Quick Information Sheet for James Hart

James Hart School Hours 7:45AM-2:30 PM

Students should be on school grounds by 7:30 AM/7:35 AM

James Hart phone number 708-799-5544

Attendance Hot Line 708-647-2200…please call if your student will be absent

Nona Riedel and Faye Hauge James Hart’s amazing secretaries

Jessica Kors James Hart’s wonderful nurse

Drop off in the morning is on either Morgan Street or Aberdeen Street. Students enter Door S or Door I.

Busses arrive on Aberdeen Street in the morning between 7:20-7:35 AM.

Please pick up your students on Aberdeen in the afternoon. Busses will be departing on Morgan Street.

If your child left something at home you can drop it off in the office (please label it).

We do not accept lunch deliveries or Uber Eats. Lunches will be sent back with the driver.

We do not allow food to be shared at lunches (no full pizza, no cupcake trays, no wings, etc.)

Physical Education Uniform, families will be able to purchase at James Hart School.

The 6th-grade Open House date is tentatively set for August 17, 2020.

First Day of School is Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Any questions throughout your time with us at James Hart please contact us:

Kimberly Johnson, Principal 708-647-2380 (as of 7/1/2020)

Laura Ugo, Assistant Principal 708-647-2260

John Ugo, Dean 708-647-2290

6th

-grade Schedule

Advisory 7:45-7:53

Pledge of allegiance, a moment of silence, announcements

Period 1 7:56-8:38

ELA/Reading Block

Period 2 8:41-9:23

ELA/Reading Block

Period 3 9:26-10:08

Specials or PE

Period 4 10:11-10:53

Core Class (math, science, social studies)

LUNCH 10:56-11:26 We have a hot lunch program and salad bar usually two days

a week. Money can be put on the student’s account so that you do not have to

remember money daily for hot lunch.

Period 5 11:29-12:12

Core Class (math, science, social studies)

Period 6 12:15-12:58

Core Class (math, science, social studies)

Period 7 1:01 -1:44

Specials or PE

Period 8 1:48-2:30

Academic Lab, a time to get help and/or work on homework

Specials: 3rd

or 7th

period

ART CMA HEALTH MUSIC SHOP STEM

PE: 3rd

or 7th

period students will dress in a PE uniform daily for class

ART This course focuses mainly on art production, art aesthetics, and art criticism. Art

reinforces their prior knowledge of ceramics and clay building skills, painting skills, and

drawing skills. Students are introduced to new terminology, skills, and technology during

the clay, painting, and drawing units. Art history is included weekly so students can focus

on aesthetics and learn constructive ways to critique major pieces of art (art

criticism). The projects created in 6th grade are:

Clay Pinch Pots

Clay Coil Pots

Perspective Drawings (3D)

Parody Paintings inspired by master paintings such as the Mona Lisa, The Scream,

and etc.

Plaster Masks

STEM

Facilitator: Katie Nigro; Katie.nigro@hsd153.org

Welcome to the James Hart STEM Lab. Your children will experience learning with a wide

selection of hands-on, minds-on projects in STEM and applied technology. Project

activities link technology concepts to core academic content in a way that’s engaging,

relevant, and learner-centered. SmartLabs™ meet learners where they are and take them

as far as they are able to go.

Here are some sample topics:

Alternative and Renewable Energy Circuitry Mechanics and Structures Robotics and Control Technology Scientific Data and Analysis

CMA

Facilitator: Cheri Pesina; Cherylyn.Pesina@hsd153.og

In the Creative Media Arts part of the SmartLab students will engage in concepts such as:

stop motion animation, graphic design, Photoshop, 3-D drafting, facial animation, software

engineering, video game design, and Google Apps.

SHOP

Industrial Arts Class or “SHOP” is a six week “specials” class. The most important lesson in

Shop class is safety. We spend one week learning about shop safety. Safety is also

reinforced daily. Students will be introduced to several hand tools, a buffing wheel and a

drill press. Basic techniques and practice with these tools is the main application of the

class. Attention to detail and patience are also encouraged. Students will work with 1/8

inch plastic to form various shapes, such as a heart and diamond and projects including a

picture frame and smart phone stand.

MUSIC

6th Grade General Music will comprise of several concepts interlocking and overlapping

throughout the term ranging from the most basic music construction to reading and

performing music. Students will also study the language of music, world music concepts,

and how to understand the sounds of music. We will be using instruments, technology, and

other tools to explore the exciting world of music to meet the National Coalition for Core

Arts Standards (NCCAS) music standards for 6th grade.

HEALTH In 6th grade health, students will be learning a few subjects that will help them with their

transition to junior high school. We start with puberty and the changes that they will be going

through as they continue their journey of adolescence. Students then learn how to be good

communicators and are provided many strategies to avoid conflict with peers, teachers, parents,

etc. We then continue with bullying prevention and how to use communication skills to help avoid and

stop bullying. We end the special with learning about communicable diseases. Students will know

what they are, what types there are, how they are spread, and what they can do to help prevent the

spread of communicable diseases.

James Hart Activities for 6th Graders!

Baseball

Basketball

Books and Bagels

Broadcasting Club

Cheerleading

Chess Club

Cross Country

Dance Team

Friends of Rachel

Geography Bee

Girls on the Run

Homework Club

Interact Club

Jazz Band

Literary Arts Club

Newspaper

Recycling Club

Scholastic Bowl

Soccer

Softball

Speech Team

Spelling Bee

Special Olympics

Spring Musical

Steppers

Student Council

Take 2 Orchestra

Volleyball

Yearbook

HOMEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT 153 PARENT PORTAL INFORMATION SHEET

Homewood School District 153 is very excited to offer you an opportunity to become more involved with daily life in our schools through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. The Parent Portal allows easy communication between parents/guardians, students, schools and staff. All you need is access to the internet. Each parent/guardian may set up an individual account. The account will remain active for as long as you have a student enrolled in District 153. All of the District 153 schools allow parents/guardians to view student lunch accounts, fees, bus information, household contact information, immunizations and attendance. In addition, parents/guardians of James Hart students will be able to view the school calendar, announcements and notices, student schedules, to do lists, grades, assignments and reports. Your account will give you access to each student’s information even if you have students enrolled in several schools in our district.

Please do not complete this form if you already have an account. If you have forgotten your username

or password, please click on the orange HELP button on the Parent Portal login screen. You may also email the Parent Portal at: parentportal@hsd153.org.

You will receive your Parent Portal key via email ten working days after returning this completed form. If you are returning this form at the beginning of the school year, the turnaround time may be longer due to the volume of requests received at that time.

The Parent Portal account is for parents/guardians only.

PLEASE RETURN ONE COMPLETED FORM PER FAMILY TO ANY OF OUR SCHOOLS. ***************************************************************************************************************** Student(s) Name: MOTHER/STEPMOTHER/GUARDIAN ______________________________________________ ____________________________________ Name (please print) Signature ______________________________________________ _____________________________________ Email Address Date FATHER/STEPFATHER/GUARDIAN ______________________________________________ ____________________________________ Name (please print) Signature ______________________________________________ _____________________________________ Email Address Date

OFFICE USE ONLY

DATE SENT __________ INITIALS ________ RESENT LOG-IN_________ RESET PW________ 9.19.16

HOMEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT 153

2020-2021' Calendar

T)av Date Event:

Staff Institute Day (No Classes)

Classes BeginJames Hart Open HouseStaff lnstitute Day (No Classes)

Labor Day (District Closed)Churchill Open HouseWillow Open HouseSchool Improvement Day (Early Dismissal)Yom Kippur (District Closed)Indigenous Peoples' Day (District Closed)School Improvement Day (Early Dismissal)Non-Attendance Day (no Classes)

Non-Attendance Day (no Classes)

Election Day (No Classes)-'End of'l't Trimester (56 student attendance-days)

Tuesday August 18

Wednesday August 19

Thursday August 27

Friday September 4

Monday September 7

Thursday September 10

Thursday September 24

Friday September 25

Monday September 28

Monday October 12

Thursday October 29Friday October 30

Monday November 2

Tuesday November 3

Friday- 'November 13

Monday November 23 ParenlTeacher Conferences (No Classes)

Tuesday November 24 ParenlTeacher Conferences (no Classes)

wednesday November 25 Non-Attendance Day (No Classes)

Thursday November 26 Thanksgiving (District closed)

Friday N ovember 27 Thanksgiving Holiday (District Closed)

Friday December 18 EarlY Release

Monday December 21 Winter Break Begins (No classes)

Monday January 4 Staff Institute Day (No classes)

Tuesday January 5 StudentsReturnMonday January 18 Martin LutherKing Holiday (District Closed)

Monday February 15 Presidents' Day (Dishictclosed)Friday February 26 Schciol Improvement Day (Early Dismissal)

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Monday March I staffInstitute Day (No Classes)

Monday March2g Spring Break Begins

Friday April2 Good Friday (District Closed)

Tuesday April6 Election Day (No Classes)

Wednesday APrilT Classes Resume

Friday ¡¿,¡ay 7 School lmprovement Day (Early Dismissal)

Friday ¡¿1ay 28 School Improvement Day (Early Dismissal)

Monday May 31 Memorial Day (District closed)

Tuesday June I 8ú Grade Graduation- H-F High School

Friday June 4 School Improvement Day (Early Dismissal)

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The State, however, still requires that our official calendar include five emergency days to extend the yeai if necessary.

Our emergency days are June 7,8,9, 10, I 1.

Board of Education approved March 16,2020