Principal Report – Q3W10

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:

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!

Principal Report Q3W9

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:

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!

Principal Report Q3W8

Week of February 26

Happy Sunday Hawk Families!

We have 3 weeks left in school until we get into Spring Break. Parent/Student conferences are just around the corner. Please keep an eye out for messaging from your student’s teacher to sign up for parent/student conference dates/times.

We also have our PTO Family Dance coming up on March 1st! Below you will find additional information! We look forward to seeing you there!

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.

Have a great rest of your weekend!

DR & JG

Upcoming Dates

02/05-4/12 – ELPAC Testing

02/26 (Mon) – LOKO Bean Cafe on Campus from 6:30-8:30am. Pre-order by texting (619) 342-5727

03/07-14 – Parent Conference Week

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

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!!

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! Thank you so much!!

English Language Learners (ELL)

ELPAC – English Language Proficiency Assessment for California

Testing window – February 05-April 12

Tips for Parents:

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 02/26 from 6:30-8:30am. Pre-order by texting (619) 342-5727

Remember – It’s GREAT to be a HAWK!

Principal Report

Quarter 3 Week 7 – Week of February 19

Happy Sunday Hawk Families!

We still 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

02/16 & 02/19 – (Friday & Monday) No School – President’s Day Holiday

03/07-14 – Parent Conference Week

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

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!!

English Language Learners (ELL)

ELPAC – English Language Proficiency Assessment for California

Testing window – February 05-April 12

Tips for Parents:

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 02/26 from 6:30-8:30am. Pre-order by texting (619) 342-5727

Remember – It’s GREAT to be a HAWK!

Principal Report

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:

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!

Principal Report

Happy Sunday Hawk Families!

This past week was very eventful with our school-wide Speech Contest! The names of our winners will be placed on our school marquis. Congratulations to our school winners and representatives. The CVESD Speech Contest dates are below and participants are to arrive at the district office from 7:30am – 12:30pm:

  • 4th Grade – February 26, 2024
  • 5th Grade – February 27, 2024
  • 6th Grade – February 28, 2024

The fun continues this week as we begin our ELPAC testing 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 raise $2,500 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

02/15 – ELAC Parent Meeting – 8:00am – Heritage Auditorium

English Language Learners (ELL)

ELPAC – English Language Proficiency Assessment for California

Testing window – February 05-April 12

Tips for Parents:

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! 

PTO has your one stop shop for Valentine’s Day! Pop in for some coffee after morning drop off and build your own bag of goodies to take home for your students. We’ll even wrap it up for you 🙂 Shop will be open morning and afternoon every day next week, 2/5-2/9, while students are in class. ♥️

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!!

Remember – It’s GREAT to be a HAWK!

Principal Report

Happy Sunday Heritage Hawks!

Thank you to our PTO, Family Volunteers, and APEX Team (Led by Booya Byron) for such and incredible Fun Run! It was an amazing event and we raised over $20,000!! WOW!!! THANK YOU, HAWKS!

This week, Thursday is our annual Speech Contest! Good luck to all our classroom and grade level winners! I look forward to an EXCITING competition on Thursday (8:00-10:00am)!!

Upcoming Dates

01/29 – Mon – The Great Kindness Challenge

  • Monday – PJ Day
  • Tuesday – Wear a Tie
  • Wednesday – Western Day
  • Thursday – Sports Day
  • Friday – Hippie Day

1/29 – Mon – LOKO BEAN CAFE at school, 6:30 – 8:30.  Pre-orders text to (619) 342-5727

02/01 – Thu – Heritage Finalists Speech Contest Grades 4-6

English Language Learners (ELL)

ELPAC – English Language Proficiency Assessment for California

Testing window – February 05-April 12

Tips for Parents:

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

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!!

Remember – It’s GREAT to be a HAWK!

Principal Report

Week of January 22, 2024

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Happy Sunday Hawks!! This week is a busy week full of speech contest preparations! I wish all the contestants the best of luck!

Safety Notice… As you all know Heritage is a Closed Campus during school hours and all visitors must sign in to be able to access the interior of our school. As a new safety measure, ALL CVESD schools are being directed to begin a single entry/exit area after-school hours as well. This includes all the after school YMCA and LEAD Programs beginning on Monday, 01/22/24. All students and parents will need to check in/out their students at the gate next to the Auditorium and the YMCA room after 3:30pm. All other gates will be closed and locked by 3:00pm for the safety of all students. All students who are not in LEAD Programs, YMCA, DASH, or on the Soccer Team will need to exit the school grounds by 2:30pm. I sincerely, appreciate your understanding in this matter. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions at (619) 421-7080.

ELPAC testing is around the corner. We start English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC) on February 5th – April 12th. Below you will find links to support your English Language Learner at home.

I hope you all have a GREAT week!!

Sincerely,

Mr. Romo & Mrs. Gracia

Upcoming Dates

01/22 – Mon – LOKO BEAN CAFE at school, 6:30 – 8:30.  Pre-orders text to (619) 342-5727

01/26 – Fri – Black-Top Assembly 7:45-7:55am

01/26 – Fri – In-Class Speech Contest

02/01 – Thu – Heritage Finalists Speech Contest Grades 4-6

English Language Learners (ELL)

ELPAC – English Language Proficiency Assessment for California

Testing window – February 05-April 12

Tips for Parents:

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. .

San Diego County Office of Education

Full-House Fridays Attendance Competition

PTO News

Remember – It’s GREAT to be a HAWK!

The Romo Report

Week of January 15, 2023

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope that you’re enjoying this 3 day weekend. Students return on Tuesday, 01/15/24 for a FULL day. We are excited to continue our APEX challenges and we will conclude with a FUN RUN on Thursday, 01/18/2024. Please ensure that you students are wearing appropriate shoes and attire for this event. Additionally, our annual speech contest launches off on Tuesday. The theme for this year is “How can we unleash our superpowers for a positive change.” Selected 4th, 5th, and 6th Graders will compete on Friday, January 26th to compete at the district level Semi-Final speech contest.

We’re looking forward to another fantastic week!

Sincerely,

Mr. Romo & Mrs. Gracia

Upcoming Weeks:

  • 01/10 – Wednesday – Student return to school 7:45am – 12:45pm (Minimum Day)
  • 01/17 – Wednesday – PTO Meeting
  • 01/18 – Thursday – SSC Meeting – MS Teams LinkJanuary Agenda

PTO Announcements

  • APEX FUNDRAISING starts on Wednesday, January 10, and ends on Friday, January 19.
  • APEX FUN RUN on Thursday, January 18. 
  • PTO BOARD MEETING on Wednesday, January 17, 5:30 pm @ Heritage’s MPR Room.
  • LOKO BEAN CAFE at school on Mon. January 22, 6:30 – 8:30.  Pre-orders text to (619) 342-5727

San Diego County Office of Education

Full-House Fridays Attendance Competition

PTO News

Remember – It’s GREAT to be a HAWK!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I wish all our Heritage Hawk Families a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Please take this next week to celebrate a new beginning to the 2024 year! “Every year you make a resolution to change yourself. This year, make a resolution to be yourself.” ~Unknown

Remember… School resumes on Wednesday, January 10th, 2024.