Hometown Family Buzz

Thank you for partnering with us for parent teacher conferences. We received great feedback during the meetings. It was great to see the progress so far in the school year.

Weather Dress: Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather. The students will wait outside before school and go outside for recess any day that the wind chill is above 32 degrees. Your child should have a coat, hat, gloves etc. in order to be prepared for the dip in temperatures ahead.

Fire safety is a topic that is talked about in schools from an early age. However, students rarely get a first hand visual of what a firefighter looks like in their full gear. For a lot of kids, if they were ever stuck in a fire, and a firefighter came looking for them in their coat, boots, hat and oxygen mask, the firefighter may look scary. The Hometown Fire Dept. wants students to know that behind all their protective gear, there is a kind and helpful firefighter. On Tuesday, October 10, the students were lucky enough to get the father/son duo from Hometown to come and explain different fire safety rules to the kids. First, if there is a fire, dial 911!!! They also explained to the children how important it is to know their address so they can tell the 911 operator where they live. Also, if you can.. get out and stay out! Find a meeting place with your family and get out of the house as quickly and as safely as you can. Finally, if you were ever in a situation where you find your clothes on fire...stop, drop and roll.

These firefighters then loaded up in their gear and had the kids come up and touch their boots, coats, and face mask to see that it was still Firefighter Dan under all that protective equipment. He may look scary (some said he looked like Darth Vadar!!), but he was still there to protect them and help get them to safety. So if there is a fire, don't hide!! Yell out and ask for help. The firefighters are there to protect you...they are true superheroes.

Picture Retakes are tomorrow. An email was sent earlier for any family that will be redoing pictures.

Thank you to our Hometown PTA for organizing a great afternoon of bowling at Arena Lanes for our families. The students and their families had a great time Sunday afternoon. We are so lucky to have a PTA that encourages and supports our families. Remember...there is always still time to join the PTA!

Students will be able to come in costumes for our half day on Halloween. We will have a parade for students and parents to view outside weather permitting. If we have bad weather, we will have the parade in the gym. After the parade, teachers will have Halloween activities for their classrooms. If you child would like to bring non-edible items to pass to the class they may do so. Teachers will be completing fun activities related to Halloween.

Here is our new math challenge. Students will also be coming home with paper copies and the challenge is linked below. This one will be spooktacular!

Here is the image you may need to count all of the shapes for the challenge.

Please see the attached flyers to help your child's classroom receive a gaming afternoon. We have extended it one more week.

Email: abencik@d123.org
Phone: 708-423-7360
Twitter: @AmandaBencik

Website: d123.org/hometown
Location: 8870 S Duffy Ave, Hometown, IL, USA
Phone: 708-423-7360
Twitter: @d123hometown