Holley-Navarre Primary

It has been an amazing first few days to the 2023-2024 School Year and I want to welcome all of our Sandpiper Families that are returning and all of our new families that have joined us this year. For those families that attended the Meet the Teacher/Supply Drop-Off, attended Kindergarten 101 or Tears and Cheers, or were able to come in the first day and drop your child off at class, it was a pleasure seeing you again or meeting you for the first time. These first few days have been filled with lots of smiles, laughter, and love for everyone. Our Sandpipers have been working hard building relationships with each other, getting back to the groove of waking up early and being at school for over 6 hours a day, and having fun learning. I am so thankful to have such wonderful and supportive Sandpiper Families that value their child's education, are engaged in their child's learning, and get involved! Please be sure to follow on Facebook for school-wide information and feel free to tune in each morning at 7:20 a.m. to Facebook Live for our morning announcement on Sandpiper Sunrise.

Our Vision at HNP:​

HOLLEY-NAVARRE PRIMARY PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS EACH LEARNER’S​
POTENTIAL, EQUIPS STUDENTS FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, AND PROMOTES LIFELONG LEARNING.​
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Our Mission at HNP:​
TO LOVE, EDUCATE, AND PREPARE ALL STUDENTS FOR GRADUATION AND A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE.

I want to welcome all of our new families and welcome back all of our returning Sandpiper Families. I am looking forward to a wonderful school year and please feel free to contact me anytime with questions, comments, or feedback by stopping by in-person, through a phone call, or by e-mail.

"Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow!"

Dan Balsavich

Principal

This year all callouts, emails, and alerts will be coming from our district-wide app ClassTag. To get more information and to connect please see attachment below.

Please check out our new website:

https://hnp.santarosaschools.org/en-US

And don't forget to follow us on Facebook and watch us live each morning for our daily announcements:

https://www.facebook.com/HolleyNavarrePrimary/

I know we have had our Sandpiper students and parents asking about Mrs. Lancieri. There was an opportunity for Mrs. Lancieri to be closer to home so she has taken an elementary assistant principal job in Pace, FL, but still in Santa Rosa County. Mrs. Lancieri was great and a huge asset to HNP and truly loved you all.

What does this mean for us at HNP? Mr. Balsavich will have the opportunity to interview candidates that qualify for an assistant principal and will choose the very best candidate for our Sandpiper Family. Once an assistant principal has been chosen, I will be sure to have them introduce themselves to our students and families.

Are you interested in becoming more involved and plugged into your child's school or a school sponsor? We will have an opportunity for you to join the Sandpiper Parent Support Team beginning at the start of the 2023-2024 School Year.

You should have received information in the beginning of the year at your Meet the Teacher/Supply Drop Off on how to become a member. We also have additional information on our school website if you are interested.

Mission Statement: To support a positive school climate and high student performance through student and staff recognition, instructional resource support, and contributing to safe school operations and events.

If you have any questions or you are interested in serving please contact the school or our PST President Amanda Desrochers at hnppst@gmail.com

Our first PST Meeting will be held Tuesday, August 22nd @ 7:30 a.m. at HNP.

Please give a big warm welcome to HNP's PST Officers:

President: Amanda Desrochers

Vice-President: Sheena Piehota

Secretary: Becca Williams

HNP STAFF SHOUT-OUTS!

Our Sandpiper Staff is amazing and we would like to give our families an opportunity to recognize our staff. If you would like to nominate a Sandpiper Staff member to be recognize for a Staff Shout-Out! Please use the link below.

HNP Staff Shout Out

HNP is a Title I Assist school this year due to our free/reduced percentage. This identification is a big advantage to our school because we receive additional federal support to help meet the needs of our students that qualify. Title I places an emphasis on targeting students with academic needs and focuses resources where they can most benefit students. Title I also supports parent involvement activities and education. You can help us by completing a free and reduced lunch application at: https://www.myschoolapps.com/Application. This application needs to be completed each school year.

If you would like to view our Annual Title I Parent Meeting Presentation, Parent and Family Engagement Plan or the School Improvement Plan for the 2023-2024 school-year we will have this available on our school website.

Holley-Navarre Primary also houses a Parent Involvement Center with resources for parents. This is located right outside the front office area. The Parent Resource Center has informational brochures, Title I information and literature for parents to support their children at home. Additionally, we have laptops and printers available for parents to complete surveys, registrations in FOCUS, Free/Reduced Lunch Applications, etc. For more information, please contact Mr. Balsavich or visit our website.

The Florida Department of Education has announced the release of the 2021-22 School, District and State Report Cards in the Know Your Schools Portal (http://knowyourschoolsfl.org). These report cards continue to serve as a valuable resource for parents, educators and stakeholders by offering transparency into how Florida’s districts and schools are doing with regard to student achievement and success.

The 2021-22 Florida Report Cards provide the 2021-22 performance data and additional education information and outcomes compared to prior years’ data in easy to understand formats, and a “Map and Compare Schools” tool that allows families to search and compare schools. School accountability data contained within these report cards will be updated, if applicable, following the conclusion of the appeals process. The department will continue to update information in these report cards throughout the year as new data become available.

Welcome back! Our guidance staff are here to help families and students in a variety of ways. We can provide counseling services, assist with community resources, and help identify student needs with academics or behavior support. If you have any questions, please reach out via phone 850-936-6130 or email wollj@santarosa.k12.fl.us.

SANDPIPERS:

Counselors can help you when...

• you are worried about something (school, family, friends)
• you want help making choices or solving a problem
• you are having trouble with another kid or adult
• you need help focusing in class
• you are confused about something
• you have big changes in your life
• you are concerned about something you heard at school or home
• you saw somebody getting hurt
• somebody is hurting you
• you feel like hurting someone or yourself
• you want to help others

Welcome back to HNP Physical Education! We are looking forward to another great year of learning and being active daily. We want to welcome Coach Coleman to the Physical Education Team. As a reminder to the parents, your children have PE every day while at school. Please make sure your students are wearing the proper footwear to PE. The requirements for a proper shoe is that is covers the toes, flat bottomed, goes around the heel, and is secured to the foot. We appreciate you in helping us make sure your students are ready to learn and are safe at Physical Education.

Summer has passed, our batteries are recharged and we’re on our way to another amazing year of HNP art. I am so excited to welcome back my new first and second grade students and I am so pumped up to meet and get to know my new kindergarten artists. Mr. Makar is planning on some spectacular things this year in art with new ideas and creations. It is such a joy to be able to work with these kiddos and introduce so many of them to the world or art and to show them where it can take them. Each month I will be updating our Sandpiper parents and guardians about things that will be happening in my classroom.

For the first rotation of art, my students will be getting acquainted with my art room, they will learn about classroom rules, be assigned a table to work at, learn about what an art festival is and introducing themselves to me.

Next, I would like to tell you how excited I am to be reintroducing the Original Works art fundraiser this fall. If you are familiar with OW you will know that this is an amazing company that will reproduce your child’s artwork onto a variety of things such as coffee cups, garden flags, t-shirts and much more. The fundraiser will begin in the fall and information will be sent home soon about the process and how to order. All artwork for this will be done in my art room. The best part about the OW fundraiser is that items will be delivered and sent home before the holiday break and will make amazing gifts for friends and family.

During the 2023-2024 school year some students will have artwork displayed at three different art festivals in Pensacola, Gulf Breeze, and Milton. This is a great achievement for students to showcase their creations for the first time for an audience of art enthusiasts. If a student’s artwork is chosen, I will send information home to parents and guardians. This is a fantastic opportunity to congratulate and support your little one at these showings and to take those many photos of them proudly standing next to their hard work. We will be working hard to get ready for the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival in early November in downtown Pensacola. Again, information will be coming for those students chosen. Many student’s that have artwork chosen will not get them back until after spring because there are chances that they could be used in other art shows also.

I would like to end by saying your kids make me love my job. It’s an amazing feeling to wake up each morning knowing I have such a special place to come to and explore and teach these children about art. It’s amazing to see how their minds work and how they can create, and problem solve with just a little help. At the end of the day, I do believe I learn so much from them also and it keeps me feeling young. I’m looking forward to our first day back and running full speed with these Sandpipers!

Artfully yours,

Roger Makar

Music Classes will begin with a study of sounds. We will discover that smaller objects produce higher sounds and larger objects produce lower sounds. High/low sounds are called pitch. When we hear sounds - pitches are moving via sound waves. Students will get to produce and observe what sound waves look like in water.

August:

14-School Advisory Council nomination form going home

18-SAC nomination form due

21-SAC ballots go home to parents

-Kindergarten STAR Early Literacy Test

22-Kindergarten STAR Math Test

-Parent Support Team meeting @ 7:30 a.m. HNP

23-1st grade STAR Early Literacy Test

24-1st grade STAR Math Test

25-SAC Ballots Due- Those that are selected will be notified

-2nd grade STAR Reading Test

28-2nd grade STAR Math Test

31-1st SAC Meeting @ 1:45 p.m.

September:

4- Labor Day (No School)

5-Parent Support Team meeting @ 7:30 a.m. HNP

-Chorus for 2nd grade begins

7- First 9-Weeks Mid-Terms

8-Volunteer Orientation/Title I Meeting @ 8:00 a.m. HNP

11- OPEN HOUSE/Title I Presentation for KG/ESE/Pre-K 5:00-6:30 p.m.

12- OPEN HOUSE/Title I Presentation for 1st Grade 5:00-6:30 p.m.

14- OPEN HOUSE/Title I Presentation for 2nd Grade 5:00-6:30 p.m.

15-English Language Learning Parent Training 7:30-8:30 a.m.

26- Fall/Yearbook Pictures

Sandpiper Families,

Beginning Monday, August 21st, parents are welcome to come and eat lunch with their child at their designated lunch time. Please give our teachers and staff the first full week of school to get the students settle in and adjusted to the cafeteria, routines, and expectations. You will need to sign in the front office as a visitor and eat at the designated round parent tables in the middle of the cafeteria with your child only. If you are unsure of your child's lunch time please feel free to contact your child's teacher or call the front office.

Just a few reminders:

Please be patient the first few weeks of school as we work out the kinks and if you are ever in question or have concerns, please feel free to call the school.

Important Car Rider information

MORNING DROP OFF

-Walkers-Please bring your walker pass each morning and meet at the flagpole and wait for the School Resource Officer or School Staff member to cross the students safely. We will be crossing students only at the crosswalk.

-Car Riders-Please have your child on the passage side ready to go to school and wait in the car until they are greeted by Sandpiper Staff to let them out of the car.

-Please be sure to use Las Vegas Trail to line up in the car rider line, please avoid Escola Street.

AFTERNOON PICK-UP

Neighborhood families who live within a one-mile radius of the school and are walking to pick up your student(s) should always have the following items:

-Neighborhood walker parent-pick up tag.

Cars waiting in line for afternoon student pick-up should always have your school issued car rider tag hanging from the rearview mirror with the number facing outward.

If you do not have your school issued car-rider number, whether you are a neighborhood walker or waiting in a vehicle, you will be asked to come into the school to sign your student out.

IF you lose your school issued car rider number there will be a $5.00 reimbursement fee for a new number.

If you want to track your child's bus on SafeStop:

Registration

Just follow these easy instructions to get the app.

1. Search “SafeStop” on your Apple app store or Google Play store to download the free app. You can also access SafeStop on the web at https://www.safestopapp.com. Be sure to update to the most current version if you are a returning user.

2. Select “Create Account”, and from the drop-down list select your state.

3. From the new drop-down that populates, select Santa Rosa.

4. Then, enter your valid contact information and click REGISTER.

5. See the information page (English or Español) for more complete steps. Or click to register now!

Is your child's transportation changing for the day? The week? Or Permanently? If so, please use the Holley-Navarre Primary Change of Transportation Form found on our website or in your child's folder. Additional copies are available in the front office. We will not take transportation changes over the phone, by email, or other apps. used by your child's teacher. This is for the safety and security of your child.

My name is Deputy B. Lynn with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. This is my second year here at Holley Navarre Primary as your School Resource Officer. Prior to this, I was a Field Training Officer and patrol Deputy here in Navarre. I look forward to an exciting year and being part of your children and student’s lives here at HNPS.

We are off to a great start with safety as our main concern. Please be patient with our teachers and staff members while everyone is trying to adjust to the schedule. School hours are from 7:20 am to 1:34 pm. Car riders and walkers can be dropped off beginning at 6:50 am. Please pay attention to kids walking in the cross walks, streets, and parking lots. If your child is a car rider, line up southbound on Las Vegas Trail and remember to drive safe while dropping off and picking up students. Please do not pass cars after picking up or dropping off your child unless told otherwise. It is a huge safety concern. The car rider lines are set up this way for a reason and we will try and move through the line as quickly as possible.

In closing, I am excited to be your SRO here at HNPS and getting to know your students and children. Feel free to ask questions regarding any concerns you may have. If you have a moment, please ask me about our SAFE program which is offered through Santa Rosa County Sherriff's Office. Now let's have a great school year!

The Military and Family Life Counselor (MFLC) at HNP provides a range of support to military students, family members, and staff who work with students. The MFLC can help address school adjustment, deployment, communication, behavior, fear, grief, and loss.

Deployment Support Groups will start in September. Please contact your student’s teacher or speak with the MFLC directly by calling the school if you’d like your student to participate in a support group for a current or upcoming deployment.

Featured resource for military families: For educational support, Tutor.com is FREE for eligible military students through DOD funding. If you’re interested in additional academic support for your student (from KG to adult learners), go to tutor.com/military.

Please include in newsletter:

Please feel free to contact your Military Family Life Counselors

For Holley Navarre Primary with any questions or concerns.

Mary DeLorenzo MFLC 850-936-6130 Ext. 6487 cell 314-913-1930

Steve Bray MFLC 850-936-6130 Ext. 6486 cell 850-461-6363

TBA Military family parent support group anticipated for Fall 2023

Holley-Navarre Primary Spirit Wear is here!

Back to School Sale!! Starting Aug. 1st all items are 30% off.

How great would it be to have spirit wear for HNP! We have teamed up with 1st Place Spirit Wear to provide an opportunity to order Sandpiper gear with our Holley-Navarre Primary logo on each item. The process is very simple. Click or type in the web address, select the spirit wear items, and have them sent directly to your home. All orders should arrive in approx. 2-weeks.

https://1stplacespiritwear.com/schools/FL/Navarre/Holley-Navarre+Primary+School

FortifyFL is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows you to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials. Florida Statute 943.082 states that if, following an investigation, it is determined that a person knowingly submitted a false tip through FortifyFL, the Internet protocol (IP) address of the device on which the tip was submitted will be provided to law enforcement agencies for further investigation, and the reporting party may be subject to criminal penalties under s. 837.05. In all other circumstances, unless the reporting party has chosen to disclose his or her identity, the report will remain anonymous.