I can't believe that we are almost to the end of the first quarter of this school year! Time is flying by. I can certainly tell you that we are so happy to have our students back. They are amazing! For some students, we are seeing that they need some additional help transitioning back to in person learning, and many are just excited to socialize with new friends! One thing that will help us is if families check their student's grades and tardies at least once per week in ParentVue. Our goal is that kids will make it to class on time so they can begin learning right when the bell rings. This will help all the students maximize their learning and earn the highest grades possible! If you notice your child struggling in a certain class, you can directly contact that teacher so we can prevent your child from falling behind. Thanks for staying connected with us so we can work together to support your child!

Speaking of connecting with teachers, we have parent-teacher conferences coming up! Here is what you need to know so we can connect with you for conferences.

1. You will be contacted by your advisory teacher to set up a conference time with them on November 22nd or 23rd. You can have your conference through a phone call or a Google Meet. By the end of November 19th, each advisory teacher will have contacted their families to set up a conference time for the following week.
2. During that conference, the advisory teacher will make sure you have what you need to succeed, answer questions you have, and connect you to other teachers you may wish to speak to upon your request.
3. Our goal for conferences is that we are working together to keep our kids on track for success for the rest of the year and that we do whatever we can to support you and your student. Sometimes, speaking directly to a teacher is all it takes to ensure the student has what they need!

While we are excited for conferences, I want to remind everyone that you can contact your teachers or school administration at any time. We are here to support you! Thank you for all your work to ensure that your child is finding success and becoming prepared for high school and beyond. Together, we will accomplish great things!

Thank you for sending non-refrigerated canned goods to your student's advisory class. We are happy to help give back to the Oregon Food Bank.

Our goals for November and December are to get kids writing and explaining their thinking in all classes and to be working from the first bell to the last bell in class so there isn't a minute wasted. This means that students need to hustle and not be tardy! Thanks for your support in maximizing our learning time.

November 10 - Last Day of 1st Quarter

November 11 - No School for Veterans Day

November 12 - No School for Grading Day of Teachers

November 12 - Free Vaccine event for kids in Beaverton

November 18 - Pajama Day

Nov 22 - No School for Teacher Professional Development

Nov 23 & 24 - No School for Family Conferences. We will send you information on how to participate as we get closer to this event.

25 and 26 November - No School for Thanksgiving

December 2nd at 7:00 - SMMS band and choir concert at the Hilhi auditorium

Ongoing Events:

Parents can meet with the school administration to open a chat session the first Tuesday of each month. To make this as easy as possible for everyone, we will do it virtually with Google Meet. You can access the link on our school calendar. At 4:30, we will have our chat in English, and at 5:00, we will switch to Spanish. If any parent wants to work with us to start a Parent Group, we would love to!!

On the last Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM, we have a virtual parent meeting in Spanish with the South Meadows administration and the Hilhi administration. Check our calendar for the link. Our hope is to expand these meetings to all of our elementary schools at least a couple of times a year so that our entire Hilhi community is connected.

On the first Friday of each month, look for a newsletter from the principal. It will have updates and information. These are also published on our website.

Please check with your student and visit our website for after-school clubs and opportunities. We are creating many activities and we want the children to participate! More are added frequently.

¡No puedo creer que estemos casi al final del primer trimestre de este año escolar! El tiempo pasa volando. Ciertamente puedo decirles que estamos muy contentos de tener a nuestros estudiantes de regreso. ¡Son sorprendentes! Para algunos estudiantes, estamos viendo que necesitan ayuda adicional para volver al aprendizaje en persona, ¡y muchos simplemente están emocionados de socializar con nuevos amigos! Una cosa que nos ayudará es que las familias verifiquen las calificaciones y las tardanzas de sus estudiantes al menos una vez por semana en ParentVue. Nuestro objetivo es que los niños lleguen a clase a tiempo para que puedan comenzar a aprender justo cuando suene la campana. ¡Esto ayudará a todos los estudiantes a maximizar su aprendizaje y a obtener las calificaciones más altas posibles! Si nota que su hijo tiene dificultades en una clase determinada, puede comunicarse directamente con ese maestro para que podamos evitar que su hijo se quede atrás. ¡Gracias por mantenerse en contacto con nosotros para que podamos trabajar juntos para apoyar a su hijo!

Hablando de conectarse con los maestros, ¡se acercan las conferencias de padres y maestros! Esto es lo que necesita saber para que podamos conectarnos con usted en conferencias.

1. Su maestro asesor se comunicará con usted para programar una conferencia con ellos el 22 o 23 de noviembre. Puede tener su conferencia a través de una llamada telefónica o una reunión de Google. Para fines del 19 de noviembre, cada maestro asesor se habrá puesto en contacto con sus familias para programar una conferencia para la semana siguiente.

2. Durante esa conferencia, el maestro asesor se asegurará de que tenga lo que necesita para tener éxito, responderá las preguntas que tenga y lo conectará con otros maestros con los que tal vez desee hablar cuando lo solicite.

3. Nuestro objetivo para las conferencias es que estemos trabajando juntos para mantener a nuestros niños encaminados hacia el éxito durante el resto del año y que hagamos todo lo posible para apoyarlo a usted y a su estudiante. A veces, hablar directamente con un maestro es todo lo que se necesita para garantizar que el estudiante tenga lo que necesita.

Si bien estamos emocionados por las conferencias, quiero recordarles a todos que pueden comunicarse con sus maestros o la administración de la escuela en cualquier momento. ¡Estamos aquí para apoyarte! Gracias por todo su trabajo para asegurar que su hijo tenga éxito y se prepare para la escuela secundaria y más allá. ¡Juntos lograremos grandes cosas!

Gracias por enviar alimentos enlatados no refrigerados a la clase de asesoría de su estudiante. Estamos felices de ayudar a retribuir al Oregon Food Bank.

Nuestras metas para noviembre y diciembre son que los niños escriban y expliquen su pensamiento en todas las clases y que trabajen desde el primer timbre hasta el último timbre en clase para que no se pierda un minuto. ¡Esto significa que los estudiantes deben apresurarse y no llegar tarde! Gracias por su apoyo para maximizar nuestro tiempo de aprendizaje.