Family Newsletter

Dear Hyde-Addison ES Families,

Thank you for all of the kind gestures during Principal Appreciation Day! It is heart warming and truly means a lot. I am excited that we also have the opportunity to celebrate our team during Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week, May 6-10, 2024.

Enrollment

As of this morning, our enrollment was at 80%. The DCPS benchmark for May is 90%. As we have begun making wait list offers to ensure full and timely enrollment, please be mindful that reenrolling now will significantly support maintaining small class sizes. More information is shared in the newsletter.

Class Assignments

Each spring, there is considerable discussion about placing students in classes for the next school year. The instructional staff and administration spend many hours forming well-balanced classes in which students will have an opportunity to learn and grow in their academic and social skills. When classes are structured, we follow a clear set of guidelines. Classes are formed into deliberate heterogeneous groups with the following in mind:

• Gender and racial balance

• A full range of aptitudes, achievement levels, and learning styles, across the classes, at each grade level, and within each class

• An equitable number of students in each class, within a grade level, as applicable

Upon considering those factors, the team builds classes of students and attempts are made to match pupil and teacher personality and style. Quite understandably, those decisions are based upon observations made by the teachers during the course of the year. While we review additional input about your child’s individual learning needs, such as your feedback, any such input will be considered in the context of the guidelines above.

With this understanding, if you have reenrolled and if you still have a personal request, for your child only (please no cohort or grouping requests), you may share that here by May 17, 2024, to ensure it is taken into consideration, as final decisions are made by school administration.

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

We are so appreciative of how families have supported students in their success this week! They ate breakfast, got sleep, and arrived on time. You cheered them on and we are all so proud of the effort they put forth. While some student makeup testing and small group testing will continue and you should read classroom teachers' newsletters for specific information, this concludes the testing window for the majority of students.

We would like all families to share some information with our team in advance so that we can get to know their strengths and learning needs. This information will be given to your child's classroom teacher in advance of the first day of school so that they can support their transition. Fill out this short form!

Hyde-Addison is excited to offer a talent show this spring! To be considered as a performer, students must submit video auditions of their performance. They may audition by themselves or in groups, but no student should be a part of more than 2 audition videos. All audition submissions need to be shared before the window closes Monday, May13. Creating the audition videos is an extracurricular opportunity that may be done outside of school hours.

We are currently slated to announce those who will be selected to perform on Friday, May 17 and the talent show is anticipated to be on May 24 in the afternoon, during school hours. Families will be invited to watch!

Please complete SY24-25 enrollment by following two steps:

1. Complete the online DCPS enrollment packet at Enrolldcps.dc.gov (ask the main office if you need a paper copy)

2. Submit Valid Proof of DC Residency. Examples of residency documents are listed below. You can attach and and submit these documents at the end of the online Enrollment Packet (linked above).

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.

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.

In case you missed it, the link to view pictures from The Five Gala, held on March 9, is in our Instagram profile! Following us is a great way to stay up to date on events (both at the school and in the community), school highlights, and other initiatives. You can also catch the video shared at the Gala and that captures a tiny bit of what makes Hyde such a wonderful place.

Join the Summer Fest Planning Committee on Konstella at this link!

We’re coordinating a school wide-lemonade stand weekend on May 4-5 (rain date May 11-12) . Sign up to host one in your neighborhood via Konstella and we’ll share a Qr code for the PTA’s Venmo account that you can use.https://www.konstella.com/activity-details.html?activityId=6627faa81b5cb1024933dcfc

In case you missed the sign ups at The Five Gala, this spring we are kicking off PARENT HOSTED - ADULTS & KIDS PARTIES with all proceeds going to the PTA! The first three parties to get excited for are below. If you have any great ideas to bring our community together while fundraising for our school please bring these awesome ideas our way.

Sunday, May 5 from 9-9:45 am at Balance Gym Capitol Hill

Tickets are $15 per person; Capacity 15

Hosted by parent Tami Twyman

Purchase tickets at https://app.moonclerk.com/pay/6y8pa0as05dd

Saturday, May 18 from 6-9 pm
Tickets are $65 per person; Capacity 30 guests

(Please note this is an adults-only event so book your babysitter now!)

Hosted by Brian and Sara Macauley at their home in Georgetown

Purchase tickets at https://app.moonclerk.com/pay/khq5aju08gk

Sunday, June 1 from 12-2 pm at Anacostia Park Pavilion

Tickets are $20 per person; Capacity 30 kids

Free skate rentals available or BYO!

Hosted by parent Tami Twyman

Purchase tickets at https://app.moonclerk.com/pay/61f4toqug2ps

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.

April 30 - May 17: DC CAPE Testing

May 27: DCPS Closed (Holiday Recognition)

First Tuesday of the Month: LSAT Meeting

Fourth Tuesday of the Month: PTA General Body Meeting on Zoom

Last Friday of the Month: Equity and Anti-Racism Task Force Meeting on Microsoft Teams

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