Herrera Husky Hub

Mr. Nieto and Jake Oun. Jake is the winner of the 2024 Color Run T-shirt contest. His design received the most votes from our Husky Scholars. Way to go, Jake!

We are so grateful for all of the students, parents, community members, and Herrera faculty and staff for making the 2024 Color Run our best one yet! We raised over $10,000 and corporate donations are still coming in. We will have the final total available at our PTO Meeting on Tuesday, April 9th at 3:15 in Room 31.

Top Fundraisers:

1st Place: Nathan Sok $647

2nd Place: Ezra Cazarin $610.50

3rd Place: Dominic El $313

4th Place Tie: Etta Small $286

5th Place Tie: Angelica Buitron-Estrada $286

6th Place Tie: Edythe Small $286

All prizes will be distributed when we return from Spring Recess. 4th, 5th, and 6th will receive a $50 gift card to Amazon

Top 3 Classes:

1. Mrs. Buchta

2. Ms. Vasquez

3. Mr. Campbell

Your pizza parties will be coordinated upon our return.

Congratulations and thank you for all of your donations to help improve our outdoor sound system!

Individual Prizes:

$10 Popsicle Party

$25 Movie Event

$50 DJ Dance Party

$75 Silly String the Staff

$100 Video Game Truck

School Wide Prizes:

1st Prize: Medieval Times 4 pack

2nd Prize: Boomers $100 gift card

3rd Prize: John’s Incredible Pizza $50 gift card

4th Prize: Amazon $50 gift card

5th Prize: Game Stop $25 gift card

*Donations must be submitted by 12:00 PST on 3/28 to count toward prizes

All parents and caregivers are invited to attend our April PTO Meeting. We will be discussing Color Run and planning our activities and events for the end of the school year. We would love to have you join us!

Our PTO is selling Husky T-shirts and sweatshirts and our sweatshirts are back in stock! If you would like to purchase a sweatshirt or T-shirt, please complete the order form in the Front Office.

Our LIMITED EDITION Vision 2029 T-shirts are available to purchase for $20. Don't miss your opportunity for this special teal edition of Vision 2029!

Please follow our new Herrera Huskies Instagram page for photos, stories, and reminders about events at Herrera Elementary! We recently posted pictures from our Halloween parade and the 2nd Grade Sound of Music field trip. Help us reach 100 followers by the end of the weekend!

@herrerahuskieslbusd

Do you want to help out in the classroom or on campus? Do you like going on field trips? Apply to become a parent volunteer, and become a "VIP" by completing the application below. You will need a TB test and a form of ID.

Please do not leave any valuables in your car when dropping your children off or picking them up.

We are utilizing our Valet Drop Off procedure this year. All students in grades 1-5 arriving via car must exit their vehicles in the Valet Drop Off zone. The only gate that will be opened along 17th St. is the Valet Drop Off gate. Students will all enter through the 17th St. Valet gate and will walk to the cafeteria or enter the playground area.

• 8:30-9:00 Valet Drop Off/Gate on 17th Street Opens
• 8:45-9:00 Kinder/TK Playground Gate on Temple Ave Opens

Valet Procedures

• Please pull forward in the valet

• Please be prepared to drop off students

• Please avoid having students exit the car on the street side.

• Please do not block school or neighborhood driveways.

• Please do not park or drop off in marked no parking areas.

• Please be respectful of our neighbors, staff, families, and most of all our Husky Students.

• Please do not double park.

• Please avoid dropping students off so they have to run across the street.

Plan to pick up your child at their designated gate. Please arrive early, especially if you are driving, our parking is very limited. We recommend walking if you can! Remember that every Thursday is an early out 2:30 dismissal.

Kindergarten and TK will dismiss from the Kinder playground.

Grade 1 will dismiss through the Garden Gate on 16th St.

Grades 2-4 will dismiss through 17th St. Gate.

Grade 5 will dismiss through Orizaba Ave Gate.

*Older siblings may go to the gates of their younger siblings*

Reminders:

• Do NOT Double Park or Wait In the Street
• Find a curbside and park safely
• Do NOT Honk your car horn (we need to respect our neighborhood)
• Let your child know who is picking up them up
• Inform the teacher if your child has permission to walk home alone

Herrera Elementary is proud to partner with the Los Altos YMCA as well as Long Beach Parks and Rec WRAP program to offer before and after school care to our students. There is still time to enroll if you are interested in care for your student. Please click on the pictures below to be taken to the registration links.

Herrera Elementary students and parents will be able to access support through the LBUSD Family Resource Center (FRC) this year. The purpose of the FRC is to provide social, emotional, and behavioral health-related support to students enrolled at Herrera. Support services may include short-term individual/ group counseling, parent education workshops, and/or linking families to community/ school-based services. The services provided by FRC staff will be at no cost to students and families at Herrera. Medi-Cal or insurance is not required to receive services. Our FRC counselor is Teresa Mora.

Parents are invited to join our on-site parenting workshops. See the flyer below for more information!

Hello! My name is Theresa Fanene and I am the school nurse for Herrera and MacArthur Elementary. Please take a moment to explore my website regarding any questions in regards to LBUSD's policy for immunizations, medical forms and more. If you have health-related questions or concerns?

Please contact me via email: tfanene@lbschools.net