Homestead Principals' Newsletter

SAVANT, JUNBI, TAFAKARI, UMUSA, LAULIMA

Each house directly ties to our five habits of character: Academics, Attitude, Behavior & Pride, Kindness, and Teamwork. The uniqueness of each house lies within the character traits of our habits. We are beginning to do our part by looking in the mirror; we are owning it by walking through the door. We know our hearts are in the house when we treat others the way we want to be treated.

First and Best!

Students must come to school in dress code every day, which is:

Shirts:

• Solid pale yellow, navy/pale blue, or solid white (no other colors!) dress shirt with collar, polo style knit shirt with collar, button down oxford or turtleneck, long or short sleeves. Any shirt worn under a uniform must be solid white, blue, or yellow with no visible design/color.
• Propel Tshirts may also be worn

Pants:

• Solid navy blue or khaki dress pants (dockers, for example).
• Cargo style pants with patch pockets, jeggings/leggings/tight pants are not permitted!
• No denim, yoga or spandex pants

• Solid navy or solid khaki (no other colors!), knee length or longer.
• No denim of any kind
  

Shoes:

• Black or brown dress shoes
• Black, white, blue, or grey tennis shoes (no other colors!) or boots during the winter.
• Sandals, Crocs, or brightly colored shoes are not permitted!

Dress Code for Dress Downs

• No rips/tears, no leggings, no crocs, no bubble slides, no headwear, nothing inappropriate, no crop tops, etc.
• Only Four minor issues during dress down pass collection from open house
• Failure to comply with school expectations for dress down will result in removal of the privilege.
• ALL SCHOLARS should wear their OWN HOUSE colors THIS FRIDAY for our house party!

• Average Daily Attendance 90.4%, encourage continued growth here.
• It is incredibly important to come to school!
• We are focusing on reducing suspensions through consistent high expectations for scholars using our five habits. Currently we are down 32% from last year.
  

• Families should make sure that they have access to Class Dojo and Jumprope (grades). If they do not have access to one of these, they need to contact their scholars educators.
• Families should have an use PikMyKid to determine scholar dismissal. It is on families to update this information daily.
• No dismissal changes will be be made after 3:00pm each day.
• The building opens at 8:00am. Please do not drop your children off prior to this time. Dropoff is between 8-830am. Dropping scholars off earlier creates a situation where scholars are not monitored and this is unsafe.
• We will have two house competitions this month. The academic challenge is an egg drop competition (briefly explain the fun that scholars will participate in). The second challenges is DOLLAR WARS. Dollars subtract 100 points from whomever the scholar decides. 5, 10, and 20 dollar bills add 500, 1000, or 2000 points to their own team.

• After school begins 10/2
• First School Store using Dojo Points 10/2
• First House Party 10/4 For September
• Volleyball Team Night Field Trip to Pitt Volleyball Game 10/9- 7:00pm
• 8th Grade Ecosystem Field Trip to Frick Park 10/11
• October Hosue Meetings 10/18
• South Hills Beauty Academy Visit 10/21
• Red Ribbon Week 10/23-10/25
• Picture Day 10/25- MUST BE IN SCHOOL UNIFORM
• Oktoberfest (with ASHS) 10/25 AT ASHS
• Smile Dental 10/28 or 29
• Fun Friday 10/31
• October House Party 11/1