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November 2022 Principal Newsletter by Erika A. Krohn

Principal's Message

Dear Handy Families,

Happy November!

November is the perfect month to focus on the core value of Gratitude. We had lots to be grateful for in our busy October. Fifth grade performed at the spirit assembly to teach the entire school about Respect and Anti-Bullying. All classes participated in a Talking Circle about Respect, and select students were honored for exemplifying the core value of Respect.

Walk to School Day was great fun! It was awesome to have so many police officers join our staff and students.

We celebrated Red Ribbon Week to promote a healthy, drug free lifestyle. I was blown away by the great school spirit and creativity of our staff and students. We also had a darling Fall Parade and an awesome turnout at Trunk or Treat.

Our GRIP mentors and mentees met together for snacks, goal setting, and writing veterans cards of appreciation. The GRIP students are leading a school-wide effort of collecting cards and letters for veterans as well.

Follow Handy Elementary school on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for weekly happenings at Handy! Please scroll down to see a complete list of November events.

I encourage every Handy scholar to give their best effort each and every day because: Learning today makes a brighter tomorrow!

With gratitude,

Erika A. Krohn, Principal

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LCAP Survey

Help us continue to refine programs, services, and improve student achievement through our Orange Unified School District Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP.)

Orange USD is collecting anonymous responses from parents, teachers, principals, and students to allow them to provide input on the LCAP. Become a critical partner engaged in providing an outstanding 21st century education for all students. OUSD truly wants to hear from you on this survey as these results will guide the (LCAP) for the upcoming school year. Your opinion matters!

Please click on the link to fill out the survey:

https://ocde.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1L0KBoCgzC5nMsm

Join Handy Parent Teacher Association!

You can make a difference! PTA is devoted to the promotion of parental involvement and success of our children. Even if you are unable to volunteer or come to PTA meetings, this is the perfect way to help support your child and our school! The primary and upper grade classes with the highest percentage of memberships will earn a pizza party! You can return the PTA form we sent home with cash OR use this link to pay your $10 membership:

https://jointotem.com/ca/orange/handy-pta?utm_source=totem&utm_medium=qr&utm_campaign=print

Parents as Partners and Leaders

We are fortunate to have 4 different groups that support Handy School!

School Site Council

School Site Council is an elected group that meets monthly to focus on the academic program and has the responsibility of allocating categorical funds: Title 1, LCFF, and Lottery money. They create and monitor the School Plan for Student Achievement. This council is comprised of school staff and parents:

Erika Krohn, Principal

Frances Vargas, Community Aide

Amber Badalian, Teacher

Jillian Hendrickson, Teacher

Dane Ullman , Teacher

Jaqueline Jaime, Parent

Autumn Martinez, Parent

Jessica Hernandez, Parent

Juana Paez, Parent

Cecila Pasillas, Parent

School Site Council approved the school plan and budget for the 2022/2023 school year on October 27, 2022. Thank you School Site Council members!

English Language Advisory Committee/Parents Supporting Parents

The ELAC meets monthly in order to learn about the programs and services for English Learners. The ELAC advises the SSC about the needs of English Learners so that funds can be allocated in the School Plan. In addition, ELAC meetings usually have guest presenters from our GRIP program to discuss a variety of topics such as gang prevention, nutrition, and preventing child abuse. Thank you to our ELAC members! Here are the parent leaders of ELAC:

President: Juana Paez

Vice President: Elvira Juarez

Secretary: Frances Vargas

DELAC Representatives: Veronica Hernandez and Hortencia Morales

Handy Parent Teacher Association

PTA is a hardworking group of parents who meet monthly to discuss ways that this group can support the school. Then, PTA raises the funds needed to support the school such as community events, field trip transportation, school murals, AVID t-shirts, teacher appreciation, and assemblies.

President: Tom Aguirre

Treasurer: Patricia Ruiz

Secretary: Autumn Martinez

GRIP Greeters

GRIP Greeters greet students during morning arrivals. Their presence helps to develop an anti-gang, safe environment for the school. They motivate students to do their best in school.

Araceli Flores

Alejandra Martinez

Elvira Juarez

Ariadna Espinoza

Josefa Mojica

Juan Mojica

Alejandra

Stacy Villagomez

Elvira Juarez

Hortencia Morales

Sonia Ramirez

Miguel Reyes