Weekly Bulldog Bits

Attention parents/guardians!!! Students need to wait to get out of cars at the loading area or wait until a staff member gets them out of the car at drop off. The loading/unloading area is clearly marked with signs and we need to work together to get everyone to school safely. Please remember the Valet Loop is only for the grades 1-5; TK/Kindergarten must be walked to the gate.

Also, parents/guardians are not allowed past the school gate. If your child needs a forgotten item please bring it to the front office. All volunteers must check in first before coming onto campus. Thank you for your cooperation in helping to maintain a safe campus.

It’s a nationwide initiative to bring student engagement to classrooms all over the world! Students can enjoy this day of learning dressed like the rock stars we know they are!

If you’d like to add to the excitement, have your child dress in their best rocker attire!

Looking forward to celebrating our Bulldog Rockstars!

We are looking for parents/guardians who can attend all 4 of our School Site Council meetings this year. We need 5 volunteers. Our meetings are Mondays: 10/14, 1/27, 3/17, and 4/14 from 3-4:30 in room 18. At our meetings, we discuss school data, school goals, review progress on goals, and generate feedback/ideas/comments on how Hirsch spends its small allocation of special funds from the district. Please email me if you are interested, along with your child's name and room #. Thank you to those parents who have reached out already. I will be following up with all who volunteer this weekend with additional details. Additionally, a Google Form for voting will be coming your way shortly.

Will your grade 4/5 student be trying out for basketball team this year? Tryouts will be taking place this November. Please try to schedule your student's physical as quickly as possible and outside of school hours. As a reminder, a student is unable to try out without having a completed physical with the documentation. There are no exceptions to the timeline as this is a district policy.

Girls Basketball Tryouts:

November 5th, 3:00-4:30 PM at Horner Middle School MUR

Boys Basketball Tryouts:

November 6th, 3:00-4:30 PM at Horner Middle School MUR

Citizens of Hirsch:

Join forces with our community to show our school spirit on Friday, September 20th. Wear your favorite Batman or super hero shirt in celebration of Batman Day. We will unite together and spread kindness.

Families have been reaching out to us and asking about Hirsch Spiritwear. We have not created our new 2024-25 design yet but this link will ship directly to you. It is a prior design for Hirsch. LINK

Fremont Unified School District's invites you to meet Erik Burmeister the new superintendent and learn about the facilities plan during their "Events Roadshow". Events will be held virtually or in person. Please see the attachment below or click this link to learn more information.

Fremont Unified School District students in grades 1 through 5 are completing their Fall Reading and Mathematics diagnostic exams in i-Ready. “For Families” score reports for i-Ready diagnostic exams are automatically available to parents/guardians at the completion of the assessments. Students will be able to download a “For Families” report through their i-Ready account accessed through Clever. For more information on how to download i-Ready "For Families" score reports, using Access Code 0R8KJ9, please visit this link.

ParentSquare: Receive & Send Messages In Any Language, On Your Schedule

All Fremont Unified schools and parents/guardians are able to use ParentSquare for home-to-school communications.

One of many helpful features in ParentSquare is two-way translation: each user sets their preferred language and can send and receive messages in that language.

Change Your Language Setting

You can change your language setting so that you will receive Posts, Messages, and Alerts in your preferred language.

On a web browser:

1. From Home, click your name at the top-right and select My Account.

2. On the left, select Language Settings.

3. Click the drop-down menu, select your language, and click Save.

On the mobile app (get from Apple Store or Google Play Store):

1. From Home, tap the Menu (triple bars) on the top-left.

2. Select Account.

3. Select Preferences.

4. Select Language.

5. Scroll through the list and tap on your language.

Change Your Notification Settings for Posts

You can customize your Post notifications based on type and delivery method: the Instant setting will send all Post notifications in real-time, and the Digest setting will send all Posts in one message at the end of the day. Posts sent for immediate delivery, as well as direct Messages and Alerts, will still be delivered instantly.

On a web browser:

1. From Home, click your name in the top-right corner and select My Account.

2. Select Notification Settings on the left.

3. Choose your preferred Notification Settings for General Announcements & Messages (Off, Instant or Digest) and School Alerts (On or Off).

On the mobile app (get from Apple Store or Google Play Store):

1. From Home, tap the Menu (triple bars) on the top left.

2. Select Account.

3. Select Notifications.

4. Use the toggle to turn on or off notifications by email, text and app.

5. Select Instant or Digest for each mode.

Note: If you have multiple phones or emails listed in your account, you may set the order of your preferred contacts to receive notifications. Notifications will only be sent to one email and one phone on your account.

Our next upcoming meeting is scheduled on September 17th @6.30 pm. Here is the zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8607763340?pwd=VTVmbW00T3AzQmJNNktPRmdOMFFGZz09&omn=89846747939

Hirsch Reflections Art Program is Back!!

Hello Parents,

We are very happy to hold the Reflections Art Program again this year. Please encourage your

children to participate in Reflections and start working on their artwork.

What is Reflections?

Please click the attachment, Reflections Letter, below for more information

Fremont Robotics Academy:

Weekly FLL Challenge Classes will be offered at Hirsch to 4th and 5th grade students. Classes will be held Wednesdays from 5:15 pm to 6:45 pm, beginning September 11 and ending October 30th. If you would like to join please use the Google form to sign up.

Hirsch Chess Club update:

Registration is now open. We are using cheddarup this year for both signup & payment.

Here is the link:

https://hirsch-pta-chess-tournaments.cheddarup.com

Take a look at the PTA Calendar for exciting upcoming events and meetings.

PTA website:

https://sites.google.com/view/hirsch-elementary-pta

We share a lot of fun stuff and it’s a great way to stay connected with other Hirsch Families.

Do you know anyone with a special skills they'd like to share? Like to lend a helping hand? We need you to help us make our Harvest Festival amazing! Please see the flyer below and use the QR code to sign up.