Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School

HBRES Families, Here is your lunch sign up for the Week of September 28-30th. https://forms.gle/Hm2Km74bSVPXjXzU6 If you have any questions please contact our office at 815-286-3402. Thank you!

Cross Town Classic!

Pep Club is selling School Spirit Signs! These are available for any HBR family to purchase. You can customize your sign at store.hbr429.org.

HBRES Families, Here is your lunch sign up for the Week of September 21-25th. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1y7vFf6xP5itz-eWWqKNWw6b8GaZ7InV5VCMpYsWlcWk/edit?usp=sharing If you have any questions please contact our office at 815-286-3402. Thank you!

A Royal Remote Walk-a-Thon: Going the Distance...From a Distance! We are so excited to share that we are hosting our Royal Remote Walk-a-Thon this year! We are so excited to continue this sense of community that we've come to love!

We had our first socially distanced fire drill of the school year today for AM and PM students! Everyone did an awesome job! We are really rocking this school year so far! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 #WeAreHBR

We are so excited for our new sign! Our Early Childhood students had so much fun watching it go in!

HBR is now participating in the Food Service Program through December 2020. What does that mean? All meals served will be FREE to all students, so go ahead and have your student place their meal order in their classroom like they have been on a daily basis or sign up via our google doc link below and they will receive a FREE meal! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10yUXPsokXwc2xNRNC_13vC9aH7JfwNSfzfwEAuJFjbA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0gr0tS8IwYS3k1cNgiW4hMQ7Qws7ZB3S2MCvW5TFW3CCqLkC2Xx8nCJUc&edit_requested=true **Remote Student Lunch Pick Up** Food may be picked up at the High School every Monday from 9-10:00 a.m. for all remote students. The district e-mails all remote families every Thursday asking if meals are needed. If a meal is needed please complete the link in that e-mail by 12:00 on Friday to ensure we have a lunch ready for you on Monday! *NEW Exciting Update* Not only will you get lunch for FREE, their bags will also contain Breakfast! For example tomorrow students that sign up will recieve either an apple granola bar or blueberry muffin! Other options include bagel with juice or milk as well! Use the link below to check out the September Lunch Menu! https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/882285/Hinckley_Sept._Lunch_Menu.pdf If you have any questions regarding the lunch program please feel free to contact our office at (815)286-3402.

Parents thank you so much for your patience. It appears that "Safe YouTube" was hacked and some of our video links were going to other places. We have removed those links and you can now let your child login to SeeSaw. We appreciate your pateince and we will continue to be responsive to issues as they arrise. Thank you!

Parents please do not let your students sign on to seesaw for the time being. We are experiencing technical issues and we are working on getting those fixed. We appreciate all your help in making sure students do NOT sign on at this time!

Please use the link below if you would like your child to recieve hot lunch next week! :) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10yUXPsokXwc2xNRNC_13vC9aH7JfwNSfzfwEAuJFjbA/edit?usp=sharing Have a wonderful weekend!

Lunch Menu for next week 8/31-9/4 Please us the link below to sign up for the week! Yummy! https://forms.gle/Ckx7VbYgaQC5x6Gf6

Lunch Menu for next week! 8/31-9/4 Please us the link below to sign up for the week! https://forms.gle/Ckx7VbYgaQC5x6Gf6

Wow Mrs. Jen our custodian looks pretty cool wearing our new backpack sprayers! She’s blasting away those germs! Thanks for a you do! 🦠🦠🦠

Thank you HBR PTO! They were able to supply each student with a lanyard to hold their masks! Thanks for your help and partnership!

Dear Kindergarten Parents: Just a friendly reminder that physicals, vaccinations, and eye exams are due by October 15th, 2020 if you have not already submitted them. These are requirements for all kindergarten students. Dental exams will not be due until May 15th, 2021. Please make sure you sign on the parent signature line of the vision and physical forms. Incomplete exams cannot be processed. Physicals also have a parent section with yes/no questions that need to be circled on the top of the second page. If you are unable to get a date prior to the October 15th deadline, you will need to submit a proof of appointment letter from the provider. Please reach out to me if you need assistance or have questions. I hope your child is enjoying school! Thank you, Laura Shea BSN, RN, PEL-CSN District Nurse Hinckley-Big Rock CUSD 429 LShea@hbr429.org 815-286-3430

Dear Parents, You are receiving this communication because you have a child enrolled at the elementary school utilizing the full-time remote learning option for this school year. On August 17, 2020, Dr. McGuire sent out a communication providing an overview of the district plans and expectations when students are using video access or video recordings as part of their instructional services. Now that the school year is off and in full swing, I wanted to take a moment and point out a very important part of that communication. I have copied it below: One critical aspect of that program will be the use of Google Meets video conferencing technology to enable students to see, hear and learn from their classroom teachers while at home. Until full-time in-person student instruction resumes for all of our students, this technology is being used to best approximate the classroom experience for those that are remote. Hinckley-Big Rock CUSD #429 wants families to know and understand that the virtual classroom will be treated to the greatest extent possible the same as the traditional classroom our students are used to being in. We take student privacy and confidentiality matters seriously and expect the same of students and families during this time as well. To that end, please be mindful of the following expectations: • The Board of Education’s policies and student behavior standards will still apply when a student is receiving instruction by video or other remote means. • Students are not permitted to download or make copies of recorded lessons. • During live-streamed classroom instruction, students and/or their families may not make audio or video recordings or take pictures of the screen. • Persons other than the student should not watch live-streamed classes, unless a parent’s assistance during the lesson is essential due to a student’s special needs. • Students must completely log out of any live-streamed lesson after the teacher has ended the class. • Failure to abide by these expectations and other student behavior standards will subject the student to disciplinary measures in the same manner as if the conduct took place at school. I appreciate your partnership as we navigate these uncharted waters. I’m truly proud of the teamwork and efforts put forth from our remote teachers and remote support teachers. They are dedicated to creating a successful learning opportunity from school and home. If you have any questions, please reach out and I’ll be happy to help in any way. Respectfully, Julie Melnyk, Principal

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Office Hour Changes! The HBRES will be closed from 11:30-12:00 everyday for lunch. This is to ensure our office staff is able to take their lunch break. If you have any questions regarding this change please contact our office. Thank you!