You may have heard that we had a special visitor on campus this Wednesday. Our school was selected to have a Grand Prix car and two drivers come to speak to our students about their careers and their experience as race car drivers. We were especially excited to hear from Samantha Tan and how she is the owner and top racer of her team! If you get a chance to head to the Grand Prix this weekend, be sure to cheer for Samantha, #38!

Our 5th Grade students will be attending Camp Hi Hill May 13th through 17th. We are so excited for them to participate in this incredible week in the outdoors.

Mandatory Parent Meetings: Tuesday, April 23rd at 3:30 and 6:00 in the Auditorium

Please join our Sankofa Parent Village meeting on Wednesday, April 24th. We look forward to engaging with parents and caregivers of our Black/African American students and working together to support Black Excellence at Herrera.

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!

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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