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Weekly Bulldog Bits
Week of October 16th, 2023
A new way to get information weekly about Hirsch and our Bulldogs!
Fall 2023 Literati Book Fair
Last chance for the Book Fair is during Harvest Festival tomorrow on 21st of October from 10:30-1:00.
● Payment methods: We accept cash, credit and debit cards, check, or book fair gift cards.
● Online fair: Can’t make the fair? No worries! Shop for exciting new books online at efairs.literati.com, and create student wishlists to share with friends and family. When you search for our school, double-check that you have the right city and state.
● Book fair gift cards: Gift cards are an easy payment method that won’t get lost in a backpack. Buy them online for use at both our in-person and online fairs.
● We have a goal of selling 1000 books. This goal is set to help us continue to host a quality book fair and to help the library earn funds to purchase more books.
Additional Library Hours!
Students may check out library books before and after school! Please make sure your student has told you they will be going to the library after school. You should park on the street and walk to pick them up outside of the gate if this is their plan.
Monday & Tuesday- After school until 2:50
Thursday & Friday- Before school beginning at 8:05
Thank you!
Mrs. Winmill
Wednesday, October 18th is Unity Day!
October is National Bully Prevention Month. During the month of October, we recognize the devastating effects bullying has on children and their families. To promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion on our campus we are recognizing Unity Day! On October 18th we ask that all students and staff members wear the color orange to signify safety and visibility.
What is Unity Day?
Unity Day is where educators, youth, parents, and community members across the nation come together to recognize the effects bullying has on individuals. More specifically, we come together to emphasize the message that bullying is not acceptable or tolerated because all students deserve to be safe at school, online, and in their community.
Walk and Roll to School Day
Walk and roll to School Day was a success! We encourage you to keep walking and rolling to school to avoid car traffic and practice healthy habits!
Primary+Intermediate Students got to School by:
- 73+63 Walking
- 20+10 Rolling
- 15+6 Carpooled
- 1 Bus/Transit
- 40+73 by Car
Book Character Day- October 31st
Open the flyer for important info for this day.
Lost and Found
The Lost and Found Shelves will be at the front of the school this week, so please check to see if you have any items to take home.
8:20 Start of School and Tardy Bell
As a reminder, students need to be through the gates by the time the bell rings at 8:20 am. Arriving after the bell rings indicates a tardy. Please help our students create healthy habits!
Students may arrive at 7:45 to eat our school breakfast and the gate is open for all students to enter at 8:05. Make a plan to be on time with a healthy meal before school each day.
Lunch Drop Offs
Grade 4/5 Basketball or Soccer
Will your grade 4/5 student be trying out for basketball in late October/early November and/or soccer in February/March? Please make sure to have your child's physical complete along with the forms attached below.
PTA Corner
PTA Harvest Festival
Please see the attached flyer for information about the Harvest Festival sponsored by the PTA. The Harvest festival is Saturday, October 21st, from 10.30AM to 1:00PM. Volunteers are needed! If you are able to volunteer for this big day and help PTA out, please email- pta.hirsch@gmail.com with subject title “Harvest Help” There is also a link to order your bracelet and food.
HARVEST FESTIVAL Saturday, Oct 21 updates!
Announcing special events for the Harvest Festival this year! Come have fun making some origami with our origami expert Mika! We are also thrilled to have Barry and Don perform for our school students this Saturday!
Sign up to pre- order food/wristbands here -https://my.cheddarup.com/c/harvest-festival-2023-91604?cart=c416afec-dff8-4524-86db-1b993f8a0b01%21%2165513322
We are looking for candy donations from families. Can you please drop off candy for the students in the bin located in the school office by this week? ALL CANDY DONATED NEEDS TO BE WITHOUT NUTS.
We are still looking for volunteers. While events like this are super fun for our families, we cannot possibly do this alone. We need your help, can you please sign up? https://tinyurl.com/98axpt8u
If you haven’t joined our Hirsch PTA social media already, here are the links to our Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/groups/hrsch/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvF
And our Hirsch Family whtsapp group- https://chat.whatsapp.com/FNg6wn9coPvFLiYN0dNNEo
We share a lot of fun stuff and it’s a great way to stay connected with other Hirsch Families.
Thank you to our wonderful Hirsch community!
Hirsch- PTA
SWE Berkeley Engineering Day 2023!
The Society of Women Engineers at UC Berkeley would like to invite you, your students, and families to join us at Engineering Day 2023!
Engineering Day is a free and exciting Halloween themed outreach event where K-3rd graders of all genders (and their parents/guardians) have the opportunity to participate and learn about STEM as we guide them through hands-on science experiments, talk to student engineers, participate in lighting talks with showcase, and have fun with some arts and crafts. We encourage everyone to dress up in costumes as there will be a photo booth!
Engineering Day 2023 will be offered in-person on Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 10am-12pm.
Registration is open until Saturday October 14th at 11:59 PM. .
Event details and registration are HERE!
If you are interested, you can sign up for SWE's mailing list here to learn more about K-8 opportunities.
Should you have any questions or concerns at any time, please feel free to email Aisha Gupta at swe.engineering.day@gmail.com! Looking forward to seeing you all at Engineering Day 2023!