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This Week at Peterson . . . week of October 14th

Posted Date: 10/13/24 (7:00 PM)

Peterson Elementary Newsletter
Week of October 14th
Image of recipients at the Assistance League Reception.
Dear Peterson Families,
Thursday afternoon I had the absolute pleasure of recognizing four of our Peterson teachers for receiving funded grants from the Huntington Beach Assistance League! The H.B.A.L. has been an invaluable partner to all schools in our local area for many years. This year's recipients wrote grants for supplemental support in reading and STEM programs. Peterson Elementary and all H.B.C.S.D. schools feel very fortunate to have such amazing community partners with whom to partner to further enrich our curriculum and programs for our students. Thank you, H.B.A.L!!!

This past Friday, we celebrated student achievement across the Peterson campus in our first Spirit Assemblies of the year! Nearly 100 awards were given to students on Friday to acknowledge scholarly achievement as well as positive citizenship on campus, with a special focus on those who exhibited the trait of empathy.

California Department of Education also released results from our Spring 2024 CAASPP assessments and we have positive results to share both for Peterson and our entire district. Stay tuned for more information shortly!

With Dolphin Pride,

Dr. Smith-Johnson
Principal 
School News
2024 Color Fun Run Update:
Our Dolphins have earned our first school wide prize! ! !

We are excited to announce we have reached our first school wide goal of $20,000 in our 2024 Color Fun Run fundraiser! Congratulations!

Wednesday, October 16th, will be DRESS BACKWARDS day!!!

We are just $7,000 away from our next school-wide reward of popsicles!

Keep up the great work and continue to be amazing!
 
Peterson's 2024-2025 A.S.B. Elections kick-off!
If your 5th grader is interested in being a campus-leader by running for an A.S.B. officer position, remind them to complete their application and obtain the appropriate signatures (Principal, Teacher and Attendance) when completing their applications. Elections are especially exciting at Peterson as we hold them on Election day in November when there is a heightened awareness of the privilege and responsibility of voting. Even if your student wants to be involved but not hold office, upper grade classrooms also have Classroom Representatives who actively participate in all aspects of A.S.B. on campus.
PTA News
Annual PTA national call for entries announcement.
Birthday Announcements on the Marquee
Birthdays are a BIG deal at Peterson! Every student gets recognized on their birthday on the morning announcements and gets a special Happy Birthday pencil from Dr. Smith-Johnson. Want to make your student's day even more special? Visit the PTA website www.PetersonPTA.org and order a special 'happy birthday' message on the school's marquee on their birthday!
Upcoming Events
Peterson's annual Partners In Progress donation drive flyer.
Farmer stands in a field of Dragonfruit.
 
Upcoming important dates and volunteer reminders:
10/14-11/04 Peterson's A.S.B. Elections
10/17 Emergency Drill - The Great Shake Out
10/17 Harvest of the Month - Dragon Fruit
10/17 PTA Dinner Night - Round Table Pizza
10/20 Garden Volunteer Day at 10:00a.m.
10/21 - 10/25 Parent-Teacher Conference Week - Student-free day on Wednesday
10/22 Early Out Day due to conferences
10/22 Street Sweeping on Farnsworth
10/23 Student Free Day due to conferences
10/24 T.K.'s Monster Mash, 9:00-10:15a.m.
10/24 Early Out Day due to conferences
10/25 PBIS Rewards Store Open - The Dolphin Depot
10/29 Fall Make-up Pictures 8:00-10:00a.m.
11/01 Student-free Day
11/01 Peterson PTA Skate
11/05 A.S.B. Election Day Speeches & Voting
11/06 Walk Through California (4th grade)
11/07 Peterson PTA Association Mtg. (9:00a.m., Learning Commons)
11/08 Veterans' Day Assembly (9:45, 2nd grade blacktop, enter Gate 4)
11/11 Veterans Day - school closed for observation
11/12 HBCSD Board Meeting (6:00p.m. Board Room)
11/13 H2O Assembly (TK -2nd grade)
11/14 3rd Annual Color Fun Run event day
11/17 Garden Volunteer Day at 10:00a.m.
11/18 Emergency Drill at 10:00a.m. (no students received or released until conclusion)
11/20 Mystery Festival for 5th Grade (Learning Commons)
11/20 HBCSD DAC/DELAC Meeting No. 2 (Zoom)
11/20 T.K.'s Scarecrow Olympics
11/21 PBIS Rewards Store Open - The Dolphin Depot
11/25-11/29 Thanksgiving Recess

As a reminder, if you plan on participating/volunteering in any of our special activities in our classrooms or on campus, please be sure you have the appropriate documents on file, including: our Volunteer Agreement, a negative TB test, and a profile set up in our Raptor system as this will ensure a speedy check-in through the front office upon arrival.  
District Updates
October 2024 HBCSD Elementary Lunch Menu.
2024 HBCSD Breakfast Menu
2024-2025 HBCSD Master Calendar
Quick Links
HBCSD Website
Peterson PTA Website
HBCSD Food Services (Menus)
2024-2025 HBCSD Calendar
Peterson Elementary Website