Posted February 9th, 2012 by evandesampel
Hanover Highlands is holding a Jump Rope for Healthy Heart Night, exercising with your friends, family, and yourself. While you’re at the Jump Rope for Heart Night, you can enter to win prize’s! Jump rope for Heart will be held at the gym which is located as soon as you enter the building, here at Hanover Highlands Elementary School! This fun event will be on the 10th of February at 6:00 TO 7:30. Mrs. Cervantes and a group of 5th and 6th graders will be holding this FANTASTIC EVENT! We hope to see you there! ~Reported by: Melanie
Posted February 1st, 2012 by evandesampel
Congratulations goes out to Mr. Negron who was recently recognized the Hanover Park Educator of the Year! He was nominated and recently was suprised to find out that he had the honor of accepting this award for the year 2011! Congratulations Mr. Negron!!!
Posted January 24th, 2012 by evandesampel
Last week, we were snowed out – so this week we’re going to give it another try! Feel free to join us at Hanover Highlands for a fun flick!
WHEN: Friday, January 27, 2010 at 6:00 to 8:00 with the movie starting promptly at 6:30
WHERE: Hanover Highlands
WHAT: PTA is present THE SMURFS for your viewing pleasure
ADMISSION: $1 or $5 a family due to the cost of movie license
Available for purchase will be popcorn, hot dogs, nachos and other snacks and drinks. Feel free to bring lawn chairs, blankets and pillows or whatever you’d like to make yourself comfortable fora family movie at Hanover Highlands. Going home with each child is a reminder flyer that is redeemable for a Twizzlers Licorice at the entrance!
Posted January 20th, 2012 by evandesampel
Due to the incoming snow and possibility of rough weather, this evening’s viewing of Smurfs at Hanover Highlands has been postponed. Information will come out soon about the new date. Stay warm this weekend!
Posted January 18th, 2012 by evandesampel
WHEN: Friday, January 20, 2010 at 6:00 to 8:00 with the movie starting promptly at 6:30
WHERE: Hanover Highlands
WHAT: PTA is present THE SMURFS for your viewing pleasure
ADMISSION: $1 or $5 a family due to the cost of movie license
Available for purchase will be popcorn, hot dogs, nachos and other snacks and drinks. Feel free to bring lawn chairs, blankets and pillows or whatever you’d like to make yourself comfortable fora family movie at Hanover Highlands. Going home with each child is a reminder flyer that is redeemable for a Twizzlers Licorice at the entrance!
Posted January 12th, 2012 by evandesampel
Just in time to beat the snow, the latest edition of the Hanover Highlites is ready for your reading pleasure. Hanover Hilites 1-12-12 is here with the most recent events, news, and important dates. Have a lovely weekend!
Reminder – school will not be in session on Monday, January 16th in remembers of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Posted January 11th, 2012 by evandesampel
Schools recognized for PBIS programs
Posted by Terri McHugh on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 at 3:21 pm
The Illinois PBIS Network recognized 15 District 54 schools this year for their success in implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports.
Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports – or PBIS – is a proactive, schoolwide system that teaches appropriate behavior throughout the school – in the classroom, on the bus, in the hallways, in the restrooms and on the playground. The entire staff team focuses not only on individual students with challenging behavior but on providing positive behavior support to all children. Schools that wish to be recognized for their implementation of PBIS must submit an application in June along with supporting documentation. The levels of recognition are Start-Up, Emerging, Implementing, Fully Implementing and Exemplar.
- Frost Junior High School received the highest level – Exemplar. Frost is one of only two schools in the state to reach this milestone.
- Hanover Highlands, Aldrin, Blackwell, Lakeview, MacArthur and Campanelli elementary schools and Keller and Eisenhower junior high schools are recognized as Implementing – “maintaining
the school-wide PBIS foundation and building the foundation for Tier2/Secondary Level Interventions.”
- Link, Muir, Collins and Armstrong elementary schools and Addams and Mead junior high schools are recognized as Emerging – “building the foundation for school-wide PBIS implementation.”
PBIS has several components:
- Behavioral expectations are defined:A small number of clearly defined behavioral expectations are stated in positive and simple rules. For example, some of our schools use the Three B’s: Be Respectful, Be Responsible and Be Safe. Most schools kick off the school year with an assembly, whole school meeting or series of stations that introduce students to these concepts and reinforce the ideas for returning students.
- Behavioral expectations are taught:The behavioral expectations are taught to all students in real context and reinforced throughout the school year. Students often refer to them as “cool tools.” All staff throughout the building uses the same language to speak to students about behavioral expectations.
- Appropriate behaviors are acknowledged:Once appropriate behaviors have been defined and taught, they need to be acknowledged on a regular basis. Staff looks for opportunities throughout the year to recognize students who are meeting their expectations. Many schools will give out tickets and enter students’ names in a drawing to win rewards. Rewards include trinkets, extra gym time and reading to younger children.
- Behavioral errors are corrected proactively:When students violate behavioral expectations, clear procedures are in place to explain to students their inappropriate behavior and to prevent continued disruptions to the instructional environment.
- Program evaluations and adaptations are made by a team:District 54 schools collect data on student behavior and use that information when making decisions about behavior systems. By tracking changes in student behavior, staff can evaluate and adjust its own practices.
- Administrators provide active and ongoing support.
Traditional discipline typically contains reactive procedures that focus on control with punitive consequences. This perspective is incomplete because the process lacks attention to the development and strategic reteaching of positive social behaviors. Research suggests that punishment by itself is ineffective in achieving long-term suppressions of problem behavior.
More information about PBIS and the list of schools recognized in Illinois can be found on the PBIS Illinois website: http://www.pbisillinois.org.
Posted January 10th, 2012 by evandesampel
The second round of our student-parent-teacher conferences are set for this Thursday. Students in all grades have been working hard in and out of the classroom towards achieving their goals set back the first set of conferences in October. Children will share data and update their parents on how thier academic year has progressed.
Also during the evening, stop by and check some lovely Hanover Highlands artwork being present by Mrs. Illingworth. Once you’re done looking at the handy work of our Huskie students, check out the world drumming instrument showcase with Mrs. Ross. In between conferences, a quick stop at the art and music presentations, swing by Mrs. Cervantes for Heart Health Fair. All of our specials teachers have been working hard throughout the entire year to provide some extra enrichment activities for the students of Hanover Highlands.
