Hamline Elementary

A Note from Principal Reilly

Counselor's Corner: A Note from Ms. Nelson

Coffee with the Principal

UPDATE! Extended Day Learning will have busses!

Every Meal

Hamline to Hamline Collaboration News

News from the Parent Teacher Organization (PTA)

SPPS iUpdate help

News from Hancock Rec

Saint Paul Public Libary Updates

Title I and Parents' Right to Know

MDE Report Card

Translation Information

Welcome to the 2023- 2024 School year. I am thrilled to extend a warm and heartfelt welcome to all our students and families.

The start of this school year has been incredibly positive, with our dedicated staff working diligently to create a safe, nurturing, and inspiring learning environment. Our halls are buzzing with energy and anticipation, and we couldn't be more thrilled to have your children as a part of our Hamline Community. We believe in the potential of each child and are excited to see them flourish in our classrooms.

I am genuinely looking forward to the adventures and discoveries that this school year will bring. Together, we will make it a year filled with growth, learning, and memories. Thank you for entrusting us with your child's education, and for being an integral part of our school community.

In Partnership,

Kristin Reilly

I am happy to be back at Hamline Elementary for my 3rd year during the 2023-24 school year. I am here to help provide your student(s) with a safe and friendly environment where they can learn and grow. Over the course of the year, I will be teaching in the classrooms around the topics of academics, social emotional learning and college and career readiness. Please feel free to reach out if there is anything that I can do to support you and your student(s) throughout the school year at annette.nelson@spps.org or 651-744-8220

Attendance:

The school year is off to a great start and one of the ways you can support your students' education is through helping them build habits of good attendance. Research shows that missing as little as 2 days a month, over the course of a year can make it more difficult to learn to read. Please know that the school is here to support your efforts to getting your children to school, reach out to the teacher, the social worker or the school counselor with any questions or concerns.

Coffee with the Principal is a chance to chat with Principal Reilly, ask questions about the school and your child, and learn about what we are up to at Hamline Elementary. We schedule these monthly, usually on a Friday at 9:30.

The first Coffee with the Principal is October 6th from 9:30-10:15 in the Family Room (Room 1103).

This month, we will talk about our Family Engagement Plan (FEP) for 2023-24, answer questions, and talk about the first month of school.

The 2023-24 FEP can be viewed here.

**UPDATE** Extended Day Learning (EDL) will have busses this year!

Extended Day for Learning (EDL) offers students fun, engaging activities to strengthen academic and social emotional skills on Mondays and Wednesdays at Hamline. Licensed teachers and community partners provide a variety of hands-on STEM, Arts, P.E., Instrumental Music and Math/Literacy experiences to get students excited about learning while making new friends and improving their skills. EDL Plus offers after-school learning opportunities that provide hands-on, project-based experiences to engage students in topics they are interested in.

EDL registration information has been sent home with students. If you have any questions please reach out to Kristin Norton, EDL Site Coordinator, kristin.Norton@spps.org.

Our Every Meal program begins September 29th. This weekly service provides weekend food for kids and families, that is sent home in students' backpacks on the last school day of the week. It's free, there are no qualifications, Every Meal does not collect private information, and you can sign up or change your enrollment any time! A special thanks to Central Baptist Church for partnering with Every Meal to help make this opportunity possible.

A flier with a short enrollment form was sent home in your child's folder, and you can also contact Karen McCauley to sign up: karen.mccauley@spps.org.

This program is:

• Free for all families

• No qualifications required for enrollment

• Students enrolled in the program will receive a 4-5 pound bag of nutritious, nonperishable food each week

• Every Meal does not collect information from families; privacy is protected

• Families may enroll in the program anytime throughout the school year

• Families may choose from a variety of different weekend meal bag options

• Please complete the enrollment form or contact karen.mccauley@spps.org to enroll your child.

There are five options:

Blue Bag

Tailored for East African dietary preferences. This bag is pork free and may contain items such as tuna, spaghetti, black eyed peas, corn flour, fava beans, and tomato products.

Green Bag

This bag offers the widest variety of food items, such as chicken, tuna, pasta, rice, mac and cheese, chili/ soup, and varied vegetables and fruits.

Orange Bag

Tailored for Latino dietary preferences. This bag may contain items such as rice, black beans, pinto beans, corn flour, fideo pasta, enchilada sauce, chipotles in adobo, and diced chiles.

Purple Bag

Tailored for Southeast Asian dietary preferences. This bag may contain items such as rice, rice noodles, coconut milk, bamboo shoots, curry paste, green beans, and mandarin oranges.

Yellow Bag

Contains all ready-to-eat items which require little or
no preparation, such as dried fruit, tuna salad, chicken salad, sunflower seeds, granola, oatmeal, and soups.

The Hamline PTA/Family Group has been officially renamed! We are now the Husky Pack and are excited to grow with this new name in the school year ahead.

Right now, we are planning our upcoming Family Night (October 12) focusing on reading and how that is fostered at Hamline. For more information, contact hamlineelementarypta@gmail.com. All families are welcome!

Husky Pack Family Night: Literacy, Reading Help at Home, & Title I Information

Huskies Read Family Night

Theme: Reading and Literacy, including curriculum info from teachers

Thursday October 12, 2023

5:15-7:00pm

5:15 gather in the cafeteria, welcome

5:30 activities start (breakout rooms for parents, kids activities/child care also provided)

6:15 dinner served

Language offerings in English, Somali, Karen, Spanish

If you need help completing the iUpdate forms, you can contact Karen McCauley at karen.mccauley@spps.org. Instructions and information are also included below.

Updating your information in iUpdate will ensure that you receive proper services, eligible transportation, and important communications by U.S. mail, phone, email or text. Families will receive phone calls and text message reminders to complete iUpdate. One parent or guardian from each primary household is expected to complete iUpdate.

iUpdate Homepage (Instructions are available in English, Spanish, Somali, Hmong, and Karen)

Parents and guardians:

• Complete all annually-required school and district forms including the Technology Use Agreement (for student iPad use), field trip and media permission forms.
• Add or change primary and/or alternative addresses to ensure accurate school-bus transportation to and from home and/or childcare addresses. Please complete iUpdate by September 1. ​
• Slideshow of the steps in iUpdate.
• Need help? Call (651) 603-4348 or email familysupport@spps.org

How do I access iUpdate?
Parents or guardians can log in to Campus Portal to complete iUpdate at spps.org/onestop by using their One Stop username (the letter ‘g’ followed by six numbers, gXXXXXX) and password. Families can retrieve their usernames and reset their passwords at spps.org/onestop. An email address or mobile phone number must be listed in the child’s school record.

I'm new to SPPS. How do I find my username and password?

• Contacting your school’s main office. School Directory
• Call (651) 603-4348 or email familysupport@spps.org
• Include the parent/guardian’s name, child’s name, and child’s school

Can I change my One Stop password?
Yes. Parents and guardians may change their passwords using two different methods.

• Self Service Method: (Please note: You must have an email address on file and listed in your child’s school records (Campus) in order to reset your password online.) Visit spps.org/onestop and click the link under RESET/RECOVER PASSWORD. Enter your username and submit. A link will be sent to your email to set a new password.
• Contact your school's clerk to request a password change and/or username recovery. Clerks will ask for a desired password and will double-check that you have an email address on file.

Hamline Elementary is fortunate to share our building with Hancock Recreation Center. Hancock Rec is run by the City of St. Paul's Parks and Recreation Department.

You can browse their activities and offerings here.

While our Hamline Midway Library branch is closed, the Bookmobile is visiting Hancock Recreation Center from 4:00pm to 6:00pm on October 5th, October 19th, and October 26th. All are welcome to visit and check out books.

https://sppl.org/bookmobile/

Homework Centers are comfortable spaces at the library where students of all ages can drop in and work on their homework independently or with the help of volunteer tutors.

The centers are equipped with computers, printers, reference books, and school supplies for student use.

Locations and Hours

Homework Centers open September 25, 2023.

Arlington Hills

• Monday - Wednesday: 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Highland Park

• Monday - Wednesday: 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Rice Street

• Monday and Tuesday: 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
• Sunday: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Rondo

• Monday - Thursday: 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Sun Ray

• Monday and Tuesday: 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Online Homework Help

Online homework help is available from HelpNow.

Use your library card number and password to log in.

Live Tutoring is available every day, 1:00 - 11:00 p.m.

Available in English and Spanish.

Information about Title I at Hamline Elementary is available on our website here.

Title I Information

The Title I program provides supplemental educational services to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high quality education. Title I helps schools provide world-class educational opportunities to all students.

More information about how Hamline Elementary uses our Title I funds will be provided at our first Family Night on October 12th.

Parents Right to Know (This information is available in multiple languages on our website here.)

School districts must notify parents of children attending Title I schools that they can request information regarding their children's teachers, including, at a minimum, information on (1) completion of state requirements for licensure and certification; (2) emergency or other provisional status; (3) educational background; and (4) whether paraprofessionals are serving the child and, if so, the paraprofessionals' qualifications.

PARENT’S RIGHT TO KNOW TEACHER AND PARAPROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act, parents have the right to request information regarding the professional qualifications of their student’s classroom teachers and paraprofessionals. Parents who would like to receive this information should write to the Human Resource Department, Attn: ESSA Teacher Qualifications, Saint Paul Public Schools, 360 Colborne Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102-3299. You have the right to ask for the following information about each of your child’s classroom teacher(s).

• Information about whether the teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;
• Information about whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualification or licensing criteria have been waived;
• Information about whether the teacher is teaching (subjects or content) in which proper certification is held by the teacher.
• Information about whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

The MDE Report Card gives you easy access to understandable district and school data.

This tool is designed to provide parents, educators, schools, districts and citizens with easy access to important information about schools to help them make decisions and be engaged in the education of Minnesota students. Choose from several reports to learn more about the state of education in your local district, a specific school, or the state as a whole.

Access the MDE Report Card website here.