Hawk Times

Hello Hawk Parents!

I want to take this oppurtunity to thank all our Hawktastic parents! Thank you for your continued support as we work to get our Scholars achieving at high levels. . As you know, getting scholars to the Approaches level is no longer our goal. Our goal is to get ALL our Scholars to Meets and Masters levels and having our youngest scholars reading and doing math on grade level. Help support our goal by sending your child to tutoring and Friday Blitz if they are invited.

Exciting things are happening every day! Teachers are working very hard to plan and implement highly engaging lessons. Helps us by sending your scholars to school every day! Attendance matters.

We also need your support in ensuring scholars come to school every day in dress code. Many of our incentives are tied to free dress. Scholars are required to wear uniform pants/shorts (blue, khaki, black) and uniform polos (royal blue, white, old gold, maroon) or a Hambric spirit shirt every day. Scholars may wear jeans with a Hambric polo or spirit shirt on Fridays. Please make sure those jeans are not ripped or torn or have any holes. I thank you in advance for your support.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact me. My email is rtaylo@sisd.net. My office number is 937-4602.

Thank you!

Mrs. Taylor

Texas HB 114 makes possession or use of a vape in school or at a school event, a mandatory KEYS (Alternative School) placement. This includes nicotine and THC vapes. Parents, please educate yourselves and your children. As a campus, we will be enlisting our police officers and counselors to teach our scholars about the dangers of vapes.

As we finally begin to get some much needed cooler temperatures, be remember our campus dress code for outerwear:

Coats/Jackets/ Sweatshirts/Sweaters:

• Any style coat/jacket will be permitted to be worn outside.
• Only solid colored or zipper front and pullover sweatshirts/hoodies with the Jane Hambric or El Dorado High School logo will be allowed in the building. Hoodies from high schools, other than El Dorado, are not permitted.
• Hoods may not be on overhead inside the building or classroom.

When students earn free dress, there is still a dress code policy to follow:

Free dress can only be designated by the Administration.

• Midriff shirts are NOT permitted.
• Crop tops are NOT permitted.
• Torn jeans are NOT permitted.
• Spaghetti straps are NOT permitted.
• Shorts, skirts, or dresses that are shorter than 3 inches above the knee are NOT permitted.

And some final reminders:

Shoes:

• No CROCS, SLIDES, flip flops, shower shoes, or sandals without back strap, or house slippers.

Other Items:

• Bandanas are NOT permitted.
• Torn clothing is NOT permitted.
• Sunglasses are NOT permitted to be worn in the building.
• Hats, caps, or other head coverings are NOT permitted to be worn in the building.

Body Piercing:

• The only pierced body parts allowed to be adorned are the ears. NO GAUGES/ TAPERS. No facial or body piercings permitted. Band aids may not be used to cover piercings.

Hair:

• Natural colored hair only. No rainbow colors. No colored braids.
• NO SHAVED HEAD/CARVED DESIGNS. NO MOHAWKS.
• No highlights that resemble designs or unnatural coloring.
• No colored extensions or braids.
• No do-rags, baseball caps, hats or head beanies are permitted inside the building.

Thank you for your support on dress code.

This is a reminder that the school day runs from 7:30 - 3:15. Breakfast in the classroom is served from 7:30 - 7:45. Scholars arriving after 7:45 will miss out on breakfast as classroom instruction begins promptly at 7:45. Scholars who arrive at 7:45 or later will have to stop by the office to pick up a tardy pass. Scholars will also have to serve Lunch Detention when they are late. Please help us by having your child arrive at school by 7:30.

Compulsory Attendance:

• Compulsory attendance applies to students who are at least six years old as of September 1 of the applicable school year. The law requires a student to attend public school until the student’s 19th birthday, unless the student is exempt under §25.086.

• Applies to students below the age for compulsory attendance during any period that the student is voluntarily enrolled in prekindergarten or kindergarten.
• In addition, compulsory attendance applies to certain extended-year programs, tutorial classes, accelerated reading instruction programs, accelerated instruction programs, basic skills programs, and summer programs for students subject to certain disciplinary removals.
• Compulsory attendance is enforced through Chapter 65, Texas Family Code:
• A district shall notify a student’s parent if the student has been absent from school, without excuse on three days or parts of days within a four-week period.

• If a student fails to attend school without excuse on ten or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year, a district shall within ten school days of the student’s tenth absence refer the student to a truancy court for truant conduct.

Be aware that only 6 days can be excused with a parent note for absences per semester. Notes should be submitted electronically to attendancejanehambric@sisd.net. Please include your child’s name, student ID, and grade. Loss of credit applies to both excused and unexcused absences. Please send your child to school consistently so that they are provided with the best opportunity to learn and socialize.

Elementary Average 95.8%

Middle School Average 97.5%

Overall Average 96.4%

Campus Goal 98%

Please attend our Coffee with the Principal October 31, 2023 as we will be discussing our campus plan for safely evacuating students in large quantities. Your input is important to us.

Monday mornings at The Nest are dedicated to the social/emotional education of your child. Students are receiving support through ReThink Ed classroom lessons that help foster and develop healthy social/emotional wellbeing for all students. Across the school Monda SEL lessons will focus on Social Skills and Awareness of self.

This month school counselors have been giving lessons to all Hawks on topics such as building a positive school culture, healthy relationships and self-help/self-care.

The Socorro Independent School District has partnered with Care Solace, an organization determined to calm the chaos of mental health care coordination, to expand access to community mental health and substance use treatment providers for students, staff, and their families. If you would like more information on these services for your child or yourself, please communicate with one of us and we will gladly provide you with more information.

DANIELLE HELM
YOUTH SERVICE CENTER COORDINATOR
RUSSELL COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL

School Counseling Program Vision Statement:

Through collaboration and commitment, all students at Jane A. Hambric School will be life-long learners, responsible citizens and positively impact our world in the 21st century. Participation in the Jane A. Hambric School comprehensive school counseling program will allow our students to acquire skills necessary to be self-directed, empathetic, diverse and resilient leaders for all life endeavors.

School Counseling Program Mission Statement:

The mission of the Jane A. Hambric School counseling program is to provide all students with an equitable and accessible program through a comprehensive and developmental approach by addressing academic achievement, social/emotional development and college and career readiness. This is accomplished by working collaboratively, consulting and communicating with all students, school personnel and the Jane A. Hambric School community. Through participation in the Jane A. Hambric School counseling program, students will be prepared to attend a post-secondary institution and enter the work force as well- rounded individuals.

Hambric Library Celebrates Native American Heritage Month by spotlighting books by Indigenous authors and illustrators.

Berry Song tells the story of a girl and her grandmother who spend a year on a small island, where they learn how to build a sustainable relationship with the land. Every season focuses on a different set of berries, with a unique color scheme that reflects the time of the year.

Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home until they find a secret portal to another reality. They meet Ochek, the only hunter supporting his starving community who teaches the kids traditional ways to survive.

Here at Hambric we LOVE our volunteers! Thank you to all the parents that have been stopping by to help our campus in various areas. If you would like to volunteer, please contact the school and ask for Mr. Silva. We would love to have you join our team! :)

• October 23 - 27: Red Ribbon Week/El Dorado Homecoming
• October 24: Fall Parent Night - 4:30 - 6:30
• October 31: Halloween - Costume allowed, some restrictions
• October 31: Coffee with the Principal
• November 3: Fall Festival
• November 4: Elementary Science Fair
• November 10: Veterans' Day - No School
• November 17: Magic Show - Elementary PE
• November 18 - 26: Thanksgiving Break
• November 27: Classes Resume
• November 29: Science Family Night
• December 2: EDHS Winterfest
• December 5: Pictures with Santa
• December 7: Orchestra Concert
• December 8: Family Night Dance
• December 9: Middle School Science Fair
• December 13: Superintendent's Open House
• December 14: Theater Performance
• December 14: Winter Wonderland Dance
• December 15: Early Release
• January 4 (Thursday): Classes Resume