APRIL 1, 2015 THE NAVIGATOR 1250 Williams Road Brandon, FL 33510 813.651.2110 Fax 813.651.2114 www.schmidt.mysdhc.com A Hillsborough County Public School Succeed Achieve Imagine Learn We are a Title 1 School S A I L O R Safety First Always Responsible I Care Attitude Listen Well On Task Respect Others School Mission ~ All children will learn. School Vision ~ To be anchored in Academic Excellence and Integrity CAPTAIN’S LOG Dear Parents, Our Sailors came back from Spring Break well rested and ready to finish the year. The end of Quarter 3 is March 27th. Report cards will go home on April 13th. Every student needs to set new goals for the final reporting period. Our new FSA test was given to 3rd and 4th graders in March. Our 5th graders will test April 13th- May 1st. We do not expect the scores to return before the end of the year. If you have any concerns, please contact the office. The last topic I would like to address is attendance. Please make sure your child attends school every day unless they are sick. Having regular attendance habits is critical to achieving success. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you need assistance in helping improve your child's attendance. Our teachers work exceptionally hard to provide all students with the opportunity to learn. Please allow your child the opportunity to succeed by ensuring they are here every SUMMER VOLUNTARY PRE-KINDERGARTEN day. Do you have a child that will be five Thank you for your continued years old by 9/1/2015? Hugo Schmidt support and involvement at Elementary is offering a summer VPK Hugo Schmidt Elementary. Jan Kelly, Principal program for children entering kindergarten for the 2015-2016 school year. Students who have attended a prior VKP program are not eligible for the summer VPK program. In Hillsborough, all VPK registrations are now conducted electronically/online! To get detailed information regarding online registration and to begin TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2015 4:00PM - 8:00PM Brandon Chuck E Cheese your secure VPK registration, please visit www.elchc.org and enter the Parent VPK Information link. Page 2 THE NAVIGATOR A NOTE FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL As a reminder…. This year both the 5th Grade FSA Language Arts and Mathematics portion of the test will administered ONLINE the Week of April 13th. In building a comfort level, each child has an assigned computer within one of our two labs. We’re encouraging each child to be here for testing…and on time so they’re familiar with the routine. 5th Grade students are welcome to visit www.fsassesment.org to familiarize themselves with sample questions and various features of the FSA. The Week of April 27th 5th Graders will be taking the FCAT Science the old-fashioned way with paper and pencil. Attendance is importance, too. Kenneth Gay Assistant Principal ext. 226 COUNSELORS CORNER Our character trait for the month of April is INTEGRITY; being strong enough to do what you know is right. Integrity is also knowing the difference between right and wrong and choosing to do the right thing, even when it is difficult. Having integrity can take a long time to learn, but the more a child practices this, the more likely she or he will develop this crucial value. Check out some tips below: *** Talk to your kids about what integrity means, and what it means to stand up for your own values. Ask them who they see as having a sense of integrity. *** As a family, identify role models with integrity whom you admire. These may include Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, or someone else. Learn about these individuals and how they learned to live a life of integrity. *** Applaud and support family members when they “do the right thing, even when it’s hard.” Maybe your child stepped in when another child was being teased. Or maybe your child admitted to cheating on a test—even though she knows the entire class cheated and she was the only one who got into trouble for her honesty. *** When someone with integrity admits to making a mistake, talk about this as a family. Talk about which actions you believe are most damaging and why. With older teenagers, discuss why leaders can be tempted to do the wrong thing. Page 3 THE NAVIGATOR COUNSELORS CORNER cont. Carnival News *Donations Needed: On May 8th 2015, we will host our “Sailing into Summer” Carnival. In order to make our carnival a success, we are in need of a few generous donations. The following items must be in by May 1st 2015: *Bottled Water *Temporary Colored Hair Spray *Paper Plates *Face Paint *Face Paint Brushes *Giant Pillow Case(s) *Cookies (store bought) *Parade Beads and/or lend us your: (will return 5/11/15) *Folding Table *Canopy Pop Up Tent You can also help by donating an item, gift card or basket for the raffle. As a donor, your name or the name of your business will be displayed in our monthly newsletter, which reaches the families of more than 600 students. Vendors/Business Needed: Do you have a business you would like to promote????? Come set up a booth at our carnival. We welcome your support. Contact Ms. Tidwell for more details at [email protected] or 651-2110 ext. 231 Attendance Alert Our current school attendance rate is 95% Our goal is 96% Attending School is a top priority for your child, especially during testing time. As students prepare for the FSA reassure them of your confidence in them and remind them the importance of sleep! Remember if it’s 8:00 you’re LATE! Coming up… Don’t forget! -Mystery Event: Friday, April 24,2015 1:00pm -Sailor Carnival: Friday, May 8, 2015 4:30pm - 7:30pm Page 4 THE NAVIGATOR COACH V’S COURT IMPORTANT DATES APRIL In March we finished our Jump Rope for Heart event. The event went very well and we were able to raise close to $1,000. I want to thank all of the students that participated and were able to help raise money for such a good cause. If you raised enough money to receive a prize they should arrive in the next week. Now that we are entering the final 9 weeks it is time for us to start reviewing for our PE End of the Year Exam. To do this we will be focusing on a different skill each week and some important vocabulary words for that skill. We do not take the exam until May so we have plenty of time to be prepared. 3 - NO SCHOOL Non-Student Day Please do not forget to have your child bring some water and even a hat or sunglasses. Now that it is Spring the sun is already starting to get really hot. We will take breaks to cool off while we are outside but there are no water fountains for us to use so it is really important for your child to have their own water. As always if you have any questions feel free to email me at ([email protected]). 24 - Spirt Night Chili’s NOTES FROM THE SAILOR’S CAFE Breakfast is served every morning from 7:30am to 7:50am. Breakfast is free for all students and we encourage them to eat with us each morning. Lunch is served daily at a cost of $2.25 per student. Please check your child’s lunch account balance to make sure that it is up to date. You can check for balances for your child’s lunch by going to the www.MealpayPlus.com or call the lunchroom at 651-2110 ext. 232. Cathy Frank Student Nutrition Manager ext. 232 7 - Chuck E Cheese 4:00pm-8:00pm 10 - Distinguished Sailors 13 - Report Cards Distributed 13-17 - National Library Week 13-17 - 5th Grade FSA Language ONLINE 23 - Spring Parent Leadership Council Meeting 6:00pm 20-24 - 5th Grade Math ONLINE 27-28 - 5th Grade Science County School Board Chair - Susan L. Valdes Vice Chair - Doretha W. Edgecomb Members - April Griffin, Sally A. Harris, Carol W. Kurdell, Melissa Snively, Cindy Stuart Superintendent of Schools MaryEllen Elia Acting Superintendent Jeff Eakins www.sdhc.k12.fl.us Hugo Schmidt Elementary Janet Kelly - Principal Kenneth Gay - Assistant Principal
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