The Hawk's Nest For Families

Our mission is to build, support and inspire a community of successful learners. We strive to maintain a safe and orderly environment conducive to learning that supports all members of our diverse community through mutual respect and acceptance. We are committed to meeting the social and academic needs of all students by preparing them to be college, career, and life ready.

We are an AVID school! AVID's mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

There will be no school on Monday, November 11, in honor of Veteran's Day. School will resume on Tuesday, November 12.

Report Cards will be available through Homelink starting Monday, November 18. Please go through the Aeries Parent Portal to view your child's report card.

In November we are learning mindfulness strategies. Here are some videos and discussion points to help you talk about mindfulness with your child:

GoNoodle video: https://www.gonoodle.com/videos/eXA9JX/get-back-on-track

• What do you think the word mindfulness means?
• Is it easy for you to be in the present moment? Explain.
• Why do you think being in the present moment can be helpful?
• Do you like to sit in silence? Why or why not?
• Do you notice your feelings before they get out of control?
• Why do you think noticing your thoughts and feelings can be helpful?

Have a question for our counselor, Megan Davis? You can email her at davismc@mdusd.org.

You are invited to attend Board and School Site Council meetings and take an active role in the educational affairs of Hidden Valley and the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. The Board appreciates your interest and participation. Your viewpoint is important in keeping our public school responsive to the needs of the community.

Wednesday, November 13

Board meetings are held at 6:00PM in the Board Room at the Dent Center (District Office), 1935 Carlotta Drive, Concord, CA 94519. Meetings are open to the public and are live streamed via Zoom. School Site Council is held on Zoom and begins at 4:00PM.

Click HERE for Board meeting agenda.

Click HERE for SSC meeting agenda.

Sign-up for lunch volunteers has been posted to ParentSquare. If you are cleared to volunteer (fingerprinted & TB tested), please sign up for one (or more!) of our available lunch supervision slots. Please sign-in in the office upon arrival. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Staff Birthdays

11/4: Natasha Exner (4th)

11/5: Holly Eddington (3rd)

11/8: Michelle Anaman (3rd)

11/17: Carolyn Campbell (2nd)

11/21: Jackie Farley (3rd)

11/21: Katie Mason (Head Custodian)

11/27: Vanessa Castilleja (SEA 2)

11/28: Lindsey Mullen (2nd)

Student Birthdays

11/11: Helen Davenport (Licht), Lee Leung (Jacobson), Vanessa Vargas (Voorhees)

11/13: Ava Armas (Littig), Lionell Nadal (Childress), Aubriella Nunez (Exner), Eris Reite (Sanchez)

11/14: Maseo De Leon (Jacobson)

11/15: Anas Baza (Sanchez), Alonso Chavez (Childress), Riley Poston (Sanchez), Joseph Reis (Sanchez), Sophia Zaragoza (Salomone)

11/16: Jack Dawson (Miller), Mackenzie Kast (Exner), Nicole Salaitah (Littig), Ezra Villa (Exner), Rhys Yeung-Shumskas (Thomas)

11/17: Olivia Demas (McCall), Ruben Marcelo Serrano (Voorhees), Daniel Sundjaja (Maher), Bruno Vazquez Flores (Voorhees), Liam Ventura (Jacobson), Annie Xu (Voorhees)

There was a track & field meet in the park during our scheduled panoramic photo last week. We are rescheduling to Monday, November 18. Order information will go out after the photo date.

*Please check the Events page on Parent Square for upcoming school events.

NOVEMBER

National American Indian and Alaskan Native Heritage Month

11/1: Teacher In-Service - NO SCHOOL

11/1: Diwali

11/1: All Saint's Day

11/1-2: Dia de los Muertos

11/3: Daylight Savings Time Ends

11/11: Veteran's Day - NO SCHOOL

11/13: Board of Education Meeting

11/13: School Site Council Meeting

11/18: Report Cards Available

11/25-29: Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL

11/28: Thanksgiving

11/29: Native American Heritage Day

The Hawk's Nest will spotlight 1 to 2 staff members each week. Please click on the image below to learn a little about Ms. Van Brocklin.

We are looking for members from our community that are interested in spotlighting their careers. Our AVID team would like to collect short videos (less than 5 minutes) that tell what the career is, how it helps the community/society, whether a college degree is required, etc. On the job footage would be great. We will push these videos out to the classrooms to watch. Please email Mrs. Tosi if you are interested ~ tosij@mdusd.org.

All volunteers must follow district guidelines before volunteering in your classrooms. Volunteers must be fingerprinted and TB tested. We are keeping a list of approved volunteers for our school in the office.

*COVID vaccination status is no longer required.

BELL SCHEDULE - M, T, TH, F

TK/K: 8:10-11:40 or 9:55-2:05

Grades 1-3: 8:00-2:20

Grades 4-5: 8:00-2:30

BELL SCHEDULE - Weds.
TK/K: 8:10-11:20 or 9:20-1:10
Grades 1-3: 8:00-1:05
​Grades 4-5: 8:00-1:15

The two parking lots in front of the school are for staff only. Each staff member has a specific space assigned to them. PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN EITHER OF THE FRONT PARKING LOTS. You may park on the street or in the back lot by the park. Please leave the bus lanes in the first parking lot clear. Thank you for your cooperation.

Our parent liaison, Cynthia Duarte Bishop is ready and available to help you if you need her. She can be reached by email at duartebishopc@mdusd.org or (925) 228-9530 ext. 84321. She is here to assist parents with resources and anything else you may need.

Cynthia is bilingual, Spanish and English.

Her hours are M-F 8:00 - 11:00 am

500 Glacier Drive, Martinez, CA 94553

(925) 228-9530