Library Holiday Hours
The Cook Memorial Public Library District will close early the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. The Aspen Drive Library will close at 5 p.m. Wednesday, November 25. The library is closed on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26. The library will operate normal hours the rest of the weekend.
Library Bookmark Winners
Congratulations to the following Hawthorn School District 73 winners of the Cook Library 2015 Design A Bookmark contest. Over 750 students entered the contest. Winners were:
Kindergarten
First Place, Liam Nuzzo, Aspen Elementary School
Second Place, Zosia Kalinowski, Elementary North School
Third Place, Samuel Burton, Aspen Elementary School
First Grade
First Place, Hope Kim, Aspen Elementary School
Second Place, Ignacy Cieliszak, Townline Elementary School
Third Place, Helena Sokolowski, Elementary North School
Honorable Mention, Benny Ryniec, School of Dual Language
Second Grade
Third Place, Emma Jazbutis, Townline Elementary School
Honorable Mention, Kyle Kim, Elementary South School
Third Grade
First Place, Kristin Lee, Elementary North School
Third Place, Justin Kim, Townline Elementary School
Honorable Mentions, Raghav Verma, Aspen Elementary School and Joy Ning, Elementary South School
Fourth Grade
First Place, Jaxon Wasseluk, Townline Elementary School
Second Place, Edward Zhao, Townline Elementary School
Honorable Mentions, Jane Jeon, Townline Elementary School and Noah Kim, Elementary South School
Fifth Grade
First Place, Jill Lanscioni. Aspen Elementary School
Second Place, Preeti Rao, Elementary South School
Third Place, Jacklyn Pak, Aspen Elementary School
Honorable Mention, Erica Montegrande, Elementary North School
Sixth Grade
First Place, Sofia Sanchez, Middle School South
Second Place, Sasha Agafonova, Middle School North
Third Place, Sophia Kim, Middle School South
Honorable Mention, Eben Lee, Middle School North
Seventh Grade
Third Place, Kayla May, Hawthorn Middle School North
Eighth Grade
First Place, Catherine Zhao, Middle School South
Third Place, Kimberly Zhou, Middle School North
Honorable Mentions, Madeleine Paradis, Middle School North
Cultural Fest Reflection
Friday, November 6th, was the first district cultural night of the year hosted by the School of Dual Language’s Cultural Committee. Over 15 different countries, cultures or traditions were represented, which consisted of presentations of traditional food, clothing, informational posters with pictures and music. Some families chose to work on their own culture or tradition, while others volunteered to work with another group and learn about other cultures as well. The students filled up their “passport” and enjoyed visiting all the different countries and traditions!
Viernes, 6 de noviembre, fue la primera noche cultural del distrito para este año escolar patrocinada por el Comité Cultural del Lenguaje Dual. Más de 15 diferentes países, culturas o tradiciones fueron representados, consistiendo en presentaciones de comidas tradicionales, ropa, cartelones informativos con fotos y música. Algunas familias eligieron trabajar en su propia cultura o tradición, mientras que otras fueron voluntarias para trabajar con otro grupo y de esta manera aprender sobre las otras culturas. Los estudiantes completaron sus “pasaportes” y disfrutaron visitar todos los diferentes países y tradiciones.
Safety First
Dear Parents,
Hawthorn District 73 was informed recently of a bus safety concern regarding the railroad crossing on Butterfield Road south of Illinois Route 60.
By law, school buses must stop at all railroad crossings, then the driver must open the door and get a visual of the tracks to be sure the tracks are clear of any trains. This particular railroad crossing is located close to a curve in the tracks and bus drivers must creep forward to visually view the tracks. Bus drivers can do this without being on the tracks but it is not an ideal situation. Hawthorn District 73 is committed to the safety of all our students and is working with the Village of Vernon Hills, our police resource officer, and our busing company, Lakeside Transportation in reevaluating this crossing.
Sincerely,
Nick Brown
Hawthorn Superintendent of Schools
En caso de una emergencia
El invierno se acerca y el personal de Hawthorn quiere asegurarse de que podamos hacer contacto en caso de una emergencia.
Para el cierre de escuelas u otras emergencias que suceden fuera de las horas normales de la escuela, Hawthorn Distrito 73 utilizará el sistema SchoolMessenger para llamar al número de teléfono de hogar del estudiante y enviara un correo electrónico a los padres. Además, los padres pueden optar por recibir mensajes de texto para estas notificaciones. La información en el archivo para su estudiante puede ser visto a través del Portal de Padres PowerSchool en la página SchoolMessenger. Si usted necesita cambiar su dirección de correo electrónico o número de teléfono del estudiante, por favor póngase en contacto con la oficina de la escuela de su hijo.
Para emergencias que suceden durante el día escolar, el personal de Hawthorn, a discreción del superintendente, utilizara el sistema SchoolMessenger para llamar/mandar correo electrónico/texto a todos los números de contacto y direcciones de correo electrónico en los archivos del distrito.
Para agregar números de teléfono de emergencia adicionales y recibir mensajes de texto, por favor, siga las instrucciones para configurar las preferencias de notificación del sistema del distrito de llamada de emergencia ~ https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/pub?id=1_somXYbq3QMqVHPU5n1X1UDfzMAhx_lbH0CKbp0S-8M
District Wide Cultural Night 11/6 at School of Dual Language/Townline Elementary
¡NOCHE CULTURAL DE TRADICIONES FAMILIARES! ¡Vengan a celebrar sus tradiciones familiares!
Friday, Nov. 6th, 6:30-8:00 pm at School of Dual Language/Townline Elementary School
District Wide Cultural Night to Celebrate Family Traditions!
Come share your family traditions and those from other families.
Learners Who Excel Sign Up Now Open
Hawthorn District 73 is offering a unique learning opportunity for academically
talented students in grades 5 through 8. Click here to view the flyer on the AWE program.
In collaboration with Northwestern University’s Center for Talent Development, The Accelerated Weekend Experience (AWE) program provides challenging, hands-on, in-depth their schoolwork” says Dr. Kieffer, Townline Elementary School Principal.
“However, with many activities to juggle it can be difficult to commit to out-ofschool
programs that may last weeks or longer. The Accelerated Weekend
Experience, conducted by the Center for Talent Development, is an excellent
option and we are very pleased to make this opportunity available.”
“Students that attend AWE programs describe the experience as genuinely
awesome,” says Jamie Guess of the Center for Talent Development. “They are
able to immerse themselves in a subject of interest. Our instructors are
commonly practitioners who work professionally in the subject area they are
teaching. Kids participate in real-life activities they would have little exposure to
otherwise.”
Grades 5-6 course description for MIT APP Inventor:
Design, create and distribute mobile applications for the Android platform using
the MIT APP Inventor, a coding platform suitable for the creation of real-world
apps, games, and socially-useful programs that take advantage of the device’s
mobile features, such as GPS, texting, clock, and sensors. Explore foundational
programming concepts while developing rich applications in this free, browserbased
visual coding environment. No Android device is required; projects will be
designed, coded and tested within a mobile device emulator. No previous
programming experience required.
Grades 7-8 course description for Biotechnology:
Biotechnology is an exciting and rapidly developing area of science. Learn how
this field is helping improve society on many levels. Topics that will be covered
include: genetic engineering, transgenic organisms, cloning, stem cell research,
and DNA fingerprinting. Through labs, debate, and discussions examine the
relationships among these topics, along with the economic, social, and medical
impact on society.
Tuition and fees for each course are $255.00 for both days. Students will find
specific course information, eligibility guidelines and the online application at
www.ctd.northwestern.edu/sep/program/awe.
Qualifications:
Students in grade 5 through 8 who have scored at or above the 90th percentile on the fall 2015 MAP test in reading or math are invited to participate. Parents whose child(ren) scored in the 90th percentile or higher on any other MAP assessment (spring 2015, winter 2015 or fall 2014) may apply as well.
For additional information about the AWE program contact Dr. Kieffer, Principal,
email or phone (kiefferv@hawthorn73.org or call 847-990-4911).
