Dear Hubbard Woods Families,
I hope many of you were able to join us last week at the District's Hour of Code event. Thank you to Crow Island for hosting, the Winnetka Public Schools Foundation, our amazing RC director, Liz Delzell, as well as District technology staff for helping make this event a success.
Please remember that third grade has organized a collection for Cradles to Crayons. They are collecting
new or gently used
clothing, nursery items, coats, shoes, toys, and books. They will only accept
new
socks, pajamas, underwear, baby hygiene items, art supplies, and school supplies. Thank you for helping our students support others!
Have a wonderful week!
From the Elementary Principals
Throughout the year, we explore the different roles that facilitators play in our District within our newsletters. Each elementary school enjoys the benefit of having science, literacy, and math facilitators as well as a technology integration specialist. These individuals are essential for our acquisition of best practices in their respective fields. This week we hear from our science facilitators (Jean Bierner - HW, CI, Jen Parkinson- GR).
The mission of our D36 science program is "to foster children's curiosity in the world around them and empower them with the knowledge needed to interact with the world as scientists and engineers. Our students are encouraged to pose questions, investigate solutions, and justify their thinking. Children will collaborate with each other, engage in scientific and engineering practices, persevere, and creatively investigate phenomena and solve problems."
We have long believed that this is what good science education looks like and it fits perfectly with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) adopted by Illinois in 2014.
NGSS
integrate three dimensions of scientific thinking:
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Disciplinary Core Ideas (focused science content)
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Science and Engineering Practices (how science and engineering are conducted in the real world, such as through planning and carrying out investigations or solving problems through design)
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Crosscutting Concepts (science ideas, like
cause and effect
, that permeate all the sciences)
Through firsthand investigative experiences in our curriculum, students
are challenged with scientific and engineering tasks that apply to the world they live in. Our hope is that these tasks will draw on children's motivation to engage with their surroundings and inspire lifelong learning.
As Science Facilitators, we collaborate with teachers, offering in-the-moment professional development and curricular support in the areas of science and engineering. We assist classroom teachers and provide strategies, skills, tools, techniques, and capacity to effectively teach science to all students. Shadow us for a day and you might find us co-teaching in a classroom to model instructional practices, discussing upcoming curriculum and practices during CLT (Collaborative Learning Team) meetings, gathering and preparing materials, keeping live organisms healthy, developing learning plans for individual investigations, searching for supplemental materials to enhance a unit of study, assisting with engineering design challenges, and working with other facilitators and RC/STEAM Lab staff to encourage cross-curricular projects to integrate science and engineering. Each day brings joy and new challenges as we help teachers lead their students in acquiring new skills, knowledge or understanding in science and engineering.
Have a wonderful week!
Fondly,
Beth Carmody, HW Principal
Julie Pfeffer, CI Principal
Joshua Swanner, Greeley Principal
District News
Online Pre-Registration Open for Kindergarten & New Students for the 2020-2021 School Year
Pre-registration for Kindergarten and students new to The Winnetka Public Schools in 2020-2021 is now open on the District website and via
https://secure.infosnap.com/family/gosnap.aspx?action=21104&culture=en.
Children who will be five-years-old on or before September 1, 2020, are eligible to enroll.
The new student registration process is completed in three steps:
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Complete new student pre-registration forms online beginning December 6, 2019.
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Provide proof of residency.
Click here
to view the list of documents that will meet these requirements. For your convenience residency documents may be uploaded during online registration.
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Visit the District Office to provide a certified copy of your child(ren)'s birth certificate and a parent photo ID and complete the paper portion of registration.
Children will not be considered enrolled until both the online and paper portion of registration has been complete and residency documentation is verified. If you have any questions, please contact the District Office at 847-446-9400.
Recommendation Form Protocol
Throughout the school year, our teachers and administrators may be asked to complete a recommendation form for families considering private schools or summer programs. As each institution's forms vary in the nature of information requested, we have moved to a common form that our Winnetka teachers and administrators will complete for submission to any authorized outside educational institution. Upon request for a feedback form, Winnetka staff will respond within ten business days. In the interest of maintaining appropriate confidentiality and consistency, our District employees will only complete this form, which may be attached to a student's application to any outside educational institution. You may find the form by
clicking here
.
Family Action Network
Family Action Network (FAN) is a 501(c)(3) organization that curates a high-quality speaker series each academic year. All FAN programs are free and open to the public. To view a calendar of upcoming events, visit the FAN website:
https://www.familyactionnetwork.net/.
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Wednesday, December 18
Winter Sing!
9:00am-Last names A-G
10:15am-Last names H-M
1:30pm-Last names N-Z
Friday, December 20
Winter Break Begins
Pajama Day
Monday, January 6
School resumes
Friday, January 10
Spirit Day
Thursday, January 16
MLK Day of Service
Friday, January 17
No School Teacher Institute Day
Monday, January 20
No School -MLK Day
Friday, January 24
PTO Parent Party
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The Winnetka Public Schools community empowers every student to flourish in an innovative, experiential environment. We support and challenge all learners to actively engage in continual growth and achievement to make a meaningful difference in the world.
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