TOMORROW is our SCIENCE FAIR from 5:30-7:00 in our gym! All HOA families and their friends are welcome to attend. One of our HOA families may be bringing their food truck. Please see below for times when your student needs to be here.
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. Therefore, 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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SCIENCE FAIR Our 6th Annual HOA Science Fair is tomorrow! On the day of the fair, third graders should come to the gym at 1:00, 4th at 1:20, 5th at 1:40, and 6th at 2:00 for judging. Your student should set up their display board and any props they will need. They will be asked basic questions about their project by a volunteer parent or HOA staff member. As soon as their one interview is complete, they are allowed to head out for the afternoon. Please leave projects in the gym for presentation that evening at the Science Fair. The Science Fair is from 5:30-7:00. The fair is open to anyone and will include Science projects from HOA students in grades 3-8! There will also be some fun, interactive activity areas and games set up for everyone to enjoy. During the fair, I would like all students to take a turn standing at their board ready to talk about their projects. Third graders should be at their board from 5:45-6:00, fourth from 6:00-6:15, fifth from 6:15-6:30, and sixth from 6:45-7:00. Students should take their projects home at the conclusion of the evening.
PARENT CONNECT The next Parent Connect meeting is Monday, May 6 from 11:00-12:00. Please contact our Homeschool Consultant, Angela Lorenzo at [email protected] with any questions.
NO PE There is no PE next Thursday, April 25.
SECOND STEPS HOA will begin participating in the district approved curriculum called Second Steps for our elementary students in grades 3-6. Third-fourth graders will meet April 25, May 2, and May 9 from 12:00-1:00 and fifth-sixth graders will meet May 16, 23, and 30 from 12:00-1:00. Ms. Stubbs will be teaching through the curriculum that will focus on age-appropriate instruction helping students recognize unsafe situations, keep themselves safe, and how to respond to unsafe situations. Any questions about the curriculum should be directed to Ms. Stubbs at [email protected]. There will also be a Second Steps table at the Science Fair that will give you an opportunity to look through the material.
MAY CLUBS Clubs will start back up on April 30. Please see the attached May schedule for more details.
NEW CLUB! The elementary Friendship Group will be starting in May and will be on Thursdays, from 1:00-2:00ish in the HOA South Nest. Participants will focus on approaches to being a friend, handling conflict within friendship, and the sometimes anxiety & stress that comes from social situations. This club will be led by Mrs. Fields, our school counselor. Please let her know if you have any questions at [email protected], and please fill out and return the attached permission slip. We will be using art, conversation, and writing
60 minutes sessions, after PE on Thursdays:
May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
3rd/4th: 1-1:30 PM (3rd/4th in South Nest; 5th/6th upper gym with Ms Kellar + HS students)
5th/6th: 1:30-2:00* PM 5th/6th in South Nest; 3rd/4th upper gym with Ms Bernhardt + HS students)
Location: HOA South Next (Mrs. Fields office) + Upper Gym @ HOA
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Monday, April 22
10:00-12:00 Make-up State Testing Grades 3-6 (Please arrive by 9:50)
12:00-1:00 PE Grades 3-6
Tuesday, April 23
10:00-12:00 Make-up State Testing Grades 3-6 (Please arrive by 9:50)
12:00-1:00 PE Grades 3-6
Wednesday, April 24
12:00-1:00 PE Grades 3-6
Thursday, April 25
PE CANCELLED
12:00-1:00 Second Steps Grades 3-4
UPCOMING DATES:
April 22-23 Make-Up State Testing Grades 3-6
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LINK TO VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECK
https://www.hsd.k12.or.us/Page/163
Looking forward to spending time with you all at the Science Fair! As always, please let me know if you ever have any questions or concerns, we are here to help!