Big Hollow Schools
Big Hollow Primary and Elementary July 20, 2018
Lenayn Janusz, Principal
2018-2019 School year
Michelle Hetrovicz, Principal
Big Hollow School District Mission and Vision
Our Vision "Big Hollow School District #38 will be a model of student achievement for elementary school districts in the State of Illinois."
Our Mission "Inspiring a diverse school community to be passionate and empathetic learners."
Kindergarten Transition Camp
Incoming Kindergarten 2018-19 Class -
Save the Date - Thursday, August 16
Kindergarten transition camp.
Experience kindergarten with your child. Ride the bus to school together. Participate in our morning assembly. Meet the teachers! Have a "hot lunch" experience. (We will be serving a snack that morning, but you will experience what it is like to get a hot lunch.) You won't want to miss the fun!
Sign up HERE!
Please encourage your child to read this summer! Have you heard of the "summer slide?"
The “Summer Slide” – learning or reading skill losses during the summer vacation. Regardless of ethnicity, socioeconomic level, or previous achievement, children who read four or more books over the summer fare better on reading-comprehension tests in the fall than their peers who read one or no books over the summer. 1
Of even greater concern is the fact that these losses are cumulative, creating a wider gap each year between more proficient and less proficient students. By the time a struggling reader reaches middle school, summer reading loss has accumulated to a two–year lag in reading achievement. 2
1 Summer Reading and the Ethnic Achievement Gap, Jimmy Kim, Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk. 2004
2 Ameliorating summer reading setback among economically disadvantaged elementary students, Richard Allington. April 2007
Summer Office Hours
Please call for an appointment.
Primary (847)740-5320
Elementary (847)740-5321
Residency Verification
Friday, July 27
Friday, August 3
Friday, August 10
Please call the primary office at 847-740-5320 or the elementary office at 847-740-5321 if you have any questions. You may visit any of the three school offices to complete the residency verification process. We will make copies for each of your student's files.
Registration for the 2018-2019 School Year
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Second Annual Back to School Bash!
Join us Friday, August 24, 5p-7:30p, for FREE FAMILY FUN! Inflatables, games, dunk tanks and more!!! We heard your comments after our awesome event last year and are ready for a bigger and better BASH this year!
Would you like to join us as a sponsor? Last year's BASH drew over 1,000 people! Think of the possibilities! Email cindyharan@bighollowpto.com
PTO NEWS!
YOUR New PTO BOARD
Thank you to those who ran for the open board positions. We are lucky to have so many families interested in working together for Big Hollow. Please welcome your new Board members, Jean Hayes and Chris Ledger. Here is your PTO Board for the 2018-19 School year-
District Liason-Linda Merrill
Volunteer Coordinator-Lisa Swiderski
Secretary-Jean Hayes
Treasurer-Wanda Martinez
Vice President of Fundraising-Chris Ledger
Vice President of Events-Angie Vasey
President-Cindy Haran
We are looking forward to another amazing year!
Please reach out to us at info@bighollowpto.com at any time!
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#BHWARRIORPRIDE
Please help us! :)
We recently opened a PBIS student store and could use donations of small prizes (see picture) for students to be able to "purchase" with their STARbucks! If you have any small prizes hanging around your home that you would like to donate, we would need the items in quantities of 30 or more so that students can plan out their purchases. You can send in the items to either the Primary or Elementary office. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP!!!
All Big Hollow students are STAR students! Big Hollow students will be expected to show Safety, Take Responsibility, keep a positive Attitude, and always be Respectful. Many students have earned rewards and positive behavior referrals for being positive role models. If you would like to contribute and help to our PBIS program, please contact us. :)
PLEASE PARTNER WITH US!!!
Please feel free to reach out to Ms. Michelle Dzik at the Elementary School 8477405321, or Mrs. Lenayn Janusz at the Primary School 8477405320 if you are interested.
Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
Follow Big Hollow Primary on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BigHollowPri/
Instagram @BigHollowPri
Twitter @BigHollowPri
Follow Big Hollow Elementary School on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/bighollowelem Instagram @bighollowelementary
Twitter @bighollowelem
Donations from Office Max
Parents- if you are interested in helping us get donations from Office Max, we would love your assistance! Office Max/Office Depot donates 5% back to Big Hollow School District when you make purchases at their stores! You just have to provide the school ID when you shop online, in-store, or by phone:
BHSD Primary: ID #70115039
BHSD Elementary: ID #70032818
BHSD Middle: ID #70032817
DON'T FORGET!!!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!
July 31- Registration deadline
August 16- Kindergarten Transition Camp! 8:30-10:45 am
August 20- Meet & Greet 4-6 pm
August 22- First day of school!
August 24 - 2nd annual back to school bash!
August 28- No Cook Night @ Dog n'Suds!
August 29- Primary Curriculum Night 6-7:30 pm
August 30- Elementary Curriculum Night 6-7:30 pm
September 20 - Picture Day!