Hammerschmidt's Happenings
December 10-14
Happy Friday WHS Staff!
Here is a short video to help us power through the hard and tiring days ahead.
Comiing Next Week:
Grade 5 Monologue presentations in the LRC, 9- 10:30 & 1:30- 3pm (LRC closed)
WHS PTA Meeting, 7 p.m., LRC
- AIMSWeb Testing in the LRC (see schedule below)
- D44 Strategic Planning Mtg at the AC, 8am- Noon
- D44 Science Fair Assembly
Coming the Following Week
- Grade 5 Field Trip to Garfield Conservatory 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.
- D44 Grade 4 & 5 Band/ Orchestra Winter Concert at GEHS, 7 p.m.
- WHS Staff Holiday Breakfast, 7:45- 8:15 a.m., LRC (see invite below)
- 9 a.m. - Star Constellations Lesson
- 10: a.m. - 11:00 a.m. PTA Classroom Parties
- 12:30- 1:15 p.m.- School-wide Habit 4 (Lesson will be provided)
- 1:15 p.m.- Student Dismissal
- 1:30- 3:15 p.m.- WHS Early Release, LRC
AIMS Web Benchmarking on Wednesday 12/10
All testing will be done in the LRC. The LRC will be closed on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. The computer lab will be open. When it is time to bring your class to the LRC, please make sure all students come with an independent reading book to read silently while they wait. We will NOT have parent volunteers. Classroom teachers please come at your scheduled time and direct students to open tables.
The schedule is below:
Science Fair Assembly-- Friday 12/14 at 10:30 a.m.
The D44 Science Fair Assembly will take place on Friday 12/14 from 10:30- 11:15 a.m. The assembly is all about "Air". Click on the link for more details.
SAVE THE DATE- WHS STAFF HOLIDAY BREAKFAST-- 12/20 7:45 a.m.
Important--- Please Read
Preview of Friday 12/21--
9:00 a.m.- Star Constellation Lesson- During this lesson, each student in your group will make a paper penguin. The lesson includes a video introduction, check it out below.
CLICK HERE for a Preview of the Star Constellation Lesson
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. - PTA Winter Classroom Parties- Your PTA room parent has been asked to reach out to you to share their plans for the party. Remember, our school parties will no longer involve food of any kind.
Click Here to see the memo that PTA Room Parents received
12:30- 1:15 p.m. - Schoolwide "Habit 4" Lesson: All classrooms will be participating in the same lesson. It will involve listening to the "Think Win-Win" story that has been recorded, then engaging in a school wide activity related to this habit. More details will be coming about this next week. The most important thing for you to know is that you will not need to plan or prepare anything.
Click Here to access the recorded story for Habit 4- Think Win- Win
1:15 p.m. - Students Dismissed - Early Release
1:30- 3:15 p.m.- WHS Early Release Day-- The purpose of this Early Release Day will be 2-fold. First, we will meet in our WHS ALL STAR Teams. Next, we will have the Grade 3 Showcase.
HELP NEEDED-- WHS TALENT SHOW 1/25/18!- IDEAS NEEDED!
The PTA has confirmed the WHS Talent Show for Friday, 1/25. This will come up quick after winter break.
If you have any ideas for a staff performance, please let me know! It would be great to have an idea generated BEFORE winter break so that we can prepare and rehearse once we return in January.
Sufia Haque
Family:
My family consists of me, my parents, my 3 sisters, 2 brother-in-laws, a niece,and a nephew who are 3 and 2 years old.
Sufia's Summer Success:
Starting my days earlier in the mornings!
College
I changed my name when I was 8 years old
Highlight REQUEST From the Starcast Crew
All Star Learning and Leading Quote of the Week:
Tweet of the Week:
Staff Resources:
20 Observable Characteristics of Good Teaching
50 Things You Can Say To Encourage A Child
WHS All Star Staff Award-- NEW RECOGNITION PROCESS
Contact Me Anytime!
Email: ddanielski@sd44.org
Website: http://wh.sd44.org/
Location: Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School, Hammerschmidt Avenue, Lombard, IL, United States
Phone: 630-677-8457
Twitter: @ddanielski