Parents/Guardians,

The Valentine's Dance was a great hit! We're happy all the students enjoyed the good music and fellowship! Thank you for donating items to your child's class and/or dance!

Congratulations to Ms. Elizabeth Duany! She will begin as our new MTSS this week.

Each week's newsletters will now include a weekly update from our dynamic HHES PTA! Scroll down to read message.

If you would like to volunteer to read for Black History Month, click here to sign-up!

Below is this week's schedule:

Daily Black History school announcements....

Monday-President's Day; No School

Tuesday-Bio bus-5h grade; After school tutorial

Wednesday-Read every day for 20 mins!

Thursday-Afterschool tutorial; STEM night 6pm-7pm

Friday-Wax museum 8:30-9:30 (Parents are welcome to attend)

Spanish club is open for second semester. Sign up here! See below for more information.

School attendance is crucial for student success. We understand this is flu/COVID season, but if your child is not sick, please make sure he/she is at school every day.

We have several things happening in February. Check out the remainder of the newsletter!

Proud to Serve,

Mia Bradshaw, Principal

#AimingHigh

#WeRunAsOne

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WEEKLY PTA UPDATE: Week of February 18, 2024

• Thank you to everyone who joined us in person and online for our first All-Member PTA and PAC Meeting! We loved seeing you all and sharing updates! Mark your calendar for our next meeting on March 12.
• NEW EVENT: Practice Makes Better! Our PTA is excited to host this supportive expert-led seminar for parents and guardians at no cost to our families! You won't want to miss this content. Please read more and RSVP via Tiger Talk and LinkTree.
• Thank you for supporting our Book Fair! Our book fair went great and our PTA was able to build many home libraries and gift 4+ books to each homeroom classroom thanks to donations and book fair profits!
• Save the Date: Feb 20: Event & Staff Appreciation Team Meeting (virtual); Feb 27: Spirit Night at D'Cuban. Read Tiger Talk for more info.

Please take a moment to review this week's Tiger Talk in full as you will find plenty of new information.

For ALL links, visit: https://linktr.ee/hhespta

Thank you for supporting your school!

- HHES PTA

Hello, my name is Elizabeth (Lizzie) Duany, and I am super excited to be the new Multi-Tier System of Support (MTSS) specialist. I have been a special education teacher for the past 12 years, starting in middle school and making my way to elementary. For the past five years I have been a Huntley Hills Tiger! I started here as a special education co-teacher in Montessori and for the past year and a half I have been the upper grades resource special education teacher. This past summer I completed the IMSE certification program, and I am now an Orton Gillingham certified teacher. I am an Atlanta native, and currently live in Morningside with my husband Brandon, and our two sons Campbell and Ford. My son Campbell is a kindergartener at Huntley Hills. I love to learn, and I am excited for this new opportunity.

HHES Spirit Night
February 27, 2023
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

D'Cuban Cafe Chamblee
3665 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Chamblee, GA 30341

Hosted by HHES PTA

Enjoy dinner at D'Cuban Cafe who has generously agreed to donate a percentage of profits to our school! Be sure to mention HHES when you order to ensure the fundraiser is added to your check!

In honor of Black History Month, students at Huntley Hills will present an African American Wax Museum. The Wax Museum will take place on Friday, February 22nd at 8:30am. Some students will select a famous African American to portray.

Parents are welcome to attend and journey through our wax museum!

This educational and fun book is great for the entire family. Everyone will enjoy the adventures and knowledge shared by Back Man, the superhero of the day. Children and adults will learn about the importance of chiropractic care.

Author Jamala Lesane writes from her family experience including a retired NYC Transit worker, administrators, lifelong nurturers, political freedom fighters, and the greatest rapper of all time. Jamala knows firsthand that when we listen, we can guide our children to observe their bodies and pay attention to their own needs for a lifetime of healthcare literacy.

Thank you for having your child at school every day. Attendance is a major part of a student's education. We celebrate students each month with perfect attendance. Check out the grade level percentages for January The goal is over 90% for each grade level.

K-89% (down from last month)

1st-91% (down from last month)

2nd-91% (down from last month)

3rd-88% (down from last month)

4th-91% (down from last month)

5th-93% (down from last month)

Congratulations to 5th grade the TOP percentage at 93%!

We appreciate your continued partnership.

There is a gingerbread house in the media center and is ready for kids! Ms. Madsen has given "Read in the Gingerbread House for 15 minutes" coupons to each homeroom teacher. The passes are to reward students!

So much fun! 😃

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS for ELs is administered, annually, to all English learners in Georgia. ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS for ELs is a standards-based, criterion referenced English language proficiency test designed to measure English learners’ social and academic proficiency in English. It assesses social and instructional English, as well as the language associated with language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies within the school context across the four language domains.

ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS for ELs meets the federal requirements that mandate states to evaluate EL students in grades K through 12 on their progress in learning to speak English. Additionally, the ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS for ELs is used to determine the English language proficiency levels and progress of ELs in the domains of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS for ELs serves five main purposes. These are:

• determining the English language proficiency level of students,

• providing districts with information that will help them evaluate the effectiveness of their ESOL programs,

• providing information that enhances instruction and learning in programs for English language learners,

• assessing annual English language proficiency gains using a standards-based assessment instrument, and

• providing data for meeting federal and state requirements with respect to student assessment.

Our school will administer the ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS as indicated below during the testing window of:

January 10, 2024-February 26, 2024

Every EL student enrolled in our school is expected to take the ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS.

Spanish

Estimados padres de familia(s)/tutore(s), El examen ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS for ELs es administrado anualmente a todos los aprendices del inglés en Georgia. ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS for ELs es una prueba del dominio del idioma inglés basada en criterios y estándares diseñados para medir el dominio del inglés social y académico de los aprendices del inglés. Evalúa el inglés social y educativo, al igual que el lenguaje asociado con las clases de matemáticas, lenguaje, ciencias y estudios sociales dentro del contexto escolar en los cuatro dominios del idioma.

El ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS for ELs cumple con los requisitos federales que ordena a los estados a evaluar a los alumnos aprendices del inglés en K hasta 12o grado en su progreso de aprendizaje del inglés. Además, el ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS for ELs es utilizado para determinar los niveles de competencia del idioma inglés y el progreso de los ELs en las áreas de expresión oral, comprensión auditiva, lectura y escritura. El ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS for ELs sirve cinco propósitos principales. Estos son:

• Determinar los niveles de competencia del idioma inglés de los alumnos,

• Proporcionar a los distritos con información que les ayudará a evaluar la efectividad de sus programas de ESOL,

• Proporcionar información que mejora la enseñanza y el aprendizaje en los programas para aprendices del idioma inglés,

• Evaluar las ganancias anuales de dominio del idioma inglés utilizando un instrumento de evaluación basado en los estándares, y

• Proporcionar información para cumplir con los requisitos federales y estatales con respecto a la evaluación de los alumnos. Nuestra escuela administrará el examen ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS como se indica a continuación: Todos los alumnos EL (Aprendices del idioma inglés) inscritos en nuestra escuela deben tomar el ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS.

Feb. 22-International STEM night

Feb. 23-Black History Wax Museum

Feb. 27-Spirit night D'Cuban Cafe; Club picture day

Mar. 1-STEM Day; Read Across America

Mar. 6-Walk to School Day; Coffee with Bradshaw

Mar. 7-5th Grade Transition night @6pm-7pm--Parent and Students are invited!

Mar. 14-Panoply of the ARTS! 6pm-7:30pm

Mar. 22-Career Day!

Mar. 25-29-FUN RUN fundraiser

Apr. 1-5-Spring break

April-GA Milestones Testing

1. Join our PTA by making a donation here
2. Volunteer for a Leadership Role here
3. Sign up for Tiger Talk emails here
4. Explore our *updated* PTA website here

*NEW* Join our private Facebook GROUPS designed to unify and support our families! Choose your group(s) based on the grade your student(s) Find your groups here.

We welcome your support and look forward to serving our school together!

ptahhes@gmail.com

PTA President, Amanda Hall

SPANISH CLUB 2024

Spanish Club with Ms. Villanueva

Thursdays 7:15- 7:45 am.

Second Semester : 3rd, 4th and 5th grades only

Hello Huntley Hills friends and parents! Before school Spanish Club with Ms. Villanueva will begin on Thursday, February 08, 2024. The first 15 students who signed up using the sign up Genius Link provided will have the opportunity to explore their interests and talents learning Spanish in this fun and exciting club. So it will be a first come, first served basis. During Spanish club, our focus will be in what we have learned or are currently learning in Spanish class, Spanish games and even dance. Thank you for your support of Spanish club and for allowing your child to foster his or her interests in learning Spanish. Please feel free to contact me with any further questions or concerns. It’s going to be an awesome, fun year of learning Spanish! Second Semester Spanish club dates: 2/08, 2/15, 2/22, 2/29, 3/07, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, and 4/2.

Regards,

Ms. Villanueva Spanish Teacher Elizabeth_Villanueva@dekalbschoolsga.org

SciGirls is a club that encourages girls to consider a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics or STEM. Each month we will learn about a particular scientist and will experiment with materials related to their profession.

This year we will be meeting on Wednesday mornings from 7:00 until 7:45. We will begin in September and the club will go through February. Students will come once a month, during their grade level week. The schedule is as follows:

Feb. 7: K

Feb. 14: 1st

Feb. 21: 2nd and 3rd

Feb. 28: 4th and 5th

I look forward to working with your girls!

Amy Chandler

If you plan to volunteer as a reading buddy, field trip chaperone, help in the media center this school year, you will need to be approved by public safety.

Level III volunteers must be approved by Public Safety AND the local school principal prior to the volunteer participation in activities involving direct, unsupervised interaction with students. Examples of Level III volunteers include chaperones on overnight field trips, chaperones or volunteers for local school events, volunteer tutors, office/media center volunteers, or any other volunteers who will have any unsupervised interaction with students. Level III volunteers shall be fingerprinted by the district and have GBI/FBI criminal background checks on file prior to rendering volunteer services.

Directions for Level 3 Volunteers!

DeKalb County School District’s Volunteer Training By signing on as a volunteer, you become a member of our team of professionals that proudly provides educational services to more than 93,000 students in our DeKalb County School District. This webpage is designed to assist you in registering to be a volunteer with the DeKalb County School District. Please complete the following steps to become a DCSD Volunteer.

1. Complete the Volunteer Application And Release Form (see qr code below, #1)

2. Complete the DCSD Volunteer Code of Conduct (see qr code below, #2)

3. Complete the Mandated Reporter Video & Quiz (see qr code below, #3)

Create an account (no cost)

Choose State: GA

Click Child Abuse and Neglect Course: Mandated Reporter

Click Start Course

Complete Quiz Save or print your certificate.

4. Send a Copy of your certificate to DCSDvolunteer@dekalbschoolsga.org

5. Attend Volunteer Training (either in-person or via Zoom) Weekly Face-to-Face Volunteer Training is available at the IMPACT HUB every Thursday at 1:00 PM. 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard Stone Mountain, GA 30083 OR Zoom meeting of your choice https://dekalbschoolsga-org.zoom.us/j/85757845773

Time: August 30, 2023, 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM

September 13, 2023, 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM

September 20, 2023, 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM

September 27, 2023, 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM

October 4, 2023, 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM

October 11, 2023, 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM

October 18, 2023, 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM

October 25, 2023, 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM

6. Background Check -Once you have completed the Volunteer Training (either face-to-face or zoom) you will be emailed a link that will direct you to get your background check (offered Tuesdays & Thursdays at NO COST). You will be given a picture ID badge that is to be worn when you volunteer.

Please contact Demone Gunter via email @ DCSDvolunteer@dekalbschoolsga.org if you have any questions

You may view Board Policy IFCD: School Volunteers by clicking below.

Afterschool Program "Tiger-Time"- Tiger time will have a table in the Cafeteria to register your child for after school care. After care is 2:45-6:00, M-F. The registration fee is $25.00 and $60.00 each week. Tiger time begins the first day of school, August 7th. Please bring cash, money order, or check for registration fee and first week of payment. Ms. Camille Harvey is the After School Director. Her email address is camille_harvey@dekalbschoolsga.org.

To register submit your application to the front office M-F; 7:30am-3:00pm.

MUST HAVES:

School Dojo: The school code is here to receive message from the school (text messages from Dr. Ford)

Weekly Tiger Talk: (https://hhespta.square.site/#ZEQvWw) emails from PTA/school)

School Messenger-See flyer below to opt-in to receive text messages/emails from DCSD (text messages/emails from DCSD)

Optional:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/huntleyhills?lang=en (follow me)

PTA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/huntleyhillselementary/ (follow PTA)

If your child needs to take prescription medication at school, please complete the form below, notify your child's teacher and Nurse Faiza Khan at faiza_khan@dekalbschoolsga.org.

PTA President -Amanda Hall-ptahhes@gmail.com

Principal Advisory Council Chair-Yane Yoo

School Counselor (504's & SST)-Sonya Nelson sonya_nelson@dekalbschoolsga.org

Registrar (registration & withdrawals)-Brenda-brenda_zendejas@dekalbschoolsga.org

Title I Parent Liaison (Spanish)-Rebeca Arbona rebeca_arbona@dekalbschoolsga.org

Nurse-Faiza Khan faiza_khan@dekalbschoolsga.org

MTSS-Elizabeth Duany elizabeth_duany@dekalbschoolsga.org

Assistant Principal & Testing Coordinator-Amanda Moss amanda_moss@dekalbschoolsga.org

Principal-Mia Bradshaw mia_ford@dekalbschoolsga.org