This group of amazing educators is ready to Engage! Inspire! and Empower! It is going to be a GREAT year! #gohornets161 #makegoodchoicesandchoosekind
Teachers are working hard to make sure they know exactly where their students are starting their academic journey this year! #gohornets161 #makegoodchoicesandchoosekind #d161learns
Please join us tonight for the KDG and New Student Meet and Greet. Huge thank you to the PTO for providing the delicious ice cream treat.
Come visit me at Heather Hill and see who your teacher is for next year. We are so excited to welcome all our students back🖤💛🐝 #gohornets161 #makegoodchoicesandchoosekind #d161learns
Do you have lingering questions or concern about the COVID-19 vaccine? Ask a Dr.! Live Q&A tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. with the Cook County Department of Public Health. Join at https://bit.ly/3433b1m or by phone at +1 415-655-0001.
Each day in May, teachers have a chance to win a prize. Here are today’s Lucky Duck winners. #gohornets161
Huge THANK YOU to our PTO for a yummy breakfast to kick off Teacher Appreciation Week!! Our PTO has done so much for our teachers, students, and families this year. We are grateful for this amazing partnership. #gohornets161
"Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace."-Confucius
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Our teachers go above and beyond for our students.
Night Hike @ironsoaks. #gohornets161
Man, I missed these kids! #ODE21 #gohornets161 #lovemyschool
#ODE21 #gohornets161
Rock Climbing!!! #ironoaks #ODE21 #gohornets161
Prey/predator game! Listening to directions before we go off and be prey or a predictor!! #gohornets161 #ODE21 #ironoaks
Create stacking @ironsoaks! #ODE21 #gohornets161
The 20.21 ODE is off to a great start!! #gohornets161
Have you started reading yet? What are you waiting for?!
Join us in the March to May Million Pages Challenge. Read or listen to any book, track the number of pages and the number of books you read using this form (http://bit.ly/3rdoWWa) and we will monitor our progress to reach our million pages goal.
Heather Hill Kindergarten teacher Katie May went all out for the 100th day celebration! She celebrated with a fabulous costume and a party with her students.
Mrs. Carattini's class had a special celebration following Aimsweb testing last week! The celebration included a quick scavenger hunt and fort building with the items they collected!
Happy last day of school! We miss you all so much and wish we were together to say goodbye in person. Over the next few weeks, please take time to relax and enjoy the sunshine. A HUGE THANK YOU to all the staff for their dedication throughout the year, Dr. Smith for his guidance and support, the Board of Education for making decisions that are best for our students, and our PTO for working endlessly behind the scenes to spread kindness. To the kindergarteners: Congratulations on finishing your first year in school! We can not wait to see you grow over the next five years. To the 5th Grade: Your time at Heather Hill has come to an end. However, you will ALWAYS be a hornet. We wish you the best of luck on your next journey. Come back to visit! Please enjoy this End of Year video. https://youtu.be/BjQgQKX4njI
As always... Make good choices and choose kind! #gohornets161
Check out this amazing video from the D161 and D153 music departments. #gohornets161
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt0ETzq8v_c&feature=youtu.be