Hawk Weekly Update: Week of November 6, 2017

Week of November 6, 2017
Principal's Message:
We hope you had a nice weekend in spite of the weather.
We want to thank you for all your support during the 1st quarter. As we begin the 2nd quarter, we continue to ensure we maximize learning for all our students. In order to reach our goals as a school, we need to continue to support each other to make sure all our students reach their growth targets for the school year.
Don’t forget - Our partner, LEAP Innovations, will be bring some educators interested in learning about our systems and
structures that we have implemented so far as part of our Breakthrough Grant Program. They will be visiting during the
morning on November 8th. Also, the Office of Teaching & Learning is sponsoring school visits called "PL In Depth" and
they have confirmed the Henry School visits for November 17th and 29th.
Thank you for a productive 1st quarter. Let’s make the 2nd quarter even more successful.
Updates for this week:
Attendance​ ​Rocks!​ 
Congratulations to Room​ ​101​ ​with the highest attendance for last week. Classrooms will receive 5
Hawk Eyes! Please remind students to come to school daily. 
Overall​ ​Attendance: 96.2%
Week​ ​of​ ​October​ ​30th 95.24%
Classrooms Above 96% 102, 104, 105, 101, 103, 307, 303, 305
Classrooms with 100% No classrooms had 100%

Letters have been sent home regarding 5+ unexcused absences.  Please be sure to turn in notes for absences.  It is very important that students come to school on a daily basis.  Our goal as a school is to be above 96%.  
Direct Effect Charities (Santa​ ​Letters):​ ​ 
In partnership with Direct Effect Charities, students have written persuasive letters and will receive a generous gift from "Santa's Elves" who have received the letters and are donating gifts to our students.   They will open these gifts the day before the Winter Break.  Further details will be coming.
Parent​ ​Teacher​ ​Conferences:​ ​ ​
Conferences will be held on Wednesday, November 15th from 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.  Please be sure to schedule a conference time with your child's teacher. 
Parent Workshops:
For every workshop parents attend the month of November, they will have a chance to win a $50 gift card from Menards or a $50 gift card from Best Buy.  The times are as follows:
November 7th

• 6:00 p.m. 2nd-4th grade Breakthrough Parent workshop

November 15th (Parent Teacher Conference Day)

• 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Coffee with the Principal ~ State of the School Address
• 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.  Home School Partnership (K-1 parents)
• 1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.  Summit Personalized Learning Time
• 4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Summit Personalized Learning Time
• 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Home School Partnership (K-1 parents)

Culture and Climate: 
Henry​ ​PBIS:​ ​ ​Habit​ ​3:​ ​ ​Put​ ​First​ ​Things​ ​First:​ ​ ​Work​ ​First​ ​Then​ ​Play
● “I do the things I have to do before I do the things I want to do. I stay focused on what I am doing. I try to minimize
distractions and regroup if I get off task. I spend my time on the things that are most important.”
For the month of November, students are focused on Habit 3.  Be sure to talk to your child about what they can do to minimize distractions when they get off task.  
Community:
Irving Park Community Neighborhood Association will have their community meeting on November 8th at 7:00 p.m. at Henry School's auditorium.  Their main focus is to identify concerns and business brought up by the community. Monthly meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month.
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Have a great week!
Mr. Gutierrez, Principal
Ms. Munozmaciel, Assistant Principal