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Hickory Point News- Weather, Recess and Safety Week
Mrs. Bishop's Class
Weather and Recess
Children are encouraged to wear layers for various activities throughout the day. To alleviate missing winter coats, gloves, hats, scarves, etc., please label your child’s garments with their name. It’s incredible how many missing items pile up so quickly! Encourage your child to check the lost and found area in the coming weeks in case they are missing anything. Children must wear snow gear to play in the snow or on the playground during recess. Please plan to either send snow gear each day or leave it in your child’s cubby. This ensures they stay both warm and dry. As a reminder, we go outside for recess unless:
- The temperature is below 15 degrees.
- Heavy new snow of three inches or more
- Rain, regardless of the amount
- The temperature, when combined with the wind speed, produces a wind chill of 10 degrees or below.
Halloween
Halloween is always a fun day at Hickory Point. Students should wear their costumes to school on October 30 when they arrive in the morning. Please make sure that the costumes are simple. Students should be able to put on and remove their costumes for bathroom needs during the day. Also, please help your child make safe choices about their costume: no rollerblades, weapons, scooters, inappropriate dress, or theme/group costumes. Please choose a costume that is sensitive to our students' needs and preferences.
We will have a costume walk live-streamed from Hickory Point at 9:00 am. The costume walk will be available on YouTube. We will send out more details as the date approaches.
Our room parents will host a Halloween party at 2 pm for all our students. Additionally, the PTA has purchased two crafts for each child. We prohibit children from bringing candy, treats, or goodie bags to the event. Thank you for helping us with a successful Halloween celebration!
Safety Week
District 27 will participate in its annual School Safety Week from October 19-23. This week is designed to build age-appropriate awareness, education, and connection around important safety topics. At Hickory Point, students will take part in lessons focused on playground, owning your behavior, and fire safety.
Community engagement officers from the Northbrook Fire Department will visit our school to talk with kindergarten and second grade students about fire safety. First grade students will have a fire safety lesson in their classrooms. In addition, we encourage families to review these school bus safety tips. Thank you for your continued partnership in helping keep our community safe!
Viewing Your Child's Picture Day Proofs
Color Portraits emailed families on September 29 with their child's unique picture code from school picture day, along with a link to view and order prints online. Parents will be able to order prints through July 2027. Picture retakes are scheduled for November 11, 2026.
Important Dates
Wednesday, October 14
- Book Fair and Conferences 5 pm-8 pm
Thursday, October 15
- School is not in Session
- Book Fair and Conferences 1 pm- 4 pm and 5 pm - 8 pm
For your children,
Dr. Maureen Deely, Principal
Mrs. Lauren Weingarten, Assistant Principal