Hope-Hill Happenings
September Newsletter 2023
Calendar
- Mon., September 4 Labor Day Holiday - NO SCHOOL
- Thu., September 7 Progress Reports
- Fri., September 8 Grandparents’ Day Must submit form to participate.
- Wed., September 13 7:00 PM - Virtual PTA Meeting (Zoom)
- Thu., September 14 Midtown Cluster Night at Midtown HS Football Game 7:30 PM - Kickoff; Cluster Choruses will perform before game (approx. 6:45-7:00 PM)
- Tue., September 26 Picture Day - Individual Portraits will be taken
- Wed., September 27 5th Grade Field Trip to Atlanta Symphony Orchestra @ Rialto Theater
- Fri., September 29 PTA Screen on the Green at Howard MS field
Principal’s Report
Greetings HHES Eagles, Wow! Can you believe we have four weeks under our belts?! I am so excited to learn more and more about our wonderful school. A quote of the month for me is a parent saying: “Hope-Hill is a hidden gem.” That statement really summarizes this past month for me. I am learning more about our dedicated teachers, our passionate parents and our enthusiastic students. In the coming years, I eagerly look forward to the great things we will and can accomplish as a school community. This year, I am in the learning and gathering information phase that will guide my decision making for our next steps. Ms. Wheeler has laid a great foundation and now we are able to ignite HOPE and SOAR to the next level. For the month of September, our counselor will focus on nutrition. He will go to each class to discuss how what we eat influences our body and minds. There may be some general student discussions, which may lead into what students consume on a regular basis. His main purpose is information. As part of this initiative we are asking parents to pack personal snacks for their children (we encourage healthy options). Due to various kinds of allergies both unknown and known, students are asked NOT to share snacks, so please limit large containers of food. Starting September 11th, we are adjusting our afternoon pickup. We will phase in the process to start doing all drop-offs and pick-ups in the school’s back parking lot. This is the same location for AM drop-offs and rainy day dismissals. The next phase is to give parents pick-up numbers for each family. Based on our success we may advance to an electronic system. We appreciate your patience and support in keeping our school dismissal safe and organized. Thank you for all your support on a daily basis. Sincerely, Keisha Gibbons, Principal
Student of the Month
Pre-K
Swan - Jimi Devy
Trahan - Zoe Uwaezuoke
Kindergarten
Bennett - Avry Ors-Smith
Killebrew - Sofia Devey
Riley - Dallas Robertson
Smith - Quinson Taylor
1st Grade
Anderson - Vivian Ross
Carter - Mikylah Callaway
Turner - Cassia Dee
2nd Grade
Fries - Jeremy Maganda Ramirez
Harper - Lyndsie Moss
Randall - Montserrat Rodriguez-Solis
Williams - Arman Wright
3rd Grade
Ellis - Sunny Rellergert
Holmes - Paris Manning
Taylor - Zara Motta
4th Grade
Callender - Maddy Warner
Hamilton - Jourdyn Lacend
Ruggs - Kamyron Williams
5th Grade
Campbell - Zameriah Washington
Currie - Victory Campbell
Dodson - Myriah Reese
Walker - Ja’kari Goolsby
Announcements
CPR - We had ten additional staff members recently complete CPR training. We now have CPR-trained staff sprinkled throughout the building and ready for a cardiac emergency, should one arise.
SAVE THE MUSIC - Our music teacher, Ms. Kingston, has been awarded a grant from the Save the Music Foundation. This award has provided Hope-Hill with over $22,000 worth of new musical instruments, including ukuleles, drums, recorders, xylophones, metallophones, boom whackers, a piano, a guitar, and more!
Hope-Hill Elementary Foundation
We are looking for volunteers to join our O4W5K committee! The O4W5K is the Hope-Hill Foundation's largest annual fundraiser. We meet over zoom for short meetings. We have the following subcommittees: Logistics, Marketing, Sponsorship, and Kids Run. Please contact o4w5k@hopehillfoundation.org if you are interested in finding out more.
Counselor’s Corner
Our Social Emotional Learning lessons for September are: WEEK 6 Self Care in the Classroom; WEEK 7 Strengthen Self-Awareness with Individuality; WEEK 8 Individuality and Positive Self Concept; WEEK 9 Identity and Culture. The SEL Book of the Month is My Mind is a Mountain, written by Cindy Montenegro. This month's Classroom Counseling Lesson is about Nutrition.
Media Center Minutes
Welcome to the Eagles Nest! For the month of September, all the students are learning the difference between fiction and nonfiction genres. Please encourage your child to check out a fiction and non-fiction book.
Prek-K: Eagles are learning how to determine the role of an author and illustrator, and learning how to use illustrations to understand the events in a story.
1st- 3rd grade- Eagles are identifying the most important events from the beginning, middle and end of the story. These story elements will help the reader understand how organization, sequence, and plot make a good day!
4th grade- Eagles are analyzing the five elements of a plot, which are exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. These elements will give them a deeper understand of the storyline.
Math
With school in full swing for two months now, both at home and in the classroom, math continues to play a big part in our everyday lives. Think about how your scholar uses math in school: solving addition and subtraction problems, learning about shapes and patterns, and even measuring things in science experiments. But the math fun doesn't stop there! At home, you and your scholar can use math while cooking with your family—measuring ingredients, setting timers, and understanding fractions. You and your scholar can also track the days on a calendar to see how many school days they've completed and how many are left. Whether you're at school or at home, math is like a secret code that helps us make sense of the world around you and your scholar and have lots of fun along the way!
ELA
September is one our favorite months at Hope-Hill because it’s filled with so many literary holidays. How will you celebrate each one with your family? Be sure to ask your child what they did to celebrate this literacy this month. Sept 6: National Read a Book Day Sept 7: Buy a Book Day Sept 8: International Literacy Day | National Ampersand Day Sept 11: Libraries Remember Day Sept 13: Roald Dahl Day Sept 18: Read an Ebook Day Sept 18-24: National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week Sept 22: Dear Diary Day
STEAM
The school year is off to a great start! All of our students have been participating in engineering design challenges. We are also working on adding the arts in STE(A)M. Lastly, we have selected 30 STEAM ambassadors from grades Kindergarten through 5th. These students will be helping with the design of the new playground. We are so excited for this new school year and all the great STEAM projects that will be conducted @Hope-Hill.
PTA
We have a virtual PTA Meeting Wednesday, September 13, at 7:00 PM. Please plan to attend. Look for a Zoom link to be shared via Class Dojo or other teacher communication. Our annual Screen on the Green will take place Friday, September 29, on the field at Howard Middle School. Save the date--you don’t want to miss it! Details will be announced closer to the event. STAY TUNED for September Dine-Out! Details to come.
