Hózhó Academy Newsletter

Dear Hózhó Families,

Valentine Grams - Valentine Candy Grams will be for sale every morning in the gym until Thurs. Feb. 13th. Price is $1.00 each.

Enrollment - Register your Pre-K and Kindergarten child here! https://hozhoacademy.org/pre-k-and-k-registration/

Father Daughter Dance - February 22nd. ALL father figures welcome! Tickets can be purchased at the front office of any school building. See flyer below.

Hózhó Academy Student Art Show - Join us February 28th from 5-7pm in the Junior High multi-purpose room. All students are encouraged to participate! See the flyer below for entry and prize info!

If you have questions, please contact our front office at (505) 722-8922.

• February 12th - Ride the Bus Day

• February 17th - No School (President's Day)

• February 22nd - Father Daughter Dance (6-9PM)

• February 28th - Art Show at the Junior High (5-7PM)

• March 1st - Murder Mystery Dinner Fundraiser

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Congratulations to the dance team for placing first in their competition!

This week 2nd grade made landscape watercolor paintings. They have been learning about landscape painting over the past few weeks and have been anticipating making theirs the whole time. They painted an image of a lone cowboy in Monument Valley. They did a great job!

This week 6th grade made portrait drawings of their classmates. They had fun trying their hand at drawing from life. Some of their drawings were excellent!

Click Here for K-8 Weekly Lesson Summary

First Grade: Empathy and Kindness

Your child is learning about the power of kindness to let others know we care about them. First graders talk about ways they can be kind to people at school and elsewhere, including asking, “Are you okay?” and “Would you like some company?” when they notice someone is upset. Later in the unit, they practice offering to help and inviting someone to join them in play.

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

• Display greater empathy

• Engage in positive behaviors

• Avoid aggressive behaviors

Practice at Home

What to Look For: Notice and praise your child when they show kindness or do a kind act for others. For example, when they offer to help someone, ask a family member, “Are you okay?” or invite a friend to play with them. You can say, “I noticed you did a kind act when you offered to help me clean up. That’s a great way to show you care!”

Discuss: A few times a week, ask your child, “What was a kind act you did today?” or “What were some kind acts that others did for you?”

Practice: After your child has practiced offering to help at school, have them practice with people they know. Remind them that asking, “Do you want help?” is a way to show others we care about them.

After your child has practiced inviting someone to join them when they’re at school, help them practice with friends or siblings. Remind them that asking, “Do you want to play with me?” is a kind act that helps everyone have fun together.

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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hozhoacademy
Twitter: @HozhoA