October 15, 2021

HCS Parent Newsletter for 10.15.21

PRINCIPAL NEWS…

We are excited to share our October Community Meeting topic of Mindset and Goals.  Your child(ren) will learn about a growth mindset and goal setting.  As students learn about goal setting, they will be capturing their goals on their Trimester Reflection. BPS will be continuing to use the same model of the Trimester Reflection as implemented in February of 2021.

The BPS Trimester Reflection will be shared with you at the end of each trimester.   The Trimester Reflection includes student goal setting, self-reflection on learning behaviors, and an academic overview with teacher comments.  You will receive additional information about how to access the Trimester Reflection in November.  We cannot wait for your child to share ways they have learned to demonstrate a growth mindset and believe that they can learn to do hard things.

Thank you to our wonderful volunteers (Lindsey W., Ashley M., Lisa H., and Erin M.) who helped with picture day this past Thursday.  With all of your help and support, we made this experience successful, decreasing the impact upon instructional time.  Thank you Amber W. for coming into our building and conducting an educational experience pertaining to bees for all of our second grade classrooms.  We really appreciate the flexibility to conduct multiple sessions so we can continue to maintain the appropriate COVID mitigation procedures.  If you are interested in volunteering, but have any questions, please feel free to reach out to PTO or contact the school directly.  Thank you to all the families who participated in Parent/Teacher conferences, we had another year of high participation!  Please remember, conferences are only a one time thing, but the conversations and communications between home and school are continual.

There are still amazing opportunities to work for H.C. Storm or Batavia Public Schools.  Specifically at Storm we are looking for campus monitors and substitute teachers.  Please feel free to review all of these wonderful opportunities on the BPS website!  Also, the District/School websites have a new language feature, where the information is able to be translated into multiple languages.  Feel free to check it out, it is located on the upper right side of the screen – select language.

Boletín completo En Espanol. 

 

Important Dates:

 

  • Friday, October 22nd – PTO Outdoor Movie Night
  • Tuesday, October 26th – Bilingual (EL) Parent Advisory Committee virtual meeting

HC Storm Shares:

  • Still want to order pictures online for Fall Picture Day? Here is the website: https://shop.hrimaging.com/pws/orghome.aspx?oid=8661
    • Then Click Order Pictures, Select Our Picture Day Date (October 14)
    • Enter Student Name, Last Name and First Name
    • This must be done for each student.

  • Celebrate your child’s birthday. By reading to your child from birth, you have already created a strong connection with your child to literature. You can continue to encourage your child’s habit of reading in many ways. One way is for them to take pride in donating a book to the library for other children to enjoy. A form went home that describes the birthday book donation program. If you have misplaced the form or need another, please print this form and return it if you would like your child to participate in the program.

 

  • Don’t forget! Parents, PLEASE make sure your child has an extra set of clothes left at school in the event of accidents, spills, etc. Put the extra clothes in a baggie with your child’s name. Thank you!

 

  • Veterans’ Day Assembly is Virtual this year. Click here for all the information pertaining to this special event. Pictures or names of veterans need to be emailed to Laura Bankemper by November 1st.
  • Backpack Mail (Reminder). Check out future activities HERE.

PTO Shares:

  • HCStorm at the Movies! Click here for all the details.

 

  • Tamale Fundraiser! Click here to order your very own Tamales! Email your order by 10/22 and pick them up 11/5.
  • Want to volunteer for the various PTO activities? Click here for the sign up and more information.
  • Box Tops Fundraiser. PTO is excited to offer new prizes for scanning receipts so keep an eye out!!  Make sure to give credit to your student before you submit your receipt. Still unsure of how to do that? See videos below:

 

 

  • Save the dates:
  • Fall Picture Retakes: November 16th from 10:30am-1:30pm
  • Spring Picture Day: March 10th from 9:15am-1:30pm

 

  • The Giving Tree is back again virtually for the 2021/2022 school year! We continue to appreciate all the extra work our teachers are doing yet again in an atypical school year and want to offer parents the opportunity to provide any classroom items that you may need. We also want to acknowledge that with the school supplies being a bit different this year, you may already be seeing items your classroom needs more immediately. Parents have the chance to fulfill any of the items to be dropped off at HC Storm or can send them to school with their child. We will be including the Giving Tree link in the PTO weekly emails starting next week. Email Katie Kramer at  klicciardi@gmail.com with the subject Giving Tree.
  • Please make sure to follow us on Facebook for the most up to date information: What’s Happening at HC Storm Elementary: PTO Updates.  This will be the best way for remote learners to connect with Storm for the time being while email lists are sorted out through the district.

Other Important Information:

  • Bulldog Nation Alumni & Friends. The Batavia Foundation for Educational Excellence invites you to join Bulldog Nation Alumni & Friends today! Whether you’re an alumnus, supporter or community member, joining Bulldog Nation Alumni & Friends is a way to get you plugged in to your alma mater and the Batavia Public Schools family. Bulldog Nation Alumni & Friends is an online community where you can stay connected and receive regular updates and articles, along with a wide range of information on special events, mentoring, and volunteer opportunities. There’s also an alumni directory where you can submit your name and connect with old friends and classmates. Join for free compliments of the Batavia Foundation for Educational Excellence and Batavia Public Schools. Thank you for being such an important part of what makes our school district and community so great. Visit https://bulldogalumni.nationbuilder.com/
  • The Batavia Music Buffs is a booster organization supporting music in all of Batavia’s public schools from elementary to middle and high school. Fall is our membership drive time, and we’d like to invite you to become a member today. Anyone can be a member – parent, past student, grandparents, faculty, staff, friends, etc. Being a member simply means that you are financially helping to bridge the funding gap that exists in the district for music. Based upon the membership tier you select you may be eligible for some fun swag! Visit our website to join www.bataviamusicbuffs.org/membership and/or to get one of our awesome new metal yard signs www.bataviamusicbuffs.org/shop.
  • Batavia Parent Special Needs Network (BSPN) to Host “Meet the Administrators” Event

The vision of BSPN is to create a support network for families in order to share resources and information, provide mentoring, and increase disability awareness in our schools and community.  Their first event is scheduled for Wednesday, October 27th, Meet the Administrators.

  • More Incentive to Become a Substitute Teacher. At the September Board of Education Meeting, the Board approved a pay increase for all substitute teaching positions. We have multiple jobs posted including openings for substitute teachers. More information can be found HERE.

 

  • 2-1-1 Information/Referral Hotline Now Available in Kane County. Just like you dial 9-1-1 for emergencies, you can now call “2-1-1” in Kane County and be connected to a live specialist, any time of the day or night, to assist you with your human service and resource needs.  Read more >