Henry Hawk Weekly Update: Week of January 22, 2018

  Hawk Weekly Update
Week of January 22, 2018
Principal's Message:
We hope you had a pleasant weekend. This past week was very busy but productive. We had the the ‘Public Forum’ to add 7th and 8th grade on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the auditorium. We had close to 100 people attend the forum. Thank you to all the staff, parents and students who were there to support the potential grade expansion for next school year.  

After School All Stars begins January 23rd. The program will be every Tuesday and Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Questions, please call the office and ask for Ms. Luna.

There are only 9 days away from the end of the semester.  Let’s end the semester strong by reflecting on the positive growth we’ve seen from our students and by targeting the areas where we need to help them improve individually and collectively.  Over the next two weeks, please discuss with your child about their goals to complete the quarter strong. If you do not have access to parent portal, please call the office and we are happy to provide you with the information so you can see your child's grades.

Sports:
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!

Henry Games
Boys
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
1/27 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 308 with the highest attendance for last week.  Classrooms will receive 5 Hawk Eyes! Please remember to come to school daily.  

A number of students are out due to fevers, vomiting, and coughs.  Some students have a reported case of the flu.  Please remind your child to wash their hands, use hand sanitizer if possible,  and cover their coughs.  If they have a fever and are coughing, please remember they should stay home for 24 hours without a fever.

Attendance Rocks!  
Overall Attendance:
95.53% (Decrease of 0.17% from December)
Week of January 15th
91.3%   (Decrease of 3.43% from week of January 8th) 
Classrooms Above 96%
104, 101, 308
Classrooms with 100%

No Classrooms
Incentives to increase Attendance:

• Please continue to give “punches” for the Hawk Punch Cards for our weekly incentives.  Please place a punch in the punch cards for every day the students are in school. 
• Classrooms with 100% attendance from 1/16-1/19 will get popcorn for “National Popcorn Day”,  which is held on January 19th! (popcorn giving on Friday, Jan. 19th) (No Classrooms won this week :( )
• Classrooms with 100% attendance from 1/22-1/26 will get to throw a pie at admin for “National Pie Day”, which is held on January 23rd! (Pie throwing will be held on Friday, Jan. 26th)
• Classrooms with 100% attendance from 1/29-2/1 will get to spray silly string at admin for “National Fun at Word Day” which is held on January 28th! (Silly string will be held on Thursday, Feb 1st)
• Classrooms with 100% attendance from 2/5 - 2/9  will get pizza for “National Pizza Day”, which is held on February 9th.  (Pizzas will be given on February 9th).  
• Attendance Olympic Challenge:  February 12- February 23rd  (Details TBD)

Assessments:  

• TRC/DIBELS (Kindergarten - 2nd grade) continues until Feb 1st
• ACCESS (EL students) begins Monday, Jan. 22nd
• PARCC:  Window:  March 5th-April 20th
• Illinois Science Assessment (5th Grade):  Window April 16th - 24th  
• NWEA Schedule: Students are currently testing for NWEA. Questions, please contact your child's teacher.

Henry PBIS:  

• Hawk Eyes Incentives:   Classrooms that follow our PBIS rules get Hawk Eyes for great classroom prizes. Be sure to talk to your child about how many Hawk Eyes they have received as a class.
• School Store:  Student earn stamps/'punches' on their Hawk Habits punch cards for great prizes. Be sure to talk to your child to see how many they have. Store opens on Fridays.

Upcoming Reminders:
January  Dates

• 23rd:  After School All Stars/Out of School Time Begins
• 24th: CIWP Community Meeting in Room 118
• 24th: 2nd-4th Grade Parent Workshop
• 26th:  Public Hearing at CPS Headquarters regarding 7th and 8th Grade @ 4:30 p.m.
• 30th: LSC Meeting 4:30 p.m.
• Feb. 1st:  Last Day of the Quarter
• Feb. 2nd:  School Improvement Day

Have a fantastic week!

Mr. Gutierrez & Ms. Munozmaciel-Reynolds