Family Newsletter

Dear Hyde-Addison ES Families,

Thank you to all of the families who attended the recent PTA meeting, Hybrid Learning Taskforce convening or the Equity and Anti-Racism Task Force convening. Additionally, thank you to everyone who completed the Virtual Learning Survey. Feedback is essential to growth and the collaboration, grace and understanding is appreciated. As we move closer to DCPS sharing a decision around the next phase of Hybrid Learning, I will continue to provide information, as it becomes available.

For families who have not picked up their child's math materials or requested electronic devices, we have scheduled two additional days, next week. Please see the schedule and other pertinent information, below.

Please keep you and your loved ones safe. For resources and information about the District of Columbia Government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) response and recovery efforts, please visit coronavirus.dc.gov. Please visit dcpsreopenstrong.com or backtoschool.dc.gov for DCPS virtual learning resources.

Kindest Regards,

Dr. Calvin Hooks, Principal

Hyde-Addison Elementary Schools

Eureka Math books are available for Kindergarten-5th grade. Every child (K-5th) has important math materials that their family needs to pick up in order to support student learning!

Please bring a bag, as most grades have 5 books or more. Classroom teachers will give students guidance on next steps. Any questions are best directed to hyde.addison@k12.dc.gov for materials pick-up and classroom teachers for instruction.

Please share your feedback about how virtual learning is going! 66 families have responded so far and we want to hear as many perspectives as possible. (click the hyperlink or image below!)

The Specials teachers are so excited to teach your children music, art and movement while you are at home. Please be reminded that grades are given for all live sessions and it is important that children are logged in and ready to participate!

Schools are required to verify every student’s immunization compliance as part of enrollment and attendance. All students must be up to date on their immunizations or risk being removed from in-person attendance beginning in the 2020-21 school year. The following documents offer more information and resources for families:

• Universal Health Certificate
• Immunization Clinic Locations
• DC Immunization Requirements

Email completed forms to hyde.addison@k12.dc.gov

If you are interested in serving as one of the 4 parent representative on the LSAT for the 2020-21 School Year, please nominate yourself by clicking below. The nominations will be open for two weeks and will close at 9am on October 9th so that nominees can be announced in the October 9th Family Newsletter. Meeting dates and times will be determined after the representatives are elected.

Nominate Yourself Here!

Username: studentID#@students.k12.dc.us

Password: mmddyy (child's DOB)

As a reminder, students and staff must follow the DCPS Student and Staff Technology and Acceptable Use Policy. Student safety is our priority. Please also ensure anyone that is on camera during live lessons is fully clothed to ensure student safety.

The first general membership meeting of the PTA had record attendance, with over 30 attending, including families representing most years, school administration, and staff. The session included an update from and questions for Dr. Hooks, and breakouts by year.

PTA updates included:

Over 50 responses were received to the PTA survey. Responding to this feedback, the PTA has already started on the following:

• A family directory can be found on Konstella for registered parents.
• Virtual meetings featuring PTA updates and opportunities to connect will take place monthly.
• The PTA is considering ideas for additional meet-and-greets.
• The PTA will provide a way for families to buy Hyde-Addison merchandise, such as t-shirts, virtually.
• The PTA will be following up on other survey feedback in the coming weeks.
• Room parents have been identified for most classes.
• A recent treasurer’s report was shared. Access past reports.
• A separate meeting focused on fundraising will take place to generate ideas for this unusual year.
• PTA President is stepping down at the end of September. Vice President Sara Macauley will move into the President role, leaving the Vice President position vacant

Thanks to those who volunteered to help out via the survey! PTA board members will be in touch. Thanks to all who attended! Future meetings will be the fourth Tuesdays of the month at 5 pm.

Are you interested in helping to promote community at Hyde in some very difficult circumstances? Consider volunteering. The PTA is looking for volunteers to:

• Serve as “buddy” families to families new to the school.
• Brainstorm fundraising ideas for the COVID context during a meeting this coming Sunday at 3 pm. Information is in Konstella.
• Be a back-up administrator for the PTA’s new family communications platform, Konstella.
• Organize a ward 2 Board of Education candidate forum. Only a portion of Hyde parents are ward 2 voters, but all our students will be impacted by any enacted recommendations from this Board. This forum could take a different format depending on the volunteer’s preference - an organized debate or a series of Zooms with each candidate; just for the Hyde community or partnering with other schools.
• Parents of 3rd or 4th graders? Interested in serving as a room parent? We are still in need of support for both these grades.
• Up for a longer-term commitment? The position of PTA Vice President is now vacant.

If you are interested in any of the above, contact the PTA at pta.hydeaddison@gmail.com.

Join DCPS families and content experts from for relevant, free workshops hosted by DCPS each week. An example of an upcoming topic is "Bullying Prevention". All previous workshops with topics, like "Helping Your Child Become a Reader" and "Stress Management for ECE Families" can be found on the DCPS YouTube playlist.

DCPS families can attend free trainings each week, with Microsoft specialists, on how to use Teams and the Surface device. Details are here.

For families that are looking for affordable internet, please click the link below for more information. https://www.techtogetherdc.com/internetforall

For tech support, families can visit http://dcps.tech/help or call the DCPS hotline at 202-442-5885.

• 9/28 and 9/30: Make-Up days for families to pick up technology or materials
• 9/30: School-Wide Meeting at 3:00pm

For copies of previous Hyde-Addison ES announcements and updates, please visit the Hyde-Addison ES website at https://www.hydeaddisondc.org/updates.

Email: hyde.addison@k12.dc.gov
Website: https://www.hydeaddisondc.org
Location: 3219 O St NW, Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-282-0170
Facebook: facebook.com/hydeaddison/
Twitter: @DrCalvinRHooks