Week of April 01, 2024

Happy Sunday Hawk Families!

Happy Easter Sunday for those who follow Christian holidays. We hope that you’ve had an opportunity to enjoy some time off with your family during our Spring Break and are returning rested and rejuvenated. We are entering the fourth and final quarter of the academic school year. WOW, how quickly time passes!

This quarter is dedicated to end of year CAASPP testing in English and Math as well as local assessments using iReady(Math), Achieve 3000 (Reading) and SmartyAnts (Phonics-Primary Grades).

TESTING CALENDAR

• District Local Measures testing (Achieve3000, iReady & Smarty Ants) for Kinder – 6th takes place
  April 8th – May 10th
  • Your child’s teacher can provide a more specific date per class.
• State Summative CAASPP testing for grades 3rd – 6th will proceed as follows:
  – CAST (Science Assessment for 5th) April 24 – April 25
  – CAASPP ELA / Math (3rd & 4th grade) April 29 – May 3
  – CAASPP ELA / Math (5th & 6th grade) May 6 – May 10
  We ask that you attempt to limit absences (appointments/vacations) during the testing windows
  to create a stable testing environment with minimal distractions and make-up testing.
  
• By working together, we can make your child’s testing experience positive and successful. Here are
  some suggestions that will help your child succeed:
  • Get a good night’s rest Arrive at school on time
  • Eat a healthy breakfast Gently remind your child to always do their best
  • Here a few resources to help you better understand the CAASPP tests and have an opportunity to
    practice with your student.
• Parent Resources: https://www.caaspp.org/ta-resources/parent-resources.html
• Starting Smarter website: https://ca.startingsmarter.org
• Public Practice & Training Test Resources: https://www.caaspp.org/practice-and-training/index.html

Mints… We need mints for testing. If you are willing and able to donate a bag of mints we could use them for our statewide testing coming up.

Please enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Sincerely,

DR & JG

Upcoming Dates

• 3/18-04/01 – Spring Break and Cesar Chavez Holiday – No School
• 04/02 -(Tue) – School Resumes for ALL Students, 1st Day of 4th Quarter – Minimum Day – dismissal @ 12:45pm
• 04/05 – (Fri) – PTO Family Dance starting at 5:30pm

PTO News

Rock-N-Roll into the Night – Family Dance

• Friday, April 05, 2024 at 5:30pm-8:00pm.
• $10 per ticket includes 1 entry, dinner and drink.

Annual Chalk Festival

• Thursday, April 11
• Volunteers needed! Stay tuned for our volunteer link.

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.

LOKO Bean Cafe on Campus 03/11/2024 from 6:30-8:30am. Pre-order by texting (619) 342-5727

Remember – It’s GREAT to be a HAWK!

Week of March 11, 2024

Happy Sunday Hawk Families!

This coming Saturday, March 16th, 2024, the Heritage Staff and Parent Teacher Organization would like to invite you and our community to a Celebration at Life in honor of Peggy Barragan at Heritage Elementary School. Please see the details below. Please use he QR code at the bottom of the image to RSVP your attendance. This will help us to prepare for the afternoon. We hope that you can join us!

We have 1 weeks left in school until we get into Spring Break. I hope that you have an opportunity to get some quality family time over the coming weeks, while we are on break.

Mints… We need mints for testing. If you are willing and able to donate a bag of mints we could use them for our statewide testing coming up.

Please enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Sincerely,

DR & JG

Upcoming Dates

• 02/05-4/12 – ELPAC Testing
• 03/11 – (Mon) – Girls Basketball Meeting at Lunch (4th-6th Graders). Meet in room 801 at 10:00am
• 03/11 – (Mon) – LOKO Bean Cafe – 6:30-8:30am. Pre-order by texting (619) 342-5727
• 03/15 – (Fri) – Last day of 3rd Quarter
• 3/18-04/01 – Spring Break and Cesar Chavez Holiday – No School
• 04/02 -(Tue) – School Resumes for ALL Students, 1st Day of 4th Quarter – Minimum Day – dismissal @ 12:45pm

Basketball Season

We have a COACH for our Heritage Girls Basketball team! YAY! If your child/student is in the 4th – 6th Grades they are invited to join our informational meeting at 10:00am on Monday, 03/11/24 in room 801. Tryouts are tentatively scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 03/12/24 at 2:30pm.

Our District Office is helping us to find a Coach to fill our Heritage Boy’s Basketball team. We will keep you posted as soon as one is found and once we schedule an information session and tryouts. Thank you for your patience!

PTO News

Rock-N-Roll into the Night – Family Dance

• Friday, April 05, 2024 at 5:30pm-8:00pm.
• $10 per ticket includes 1 entry, dinner and drink.

Annual Chalk Festival

• Thursday, April 11
• Volunteers needed! Please

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.

LOKO Bean Cafe on Campus 03/11/2024 from 6:30-8:30am. Pre-order by texting (619) 342-5727

Remember – It’s GREAT to be a HAWK!

Week of March 04, 2024

appy Sunday Hawk Families!

I wanted to say thank you to all the families who were able to support our Blacktop Assembly on Friday and give a moment of silence in honor of Ms. Barragan. We want to honor her family during this time of mourning and when they are ready to share the details of her funeral, we will pass that along. We would will also be creating a space at our school in remembrance of Ms. Barragan for all that she has given our students, families, colleagues, and community. Again, we want to respect her family’s wishes and will do this when they are ready to give us their blessing to move forward.

We have 2 weeks left in school until we get into Spring Break. Parent/Student conferences start this coming Thursday, 03/07/2024. Please keep an eye out for messaging from your student’s teacher to sign up for parent/student conference dates/times.

Thank you to all the families who purchased tickets to our annual PTO Family Dance. In order to allow our school an opportunity to grieve the PTO has tentatively moved the family dance to Friday, April 5th. More information to follow in the coming weeks. If you are no longer available, please email or come see our PTO in person for a refund.

Mints… We need mints for testing. If you are willing and able to donate a bag of mints we could use them for our statewide testing coming up.

Again, thank you for your support this past week. We hope that you enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Sincerely,

DR & JG

Upcoming Dates

02/05-4/12 – ELPAC Testing

03/04-08 – Read Across America Spirit Week & Book Fair!

03/07-14 – Parent Conference Week

03/11 – (Mon) – LOKO Bean Cafe – 6:30-8:30am. Pre-order by texting (619) 342-5727

03/15 – (Fri) – Last day of 3rd Quarter

03/18-04/01 – Spring Break and Cesar Chavez Holiday – No School

04/02 -(Tue) – School Resumes for ALL Students, 1st Day of 4th Quarter – Minimum Day – dismissal @ 12:45pm

PTO News

Our Spring Scholastic Book Fair is here! Visit us in the auditorium to check out new book titles, help fulfill your teacher’s wishlist or grab some new accessories for school! Can’t make it to the fair? Click on the link below to shop online.

Parents! E-Wallet is a great way to set your student up for cashless shopping! Set yours up here:

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/heritagehawks

Book Fair Hours:

• Monday-Wednesday – 2:00pm-4:00pm
• Thursday-Friday – 12:30pm-2:30pm

Rock-N-Roll into the Night Family Dance is tentatively planned for –

• Friday, April 05, 2024 at 5:30pm-8:00pm.
• $10 per ticket includes 1 entry, dinner and drink.

If you are no longer able to make it to the dance, please contact Maria Fong or our PTO to get a full refund. 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!!

We’re still looking to raise more funds for our families in need! This will allow for scholarships for students in our community to take advantage of the YMCA & DASH resources. Please donate if you can! Click here for the link. Thank you so much!!

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.

LOKO Bean Cafe on Campus 03/11/2024 from 6:30-8:30am. Pre-order by texting (619) 342-5727

Remember – It’s GREAT to be a HAWK!