Hutchinson Herald
Weekly Bulletin 10/3 - 10/7/22
OUR MISSION is to cultivate a positive community of engaged critical thinkers.
OUR VISION is for all students to access high quality curriculum, engaging instructional activities, and a supportive learning environment,
WE ARE COMMITTED to closing the gap for our students who are below grade level while still ensuring that every student makes continuous growth each year.
Reminders
- Our first quarter ends this Friday, October 7th. Please check Powerschool to monitor your student's progress and communicate with the teacher(s) if you have any concerns.
- WEB Leaders will be meeting on Tuesday, October 4th from 3 - 5 pm at the MPR.
- Picture Retake Day is coming: Friday, October 14. You can still order on mylifetouch.com with your Picture Day ID "EVTVHNPW7"
- Gaming Club: This is a brand new club with a lot of enthusiastic students, and it could use some support getting started. They are looking for donations of old Wii systems, retired Nintendo Switches, and Mario Cart games. Mr. Ekadjaja will be advising this club. Please reach out to him for more information at HEkadjaja@nlmusd.k12.ca.us
- Early release dismissal on Wednesdays is at 1:45 pm
- Students need to use either the front or side gates when entering the campus in the morning. Please do not drop your child off in the staff parking lot.
- If you have not already, please review with your student our dress code and student handbook. After school detention will be assigned to students who violate school rules. We appreciate your support in keeping our campus safe and positive!
Save the Date for Fall Parent Conferences
Fall Parent Conferences will take place from 10/17 - 10/21. Teachers will contact you prior to conferences if your student requires a conference. Please note night conferences will take place on Tuesday 10/18 from 5 pm to 7 pm.
Hutchinson Color Run was a blast!
Fall Sports
Cheer and Volleyball teams have been selected. Mr. Parsonage (Cheer) and Mrs. Smithson (Volleyball) will be coaching these two groups of students. Please be sure to sign your child's behavior contract when those go home. Contact BParsonage@nlmusd.k12.ca.us or FSmithson@nlmusd.k12.ca.us with any questions. We are looking forward to an exciting season!
Football tryouts will take place later this month. Practices will begin in November. Mr. Clay will be serving as our football coach. More information to come!
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Hutchinson Halloween Haunt
Before & After School Tutoring
Hutchinson staff offers before and after school tutoring.
Please refer to the schedule below for available sessions by grade level and content.
Spotlight of the Week - Counseling
Hutchinson's New Wellness Center
iPad Warranty
We highly recommend that purchase student device insurance to cover accidental damage, loss, or theft to your student's IPad. Please sign up for insurance at:
PTSA is so very grateful to the Hutchinson staff, parent and teen volunteers, and those who so generously donated goods and their time to help make the Back to School Luau Dance a success. We literally could not have put on this event without everyone’s help. MANY, MANY THANKS! We enjoyed getting to know everyone and hope that you are able (and want to) volunteer again:-)
Special thanks to Lori Uriquidi for donating the pet items four our “Pup Boo Basket” and gift cards for the NLMUCPTA Silent Auction! Hutch’s contributions were “Fun with Wine”, and “Garden of Gift Cards” terracotta pot with various gift cards. The event was fun and successful.
Come dine with your family and support our Hutch students at Gondola’s this coming Tues- Thursday, Oct 4-6. Anytime between 3-9PM, for dine in or take-out Hutch receives 15%!
We had our first popsicle pass-out last Wednesday after school for Student PTSA Memberships. It's not too late for students to sign up! We will be passing out popsicles again, this Wednesday afterschool, Oct 5, for those student members who didn’t come by, and for NEW members. Students, make sure you’ve got a membership in your name! We’ll be doing treats throughout the year.
The 14th Annual Duck Race event is at Splash! Saturday Oct 22, but you don’t need to be present to win some great prizes, including a $1500 Grand Prize. Sponsors have booths, contests and fun games for the kids at the family centered event. This is an easy 50% FUNDRAISER FOR HUTCH! Let’s beat Benton!! Check out duckrace.com/lamirada for past pictures and this year’s sponsors.
We’ve got a fabulous Reflections Chairperson, Mary Bebout, who is working with ASB to put on a wonderful event. Mary ran Escalona’s Reflections event and PTSA is grateful for her dedication to Hutch students to oversee Reflections 2022-2023. This year’s theme is Show Your Voice. Please take a look at the attached flyer for all the information and reach out to hutchinsonreflections@gmail.com for questions and/or entry details.
Our Hutchinson community is strong and we hope everyone feels included. We’d love to hear from you! hutchhwaksptsa@gmail.com
Warmly,
Cindy Staples
Counseling Resources for Families
LA County Department of Mental Health
Emotional Support Warm line: 800-854-8771 OPTION 2 (9am - 9 pm)
Important Dates
10/3 - Femineers Meeting at 3 pm - 4 pm (Room 71)
10/4 - GSA Meeting during break (Room 62)
10/4 - Robotics Team Meeting at 3 pm - 4 pm (Room 62)
10/4 - WEB Leader Training at 3 pm - 5 pm (MPR)
10/7- GSA Meeting during break (Room 62)
10/7 - Robotics Team Meeting at 3 pm - 4 pm (Room 62)
10/7 - Gaming Club Meeting at 3pm - 3:30 pm
10/12 - WEB Wednesday during lunch
10/13 - Vision Screening
10/13 - 6th Grade Camp Meeting at 7 pm (MPR)
10/17 - 10/21 Fall Conferences
Contact Information
Facebook: Hutchinson Math Science Technology Engineering
Twitter: @hutch_hawks
Email: jbae@nlmusd.org
Website: www.hutchinsonhawks.org
Location: 13900 Estero Road, La Mirada, CA, USA
Phone: 562) 210-2945
Facebook: facebook.com/HutchinsonMathScienceTechnologyEngineering
Twitter: @hutch_hawks