Presented by The Community Speaker Series, D181 and D86.

Julie Lythcott-Haims: How to Raise an Adult

Join New York Times bestselling author, Julie Lythcott-Haims and learn how to break free of the overparenting trap and prepare your kids for success. Drawing on research, on conversations with admissions officers, educators, and employers, and on her own insights as a mother and as a student dean, Julie highlights the ways in which overparenting harms children, their stressed-out parents, and society at large.

While empathizing with the parental hopes and, especially, fears that lead to overhelping, Julie offers practical strategies that underline the importance of allowing children to make their own mistakes and develop the resilience, resourcefulness, and inner determination necessary for success.

Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Time: 7:00 – 8:15 p.m.

Format: Zoom Webinar

Register: Click here or visit www.d181foundation.org

The presentation is free and open to all. Registration is required as each viewer receives a unique link. This event will be recorded and will be available ONLY to those who register for the event. If you are unable to attend the live-stream, but will want to view the recording, please register.

For more information, please see attached flyer.

Special Webinar with Award-Winning Cartoonist and Graphic Novel Writer Nathan Hale
Thursday, March 11, 7-8 pm

Join us for a fun evening for the whole family as Author, illustrator, and cartoonist Nathan Hale illustrates as he speaks, drawing live on the screen. He will fascinate you with history and the art of drawing comics.

Registration required. Register HERE

This program, sponsored by the District 181 Foundation, is free and open to the entire community. Additional information available HERE. Can’t join us that evening? A link to the recording will be sent to all registrants.

Questions? Please contact Meg Cooper: mcooper@d181foundation.org

FINAL YEARBOOK PICTURE REQUEST – Thank you for all of your hard work submitting pictures of your children to be included in the HMS 2020-2021 Yearbook. We are in the final stretch and need a few more pictures to make sure we can fill the 104 pages. The last set of pictures we are requesting are listed below:

Please remember, you will need to select the SNAP category listed next to the type of picture you are submitting. If you would like to submit pictures for consideration to the yearbook staff:

Download the Yearbook Snap mobile app from the App Store or Google Play, and enter our access code: 21_HMS_spartans

Go to yearbookforever.com, enter our school name, click on Community Upload and enter our access code: 21_HMS_spartans

Please note we would like to represent the entire student body so please choose 2-3 categories and only upload 1-2 pictures for each of those categories. Additionally, when selecting pictures to upload, please be sure they only include HMS students.

As we are approaching the deadline for submitting the yearbook pictures/pages, no pictures will be accepted after the assigned due date.

Thank you in advance for your assistance. Here is the flyer that explains all the steps.

Get a STEAM for Teens kit to create Origami Cranes. Register here: http://hinsdale.libnet.info/event/4882146. Pick-up begins Monday, March 15. Select April and May when registering for new activities each month.

Friday, March 26 at 4:00 pm
Join HPL on Zoom for an action-packed afternoon of JackBox Party Games! Include an email address when registering and an online meeting invitation will be sent before the session. Register here: http://hinsdale.libnet.info/event/4882116

Per earlier communication, this is a reminder that Friday, March 5th has been rescheduled to an asynchronous learning day due to the staff’s vaccine schedule. Students will not report to school on Friday but are expected to engage in learning activities sent out by their teacher.

Any student absences should follow the regular protocol and be reported on the D181 website.

Check out The Parent List, a Hinsdale Central High School PTO resource that streamlines the process by featuring nearly 60 positive reviews from parents on area health care providers that have already helped D63, D86, and D181 children with issues that include: anxiety; depression; school avoidance; insomnia; peer relations; stress; autism spectrum; eating disorders; migraines; concussions and more.

Parent reviewed providers include local doctors, therapists, support groups, in-patient, and out-patient programs, tutors, nutritionists, and holistic medical approaches.

To read existing The Parent List reviews, go to hcpto.org/parent-list/ or click HERE

To leave a new anonymous review for a provider that has made a positive impact on your child’s wellbeing, click HERE

Questions can be directed to the parentlist@hcpto.org

In no way does the Hinsdale Middle School or Hinsdale Central PTOs, Hinsdale Middle School or Hinsdale Central High School staff, or school districts 63, 86, or 181 endorse or recommend any specific provider reviewed on The Parent List. The Parent List is a subjective forum set up by the Hinsdale Central PTO for your convenience. Parents and guardians are solely responsible for deciding to use any of the service providers on The Parent List in any capacity, and district 63, district 86, district 181, and the Hinsdale Middle School and Hinsdale Central PTOs disclaim all liability for any damages, injuries, losses, expenses, or claims of any kind arising out of the provision of services by anyone or any agency appearing on The Parent List.

The Future Educators of America Club and Student Tutor Association from Hinsdale Central would like to offer the opportunity for any student at Hinsdale Middle School to sign up for a free zoom tutoring session on Sunday, March 7th at 4 pm and 4:30 pm.

See this link for more information.