502 N. Caribe Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85710
(520) 731-4800
FAX – (520) 731-4801
September 2009
Message
from the Principal
Welcome to the 2009/2010
school year at Hudlow Elementary School. We began the school year with a smaller
than usual staff and a significant reduction in special programs due to severe
budget cuts. Even with those limitations, I have never been prouder to be part
of the Hudlow community.
Teachers, staff and families came together to create a welcoming and successful
opening of the year!
It is our desire to provide academic excellence in a warm and supportive school climate. We value engaging instruction and ongoing professional development for teachers that will aid in developing students to their fullest potential and move them ahead in their educational journey. We are confident students will leave Hudlow with the foundation to become proficient and life long readers, strong effective writers, as well as mathematical thinkers.
Just as important as academic excellence, is the value and heavy emphasis we place on social development and acceptance of and appreciation for diversity. Be Safe, Be Respectful, and Be Responsible are the three guidelines we follow each day.
We know you have a lot of choices when it comes to your child’s education. The Hudlow Elementary staff strives to create a positive elementary school experience for your child and is committed to promoting standards of excellence. We want each parent to be able to say "My child loves learning at Hudlow Elementary."
I am honored to be principal at such a fine school. I encourage you to become involved in the school and visit often. Strong parental and community support enhances the quality of education at our school. Please come meet with us, and talk with us. We know that your involvement, combined with the efforts of our outstanding staff, will make this school year a rich and rewarding year for your child. Please call me if you have any questions, praise, concerns or suggestions.
Cheri
LaRochelle
Principal
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Ways to become involved in your
Hudlow Community in September: Attend our
first PTA Meeting Tuesday,
September 1 at 6:00 PM Sign up to be a
parent representativefor the Site Council Attend Parent
Teacher Conferences September
16 - 18
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Attendance:
Attendance is the number one
indicator of a student’s success in school. Hudlow
staff will encourage and recognize excellent attendance.
Each day a child is absent
or tardy, the sequence of learning is broken and planned
activities are missed.
Please assist the school by stressing punctuality and regular
school attendance
with your child. If your child is ill and cannot attend,
please phone the
Attendance Voicemail 731-4802.
Call the morning of the absence
- Please state the reason for the absence
- List the specific illness
- State your child’s name and teacher’s name
Wellness Policy: Nutrition
TUSD is concerned with the
epidemic regarding obesity in children. The
district’s policy promotes wellness by supporting good nutritional practices as
part of the total learning environment. It is clear that as a whole,
children need to move more and eat better. Snacks make good
nutritional sense for children. Candy and
beverages containing caffeine
do not meet district guidelines. Please make sure your
child chooses healthy snacks to bring to school. Keep these guidelines in mind
for all school related activities including field trips and birthday
celebrations. (Some students have
allergies to peanuts and tree nuts. Check with your child’s teacher to see if
her class is a Nut-Free Zone)
A List of Healthy Snacks and Lunch
Items
 | Graham crackers |
| Cheese cubes or sticks with crackers |
| Jell-O |
| Crackers |
| Fruit roll-ups |
|  Trail
mix |
| Pretzels |
| Dried cereal |
| Raisins |
| Dried fruit |
| Teddy Grahams |
| Hard-boiled eggs |
| Applesauce |
| Rice cakes |
| Granola Bars |
| Multigrain Cereal Bars |
| Fruit Snack Mix |
| Trail Mix |
|  Cliff
Bars |
| Pumpkin Seeds |
| Sunflower Seeds |
| Fig Newtons |
| Frito Lay Baked Doritos |
| Frito Lay Baked Lays |
| Frito Lay Rold Gold Pretzels |
| Chex Mix |
| Soy Crisps |
| Kellogg's Nutri-grain Bars |
| Kellogg's Pop Tarts |
| Luna Bars |
| Fruit Leathers |
|  Nature
Valley Bars |
| Pita Cheddar Cheese Snax |
| Pita Cinnamon Snax |
| Snyder's Pretzels |
| Soy Nut Butter Pretzel Sticks |
| Raw vegetables, such as celery, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, green pepper, cherry tomatoes green beans, cucumbers, mushrooms or zucchini served with a low fat dip. |
| Fresh fruit in season, cut in slices or halves, such as apples, oranges, bananas, peaches, grapefruit, grapes, melons, pears, plums or strawberries. |
| Low fat quick breads and muffins, such as pumpkin, zucchini, banana or bran. |
|  Non-sugared
cereals, snack mixes made with popcorn and whole grain cereal.
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| Granola mixes |
| Dried fruits |
| Bagels |
| Crackers with cheese |
| Popcorn or pretzels |
| Rice Cakes |
| Yogurt |
| Goldfish |
Coming
Late or Leaving Early
Our
primary mission is to raise student achievement---your child’s
achievement! We cannot do
that if your child isn’t here.
Please arrange for your child to be at school from bell to
bell. Those few minutes at
the start and at the end of the day are essential to the continuity
of learning. We cannot
stress enough how important it is that your child be on time and
that appointments are arranged after 2:30 PM on regular days and
1:30 PM on Wednesdays.
DISMISSAL PLANS
All arrangements for after school plans must be made prior to
coming to school. If plans are different than a typical day for
your child, the teacher must
receive a written note.
Otherwise, your child will be instructed to follow his or her
regular after school routine. Delivering messages to students during
instructional time is disruptive to the learning process for all
children.
To avoid
classroom interruption, we ask that parents do not call and request
the office staff to deliver messages to children except
for emergency situations.
If you have an urgent message, call early in the morning so there
will be time to deliver the message to the teachers during their
lunch.
We
cannot guarantee students will receive messages delivered after
12:00 PM.
Thank you for your support in this area.
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Child Protection Services and the Law
Under Arizona Law, A.R.A 13-3620 all school employees are required to report any situation concerning physical injury to a child, child abuse, or child neglect. School personnel are required to report allegations of physical injury, abuse, neglect and other reportable offenses concerning minors. Reports must be made to the appropriate law enforcement officials or child protective services.
The reason we include this information in the newsletter is to alert students and families of our mandatory obligation to file such reports in a timely manner. Reports will always be made when a minor is the victim of serious harm, whether caused by an adult or another minor.
Hudlow Health Office
Sulfa Brauner and Joy Godwin
731-4817
Preventing the Flu: Good Health Habits Help Stop Germs
Stay home when you are sick.
Stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. Keep sick children
at home. You will help prevent others from catching the illness.
Avoid close contact.
Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your
distance from others to protect them from getting sick too.
Cover your mouth and nose.
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. Cover your
nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the
trash after you use it.
Wash your hands often.
Washing your hands and the hands of your children often will help protect you
from germs.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with
germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.
Practice other good health habits.
Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of
fluids, and eat nutritious food.
“How was school today?”
You can teach your child to discuss school with you. While you are doing this, you can also lay the foundation blocks that will build a true winner out of your youngster.
STEP ONE: Sit down with your children two to three times per week. Have them point out the best things they did on their papers.
STEP TWO: Make sure your child describes to you the reasons for his or her success. As they put these into words, the reasons for the success will be imprinted on their brain, never to be erased. They will start to believe they are in control of their success.
STEP THREE: Work with your children on their mistakes only when they ask for your help. Let the school work on deficiencies. Teachers have training to help with the deficiencies in effective ways.
STEP FOUR: Be patient. This is a real change in operation. It will take the child a period of time to believe that this is not just a new phase his parents are going through. Look for the real benefits to show up in several months or maybe during the next few years, depending upon the child’s past history.