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Hózhó Academy Newsletter
For the Week of August 21st - 25th, 2023
Weekly Updates
Dear Families,
Thank you for helping make it a successful first week back to school! Please continue to have patience with our new transportation system. We have fewer buses than we need to run routes. Two of our buses are on back order and not all of our hired drivers have started yet.
The elementary parking lot closes each morning at 8:15 am. Anyone dropping off a student between 8:15 and 8:30, please drop off your child at the student drop-off spot at the gym. Our students walk through the parking lot to get to morning assembly, and it is too dangerous to have cars entering the elementary parking lot at that time.
Cell Phone Policy: Students may have a cell phone at school, but it must be kept silenced and in a backpack. Students may not have cell phones out at school or on the bus. Cell phones cannot be in students' pockets. We have had incidents of students going to the restroom and taking out phones and taking pictures. This is a violation of the privacy of others. If a cell phone is in a pocket or is taken out during the school day, it may be confiscated. If you have any questions about the policy, please contact Mrs. Hillock at principal@hozhoacademy.org
English Learner Program: Each year, students in English learner programs take the ACCESS for English Learners' (EL) language proficiency test. The test measures academic English language proficiency for students learning English in our school and throughout our state.
ACCESS for English Learners language proficiency test results were shared with families on Thursday, August 17. This individual student report provides information about test results for your child.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Coleen Vicenti, at cvicenti@hozhoacademy.org or 505-722-8922.
Start of the Year Information
Start/End Time: School starts at 8:30, with arrival as early as 7:45, and ends at 3:30.
Planners and Binders: Planners for k-3 and planners and binders for grades 4-10 are available for purchase. Please send the $10 payment to your child's teacher or to the office.
Pick-up and Drop-off: Some of the pick-up and drop-off traffic patterns have changed, Staff will be on hand to direct vehicles. Please be patient as we work through new procedures.
After-school Clubs and Fitness: After-school activities will be starting soon!
Uniforms: Junior high and high school (Upper School) students may opt for a black or gray polo shirt. All other uniform options will remain the same. Please make an appointment at Sportsworld (505) 863-8819 to try on sizes. Uniform compliance will be strictly enforced. Students must be in full uniform to attend classes. If you need financial assistance with purchasing uniforms, please come by the front office. If you have a rental uniform from last year that still fits, keep it. If it no longer fits, please return it to the school’s front office. Shoes are part of the uniform. Students must be in athletic closed-toe shoes and ready for PE every day. Sandals and boots, etc. are too dangerous for PE.
Attendance is Critical: We are expecting students to attend every day. For junior high and high school students, we are also strictly enforcing prompt attendance to class. Any tardiness to class will be addressed. Please note that attendance can impact enrollment. If students miss 10 days in a row, they are considered disenrolled.
Detention and Saturday School: If students in 7-10th grade do not complete homework assignments, they may be given lunch detention to complete this work. In some cases, students may be given after-school or Saturday school detention.
Meals: All meals are free to students. Breakfast and lunch will be provided daily.
Transportation: We are the first charter school in New Mexico to be allowed to have our own transportation department! Since this is a first for us, there may be problems and kinks to work out. Please be patient, but also, please communicate your concerns. You may call the transportation department directly at 505-458-4923 or the front office at 505-722-8922. Please note that students in 5th grade and under must have a parent or previously designated adult to meet the students at their bus stop unless a waiver is signed. Students who are in 5th grade or younger will be brought back to the school for parent pick up if no authorized adult is present when students are dropped off.
If you have questions, please reach out to our front office at (505) 722-8922.
Important Dates
September 4th - Labor Day (No School)
October 6th - End of First Quarter
Important Links
Girl Scout Drive
Hózhó Sports
Games this Week
Fri 8/25 - Varsity Girl's Volleyball 7 PM
Sat 8/26 - Varsity Football 1 PM
Sat 8/26 - Varsity Girl's Volleyball 7 PM
Click Here for the Full Schedule and Locations
Literacy Corner by Elise Farrell
Access Literacy is a spelling-to-reading approach to reading and writing. Students learn to identify the sounds of the English language as well as the spelling rules and patterns that make words.
So what can you as a parent do?
- Encourage your child to read. (We will go in depth about this in future newsletters)
- Visit Access Literacy's parent information page (link here)
- Below is a snippet from Access Literacy's website...
Book of the Week:
The Tale of Desperaux
Kate DiCamillo
Third Grade
The wonderful of adventure, perseverance, and the
pursuit of beauty will have your child on the edge of
their seats! This Newberry award-winning novel
follows the daring mouse, Desperaux, as he
sets off to rescue a human princess from
the evil rats.
Now also a movie, it would make for a wonderful,
family night! Take time to compare the book and the movie
with your child.
Meet our staff
Hózhó Academy 2023-2024 School Calendar
Hózhó Academy Charter School
Email: office@hozhoacademy.org
Website: https://hozhoacademy.org/
Location: 515 Park Ave, Gallup, NM, USA
Phone: (505) 722-8922
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hozhoacademy
Twitter: @HozhoA