Tired of cooking and cleaning after the Super Bowl and don’t want to deal with the Valentine’s Day rush? Order ahead or on the event day (tomorrow, Wednesday, February 15) at Panda Express (2015 Birch Road, Otay Ranch Town Center location).
If ordering online or through the app, enter 350440 in the fundraiser code box, or show the flyer (print or from your phone) when ordering in-person.
T-shirt Design Contest Voting Guidelines
Students that submitted t-shirt designs yesterday for the Hedenkamp 20 year anniversary will have their classes vote anonymously amongst their class designs to select 1 submission by February 15.
Staff will review all class submissions (1 per) to vote on the final 10 by February 17.
The final 10 will be displayed near the library for all to vote by February 22 to narrow down to 5.
The final 5 will be reviewed by deciding committee and announced February 24.
We’re excited to see the designs!
PTA Membership Goals
We need 4 more PTA members for a Pajama Day at school! (We’re currently at 196 members) Join at huskiespta.com/membership.
Help us reach our end goal of 400 PTA members! Every time we reach a goal, the school gets a prize:
150 members: Principal sings a song!
200 members: Pajama Day!
250 members: Free homework pass!
300 members: Popsicles!
350 members: Pie in Principal’s face!
400 members: Extra recess!
PTA Connected: Be Internet Awesome, sponsored by Google + YouTube
We will be hosting a digital education event on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 5:30 pm. During this event, parents and caregivers will have the chance to:
Learn about how to keep their families smart, alert, strong, kind, and brave online.
Explore the Be Internet Awesome Family Guide and Google’s Family Link app.
Engage with their peers to discuss their families’ online experiences and solutions.
We are in need of volunteers to help plan and make our event a success. You do not have to be a Tech Expert to help, for example, volunteers can lead or assist with event planning, logistics, promotion, registration or data entry, participant/speaker communication, A/V setup, coordination of snacks/beverages, handouts, room setup/cleanup, etc.
Name of PTA: HEDENKAMP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Date: February 10, 2023 The nominating committee met on January 31, 2023 to consider all eligible candidates for the 2023-2024 term of office. The nominating committee presents the following slate of officers for the association’s consideration:
Position: Name: President Jaclyn Alvarez Vice President Catherine Felix Secretary Maria Flores Treasurer Lucy Castaneda Chairman of Volunteers Helen Oh Chairman of Membership Sibyl Brewer Chairman of Communications Eric Pamintuan
Open positions: Auditor Historian Chairman of Fundraising Chairman of Programs Parliamentarian
The report of the nominating committee is submitted to the membership in writing at least 28 days prior to the election and reported at the election meeting. The report of the nominating committee must be entered into the minutes of the March general association meeting.
Yearbook Submissions Deadline – March 1
We are about 2 weeks away from March 1, which is the deadline for:
Dozens of Valentines Day cards, candies, chocolates for the kids to exchange (check). Writing a personalized Love Line for the Yearbook…?
Rubio’s Fundraiser
Save the date to order take out, eat out, or hang with friends at Rubio’s on Eastlake Parkway on March 15 to support our PTA! See flyer above for more info.
Hedenkamp will be celebrating 20 years of learning and community in 2023! In honor of the occasion, we are offering the opportunity for students to design a 20th anniversary shirt.
T-shirts must be designed by a student, and can utilize all shirt space
T-shirts must include “Hedenkamp 20th Anniversary”
The only color to be used on the shirt are: red, white, blue, and silver
Pick the shirt color: red, blue, grey, or black
Design due to teachers by 2/13/2023
The winner will get a free t-shirt, and the design will be featured in the yearbook and printed and sold. Winners will be announced by 2/24/2023.
Free popcorn for PTA members this Friday, February 3, after school, from 1:15-2:15 pm, near the bike racks/outside the YMCA room/3rd grade gate entrance).
Not a PTA member yet? Join at the table for only $10!
(1 bag per member)
Amazon Smile
Amazon will be ending its AmazonSmile program on February 20, 2023.
“To help charities that have been a part of the AmazonSmile program with this transition, Amazon will be providing them with a one-time donation equivalent to three months of what they earned in 2022 through the program, and they will also be able to accrue additional donations until the program officially closes in February. Once AmazonSmile closes, charities will still be able to seek support from Amazon customers by creating their own wish lists.”
There are still other charitable programs that you can select Hedenkamp PTA for, such as Ralphs, Food 4 Less, Office Max, etc. Information on these can be found on our Donations & Retail Support page.
Reminder – Elections
PTA Executive Board nominations are open! Get involved with your PTA!
The nomination committee is currently seeking parent volunteers who can serve on the Hedenkamp Elementary PTA Executive Board for the 2023-2024 school year.
Would you like to volunteer in the spirit of support for students, teachers, and the Hedenkamp community? Do you know someone who would like to join our team of Hedenkamp PTA volunteers?
The 2022-2023 Hedenkamp yearbook includes all grades and features photos of students, teachers, staff, school clubs and events. It is a great way for your Husky to remember their time at Hedenkamp!
Preorder your yearbook at the Hedenkamp PTA Web Store. Deadline to purchase a yearbook is April 2, 2023.
Yearbooks will be distributed by the last day of school, pending the printer.
Reminder – Fundraisers
In addition to the Loko Bean Coffee Cart every Thursday and the Robeks Smoothies every other Monday, we are looking to have a dine out fundraiser through Panda Express and Rubio’s within the next few months.
One of the ways you may be reading this right now is because you received an e-mail. Receiving this e-mail is available to anyone by visiting our PTA website at huskiespta.com, and then entering your e-mail address in the sidebar where it asks “enter your e-mail address to subscribe to Hedenkamp PTA and receive e-mail updates” and clicking the subscribe button.
Becoming a PTA member does not automatically subscribe your e-mail address to receive our PTA website e-mails.
Please share this with your Husky community.
New Social Media
We want to capture as much as our Husky community as possible, so in addition to our Twitter account, we now have a Facebook and Instagram. Please follow us to be updated on what’s going on with the PTA:
PTA Executive Board nominations are open! Get involved with your PTA!
The nomination committee is currently seeking parent volunteers who can serve on the Hedenkamp Elementary PTA Executive Board for the 2023-2024 school year.
Would you like to volunteer in the spirit of support for students, teachers, and the Hedenkamp community? Do you know someone who would like to join our team of Hedenkamp PTA volunteers?
All day Wednesday, January 18, show the flyer above (or mention Hedenkamp Elementary) at California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) Otay Ranch Towne Centre location to help support Hedenkamp PTA.
20% of proceeds will be donated (not valid on orders placed or fulfilled through third-party delivery).
If you aren’t familiar with CPK, they don’t just serve pizza, they also have salads, soups, pastas, sandwiches, etc.
The Loko Bean Cafe coffee cart will be returning to Hedenkamp Thursday mornings (but excluding this coming Thursday, January 19) from 6:30-9:00 am at the bus loop. The coffee cart includes espressos, lattes, mochas, and more.
% of proceeds goes to Hedenkamp PTA.
If you are interested in ordering for a Hedenkamp teacher or staff member, but maybe don’t have the time, you can text 858-997-6542 with the name of who you’d like to order for, and the order, and PTA will order and deliver on your behalf, followed by Venmo payment request.
Yearbook
The 2022-2023 Hedenkamp yearbook includes all grades and features photos of students, teachers, staff, school clubs and events. It is a great way for your Husky to remember their time at Hedenkamp! Preorder your yearbook for $35. You can have their name printed on the cover for an additional $5. Sorry, early bird pricing ended on December 31, 2022.
Preorder your yearbook at the Hedenkamp PTA Web Store. Deadline to purchase a yearbook is April 2, 2023.
Yearbooks will be distributed by the last day of school, pending the printer.
Yearbook Love Lines
Yearbook love lines (aka boosters) are short personalized messages to family, friends, staff and students that are placed at the end of the yearbook. They are a great way to send a special message to your child recognizing all the hard work they have put into the school year. Love lines can be written to Huskies in all grades (students and staff) and there is no limit to how many you can order.
A love line costs $5 and may contain up to 100 characters (including spaces and punctuation). Purchase online at the Hedenkamp PTA Web Store. Deadline to purchase love lines is March 1, 2023.
Please note that all messages will be reviewed before they are placed in the yearbook. E-mail yearbook@huskiespta.com with any questions you may have.
Yearbook Photos
Get your pictures in the yearbook! All grades are included in the yearbook so we need your help. If you have great photos of school events, email them to us! We can’t be everywhere to take pictures so help us get as many photos as possible to create a terrific yearbook to remember this school year!
Share photos/albums from Google Photos, Dropbox, Amazon Photos, etc.
Please submit photos that are:
school-related
digital, no hard copies will be accepted
high resolution (300 dpi jpg)
original files – no screenshots
full color
unaltered – do not crop, use photo filters, add text or create collages
not watermarked
recognizable – faces should be visible or partially visible
in focus – not blurry
Be sure to include your child’s name, grade, teacher and event info in your email. This ensures that photos are placed on the correct pages.
If possible, rename your files:
1 Child in photo: “X Grade_TeacherLast_ChildFirst ChildLast” e.g. “6th Grade_Mikulanis_Jane Smith”
Kids from the same class: “X Grade_TeacherLast kids” e.g. “4th Grade_Rose kids”
Kids from the same grade: “X Grade kids” e.g. “2nd Grade kids”
For all other variations include event name or a description
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PHOTO SUBMISSIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE YEARBOOK. EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO ENSURE ACCURACY AND CLARITY. IN THE EVENT OF AN ERROR OR OMISSION, PLEASE ACCEPT OUR APOLOGIES AS THE YEARBOOK CANNOT BE REPRINTED. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BECAUSE LAYOUTS MUST BE FINALIZED AND SUBMITTED BY THE PRINTER DEADLINE. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING!
6th Grade Photos
Hey 6th grade parents!
The 2022-2023 yearbook will have pages that feature baby photos of our 6th graders! Share a photo of your cutie pie with us and have it in the yearbook for a lifetime!
Please choose ONE baby photo (we know it will be tough to choose!), rename it “First Last” and email it to yearbook@huskiespta.com by March 1, 2023. The photo file name will be the name listed to identify the baby on the page, be sure to check for typos. Images not renamed with the student’s name will not be used. Please include the name of your teacher in your email.
Please submit a baby photo that is:
an individual shot – no other people in the photo
forward facing (at least from the chest and up) and shows the baby’s face clearly
digital, no hard copies will be accepted
high resolution (300 dpi jpg)
original files – no screenshots
full color
unaltered – do not crop, use photo filters, add text or create collages
not watermarked
in focus – not blurry
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PHOTO SUBMISSIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE YEARBOOK. EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO INCLUDE ALL BABY PHOTOS. IN THE EVENT OF AN ERROR OR OMISSION, PLEASE ACCEPT OUR APOLOGIES AS THE YEARBOOK CANNOT BE REPRINTED. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BECAUSE LAYOUTS MUST BE FINALIZED AND SUBMITTED BY THE PRINTER DEADLINE. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING!
6th grade parents if you can share this with your 6th graders:
The yearbook wants a photo of your favorite memory from being at Hedenkamp! Was it running alongside your friends at the Apex Fun Run, marching in the Kindergarten Community Workers Parade, a field trip to Old Town, playing with your friends on the blacktop or meeting your teacher for the first time?
Whatever it is, have your parents find a photo of it and email it to yearbook@huskiespta.com by March 1, 2023. Please include the 6th grader’s name and the name of the teacher in your email.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PHOTO SUBMISSIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE YEARBOOK. EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO ENSURE ACCURACY AND CLARITY. IN THE EVENT OF AN ERROR OR OMISSION, PLEASE ACCEPT OUR APOLOGIES AS THE YEARBOOK CANNOT BE REPRINTED. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BECAUSE LAYOUTS MUST BE FINALIZED AND SUBMITTED BY THE PRINTER DEADLINE. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING!
National PTA Healthy Lifestyles
Making small changes as a family today can make a big difference for everyone’s mental health and well-being tomorrow. It can be hard to know where to start, but National PTA’s Healthy Minds Family Action Plan can help you commit to actions that will support your family’s well-being:
National PTA Standards Webinar Series
National PTA’s Center for Family Engagement is partnering with the Institute for Educational Leadership for a five-part webinar series to help district, school and parent/community leaders explore our six National Standards for Family-School Partnerships through panel discussions with leading practitioners, researchers and policymakers who are improving family-school partnerships so that all children can reach their full potential.
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