Quarter 3 Week 6 – Week of February 12
Happy Sunday Hawk Families!
ELPAC testing continues for all our English Learners. Please take some time to watch the video below to get an overview of the ELPAC test. We also invite you to join us at our next (ELAC ) English Language Advisory Council meeting on February 15th at 8:00. Join the conversation regarding our English Language Learners. Do you know what it means that your child is an English Learner? If not, come find out and ask us all the questions you have.
Last message… We need your help with our Annual YMCA Campaign. We are hoping to continue to raise funds to support our YMCA families. The money raised during this campaign go to help our local families with scholarships to attend our before and after-school YMCA and DASH programs. Please click on this link or the image below and donate $5, $10, or whatever you can! Help our Heritage Families get the resources they need to support their families. Thank you!
Upcoming Dates
02/05-4/12 – ELPAC Testing
02/12 (Mon) – LOKO Bean Cafe on Campus from 6:30-8:30am. Pre-order by texting (619) 342-5727
02/15 (Wed) – ELAC Parent Meeting – 8:00am – Heritage Auditorium 02/24 Agenda
02/15 (Wed) – SSC Meeting – 2:45-3:45pm – 02/24 Agenda, 01/24 Minutes, MS Teams Link
02/16 & 02/19 – (Friday & Monday) No School – President’s Day Holiday
English Language Learners (ELL)
ELPAC – English Language Proficiency Assessment for California
Testing window – February 05-April 12
Tips for Parents:
- Develop Language at home through family activities such as baking cookies or building a puzzle
- Utilize ELPAC Online Practice Tests: https://www.elpac.org/resources/practicetests/#practice-training-tests
- Understand what is on the ELPAC – Domain Information Sheet: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ep/elpacdomaininfo.asp
- Before Testing –
- Retell stories they Read
- Make Listening Games
- Play games and talk about sequence
- After Testing –
- Talk about their feelings and celebrate their efforts
- Discuss what was easy and challenging
- Remind them that you LOVE them for just who they are
ATTENDANCE & CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM
Please make sure that your children/students are coming to school and are on time. We’ve had an increase in tardies and absences, which can have a negative impact on their learning and on families who are on Zone Transfers. CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM is when a student is absent for 10% or more of the school year. It impacts students ability to form strong relationships with peers, impacts students ability to perform well academically, and can create poor habits that are hard to break. CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM is created by both excused and unexcused absences. Please communicate with the office if your family expects to take time off (3 days or more) from school so that we can support you with an Independent Contract while you are away. By doing this your student(s) will not be marked absent. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Please see see below for when to call in sick and when to keep your student at home.
PTO News
Attention Parents/Guardians!
Rock-N-Roll into the Night Family Dance on Friday, March 01, 2024 at 5:30pm-8:00pm. $10 per ticket includes 1 entry, dinner and drink. COME JOIN US!
Since the PTO Yearbook Committee is shorthanded 🤷♀️ this year, WE REALLY NEED🙏YOUR HELP WITH PHOTOS 📷…
We need at least 8 photos 😀(from different events) from your classroom to fill the classroom page. Please e-mail them at original size (no need to reduce them) to the following email address:
Heritagehawksyb@gmail.com
Thank you!!
LOKO Bean Cafe on Campus 02/12 from 6:30-8:30am. Pre-order by texting (619) 342-5727
Remember – It’s GREAT to be a HAWK!
