Hello Hardy
Highlights from the past week:
We had the second week of parent-teacher conferences as parents and teachers came together to talk about student goals/progress and discuss ways that the families and the school can continue to partner to promote student success. On Friday, we had Class Buddies. Students had free choice time with each other and enjoyed playing board games & reading books.
On Friday, Hero the Husky visited 1D as they hit their Paws target this week. Mystery volunteer parent Jennifer Saull, wearing the Husky costume, does a great job bringing the enthusiasm each week as she joins me in congratulating classes who have hit their target.
Classroom Placement Information
Across the district, we are beginning the placement process for the 2025-2026 school year. This applies to students currently in grades K-4. For incoming K families, we will share more information about placement at Kindergarten Orientation in early May, and provide an opportunity for families to share input for consideration, at this time.
As always, when doing class placement, a great deal of time and consideration is given to achieving our goal, which is to make the best possible placement for every child at Hardy as we work to create balanced and heterogeneous classes.
Your child’s teacher will work with the other member(s) of their grade level team, including special educators, specialists, and me to create effective instructional groups. The following factors will be considered: class size, gender, social relationships that work well in the classroom environment, and individual learning characteristics.
If you feel you have a significant concern about an emotional, social, or academic issue that you think that we are not yet aware of, you are welcome to complete a Serious Concerns Form. As our goal is to form well-balanced classrooms, we cannot consider:
Requests for specific teachers or teaching/personality styles
Requests to be with specific friends
While this form is optional, if you wish to share any serious concerns, please complete the following form by Thursday, April 17th. Parent input submitted after this date will not be considered.
See link for optional serious concerns form:
https://forms.gle/
School Spirit Day
As this week includes the last Friday we will be in school in April (with Good Friday, and April vacation being days we’ll be off), we will have our monthly Spirit Day this Friday. Students are invited to wear their spirit gear or red/black clothing to school.
Have a great week!
Respectfully yours,
Grant Smith
Principal