Hawk Happenings: Parent Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As we work together to keep our learners safe and healthy, please review these important reminders:

Health & Wellness

Please check your child for signs of illness each morning. If your child is experiencing any severe symptoms please keep them home and monitor their symptoms. This helps us reduce the spread of illness and maintain a healthy school environment.

Carpool Safety

For the safety of our learners, families, staff, and bus drivers, please follow our carpool procedures:

• Do not block the highway while waiting to enter the carpool line.
• All carpool vehicles should exit through the back gate.
• Do not turn around to exit in the opposite direction.
• School buses travel from that direction, and turning around could create a serious safety hazard or accident.

Please be patient, remain alert, and follow the established traffic flow at all times.

Thank you for partnering with us to keep our ELC family safe, healthy, and ready to learn!

Thanks,

Mrs. Smith

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.

📊 ELC Families: Beginning this week, DIBELS assessment results will be sent home by grade level. Please review your learner’s results when received. 📚