The Weekly Highlander
Volume #28
A Message from the Principal
We have reached the end of the third quarter and are headed into spring break. When we return we have state testing for all grade levels, and then just 2 more months until the end of the school year. It will be busy and time will go quickly. We will have a Welcome to 6th Grade for incoming families on Thursday, April 6th from 5:15 pm - 5:45 pm and then hold our Open House from 6 pm - 7 pm. April 6th will also be the kick-off to our PTA spring fundraiser, the week of giving from April 6th - 14th.
If your student will be transitioning to High School next year, please be sure to attend the Showcase Night at your child's high school on Thursday, March 30th from 6 pm - 8 pm to learn more about the school's programs. If your student is going to be at Hewes, be sure that they have selected 2 electives and one alternate in their Aeries student portal. If they are interested in yearbook, ASB, or AVID the applications are due today, students interested in competitive robotics need to complete their application by the end of spring break.
We hope you and your students find meaningful ways in the days and weeks ahead to engage in the Hewes Community!
Sahra Tanikawa, Principal
PTA Needs Your Help!!!!
Are you interested in helping out at Hewes but not sure how? Do you have financial experience or background and can provide your expertise to our PTA? If so we need you! Please contact Jessica Howell at 714-791-8880 or jessicahowell@cox.net.
Family Surveys
We would like to invite the TUSD community to participate in the LCAP parent/community survey to help us better understand the needs of our students and how we can improve their educational experience.
- LCAP for Parent/Community: https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/18287581
Want to learn about Foothill High School?
8th Graders and their families are invited to Showcase Night
Parents and students can attend the Showcase Night on Thursday, March 30 from 6 pm - 8 pm. See the website for more information https://foothill.tustin.k12.ca.us/about-us/fhs-showcase-night
Want to learn about Tustin High School?
8th Graders and their families are invited to Showcase Night
Parents and students can attend the Showcase Night on Thursday, March 30 from 6 pm - 8 pm. See the website for more information https://ths.tustin.k12.ca.us/
SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, April 6th from 6pm - 7pm
Students in Math 6 & 7 Placement for Next Year
Should your student desire to move from a grade-level math course placement to an accelerated math course placement (Math 6 to Math 7A or Math 7 to Algebra 1) for next school year, your student will need to take a math Mastery Checkpoint exam in order to ensure mastery of material from both the current course and the portions of the courses they will be skipping. Accelerating from Math 6 to Math 7A skips a semester of content, and accelerating from Math 7 to Algebra 1 skips one year of content. The Mastery Checkpoint will be administered–for interested students only– on Wednesday April 19, 2023 at 8am. Please complete the Opt-in Google form by Monday April 10th.
Please note that accelerated courses are not required. Students who take the traditional Math 6, Math 7, and Math 8 pathway throughout middle school will still be on track to complete AP Calculus AB or AP Calculus BC (the highest level math course offered in TUSD) by their senior year of high school.
I Wish Campaign
The Hewes Challenge Success Team is putting out an "I wish..." Campaign to all of our students and staff. This year we would like to include our greater community as well. The "I wish..." Campaign is meant to help us come together as a school community and have a better understanding of each other's experiences here at Hewes. Our goal is to collect the responses and highlight the common themes and then share that out with the Hewes community. This will all be confidential and individual responses will not be shared. We appreciate you participating in this activity and hope that it brings us all a little closer!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNCSbKAhtzIDUg1DNwEWFOLK2dR-Sv1qVGoPbPlqLCFA0UuQ/viewform
Parent Information Night: Food and Body Image
Did you miss the parent presentation on food and body image held on March 1st? Please see the linked recording to hear from our amazing presenter.
Hewes Volutneer? Please document your service to our school
Please enter your volunteer hours this year for Hewes PTA or any Hewes related events. This helps us keep our non profit status. You may make as many entries as necessary or in one lump sum.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5001gYFZmhlVqLZ_Qm72hzNIZ3bY2IVXJAKfOHX-u_wrTdQ/viewform
Import Dates to Remember
- Monday, March 20 - Friday, March 24 - No School - Spring Break
- Wednesday, March 29 - 6pm Fentanyl Information Night for Parents
- Thursday, March 30 - Foothill and Tustin High School - Showcase Nights for incoming 9th-grade students and families 5:30pm - 8:00pm
- Thursday, April 6 - Welcome to Middle School for 5th-grade families 5:15pm - 5:45pm
- Thursday, April 6 - Open House 6pm - 7pm
- Thursday, April 6 - 14th PTA Spring Fundraiser
- April 17 - April 28 - CAASPP Testing all students in Core and Math Classes
- May 1 - 5 - CAST (Science) Testing for 8th-grade students - BLOCK SCHEDULE
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About Us
Email: stanikawa@tustin.k12.ca.us
Website: https://hewes.tustin.k12.ca.us/
Location: 13232 Hewes Avenue, Santa Ana, CA, USA
Phone: (714) 730-7348