Item Newsletter, Issue #1, August 21, 2022 |
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Let the countdown begin!
We are only a couple days away from the start of the 2022-23 school year! Our school is buzzing with activity and preparations to welcome students back to school on Wednesday!
There is a lot happening this week, so please read this email in its entirety. As always, please reach out with any questions. Note - if you ordered Pizza Fun Lunch before Saturday (8/20) morning, please try again, as additional dates have been added. There should be 17 Pizza Fun Lunch dates.
We wish you a smooth week ahead and look forward to seeing you in the coming days!
Hubbard Woods School PTO
* If you would like another email address added to our PTO email distribution list, please email us at hwitemeditor@gmail.com.
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Back-to-School Schedule
Grades K-4 - SHORTENED FIRST DAY
Wednesday, August 24
Doors Open 8:30AM - 11:20AM
Regular School Hours will begin on Thursday, August 25. The schedule is as follows:
Kindergarten:
Monday - Early Release Day
8:37AM - 2:10PM
2:10PM - 2:45PM Mondays (Stay and Play hours for families that have enrolled)
Tuesdays through Fridays:
8:37AM - 2:10PM
2:10PM - 3:15PM (Stay and Play hours for families that have enrolled)
Grades 1-4:
Monday - Early Release Day
8:37AM - 2:45PM
Tuesdays through Fridays:
8:37AM - 3:15PM
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It's Not Too Late to make your Back to School Payments!
The deadline to pay for School Supplies, Yearbooks, and Teacher/Staff Gifts is September 3! See the Hubbard Woods PTO Website for detailed information about each Back to School purchase and to make payments.
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Smile for the First Day of School!
Yearbook will be outside photographing on the first day of school! If you are interested in joining us as your child’s classroom photographer, please let your room parent know! Classroom photographers simply snap photos during regularly scheduled visits to school and submit them to Yearbook. It is a fun way to make and preserve memories for your child’s class!
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Kindergarten Popsicle Play Date
Sunday, August 21
3:00 - 4:00PM
New Family/Buddy Family Popsicle Play Date
Tuesday, August 23
10:00-10:45 AM
Teacher Meet and Greets Tuesday, August 23
10:45-11:30AM
First Day of School, 1/2 Day
Wednesday, August 24
Dismissal at 11:20AM
Parent Welcome Coffee
Wednesday, August 24
8:30-9:30AM
First Full Day of School
Thursday, August 25 8:37AM-3:15PM
First Pizza Fun Lunch and Spirit Day
Friday, September 2
No School - Labor Day
Monday, September 5
No School - Rosh Hashanah
Monday, September 26
No School - Yom Kippur
Wednesday, October 5
Hubbard Woods Parent and Staff Party
Friday, October 7
1/2 Day - Conferences
Thursday, October 13
No School - Conferences
Friday, October 14
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Don't Miss these fun Back to School events with the PTO!
Be sure to pop in for these fun opportunities to meet other HWS parents and celebrate the start of a new school year!
The Kindergarten Popsicle Play Date, for all incoming Kindergarteners, is on Sunday, August 21, from 3:00 - 4:00 PM, at the Hubbard Woods School Playground. Come to explore the playground and meet your new classmates!
The New Family Popsicle Play Date, for all new families and their Buddy families, is on Tuesday, August 23, from 10:00-10:45 AM, at the Hubbard Woods School Playground. Meet at the playground for popsicles and fun before the teacher Meet and Greets!
Join the PTO for a Back to School Parent Coffee on Wednesday, August 24 from 8:30-9:30 AM. After seeing the children off on their first day, you are invited to enjoy a cup of coffee and a chance to say hello to other HW parents. Meet at the tables at Mann Park (the triangle park across from the school.)
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Register NOW for the Fall Session of Chess-Ed’s Chess Enrichment Program!
Registration for the Fall after-school chess program is underway! The 12-week program takes place on Wednesdays from 3:15-4:15PM and runs from 9/21/22 to 12/21/22. The chess program is taught by Chess-Ed instructors and is open to all Hubbard Woods students and all chess abilities.
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Register NOW for Amazing Minds Enrichment Program!
Calling all 1st and 2nd Graders! Amazing Minds is an afterschool activity on Thursdays that is back at HWS! Registration deadline is August 26. Fall session dates are Thursdays, September 1 - November 17 (no class 10/13) from 3:15 - 4:15PM.
See the FLYER for details about the program.
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Register NOW for Taekwondo After School Fall 2022 at Hubbard Woods Elementary!
Register NOW for the Fall Session, a 9-week program which takes place at the HW auditorium on Tuesdays from 3:15-4:00PM and runs September 6 - November 15, 2022. No classes (11/1 & 8). Real Wood Board breaking experience included at the end of the program (if student prefers). Limited to the first 20 students registered.
The program is taught by Master Fernando and Master Mary Ann from Agbon Martial Arts, Wilmette and is open to all HW students (grades K-4) of all belts (beginners included, no prior experience necessary). To register please email agbonmartialarts@gmail.com. For more information about the program, please see the FLYER.
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Register NOW for Hip Hop Dance on Mondays!
Does your child love to dance? Chicago Loves Dance is proud to bring the art of dance directly to Hubbard Woods! The program is taught by Chicago Loves Dance Instructors and is open to students in Kindergarten through 4th grade. For more information, please see the FLYER.
Class runs Mondays from 2:45 - 3:45PM starting Monday, September 12 through November 14. *Note no class on 9/26.
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School Directory Information
Wondering about how you can get contact info for your child's classroom families or D36 families? There is one D36 online directory for all District 36 schools.
Your access will be available in mid to late September -- watch for updates and instructions! Until the new directory is updated, last year's information will be in Directory Spot.
Due to parent privacy rules, the PTO (including room parents) cannot share class lists or parent information prior to the directory being made available.
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Next D36 School Board Meeting:
Tuesday, 9/20, at 7:15 PM at the Carleton Washburne Resource Center
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Marlas Brown Bag Lunch
We have a new lunch provider this year, Marlas Brown Bag Lunch! Click here for a flyer on registering and ordering. Ordering is now open for lunch deliveries beginning August 29.
The deadline to add, change or cancel lunches is 12PM each Wednesday for the following week.
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The first Pizza Fun Lunch will be on Friday, September 2. Pizza Fun Lunch is a PTO fundraiser that allows students to enjoy Domino's cheese pizza and a side on select Fridays throughout the school year. Pizza Fun Lunch ordering will be streamlined through Marlas Brown Bag Lunch website! Click here to go to the Marlas website, sign in or create an account and click on the button to order Pizza Fun Lunches! Don't forget to click the star in the bottom right corner to apply to future orders so you don't miss a Pizza Fun Lunch!
*If you ordered Pizza Fun Lunch before Saturday (8/20) morning, please try again, as additional dates have been added. There should be 17 PFL dates.
Wednesday, August 24 at 12PM is the deadline to order in time for the first Pizza Fun Lunch on Friday, September 2!
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Hubbard Woods Spirit Day!
We have a new spirit wear vendor this year, 1st place Spiritwear. You can purchase merchandise any time throughout the year and have your items shipped directly to your home. 1st place Spiritwear is having a back-to-school sale now through September 7 - 30% off all merchandise, no code needed. Click here to visit the Hubbard Woods online store. The first Hubbard Woods Spirit Day is Friday, September 2! Spirit Day is the first Friday of every month, and an opportunity for students and staff to rock their Hubbard Woods pride by wearing the school colors of blue and white, or their Hubbard Woods spirit wear!
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SAVE THE DATE!!
Mark your Calendars for the Hubbard Woods Parent & Staff Party on Friday, October 7. More details to follow!
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Rah, Rah, Rah For Our Volunteers!
A huge thank you to all the families who cared for Aunt Ruth's Garden this summer. Take a look at the bountiful harvest when you are at the school this week!
Many thanks to the volunteers who supported the Kindergarten Connection and the parents and students who volunteered to serve as tour guides for new families. Our new families appreciated the opportunity to see Hubbard Woods on the inside!
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You can also reach out to:
President - Anne Babick
Vice President - Jessalyn Garvey
To learn more about the Central PTO, which supports all three elementary schools and Skokie-Washburne,
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