The Weekly Update #4

Dear Awesome Falcon Families,

"What you choose to focus on becomes your reality." ~Jen Sincero~

This past Friday I made an announcement and congratulated our students because 99.99% of them are following the school policy with keeping their cell phones and ear pods in their back packs during class and outside of class. There are .01% of students who continue to have ear pods on their person and using their cells phones. While I walked around during lunch I asked the students if they heard my message, and to my joy they said "yes, you congratulated us on our good behavior and following the cell phone and ear pod policy!" I made a decision to focus on the positive because it is my reality! Each day I come to work, I look forward to seeing our students smiling, and greeting me with a hello. Our students at Hilltop Middle school are ready to learn and are truly working on being kind to one another and doing the right things. Thank you to our HTM students, parents, teachers and staff for making HTM such a positive place to be!

At the end of the week we will be going on a much needed Spring Break March 18th - April 1st. School Resumes on April 2nd. Please do not forget to reset you clocks we "Spring Forward" one hour on Sunday, March 10th.

2024-2025 Registration

Please review registration information for the 2024-2025 school year to ensure a smooth transition into the next school year.

CALFRESH

Families interested in CAL FRESH, please see flyer below. Ms. Rosa Ruesga from SBCS can assist Falcon families with CalFresh applications in room 106 by appointment. Please contact Ms. Ruesga to make an appointment at 619-420-3620.

March Birthday Paletas - Birthday cards will be distributed to students during period 5 as their ticket for a paleta after school in the quad.

Spring Break - March 18 - April 1, 2024. Staff and students return April 2, 2024.

Yearbook Order Deadline - Please be sure to order your Hilltop Middle Yearbook by the April 15, 2024 deadline.

ASB and Library Events

Please review information below for ASB and Library Events.

Let’s make it a great week!

Sincerley,

Ms. Galvez-Mallari

2024-2025 Registration for School is now Open

Families,

Below is the registration process for 2024-2025 school year. Below are the links to the regisration information at the site and district levels;

• Hilltop Middle School Website - Registration Information
• SUHSD Student Services Website - Registration Information

First Day of School for the 2024-2025: July 24, 2024

ATTENTION!!! RETURN TO PRE-COVID IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ENFORCED

Starting the 2024-2025 school year, ALL STUDENTS must have submitted complete immunization records BEFORE the first day of school. No immunizations or incomplete immunizations will result in not being able to go to classes on Day 1. Please plan ahead so that this is not an issue on July 24, 2024.

TRANSFER STUDENT INFORMATION

Are you intending to transfer to HTM? If so, follow the steps below:

• Click on the School Locator Finder to see which is your feeder middle school.
• If you are not from Castle Park, Cook, Kellogg, Greg Rogers, Halecrest, Hilltop Drive or Rosebank, begin at your home school to start the registration process.
• Once you have your activation key for Campus Portal, complete the registration process for your school. Then, in Campus Portal, you can put in your application for an intradistrict transfer to HTM.
• Click HERE to read the Parent Letter on the Transfer Process.For Spanish, click HERE
• Click HERE to access Campus Portal.
• Click HERE to learn how to apply for a transfer to HTM.
• Click HERE to learn the Transfer/Open Enrollment Flowchart for 2024-2025. For Spanish, click HERE.
• Click HERE for Transfer/Open Enrollment FAQs. For Spanish, click HERE.

CURRENT 7TH GRADERS WHO WILL CONTINUE AS 8TH GRADERS

• Click HERE to read the steps to register your current 7th graders to continue as 8th graders.

ALL NEW 7TH AND 8TH GRADERS ENROLLING FOR THE FIRST TIME

Registration and enrollment into HTM MUST FIRST begin the process by providing a 2024-2025 Household Form, and submit the form electronically here. When submitting a form electronically, make sure to follow instructions indicated and that all requirements apply before sending the form.

Don't wait for your registration and enrollment to be completed. Choose your electives now to save your spot in that elective. Click HERE to learn about our available electives. You can also choose your 7th grade elective by completing this ELECTIVE FORM.

To complete your child’s 2024-2025 registration process, you must provide the following documents, in person only, on one the dates listed:

• Residency Affidavit
• Proof of Residency/Address
• Proof of Immunizations
• Studen’ts Birth Certificate
• Copy of Parent/Caregiver Picture ID
• 2024-2025 Online Registration Summary (from Parent Portal account)
• IEP (if applicable)
• 504 (if applicable)
• Transfer Approval (if applicable)

Date: Time:
Tuesday, June 11 1:00pm-6:00pm
Wednesday, June 12 1:00pm-6:00pm
Thursday, June 13 1:00pm-6:00pm

8th Grade Promotion - June 4, 2024

Eighth Graders,

There is one requirement for you: you must pass ALL your classes this year for both semesters, if you want to participate in the promotion ceremony on June 4 and receive a certificate of promotion.

By now, you have received your semester 1 grades. If you passed all your classes, you are on track to promote. If you failed class in either, English/ELD, General Science 2, Integrated Math 8, Integrated Math 1, US History, you will be offered to take credit recovery for one or more of these courses. These courses will take place on Saturdays during Saturday Scholars or during Spring Break. If you do not participate in these offerings, there is a high probability that you will not participate in promotional exercises in June.

Credit recovery courses are in progress. ALL CLASSES ARE DURING THE WEEK, OFFERED ON VARIOUS DAYS. We are offering:

1. English 8/ELD III Hour 1 - Ms. Holt
2. General Science 2 - Mr. Betancourt
3. PE 8 - Mrs. Giles
4. Integrated Math 8 - Mr. Chaidez
5. US History (will pilot the Incomplete Grades Program) - Mr. Horton and Mr. Stubbs

English Credit Recovery Link

Math Credit Recovery Link

Science Credit Recovery Link

PE Credit Recovery Link

We are not offering credit recovery for Elective Courses.

If you have any questions, contact your counselor.

A - Gi: Ms. Santana
Go - Mo: Ms. Haug
Morn - Z: Ms. Orozco

Gina Galvez-Mallari, Principal

Email: gina.galvez-mallari@sweetwaterschools.org

Website: htm.sweetwaterschools.org

Location: 44 East J Street, Chula Vista, CA, USA

Phone: 619.498.2700