Henry Hawk News Week of September 23, 2019

Wow! We are starting our 4th week of school. Time seems to go very quickly once school begins.  These next few weeks are very important because they could help determine how the rest of the year goes for you and your child. Hopefully, you and your child are having a marvelous start to the school year.

A big thank you to all of our Henry families that attended our annual Curriculum Night last Wednesday.   If you were not able to attend, please be sure to reach out to your child's teacher.
Lastly, progress reports are right around the corner (October 4th). Be sure you are able to access the Aspen Parent Portal to see your child's current grades.


ASPEN
To register for an Aspen Parent Portal account:

•  You will need to provide our school with an active email address to receive instructions and the validation code required to create an account.  (If you have given your email address this year on the emergency forms, we will make sure it is updated in Aspen.)
• You should receive an email from Aspen with email instructions.  (If you have not, be sure to search "Aspen" in your email as it may have gone into your Spam folder.)  Follow the email instructions and use the validation code to create a Parent Portal account. We highly recommend completing registration on a desktop or laptop computer as this process is not optimized for mobile.
• You will receive a second email to finalize account registration. Confirm your email credentials and log on to Aspen to link your students to your account. Aspen resources and training videos are available on the Parent Portal page on CPS.edu if you need help in setting up your account or navigating the system.
• Call our school at 773-534-5060 during school hours if you do not receive the registration email, your account is locked, or you need assistance correcting profile information or linking student(s) to your account.

Log in to the Aspen Parent Portal at aspen.cps.edu with your email address and password.
Once you have set up your new Aspen Portal account, we encourage you to view our training videos to learn how to navigate the portal, set notifications, and customize your experience. Resources are available on the Parent Portal and Student Portal pages on CPS.edu.
Middle School IDs: Ms. Abraham will be taking photos of each middle school student (grades 6-8) this Thursday, September 26th from 8:30am to 10:30am. She will set up right outside each homeroom. Please let students know so they can look their best on Thursday! :)
Hispanic Heritage Festival:  October 16th 5:00-6:30 more information will follow.

Beginning of the Year Assessments: Questions? Please contact your child's homeroom teacher.

• NWEA:  Window Opens September 3rd and closes October 4th
  
• Amplify (TRC/DIBELS):  September 3rd-October 11th for grades K-2.
  
• KIDS Observation (Kindergarten):  September 3rd-October 30th 
  
• TS Gold (Preschool):  Last day of Entry October 12th
  
• REACH BOY Performance Tasks:  Window opens this Monday, September 16th and Closes November 1st.

Safety Drills: Our bus drill is scheduled for Friday, September 27th. Students will learn how to exit a bus in case of an emergency. We will be conducted the drill outside of the main entrance.

The main building had a impromptu fire drill last Friday due to a switch being turned on. Students and teachers did a great job in exiting the building. There were no safety concerns. We will be having a fire drill in the near future that will be conducted by the Chicago Fire Department.
 
PBIS Assembly:  We had to move our PBIS Assembly to this Friday. This is an opportunity for our classrooms to learn about our positive behavior interventions and supports for the entire school. This assembly is for students where classrooms will share their classroom promise and we will reveal our PBIS Henry Hawk Behavior Incentives.

• Kindergarten (we will go into the classrooms to discuss PBIS supports.)
  
• 9:00  1st/2nd Grades
  
• 9:30 3rd/4th/5th Grades
  
• 1:15 6th/7th/8th Grades
  

Hawk of the Month: Classrooms will be nominating students for our Henry Hawk of the Month, which will be held this Friday at 2:30 p.m. Classroom teachers will contact the September Henry Hawk of the Month's family if their child was nominated.
Attendance: School-wide    Overall Attendance 97.56%. We are trending above from last year!

September Attendance Challenge:  Movie and Popcorn (The Lion King) on September 30, 2019.

Attendance Spirit Week:

Monday:  Attendance is So Bright ~ Wear Your Shades
Tuesday:  Rocking and Rolling in On Time ~  Dress like a Rock Star from the 80s
Wednesday:  Head for Success ~ Wear Your Favorite Hat
Thursday:  Dress Up for Success ~ Dressup for a Successful Year
Friday:  Be Hip Day ~  Wear your favorite clothes 


 Upcoming Events:
September
(National Hispanic Heritage Month Begins Sept. 15th)

23-27 Mon-Fri
Attendance Spirit Week
Monday:  Attendance is So Bright ~ Wear Your Shades
Tuesday:  Rocking and Rolling in On Time ~  Dress like a Rock Star from the 80s
Wednesday:  Head for Success ~ Wear Your Favorite Hat
Thursday:  Dress Up for Success ~ Dressup for a Successful Year
Friday:  Be Hip Day ~  Wear your favorite clothes
27-Fri
September Student of the Month  2:30 p.m.
PBIS Assembly (Kindergarten we will go into classrooms to discuss PBIS supports)
9:00 1st/2nd
9:30 3rd/4th/5th grades
1:15 6th/7th/8th grades
30-Mon
Attendance Incentive:  Movie and Popcorn


Have a great week!
Mr. Gutierrez