Volume XLII, Issue 1 November 2014

H I A W A T H A D I S T R I C T B U L L E T I N

We have had a smooth start this school year! Things are going well and fall activities are well

underway. Please take advantage of the opportunities to join us for sports and cultural experi-ences during the school year. We love to see community members at our activities.

I hope you have had the opportunity to take a look at the new website. We welcome any ideas

for information you would like to see included so that it can be easily accessed. We have tried to put as much publicly available information on the website as possible in a user-friendly for-

mat. This will be taking the place of a monthly newsletter. We are going to try a quarterly newsletter and then re-evaluate the need going forward. We appreciate any feedback you’d like

to send us. The new website address is www.hiawatha426.org. Please take a look when you

get some free time.

Teachers are currently working to align our curriculum to the new Common Core Standards.

They are designed to teach students how to access and apply information, rather than memo-

rize. The changing needs of today’s workplace require a much different set of skills than we needed going out into the workplace. I am hoping this effort allows our students to leave our

doors prepared to compete in the global workplace in which we now live. We will be posting information on the website over the year so please take a look as we move towards the admin-

istration of the new PARCC assessments in the spring.

Students have been busy preparing for the format of the new online assessments that are be-ing given in place of ISAT and PSAE. The new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for Col-

lege and Careers is designed to assess the readiness of students to perform adequately to pass

a beginning level class in either a 2 or 4 year college or some kind of technical training pro-gram. It is an exciting time to be in education and we are committed to preparing our students

to compete with anyone, whether from another district, state, or country.

Please take time this month to thank a board member for the hard work they do in creating the structure within which our schools are operating. Board members are responsible for making

policy and ensuring that it is carried out with fidelity. The Illinois Association of School Boards has initiated a program this year to recognize the challenge that school board membership can

be. This year, they have designated November 15 as school board member’s day across the

state. The initiative, called Stand Up for Public Schools, is an effort to showcase the great job that is being done in our public schools. Popular media is fond of criticizing us and this may

well show people that there is another side to the story.

Finally, you may have heard or be hearing about Senate Bill 16 in the news. This bill is de-signed to shift funds from property rich school districts to property poor school districts in Illi-

nois. While the funding formula is in dire need of review, this is not a solution that works well for most districts. We would see an increase on paper but there are components in the bill that

would take back some of the increase by cutting other funding. I am hoping that the legislature

takes a look at the overall effects before passing this during the lame duck session after next week’s election. If you would like more information, just search for Senate Bill 16 on the Inter-

net.

Sincerely,

Dr. Sarah A. Willey

S U P E R I N T E N D E N T ’ S M E S S A G E

Karen Keneway karen.keneway@hiawatha426.org

815.522.2669

I n s i d e t h i s I s s u e

BULLETIN EDITOR &

PRODUCTION

• PBIS Goals Met Page 2

• 2nd Grade Grant Page 2

• Tech Club News Page 2

• JH Student of the Month Page 3

• HS Honor Roll Page 3

• EL/JH Honor Roll Page 4

• “Snow Day” Info Page 4

• Notes from the Nurse Page 4

• FFA/Grain Show Page 5

• HS Counselor’s Corner Page 5

• Thank a Board Member Page 6 • Diversity University Page 6

• Veteran’s Day Page 7

• 1st Grade Field Trip Page 7

• HS Student of the Month Page 7

Next issue: February 2015

Hiawatha students have met their PBIS 1st Quarter Goals! As acknowledgment of their good choices, students participated in an assembly on Friday, October 24th, put on by Discovery Center Museum entitled “Spooky Science!” Nice job, Hiawatha students!

PBIS 1st Quarter Goals Celebrated with a Bang!!

2nd grade is thrilled to announce that it will be receiving two iPad mini tablets with cases thanks to US Cellular and private donors. In August, Mrs. Irick posted a project on Do-norsChoose.org asking for donations to fund the purchase of iPad minis for use during Daily Five Literacy stations. On October 3rd, Mrs. Irick was informed that the project was fully fund-ed and the iPad mini tablets were on their way!

Mrs. Irick and Mrs. Walters are very excited to present them to the students and start using them in class.

2nd Grade Awarded US Cellular Grant

Hiawatha Tech Club News

Hiawatha Tech Club concluded ten weeks of meetings with a Field Trip to WREX in Rock-

ford. The trip included a studio tour and sitting in on a live news broadcast.

There were 15 students who participated in Tech Club for the 2014-2015 school year, from grades 6 through 11. Our activities covered computer safety and practices, as well as an

introduction to internet programs. The students were asked to create projects using two free internet programs:

Scratch.mit.edu and Pixlr.com. Scratch is an introductory programming utility which allows students to create drawings, animations, games and more. Pixlr is an image editing program similar to Photoshop.

At our final meeting, students presented their projects. Projects ranged from illustrations, photo manipulations, and ani-

mations, such as one with a character that could be made to fly through the air with keystrokes. Another project featured characters which “morphed” into different forms upon hitting certain keys. The students all used imagination and creativi-

ty while learning new skills.

Tech Club for the school year 2015-2016 will resume in August 2015. We hope you can join us!

Students watch the Discovery Center presenter light up the auditorium and then see their teachers “get slimed”.

The October JH Student of the Month is Cassidy Sterling. Cassidy has been described as being a very good student who is conscientious and active in many school programs. She recently won the VFW Essay contest with her work, "Why I Appreciate America's Veterans." Cassidy participates in Volleyball, Choir, and Basketball. She is always willing to help others through motivation. Congratulations Cassidy Sterling for being selected as October’s Hiawatha Junior High Student of the month. Cassidy will be receiving recognition on the “Student of the Month” picture wall and a $25 monetary award sponsored by the Alpine Bank of Kirkland.

The September JH Student of the Month is Rebeca Embury. Rebeca has been described as being a good choice for student of the month because she displays all of the qualities that a good student should. Rebeca is respectful, responsible, and caring. She goes out of her way to be friendly, and works hard in class every day. Rebeca always has a smile on her face when she greets staff and her peers. Rebeca is extremely caring of others and not afraid to stand up for what is right. Congratulations Rebeca Embury for being selected as September’s Hiawatha Junior High Student of the month. Rebeca will be receiving recognition on the “Student of the Month” picture wall and a $25 monetary award sponsored by the Alpine Bank of Kirkland.

Jr High Students of the Month Recognized

High School 1st Quarter Honor Roll

9th Perfect Honors 10th Perfect Honors Alexis Ross Joseph DeBenedetto Hannah Hehn

Josephine Downen Hannah Corn Lluvia Rubio Presley Fisher Flavia Heine

Nicole Kilcullen Madeline Dashney Evan Snow Madison Marshall Kyle Hines

Ryan Lauritzen Naomi Franklin Kylie Tangerose Shelby Mech Kristy McMurray

Cecilia Snider Dale Giebel Roberto Vazquez Jacob Mlodzianowski Skyler O'Hern

9th High Honors Kristen Hoffman Braden Watson Daniela Orozco Danielle Scanlan

Haley Ackerman Jessica Znamenski 11th Perfect Honors Cassandra Puentes Alexis Schmarje

Harrison Barrett 10th High Honors Arielle Emmens 12th Perfect Honors Amber Sheehan

Cole Dunbar Madelynn Bramm James Haberstich Kelly Aves Michael Speer

Ethan Heilman Annalee Collins Lauren Watson Monica Hakes 12th Honors

Hayden Klein Elizabeth Embury 11th High Honors Trevor Heiman Emilea Bramm

Niya Miller David Gonzalez Cassandra Barrett Lexie Leffelman Francis Elmore

Jonathon Moore Joseph Hessing Jaceton Clark Casey Martinez Alex Flores

Dane Snow Michelle Percudani Anthony DeBenedetto Levi Novotny DJ Getzelman

Jack Sunderlage Alyssa Sheehan Ian Engel Lirio Rubio Gabriel Gil

Kayla Taft Adam Spear Briana Hugunin Christopher Schuck Juan Gonzalez

9th Honors Savanna Taylor Brooke Koehnke Alanna Sterling Amber Groebner

Garrett Braden Hazel West Taylor Mattis Jay Watson Danya Isham

Jacob Edwards Edwin Yockey Evan Williams 12th High Honors Haley Melendez

Blake Lemke 10th Honors 11th Honors Nick Doolittle Jazmin Moreno

Kevin Martinez Andrew Bonilla Kaitlyn Carlson Teah Gates Brandon Phelps

Justin Parisot Megan Exner Ethan Darling Tyler Hamrick Trey Snow

Jarrett Hill

School closings are announced on

Radio stations

WLBK – 1360AM

WDKB – 94.9 FM

WZOK – 97.5 FM

Flu season is approaching. The school has to report the number of children who stay home because of flu

symptoms. If your child stays home because of fever over 100.0⁰ F, cough and/or sore throat, please leave a

message as such with the school office. Leaving that detailed information, will hopefully stop you from receiv-ing a call from me asking what your child is home sick with. Remember your child needs to stay home until he/she is fever free for 24 hours without fever reducing medication. Remind your family to cover their mouth and nose when they cough and sneeze and to perform good hand washing to prevent the spread of germs. I will be sending an information letter home regarding the flu, so look for that coming home.

Please review the school handbook, which can be found on the district website at http://www.hiawatha426.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=21489055, regarding the administration of medication at school. Student should not take medication during school hours unless it is necessary for a student’s health and well-being. Any prescription or non-prescription medication (example: Tylenol, Motrin, Cough medication or cough drops) needs the “School Medication Authorization Form” filled out with the phy-sician’s and parent’s signature on the form and submitted to the nurse’s office. These are the guide lines pro-vided by the Illinois State Board of Education, http://www.isbe.state.il.us.

Make sure your child is dressed for the weather; it is always better to bring a coat and not have to wear it, then not have one and need one. When the snow starts to fall and remains on the ground and your child likes to play in the snow (wearing snow pants), please remember that their clothes may still become wet and it is a good idea to keep extra clothes in their locker.

Notes from the Nurse

Television stations

WIFR – 23

WREX – 13

WTVO - 17

along with our automated calling system. If any of your contact information changes please inform the office so

we can keep you updated.

4th Honor Roll Brendon Best Kaylee Bottom Lars Carlson Paige Carver Alivia Cooper Emma French Marlie Hampton William Hentschel Nicholas Rotstein Jacob Whittington 5th High Honor Roll Christina Fischer Brooke Kilcullen Qemal Ramadani Calli Schell Noah Spear 5th Honor Roll Anthony Ackerman Maxwell Banks Hayden Bingaman Brianna Block Aidan Brokaw Autumn Carver Paige Clem Francisco De La Torre Robert Emmens Danny Fisher Colton Halter Kaylee Knasiak Naomi Langley Lucia Moorehouse Makenzie Moser

Rachel Piscopo Andrew Rast Olivia Rotstein Meghan Rush Annalea Taylor Austin Thomas Aiden Vasak Brady Warren Savanna Warren 6th Perfect Honor Roll Perla Gonzalez Matthew Korb Lillian Marbutt 6th High Honor Roll Molly Bramm Austin Brantley Jared Hooker Regina Lauritzen Sophie Orozco Nicholas Phelps Kaleb Richardson Jacob Sterling Emalee Thompson 6th Honor Roll Madolyn Bellah Brooke Braden Weston Bramm Jace Brizzolara Lindsey Fedrowitz Chandler Fruit Tehya Hackman Gavan Mitchell

Elementary/Jr High 1st Quarter Honor Roll

Josue Rubio Jacob Smith Magdalena Taylor Alexis Truran 7th Perfect Honor Roll Gianna Bottom Alexis Brokaw Rhiannon Davids Hunter French Alex Jindrich Maysen Sitz Rachel Taylor Quarey Weikal 7th High Honor Roll Nora Baron Damian Bennett Avery Bingaman Chloe Block Rebecca Embury Miriam Heilman Tyler Kilcullen Ethan Knasiak Tiana McAllister Laney Melendez Evelyn Morales Jaclyn Plutz Haleigh Schell Bradley Welding 7th Honor Roll Chase Akers Juliana Hugunin Sarah James

Alyssa Milligan Kristen Ortman Liliana Padilla Adrien Stark Maria Suitor Kyle Thompson Jacob Tinajero 8th Perfect Honor Roll Nicole Ackerman Emma Carlson Travis Haak Breanna Hamrick Caitlyn Hines Ethan Hoffman Franklin Novotny Tori Pasko 8th High Honor Roll Hunter Bingaman Crystal Gonzalez

John Haberstich Theo Heilman Alexa Norvell Cassidy Sterling Elizabeth Taylor 8th Honor Roll Amelia Bock Jacqueline Bozek John Collins Hannah Delaney Miguel Delvalle Wyatt Exner Makenzie Hampton Abigail Ingraham Kassandra Kunkel Elliott Mains Samuel Orozco Aixa Reyna Kaelee Spear Autumn Tangerose

Exciting things are happening in the agriculture classes this year! The floral design class used orchid flowers to create corsages and boutonnieres during homecoming week and have been studying the importance of bedding plants. The agriculture mechanics students are working on their Adirondack chair project. This pro-ject is focusing on the safe use of power tools, as well as hand tools, while creating a neat project that they will take home when completed. The agriculture science class has been looking into various aspects of the agriculture industry while focusing on crop sciences and environmental issues. The agribusiness classes have been looking into the basic principles of business and economics, including the types of businesses found in the community. The 7th grade agriculture class has been looking at the many types of agricultural commodities and where they come from. The 8th grade agriculture class has been studying animal science to better understand where their food comes from, as well as the various household products that come from animals. Whew!

November 15th

The 77th

Annual Hiawatha FFA Grain Show/Auction

Grain Show 12:00 noon, Auction 7:00p.m.

Hiawatha AG Education and FFA News

DCP/SAFE Annual Assembly

DCP/SAFE attended the Annual Assembly at Faranda’s in DeKalb. They were able to network and collaborate with oth-er schools there while doing fun activities. The group also heard the story of Eddie Slowikowski, world-class runner and now internationally known Professional Speaker. Hia-watha DCP/SAFE also nominated Mrs. Kris Aves for the Ex-cellence Award and her nomination was presented among community members at the Assembly. Josten’s Leadership Conference 2014 Ten students were nominated by teachers to represent Hiawatha at the Josten’s Leadership Confer-ence on October 31

st this year. Students will use this opportunity to build their own leadership poten-

tial and learn how to empower other students in the school. Red Ribbon Week – “Love Yourself. Be Drug Free.”

October 27th

- 31st

. Hiawatha students and staff have enjoyed themselves by supporting our themed days for Red Rib-bon Week. Many students have pledged to be drug free by sporting a red bracelet around their wrists or wearing a red ribbon on their shirts. College/Financial Aid/FAFSA Please be on the lookout for more information regarding college applications, financial aid, and the FAFSA! Ms. Blum will be posting information on her website as different events are planned for these topics. http://hiawatha426.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=20206623&pageId=20781438

HS Counselor’s Corner

Speaker Chris McBrien was here in September to teach in an "out of the box" kind of way, using ventriloquism, storytelling, comedy and illusion to illustrate poignant lessons on diversity and the importance of upholding the "Great Melting Pot" standard set by the founding father's and mothers of our country from the very beginning!

Cooperation, Acceptance, Respect, Responsibility and History were illustrated and enlisted as ways to illustrate for students at all levels, on their level, why it's important to look at people's dif-ferences as things to learn from and help each other with, not as a barrier.

…….... Diversity University Presented ………………...

STAND UP 4 PUBLIC SCHOOLS: SAY THANKS TO YOUR LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD

November 15 will mark the sixth official statewide observance of School Board Members Day in Illinois. This is the community’s opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to your local board of education and honor their commitment and dedi-cation to providing a local voice for your education decisions.

When it comes to public service school board members are some of the most selfless volunteers around. They are your neighbors, friends, coworkers, parents and everything in between, but they are also the front-line advocates fighting for quality education opportunities for every child. They serve without the expectation of a paycheck in a position that requires long hours and continuous dedication to the betterment of the community. Everyone knows that school board members attend meetings, but those hours represent just a fraction of the actual time that they devote to being an educational leader for the district. They also attend extracurricular events to support schools. They participate in professional development opportunities to learn how to be better board members and gain insight into new educational ideas and policies. And often they are involved in other community events, representing themselves, their community and their district. Many of these activities take them away from time that could be spent with their own family. More than any other public servant, school board members must listen to the voices of their communi-ty and then craft a vision, mission and goals for their district to accurately reflect the desires and ob-jectives expressed by those voices. They must guard two of the community’s most precious resources — their children and their tax dollars — while working to create the best educational environment pos-sible with the resources available. Too often outside groups and antagonists are quick to criticize school board members without knowing all the details that went into the decision making process. As a result, the efforts of the local board of education often go unrecognized and unrewarded. But the fact is communities flourish when educa-tional opportunities are robust, and school board members champion that cause on a daily basis. November 15, 2014, has been designated as School Board Members Day in Illinois. Help us join with others from throughout Illinois to stand up for our local school board members, while they are stand-ing up for public schools.

Come out for the fall play, Backstage, November 7th & 8th at 7:00pm!!

We will be honoring all veterans on Veter-an’s Day Tuesday, November 11th from 8:45am – 9:45am. There are several excit-ing events that will be going on, including

Jerry Olsen, a former marine who is now a police officer in Byron, and two students reading award winning speeches. All community members are welcome to attend, and if you know a veteran please invite them. We will be honoring their service and dedication to our country. If you have questions, please contact the main office, or email Antho-ny.bartman@hiawatha426.org. We look forward to seeing you on Tues-day November 11th.

Congratulations to the high school Students of the Month for September, Alex Flores and Skyler O’Hern. Alex and Skyler were chosen by the staff because they are good students, helpful and always nice to others. As a reward for their efforts, Alex and Skyler received a reward of $25 courtesy of Alpine Bank.

1st Grade “In School” Field Trip Our school offers a unique opportunity over schools that have separate buildings for

Elementary and High School. Recently, both 1st grade classrooms had the chance to

walk down to the Agriculture classroom in the High School wing. Mr. Dodge showed

how plants have uses other than plantings outside like for our Homecoming Dance to

make boutonnieres and corsages. Mr. Dodge showed what the boutonnieres and corsages were made of,

how to make them, and answered multiple questions for the students. 1st graders were then given a tour

of the green house and shown the uses of it. The students discussed the tropical plant, how the green

house works, and the tilapia being grown. The 1st grade is now looking forward to growing their own

plants and seeing the green house full of winter plants in December/January.

High School Students of the Month Recognized

Congratulations to the high school Student of the Month for October, Nick Doolittle. Nick was chosen by the staff because he always does his work, is respectful and kind to others. He really cares about his academics and is enjoyable to have in class. As a reward for his efforts, Nick will receive a reward of $25 courtesy of Alpine Bank.

HIAWATHA C.U.S.D. #426

Dr. Sarah A. Willey

Superintendent

Administration Offices

410 South First Street

Kirkland IL 60146

Phone: (815) 522-6676

Fax: (815) 522-6619

www.hiawatha426.org

It’s A Great Day To Be A Hawk

Board of Education

Sharon Miller, President

Henry Burgweger, Vice President

Christina Badgley, Secretary

Tim Hall

Mike Luepkes

Jack Novelli

Mark Wittwer

KIRKLAND RESIDENT

KIRKLAND IL 60146

HOME OF

THE HAWKS

Upcoming Events and Dates

November 7th and 8th - Fall Play

November 11th - Veteran’s Day Assembly

November 11th - Early Out SIP Day, No PreK, K-5th 11:30am/6th-12th 11:40am

November 15th - FFA Grain Show and Auction

November 26th, 27th, 28th - Thanksgiving Break, No School

December 5th - Early Out, SIP Day, No PreK, K-5th 11:30am/6th-12th 11:40am

December 19th - Early Out, PreK-5th 2:00pm/6th-12th 2:10pm

December 20th - January 2nd - Winter Break, No School

January 5th - Teacher Institute, No School

January 10th - Sports Boosters’ Alumni Basketball Tournament

January 19th - Martin Luther King Day, No School

For up-to-date events and information go to

www.hiawatha426.org