HCS Parent Newsletter for 2.24.23
Principal News…
We will continue with weekly Messengers on Fridays throughout the school year. All school messengers can also be found and translated into over 125 languages on our News Wall.
Continuaremos con Mensajeros semanales los viernes durante todo el año escolar. Todos los mensajeros escolares también se pueden encontrar y traducir a más de 125 idiomas en nuestro muro de noticias.
Welcome back from a nice long weekend and a reminder that we will not have student attendance on Friday March 3rd due to County Institute Day. With the four day weeks, teachers have been packing in a lot and the students are responding well to the high expectations. We have one more trimester for this school year and we are pleased to announce that HC Storm has partnered with the Chicago Steel, not only for the Spring Read with Rusty Program, but to bring in some players and coaches to conduct a character assembly for all of our students on March 6th. With this partnership, each of the students will receive a complimentary game ticket for March 18th. Students will bring the paperwork home and families can follow all of the steps to receive the complementary student ticket and enjoy a Chicago Steel game. We hope the character assembly will align nicely with our 4 B’s (Be respectful, responsible, safe and kind) and will extend well beyond our school walls into the community.
It is nice to be back in the building and having all of the students create well wishes / get well cards; such an amazing way to return after all of last week. Thank you to all of the families for your kind words as I begin this healing journey and for your extreme patience in my delayed responses to all of the emails / phone calls I had to put on pause.
We have an opening for a campus monitor – lunch supervisor position. If you are interested in learning more, please feel free to contact the main office or look at bps101.net for the application information, located under the Human Resource Link. The hours are 11:10-1:30 each day of the school week; it really is a great way to see the inner-workings of our school and spend some extra time with your child(ren).
2023 Illinois Parent Survey: Currently we have 14%, so thank you to those who have taken the time to complete the survey. The 5Essentials Survey identifies five indicators that lead to improved outcomes for all students, including improved attendance and larger test score gains (ISBE 5Essentials Survey Info). The survey is completely optional and anonymous, but we always like to get our parent perspective and require a minimum of 20% parent responses for the report to generate. The survey is now open and will close on March 31st, 2023.
Link to survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
Important Dates:
- 2022-2023 Theme: WE BELONG HERE!
- No School Friday March 3rd – County Institute Day for Staff.
- Spring Pictures, Thursday March 9th.
- Tuesday, March 14th-Fernando’s Street Kitchen Fundraiser, 11am-2pm & 4-8pm.
- Monday, April 17th-Chicken Salad Chick Fundraiser, 4-8pm.
- 2022-23 School Year Information. For updated information on the 2022-23 school year, please click HERE.
HC Storm Shares:
- A friendly reminder from the nurse to please think about keeping your child home if they have a persistent cough that could potentially be distracting to their learning and their peers. Also to eliminate the spread of germs, please remind your child(ren) to cough into their elbow.
- The school store is open! Please fill out the order form linked here and return all cash in a ziplock bag stapled to your order form. Thank you from HCS Student Council.
- Green Team Plastic Bag Challenge is going strong! There are three bins located at the front of the school – 1 in front of the school outside and 2 in the school. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP WITH THIS!
- All plastic must be clean, dry and free of food residue.
- Recycle Beyond the Bag with the GreenTeam. The school who produces the most plastics will win a Trex recyclable bench!
- Follow us on Twitter: @HCSBatavia
- Drop Off/Pick Up Procedures Reminder
- Restaurant Fundraiser Days:
- Tuesday, March 14th, Fernando’s Street Kitchen from 11am-2pm & 4-8pm.
- Monday, April 17th, Chicken Salad Chick from 4-8pm.
- Save the date! HCStorm at the Kane County Cougars on Sunday, May 21st from 1:00-5:00pm. The HCS Chorus will sing the National Anthem.
- Want to join the PTO Board? Four positions will be open for the 2023/24 school year: VP Executive Committees, VP Ways & Means, VP Special Events and Secretary. Questions? Email Ashley Murtaugh at ashleymurtaugh@gmail.com or click here for the PTO Facebook page.
- Send Us Your Snaps for the Yearbook! Please send photos from events like the first day of school, Halloween, Movie Night, walk/bike to school day to hcstormyearbookphotos@gmail.com
- Yearbooks will be available at the end of the school year. Families can either order early online or we submit a paper order form in the spring. (Due date for orders is TBA.)
- 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:
- Nursing Staff Needed. Do you or someone you know have a nursing degree and are ready for a change? If so, we have an amazing opportunity for you to join our health services team at Batavia Public Schools and help shape students’ futures. You would be helping students stay healthy and safe and achieve greatness at school. We have openings at the elementary and high school levels. Please check our Human Resources page if you are interested in this or any of our open positions.
- 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 >
- Social Emotional Resource: BPS101 student services staff have put together a Virtual Calming Room containing tools and strategies to help students manage emotions and feelings in productive ways.There are resources for all ages.