Parent Resources

Web Resources

Student Handbook
Parent/Student Powerschool Portal – The Parent/Student Powerschool Portal is a good resource for parents in K-5 in order to get basic information about their child at Hawthorn and a great way for parents of middle school students to check their child’s progress. Parents can access this site by utilizing the username and password that they set up when they registered their child.
Alignment to Math Standards. The IXL website provides information on Illinois standards where parents can find practice skills, and track performance.
Early Childhood Development on Learning and Teaching
Math, English Language Arts, Science & Social Studies Skill Building
Teaching Math through use of a Calculator
Astronomy for Children
White House History

Legislative & Regulatory Matters

Public education is impacted by countless federal and state mandates. The following resources offer information about current topics impacting education.

Illinois’ Physical Fitness Assessment Letter
Illinois Association of School Boards – http://www.iasb.com
Illinois Association of School Business Officials – http://IASBO.org
ED-RED – http://www.ed-red.org
Illinois State Board of Education – http://www.isbe.state.il.us

Articles / Information

Top Summer Learning Tips
Tips to Keep Tweens and Teens Learning During the Summer from the National Summer Learning Association
Keep Kids Active and Healthy During the Summer from the National Summer Learning Association
Stop Sports Injuries: Keeping Kids in the Game for Life website, in support of a campaign initiated by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Presentations

The Role of Parents

Learning Theory & Philosophies

Learning at Hawthorn is based on several models, including the Bernstein Artful Learning Model, Understanding by Design, and Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences.

Leonard Bernstein Artful Learning Model
Understanding by Design
Howard Gardner Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Glasser Choice Theory
Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE), formerly National Middle School Association

Service Provider Information

If your family receives free school lunches, you may qualify for Comcast Internet Essentials, an Internet access package costing $9.95 a month plus tax. More information is available at http://internetessentials.com/ or by calling 1-855-846-8376.

Other companies may have similar programs. We will provide that information as we become aware of it. Please note that Hawthorn does not endorse nor are we in any way affiliated with Comcast or with any other service provider.

Other Resources

Learn Spanish at Home Through the Library
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Student Resources (including book lists, study websites and report-a-bully form), and
Middle School Parent Portal online gradebook.

For more information, please contact Allison Stein, Director of Teaching and Learning, at 847-990-4251 or steina@hawthorn73.org.