Henry Clay School

Principal: Mrs. Jennifer L. Laurincik
Assistant Principal: Mrs. Leslie Hannah

A Message From the Principal:
December...

Fall has definitely come to a close…and winter has certainly arrived! As we prepare for December at Henry Clay School, we want to remind you to make sure your child(ren) dress appropriately for the weather—coats, hats, scarves, gloves--as they are outside in the morning and during recess most days. Please also remember that school starts at 8:00, and instruction begins right away during Morning Max Breakfast. It is very important to please make sure that your child is in school and on time every day. Attendance is very important, and we need your help in making sure we achieve our school-wide goal of 95% for the 2018-2019 school year. Please play close attention to the December Calendar attached as we have an attendance incentive each day of the month for the students.
We have many December happenings here at Clay School. Most importantly, 2nd Quarter Progress Reports will be sent home with the students on Friday, December 14th. Please make sure to look over and discuss this important progress monitoring document with your child. The 2nd Quarter doesn’t end until January 31st, so there is plenty of time for your child to improve his/her grades if need be. I know that all of our students are capable of achieving A/B or A Honor Roll. Please make sure to keep track of your students’ progress via our online Parent Portal, which will have a new name and a new look starting in January. The new system will be called ASPEN, and directions (English & Spanish) on how to have access to the new system are included within this newsletter. Please note that Parent Portal Accounts will not automatically transfer over to Aspen; you must conform some very important information with the Main Office…making sure you are listed as the main contact for the student and you have an up-to-date-email address in the system.
Our Annual Spelling Bees will be held on Wednesday, December 19th. Grades 3-5 will be held @ 8:15, Grades 1-2 will be held @ 9:15, and Grades 6-8 will be held @ 1:15.
Our 8th Grade Class of 2019 will be sponsoring a Wendy’s Night, at the 118th Street, Wendy’s on Wednesday, December 12th. A portion of the sales from Wendy’s Night helps defray the Class of 2019’s 8th Grade Class Trip. Please make a family night of it, and join us for our December Wendy’s Night!
We will be hosting our 3rd Annual Talent Show on Thursday, December 20th from 5:30-7:00 p.m. For the past two years, our Annual Talent Show has been a huge hit! All in attendance were pleasantly surprised at all of the remarkable talent our Clay School students (and we are hoping for some staff involvement this year) have, and we can’t wait to see how this year’s Talent Show will entertain. I would really love to see a packed auditorium supporting our Clay students. Clay School’s Got Talent!
Our December Assembly will take place on Friday, December 21st @ 8:30 a.m. This assembly will feature the following rooms: 109, 204, 205, 206, 208, 306, 308, & 310. Please note that this assembly will take place in the morning so our students can have holiday classroom parties in the afternoon.
In closing, I wish every Henry Clay family and Hegewisch Community member a very happy holiday and a healthy and safe New Year 2019. Enjoy your Winter Break, and we look forward to seeing all of our students back to school on Monday, January 7th.

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Clay Tigers Are College Bound!

Planning Ahead, And Aiming High;

We’ve Got College On Our Minds!

Watch Out World, Here We Come!

Our Future Career Planning has Begun!

College Bound, College Bound,

Henry Clay Tigers – Work Hard!