Halkin Elementary
Ride the Halkin Wave
Principal Quock's Message and Family Newsletter, Week of May 6, 2024
It's Halkin Staff Appreciation Week!
Let's Celebrate our heroes who teach and care for our Dolphins every day!! Wondering how you can celebrate your child's teachers and assistants, the office staff, custodians, cafeteria staff? Here's some things I know they love!!:
-Coffee (we have a fantastic Kuerig coffee maker and can always use k-pods for the machine!!)
-individually wrapped snacks that we can keep on hand in the staff lounge for our breaks
-letters of appreciation and handmade art from students and families!
Upcoming Staff Recognition Weeks
Join us in celebrating and showing our appreciation for the fantastic work of our staff members who help ensure our students and families know they belong in SLUSD!- SLUSD Teacher Appreciation Week: May 6-10
- School Lunch Hero Day: May 3
- National Nurses’ Week: May 6-12 • National School Nurse Day: May 8
- Classified Employees Week: May 19-25
- Management Appreciation Week: May 27-June 31
Open House is THIS THURSDAY May 9th Our school will be hosting an Open House for families! Students are excited to share some of their school work & projects with their families!
Open House schedule, Thursday, May 9
6:00-6:15 Welcome families! in cafeteria
6:15-7:15 doors open to classrooms
6:30-8:00pm Book Fair in Library
Dear Halkin Parents & Guardians,
Your Parent Teacher Committee is proud to announce that the Scholastic Book Fair is back! The book fair will be open beginning Monday, May 6th thru Friday, May 10th in the school library! Your student will visit the fair during their classroom’s library time. The fair will also be open during select days after school and during Open House on Thursday, May 9th.
Your Parent Teacher Committee is proud to announce that the Scholastic Book Fair is back! The book fair will be open beginning Monday, May 6th thru Friday, May 10th in the school library! Your student will visit the fair during their classroom’s library time. The fair will also be open during select days after school and during Open House on Thursday, May 9th.
For a sneak peak of the event, please check out our school’s Scholastic homepage at: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/halkinelementary The homepage will give you access to preview the books at this year’s fair, set up your student’s eWallet and much more!The book fair will accept cash, credit cards and eWallet only. Book fair eWallet is a digital payment option that’s a safe, convenient alternative to cash. Go to the school’s Scholastic home page, scroll down to the book fair e-wallet and select get started. The account owner simply adds funds and/or invites family and friends to contribute. At the time of checkout, your student’s eWallet account can be looked up on the register or scanned for payment at the fair.
PTC is also looking for volunteers to help run the book fair between the hours of 8:00am-3:30pm and during the evening of Open House on Thursday, May 9th.
Here are some of the volunteer roles that we need to fill:
• Fair Take down on Friday, May 12
• Door Monitors
• Student Monitors
• Keeping the book fair organized and neat
• Replenishing books/products throughout the day
• Cashiers
• Fair Take down on Friday, May 12
• Door Monitors
• Student Monitors
• Keeping the book fair organized and neat
• Replenishing books/products throughout the day
• Cashiers
All volunteers must complete a Volunteer Packet. Packets can be picked up at the Halkin main office or downloaded directly from the SLUSD webpage at https://www.slusd.us/families-community/volunteer/. If you are interested in volunteering and/or if you have any questions, please reach out to the 3th grade parent, Lisa Acosta at Dolphinparents1@gmail.com and/or to the Parent Facilitator, Angelica Franco at Afranco@slusd.us.
Happy reading,
Your Halkin Parent Teacher Committee
We welcome everyone to join us for our annual Multicultural Night Thursday, May 23rd from 5:30pm-7:30pm held in the school cafeteria and primary blacktop. Join us for live entertainment, food from around the world and learn about the various cultures which make up the Halkin community.
We are also still seeking out performers (student, family, community, teachers), booths and volunteers for this year's event! If you have a talent that you would like to share or if you would like to host a booth, please email the PTC.
Finally, events like Multicultural Night rely on volunteers coming together to create such a wonderful event. Please consider volunteering your time, even 1 hour makes a difference! Please sign up on Parent Square or alert Parent Facilitator, Angelica Franco.
We look forward to seeing you!
Please feel free to contact us!
Virginia Quock, Principal: vquock@slusd.us 510-618-4370 ext 3475
Lorena Montoya, Vice Principal: lmontoya@slusd.us 510-618-4370 ext 3476
Jennifer Amate, Administrative Assistant: jamate@slusd.us 510-618-4370 ext 3460
Jessica Collazo, Office Assistant: jcollazo@slusd.us 510-618-4370 ext 3462
Angelica Franco, Parent Facilitator: afranco@slusd.us 510-618-4370 ext 3418
Remember the power you have to be kind, to learn and grow, and to make our beloved Halkin Dolphin community equitable, joyful and vibrant!
Go Dolphins!
Love,
Principal Quock
What time does school start and what time do I pick up my child?
Dismissal Schedule
for the duration of this school year (May – June 2024)
Regular Bell Schedule
Transitional Kindergarten/Kindergarten 8:10-1:50
First through Third Grade (non-reading Academy students) 8:10-2:10
Fourth/Fifth Grade 8:10-3:00
Early Dismissal Bell Schedule
Transitional Kindergarten/Kindergarten 8:10-11:40
First-Fifth Grade 8:10-1:50
Upcoming Events
Parent Teacher Committee
Monday, May 6, 6:00-7:00pm in Room 12 and on Zoom
PTC 5/6/2024 Zoom link
African American Family and Student Advisory Committee
Thursday, May 16, 3:30-4:30pm in Room 18 and on Zoom
AAFSAC 5/16/2024 Zoom link
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Location: San Leandro High School - Fred T. Korematsu Campus, 13701 Bancroft Ave It's a celebration! Parents, Caregivers, Students, Friends, and Family of San Leandro Unified School District are invited to the annual culmination of the San Leandro Family Landing Pad. The celebration will feature something for everyone, with free food, prizes, field games, jumpers, carnival snacks, and inspiring speakers. Come and greet SLUSD staff and Blaze Consulting workshop facilitators and tour an array of community resource tables. Admission is free! We can't wait to see you there to celebrate the end of the year. |
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