Hammerschmidt's Happenings
August 21-25th
Hello Hammerschmidt Staff!
Thank you all for making it a great first week of school! It is hard to believe that it is August 18th, and we have already completed our first week of school! Below you will find the second installment of the weekly Hammerschmidt Happenings Staff Newsletter!
Dates to Note:
- Monday, 8/21- All School Assembly- 9:00 a.m. in the GYM. The assembly will cover the theme for the year, prize buckets, student recognition, and preview the station rotation for Friday. Safety protocols for our Eclipse viewing will also be shared. This assembly should be approximately 30 minutes.
- Tuesday, 8/22- The first WHS PTA Meeting will be on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in our LRC. Please consider signing up for a PTA meeting by CLICKING HERE!
- Wednesday, 8/23- Our WHS Fall Curriculum Night will take place at Wednesday evening. The schedule will be as follows:
6:00- 6:45 p.m.- Kdg. and Grade 1 Classroom Presentations
6:45- 7:00 p.m.- WHS PTA Introduction
7:00- 7:10 p.m.- Welcoming Remarks from Mr. Danielski
7: 15- 7:45 p.m.- Grade 2-5 Classroom Session 1
7:50- 8:20 p.m.- Grade 2-5 Classroom Session 2
- Friday, 8/25- PBIS Station Rotation, 8:45- 10:30 a.m.
WHS Staff Spotlight:
One of her current favorite songs is "Speak to a Girl" by Faith Hill and Tim McGraw. Click on the song title to have a listen!
Among her favorite foods is... cheesecake!
A favorite movie of Annie's is "The Sound of Music".
Annie has been inspired by her mother who was always helping others, and who was also was a teacher.
This is a very special year for Annie scully because she will retiring at the end of this school year. I know you will all join me in helping to make sure that Annie Scully has an amazing finale to her successful career at WHS!
Learning and Leading Like CHAMPIONS- Quote of the Week
Weekly Tech Tidbit:
District 44 App Cheat Sheet for Teachers
https://docs.google.com/a/sd44.org/document/d/1WXFNH43mp_iVlyIwrzRbLD5Gg26-p_tnmWsF-Vnq59o/copy
This 3 page document lists programs used at D44 as well as instructions to help you integrate them into your classroom. Let me know if you have any questions or need help getting these programs up and running in your classroom. The link will prompt you to make a copy. I also put a copy in the WHS staff folder in the D44 portal.
A note from Morgan D., our ITC:
I just wanted to send a huge shoutout to all the teachers for being so flexible this first week of school. There were many technology challenges and you all were rock stars when it came to computers not logging in, SmartBoard issues and Internet problems!!
What is your hope for the 2017-18 School Year?
Snapshots From This Week:
4th Grade Hallway
Um.... you have some explaining to do!
Legos and Robots!
Rachel and Morgan are working hard to dominate the "spinner" challenge during our Institute Day training.
Kindergarten Anticipation
And here is where it all begins for our WHS students!
Staff Shout Outs!
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