Hanover Highlands

District 54 hosts Young Athletes/Partners Club track meet May 17

evandesampel — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:32:47 +0000

Posted by Terri McHugh on Friday, May 11th, 2012 at 1:10 pm

School District 54 is getting ready to host its single largest event of the year – the annual Partners Club/Young Athletes track meet on May 17.

The event will begin with opening ceremonies at 10 a.m. on the track behind Eisenhower Junior High School, 800 W. Hassell Road in Hoffman Estates.

Events will take place until noon followed by lunch for all athletes, their partners and volunteers. The meet will be cancelled in case of inclement weather.

“The Young Athletes portion of the meet is going to be exciting. This is the biggest District 54 Young Athletes event held during the school year” said Lisa Liesz, District 54 Special Olympics, coordinator of Young Athletes. “The athletes have been training all year. There will be more than 1,000 District 54 students, staff and volunteers participating in this day.”

Partners Club is based at several District 54 schools and includes students with disabilities with their nondisabled peers. The purpose of the program is to combine athletes and their peers together to practice sports skills. However, Partners Club often accomplishes much more than that. A bond of respect is built between athlete and partner. The students participate in activities all year together,
including this track meet each spring.

The Young Athletes program is an innovative sports play program for children ages 2-7 with intellectual disabilities, designed to introduce them to the world of sports. The benefits of the program include improvement not only physically and cognitively but also and socially. This program also serves as an introduction for families to the resources and support available within Special Olympics. Nearly 800 students participate in this program throughout the district.

Hanover Highlands Olympics

evandesampel — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:57:49 +0000

Field Day is approaching fast – 16 days out! This year, Mrs. Cervantes is preparing the many fun events to along the Olympic theme, as this year’s summer games will be taking place in England. Today, our preschool class was the first of many to be “torch carrier,” as the torch will be passed on from class to class making its way throughout the halls of Hanover prior to its grand arrival to start the games on May 30th.

This year, each classroom will be picking a country to represent in the games. Hopefully the weather will be beautiful as the kids, staff and volunteers can enjoy this friendly competition outside. If you happen to have the day free and would like to join and help out, please fill out the form which should be found in the Hanover HiLites and send it into school with your child.

Keep your eyes open for further information as the Games rapidly approach! Thanks!

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Hanover Hilites: April 27, 2012

David Negron — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:30:13 +0000

Hanover Hilites April 27 2012

Hanover Hilites: April 13, 2012

David Negron — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:31:09 +0000

Hanover Hilites April 13 2012

Battle of the Books is around the corner!

evandesampel — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:18:33 +0000

The fifth and sixth grade students have been reading through a variety of selected texts for this, the Fourth Annual Battle of the Books Championship. Each fifth and sixth grade classroom divided student into teams of 4-6 students. The teams created and submitted teams names. Since January, the teams have been working hard on reading, thinking, and understanding books spanning from Freckle Juice to The Giver.

In just about a month, Mrs. Byrd will hold the inter-classroom competition. During this portion of the Battle of the Books, the teams within each classroom will battle it out for the right to represent their classroom in the championship being held on May 23rd at 12:30 in the gymnasium. This game-show like event, pushes students to read a variety of literature that spans various levels and genres, as the cooperate on a team in order to show they know!

As the dates creep nearer, remind your students to keep reading, thinking and comprehending what we affectionately call, their B.O.B. books! Good luck 5th and 6th graders!

Hanover Hilites: 3-23-12

David Negron — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:32:22 +0000

Hanover Hilites March 23 2012

Have a wonderful spring break!

Hanover Hilites: 3-9-12

evandesampel — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:18:27 +0000

Here is the latest edition of the Hanover Hilites: 3-9-12

Hanover Hilites 3-9-12

Change for Change

evandesampel — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:58:26 +0000

Recently, the staff and students of Hanover Highlands collected, brought forth and donated Change for Change. This program was in conjuction with Old Navy, as donations went towards the Make a Wish Foundation. Believe it or not, all that change that lays around or gets dropped into the cushions of your couches can really add up. Hanover Highlands was ble to collect nearly $140 in change, in just about a week! Good jub Huskies! Your contributions will go towards making a wish come true!

ISAT Pep Rally

evandesampel — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:17:59 +0000

: Hanover Highlands 3rd – 6th graders getting pumped up for their ISATs!

Wednesday, February 29th [Happy Leap Year!], Hanover Highlands welcomed Master Sky to our school for a presentation to pump the students up for their upcoming ISAT tests that begin this coming Monday. In doing so, Master Sky spoke about the ability to maintain focus, have the confidence to problem solve and work through tough questions and the positive attitude to succeed.

Master Sky got the students up on their feet, practicing a few focused moves and provided the students with a great deal of encouragement. Last year he visited as a part of our 5% overall increase challenge – which Hanover made! Master Sky was quite excited to hear that we had achieved our goal.

This years goal is to have have at least 90% of all 3rd through 6th grade students score in the Meets or Exceeds scoring category in both Reading and Math. We know they can do it as they’ve been working hard all year long!

For any more information pertaining to the Illinois Standardized Achievement Test, please go to http://www.isbe.net/assessment/isat.htm. Thank you for your constant effort and support!

Hanover Hilites Fresh of the Press

evandesampel — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:28:20 +0000

Hanover Hilites 2-27-12 is and ready for your viewing pleasure. Not sure who the latest BLUE TICKET winners were? Unsure of any significant dates that maybe important here at Hanover Highlands. Check out the info provided to you by your PTA!