HMK's Monday Message

Dear Parents,

We are making a small update to our communication schedule! Starting this month, the school newsletter will be transitioning from a weekly email to a bi-weekly (every two weeks) schedule.

We've heard feedback that receiving a weekly email can sometimes be a lot, and we want to ensure you get all the important information without cluttering your inbox. By moving to a bi-weekly format, we can focus on providing you with one clear, comprehensive update every two weeks that highlights major school events, deadlines, and key dates.

Please keep an eye out for our next newsletter on Monday, November 17th.

Thank you for your understanding!

🔎QUICK GLANCE AT IMPORTANT INFO/DATES:

• Monday, November 3rd -
• Normal Monday
• SCC Meeting @ 3:30
• Tuesday, November 4th -
• Normal Tuesday
• Wednesday, November 5th -
• Normal Wednesday
• Thursday, November 6th -
• Normal Thursday
• Friday, November 7th -
• 9:30-10:00 ~ Moab Folk Festival Assembly K-3
• 10:15-11:00 ~ Moab Folk Festival Assembly 4-6th Grade

🔎QUICK GLANCE AT IMPORTANT INFO/DATES:

• Monday, November 10th -
• Normal Monday
• Tuesday, November 11th -
• Veteran's Day
• Wednesday, November 12th -
• Normal Wednesday
• Thursday, November 13th -
• K-3 Prevent Child Abuse Presentations - for more info on times contact your child's teacher
• Friday, November 14th -
• Early-out Friday

Dear Parents,

We understand you have a million things on your plate, but we wanted to take a moment to remind you about a valuable resource available to our students: our Food Bag Program.

This program is designed to provide extra, easy-to-prepare food items for children to take home, offering support particularly over weekends or extended breaks. Given the challenges and disruptions we've all faced with recent events like the shutdown, we want to ensure every family knows this support is here if they need it.

If you would like to sign your child up to receive a weekly food bag, please reach out to Sarah Henderson or your child's teacher at your earliest convenience.

• To Enroll: Simply send an email to hendersons@grandschools.org or contact your child's teacher.

Your privacy is important to us, and all sign-ups are handled confidentially.

We are here to help and support your family in any way we can.

We are happy to provide our students with a nutritious breakfast to start their school day! We believe this is a crucial step in preparing them for a successful day of learning.

However, we need your assistance with student drop-off times to ensure every child gets to class on time. Our breakfast service opens at 7:45 AM. The first bell rings promptly at 8:15 AM.

Lately, we’ve noticed many students who eat breakfast are being dropped off after 8:10 AM or later. This leaves them with only five minutes to get their meal, eat, and walk to class, resulting in many students starting their academic day extremely late.

To make sure your student can enjoy their breakfast without rushing and still arrive in class on time:

Please plan to drop off students who intend to eat breakfast closer to 7:45 AM or before 8:00 AM.

Getting them here earlier will allow them plenty of time to fuel up and be settled, focused, and ready to learn when the 8:15 AM bell rings.

Thank you so much for helping us maximize instructional time and minimize tardiness!

Dear K-6 Parents and Families,

We are excited to let you know about a fantastic, free, and optional opportunity to encourage your child to read: the November Reading Challenge, hosted in partnership with PBS Utah!

This fun contest is open to all K-6 students and is designed to make reading a rewarding family activity during the month of November.

🏆 The Challenge and the Prizes

The goal is simple: encourage your student to read for over 600 minutes this month. The rewards are huge!

• Reward for EVERY Student: Each child who successfully completes the challenge (600+ minutes) will earn a FREE Utah Fun Pass! This pass provides free and discounted admission to popular Utah attractions for the entire family.

• Reward for the Winning Class: The class in our district with the most minutes read will win a super fun 🍕 pizza party! 🍕 We're looking forward to awarding the prize to another lucky group, just like we did for Mr. Lewis' class last year!

📖 How to Participate

Participation is completely voluntary, but we sincerely hope you’ll join in the fun and help your child build great reading habits! You can count any reading minutes completed at home—whether your child is reading alone, reading to a sibling, or you are reading to them!

All the essential resources you'll need are available at the link below, including the official flyer with rules and the Reading Log to track your student's progress:

• SESC Region November K-6 Reading Challenge
• Important Note: Even if your child’s teacher chooses not to participate as a class, your student can still participate on their own and earn the Utah Fun Pass! Simply track their reading at home and submit their minutes directly to PBS at pbsutah.org/reading.

If you have any questions as you get started, please do not hesitate to reach out!

Sincerely,

🍎Principal Harris

We currently have an opening at our school for a Special Education Paraeducator, and we are hoping to fill this position as soon as possible. This role is an important part of supporting students with their learning.

You can help us by:

• Considering if this might be a good fit for you.

• Sharing this opportunity with friends, family, or community members who enjoy working with children and want to make a difference.

• Directing anyone interested to [CLICK HERE for JOB POSTING].

Thank you for partnering with us to support our students, we appreciate your help in finding the right person to join our team.

We are currently working to recruit and hire more substitute teachers, and we would love your help. If you or someone you know is interested in working with students, enjoys a flexible schedule, and wants to make a positive impact in our school community, this is a great opportunity. Training and support are provided, and substitutes play a vital role in keeping our school running smoothly.

How you can help:

• Consider applying to be a substitute teacher yourself.
• Share this opportunity with family, friends, neighbors, or community members who may be a good fit.
• Contact our school office for more information about how to apply or direct interested individuals to the district’s substitute application page [CLICK HERE].

Thank you for your continued partnership in supporting our students. Together, we can ensure that every classroom has the support it needs every day.