- Hoffman School

MAY 29, 2015
THE HOFFMAN HUM
A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MONDAY
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LET THE SUMMER FUN BEGIN
REMEMBER TO
READ READ READ READ READ READ READ
HOFFMAN SCHOOL
2000 HARRISON STREET ! GLENVIEW ! 847-998-5040
http://ho.glenview34.org
Dear Hoffman Family,
Once again it is incredibly hard for me to believe that the 2014-2015 school year
is coming to a rapid close. How much we have all learned and grown in so many
positively rewarding ways! The success and achievements of your child are largely
the result of a tremendous teaching staff and wonderful parent community working
TOGETHER.
It is also together that we strive to create a community of learners which model
and value personalization, flexibility, self-discipline, academic achievement, individual
dignity, democratic procedures, and an open outlook to change and the future. Your
CAN-DO attitudes have greatly helped to create this climate, which makes Hoffman
School such a special place for kids………..and their parents.
A special thank you must be extended to our entire PTA under the fine leadership
of Mary Frese. This group’s exemplary efforts really make a difference for your
children. We couldn’t do it without you.
I’m looking forward to seeing all of you on Thursday, August 13 from 9:30-11:30am
or 5:00-6:30pm. At this time, you will be receiving your child’s class placement, bus
route, and lunch card information. Please put this date on your calendar now, as well
as the first day of the 2015-2016 school year which is Tuesday, August 25 from
7:55am – 2:30pm.
Again, my sincere thanks to our students, teachers, parents, and staff for a
wonderfully productive school year and for helping to make Hoffman the best school
that it can be!
Best wishes for a happy, healthy and safe summer!
Sincerely,
Mark Walther
Principal
HAPPY RETIREMENT!
Congratulations and Best Wishes to
Mr. Danilo Barrera, Mrs. Judy
Jedlink, and Mr. Gary Riskin
Please give a standing ovation to these Hoffman Family
staff members who will be retiring at the end of this current
school year!
Danilo Barrera, Head Custodian – 15 years
Mrs. Judy Jedlink, Technology Facilitator – 16 years
Mr. Gary Riskin, 3rd Grade Teacher – 21 years
Our entire Hoffman Family are immensely grateful to Danny,
Judy, and Gary for their incredible devotion to children,
dedication to their colleagues, service to our community and to
the profession, never-ending enthusiasm, and genuineness! Each
of them are to be recognized and celebrated for their countless
“top drawer” contributions to Hoffman School! We will miss them
dearly! Our very best to each of you for much good health and
happiness in your well-deserved retirement!
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FROM THE HEALTH OFFICE
Parents are responsible to pick up any medication that was
prescribed for their child. If the parent does not pick up the
medication by the end of the school year, the health
coordinator will dispose of the medication. Please call
Mrs. Caputo at 847-998-5041, if you have any questions.
Thank
You, Room Moms
A very special thank you to all the Room Mothers who so
eagerly and enthusiastically volunteered their time this year.
Our teachers and children genuinely appreciate all of your
extra efforts to make each special event a fun and rewarding
one! Thank you so very much! Special recognition to
Laura Horwitz who coordinated our Room Mothers Program.
Third Grade
Ms. Chrul
Mrs. Davis
Ms. Greene
Esther Cessario, Un Fish, Tamara Hibbard, Beth Conlon
Melody Dewar, Kathleen Crawford, Irene Sewell
Jessica DiSano, Irma Gobcewicz, Bridget Monagon,
Mary Stach, Kelly Zitlow
Mrs. Hennessy-Seguin Shonne Ehrhardt, Leslie Houk, Neela Johnson
Mr. Hoerr
Jen Biank, Jasmina Ciric, Helen Costello, Krista Galat,
Heather Gallenback
Ms. Morgan
Danielle Dunn, Dana Slager, Melissa Gorski, Megan McClung,
Marcy Petterson
Mr. Riskin
Carrie Mercer, Dawn Sherwood, Elizabeth Smolcich
Fourth Grade
Ms. Clarke
Ms. Eiseman
Ms. LeBeau
Mr. Lewis
Ms. Mies
Mrs. Poehlmann
Mrs. Vercimak
Ms. Virlas
Fifth Grade
Mrs. Allen
Mr. Johnson
Ms. Lacivita
Mr. Mariano
Mrs. Pierce
Mrs. Pinson
Ms. Strejc
Mrs. Vickers
Mr. Vitacco
Laura Horwitz
Shan Yu, Beata Lis, Anita Ventrelli
Becky Antonoglu, Moira Hathcock, Kimberly Nealt
Maria Soto, Sandra Pedroza
Katrina Johansson, Robeena Mohammed, Patty Yang
Denise Johnson, Laura, Bergquist, Cathy Freidinger, Jean Kim
Kim Cardis, Jennifer Davis, Maria Kost
Marilyn Lopez
Mi Choi, Connie Schaefer
Rosa Herrera
Kara Clark, Annie Kron, Lisa Mullaney, Maria Voight
Lisa Brooks, Stacy Goodman, Michelle Sullivan, Marta Tyrka
Patty Wolf
Katherine Szoke, Kathy Ilyukhina, Rhonda Miller, Gina Tunar
Kira Maar, Amy Risinger, Ann Wiberg
Karen Callaghan, Nancy Donecq, Cheryl Hoker,
Krista Rachiele, Kristine Voekler
Ines Monte, Linda Distler, Maria Gall, Catherine Rolfes
HELPFUL HINTS ABOUT CLOTHING
WORN BY OUR STUDENTS
As the weather continues to be warmer, students will want to wear shorts and cooler clothes.
The following guidelines have been shared with your child and serves as a standard so that
Hoffman School continues to be a place where learning can occur with the least amount of
distractions. We politely ask you to support these guidelines in your conversations at home:
1. Shorts – no cutoffs or torn or ripped clothing. When
students are standing up with their arms down at their
side, shorts should be longer than their fingertips.
2. Tank tops – really should not be worn. If they are worn,
there should be a shirt worn under or over it.
3. No clothing which exposes your midriff.
4. No hats may be worn inside school.
5. Your clothing must not distract you or others from the
learning process. Clothing with alcoholic, smoking, drugrelated, vulgar, or violent expressions/messages/pictures will
not be tolerated. Students wearing clothes of this nature will
contact their parent with Mr. Walther to bring an alternative
article of clothing to school.
6. Given the age group of our children, wearing make-up in
school is not appropriate. A child wearing make-up will
be asked to wash his/her face. (This also includes
temporary hair colorings).
7. No toys may be brought to school.
8. No flip-flops may be worn at school.
Thank you for your continued adherence to these standards.
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Read To Succeed - Great America Ticket Distribution
Congratulations to all the students who earned a
ticket to Great America by participating in the Read
To Succeed reading program! Tickets will be
distributed by your child's teacher on June 5th.
Tickets are valid from June 8 - August 2, 2015.
Please be aware that tickets cannot be replaced if lost, stolen, or damaged.
NO EXCEPTIONS!
Dear Hoffman Parents,
We are offering the SchoolKidz pre-packaged back to school supply kit program as a service to the
students and parents of our school. We believe this is a wonderful program for purchasing your child’s
exact school supplies and encourage you to take advantage of this offer.
We are taking orders starting now until June 10th.
School supply kits will only be available to order on line.
Special Attention:
All ordered kits will now be delivered to
your child’s classroom before the first
day of school!
School supply kits will not be distributed on Walk-In day Please follow these steps
when placing your
online order:
1. Go to
www.shopttkits.com
2. Enter the account number 5874 in the search box
3. Choose the appropriate grade level kit for third, fourth or fifth grade (including TREE)
4. Enter your child’s first and last name
5. Add to cart, confirm your order and checkout. IMPORTANT NOTE: YOU DO NOT NEED TO SIGN IN OR CREATE
AN ACCOUNT WHEN CHECKING OUT. YOU MAY CHECKOUT WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT BY ENTERING YOUR EMAIL
ADDRESS ONLY.
6. Input billing name and address information
7. Enter secure payment information
8. Complete order
Please place your order no later June 10th, 2015. No orders will be accepted after this date. If you have any
questions, please contact Jean Kim at [email protected].
Thank You.
THURSDAYS 2:30-3:30
SCHOOL YEAR 2015-16 Registration - After School Right Here at Hoffman, Sponsored by the HE/HO PTA
Improv and Performance Training is ‘LIFE SKILLS’ Training. This program is not only for kids who want to be actors; theatrical
training for children has been proven to:
Build self-­‐confidence. Develop critical listening skills and enhance verbal communication skills. Produce greater empathy for others as a result of character work. Increase the capacity for peaceful conflict resolution as students learn to negotiate within scene work. Foster confidence in the student’s own ability to make an impact. Increase self-­‐awareness and a greater sense of how one is perceived. Teach teamwork while students work as an ensemble. Be A LOT of FUN! Each term also offers FREE evening student Improv Jams and a FREE Professional Improv Show!
Class runs every day that school is in session EXCEPT during conference weeks (Oct 15 and Mar 3):
Fall Session: August 31 -­‐ November 20 Thur : $114 Winter Session: November 23-­‐ March 3 Thur: $125 Spring Session: March 7-­‐June 3 Thur: $114 Full Year (Fall, Winter, Spring combined): Thur: $343 Return this portion and your check to THE LAUGHING ACADEMY to school office.
HO Student Name __________________________________ Grade Fall ‘15__________ Teacher
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Parent’sName______________________________________________Email______________________________
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Cell Phone: __________________________________ Alternate
Phone:_______________________________________
Preferred Session___________________________
Amount $ ________
Anything else we should
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“La Academia de Risas” Registro
Clases de improvisación/comedia y de rendimiento teatral.
Despues de la escuela aqui mismo en Hoffman! Patronizado por HE/HO PTA
Jueves de 2:30 a 3:15
Entrenamiento de improvisación es una buena manera para aprender habilidades para la “VIDA”. Este
programa no es solo para niños que quieren ser actores si no tambien para...
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construir confianza en sí mismo.
desarrollar habilidades criticas de comportamiento.
mejorar las habilidades de communicación verbal. producir una mayor empatía por los demas como resultado del trabajo de personajes. aumentar la capacidad de negociar durante conflictos. Los estudiantes aprenden a negogiar durante el trabajo en las escenas. 6. aprender a trabajar en equipo mientras los estudiantes trabajan en conjunto durante escenas.
Session 1 : agosto 31 -­‐ noviembre 20 jueves : $114 Session 2: noviembre 23-­‐ marzo 3 jueves: $125 Session 3: marzo 7-­‐ junio 3 jueves: $114 Full Year (Fall, Winter, Spring combined): jueves: $343 Cada clase tambien encluye: Presentacion el ultimo dia de clases, oportunidades para los estudiante asistir a
practicas especiales, y Presentaciones gratis para toda la familia por improvizadores profesionales! Para mas
informacion visite nuestra pagina de web (mostrado abajo).
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Favor de regresar la parte baja del formulario junto con su cheque a la oficina de Hoffman. Haga su
cheque hacia “THE LAUGHING ACADEMY”.
Nombre de estudiante (HO) __________________________________ Grado __________
Nombre de padre_______________________________________________________
Numero Celular ___________________________ Numero alternativo___________________________
Correo electronico _________________________________
HE/HO PTA
2015 HOFFMAN FIELD DAY
Hello, Hoffman Parents!
This year for Field Day, parents will be running the
stations as well as helping with their child's
class. We need three helpers per class. Please meet
in the Hoffman gym at 8: am to receive
instructions from the PE teachers.
Thanks so much for sharing your time to make this
end of the year celebration fabulous for the kids!
DATE: Wednesday, 6/10/2015 – 8:
AM - 12:00PM
LOCATION: Meet in the Hoffman School gym
QUESTIONS? Contact Margaret Pasquesi,
Field Day Chair at: [email protected]
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HAVINIA NIGHT Henking/Hoffman PTA Proudly Presents a Ravinia-­‐Style Fundraiser, Guest Starring the Funky Old Souls! What: Ravinia style fundraiser in an outdoor backyard, where Hoffman/Henking parents (no kids) are invited to bring their own blanket-­‐chairs-­‐drinks-­‐food and listen to the sounds of Hoffman parent Catherine Rolfes’ band: Funky Old Souls. (Catherine is also a member of the “Somethings,” which played at the Grandpa’s PTA fundraiser last fall). Who: Funky Old Souls is an eclectic blend of rhythm, blues-­‐rock and soul music. The band is built from an eight-­‐piece soul ensemble with dynamic harmonies playing the sounds of Otis Redding, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, the Band, Little Feat, Aretha Franklin, the Meters, Rolling Stones, Bill Withers and more! Come out for a fun night of funk, soul, blues, rock and timeless R&B tunes. For more info: www.facebook.com/funkyoldsouls In addition, any parents who would like to get up and perform a song can contact Catherine via email [email protected] to coordinate in advance. When: Saturday, May 30. Doors open at 6pm. HE/HO Parents Music set is from 7-­‐7:45pm. Funky Old Souls set is from 8-­‐10:30pm. Rain date is Saturday, June 6th. Where: Hoffman parents Scott and Megan McClung’s backyard, 2024 Harrison St. Parking available at Hoffman school. Sign-­‐Up: Limited to 130 guests. $30/person. Register and pay online at: https://hehopta.wildapricot.org/event1926080 or register by sending name, phone number and cash or check payable to Henking/Hoffman PTA to:
Hoffman School, ATTN: Havinia Night Registration, 2000 Harrison St., Glenview, IL 60025. HOFFMAN MUSIC
RECORDERS! RECORDERS! RECORDERS!
Third and fourth grade students at Hoffman School played recorder this year as a tool to help them learn to
read and perform music. The recorder helps our students learn note names and pitches kinesthetically (with
movement), and allows all of our students the opportunity to learn to play an instrument as they prepare to
pick band and orchestra instruments in future years.
Your child will play recorder next year as well. At the end of this school year, your child will bring their
recorder and recorder book home. Please be aware that the recorder and recorder book need to be
brought back to school at the beginning of next school year. If the recorder is lost or broken, a new
recorder will need to be purchased.
Students can use their recorder book over the summer to practice or learn new songs. In addition, here are
two great websites if students are interested in learning some recorder songs on their own:
http://www.musick8.com/rkdojo/rkchart.php
http://www.joytunes.com/express.php?mode=reg
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I hope many of you hear some wonderful
recorder playing over the summer!
Erin Kozakis
Music Teacher, Hoffman School
[email protected]
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