Christina Orsi, Principal

Alyssa Wooten, Vice Principal

Judene Violante, Secretary

Nena Serrato, Attendance Clerk

Grace Locquiao, Clerk

February 9, 2015

Dates to Remember:

Feb 9 - No School - Lincoln’s Bday

Feb 10 - Board Meeting

Feb 11 - 7th grade Field Trip - Chinatown

Feb 11 - 8th grade Choices & Consequences Assembly

Feb 12 - Project Bulldog Assembly (7th/8th Grades)

Feb 13 - Valentine’s Day Parties

Feb 13 - HPFC Meeting

Feb 16 - No School - President’s Day

Feb 17 - School Site Council @ 3:15pm in Library

Feb 18 - Grad Dance Committee Meeting @ 6pm in Library

Feb 19 - HPFC Meeting @ 3:15pm in Library

Feb 20 - 5th Grade Field Trip to Chabot Museum

Feb 20 - End of Trimester 2

Feb 23 - Minimum Day

Feb 25 - 1st Grade Field Trip - Junie B. Jones Show

Feb 25 - Science Night

No School Monday,

Feb 9th & 16th

Congratulations

to Mrs. Frizzi’s

5th Grade class

for winning last week’s

Spirit Day !

Tom Hawkins Elementary School

475 Darlene Lane

Tracy, CA 95377

Phone: (209) 839-2380

Fax: (209) 839-2384

This week, as Valentine’s Day approaches, one thing is on everybody’s

mind...LOVE! Valentine’s cards are being purchased. Some might be

busy looking up cute gift ideas on Pinterest. Others are Googling great

Valentine’s date night restaurants. But what does love mean for our

kids? For children, love is as basic a necessity as food, water, and

shelter. It is important for them to hear it in our words and feel it from

our actions. Even in the times when we are doing things that they

would perceive as unpleasant, like discipline and

accountability, it is important that these actions are

delivered from a place of love.

According to researchers Chapman and Campbell,

there are 5 love languages of children that parents

should express beyond the simple phrase, “I love

you” - physical touch, words of affirmation, quality

time, genuine gifts, and acts of sacrifice and service. Children need to

experience all 5 types of love languages and it is essential that they are

experienced unconditionally. Throughout this past week, I asked our

students how they know they are loved. Many answered that their

parent shows them love when they help with their homework. Some

said their parents take them to sports practices because they love them.

Others said their parents show love by cooking for and taking care of

them. This week, let’s try to express acts of love to our children in all

5 love languages. It is one of the most critical components of giving

them a healthy foundation for relationships, security, and happiness.

Christina Orsi

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Needed parent volunteers to help present

Star Lab the week of Feb 23rd

8:30am - 3:00pm

No need to have background knowledge

with astronomy.

If interested, please contact Ms. de Wood at

cdewood@sjcoe.net or 209-839-2380 ext 1130

Congratulations to our 7th grade team

for coming in first place in your tour-

nament. You all had a great season.

Way to play awesome and show great

sportsmanship!

Practice:

Wednesday, February 11th 5th - Practice - 3:15-4:30

6th - Practice - 6:30-7:30 7th - Practice - 5:30-6:30 8th - Practice - 4:30-5:30

Friday, February 13th 7th - Practice - 5:30-6:30 8th - Practice - 4:30-5:30

Hawkins Cookbook Do you have a delicious recipe you

would like to share? Our HPFC is putting together a cook-book dedicated to Mr. Hawkins. We

are asking for 3-5 recipes per family. We will be collecting recipes February 2 - 23rd

Please see attached flyer on Page 4 of this Newsletter for more info.

GATE – OLSAT Testing Spring 2015 GATE Testing

Spring Gifted and Talented (GATE) testing is open to all

second through seventh graders who have not taken

the OLSAT 8 in the past three years. Testing will occur after school at your child’s school site. The testing

schedule can be found below. Parents are responsible for student transportation. If you would like your child

to participate in the upcoming GATE testing, please

contact the school office and ask for a GATE application or go to the Jefferson School District Website

(www.jeffersonschooldistrict.com). The application can be found under Academic Programs, Gifted and Talent-

ed, GATE student application or click: http://www.jeffersonschooldistrict.com/site/

default.aspx?pageid=53

The application must be completed and returned to the school office by February 27th.

If you have any questions, please contact Student Ser-vices at (209) 836-4531.

Test Dates & Locations

Tuesday, March 10th GATE Testing at Hawkins (includes Jefferson 6th & 7th graders)

Wednesday, March 11th GATE Testing at Monti-cello (includes Jefferson 5th graders)

Thursday, March 12th GATE Testing at Traina Once all applications are received, a letter will be sent

to parents/guardians providing the time of testing and

the classroom to report to.

Field Trips! 7th Grade -

Chinatown

Wednesday, February 11th

1st Grade - Junie B Jones

Wednesday, February 25th

We are also very proud of our 8th grade

team for coming in 2nd place in your

tournament. If any parent has a team

picture, please submit it to Nena Serrato

at mserrato@sjcoe.net so the team can

be honored in next week’s newsletter.

Great job Lady Huskies!

Minimum Day Monday,

February 23rd

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Dear parents of sixth grade students,

This is a reminder that all students entering seventh grade for the 2015-16 school year need to provide proof of the Tdap vaccine. Please provide the Hawkins School office proof of this immunization as soon as possible. Your child

may have already had this vaccine. If you have any questions please call the school office at 839-2380. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

State law requires that all incoming 7th graders get a whooping cough booster shot, called Tdap, before entering school. Students who have not received this booster shot prior to the beginning of the school year will not be allowed to start

school. Some children may qualify for free immunizations through the Vaccines for Children Program. Pertusis, also known as whooping cough, is widespread throughout California. This vaccine can help keep your child and family protected. For more information about the law and

where to get shots, please visit www.jeffersonschooldistrict.com or call the school at 839-2380.

Kylee Aguilar

Jonah Blackwell

Joleen Bunker

Brady Brown

Gaby Hernandez

Alessandra Castillo

Malik Amani

Bianca Topete

Ronin Contreras

Scott Tran

Ethan Hunt

Lauryn Lucero

Mariah Aguilar

Devine Asah

PICTURES NEEDED: Please submit 3-4

pictures of your 8th grade student in school related

activities from Kindergarten - present. Please label

the pictures and turn them into the school office.

Electronic pictures can also be submitted on CD or

flashdrive. These pictures are being used to create a

slideshow presentation at the 8th Grade Ice Cream

Social. Group pictures of your child with other

Hawkins students throughout the years are also wel-

come!

Go to: ybpay.lifetouch.com

Hawkins Code: 3725715

Deadline: March 23, 2015

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San Joaquin County Office of Education James A. Mousalimas, County Superintendent of Schools

February 2, 2015

Dear Parents,

According to the California Department of Public Health, the number of measles cases continues to rise in California. As

you may know, Measles is a highly infectious, airborne disease that typically begins with fever, cough, runny nose, and

red eyes and within a few days a red rash appears, usually first on the face and then spreading downward to the rest of the

body. The measles virus can live for up to one hour on a surface or in an airspace where the infected person coughed or

sneezed. If other people breathe the contaminated air or touch the contaminated surface, then touch their eyes, noses, or

mouths, they can become infected. Measles is so contagious that if one person has it, 90% of the people close to that per-

son who are not immune will also become infected. On average, one person with measles can infect 18 people, if they are

not immune. Infected people can spread measles to others from four days before to four days after the rash appears. About

three out of 10 people who get measles will develop one or more complications including pneumonia, ear infections, or

diarrhea. Complications are more common in adults and young children.

If your child has not been vaccinated for the measles and is eligible for vaccination, it is urgent and important that you

contact your healthcare provider and have your son or daughter receive the measles vaccination. There are some people

that are unable to be vaccinated against the measles. Therefore, having others who can be vaccinated helps protect those

individuals that are unable to receive vaccine. These individuals that are unable to be vaccinated may include, but are not

limited to, very young infants and children (less than 5 years old), immunocompromised children or adults such as those

with leukemia, cancer and HIV infection, and pregnant women.

If you believe your son or daughter may have been exposed to the measles, please keep them home and contact your

health care provider for next steps as well as the school to inform them. If a case of measles appears within our school

community, students that have not received the measles vaccine will be sent home (excluded) from school. Should you

have questions, please contact your health care provider.

Sincerely,

Donna Beckman, SJCOE Health Services Coordinator

Work Cell: (209) 603-6916

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