Tiger Times

March 20th, 2025

Home Choice Academy

School Hours: 8:50 am - 2:55 pm

Office Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Email: homechoice@evergreenps.org

Location: 13419 Northeast 28th Street, Vancouver, WA, USA
Phone: (360) 604-4032

Home Choice Academy Website

Upcoming Events

March - Yearbook Cover Contest

March 21st - Middle School Dance

March 27th & 28th - Spirit Day!

March 31st - April 4th - Spring Break

A message from Principal Locascio

Hello Families,

We have entered the spring season and with it all the fun and flurry that comes alongside. To enjoy the lighter skies at night we sometimes get in too much of a hurry.

A parent’s request: A dad contacted me with a concern and a request. Please watch and follow the safety staff's stop signs at the end of the day. Stay in your lane so cars are not cut off. This has been happening due to the rush of some drivers.

He asks that everyone slow down, follow the staff’s guidance, and the stop sign on when it is safe to go, and be patient. We want everyone to be able to depart safely and in an organized order. Thank you!

Student Learning: After spring break, we will enter into assessments for our district and state. We want to support the learning our students have accomplished this year by being their cheerleaders and encouragers as they settle in to do their best. To encourage each student’s best efforts, we will have healthy snacks, juices, and/or gum to support their active minds and engagement on the assessments. These assessments provide one snapshot of their learning journey. We want the day they engage in the assessments to show what they know and understand.

Healthy snack donations (cheese sticks, fruit, crackers, apple juice) are greatly appreciated. Beginning on April 7th, your child can bring them or you can drop them off at the front office.

Spring break: March 31 - April 4th. This is our last major break before we return with gusto to finish the rest of the school year. Enjoy the week, and allow your child to rest up and be ready to engage in the work at school and home to finish out the year solidly.

In warmest regards,

Ms. Locascio

Middle School Dance

Spirit Day

Yearbook Cover Contest

HCA PTO Talent Show

The HCA PTO will be hosting a talent show during the Hello Summer event on June 6th. Students, family, and HCA faculty are all welcome to participate. If you would like to participate, fill out the interest form sent home with your student and turn in into your teacher.

Lost and Found

We have several coats that have been left behind at recess...

Please claim your items by March 28th.

Anything left in the lost and found after March 28th will be donated.

Technology Reminder

We have a limited number of loaner Chromebooks on campus. Please bring your charged Chromebook with you each day.

A message from the PTO

Congratulations HCA,

We have completed Kids Hear Challenge and we have collected a total of $1,423.36.

Our top 5 donations were collected by

1. Brylee (Peterson) $829.36

2. Morishige $323.19

3. Lorelia (Peterson) $145.23

4. Eamon (Peterson) $60.00

5. Kaitlyn (Mosgrove) $50.00

The top 3 classrooms were

1. Peterson $1,043.59

2. Morishige $323.19

3. Mosgrove $50.00

We reached 48% of our goal. We had 15 students register for Finns Mission and 1 student (Brylee) complete the challenge.

Awesome Job All. Thank you all for your donations and participation.

HCA PTO

Updated 2025 school calendar

Due to the recent snow days, the 2025 calendar has been updated as follows:

May 16th was previously scheduled as a snow make-up day, there will now be school on this day
June 11th was previously scheduled as the last day of school, the last day of school will now be June 12th

Monday, June 9th will now be the last day of in person classes at Home Choice Academy
June 10th, 11th, 12th - End of Year Conferences

Mindful March Calendar

Families on Campus

To prepare for the first day of school, please complete your volunteer application here. This includes emailing the office a copy of your ID.

Approved background checks are good for two years. If you completed your application in the previous school year no action is needed at this time.

Transportation

The transportation department is providing morning shuttle bus services for our program. The shuttle stops will be at Silver Star, Pioneer, Mill Plain, and Marrion. For questions concerning transportation, please contact 360-604-4950.

Click here for the Transportation Shuttle Request google form.

Announcements

It's not just about a free breakfast or lunch

Evergreen Public Schools' Child Nutrition Services can help your student get benefits beyond school-day nutrition. This video explains what some of these benefits are and tells you how you can apply.

https://youtu.be/SEGkSJMaTYA