Family Newsletter

Dear Hyde-Addison ES Families,

I hope this message finds you well. As we continue to persevere through these unprecedented times, I share this early welcome to our new Hyde-Addison ES families and a joy filled welcome back to our returning families. Although we are certainly planning for several virtual family orientations in August, prior to the official start of the 2020-2021 school year, I deemed it important to continue ongoing communication with families, during moments of such uncertainty. We will utilize this newsletter platform to share weekly updates with families, as applicable. Additional information regarding the features of this platform, including automatic translation capabilities and increased visibility components, can be found below.

At the top of this newsletter is a banner highlighting Hyde-Addison’s “High 5” priorities for the 2020-2021 school year. These priorities are based on feedback from staff, students, and families, in addition to surveys and student performance data. I look forward to sharing this informative data with you, over the next few months.

As a glimpse into the Panorama Family Survey data I plan to provide to families during our upcoming convenings, I am pleased to report that Hyde-Addison ES families have rated Hyde-Addison ES favorably in all categories, including Parent Satisfaction, Rigorous Expectations, Parent Communication, Perseverance and other measured classifications. Hyde-Adison ES has met or exceeded positive rating averages, in all categories, when compared to all DC Public Schools, all DCPS Elementary Schools, all DC Public Schools in Ward 2 and all DC Public Schools in Cluster 5.

The Hyde-Addison ES team is excited to collaborate with families around our school priorities. Such engagement will include an Equity and Anti-Racism Task Force comprised of staff, families and community stakeholders. If interested in joining or learning a bit more, please complete this Equity and Anti-Racism Task Force Survey

The Hyde-Addison ES team also plans to collaborate with staff, families and community stakeholders around Hybrid Learning. If interested in joining or learning a bit more, please complete this Hybrid Learning Task Force Survey I will provide additional information over the coming weeks.

I also implore families to actively engage with the PTA, to help support the Hyde-Addison ES priorities, as we work to ensure students are valued, nurtured and equipped with the skills necessary to become positive global citizens. Additional PTA information is available below.

Over the coming weeks, the Hyde-Addison ES team will continue to share DCPS guidance around the 2020-2021 school year, as information becomes available.

Please keep you and your loved ones safe. Continue to follow the guidance of Mayor Bowser and DC Health. For resources and information about the District of Columbia Government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) response and recovery efforts, please visit coronavirus.dc.gov.

Kindest Regards,

Dr. Calvin Hooks, Principal

Hyde-Addison Elementary School

As you may have noticed, this year the Hyde-Addison newsletter has a new look and offers some important features. When you receive the newsletter by email on Fridays, you have the option to click and view the newsletter in a web browser. Viewing the newsletter in a web browser enables automatic translation into over 20 languages as well as provides the option for increased visibility with high-contrast settings and increased font sizes.

Family Newsletters will continue to be archived on the Hyde-Addison website (https://www.hydeaddisondc.org/projects) throughout the year for your reference.

Immunizations and regular visits to the physician help protect a student’s health and readiness to learn. Schools are required to verify every student’s immunization compliance as part of enrollment and attendance. All students must be up to date on their immunizations or risk being removed from in-person attendance beginning in the 2020-21 school year. The following documents offer more information and resources for families:

· FAQs for Families (June 2020)

· One-Pager for Families

· Immunization Requirements

· Universal Health Certificate

· Pediatric Immunization Locations

· HPV Opt-Out Form

· Six Things YOU Need to Know about Vaccines

· Making the Vaccine Decision: Addressing Common Concerns

· Facts About HPV

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If families need access to health insurance, please visit the DC Health Link website or contact the Citywide Call Center by dialing 3-1-1.

To support students' continued learning this summer, Mayor Muriel Bowser has launched Learning Hubs for DC Students. With support from DPR and DCPL, Learning Hubs provide families in the District with safe spaces for their children to engage in supervised independent activities. Registration for weekly cohorts will open every Monday at 9am for the next week. To sign up, please visit https://bit.ly/DCLearningHubs. Spaces are extremely limited and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. If you have questions, please contact Monica Dodge.

DCPS released the academic calendar for SY20-21. To mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on student learning, DCPS is prioritizing instructional time with the addition of 5 instructional days, for a total of 185 student days. To accommodate the added instructional days, professional development days were reduced from 10 to 7 and some adjustments were made to previously planned extended weekends in February and April. Pre-Service will start on August 24, and the first day for students is August 31. For additional details, you can review the updated calendar attached.

We are pleased to announce the executive board of the Hyde-Addison PTA for the 2020-2021 school year:

• PRESIDENT: Claudia Trapp (Justin, 1st)
• VICE PRESIDENT: Sara Macauley (Nora, 1st)
• TREASURER: Rizki Wagner (Adrian, 5th)
• SECRETARIES: Charita Brent (Zadie, 2nd & Abigail, K) & Dominique Turner (Shyanne, 2nd)
• VP's for AFTERCARE AND ENRICHMENT: Ayanna Kelley (Samayah, 3rd) & Kea Taylor (Jwahir, 3rd)
• VP for COMMUNICATIONS: Gi-Hyun ("G") An (Kai, 5th & Noelle, 1st)
• VP's for EVENTS: Laila Winborne (Heaven, 5th) & Federica Cellini Toschi (Luce, 1st)
• VP for FUNDRAISING: Henrike Nelson (Eleanor, 3rd)
• VP for ROOM PARENT ENGAGEMENT: Nicole Smith-McDermott (Noah, 1st)
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As we head into a school year unlike any other in recent memory, we appreciate the input of the Hyde-Addison community and welcome volunteers (especially for a Co-Treasurer!). Please feel free to reach out to us any time, and we look forward to seeing you soon (virtually or otherwise)!

1. DCPS Parent University: Talking About Race With Your Child (PART 1)
2. DCPS Parent University: Talking About Race With Your Child (PART 2)
3. Parent University Resource List
4. Article: “What do we tell our children?”
5. Courageous Conversation™
6. DC Public Library Reading Recommendations on Race & Privilege

• July 31, 2020 - Task Force Information Sessions

For copies of previous Hyde-Addison ES announcements and updates, please visit the Hyde-Addison ES website at https://www.hydeaddisondc.org/updates.

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