Hózhó Academy Newsletter

Dear Hózhó families,

We had a great first full week last week and look forward to another week of learning and growing! Thank you for your patience as we try to make our dismissal procedure as smooth and efficient as possible.

Thanks also to all of you who attended our community town meeting last week. Tomorrow evening, please join us for a march and candlelight vigil for all those who have been a victim of crime in our community. We will meet at the Hózhó elementary parking lot at 6pm and walk (on the sidewalks) through downtown Gallup to the courthouse square where we will pass out candles. We will light the candles as soon as it is dusk, about 7:45pm. (There are Native dancers on the courthouse square until 7:45pm and we do not want to interfere with their event.) We will have a quiet, peaceful march and vigil, but please feel free to make or bring signs with the names of loved ones impacted by crime.

During assembly, our students say the school pledge that they will "Do the good, learn the true and love the beautiful." We want Gallup to be a good, true and beautiful place for our students, and all of us, to grow and thrive. We also teach the students about "civic virtue." We, the people, of Gallup must lead the way so that our young people see in us the example of what it means to take responsibility on their behalf as empowered and concerned citizens.

If you have questions, please contact our front office at (505) 722-8922.

• September 2nd - No School (Labor Day)

• September 10th - 9th Grade Celebration/convocation

• September 10th-12th - Picture Day (more info soon)

• September 16/17th - Lower School NWEA Testing

School Breakfast/Lunch Menu

School Website

Hozho Academy is involved with The Community Pantry in the Food for Kids Program. This program is able to offer a bag of food to a child who may need the extra food while school is not in session on the weekends. If you are interested in your student participating in this program, please email Mrs. Tanner, atanner@hozhoacademy.org

Each week, we will feature information on the different Units for each grade level. This week is:

Kindergarten: Growth Mindset & Goal Setting!

Your child is learning behaviors and habits to help them succeed at school and in life. Kindergartners learn that paying attention means watching, listening, and thinking carefully. They also learn why it’s important to pay attention: to learn and to stay safe, such as during lessons at school or when helping to cook a meal at home. They discover that mistakes are a part of learning, and that it’s important to practice and keep trying in order to get better at something. Toward the end of the unit, kindergarteners practice saying kind words, like “Keep going, you can do it!” while learning a new skill—snapping their fingers—to encourage themselves and their classmates.

Why is it important? Research shows that children who learn the skills in this unit are more likely to:

• Seek challenges

• Do better academically

• Handle transitions more easily

Practice at Home

What to Look For: Notice and praise your child when they show that they’re paying attention or are willing to keep trying to learn something new. You can say, I noticed you watching and listening carefully when I showed you how to zip your jacket. Great job paying attention! Or, I saw you try again when it didn't work the first time. Keep practicing and you’ll get it!

Practice: Help your child choose a task or a skill they would like to learn to do, for example, writing their name, skipping, buttoning their shirt, or drawing a rainbow. Set aside a few minutes each day for them to practice. Remind them that mistakes are okay and that if they practice and keep trying, they’ll get it!

Mrs. Tanner, School Counselor, Elementary, atanner@hozhoacademy.org

Ms. Farrell, Assistant School Counselor, Elementary, lfarrell@hozhoacademy.org

Tomi Jaramillo-Campos, LMSW. Social Worker, Jr. High, tjaramillo-campos@hozhoacademy.org

Coming Soon!

Hózhó Academy Charter School

Principal: Juliane Hillock principal@hozhoacademy.org

Email: office@hozhoacademy.org
Website: https://hozhoacademy.org/
Location: 515 Park Ave, Gallup, NM, USA
Phone: (505) 722-8922
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hozhoacademy
Twitter: @HozhoA