THE HOFFMAN HUM A  WEEKLY  NEWSLETTER  OCTOBER 31, 2014

MONDAY TUESDAY   WEDNESDAY   THURSDAY   FRIDAY   3

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Institute Day

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5 Community Engagement Meeting #4 @ ATTEA 7-9pm

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10 Board of

Education Meeting 7:00pm

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Veteran’s Day Assembly

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17 Market Day 3:00-4:30pm

at HO

18 HE/HO

Principal Coffee @ HE

at 7:00pm

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20 RED DAY

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THANKSGIVING RECESS NO SCHOOL

NOVEMBER 10 – 19 CogAT Testing – Grade 5

HOFFMAN SCHOOL

2000 HARRISON STREET ! GLENVIEW ! 847-998-5040 http://ho.glen

view34.org

Dear Hoffman Family,

Happy Halloween! Have you been looking for ways to inspire conversation with your child(ren) at the dinner table or in the car beyond the typical question of “What did you do in school today?” While there is nothing wrong with this question, and quite frankly, it is a very important question for parents to ask frequently, you may be looking for a way to occasionally alter your path to this daily inquiry. Kids love riddles! Here are several fun and thought provoking riddles to get the conversation started…….have fun!

1. I sometimes run, but I cannot walk. You always follow me around. What am I? Your Nose!

2. What has to be broken before you can use it? An egg!

3. What vehicle is spelled the same backwards and forwards? Racecar!

4. What belongs to you, but is used more by others? Your name!

5. What gets wet when drying? A towel!

6. Almost everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it, but almost nobody takes it. What is it? Advice!

7. What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? The letter M!

8. A doctor and a boy were fishing. The boy was the doctor’s son, but the doctor was not the boy’s father. Who was the doctor? His mother! 9. There are 3 apples for 2 sons and 2 fathers to eat. Each of them gets their own apple. How is it numerically possible? They are one son, one father, and one grandfather! 10. A man started to town with a fox, a goose, and a sack of corn. He came to a stream which he had to cross in a tiny boat. He could only take one across at a time. He

could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn. How did he get them all safely over the stream?

He took the goose over first and came back. Then he took the fox across and brought the goose back. Next he took the corn over. He came back alone and took the goose!

Trick or Treat! Best wishes for a safe and enjoyable Halloween! Sincerely, Mark Walther Principal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TWO EVENTS WITH LAURENCE STEINBERG, Ph.D. CONTACT: Lonnie Stonitsch, FAN Co-Chair and Programming Chair lonnie@familyactionnetwork.net

Monday, November 3, 2014, Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence, 7:00 PM, Evanston Township High School Auditorium, 1600 Dodge Ave., Evanston, 60201. Adolescence now lasts longer than ever, and the adolescent brain is surprisingly malleable. These new discoveries make this time of life crucial in determining a person’s ultimate success and happiness. In this lecture, Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D., one of the world's leading authorities on adolescence, will discuss the teenage brain’s potential for change, the elongation of adolescence as a developmental stage, and the implications of each for how we parent, educate, and understand young people. His brand-new bestselling book, Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence, has blurbs on the covers from 7 former FAN speakers., all of them high praise: Rosalind Wiseman, Jennifer Senior, David Sheff , Madeline Levine, Ph.D., Carol Dweck, Ph.D., Daniel Siegel, MD, and Angela Lee Duckworth, Ph.D. There are few as distinguished in the field of adolescent development as Dr. Steinberg – come learn from the best!

Tuesday, November 4, 2014, You and Your Adolescent: A Practical Workshop for Parents, 9:30 AM, New Trier High School, Northfield Campus, Cornog Auditorium, 7 Happ Rd., Northfield, 60093 (RSVP Requested). When parents are asked to name the most difficult periods in their child’s development, the teen years usually are at the top of the list. But with a better understanding of how and why your child is changing during the transition into and through adolescence, you can become a more effective parent, reduce the amount of conflict you and your teenager have, help your teenager develop in positive ways, and maintain your own equanimity. In this workshop, Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D., one of the world’s leading authorities on adolescence, will provide an overview of the major physical, intellectual, social, and emotional changes that take place as children move into and through adolescence.You will gain an understanding of how your teenager thinks, why his or her behavior is changing, how your relationship is being transformed, and how all of this is affecting parents’ own well-being. RSVP requested: bit . ly/SteinbergWorkshop.

Dr. Steinberg is a Dist inguished University Professor and the Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology at Temple University. He is the author of more than 350 articles and essays on development during the teenage years, and the author or editor of 17 books. He has been a featured guest on numerous television programs, including CBS Morning News, Today, Good Morning America, 20/20, Dateline, PBS News Hour, and The Oprah Winfrey Show, and is a frequent consultant on adolescence for print and electronic media, including the New York Times and NPR. Sponsored by Family Action Network (FAN), in partnership with the Angles, Chiaraval le Montessori School, Family Service of Glencoe, Glenview Education Foundation, Kenilworth D38, and the Master of Science in Education Program at the School of Education and Social Pol icy at Northwestern University . FAN is grateful for the support of its 2014-15 financial sponsors Compass Health Center, Evanston Township High School D202, Evanston/Skokie D65, New Trier High School D203, New Trier Parents’ Association, North Shore Community Bank, Pathways.org, The Family Inst itute at Northwestern University , Youth Organizations Umbrel la (Y.O.U.) , the Martin & Mary L. Boyer Foundation, the Mammel Foundation, and Tina & Byron Trott , along with our in-kind sponsors Acclaim Media, The Book Stal l at Chestnut Court, Kirkland & El l is LLP, and Turing Group.

Dear Hoffman Family, As our 34Next Community Engagement Programs comes to a close, I am writing to you to ask for your final participation in the process. November 5 marks the conclusion of 34Next, and I do hope you will join me. The final session – “Key Findings and Recommendations” – will outline what recommendations emerged from this process that will be shared with the Board of Education in December. The session will take place from 7-9 pm at Attea Middle School, 2500 Chestnut Ave. Similar to the other sessions, a brief presentation will be made by 34Next Co-Chairs Daniel O’Brien and Bill Utter, which will include information on what celebrations, surprises and concerns were found throughout all three sessions. These will serve as a basis for the recommendations that will be made to the Board. Participants will then come together for a brief work activity, where they will be asked to provide input on whether any changes or additions should be made to the set of recommendations. Please know that you did not have to attend any of the previous sessions in order to participate on November 5. If you have any questions, would like further information or are interested in viewing the past presentations, please visit www.34next.org. You can also e-mail 34next@glenview34.org. Sincerely, Mark Walther Principal

CANDY FOR SOLDIERS We are collecting candy to include in care packages that will be

provided to nearby military organizations and sent to U.S. soldiers who are stationed overseas. Please bring your extra or unwanted Halloween candy to school. Collection boxes will be at school Monday, November 3rd through Friday, November 7th. Thanks so much for your help. Any questions, please call Jessica Ball (847-657-0925) or Cathy Freidinger (847-657-0271).

Have you heard of Dia De Los Muertos? This is a Mexican holiday also know as Day of the Dead that takes place on October 31, November 1, and November 2. Tradition connected with the holiday include building private altars called ofrendas, honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and favorite foods of the departed. This holiday is celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world focusing on gatherings of family and friends to remember family members who have died.

Hoffman School Food Services

Avoiding Obesity During Childhood Through Family Meals

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In a recent Journal of Pediatrics

publication, a new study has shown that

family meals, which tend to include

fruits, vegetables, calcium, and whole

grains, could be protective against

obesity. In the study, researchers

studied whether frequent family meals

during childhood were protective from

becoming overweight and obesity in

adulthood.

Family meals may be protective

because coming together for meals may

provide opportunities for emotional

connections to family members, the

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food is more likely to be healthful, and

adolescents may be exposed to parental

modeling of healthy eating behaviors.

Jerica M. Berge, PhD, MPH, LMFT,

CFLE, and colleagues from the

University of Minnesota and Columbia

University used data from a 10-year

longitudinal study (2,287 subjects) to

examine weight-related variables

among adolescents. The variables

included dietary intake, physical

activity, and weight control behaviors.

The subjects in the study included

adolescents who reported they never

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ate family meals together. 60% were

overweight and 29% were obese. Dr.

Berge found that even having 1-2 family

meals per week might protect children

from being overweight and obesity in

young adulthood.

This research is significant because it

gives us more tools in understanding

what it takes to keep our children

healthy and to protect them well into

adulthood. Our children’s emotional

and physical health can benefit from

simple family meals. Enjoy your family

and the good food you’ve prepared!

November Specials: Friday, November 7, Mini Hamburgers on Mini Buns Friday, November 14, Shrimp Poppers with Cheesy Garlic Bread Friday, November 21, Bosco Brand Mozzarella Cheese Filled Breadsticks with

Marinara Sauce All Meals are served with a variety of fruits and vegetable choices.

November Specials

Newsletter For information regarding the Food Service Program: www.glenview34.org/parents/foodservices Or contact us at 847-486-7702 Kimberly Radzinski Director of Food Services kradzinski@glenview34.org

Cheri Flicek Administrative Assistant Food Services cflicek@glenview34.org This institution is an equal opportunity employer

Fall Carnival Update. We hope that everyone that attended our Annual Fall Carnival had a terrific time. And to all of our volunteers that made this event possible – THANK YOU. Special thanks go to GBS Interact Group. This group of High School Students did a tremendous job making kids happy and keeping things moving. Over 100 High School Students

gave up their Friday night to help us provide a good time to our Henking/Hoffman Families. Thanks also go out to:

• Tina Russell and her Girl Scout Troop for helping with classroom games. • Henking/Hoffman Alum –Derek Ball, Connor Mack, Katerina Wagner and Aly

Macquarrie. • Hoffman PE Teachers, Mr. Hoeft, Mr. Russell, and Ms. Pagone for use of the Gym

for the evening. • To the Classroom Teachers that so generously allowed us the use of their

classrooms for the evening. (Janine Wilson, Julie Barad, Joel Alvarado, Grant Hoerr, Allie Greene, Megan Seguin, Melissa Evans, Kate Morgan and Elle Chrul.) • Henking Staff members Margaret Sanders and Sandra Velazquez. • Hoffman Staff members Nina Malis and Linda Heck. • Hoffman Custodians Danny Barrera, Aurora Lobont and Dorina Schiopu. • Joyce Meier, for partnering with us in the Carnival Café. • And the many parents that volunteered their Friday to help set up, sell tickets, work in

the Carnival Café, work the Carnival Floor, and clean up.

As you can see, this event was not an easy one to produce. It took many hours and many people to make it a great success. Thank you for joining us. We’ll see you next year! Kim Cardis & Laura Horwitz Fall Carnival Co-chairs 2014

Red Day is coming!!! PICTURE AND ESSAY CONTEST FOR ALL GRADES: Can you draw a picture about how Respecting Each person's Differences with acceptance and appreciation could change our school, our community and our world? Draw your picture on an 8 by 11 ½ sheet of paper. You may use words on your picture. or: Can you tell us in 200 words or less how Respecting Each person's Differences with acceptance and appreciation could change our school, our community and our world? Pictures and Essays are due Friday, November 14. You can turn your picture or essay in at your school's main office. Entries must include your name and school. A winner from each grade level will be selected. Winning pictures and essays will be announced and read during morning announcements on RED Day, Thursday, November 20, 2014. The winners will receive special recognition and lunch with their principal. Sponsored by SNAP34 and your PTA