SNACK AND COAT REMINDER Please send your student to HOA with a snack and warm coat, especially if they come for an extended amount of time. A healthy granola bar, string cheese, or piece of fruit is perfect.
SIXTH GRADE FORECASTING March 8, 12:00-1:00 Can you believe we are already at that point in the year when we start planning for next year? If you have a 6th grader going into middle school, he or she will need to pick classes! Forecasting is what we call it when you choose the classes you’d like to take next year. Parents are invited but not required to attend forecasting as well. If you cannot make your assigned time OR the make-up session (April 3 from 3:00-4:00), please email Mrs. Gatewood at [email protected] to make an alternate plan. Students only need to forecast if they are planning on being a full time HOA student for the 2018-19 school year. If you have older students at HOA, please have them check their Canvas Announcements for their assigned forecasting time.
CHECK-IN QUESTION Have you decided where your student will attend school next year?
Monday, March 5
12:00-2:00 Grades 3-6 Read Across America Party!
12:00-1:00 PE Grades K-2
1:00-2:00 PE Grades 7-8
2:00-3:00 PE Grades 3-6
Tuesday, March 6
12:00-2:00 Grades 3-6 Face-to-face class, bring a snack and warm coat for recess.
12:00-1:00 PE Grades K-2
1:00-2:00 PE Grades 7-8
2:00-3:00 PE Grades 3-6
Wednesday, March 7
9:00-10:00 PE Grades 3-6
10:00-11:30 Art Club Grades 3-6
12:00-1:00 PE K-2
1:00-2:00 PE Grades 7-8
Thursday, March 8
8:30-10:00 Chess Club Grades 3-6
10:00-11:00 Coding Club Grades 3-8
10:00-11:00 Engineering Club Grades 3-8
11:00-11:45 Charger Club Grades 3-611:00-12:00 PE Grades 6-8
12:00-12:30 Fit Squad Grades 3-12
12:00-1:00 Grade 6 Forecasting for 2018-2019
FIELD TRIP 3/22 Save the date for a grades 3-6 field trip to Clean Water Services on Thursday, March 22. We will NOT have Chess Club, Coding, Club, or Engineering Club that day, but we will be back in time for Charger Club, 6th-8th grade PE, and Fit Squad. Please have your student to HOA by 8:15, we will return by 10:45. If you would like to meet us there, please let me know, the address is 3235 SE River Rd, Hillsboro, OR 97123.
PARENT CONNECT Save the date, Wednesday, March 14 is our next Parent Connect Meeting.
NORTHWEST CHILDREN'S OUTREACH Our Wellness Counselor, Sara Stollberg, has a partnership with Northwest Children's Outreach that helps provide children with basic needs like clothing, diapers, formula, blankets, and toys, just to give a few examples. If your family encounters a need for these items, please feel free to reach out to me or Sara at [email protected] and we will get you connected.
MOBYMAX CONTEST QUARTER THREE Students can earn points in MATH, FACT FLUENCY, and NUMBERS. The last day of the contest is April 12!
TREX RECYCLING CHALLENGE Last year the district collected over 7,000 pounds of plastic, WOW! For the second year, all Hillsboro schools & support buildings are participating in the TREX Film Plastic Recycling Challenge, which runs through April 22, 2018. Students, staff, family, and friends are invited to bring in plastic bags and plastic wrap to a designated bin. Each bag collected will be weighed and recorded monthly until the competition’s end. After the materials are turned in, TREX will transform them into composite lumber, saving the plastic from adding to the landfill or clogging up sorting machines at the recycling center. The winning schools/site—which will be announced on Earth Day, April 22, 2018—will receive a TREX bench. All plastic must be clean, dry, and mostly free of food residue.
SCIENCE FAIR/TALENT SHOW SAVE THE DATE Thursday, April 19, will be our annual HOA Science Fair and Talent Show in our gym. Science Fair packets will go home at the beginning of March. Stay tuned for more info.
MRS. KELLAR'S OFFICE HOURS I am at HOA Monday-Thursday from 8:00-3:00. If you have concerns or questions, please email me and we can set up a time to meet. Pop-ins are generally not encouraged as there is no guarantee that I will be available or at my desk.
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Have a great week!