FROM THE PRINCIPAL:
Greetings Hearst
Families,
As the season
changes we notice, autumn leaves falling on the ground, the
weather a little cooler and the sun setting earlier. We
know Winter Break is approaching soon and we will be
spending time with our love ones and enjoying special meals
together. Some of you will have visitors from out- of-town
and will watch home videos and turn pages of your favorite
photo album viewing family photos, remembering the past and
looking forward to the future.
I am blessed to be
here at Hearst and have enjoyed the warm welcome I have
received. We also have a new addition to our Hearst family.
I am pleased to welcome Kersten Castognola, our new
librarian. She has a lot of good ideas to help make
our library a more efficient and enjoyable place for kids.
Our jog-a-thon was
a huge success thanks to Jon Edelbrock and all of you that
helped out. We will announce the winners soon. Remember our
goal is to have every child bring in $60.00.
I want to thank Keith Jacobson for installing speakers on
our playground so that we can all hear the morning message.
I also want to thank Janet Arkin and Debbie Markel for
coming in over the Thanksgiving break and helping out with
some “Spring Cleaning”. We are so fortunate to have such
dedicated family members here at Hearst.
I
would like to wish you and your family a warm, safe and
prosperous holiday season. May you celebrate the holidays
in peace, joy, and good cheer, and may the gift of
friendship and love help you plan for a happy healthy new
year.
Jamie
Jorgensen – Principal
P.S.
Remember to pickup your students at 12:15 next week.
Monday-Friday we’ll be holding Parent/Teacher Conferences
and ALL 5 days will be minimum days.
PTA News
Jog-a-thon
– What a great day. It was so much fun to see all of the
kids so excited and what a treat to have teacher and
principal participation too. Don’t forget to turn in your
money by December 5, 2008. You could win one of the many
prizes!!
Thanks to Jon and
Danica Edelbrock and all of the many volunteers who helped
make this event a true success. Hopefully we jogged our way
to our $25,000 goal.
December's PTA
meeting
has been officially changed to Monday, December 8th at
6:30pm in our auditorium. We thought it would be more
beneficial to move the meeting one week later. I hope we
will see you there.
Book Fair –
The Scholastic Book Fair is taking place now, from December
1 - 5 in the school library, hours will be from 7:30am to
4pm. We have some fun events scheduled for the whole family
including Pajama Night tonight, Wednesday. Stay tuned for
more information.
GATE Information
Having a child that is gifted or a high-achiever can be
challenging for parents. The GATE office has provided a
series of learning
opportunities for parents and teachers called the,
"Distinguished Lecture Series." In these series, topics of
interest are looked at from many perspectives. If you are
interested in attending, please contact Steve Guadarrama,
GATE team leader at Hearst @
jguadarrama@sandi.net .
Topics include: "Parenting the Gifted Brain" and "Becoming
Part of the Solution."
K-Kids News
Need to get rid of
toys that aren’t’ being used. Well, have I got a solution
for you. Hearst students will be collecting USED toys
for the needy children in Tijuana through Project Mercy.
Please bring gently used toys to the office for collection
anytime BEFORE December 17th.
Kiwanis / Parent Volunteers
November’s Kiwanis Student of the Month was Brianna Pinto.
Brianna was honored for being an outstanding role model here
at Hearst Elementary. She was selected from among her peers
to represent the students as President of the Student
Council. Her example of being a responsible, motivated
student will strengthen our students and inspire them to do
their personal best. Her willingness to contribute to the
world around her by stepping into the role of student
council president along with the responsibilities of being a
top student in her class displays the noteworthy character
that Brianna is building at such a young age.
This months Classroom Parent Volunteer of the Month was
Marsha Gygax. Mrs. Kirkness summarized her as a do-it-all
sort of mom always helping out in the classroom. A few ways
that she supports our students: organizes book orders,
corrects student Math homework, contacts other parents
through the classroom email list, volunteers in the
classroom and brings in goodies for celebrations. Mrs.
Gygax is her go-to mom. She is reliable and friendly - and
devoted to her child's school. We're lucky to have her as a
parent volunteer.
This months Campus Parent Volunteer of the Month was Lydia
Krasner. Lydia’s dedication to make the Fall Festival a fun
and exciting event for students and parents alike was
greatly appreciated. The tasks to accomplish this feat were
numerous and she handled them all with the care and poise of
a parent that desires the best in a school environment and
extra-curricular activities. It is parents like Lydia that
make Hearst Elementary the wonderful school that it is.
Lunch With The Principal
Ella Brooks-Kamper,
Rick Villalobos, Ben Grindstaff, Claire Andrews-McIntosh,
John Waczek, Jamie Weiss, Domenico Carini, Caleb Dickinson,
Ainslie Mellinger, Brooke
Kaplan, Diego Mireles, Trevor Layne, Vyvian Pham, Luc Galaif,
Grace Tarantino, Cristiona Caccamise, Gavin Taquino, Kira
Farquar, Cecilia Lopez, Alex Wood, Olivia Elliott, Marshall
Cotta, Brooke Harris, Grace McMullen, Allison Sander, George
Mirvis, Ryan Brocklehurst, Bella Edelbrock, Layla Karim,
Thomas Magedman, Travis Gilmore, Hailey Broderick, Molly
Deutschman, Noah Krasner, Brenna Svatora, Summer Haddaway,
and Hannah Mitchell.
Campus Gardens
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1Hearst Gardens
We waited, and
waited, then waited some more, for our weather to cool down
enough for the kindergarten students to plant their winter
veggie crops. Finally, the week before Thanksgiving break,
each of our youngest students planted a seedling. This
year’s crop consists of: cabbage, celery, bok choy
(cabbage), lettuce, peas, turnips and strawberries.
Thank you to the parent volunteers who helped our planting
event go so smoothly. The students took the task very
seriously and cannot wait to see their fruits and vegetables
grow!
We are glad to see
our students, families and staff enjoying the
hummingbird/butterfly garden. As we approach winter, you
may see new species of winged friends visiting our gardens,
so stop by often. Take a few moments to walk through the
garden with your child and observe all of the different life
forms. Besides hummingbirds and butterflies, you can see
spiders, lizards, ladybugs, spittlebugs, grasshoppers,
earthworms, rabbits, etc. Can you find something new?
Also, if you take a closer look at the soil in open areas,
you may see seeds and bulbs sprouting through the soil.
Thank you for taking care of our garden by staying on the
paths, and looking but not handling caterpillars and
butterflies.
As we expand our
gardening centers on campus, we will need more parent
volunteers. You can get involved in planning new gardens,
helping care for existing gardens, plant, water, lay mulch,
prune, etc. You don’t need to know a thing about
gardening. We are especially in need of helpers for the
kindergarten and second grade gardens. Please email
Sue Thomas at:
susanthom1@cox.net
if you can help out. Thank you!
Music Notes
Hearst Chorus on
KUSI Channel 9 -
4th and 5th grade
chorus are singing on TV in the KUSI Songs of the Holidays
event. They record 3 songs on December 4th and will be on
TV sometime 12/24 and 25. As soon as I know the time I'll
let everyone know. They can also be heard on the KUSI
website once all the schools record their songs.
NO 4th/5th
Grade Music classes Dec. 12, 16 & 19th due to
conferences and OCILE week.
Hearst Winter
Concert - Come hear your kids sing!
The time is nigh....mark those calendars now, our kids
singing will be such a delight. Come listen and share, all
grades will be there, at Lewis - December 10th at night.
Invite relatives and neighbors to join us in song about
winter and holiday joys. We'll sing about candles, we'll
sing about peace and what it means to the girls and boys.
Dec 10th 6:45pm, Lewis Auditorium 5170 Greenbrier.
Staggered arrival: 4/5 chorus 6 - 6:15, 2/3 6:15 - 6:30;
These kids have designated seats in the front of the
auditorium.
Grades 2/3 should stay with parents until they hear the
"secret signal" and then proceed to the lobby in preparation
for taking the stage. When they finish on stage they will
sit in the designated seats. K/1 - kids sit with
parents...please be seated and ready to listen by 6:45.
Attire for children
is "dress-up" clothes. The 4/5 chorus will wear their new
shirts purchased for the KUSI event.
I still need
additional help getting all the kids on and off stage as
well as parents willing to sit with the 2/3 grade after
they leave the stage....had a nice response from
Kindergarten, 4th and 5th grade parents...but need more help
for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade. Please leave your name, phone,
and email in the front office if you can help and I will
contact you.
Thanks so
much.....Mrs. Slavik, Music Teacher
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Happenings Articles
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all articles according to the following schedule. Thanks.
January
2009 deadline 12/17/08
Thought for the Month
Character is ultimately who we are expressed in action, in how we live, in what we do, and so the children around us know: they
absorb and take stock of what they observe, namely us, -- we adults living and doing things in a certain spirit, getting on with one
another in various ways. Our children add up, imitate, file away what they’ve observed and so very often later fall in line with the
particular moral counsel we wittingly or quite unselfconsciously have offered them.
Robert Coles
Until next month from the Hearst Staff
