03 | March | 2024 | Heritage Elementary

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.