Hedenkamp Elementary School

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Red Ribbon Week begins Monday, October 24. The theme this year is “It’s Up To Me To Be DRUG-FREE!”

All week long, our celebration at Hedenkamp will involve story telling, guest speakers, activities and assemblies for each grade level. Everyone is invited to come to school to help us celebrate Hedenkamp’s RED RIBBON WEEK.

CHECK OUT THIS SPECIAL EDITION OF HKTV FOR MORE INFORMATION

Red Ribbon Week

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Red Ribbon Week begins Monday, October 24.  We have an outstanding week planned for our students including two assemblies and the annual door decorating contest.

The assembly on Wednesday, October 26  is provided by our very own PTA and is called “Kids for America.” The assembly for our primary students begins at 9:00 a.m.                                               The intermediate assembly is at 10:00 a.m.

Red Ribbon Week is an effort in which everyone at school and work get to show their support of being drug free by wearing a red ribbon which is used as a symbol of support to stay off drugs.  The message all week-long is to have students learn about different drugs and why it’s important to stay away from them and how to deal with peer pressure.

Check out HKTV for more information.

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I would like to welcome back everyone to the second quarter of the 2011-2012 school year.  I hope everyone had a terrific and relaxing fall break.

A huge thank you to our student council, Mrs. Rose and Mrs. McLaughlin. They came to school on Monday, October 10 to make preparations to welcome everyone back to school. We have a great student council!

October is going to be a great month.  Mark your calendars now for Hedenkamp’s annual HUSKY HOWL.  This year’s “HOWL” will be the best ever!  Pre-sale tickets go on sale on Tuesday, October 11.  Check out our PTA Blog for more information about how you can volunteer (WE NEED YOUR HELP) and pre-sale tickets.   I strongly encourage everyone to become a regular subscriber to Hedenkamp PTA Blog.  Learn about how you can help and support Hedenkamp in a variety of ways.

Don’t forget, Tuesday, October 11 is a minimum day.  All students are dismissed at 1:55 p.m.

Welcome Back and we all look forward to seeing everyone.

Hello Hedenkamp Huskies!  Below are a few important announcements:

• Parent Conferencing began Thursday, September 15  and ends Friday, September 23.  All students are dismissed at 1:55 p.m.
• Fall Break is Monday, September 26 through Monday, October 10.
• Students return on Tuesday, October 11.  Tuesday, October 11 will be a modified day.

Mark your calendars now for Hedenkamp’s annual HUSKY HOWL.  Get ready for fun and food on Friday, October 28 from 4:00-7:00 p.m.  Go to PTA for more information.

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Congratulations to our new Student Council Officers.  Also, a huge thank you and congratulations to all Huskies that ran for Student Council Office.  Your participation was greatly appreciated by all of us at Hedenkamp Elementary School.  You will continue to make a difference to our school.  Again, thank you! Check out the Student Council Blog for more information.

PTA meeting

Mark you calendars for our first Parent Teacher Association General Meeting.  It is scheduled for Wednesday, August 24 @ 5:30 p.m.  You will meet our 2011-2012 Officers and learn about this year’s activities.  Remember, the Husky HOWL is just around the corner.  There will also be a presentation reviewing last year’s California Standards Test Results.  Check out the PTA Blog for more information about all that is happening with our Parent Teacher Association.

school site council

Hedenkamp is looking for new School Site Council Members.  We need one parent to serve on the 2011-2012 School Site Council.  If you are interested, please call or email Hedenkamp and let us know.  We will be sending out a flyer early next week as well.  School Site Meetings are held once a month after school. Click on School Site Council for more information.

August activities

August is a very busy month for us at Hedenkamp.  Please check our blog on a regular basis to be sure you are up-to-date with all the activities at Hedenkamp.  Also, you may check the Calendar Tab to the far right of this message to view all the scheduled events and activities.

Below are a few important events coming up!

• McTeachers’ Night at McDonald’s on August 9 @ 5:00-8:00 p.m.-Join the staff for a fun evening at McDonald’s.  Our school will receive a portion of the proceeds. Click here for more information. MC Teachers Night 3
• PTA General Meeting @ 5:30 p.m. on August 24-Meet our PTA Officers and come celebrate Hedenkamp’s Academic Success! Click on this link, PTA, for more information about Hedenkamp PTA.
• Student Council Elections-Check out our Student Council Blog for up to the minute information about the election including dates for speeches and final voting.  You will be able to view the speeches on HKTV sometime later in August.
• GATE Parent Meeting-Our first GATE Parent Meeting is Wednesday, August 10 @ 5:30 p.m.
• Character Assembly-Come join us for our first Character Assembly on the black top on Friday, August 26 @ 8:45 a.m.

We received preliminary California Standards Test Results yesterday. Below are the results in English Language Arts and Mathematics for all students 2nd-6th grade.

• English Language Arts-76.7% of our students were proficient or advanced.  This was an overall growth of 6%.
• Mathematics-82.7% of our students were proficient or advanced.  This was an overall growth of 2.6%.
• In the 4th Grade Writing Test, 85% of our students were proficient or advanced.
• Our English Language Learners grew 8.3% to 63.4% proficient or advanced in Language Arts.

Hello hedenkamp huskies,

On behalf of the entire Hedenkamp Staff, I want to thank you for your support
and patience as we begin a new school year.  It was an excellent beginning and we look forward to an outstanding school year.

The beginning of the school year is also an excellent time to get involved and become part of our “Family.”  Our PTA is conducting their annual membership drive.  Our goal is to have all parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles join the Hedenkamp Parent Teacher Association.  Tell your friends and neighbors as well.  All funds raised throughout the year directly support Hedenkamp teachers, staff and students

We also appreciate your patience as we continue to problem solve our drop off and pick up times for parents.  There are no easy answers and solutions other than your patience and your realization that the safety of our students is the number one priority.  Please do not double park and ask your child to cross traffic or go between other cars.  Please be courteous of other drivers and please wait your turn to pick up your children.

HKTV is now on our Hedenkamp Huskies Blog.  Each Wednesday, Hedenkamp Students will write, edit, and film the weekly HKTV Broadcast.  The Broadcast will be posted by Friday morning.   Below is our first edition. Please log on each week to learn about events and activities at Hedenkamp.

Thanks to everyone for a great first day.