Mary Hogan Family Newsletter

Dear Mary Hogan Families,

We had so much fun this week with the Student Council designed Spirit Week. It was fun to start the week with a special shirt - since we all have shirts that we love so much. As the week went on to Twin Day and then Wacky Wednesday, more and more students were dressing up and having fun with the theme. We were full of sports fans on Thursday - with many sports and players represented across the school. And, then we were so comfortable today in our pajamas and sweatshirts! It was pretty funny to talk with a student this afternoon who said they were so tired and it was because they were wearing their pajamas all day!

While your child may have participated a little or a lot this past week, the best part is that we could have a lot of fun together as a community. Sometimes things get so serious, so having fun feels so wonderful and a lovely reset in this time of the year that can be stressful and busy outside of school. I am looking forward to one more great week before a longer December Break.

Be well.

💙, Jen

Tuesday 12/17 - 10am - All School Meeting, led by 3rd grade

December Break - 12/21-1/1

Thursday 1/2 - Welcome back to school!

** There will no MESA meeting in December. They will meet in January.

Hola estimadas familias:

In Spanish class, students are finishing the unit ¨How the World Works¨ by observing different perspectives of how humans and animals interact around the world, learning about different characteristics of domestic vs. wild animals, and thinking of what are the humans' responsibility to the needs of animals.

The communication goal is for students to describe an animal in Spanish. You can find your child's presentation on Toddle Program in the Spanish assignment section -Presentation Describing an animal- The presentation will vary depending on their proficiency level.

On my website at MHS students can find a lot of information about animals, and many other interesting subjects to keep practicing Spanish at home.

¡Felices vacaciones! Happy vacations!

Con cariño,

Señora Jiménez

We have an opportunity to have Rumor, a therapy dog, come to visit on Monday 12/16. He is a trained therapy dog and will be visiting small groups at Mary Hogan as a trial of what we hope will be more visits to help support students at Mary Hogan. Your child may or may not see Rumor on Monday. If you have any worries, please reach out to your child's teacher.

Hello from MESA! On Thursday December 19th we will be having a Staff Appreciation Winter Treat Swap. Families can contribute 1-2 dozen of their favorite holiday or winter baked good, and each staff member will get to select from the baked goods and bring home a variety of goodies. If you would like to contribute by bringing items for the baked good swap please indicate what you will bring on the sign up below. Thank you!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48A5AA2EA2F8C43-53853408-mesa

If you would rather contribute financially to Staff Appreciation events, you can donate via MESA's Venmo: @MESAMaryHoganSchool , or by using this link: https://www.paypal.com/qrcodes/venmocs/533ad668-3f21-4644-adec-ad1562395437?created=1696248105

Want to know more about the Volunteer Process? Check out more information HERE.