Hózhó Academy Newsletter

Dear Hózhó Families,

Join us this Thursday from 5-8pm for our Cultural Fair. See the flyer below for more details!

Ride the Bus Day: Please note that the “Ride the Bus Day” is Monday, December 2, our first day back from Thanksgiving break. All students signed up to ride the bus, please make plans to ride the bus on that day. Funding for the buses is determined by attendance that day.

Holiday Craft Fair - Our annual Holiday Craft Fair is Saturday, December 7th. If you are interested in being a vendor, please call 505-722-8922.

Wellness Newsletter - Click here to view this wellness newsletter.

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Helping students do their best in school requires a team effort. Parents, students, and schools all play important roles in this process. To help all of us learn how to make your child's schooling experience as positive and beneficial as possible, please give us your honest, thoughtful responses to the questions below.

2024 Family Survey

• surveys.panoramaed.com/newmexico/family

• Once there, select your child’s school from a searchable drop-down menu.

• Respondents may also select other languages from the drop down.

• After answering all the questions, make sure to hit the blue “Submit” button.

• Survey will take ~14 minutes to complete

• If a family has students attending more than one school within the district, they may go back to the same link to take the survey about a different school.

• Please take the survey between now-November 29th.

• November 21st - Cultural Fall Festival 5-8PM

• November 25th-29th - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

• December 2nd - Ride the Bus Day!

• December 7th - Holiday Craft Fair (Hozho Gym)

• December 20th - Early Start (7:45)/Release (1:15)

• Dec. 23rd -Jan. 3rd - No School (Winter Break)

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Click Here for K-8 Weekly Lesson Summary

3rd Grade: Emotion Management

Your child is learning that emotions are important because they give us helpful information about what’s happening in our daily lives. For example, fear tells us we might be in danger. In this unit, third graders practice accurately labeling different levels of happiness using the words “content,” “happy,” and “excited.” They also practice labeling different levels of anger with the words “annoyed,” “angry,” and “furious.” In addition, third graders learn to identify when and how they can take a break to help calm strong emotions.

Why is it important? Research shows that children who learn the skills in this unit are more likely to:

• Develop stronger coping skills

• Be better problem-solvers

• Make better decisions

• Build stronger relationships

Practice at Home

What to Look For: Notice and praise your child when they choose to take a break at home. They may find a comfortable corner or just put their head down for a few minutes. You can say, “Good job taking a break when you needed it.”

Discuss: Take turns talking about a time when you felt content and a time you felt excited. Explain how you knew the difference. For example, “I felt content after dinner because we were relaxing and talking together. I felt excited when my good friend was coming to visit. It was all I could think about all day.”

Practice: Help your child think about when and how to take a break at home. Then, when your third grader is experiencing a strong emotion such as anger, ask, “Would now be a good time to take a break?”

Hózhó Academy Charter School

Principal: Juliane Hillock principal@hozhoacademy.org

Email: office@hozhoacademy.org
Website: https://hozhoacademy.org/
Location: 515 Park Ave, Gallup, NM, USA
Phone: (505) 722-8922
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Twitter: @HozhoA