Hiawatha Elementary
Week of November 17th
5 Essentials Survey
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What is your child learning in Quarter 2?
Kindergarten
In reading, your kindergarteners will write labels, make pattern books with simple sight words and repetitive patterns, record sounds using their alphabet chart to write simple words, show one to one correspondence understanding, and start exploring sight words.
Please click on this link to see the unit overview for math.
1st grade
In reading, your first graders will start with a unit on the skills they need to be Word Detectives while reading. This will help them decode new words with accuracy while reading. They will then be exploring nonfiction books, with a focus on main topic, key details, and text features.
Please click on this link to see the unit overview for math.
2nd grade
In reading, your second graders will be reading nonfiction texts. They will ask and answer questions while reading the text, identify the main topic, and identify and use nonfiction text features. In writing, they will write informational chapter books and lab reports. In science, they will look at habitats and how plants and animals are dependent on each other in a habitat.
Please click on this link to see the unit overview for math.
3rd grade
In reading, your third graders dive into informational reading this quarter. The focus will be on finding the main idea and key details of a text, utilizing text features to deepen comprehension, developing vocabulary strategies for content specific words, and a beginning look at text structures. In writing, they will also be exploring informational writing where they write nonfiction articles and one sheets about topics they can teach others about.
Please click on this link to see the unit overview for math.
4th grade
In reading, your fourth graders will be exploring informational texts, mostly about natural disasters. They will be reading multiple sources, finding main ideas, thinking about text structures, and using text features and visuals to deepen their understanding before teaching others what they know.
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5th grade
In reading, your fifth graders will be moving to nonfiction, and with use the science topic of Earth's Major Systems and research, find main ideas, consider text structures and their impact on the text, and summarize and draw on information across multiple sources while they research. Their writing will mirror their reading, where they consider all those skills in their attempts to write their own complex informational texts.
Please click on this link to see the unit overview for math.
After School Clubs
Boys Basketball
Monday, 11/18 3:00-4:00 pm
Tuesday, 11/19 3:30 Game @ Pershing
Wednesday, 11/20 3:30 Game @ Emerson
Art Club
Tuesday, 11/19 3:00-4:15 pm
Thursday, 11/21 3:00-4:15 pm
OAV
Tuesday, 11/19 3:00-4:15 pm
Make a Mess Club
Tuesday, 11/19 3:00-4:10 pm
iSWAT
Wednesday, 11/20 3:00-4:00 pm
STEAM Exploration
Tuesday, 11/19 3:00-4:15 pm
Origami
Tuesday, 11/19 3:00-4:30 pm
Thursday, 11/21 3:00-4:30 pm
Accelerated Club
Friday, 11/22 7:25 am
Morning Drop Off
Student Illness
Children with symptoms of illness are not in the best frame of mind for learning. Remember your child’s illness has an impact on all students learning.
Please do not send a child to school if any of the following are present:
● Constant coughing
● Vomiting
● Temperature of 100 or higher
● Diarrhea
● Rashes or any scratching for unknown reasons, with or without fever
● Red watery eyes that were crusted shut upon awakening
Continue to keep your child home after an elevated temperature until he/she has a normal temperature for 24 hours without the use of anti-fever medication. Please do not call your child’s school requesting that your child stay indoors at lunch/recess. In cases of inclement weather all the children will stay indoors. If your child is too sick to go outdoors, the school requires a physician’s note. In order to be excused from P.E./gym, a physician's note is required.
Student Lunches
Thank you!
Birthday Celebrations & Treats
The following practices remain in place this year regarding treats in school. Your cooperation will help ensure a safe and healthy environment for all children.
Edible birthday treats are not permitted at school. This policy expands the district's wellness program to promote student health and wellness. If treats are sent in, they will not be distributed.
Please know that each grade level has a unique way of making your child feel special on his or her birthday. Birthdays will also be recognized during the morning announcements for all students. We will continue to provide numerous opportunities for positive social experiences and celebrations throughout our curriculum and PBIS Program.
Dismissal Procedures
- Students will be dismissed at 3:00 p.m. to the same classroom lines they line up at in the morning.
- If your child is attending the YMCA Aftercare or the Berwyn Rec Aftercare, they will line up in our building to be dismissed to the staff members of the aftercare.
- If you are picking up your child by car, please read carefully the directions for Parent Pick Up. Your child will be dismissed from the door on East Ave labeled 7W (closest to East Ave and 26th Street). You can pull up and stop to pick up your child. You may NOT park in this area, if your child is NOT outside you will need to circle around the block. We appreciate your attention to this in order to keep traffic moving and keep our students safe.
Hiawatha Elementary
Email: jmeyer@bsd100.org
Website: hiawatha.bsd100.org
Location: 6539 W 26th St, Berwyn, IL, United States
Phone: (708)795-2327
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hiawatha-School/111901462228001
Twitter: @HiawathaSchool