Hatboro-Horsham School District

As a school district, we truly believe that “ALL ARE WELCOME HERE”. We are constantly looking for opportunities to be more inclusive, build awareness, and develop our cultural competence to be more equitable in our way of supporting our students, staff, and community. This monthly inclusive newsletter will serve as a resource for our staff and families to learn more about the diverse cultures and members of our community.

During the month of September, we would like to celebrate and recognize members of our Hispanic and Jewish community.

National Hispanic Heritage Month traditionally honors the cultures and contributions of both Hispanic and Latino Americans as we celebrate heritage rooted in all Latin American countries.

Below are links to resources of books that you can enjoy to learn more about Hispanic Heritage and Culture.

• "Reading Room Link"-This link will take you to a reading room that has a bookshelf full of books that will allow you to click on your book of choice and take you to a video to have the story read aloud.

Additional books that celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

Many are available in our library, as well as the public library.

• Hispanic Heritage Book List
  
• Books with Latinx Characters

• Rosh Hashanah - Is the Jewish New Year, and it begins a month of important Jewish Holy days. It was celebrated on Friday, September 15, 2023 at sunset. "Shana tovah!"

• Yom Kippur - Begins at sundown on September 24, 2023 and ends at nightfall on September 25, 2023.Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. "Gmar chatima tova" (A good final seating).

• Sukkot - Begins at sunset on September 29, 2023 and ends at nightfall on October 6, 2023. Sukkot is a week-long Jewish holiday that celebrates the fall harvest. It is one of the most joyful festivals in Judaism, meant to bring families, friends and communities together. "Chag Sameach!"

To our Hatters families, we hope that you have a memorable holiday season with your family and loved ones.

• Acknowledge the different cultures within our school communities by affirming their presence.
• Ask questions to learn more about each others cultures.
  
• Understand that some religious holidays may require fasting, so continue to be understanding and supportive of each other.
  

• Acknowledge the different cultures within our school communities by affirming their presence.
• Provide access to visuals, resources, and recognizing their culture and traditions.

• Be mindful of assigning homework, major projects, and tests during holidays.

As a community, we believe that one of our greatest assets are the many traditions and cultures that are present in our community. We have a commitment to engage our families, celebrate traditions, and build a culture where everyone feels they belong, and spend time learning about one another. One of the best ways to do this and bring people together is through food.

To help celebrate and learn more about the many traditions and cultures in our community, we are inviting our families to share family recipes. Once your recipe is shared, we will then add it to our Hatter Family Recipe Book that will be accessible online for you to consider trying at home with your family.

To add your recipe to our Hatter Family Recipe Book, please click on the link below! If recipes are allergy free and feasible to make, we will partner with our food services department to provide samples for our students to try in our schools to highlight our community and families.

This is a non-exhaustive resource for our community. If there are perspectives that are not included. Please provide us with your thoughts and ideas by clicking here.