Family Newsletter

Dear Hyde-Addison ES Families,

Happy Winter Break! DCPS students will not have school December 23, 2024 - January 1, 2025. DCPS students return back to school on Thursday, January 2, 2025. If there are no pertinent updates, there will not be a newsletter next Friday.

Thank you to all of the families who supported our school-wide community service project. We collected 221 new winter hats, gloves and scarves, for those in need.

If you did not have the opportunity to read the December, Equity and Anti-Racism Task Force Newsletter, it is linked here.

As always, please feel free to email hyde.addison@k12.dc.gov, with any school specific inquiries.

Kindest Regards,

Dr. Calvin Hooks, Principal

Hyde-Addison Elementary School

As another calendar year comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to thank our amazing school community for their incredible generosity this year. Together, we've made tremendous progress toward our overall fundraising goal of $138,000 to help close the gap between the school's operating budget and the amount provided by DCPS. These funds have been used to purchase instructional materials and cover education services and professional development for the incredible teachers and staff who spend their days with our children. Whether you bought supplies through the back-to-school drive in August, donated to the Great Envelope Race, ordered Hyde swag, contributed or volunteered at Movie Night or the Harvest Parade, sold or purchased popcorn, or attended a PTA or parent-hosted event, your support has made a tremendous difference, and for that we are grateful. Thank you!

We have some exciting things in the works for 2025, including more community-building events and the annual Gala (more on that below!). but as always, if you have suggestions for events or activities, please don't hesitate to reach out via Konstella or email us at pta.hydeaddison@gmail.com.

From Friday, December 20 to Thursday, December 26, Farragut West, McPherson Square, and the lower level (Blue, Orange, and Silver service) at Metro Center will be closed. Shuttles will replace trains between Foggy Bottom and Federal Triangle. Click here for more information.

Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) will conduct a brief survey to understand student preferences, tastes, and suggestions for improvement. Starting on 12/4 students will see a link to the survey when they log in to Canvas. Feedback is crucial to enhance the quality and variety of meals and ensure they meet our students' needs and desires. We would appreciate your support in encouraging students to participate. Please utilize the resources in this DCPS Way folder to share via school announcements and communications and by posting the flyer As an incentive, student participants will have the chance to enter a raffle for a prize.

“The 2024 DC School Report Card is built on OSSE’s amended ESSA State Plan, which increases the school accountability system’s emphasis on student growth and marginalized student groups. OSSE has calculated a summative score for each school, as required by USED and the District’s ESSA State Plan. To determine a school’s summative score, OSSE calculates metric scores for each student group, combines student group scores into single metric scores, and then calculates the school-level summative score (up to 100 points). The student groups included are students with disabilities, students who are economically disadvantaged, English learners, and racial/ethnic groups.”

Data points include Academic Achievement, Academic Growth, Student Attendance, Early Childhood Environment, English Language “Proficiency”, and Enrollment.

Based on the Office of the State Superintendent of Education's DC School Report Card Accountability Scores (2024)…

Hyde-Addison ES was ranked #1 for all DCPS Elementary Schools.

Hyde-Addison ES was ranked #1 for all DCPS Elementary, Middle and High Schools.

Hyde-Addison ES was ranked #1 for all DCPS and Public Charter Schools in Washington, DC.

You can read more about how OSSE calculates summative scores at OSSE Data Discovery.

Every year, DCPS asks families to complete this survey to generate additional federal funds. This year’s survey will be fully electronic using the Seamless platform and will be open through Sunday, December 22. Please complete one survey per child, not per household, in your preferred language.

Please find the link below to the Impact Aid website, along with the links to the electronic surveys.

Impact Aid Website

Here are the survey links:

1. English: https://forms.dc.gov/f/DCPSImpactAid_English

2. Spanish: https://forms.dc.gov/f/DCPSImpactAid_Spanish

3. French: https://forms.dc.gov/f/DCPSImpactAid_French

4. Amharic: https://forms.dc.gov/f/DCPSImpactAid_Amharic

5. Vietnamese: https://forms.dc.gov/f/DCPSImpactAid_Vietnamese

6. Chinese: https://forms.dc.gov/f/DCPSImpactAid_Chinese

If you prefer to complete the survey on paper, please refer to the FAQ Document on the Impact Aid website for instructions. You may print out the paper survey, scan it, and email it to DCPSImpactAid@k12.dc.gov.

Hardy Middle School will be hosting several Open Houses this school year for prospective students and their families. Please mark your calendars -

SY 2024-2025 Open House Dates:

• Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from 5-7pm

If you are unable to attend this event, Hardy MS will also be doing feeder school visits to talk to students and meet with families.

If you have any questions, please contact Joseph Boykin (joseph.boykin@k12.dc.gov) or Principal Maurine Westover (maurine.westover@k12.dc.gov)

We look forward to seeing our future Hawks soon!

All volunteers, including parents, must complete the DCPS Clearance process before volunteer services can be provided.

https://dcps.dc.gov/page/meal-prices-and-payment

Please notify the school every time your student is absent. Excuse notes must be emailed to hyde.addison@k12.dc.gov within 5 school days after the student’s return to school for the absence to be excused. (Classroom teachers cannot excuse absences.)

Attendance is a priority of DCPS and Hyde-Addison, as we know regular school attendance is integral to student success. Please find the DCPS calendar, linked here or at the dcps.dc.gov website, so that your family can plan events and vacations accordingly.

If your child needs to take medication or requires medical treatment during school hours, please have your medical provider complete the appropriate forms – there’s the Medication and Treatment Authorization Forms, the Asthma Action Plan and the Action Plan for Anaphylaxis. Please email forms to hyde.Addison@k12.dc.gov and ask them to be submitted to the nurse. We will confirm receipt.

If your child needs a dietary accommodation, your provider should also complete the Dietary Accommodations Form. Please submit the completed form to dietary.forms@k12.dc.gov and cc hyde.addison@k12.dc.gov.

If you need help or have questions, email: ch002523@discoverchampions.com

To enroll your child in Champions aftercare for SY24-25:

1. Create a parent portal [STEP 1]

   a. Your parent portal will give you access to billing, scheduling and many more things that will assist you.

   Link: https://connect.klcschoolpartnerships.com/

   
   

2. Fill out the attached Enrollment Packets [STEP 2]

1. Ensure to have your REQUESTED SCHEDULE completed.

2. Ensure you fill out all 3 OSSE forms.

3. Ensure you fill out a separate form for each of your students.

4. Ensure there is contact information for primary and secondary payer (email and number).

5. Ensure you are putting your child/children grade on the enrollment form.

6. When finished please email a copy to CH002523@DISCOVERCHAMPIONS.COM.

This Fall Active Play partnered with Hyde-Addison to offer after school enrichment programs. Your honest feedback matters and is very important to our partnership with Active Play. If your child was enrolled in Fall I and/or II, please take the time to complete a short survey on your experience with the program. The survey should take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. Click this link to complete the survey.

We need your enthusiasm, creativity, and support to make our Gala fundraiser a huge success! Whether you can contribute a little or a lot, every bit helps. Here are some ways you can get involved by joining the Gala Committee:

• Event Setup and Decoration: Bring the event to life with your decorating ideas and skills!
  
• Silent Auction: Help solicit businesses, restaurants, and other organizations to ask for donations.
  
• Vendor Coordination: Help secure Food and beverage and entertainment vendors
  
• Set Up and Clean-Up Crew: Lend a hand in setting up and tidying up after the event.
  

Why Volunteer?

• Make a positive impact on our students and school community.
  
• Meet and collaborate with other passionate parents and community members.

Interested in Volunteering? Sign up at Gala Committee on Konstella. Let’s come together to create an unforgettable night for our school and students!

If you're new to Hyde or haven't already, download Konstella, a virtual platform for Hyde-Addison families. It’s our way of creating a virtual directory so you can connect with other families, including those in your child(ren)’s class(es) once school starts, ask for recommendations, volunteer for one time activities or on an ongoing basis, and keep up to date on events and activities happening at school! We also have social groups for each grade level in addition to each DC ward. Click here for more info including how to join Konstella.

If you haven’t already, we hope you’ll take a minute to update your Konstella settings and add your child(ren) to their classroom(s) in Konstella. Click the Gear icon to access your account settings, then go to “Your Children” to update. If you have any problems, please reach out to the PTA via Konstella or email pta.hydeaddison@gmail.com. More Konstella tips are in the attached flyer.

Konstella Overview Flyer

When you receive the family newsletter by email on Fridays, as well as most other school-wide correspondence, you have the option to click and view the newsletter in a web browser. Viewing the newsletter in a web browser enables automatic translation into over 20 languages as well as provides the option for increased visibility with high-contrast settings and increased font sizes.

Family Newsletters will continue to be archived on the Hyde-Addison website (https://hydeaddisondc.org/home) throughout the year for your reference.

Please be reminded to email hyde.addison@k12.dc.gov to inform the team of your child's absence, in order for it to be excused. If your child has a communicable illness, like strep throat, RSV, pink eye, or lice, please also include that information.

School ends at 3:25pm and students are late being picked up after 3:30pm. Please be reminded that early dismissal ends at 2:50pm and we must clear the field for aftercare students to use.

DCPS is pleased to announce the release of the SY 25-26 Feeder, Middle School, and High School Booklets. These comprehensive booklets provide essential information including school overviews, programming details, geographic and programmatic feeder patterns, and much more.

December 23-January 1st: Winter Break, No School for Students

January 2: Students Return to School from Winter Break

January 17: DCPS Professional Development Day, No School for Students

January 20: DCPS Closed for Holiday, No School for Students

January 27: DCPS Records Keeping and Professional Development Day, No School for Students

LSAT Meetings: First Tuesday of every month @ 4pm

Equity and Anti-Racism Task Force Meetings: Last Friday of every month @ 4pm

For copies of previous Hyde-Addison ES newsletters, please visit the Hyde-Addison ES website at https://hydeaddisondc.org/updates2233

Email: hyde.addison@k12.dc.gov
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