Hawk Happenings: Parent Newsletter

Good Evening Families,

Thank you for helping make our car rider line smoother and safer! Your cooperation has made a big difference in keeping traffic flowing and learners safe.

Now, let’s bring that same teamwork to our next big event — Trunk or Treat!

We’re inviting all families to help us make it spooktacular by:
🎃 Decorating a trunk
🍬 Donating candy

We’ve added a friendly Candy Monster to our Parent Corner—just “feed” it with candy donations.

Let’s keep the momentum going and make this our best family event yet!

With appreciation,

Mrs. Smith

🎃 Meet our Candy Monster! 🍬

He’s hungry for sweets and ready to help St. Helena Early Learning Center collect candy donations for our Trunk or Treat! Drop off your treats and help us keep him full — let’s see if we can make him burst with goodies! 👀🍫

The mission of the St. Helena Early Learning Center is to foster a culture of literacy and numeracy through small group and multi-sensory learning experiences that support learner success and promote strong community engagement

• Prioritize phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

• Use CKLA, DIBELS, and Amira to monitor and support reading growth.

• Build number sense and problem-solving using Zearn and hands-on strategies.

• Emphasize conceptual understanding with math talks and models.

3. HQIM Implementation

• Teach CKLA and Zearn with fidelity and consistent lesson internalization.
• Align instruction to standards and curriculum pacing guides.

4. Data-Driven Instruction

• Use assessment data to group learners and adjust instruction.
• Monitor progress through iReady, DIBELS, and classroom checks.

5. Developmentally Appropriate Practice

• Integrate academics with play, movement, and SEL.
• Support learner engagement through routines and interactive centers.

6. Differentiation

• Scaffold instruction to meet individual needs.
• Use flexible groups, visuals, and supports for all learners.

7. Vocabulary & Oral Language

• Teach key vocabulary daily.
• Provide frequent opportunities for structured conversation.

8. Clarity & Ownership

• Use child-friendly learning targets and success criteria.
• Encourage goal setting and self-reflection.

Our District Vision is to create an equitable, productive school culture that increases learner success, develops educator effectiveness and builds public confidence.

This year, our school is excited to read with Scholastic Book Clubs! It’s a great way to build up your child’s book collection at home and help them improve their reading skills. And when you shop with Clubs, your orders earn points I can redeem for books and other classroom supplies we need.

Here’s how it works: I’ll send home flyers like these throughout the year. If you decide to place an order, you can do that through our class ordering page. Your books will arrive at school about 10 days after I submit our school order.

By teaming up with Scholastic, we’ll help your child become a more confident, independent reader—and we’ll build a classroom library all learners are excited to explore!

Order due date: 10/31/25
Shop our class page: https://orders.scholastic.com/Z6KTH

Happy reading!

TEMPEST SMITH
Class code: Z6KTH

Learners who scored below benchmark on DIBELS are eligible for extra support through the Steve Carter Tutoring Program. This program provides free, high-quality tutoring to help strengthen reading skills.

If your child qualifies, we encourage you to apply using the link below:
👉 https://www.louisianatutoringinitiative.com/s/

Thank you for partnering with us to ensure every learner succeeds!

Our Trunk or Treat is coming soon, and we need your help!

🎃 Who’s decorating a trunk?
🍬 Who’s donating candy?

Let’s beat our last month’s participation and make this our biggest event yet!

Sign up here 👉 https://forms.office.com/r/CkA3ZQT0Zg

Thank you for supporting our learners!

Our school is participating in the Community Coffee Cash for Schools Program! ☕️ Please collect Proofs of Purchase from Community Coffee products and send them to school with your child. Every label helps us earn money for resources that directly benefit our learners. Thank you for your support!