Big Hollow Hubble
Big Hollow Elementary School~ April 13, 2018
Spring Benchmark Testing
Our next round of AIMS web testing will be May 1- May 18. We would appreciate any and all assistance for this last round of testing in the library! The SWAT team approach is still our goal! :)
Our Fountas & Pinnell reading benchmarking testing will need to be completed by May 18.
Please update all of your google docs so that we have finalized information for next year. We will be starting interventions much earlier next year since we will have the data available. We will use this year's current RtI groups and services to begin our year next year.
Class Building Cards
Exciting Assembly Information
Cultural Fair- April 25th
Big Hollow is hosting its first annual Cultural Fair! Please share the invitation Jackie Werderitch created with your families.
We will celebrate cultures from around the world. In order for this event to be successful we need YOU to participate!! We have 30 languages spoken in the Big Hollow community and would LOVE for each to be represented at the fair. We would like to invite any interested parent or family member to participate with their Big Hollow student(s). The event will take place after school, 5:00pm-6:30pm, and will provide our students an opportunity to experience the different cultures and countries represented by our Big Hollow community.
The fair will consist of tables or “booths” that represent cultures and/or countries from around the world. Click here to access the flyer that was sent home to parents!
Autism Day & Autism Week
Autism week will be the week of April 16th-20th. THEMED DAYS!
MONDAY, APRIL 16th: Wear BLUE to show your support for Autism
TUESDAY, APRIL 17th: Be Uniquely You!
Students will follow the school dress code, and where items of clothing that makes them unique. (ex. If on a baseball team, where the jersey; member of a club t-shirt; heritage etc.)
WEDNESDAY , APRIL 18th: Support a Cause!
Wear an item, or article of clothing to show your support for another cause you are passionate about!
THURSDAY, APRIL 19th: Be Comfortable with Who you Are!
Wear items that are comfy and cozy!
FRIDAY, APRIL 20th: Show Pride in Yourself!
Be proud of who you are, and let’s all come together by showing our pride! Wear Big Hollow Pride Wear!
LINKS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezv85LMFx2E (Amazing Things Happen)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtRYKjucDHk (What's up with Nick?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKCdV20zLMs (Sesame Street: Meet Julia)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc77MksM_2c (Marvelous Max)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXwxmMKBzWk (Sesame Street: Thomas's Story)
So to sum up, dress up days, quick videos, along with Paulette reading a story for Library.
Screen Free Week
The purpose of screen free week is to unplug from all digital entertainment (work and school assignments are not included) in order to rediscover the joys of life beyond the screen.
Participation for students and teachers is certainly voluntary, but regardless of whether you/students participate or not, this week is a fantastic opportunity to talk about the role technology plays in our lives and how it affects our mental, physical, social, and cognitive health.
If you’d like to find out more, you can check out www.screenfree.org. I will also provide more information and some hand-outs for students to take home closer to Screen Free Week. For now, here is an introduction video/news clip to show your students to let them know that SFW is coming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuxZw7O2eL8
In the next few weeks, could you help me recruit students who want to make posters to raise awareness about Screen Free Week? Students could use genius hour to create posters that will be hung around the school to let others know about the event. Posters could include:
-facts about screen use and its effects
-advertisements for screen-alternative activities (a local park, library events, etc.)
-lists of several activities students could participate in instead of screen-time. **See the attached poster as an example from the SFW website.
Any other ideas students have would also be great! Please submit posters to Beth by April 19th, and I will hang them April 20th.
Big Hollow Elementary's 1st Annual Book Swap
Here are the details:
What: 1st Annual Book Swap
When: The week of May 21-May 25 during your library time
***(Please send in gently used books the week of May 14th-18th)
Why: So every child at BH can read books over the summer!!!!!!!!
This is what will be shared with parents:
Please send your child to school with some, or all, of your gently used books (no limit) that could use a new home. Your child will earn a special Starbuck for each book (up to 10). You may send books in bags or boxes and your child may bring them to his/her classroom teacher.On the days of the Book Swap, your child will get to “purchase” new, gently used books with his/her special Starbucks!!
Our hope is that we will have an overflow of awesome books from all of the amazing Big Hollow families, so that every student will go home for the summer with new, gently used books (even if a student could not donate books)!!!
After School Clubs
Blood Drive
Our next blood drive is scheduled for Tuesday, May 15th, from 3:30-7:30 in the Elementary Gym. In addition to helping others, all participants receive a coupon for free Culver's custard! We hope you will consider stopping by and joining us that day.
If you're not sure, here are 2 articles that might help in your decision-making.
4 Unexpected Benefits of Giving Blood
The Importance of Donating Blood
Please visit www.lifesource.org and use Sponsor Code 412D to schedule an appointment.
Thank you!!
Maria & Jill
Laminating
Budget requests
Calm Classroom
Thanks to Donna for teaching us a little more about the program. Please begin using Calm Classroom whenever you are ready. We are hoping for 100% implementation by Monday the 19th. Please use it first thing in the morning and again after the students return from lunch. If you have any questions please let me or Donna know!
School Mission and Vision
The Building Leadership Team met on Friday 4/6 and continued our discussion of our mission and vision for our school.
OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A GROWTH-ORIENTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HIGHLY REGARDED FOR DEVELOPING WELL-ROUNDED AND EMPATHETIC LEARNERS.
Most recently, we started wordsmithing a mission statement. A mission statement is the "how" of how we will achieve our vision, (the staetment above.)
Please talk with your teams about our work in progress:
"Our mission is to partner effectively with families and the community to empower students to reach their full academic, social, and leadership potential."
Academic Learning Supports Team Process
2. If in fact you try the interventions and suggestions provided by the Teachers Helping Teachers team, and do not see an improvement in the child's performance, you may then complete the Academic Learning Supports Team form and submit required documentation to Michelle Dzik or Jane Wiorkowski. At that time, the ALS Team will review the documentation and determine IF a child is in need of an evaluation. The team may also determine that other inteventions should be attempted BEFORE possibly moving forward for an evaluation. Please know that the goal of the ALST team is not to solely evaluate students, but to support you and the student and exhaust all interventions and options before possibly moving to that step. Sometimes the outcome of collecting and submitting the data to the ALS Team will result in a child being evaluated, however.
If you have any questions please come see Michelle. :) Thanks!
MATH CHATS!!!
The Big Hollow Math Chats will be held on the third Tuesday of the month, from 4-5:00 PM at the District Office - Middle School Library. Those dates will include:
- Apr. 17, May 15
- Teachers will receive 1 hour of CPDU credit and 1 hour stipend.
Please use the provided link to access a Google form that will help Karen in preparing for your time together: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZiUTIJkCPfN1eBIQ2P8w_x3vPHx1tefhty5Y3IeOu_s/edit
PTO News!
Teacher Reimbursements
Don't forget, you can be reimbursed for up to $100. Be sure to get the form and receipts in by the April 30th deadline!
Save the Dates for Future Fun--
FAMILY TRIVIA NIGHT!
Get a team together, get your theme together and fill your brain bucket-family trivia is coming to BH! Friday, April 20! Let's have some fun and DO SOME GOOD-admission is a donation to the Grant Township Food Pantry! Space is limited! Pizza meals are available for advance order! If you thought GLOW BINGO was fun--just wait for FAMILY TRIVIA! Doors will open at 5:30 for Team Table Decorating! Prizes awarded for Trivia and For Best Team Table Theme!
You deserve a TIME OUT!
Join us Saturday, April 28 for our first Parent's Time OUT(You don't have to be a parent, we'd love our teachers to join us too!) at Studio 25 in Fox Lake for Wooden Warrior PRIDE Sign Painting, Adult beverages, Raffles and FUN! Space is limited!
https://bighollowpto.ptboard.com/formvw?store=430&form=14
May 19 Color Fun Festival!
Join us Saturday, May 19 for our Color Fun Festival! Celebrate the end of the school year with a Color Fun Run, Music, Inflatables, Bike Parade and Safety Awareness area, Vendor Fair and Community Outreach Fair! Details coming soon!
NO COOK MONDAY-Culvers!
Join us for our last NO COOK Celebration of the school year! Trust us, we'll have more than food--we'll have FUN in store at the Culver's in Fox Lake! Let's make it a "NO COOK PARTY"!
THE BIG PTO Golf Outing
Join us for a day of FUN and GOLF! Saturday, June 2 in Antioch! Help us spread the word!
https://bighollowpto.ptboard.com/formvw?store=430&form=10
Second Annual Back to School Bash
Friday, August 24!
Evaluation/Observation Information
Michelle's Formal Evaluation Calendar- PLEASE SIGN UP
SEPTEMBER- DECEMBER 2017
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ct_0bXebaff-aY_ELSorNuary5gQEEF_pnMLg_nkIP4/edit?usp=sharing
JANUARY- MAY 2018
Please make sure to choose a pre-observation date/time, a formal observation date/time, and a post conference date/time. (Please choose two dates for formal observations if you are non-tenured.) You will see there is only one AM time and one PM slot available each day for meetings/observations. I need to have summative evaluations for non tenured staff completed in March. I need to have summatives for tenured staff completed by early May.
Mr. Munoz will be completing informals and formals as well. Thank you, and please let me know if you have any questions!
Elementary Shared Drive- Looking for something you need to sign or read? :)
Please click below for building documents, including the building map, telephone numbers and extensions, faculty handbook, etc.
In addition, the BHSD forms and documents folder on the shared google drive is also a great resource.
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0BynILSbHVE0tSWdOY0VjS1Fqa1U
Cleaning Company Requests
Save the Dates!
April 17-19 3rd grade shows!
April 20- Class Building Cards due
April 25- Cultural Fair 3:30 pm
April 30 - May 4 - Screen Free Week
May 1- PBIS Data meeting 7:55 am
May 2- PBIS Tier 1 Core Meeting 3:30 pm
May 4- Title 1 Summer Connections Meeting 4-5 pm
May 2, 3, 9, 10- 4th Grade Volo Bog Field Trip
May 8, 9, 10, 11- Second Grade Science Field Trip
May 8- PBIS All Coaches Meeting
May 14 & 15- School Improvement Planning/Internal Review Days
May 15- Math Chats 3:30 pm
May 15- Blood Drive!
May 15- Learning Supports Team meeting 3:30 pm
May 17- 3rd and 4th Grade Spelling Bee 2 pm
May 21-25- Book Swap during your library time
May 29, 30, 31- 4th Grade Field Trip to Henry Horner
September 22 - PTO and Big Hollow Family Reading Day
Michelle Dzik, Principal / Ivan Munoz, Assistant Principal
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Email: michelledzik@bighollow.us
Website: www.bighollow.us
Location: 33315 North Fish Lake Road, Ingleside, IL, United States
Phone: 8477405321
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