Family Newsletter

Dear Hyde-Addison ES Families,

Thank you to all of the families who engaged in our Celebration of Learning for Term 2. It was wonderful seeing students enthusiastically sharing what they have been learning with their parents, family members and school community. I would also like to thank the families who participated in the Coping Skills Cafe. There was a great turnout and resources can be found below, in the newsletter.

Yes, the murmurings are true. Hyde-Addison ES will be represented at another DC Education Fund Standing Ovation Award Ceremony for DCPS. I truly appreciate the honor. It has absolutely been a team effort and I am so grateful for the continued collaboration, encouragement and support from the school community and our partners.

As always, please feel free to email hyde.addison@k12.dc.gov, with any school specific inquiries.

Kindest Regards,

Dr. Calvin Hooks, Principal

Hyde-Addison Elementary School

Coping Skills Cafe Resources

Ages 5-13, hours 9:00-3:00 (drop off at 8:30) aftercare available until 5:30 at Lafayette

Hyde-Addison Elementary families get 10% off of your registration using promo code SUNSHINE thru February❣️. You receive an additional 10% off if you register for 4 weeks or more.

All Sports and Games at Lafayette: Kids will spend each day rotating around all different sports in an environment where coaches teach the rules of the playground, incorporate all of the kids regardless of abilities, and stress the important lessons of sportsmanship and being honest in play. Games include everything from kickball, soccer, flag football, whiffle ball, and basketball to all sorts of dodge ball games, capture the flag, and even old school "kick the can!"

Hoops Basketball at Blessed Sacrament: Each day of camp will have skills development sessions in the morning and plenty of team games throughout the day. Skills include dribbling, shooting, passing, pivoting, rebounding, and defense. And each player will be assigned a team to play on for the day and throughout the week. There are individual contests each day and of course we always include the famous "HoopEd Money Shot!"

More details at https://hoopeducation.com/schedule/?f=summer

email info@hoopeducatino.com if you have any questions.

“The 2023 DC School Report Card is built on OSSE’s amended ESSA State Plan, which increases the school accountability system’s emphasis on student growth and marginalized student groups. The school accountability system will also see returning metrics that were not available during the coronavirus (COVID-19) health emergency such as ACCESS growth and student growth on the math and ELA assessments, as well as introduce new metrics such as high school student growth, five-year graduation rate and AP/IB/Dual Enrollment participation.”

In short, the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) has released the 2023 DC School Report Card, which scores and rates schools in various areas, including academic achievement, academic growth, attendance and enrollment.

Based on this data, Hyde-Addison ES was ranked #2 for all DCPS Elementary Schools.

If you have a pair of PK-5th grade student-sized pants that are clean and in good condition that you are able to give to the school, please drop them off at the security desk. These pants will be provided to students who may need a change of clothes.

When the temperature or climate determines that indoor arrival is necessary, the field will not be available for family supervised play at 8:00am and students will be asked to go directly to the cafeteria/gym at 8:10am.

At dismissal time, families should go to the building door (from the playground) to give their child's name to the staff member at the door beginning at 3:20pm so that they can be sent down to that door, directly. At 3:30pm, remaining students will be taken to the main entrance to be picked up from late dismissal and all other building doors will be closed.

As a reminder, Hyde-Addison is a nut-free school. It is suggested that families who send in snacks do so in alignment with the Local Wellness Policy (see pages 14-15). Families who send in food or snacks to be shared with other students may alert the school community to the snacks that they plan to provide by posting to their class Konstella account, so that is viewable by parents.

Now is a great time to organize your freezer so you can stock it with delicious meals from 1310 Kitchen & Bar during our Second Annual Pot-Pie-A-Thon! Running through February 5 and featuring a variety of chef-prepared frozen meals and entrees, including gluten-free and vegan options, items are available for pick up around the corner from Hyde 24-hours after the order is placed. Most items serve either 1-2 or up to four people, and with 25% of proceeds coming back to Hyde, they are a great option to have on hand or to give to your friends and colleagues as gifts. Visit https://www.1310kitchendc.com/chicken-pot-pie-athon for more information and to place your orders.

The Five Gala, celebrating the Hyde community and our five core values, will be on Saturday, March 9 from 7-10pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church (across the street from Hyde!). Tickets will be on sale the week of Jan. 15 with special early bird pricing. We hope to see you there!

Get excited, because tickets for 'The Five Gala,' celebrating Hyde's five core values: kindness, curiosity, integrity, diversity and perseverance, are now on sale at www.hydeevent.com! The big event, which helps raise critical funds for Hyde, will take place on Saturday, March 9 from 7-10pm at St. John’s Church. Tickets include heavy hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and dessert and are $75 each through February 20, at which time they increase to $100 each. Book your babysitter now for this adults only event and get ready for a game of tombola, a live and silent auctions, and dancing! Email fundraising.hydeaddison@gmail.com with questions, leads on sponsors or auction items, or if you need a discounted ticket for financial reasons.

Do you have a small business that would like to sponsor the gala or make a donation to our silent auction? It’s a great opportunity to advertise to ~300 Hyde families AND support our school! Please see the attached flyers for more information and contact fundraising.hydeaddison@gmail.com with any questions.

The Gala committee is also seeking volunteers! The committee meets every Tuesday at 8pm via Zoom. Contact tami.twyman@gmail.com to get involved and help make this event a success!

School ends at 3:25pm and students are late being picked up after 3:30pm. Please be reminded that early dismissal ends at 2:50pm and we must clear the field for aftercare students to use.

February 16: No School for Students (DCPS Professional Development Day)

February 19: No School for Students (Holiday)

First Tuesday of the Month: LSAT Meeting

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

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