Tiger Tales for Parents

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Exciting news! Panoply of the Arts is happening this Thursday! We can't wait to celebrate the performing arts, including band, orchestra, chorus, art, and drama.

Starting this Monday, our school will kick off the annual March Madness Reading Competition! Classes will compete to reach the elite eight, the final four, and eventually the reading showdown! Students can participate by reading at home or at school and logging their minutes using Beanstack.

TIGERTHON registration has arrived! Registration opened on March 7th for our annual fundraiser. This event is dedicated to supporting our teachers and students, with all proceeds going directly back to the school! See details in PTA's TigerTalk.

Wondering about your child's academic progress? Parent/Teacher conferences are scheduled for March 13. Teachers will provide a sign-up link on Dojo. Remember, parents can request a conference at any time. Please inquire about your child's reading level, overall progress, and ways you can support their learning at home.

Each week's newsletters will feature a special update from our dynamic HHES PTA! Keep scrolling to read the message.

This week's schedule:

• Monday: Parent Mental Health Workshop 7:00pm-8:00pm (staff are welcome); Return Chromebooks and assignments from Independent Learner Day; March Madness Reading Challenge begins!
• Tuesday: PTA General mtg 7:45-8:15 (Music Room); After-school tutorial; Election Day (Media Center closed)
• Wednesday: Parent/Teacher conferences 3-5pm
• Thursday: Pi Day; No After-school tutorial; Panoply of Arts 6:00pm-7:30pm
• Friday: Happy Friday!

Interested in summer school? Click here to discover DCSD opportunities. The Summer Academy student names will be submitted by the school to the district. Parents of ESOL students will receive invitations to the ELL summer program from the school, with applications coming home in May.

Remember, school attendance is vital for student success. We understand it's flu/COVID season, but if your child is healthy, please ensure they attend school every day.

Proud to Serve,

Mia Bradshaw, Principal

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Weekly PTA Update: Week of March 10

• SEE YOU TOMORROW: Monday, March 11, 2024, 7-8 PM - 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 event!
• UPCOMING EVENT: Spirit Night at Antiguo Lobo March 19, 2024, 4:30 PM to 9 PM
• RSVP TODAY: Spring Literacy Night. Please find details in Tiger Talk and add to your calendar!
• SAVE THE DATE: TIGERTHON! Save the key event dates on your calendar and get a head start by registering with mybooster.com today! Read Tiger Talk to learn more.

- HHES PTA

HHES Spirit Night
March 19, 2024
4:30 PM to 9:00 PM

*New SPIRIT NIGHT Partner!*

Antiguo Lobo
5370 Peachtree Rd Suite A,
Chamblee, GA 30341

Hosted by HHES PTA

Enjoy dinner at Antiguo Lobo 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!

Spring Literacy Night
Thursday, March 21
5:30 - 6:30 PM

Sponsored by HHES PTA

Various Locations within Huntley Hills Elementary

The exciting line up for this event will include:

• Parent & Guardian Workshop: Sharing Stories with Your Littles - Presented by Ms. From
• PreK - 1 Grade Event: Reader's Theatre (Presented by Ms. Madsen)
• 2 - 5 Grade Workshop: Graphic Novels: Stories that are bigger on the inside! (Presented by Gina Gallois, Author of 8 Children's Novels, several of them in French and Spanish as well as English).

In collaboration with the Georgia State Department of Education, the Department of Exceptional Education will conduct a 2024 parent satisfaction survey for parents and guardians of students with disabilities. As always, our goal is to partner with families to raise the achievement and graduation rates of students with disabilities.

The Parent Satisfaction Survey helps the District and the State to measure the success of parent engagement with the local schools and to determine how to better address parent/family needs. The survey consists of 10 statements and will be open to all families of students with disabilities.

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-88% (same from last month)

1st-92% (up from last month)

2nd-90% (up from last month)

3rd-91% (up from last month)

4th-88% (down from last month)

5th-94% (up from last month)

Congratulations to 5th grade the TOP percentage at 90%!

We appreciate your continued partnership.

Mar 11-Parent Mental Health workshop 7:00pm-8:00pm

Mar 13-Parent/Teacher conferences 3-5pm

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

Mar 21-Literacy Night

Mar. 18-22-College and Career Week!

Mar. 22-Career Day!

Mar. 25-29-FUN RUN fundraiser

Apr. 1-5-Spring break

April-GA Milestones Testing (see schedule)

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