Hearne Family Newsletter
Week of January 25, 2021
TELPAS Season is around the corner!
Hi Husky Families,
I hope you had a great week! As we close out the month of January and move into February, please know that about 70% of our students will begin participating in the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS). Students will evaluated in the areas of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The Texas Education Agency designed the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) and TELPAS Alternate to assess the progress that limited English proficient (LEP) students, also referred to as English learners (ELs), make in learning the English language. In-Person students will take the TELPAS while on campus. We will be inviting our virtual students to campus to take their assessment in the month of February. We thank you in advance for your support in helping us assess all our students so we can best meet their needs and celebrate their growth.
Please let us know if there is anything we can do to support you and your families. We are here for you!
Stay safe, well, and encouraged!
Mrs. Sanchez
Principal
Congratulations to our 2020 Teacher of the Year, Mr. Jorge Garcia!
STUDENT CONSENT FORM FOR OPTIONAL COVID-19 TESTING/ FORMULARIO DE CONSENTIMIENTO PARA LA PRUEBA DE DETECCIÓN DE COVID-19 EN ESTUDIANTES
The Alief ISD takes the health and safety of our students and their families very seriously. As such, in addition to steps to screen for the virus and prevent its spread on a campus, we are adding a voluntary K-12 COVID-19 testing program for students. This program uses Abbott Laboratories BinaxNOW tests provided by the federal government. We will only test with your consent. If you are willing to provide consent for us to administer this test on your child or yourself (if student age 18 or older), please fill out this form.
El Alief ISD toma muy en serio la salud y seguridad de nuestros alumnos y sus familias. Por lo tanto, además de las medidas de detección del virus para prevenir su propagación en el campus, incorporamos un programa de pruebas voluntario para detectar COVID-19 en estudiantes desde kínder hasta el 12 ° grado. Este programa utiliza los test llamados BinaxNOW del laboratorio Abbott proporcionados por el gobierno federal. Solo haremos la prueba con su consentimiento. Si está dispuesto a dar su consentimiento a que se realice esta prueba en usted o en su hijo (si el estudiante tiene 18 años o más), complete este formulario
Hearne COVID Update
Dear Hearne Parents and Staff:
The health and safety of our staff and students is our highest priority. We are contacting you
today, 1-22-2021, to inform you of a newly lab-confirmed positive COVID-19 case within the
Hearne community.
The positive COVID case recently notified our campus the individual tested positive on 1-6-2021. The quarantine window is now closed. We are sharing this information with you to keep you informed.
Safety protocols in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Harris County Public Health have been initiated to ensure additional cleaning of the building with hospital-grade cleaning products is completed.
Out of an abundance of caution, we advise you to continue to monitor your family’s health,
follow the CDC guidelines for social distancing, hand washing and mask-wearing, and seek
medical attention if you develop COVID-19 symptoms.
Thank you for your support and partnership in ensuring a safe environment for our students and staff.
School-Family Compact/ Convenio de Participación Familiar-Escolar
Please take a moment to review and sign our Hearne Family Compact. We appreciate your partnership in ensuring all our students can and will learn.
We sent Family Compacts Home with in-person students on January 7, 2021.
Social-Emotional Supports
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Block/Electives Newsletter
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PK Team Newsletter
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Kindergarten Newsletter
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1st Grade Newsletter
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2nd Grade Newsletter
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3rd Grade Newsletter
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4th Grade Newsletter
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Upcoming Dates to Remember this Month (January/February):
- January 27th- 4th Grade Writing DCA Test
- January 28th- Progress Reports Available
- February 1st- TELPAS begins
- February 2nd- 100th Day of School, Wear gray for the character trait of the month, Resiliency
- February 4th- Valentine's Day Pictures
- February 10th-12th- No School
- February 17th- Spring Virtual Family Night
Repeated Information Below Applicable to Each Week
Student Arrival Locations
Breakfast is free for all students until 7:50 AM.
Dismissal Procedures
Students will be released in this order:
- Bus Riders
- Daycare
- Walkers
- Car Riders (please expect delays)
All car riders will receive a number tag for all students and siblings. This must be visible and hanging for all vehicles.
Updated School Supplies List:
- Each student should have a personal water bottle, filled with water at home
- Hand sanitizer
- Sanitation wipes
- Masks that cover nose and mouth
- Personal crayons/markers
- Personal pencils
- Personal notebooks
- Headphones
Students must have their own supplies. Students will not be allowed to share any supplies, such as markers, pencils, and scissors.
All students who borrowed technology, should bring it back to campus for in-person learning
Thank you for taking good care of the devices!
Don't forget the charger!
Students may bring their own device (laptop or iPads only) to school for in-person learning, according to our BYOD Policy.
Students are responsible for personal devices.
COVID-19 Student Absence Policy
- On-Campus Student Absences: If an on-campus student is absent for a reason that is acceptable to the administrator, the student can still earn the daily attendance credit by fulfilling the remote attendance requirement. Students should log in to the teacher's Zoom and complete assignments in Schoology to be counted present remotely.
- If a student is unable to attend school (including remote learning) because the student is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or because the student has been diagnosed with COVID-19, the absence is to be recorded as an excused absence. As with any medically excused absence, the student will be required to provide documentation.
Visitors
- Visitors will not be allowed without an appointment. Visitors must wear a mask and will be screened before entry.
- Visitors will not be allowed to eat lunch with their children. We encourage all parents to send student lunches in the morning with students.
- At this time, we are not allowing cupcakes, snacks, or goodie bags for student birthdays. Teachers will work to make birthdays special in the classroom.
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Website: www.aliefisd.net/hearne
Location: 13939 Rio Bonito Road, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: 281-983-8333
Twitter: @hearnehusky