Big Hollow GameDay Guide
Big Hollow Elementary School~ August 3, 2018
Academic Enrichment Programs
TRIVIA NIGHT!!!
Welcome New Staff! (And a few updates to positions)
Just a few changes:
Sue Grazier and Kelly Meegan will be moving from Primary to Elementary to work as paraprofessionals! Please help me welcome them with open arms! :) Paraprofessional assignments are listed below by grade:
Welcome new staff!!!
1st-4th grade SPED Instructional class- Cynthia Roller (to replace Jane Wiorkowski)
4th grade resource- Chad Ziarko (to replace Melissa Grandt)
3rd grade teacher- Kendall Detweiler
4th grade teacher- Brian Summers (to replace Holly Christensen)
Title 1 reading paraprofessional- Krystine Lange (to replace Sharon Merriman)
Paraprofessional positions:
1st-4th grade instructional class- Amanda Masini
2nd grade: Holly Ascencio
2nd grade: Nicki Presley
3rd grade: Renee Holm
3rd grade 1:1-
4th grade- Kelly Meegan
We are still on the hunt for an elementary nurse to replace Jill Wright! :)
School and Student Attendance Goal
1.) Each child will receive a monthly attendance punch card from the office. I'd like to ask for your help in ensuring these cards are put somewhere safe each day. My thought is that one responsible student in your class could be given the classroom job of "punching" each of your students' attendance cards for each day they come to school. That way, your students can see their progress as the month goes on. I will make sure each month's punch card reflects the actual number of student attendance days each month to reduce confusion due to days off, institute days, etc.
2.) The office will be calculating each classroom's monthly attendance. The goal will be set at 95% or more. Each class that reaches this goal will receive a special bulletin board piece to put on the bulletin board by the music room where each classroom will be represented. I will be rewarding each class that reaches or exceeds the 95% attendance goal each month. By the end of the year, the graph will show the class(es) that have met this goal most consistently, and those classes will also be rewarded in May.
Need general office supplies?
Curriculum Night
Session 1 6:00 pm-6:40 pm and
Session 2 6:50 pm- 7:30 pm
Parents will come directly to the classrooms . At the beginning of each session, I will be asking you to play a 10 minute video presentation about PBIS. More to come!
Yearly Theme
Enjoy!
Junior Achievement
Grade Level Shows
PBIS
Your PBIS coaches are:
Kathryn Keenon- Tier 1
Deb Coolidge- Tier 1
Tammy Maxwell- Tier 2
Jackie Werderitch- Tier 2/CICO Facilitator
Donna Kretsch- Tier 2/3
Your Tier 1 Core Team members are:
Alison Stump
Dawn Smith
Deb Coolidge
Peggy Silverblatt
Kathryn Keenon
Jessica Coletto
Renee Holm
Ivan Munoz
Cindy Haran
Michelle Hetrovicz
Your Tier 2 Core Team members are:
Deb Coolidge
Tammy Maxwell
Donna Kretsch
Sarah Nettis
Kathryn Keenon
Jackie Werderitch
Evaluations
Please send Michelle THREE google calendar invites for each of your formal observations: one preobservation date/time, one formal observation date/time, and one post observation date/time.
Tenured staff on the evaluation cycle will be observed formally at least once this year. Tenured teachers may request an additional formal observation if it is desired. At least one formal observation needs to be complete by March 1st. Summative evaluations for tenured staff need to be complete by May 1st.
Nontenured staff will be observed formally at least twice this year. If additional observations are necessary or desired, they may be conducted. The first formal observation needs to be completed by December 1st. The second formal observation needs to be completed by February 1st. Summative evaluations for nontenured staff will be complete by March 1st.
Informal observations will continue as well and will be used to complete the end of the year summative evaluation for all staff on the evaluation cycle.
Here is a document you could use to help plan your observations and lessons. **Make sure to create a copy before editing!!
Safety Inspection Guidelines
1. We can no longer use door stops for any reason. It is against fire code. Please remove and discard all door stops and wedges.
2. We need to make sure every office/classroom has at least one window that is uncovered, allowing for viewing inside the room. Please do not completely cover your windows.
3. In addition, please make sure that any items stored above cabinets do not come within 18 inches of the ceiling. The fire department and safety inspectors will yell at us! :)
Thanks!
Cleaning News
Thank you!
PTO THANK YOU
Good Morning,
We hope you will share our website information with all staff members and encourage them to sign up on the site to receive announcements, volunteer sign ups, etc!
Website - bighollowpto.com
Access Code: USAWNE
Here you will be able to access the student directory, pto and classroom sign-ups, online store, and access the calendar for all of our events.The PTO continues to bless us with amazing items for our school & students!
Most recently, PTO has agreed to donate $500 to our PBIS program.
In August, Ga-Ga Pits will be installed for both Primary and Elementary!
In addition, the PTO is taking the liberty of helping beautify our school by paying for quotes and murals to be painted in our school! There will be a quote by the gym that many of you have asked for, there will be a cafeteria "awning" painted above the cafeteria doors, and the student washrooms will be given some TLC. Be on the look out for these amazing additions to our learning environment! So exciting! If you see a PTO member, please stop them and SAY THANK YOU!!! :)
Check out the Big Hollow PTO website here: https://bighollowpto.ptboard.com/
Need mini-grant, classroom supply money, or grade level funds? (Remember:you need principal approval) Click here to fill out the forms.
Cindy Haran - President - cindyharan@bighollowpto.com
Communicates openly with the parents, administration, teachers, and community to create a strong, supportive PTO for Big Hollow.
Angie Vasey- Vice President of Events - angievasey@bighollowpto.com
Oversees the planning and execution of all events hosted by the Big Hollow PTO. These events include the Back to School Blast, the Children’s Resale, movie nights, Shop and Drop, Spaghetti Dinner, Glow Bingo, Color Run, and Golf Outing.
Chris Ledger- Vice President of Fundraising - chrisledger@bighollowpto.com
Organizes spirit wear, pizza and pie sales, sponsorships, restaurant nights, and any other task related directly to fundraising for the Big Hollow PTO and the students of Big Hollow schools.
Jean Hayes - Secretary - jeanhayes@bighollowpto.com
Creates agendas and takes minutes for all PTO meetings. Organizes all files, PTO calendars, and drives and maintains the website for the Big Hollow PTO. Oversees Big Hollow Book Fairs.
Wanda Martinez - Treasurer - wandamartinez@bighollowpto.com
Updates expenditures and income of the Big Hollow PTO. Maintains the PTO’s status as a 501c3 charity. Handles all banking responsibilities of the Big Hollow PTO.
Linda Merrill - District Liaison - lindamerrill@bighollow.us
Communicates between the teachers and the PTO to make sure the logistics of events coordinate with the plans of District 38.
Lisa Swiderski - Volunteer Coordinator - lisaswiderski@bighollow.us
Is the volunteer coordinator. She creates and manages the sign-ups, and she's the one you'll be looking for when you are volunteering.
ELA Curriculum/Resource Adoption & Balanced Literacy/Thinking Maps Roll Out
We know that many of you get together and plan over the summer and we wanted you to have these documents which include the Thinking Map roll-out as well as the Balanced Literacy time-frame. These documents will also be reviewed with you in August. Click here for the balanced literacy plan and click here for the Thinking Maps plan.
In addition, Schoolwide materials for reading and writing have been ordered. As much as we tried, we were not able to get all materials here before school ended. Once the supplies come in over the summer and we have logged them in, we will contact you to either come pick them up or possibly deliver them to your house.
The Open Court Phonics program has been chosen for adoption for 2nd grade. Materials have already begun arriving. More to come! :)
Professional development will be held at the beginning of the year to support you and get you started. PD for Schoolwide (reading and writing) will be held on Tuesday, August 21st and Open Court Phonics training for PreK-2 will be scheduled for early release on September 7th from 1:40-3:40 pm.
We hope that this will help you as you start to plan for our district-wide ELA and Thinking Maps roll-out.
Curriculum resources for next year
Although we will be using a balanced literacy model, I wanted to communicate clearly the required resources for next year.
ELA - Schoolwide Units (2nd grade to supplement with Open Court Phonics)
Social Studies- Schoolwide Units used to support Illinois Social Science State Standards
Math- Eureka Math resources
Science- Mystery Science, amongst others, as a resource to support Disciplinary Core Ideas (Illinois Science State Standards)
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING- Second STEP and Calm Classroom -
(Please review the SEL standards and performance descriptors here.) Each of you will have one day per week when you will only have PE as a special. I suggest scheduling your SEL lessons during those open days/times that you don't have a second special. Lessons for Second Step are 30-40 minutes and should be conducted once per week. You MAY group up with another class and conduct the lessons together. Materials are on order and the lessons are very easy to conduct! If you require assistance from Donna or Sarah, please schedule the lesson(s) with them in advance.
More information will be shared soon regarding required word work & word wall expectations/resources for next year.
Technology Help Desk Tickets
Send a help desk ticket in by clicking here
OR emailing:
Please include room number, times you're available, which building you work in, and your extension.
Thanks!
Maintenance Help Desk Tickets
You can also access the maintenance help desk ticketing system by using the www.bighollow.us website.
STEM Grant
ISTA, ICTM and ETA hand2mind have partnered again this year to offer 3 STEM awards worth $1500.00 each called: IL STEM Rising Star Award for promising teachers looking to implement STEM in their classrooms (that may not have the money or materials to currently do so). The description, criteria/requirements, reward for winners, timeline and link to the online application can be found at the website: hand2mind.com/Illinois-STEM-Award. Applications are due by September 7, 2018.
Details of the award (hand2mind.com/Illinois-STEM-Award)
· There will be 3 awards—1 primary grades (K–2), 1 intermediate grades (3–5), and 1 middle school (6–8).*
· Winners receive: $500 check, $1,000 STEM materials, complimentary registration for 2018 ISTA/ICTM conf., 1-year membership in ISTA or ICTM.
· Applicants must provide evidence of a plan to implement STEM/Engineering Design projects that go beyond normal classroom teaching.
· An emphasis is placed on plans that are innovative and that integrate multiple STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) areas.
· Judges will be looking for evidence of current teaching best practices that include hands-on learning, small group instruction, centers rotations, and overall student engagement.
· Requirements include: members of ISTA and/or ICTM, a current classroom teacher, description of current teaching practices, create a STEM implementation plan, resume, 1 letter of support
· Fill out the application online here. – DUE September 7th, 2018.
Birthdays
School Mission and Vision & School Improvement Days
Our executive summary and action plan connects to our vision and mission.
VISION:
OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A GROWTH-ORIENTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HIGHLY REGARDED FOR DEVELOPING WELL-ROUNDED AND EMPATHETIC LEARNERS.
MISSION:
"Our mission is to partner effectively with the community to empower students to reach their full physical, academic, social, and leadership potential."
Academic Learning Supports and Behavior Supports Forms
Click here to access the Academic Learning Supports Team request form.
Questions? Contact Sarah Nettis- sarahnettis@bighollow.us
Need behavioral help for a student?
Click here to access the Check-In/Check-Out request form.
Questions? Contact Jackie Werderitch - jackiewerderitch@bighollow.us
Cleaning Company Requests
Twitter & Social Media
Our PBIS Twitter account and School account are active and fun to check out! Go to @BigHollowSTARS and @Bighollowelem. The Elementary building also has an Instagram account- @Bighollowelementary and Facebook- www.facebook.com/bighollowelem
If you would like to add your Twitter handle and see others you can follow from our school, click here.
Save the Dates!
July 30-August 16- ELL Summer School
August 7 & 8- New Teacher Orientation
August 10- Edgenuity/Pathblazers online Math program training 9:00-11:30 am
August 20- Institute Day
August 20- Meet & Greet 4-6 pm
August 21- Institute Day (Schoolwide Training)
August 21- Swirl Cafe Food Truck visits @ 7 am - (this event is NOT school sponsored)
August 22- First Day of School
August 24- PTO Back to School Bash 5:00 pm
August 28- PTO No Cook Night 4 pm
August 28- 4th Grade Parent Volunteer Meeting 3:45 pm
August 29- 3rd Grade Parent Volunteer Meeting 3:45 pm
August 30- Elementary Curriculum Night 6-7:30 pm
September 4-28- NWEA/MAP TESTING IN COMPUTER LAB
September 4-28- AIMS PLUS TESTING
September 5 & 6- Partners for Results Training
September 7- Open Court Training for PreK-2 Teachers
September 14- PTO Trivia Night
September 19- ELL Curriculum Night 6-7 pm
September 22 - PTO and Big Hollow Family Reading Day
September 24- 28 -Book Fair
September 26- Book Fair Family Night/Reading Night Festival 5-8 pm
September 27-October 5- Read-a-thon
September 27- Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Grade level meetings with Barb
October 12- Fall Fest at the Nature Center
October 12 & 13- PTO Fall Resale
October 18- Earthquake Drill 10:18 am- The Great US Shakeout
October 20- Fox Lake Rotary Club Trivia Night 6 pm
October 23-31- Red Ribbon Week
October 25- Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Grade level meetings with Barb
October 26- PTO Day of the Dead Trunk or Treat 5:30 pm
October 31- Halloween Parties
November 8- Culver's PBIS Fundraiser
November 12-16 - Anti Bullying Week- "Choose respect" theme
November 15- ELL Parent Involvement Night 5-6 pm
December 5- PTO Pizza Throw Down
January 8-31- NWEA/MAP TESTING IN COMPUTER LAB
January 8-31- AIMS PLUS TESTING
January 14-18- No Name Calling Week
January 16-February 19- ACCESS TESTING for ELLs
January 17- PTO Glow Bingo
January 17- ELL Presentation for Parents 5-6 pm
January 25- Friday Night out for PBIS 3:30-5 pm
January 28- Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Grade level meetings with Barb
January 31- 4th Grade Open House Showcase
February 13- PTO Spaghetti Dinner & Trivia Night
February 14- Valentine's Day Parties
February 20- 3rd Grade Open House Showcase
February 25- Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Grade level meetings with Barb
March 2- PTO Mardi Gras Gala
March 7- ELL Make & Take Fun 5-6 pm
March 14- 2nd Grade Open House Showcase
March 21- PTO March Madness
March 26-April 2- Autism Awareness Week
April 2- Autism Awareness Day
April 11 & April 12- PTO Spring Resale
April 22- May 10 - NWEA/MAP TESTING IN COMPUTER LAB
April 22-May 10- AIMS PLUS TESTING
April 29- May 3- PTO Book Fair Coin War
May 6-10-Teacher Appreciation Week
May 6-10- Book Fair
May 8- Reading Night
May 9- Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Grade level meetings with Barb
May 16- District Cultural Fair 5-6 pm
May 30- PTO Last Day of School Party in the Parking Lot
Michelle Hetrovicz, Principal / Ivan Munoz, Assistant Principal
WE NOW HAVE A BIG HOLLOW ELEMENTARY INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK PAGE!!! Instagram- @bighollowelementary
Check us out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/bighollowelem
Follow Big Hollow Elementary on Twitter @bighollowelem and you can also follow me @MichelleHetro
Email: michellehetrovicz@bighollow.us
Website: www.bighollow.us
Location: 33315 North Fish Lake Road, Ingleside, IL, United States
Phone: 8477405321
Twitter: @Bighollowelem