Family Newsletter

Dear Hyde-Addison ES Families,

I am delighted to welcome all of our new families to Hyde-Addison ES and share an ecstatic welcome back to our returning families.

Although we plan to host several family orientations and Question and Answer sessions, over the coming weeks, prior to the official start of the 2023-2024 school year, we will continue to utilize this newsletter platform to share weekly updates with families, as applicable. Additional information regarding the features of this platform, including automatic language translation capabilities and increased visibility components, can be found below.

At the top of this newsletter is a banner highlighting the Hyde-Addison ES “High 5” priorities for the 2023-2024 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 coming months.

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 families, staff and community stakeholders. Please see the last Equity and Anti-Racism Taskforce Newsletter of the 2022-2023 school year, with access to the previous newsletters. If interested in joining or learning a bit more, please email hyde.addison@k12.dc.gov.

Families may also 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 productive global citizens. Additional PTA information will be available in weekly newsletters, as applicable.

The Hyde-Addison ES team will continue to share DCPS guidance and updates, as information becomes available. The weekly Family Newsletter will serve as the hub for school information, throughout the school year. If you have any school level inquiries, please feel free to email hyde.addison@k12.dc.gov.

Kindest Regards,

Dr. Calvin Hooks, Principal

Hyde-Addison Elementary School

When you receive the family newsletter by email on Fridays, as well as most other school-wide correspondence, 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://hydeaddisondc.org/home) throughout the year for your reference.

We encourage every family to share a little bit of information about their child so that the teachers who will greet them on the first day already know a little bit about how to support them this year. Thank you to the 65 families who have completed this, thus far! Our teachers are so excited to meet their new students.

Take this 5 minute survey!

If you would like a Kids Ride Free Card for your student, please fill out this short form. They will be sent home in students' backpacks on Mondays once the school year begins. If you need yours prior to the start of the school year, call the main office after filling out the form to schedule a pickup time this summer.

Attendance is a priority of DCPS and Hyde-Addison, as we know regular school attendance is integral to student success. Please find the DCPS calendar, linked here and shown below, so that your family can plan events and vacations accordingly.

Last school year, DCIAA allowed Hyde-Addison to compete in girls and boys track (spring season) as well as girls and boys cross country (fall season). Once DCIAA informs us of what teams Hyde-Addison will compete in SY23-24, we will share that information.

There is no cost to families for a child to be on a DCIAA team. All students who wish to compete on a DCIAA team must complete a participation packet every school year which includes a physical by a medical professional. Additionally, the medical forms must be completed within 365 days of the end of the athletic season.

1. Elementary School Participation Packet

2. Universal Health Certificate (UHC). Students with certain medical conditions may also need to complete an Asthma Action Plan or an Anaphylaxis Action Plan

This school year, all forms must be completed and submitted for each student in advance of trying out for a team. We encourage you to go ahead and schedule your doctor appointment to complete this over the summer if your 4th or 5th grader may be interested in playing sports.

As we prepare to launch into school year 2023-24, we would like to invite new and returning families to join us for the engagement opportunities outlined below. Together, we will share important information, ask questions, and build connections as a school community.

We're excited to connect with new families and welcome back returning families for the 2023-24 school year.

The Hyde-Addison PTA is dedicated to supporting the school mission to provide an excellent academic environment and foster a strong, inclusive community. There are no dues or fees, and we welcome participation from all Hyde-Addison families! We have many exciting events and initiatives in the works and look forward to a more normal school year. Stay tuned for opportunities to volunteer on our brand new committees!

If you're new to Hyde or haven't already, we hope you'll take a few minutes this week to download Konstella, a virtual platform for Hyde-Addison families. More info on Konstella is in the flyers below.

In the coming weeks, we'll share info on our annual school supply fundraiser, which allows you to purchase supplies and have them delivered directly to your child(ren)'s classroom, as well as a PTA collaboration with Mabel’s Labels!

If you have any questions or suggestions for things you'd like to see this school year, please don't hesitate to email us at
pta.hydeaddison@gmail.com or share your thoughts in the All Families chat on Konstella!

Meal Sites by Ward

Ward 1 | Ward 2 | Ward 4 | Ward 5 | Ward 6 | Ward 7 | Ward 8

Summer is a great time to have some fun while raising academic skills/readiness by reading, reading, and reading! Here are some special summer programs to keep you and your student going!

• Keep a record of 3 books you read this summer and receive a free book of your choice from Barnes and Noble through the Summer Reading program.
  
  
• Looking for some fun and low-key activities to do this summer that support literacy learning? Check out these great suggestions from Reading Is Fundamental (RIF).

DC Public Library has a Discover Summer gameboard for students! This year's prizes include Nats baseball tickets, a free Wendy's frosty, and more! It officially starts this Saturday, June 17th. The library is also sponsoring free museum days across the city and special events at library locations.

This year there is one gameboard for all ages, so the whole family can participate! While signing up online enters participants for raffles, you can also just use the gameboard and return it to any DC Public Library by August 31st for prizes (while supplies last). If anyone has participated in the last few years, they most likely have an account already online and it just needs to be updated.

Here's the website link: https://www.dclibrary.org/discover-summer-2023

This summer City Gate is offering a FREE 6-week program which combines engaging educational experiences with summer fun. It incorporates novel studies, STEM component, a culture project, and weekly expeditions for older elementary students (rising 4th & 5th graders) and middle school (6th-7th grade) students.

July 21, 2023: New-to-Hyde Virtual Q&A

August 3, 2023: Grade Level Specific Open Houses

August 22, 2023: Class placements will be communicated on or before this date

August 23, 2023: Teacher introductions will be emailed on or before this date

August 25, 2023: Sneak Peek in classrooms

August 28, 2023: First day of school for K-5 students

August 31, 2023: First day of school for PK students

First Tuesday of the Month: LSAT Meeting (Beginning in October)

Fourth Tuesday of the Month: PTA General Body Meeting on Zoom

Last Friday of the Month: Equity and Anti-Racism Task Force Meeting on Microsoft Teams (beginning in August)

For copies of previous Hyde-Addison ES newsletters, please visit the Hyde-Addison ES website at https://hydeaddisondc.org/updates2233

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