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Weekly Bulldog Bits
Week of October 9th, 2023
A new way to get information weekly about Hirsch and our Bulldogs!
Be an important part of our school! Vote for our parent representatives on School Site Council!
Thank you for joining Family Picnic Day!
Thank you for enjoying lunch with our students if you could make it this week! It was wonderful to see our families making new friends, sharing recipes, and coming together as a Hirsch community! We will have one more picnic day in the spring! (Picture taken from our very first Kindergarten Picnic Day!)
English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC)- Meeting Thursday 10/12 at 3 pm
Attention all families of Multilingual Learners! This Thursday, October 12th at 3 pm, we will hold our first ELAC meeting of the year on Zoom. We will take a survey at that time to find the best time as well as if we want our meetings in person or Zoom. Come hear important information about how we can support your student in their multilingual skills. Invites for these Multilingual Learner Families will be coming home on Monday for those who will take the ELPAC.
Fall 2023 Literati Book Fair
Uncover your next favorite read on October 16th-Oct 21st here at Hirsch Elementary School. Every purchase supports our school!
For even more fun, you can visit the fair during Harvest Festival on 21st of October from 10:30-1:00.
● Payment methods: We accept cash, credit and debit cards, check, or book fair gift cards.
● Online fair: Can’t make the fair? No worries! Shop for exciting new books online at efairs.literati.com, and create student wishlists to share with friends and family. When you search for our school, double-check that you have the right city and state.
● Book fair gift cards: Gift cards are an easy payment method that won’t get lost in a backpack. Buy them online for use at both our in-person and online fairs.
● Volunteer: Are you crafty, creative, or social media savvy? We’d love your help! To sign up, contact Mrs Winmill at kwinmill@fusdk12.net. All volunteers get a 20% book fair discount. Here is the volunteer sign-up link.
We can’t wait for our students to experience our upcoming book fair! Thank you for helping to inspire a lifelong love of reading.
Open hours for the book fair are:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday during lunch and after school until 3:30
Wednesday during lunch and after school until 3:00
Harvest Festival Extended Book Fair Hours 10:00-1:30.
(Harvest Festival is from 10:30-1.)
Additional Library Hours!
Students may check out library books before and after school! Please make sure your student has told you they will be going to the library after school. You should park on the street and walk to pick them up outside of the gate if this is their plan.
Monday & Tuesday- After school until 2:50
Thursday & Friday- Before school beginning at 8:05
8:20 Start of School and Tardy Bell
As a reminder, students need to be through the gates by the time the bell rings at 8:20 am. Arriving after the bell rings indicates a tardy. Please help our students create healthy habits!
Students may arrive at 7:45 to eat our school breakfast and the gate is open for all students to enter at 8:05. Make a plan to be on time with a healthy meal before school each day.
Lunch Drop Offs
Cell Phones and Smart Watches
REMINDER TO TURN IN THESE FORMS PLEASE. This was mentioned at Back to School Night. We emphasize that cell phones and smart watches can be a large distraction and temptation for students, especially at the elementary grades. If your child wears a smart watch or carries a cell phone to school, your family must fill out this form and return it to school. Paper copies can be picked up in the school office. The form is attached below. Please turn this form in by this Friday, September 29th.
Grade 4/5 Basketball or Soccer
Will your grade 4/5 student be trying out for basketball in late October/early November and/or soccer in February/March? Please make sure to have your child's physical complete along with the forms attached below.
PTA Corner
What an exciting and busy month this has been for PTA! We were able to host several events through the month and were thrilled to see our families connect and have fun at them!
Math Olympiad
Get ready for some fun math, Bulldogs! Hirsch PTA runs the Math Olympiad at our school, this is open to our 4th and 5th grade students! Registration is now open please register by Oct 13th, you can sign up here!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jMubC4BhAqzAeS5qkBetzgi8H2EwCd5qXaP1a8zO2b8/edit
PTA Art Reflections
It was great to see you on our Reflections Art Info night and we hope our students are now working hard on their Reflections entries. As a reminder, the deadline for entries is Oct 15th and the theme is “I am hopeful because”. We look forward to your entries! https://tinyurl.com/HirschReflections
Harvest Festival October 21st
Please mark your calendars for the Harvest festival on OCTOBER 21st 11:00 - 1:00pm!
if you are able to volunteer for this big day and help PTA out please email- pta.hirsch@gmail.com with subject title “Harvest Help”
Chess and Movie Night
We had our first ever chess tournament this month. It was amazing to see our students kindergarten through grade 5 participating in the tournament. They were sincere, focused and showed great sportsmanship! We are so proud of them! Our next Chess Tournament is planned for Nov 3 and the registration deadline is 10/27 so stay tuned.
We also hope our families enjoyed movie night. What a great turnout!
In-Tent on Reading Night
In-tent on reading is one of our favorite events of the year. We love how supportive our staff and teachers are and appreciate how they are always available to read to our children. Thank you to them!
If you haven’t joined our Hirsch PTA social media already, here are the links to our Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/groups/hrsch/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvF
And our Hirsch Family whtsapp group- https://chat.whatsapp.com/FNg6wn9coPvFLiYN0dNNEo
We share a lot of fun stuff and it’s a great way to stay connected with other Hirsch Families.
For the month of October please mark your dates for Harvest festival OCT 21st 10.30-1pm, if you are able to volunteer for this big day and help PTA out please email- pta.hirsch@gmail.com with subject title “Harvest Help”
We will also be hosting our next monthly meeting on Tuesday, Oct 10th @ 6.30 pm on zoom-
Here is the link-
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8607763340?pwd=VTVmbW00T3AzQmJNNktPRmdOMFFGZz09
Thank you to our wonderful Hirsch community for lending a helping hand to organize these events for our children! We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting/event!
Hirsch- PTA