Hawk Talk
Half Day School Weekly Newsletter - August 27, 2021
Avid Readers
- Please visit the school's Facebook page to see pictures.
- Pictures can also be found in our Reading Time folder.
More Busing Changes
Please watch this 90-second important video produced by the Lake County Sheriff's Office reminding drivers to take precautions near school buses.
School Read Aloud
Picture Day
Half Day’s Picture Day is on Thursday, Sept. 2. The picture order form will not be sent home with students.
All students will be photographed.
You will receive a proof order form or an email with a link to your online gallery two- to three weeks after picture day.
At that time you will log in to the Stuart-Rodgers Photography website and choose your picture package.
Pictures will be mailed to your home free of shipping charges.
Please review the e-notice for detailed information.
Fifth-Grade Band
- 6:00-6:45 p.m.: Parents of students in Dwyer, Friend, La Roi, Logan, and McCafferty should attend
- 7:00-7:45 p.m.: Parents of students in Nach, Pardini, Surin, and White should attend
- Join the Zoom Meeting (ID: 853 9269 0122) and (Passcode: HD5thBand)
- The meeting will be recorded so those who are unable to attend can watch later.
MAP Testing
Students at Half Day School will be taking the Fall MAP assessment on Tuesday, Aug. 31, and Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. You will receive the results of the fall assessment in October. For more information about MAP, including how you can help support your child, please read the news bulletin.
District 103 News
Automated Attendance Calling
The 2021-2022 school year automated attendance calling will begin Monday, August 30.
Automated messaging will be sent to parents via phone call, text, and email from our messaging service, BlackBoard.
If your child will be absent or tardy, please contact the appropriate school by the following time so that you will NOT receive an automated message of your child’s absence.
Daniel Wright - 8:30 a.m. (Please call 847-604-5280 or email Dw_attendance@d103.org)
Half Day - 9:00 a.m. (Please call 847-634-1484 or email Hd_attendance@d103.org)
Laura B. Sprague – 9:30 a.m. (Please call 847-945-6686 or email Ls_attendance@d103.org)
Lunch Opt In Program
COVID Alert
You may still sign your child up for free weekly testing. Please review the news bulletin for more information.
BOE Meeting
Community News
Math Tutoring
Math-Aid provides students in grades 5-8 with tutoring services.
Upcoming Events
Half Day School
Assistant Principal Laura Delagrange
Email: ask103@d103.org
Website: www.d103.org/halfday
Location: 239 Olde Half Day Road Lincolnshire, IL 60069
Phone: 847-634-6463
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HalfDaySchool/?ref=bookmarks