Hardy Happenings

• 📖 Students shop during their scheduled class visit

• ⏰ The Fair is also open before and after school

• 💳 Students can use cash, card, or Scholastic eWallet

🎉 Dress-Up Days

Monday: Pajama Passport Party
Tuesday: Tourist Tuesday
Wednesday: Wear the World Wednesday - Jersey or country flag colors!
Thursday: Book Character Parade
Friday: Red, Read & Ready to Soar

Participation is always optional — join in if it’s fun for your student.

✨ Special Literacy Week Events

📖 Monday at 1:15pm — All-School Readout
🎟️ Tuesday 6pm–7pm — Family Night & Book Bingo • Library
🎭 Thursday at 8am — Book Character Parade
🌙 Bedtime Stories with Mrs. Aragon:Monday-Thursday on Teams 7:00 PM

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/24221791459059?p=1PTxjqmpX87GtfTZ87

Meeting ID: 242 217 914 590 59

Passcode: Aj2oR2Nm

eWallet reminder:
Families can still set up a cash-free Scholastic eWallet for students. You can also:

• Contribute to a teacher eWallet to help build classroom libraries

• Donate to Share the Fair, which helps students who may need support purchasing books

👉 Set up or fund an eWallet here:
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/hardyelementaryschool1

🙋 Book Fair Volunteers Needed

Several Book Fair volunteer shifts are still open. If you’re able to take even one hour (say, Wednesday lunch), it helps ensure students are supported and keeps the load from falling on just a few people.

Sign up to volunteer here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084CA8AE2AABF58-62388934-reading#/

Every purchase helps fund books and future programs at Hardy, and every volunteer hour helps make it possible. Thank you for supporting reading in our community!

POWERSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL: IMPORTANT INFO FOR 2026-2027
• Starting in 2026-2027, Parent Portal will be the only way families will access and complete required SDUSD public school forms and annual registration steps
• Please review the detailed Parent Portal information and key dates listed below, and set up your account as soon as possible

With Gratitude,

Principal Aragon

IMPORTANT: EVEN IF YOUR CHILD IS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN SDUSD, ALL STUDENTS MUST RE-ENROLL FOR 2026-2027 THROUGH PARENTSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL.

What’s changing for 2026-2027

• Enrollment and annual registration will be completed online, including new and returning student enrollment, plus Student Registration for next year for currently enrolled students.

• Report cards and progress reports will only be visible in Parent Portal

• Teacher assignments for 2026-2027 will only be visible in Parent Portal

• Health Information Exchange Consent Form will only be in Parent Portal

• Housing Questionnaire will only be in Parent Portal

• Address verification will only be in Parent Portal

Important timeline

For families new to SDUSD or returning to SDUSD

• March 2, 2026: Online Student Enrollment opens for new students and for students re-enrolling in SDUSD.

For currently enrolled SDUSD students

• March 23, 2026: Student Registration for Next Year opens in Parent Portal for students continuing in SDUSD and moving to the next grade.

SDUSD’s goal is 100 percent Parent Portal participation by March 20, 2026. Please sign up now.

Parent Portal Roll-Out

Action Item:

• Create your PowerSchool Parent Portal account using your own unique parent login, do not use the student login.

• Once you are in, review and update your information and complete required annual forms as they appear in the Portal.

• You will need to upload address verification in the portal prior to submitting

Support

SDUSD has step-by-step guides and short videos in English and Spanish, and our Hardy front office is here to support you, as well.

For families:

• Guide: How to Create a Parent Portal Account - English , Español

• Video: How to Create a Parent Portal Account - English , Español

• Powerschool Parent/Student Portal Training Resources

• Powerschool Parent Portal Website

Next week, Wednesday through Friday, we will be holding family conferences and following our minimum day schedule. Your teacher will reach out if a conference is needed, if you have not received a conference notice or sign up information, you do not need to schedule a conference at this time.

These conferences lead into our Monday non-instructional day. Please note the schedule changes
• Thursday, March 5: minimum day
• Friday, March 6: minimum day
• Monday, March 9: no school, non-instructional day

The one-day strike previously scheduled for Thursday, February 26 will not take place, and all schools will be open. The previously announced make-up date of March 9 will go back to being a non-instructional day with schools closed districtwide. We appreciate the patience and flexibility you have shown throughout this process.

This is a reminder that families will begin receiving emails this week from Paradigm Healthcare Services requesting their student’s health insurance information and consent to bill as part of San Diego Unified’s participation in the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) Fee Schedule. We know families may have questions about this email. Please take a moment to review the helpful flyer below that contains more detailed information about why the district is requesting you complete this form and how it helps ensure the district receives reimbursement for services that support our students.

Families, staff, and community members are warmly welcomed to join us for our second Henry Cluster Meeting of the year on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, from 6:00–7:00 p.m. The location is at Dailard Elementary.

The Henry Cluster includes Patrick Henry High School, Lewis and Pershing Middle Schools, and the following elementary schools: Benchley-Weinberger, Dailard, Foster, Gage, Green, Hardy, Hearst, and Marvin.

This meeting is a time for members of all school communities to come together, get to know one another, and receive cluster information and updates. Together, we’re building connections across the TK–12 pathway, celebrating our vibrant community, and collaborating to support every student’s success. Here is a high level agenda of the topics you can expect to hear:

Topics for this upcoming meeting:

• Recap of last meeting and purpose of Cluster Meetings

• Collective Priorities and Action Planning

• Community Events and Announcements

All are welcome—let’s unite, connect, and build a bright future for our neighborhood schools!

• Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) was a groundbreaking historian, author, and journalist, known as the "Father of Black History," who dedicated his life to studying and promoting the contributions of African Americans, leading to the establishment of Black History Month.
  
  
• Born to formerly enslaved parents, he overcame immense obstacles, working in coal mines to fund his education, eventually earning a PhD from Harvard, and founding the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) to ensure Black history was recognized and taught (Wikipedia)

• 👨‍👧‍👦 Dad’s Club Meeting — March 12

• 🎬 Movie Night — March 13

• 🍻 Family Dine Out — March 18 at San Diego Brewing Co.

More details on all of these coming soon!

If your student is home sick, please notify the front office by phone or by completing the REPORT AN ABSENCE form.

FEBRUARY

Monday-Friday, Feb. 23-27: Literacy Week and Hardy Book Fair

Tuesday, February 24: 4th Grade NAEP Testing

Wednesday, February 25: TK/K Awards (Invite only)

Friday, February 27: 1-5 Awards (Invite only)

MARCH

Tuesday, March 3: Lockdown Drill

Wednesday, March 4-6: Trimester 2 Family Conferences - minimum day release

Monday, March 9: Non-Instructional Day

Friday, March 13: Family Friday / Dad's Club Movie Night

Wednesday, March 18: Family Dine Out

Friday, March 20: World Down Syndrome Day - Wear crazy socks!

Friday, March 27: Minimum Day - Dismissal at 11:55 AM

Monday-Friday, March 30-April 3: Spring Break

Website: hardy.sandiegounified.org

Hardy PTA Website: https://sites.google.com/hardypta.com/pta

Address: 5420 Montezuma Rd, San Diego, CA 92115

Office Hours: 7:15-3:00 PM

Phone: (619) 860-5700
Facebook: Hardy PTA Page

Hardy Instagram: @HardyOwls

Email: karagon@sandi.net
Principal Aragon Instagram: @principal_aragon

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