Holbrook Weekly Newsletter
October 25, 2021
PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES -- October 25-29
TK-K will be dismissed at regular dismissal time (1:35PM).
1st-3rd Grades will be dismissed at 1:30PM.
4th-8th Grades will be dismissed at 1:35PM.
If you haven't already set up a conference time with your teacher, please reach out to them as soon as possible.
Thank you!
Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF)
2nd-8th grade families will receive an Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) form at parent-teacher conferences (or sent home via your teacher). If your 2nd-8th grade child does not have regular access to a computer at home whenever they need it to complete homework or school work, please return the form to your teacher before Friday, October 29.
This program will likely provide Holbrook Language Academy with additional Chromebooks, so that all students have access to a personal device. This device can be used at school (all students in TK-8), or be taken home whenever it is needed (for students in Grades 2-8).
Thank you!
Afterschool Fee-Based Enrichment Programs-- Conference Schedule
Afterschool Fee-based Enrichment Programs Schedule Change (October 25 to October 29 only)
Due to the early release schedule for Parent-Teacher Conferences, the fee-based afterschool programs for grades 1-8 will start earlier and TK and K programs will keep the same schedule. Here are the modified start and end times for grades 1-8 programs:
Monday: Black Dragon Chess, 1:40 - 2:40 pm; **No Funkmode on 10/25
Tuesday: Skyhawk: 1:45 - 2:45 pm
Wednesday: No change to schedule
Thursday: One-on-One Soccer, 1:45 - 2:45 pm; Young Rembrandts, 1:45 - 2:45 pm
Friday: Legos: 1:40 - 3:10 pm
"Ziploc" Bag Request
Halloween Costumes / Dress to Impress - October 29
Students may wear costumes or "dress to impress" on Friday, October 29.
Part of creating a safe school community for ALL students on Halloween is making sure ethnicity, race, religion, nationality, disability, gender, and/or gender identity-based costumes are not used or portrayed in a negative manner during our festivities. Costumes that can be problematic include: Native American costumes involving headdresses or feathers, dressing as a homeless person, dressing as a person with any physical or mental disability, girls dressing as boys (or vice versa), or dressing in any costume that portrays a narrow or negative stereotype about a specific person or group of people. #IAmNotACostume
- Students must wear school appropriate shoes - No open-toed shoes, sandals, heels, backless shoes.
- Students must wear school appropriate clothes- No revealing clothes, torso must be covered, no inappropriate slogans, pictures, symbols or words.
- Students should not wear full-covered masks (just the necessary face masks for COVID)
- Students should not bring objects that depict real weapons (guns, knives, swords).
- Please refrain from excessively scary costumes.
- Costumes should allow students to learn and play (no blow-up/inflatable costumes).
Thank you!
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UPCOMING DATES
October
- LGBTQ+ History Month
- Filipino American History Month
- October 25-29, Parent/Teacher Conferences/Early Dismissal (TK-K: 1:35PM, 1st-3rd: 1:30PM, 4th-8th: 1:35PM)
- October 25-29, Red Ribbon Week
- October 29, #FollowMeFriday (Students ONLY), 8:00-8:12AM
- October 29, Halloween Parade (Students ONLY)
- November 1, Dia de los Muertos
- November 1, California Healthy Kids Survey opens (More info. to come via ParentSquare)
- November 3, Early Dismissal (TK-3rd: 1:35PM; 4th-8th: 1:40PM)
- November 5, End of Trimester I
- November 10, Early Dismissal (TK-3rd: 1:35PM; 4th-8th: 1:40PM)
- November 11, Veteran's Day (Holiday)
- November 17, Early Dismissal (TK-3rd: 1:35PM; 4th-8th: 1:40PM)
- November 19, Elementary Report Cards available via Homelink
- November 22-26, Thanksgiving Break
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