HOA IS A NUT-FREE CAMPUS We have a number of students at HOA that have life threatening peanut/nut allergies. Prevention is the best approach. We ask your cooperation in not sending any class treats or snacks containing peanut/nut products to school with your child. Please let me know if you have any questions about this, thank you so much for your cooperation.
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MARY POPPINS JR. FIELD TRIP We are going to see Mary Poppins Jr. at Theatre in the Grove on February 27. This is a rare, grades 3-8 field trip! The play starts at 10:00, so we will be leaving here in the big yellow school bus at 9:15 and returning at 11:30. We have 75 tickets available, so please let me know ASAP if your student would like to come. We also could use parent chaperones as well.
SCIENCE FAIR The Science Fair packet is attached to this email, hard copies will be coming home in the next week or so. The HOA Science Fair will be April 16, from 7:00-8:00, in our gym. It is a required project for students taking Science online, and optional for all others, including Homeschool Track students. I will pause Science for online students participating in the Science Fair from March 30-April 17, so they can work on their project. This is a really fun experience and I encourage everyone to participate. Students will receive their tri-fold display board when they turn in their parent-signed Science Fair Proposal (the last page of the packet). The top 10 projects will be chosen to represent HOA at the District Science Fair in May (time and date TBA). Please let me know if you have any questions.
TALENT SHOW We are bringing back our evening K-8 Talent Show! The talent show will be the night of the Science Fair, April 16, 6:00-7:00. Stay tuned for try-out dates, times, and guidelines for acts.
ONLINE CHECK-INS Starting this week, full and part time online elementary students will now be getting two check-in questions per week, one on Tuesday and one on Thursday. Please check to see if your student is answering the questions for attendance, and let me know if you have any questions.
ON-SITE SCHEDULE AFTER SPRING BREAK/STATE TESTING For planning purposes, I wanted to give you all a general idea of what on-site activities will look like after Spring Break through the end of the year. After Spring Break, PE will be the only on-site activity, all other clubs will be paused until May 4. Then in May, we will have a fun assortment of clubs in along with PE. The reason we pause clubs after Spring Break is because of state testing for grades 3-12, the building basically becomes a testing center. At the March 2nd Parent Connect Meeting, I will share more information about the elementary testing schedule, the practice test site, testing do's and don'ts, etc. Please come to the meeting, or email, if you have any questions.
WINTER TERM STEAM CLASS SCHEDULE Mark your calendars! NOTE! CHANGES!
February 24 3rd-4th
March 2 5th-6th (Parent Connect Mtg too)
March 9 Read Across America Party Grades 3-6, 10:00-12:00
March 16 SBAC Practice Test Prep (for those taking SBAC), 10:00-12:00
March 23-27 SPRING BREAK (Winter On-Site Term ends)
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Monday, February 24
10:00-12:00 STEAM Class Grades 3-4
12:00-1:00 PE Grades 3-6
Tuesday, February 25
10:30-12:00 Watercolors Grades 3-6
12:00-1:00 PE Grades 3-6
1:00-1:30 Handwriting Club
Wednesday, February 26
Engineering Clubs Cancelled
12:00-1:00 PE Grades 3-6
1:00-1:45 Clogging Club
Thursday, February 27
Chess, PE, Cribbage Cancelled
9:00-11:30 Mary Poppins Jr. Field Trip
UPCOMING DATES:
March 2 Parent Connect Meeting
March 9 Science Fair Proposals/Topics Due to Mrs. Kellar
March 9 Read Across America Party, Grades 3-6, 10:00-12:00
March 23-27 Spring Break
April 16 HOA Science Fair
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PICK-UP REMINDER Elementary students at HOA should not be on campus unless they are here for a supervised activity, or are being supervised by a parent/guardian. Please plan on picking up your students promptly at the conclusion of the final activity for the day. If you are unable to be here on time for pick-up, please let us know. Thank you so much!
FACEBOOK GROUP If you are on Facebook but not in the group, and would like to be, please reply and let me know and I will send an email invite.
DISTRICT POLICY FOR VISITORS ON CAMPUS Parents and other adults are always welcome in the building. Please enter through the main doors and check in at the main office. All other doors are to remain locked during the school day. All visitors are required to wear visitor identification tags when on our campus during a school day. As a courtesy to staff, please provide advanced notification if you wish to visit classes. You do not need to sign in if you are only here for drop-off/pick-up.
TAG If you think your child may qualify for TAG services, and want information about the referral and identification process, please contact: Casy Burnsed, [email protected].
VOLUNTEER APPLICATION Here is the link to the district's volunteer application. Approved applications are good for two years. https://www.hsd.k12.or.us/Page/163
MRS. KELLAR'S OFFICE HOURS Monday-Thursday 9:00-3:00. If you would like one-on-one meeting with me, please email me so we can set something up.
Have a fantastic week!