings and possibly build tables as well. Volunteers are needed during the day on Wednesday, December 20th. Please contact the office if available.
• Wrapping paper and tape are needed to wrap some of the gifts for our Direct Effect Charities event on Friday. Please bring items to the main office by Tuesday.
• Our December Food Drive will end this Friday. Please have your child bring canned and nonperishable items for their homeroom. Classroom with the most items will receive an award.

Celebrations/Kudos:

• We have a ‘Parent Shout Out Board’ outside the office and a 'Shout Out Board' for our staff in the main office.  Please be sure to add a ‘Shout Out’ to your child and/or staff member.

Upcoming Reminders:

• December Dates
  • 19 - Home School Partnership Parent Workshops (Kindergarten and 1st grade)
  • 19 - LSC 4:30 p.m.
  • 20 - ILT 3:30 p.m.
  • 21 - Winter Assembly
  • 22 - Pajama Day!  

Have a fantastic week!
Mr. Gutierrez & Ms. Munozmaciel-Reynolds