Panther Paw Prints Newsletter (June 2023)

End-of-Year Issue | June 2023

In This Issue...

HelloHagefamilies,

HelloHagePanthers!We’vemadeittothefinalmonthoftheschoolyear,andthereisa lottobeproudof.Collectively,wehavemadeitthroughmanychallengesandstayed connectedthroughitall.IencourageallPantherstotaketimetoreflectontheschool year.Writedownordrawmemoriesthatstandoutinyourmind.Whenyoutakethis deeperlook,Ihopeyousmileandfindjoyinthelearningyouengagedin.Thispractice ofreflectionpushesustowardscontinualgrowth.Celebrateyoursuccessesandthe processoflearning.Youallhavegreatnessandgeniusinyou.Onbehalfofourentire staff,ithasbeenapleasureservingyouandwelookforwardtothismonth’s culminatingactivities.Wewishyouasafeandmemory-filledSummer.

Respectfully,

If you ordered a yearbook for delivery to the school, it was distributed to your child's classroom earlier this week! And

too late to order! Just click on the button below to purchase a yearbook for direct-tohome delivery.

Discover your voice during the Summer Reading Program! San Diego residents of all ages are encouraged to sign up for this event and use their voices to share their stories, express themselves, and spark change. Complete a combination of 10 books, hours of reading or activities to claim your prizes. Sign-up begins June 1st and the program will last through August 31st.

MEMBER UPDATES

A Message from the PTA President

Dear Parents, Teachers, and Staff,

As the end of the school year approaches, I find myself reflecting on the incredible journey we have shared together It is with a mixture of gratitude and pride that I write this farewell letter as the President of our PTA

First and foremost, I want to express my deepest appreciation to each and every one of you for your unwavering support throughout my tenure Without your dedication, enthusiasm, and collaborative spirit, our PTA would not have achieved the remarkable successes we have witnessed over the past few years

Together, we have worked to enhance the educational experience of our children, support our hardworking teachers, and foster a nurturing environment that encourages growth and learning. It is truly awe-inspiring to witness the positive impact we have had on our students' lives.

I would like to acknowledge the incredible efforts of our PTA committee members and volunteers who have selflessly devoted their time, energy, and expertise to make our initiatives a reality. Whether it was organizing fundraisers, coordinating events, or advocating for our school's needs, your dedication has been instrumental in our accomplishments. I am immensely grateful for your commitment and the friendships we have formed along the way.

To the grownups who care for the children of Hage, I am deeply grateful for your active involvement in our PTA Your continued support and participation in our events, meetings, and initiatives have demonstrated your commitment to your children's education By working together, we have fostered a sense of belonging and community that has enriched the educational journey of our students

As I pass the torch to the incoming PTA President, I am confident that our association will continue to flourish under her leadership I encourage you all to extend the same level of support and cooperation to the new President and their team as you have shown me Together, you can accomplish even greater things and continue to make a positive difference in the lives of our children

Thank you once again for allowing me the privilege to serve as your PTA President It has been an honor and a joy to work with each and every one of you I am confident that our PTA will continue to thrive and make a lasting impact on the lives of our children.

Wishing you all a wonderful summer break filled with joy, relaxation, and cherished moments with your loved ones.

With heartfelt gratitude,

Amanda Roth, Outgoing PTA President

MEMBER UPDATES

Meet next year's PTA President!

Dear Hage Families, Teachers and Staff,

My name is Belinda T Clanor, and I am looking forward to a successful and memorable 2023-24 school year together It’s an honor to serve you & the Hage community!

Belinda has four school-age children: Olivia (Kindergarten), Talia (5th Grade), Evie (7th Grade), and Elijah (11th Grade)

She is

alumni of

High

She went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree from UCSD, a Medical Degree from Des Moines University, and a Masters of Business Administration from USC

Belinda and her husband (Quan) love salsa & bachata dancing

She and her husband own 40N Pho & Grille in Scripps Ranch

an

Mira Mesa

School

APRIL/MAY EVENT WRAP-UP

The Spring Book Fair was a huge SUCCESS thanks to the students and families who stopped by. The total number of books purchased during the Fall and Spring book fairs is enough to fully fund Scholastic classroom magazines, add new books to classroom libraries, provide new material for the STEAM lab, and restock the book vending machine! A special thank you to Amanda R. and Irene S. for overseeing classroom visits during the day and all of the volunteers who ran the store before and after school. The fair could not have happened without your amazing help!

The final Readers Reception of the school year was held last month, and many classes enjoyed book readings by parents, grandparents, or other family members.

Thank you for taking time out of your day to participate in this event! Guest readers were treated to a PTA-sponsored reception with refreshments in the staff lounge.

High fives to all who attended the past two restaurant fundraisers! Both dine-outs brought in over $750! Our monthly dine-outs are a great way to bring in extra funds for our school while taking a night off from cooking.

And a special thank you to our partners at Chipotle and The Kebab Shop for hosting and each giving back 33% and 50% of proceeds, respectively.

Thank you to students and families who showed gratitude and kindness to our teachers and staff during Appreciation Week! Even the simplest expressions of appreciation can mean so much.

PTA showed additional appreciation with a grab-and-go breakfast as well as a lunch catered by Urbane Café. And new this year, the PTA provided each student with a flower to bring to their teacher.

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Sponsored by Hage Elementary PTA

Last month, Hage students and their families had the opportunity to flex their creative muscles with guided lessons by Art Corps. This included exploring the works of Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Eric Carle. It was so much fun to bring families together!

We are especially grateful for the student volunteers of the Food and Nutrition Club from Mira Mesa High School for their extraordinary volunteer support of this event.

Campus Beautification Day

Sponsored by Hage PTA

to all who helped make this day a success!

Saturday, May 20th was a day of hard work AND fun! Many Panther families attended this campus-wide service initiative and---in the process---infused Hage Elementary with pride

Students with their families school staff and community volunteers came together to beautify the campus and model being good environmental stewards

The work included

Installing Memory Tiles

Installing Fence Cups

Garden Maintenance Perimeter Delittering

Adding Positive Messages to Student Restrooms

SWIM PROGRAM snapshots

SWIM PROGRAM snapshots thank you...

...to the many parent & family volunteers who committed their time and energy to this program. YOU helped make this a huge success!

We are so grateful for Mr. Keith Kaneko, Ms. Lynn Barnes-Wallace, and the City of San Diego swim instructors for helping Hage Panthers find confidence and ability in the water... and for keeping them safe while doing it!

Finally, Hage PTA would like to recognize grants received from San Diego Community Projects Program & Services and the Prevent Drowning Foundation of San Diego for their generous financial support to make the Hage Swim Program possible.

5th Grade 5th Grade

Promotion Promotion

Week 2023 Week 2023

Wed, 6/7 Wed, 6/7

Bridge-to-BeachDay

Students will enjoy a fun day of beach sports and activities (lunch included).

Mon, 6/12 Mon, 6/12

Fri, 6/9 Fri, 6/9

RockStarGrams tobedelivered

Students can send dedicationstotheirfavorite

5th grader, buddy reader, games coach, teacher, staff memberandtooneanother.

FieldDay

Students will enjoy various activities at school and enjoy a cateredlunch.

Tues, 6/13 Tues, 6/13

MovieDay

Clickhereto pre-orderyour gramtoday! 5th Grade Families...

Wed, 6/14 Wed, 6/14

Promotion Ceremony

calling all fourth grade families...

Dear 4th Grade Parents,

As this school year comes to an end, we are faced with the bittersweet reality that our kids will be next year's 5th graders. This will be a special year for them—one that will offer them many special memories for years to come!

Each year, a new Promotion Committee is formed in support of promoting students. There are many ways to be a part of this fun experience—one that will directly impact your child. The more participation there is, the more our kids stand to benefit!

The Promotion Committee plans activities for Promotion Week and makes those plans come to life through a variety of fundraising efforts. Whether you are able to volunteer regularly, once-in-awhile, or even just once, your support will be welcomed and appreciated!

To learn more about how to be a part of next year's Promotion Committee, join us for a Zoom meeting on Thursday, June 1st from 6-6:30pm at https://sandiego.zoom.us/j/92706476004

In the meantime, take a look below at a few upcoming volunteer opportunities STARTING THIS YEAR, and sign up if you can! If you have any questions, please contact Kristyn Pittenger at promotion.hagepta@gmail.com.

VOLUNTEEr OPPOrTUNITIES

FrIDAY AFTEr-SCHOOL POPSICLE SALES

DATES: JUNE 2nd & 9th

WE'LL TAKE OVEr FOr THE CUrrENT PrOMOTION COMMITTEE AND FINISH OUT THE SCHOOL YEAr

CLASS OF 2023 PrOMOTION

DATE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14th (MOrNING)

SNACK BAr AND CANDY LEI SALES

To become even more engaged in your child's education and learn about grade-level academic standards,

June is Internet Safety Month

click below to view agebased resources and games to help your child learn more about internet safety.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

MEDIA BALANCE & WELLBEING

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

NAVIGATING THE INTERNET

DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS

CYBERBULLYING

THE POWER OF WORDS

MEDIA LITERACY

EARN CASH FOR HAGE!

LITTLE BY LITTLE WE CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

The Box Tops mobile app uses state-ofthe-art technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to your school’s earnings online.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS...

You can still earn Box Tops for your school with your e-receipt!

See how at BTFE.com/emailgroceryreceipts

SEE PRODUCTS & LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BOX TOPS APP AT BTFE.COM

DON’T HAVE THE BOX TOPS APP YET? DOWNLOAD IT NOW BY CLICKING HERE

Saul Acosta

Christine Acosta

Lina Agana

Priti Agarwal

Abha Ahuja

Shad Allameh

Suha Alnaser

Mariam Azimi

Gerryme Bagtas

Lisa K Ball

Bea Barrera

Khristopher Barrera

Esra Ece Bayat

Hilen Berdeja

Cecilia Braidic

Sharicka Braley

Noriko Cabrales

Grace Canoy

Garry Caoili

Iris Gabriel Caoili

Pamela Carrasco

Emma Chen

Jei Chen

Wei-Ting Cheng

Belinda Clanor

Eva Curtis

Darlene Davis

Vanessa Dimalanta

Regina Evans

Ashley Fennell

Sara M. Finegan

Krystle Franklin

Casey Gage

Erin Gage

Alyssa Gonzalez

Melanie Gonzalez

Dutta Hailemariam

Ayana Hardaway

Laurie Igoe

Ayako Ikeda

Keith Kaneko

Fatima Khalil

Joum Khongsaly

Darleen Khongsaly

Dexter Khongsaly

Pamela King

Jessica Kolodziej

Tuyet Kovtoun

Danielle Krogstad

Raj Kumar

Hien Lam

James Lee

Geniese Ligon

Vince Lim

Heather Lim

Stephanie Litvin

Richard Llamas

Tricia De Luna

Donald MacIntosh

Sharon MacIntosh

Franzine Mackley

Melissa Magpayo

Imee Mallari

Kolyn Dei Mallari

Tracy Malthus

Naomi Marin

Ricky Marin

Kasey Markoski

Gina Marquez

Julie Medina

Stephanie Melusky

Stephen Mendiola

Becky Moreno

Terah Morrison

Fritzie Mortensen

Cassi Munar

Becky Mustafa

Priti Nagnur

Bai Nguyen

Bethany Nguyen

Lynna Ho Nguyen

Marilyn Nguyen

Nhuy Nguyen

Trisha Ongjoco

Kris-juhn Pappas

Rachel Penera-Rollins

Minerva Perez

Juliette Perlmutter

Seung Hee Phillips

Daniel Gary Phillips

Ann Marie Pilapil

Kristyn Pittenger

Steven Pittenger

Lori Place

Bruce Powelson

Dan Ronquillo

Amanda Roth

Robert Roth

Stacy Rustico

Rosie Samoy

David Satter

Vivian Serrano

Barbara Smith

Crystal Smith

Tessie Solis

Raquel Soriano

Rafael Soriano

Frank Stolarczyk

Irene Stolarczyk

Charmaine SumalnapPonce

Lisa Thompson

Angela Torres

Caroline Tran

Dylan Tran

Vivian Tran

Thao Tran

Vu Tran

Steven Valdez

Arlyn Villarte

Khanh Vu

Wendy Wilkerson

Lisa Wood

Silk Yongco

Teachers & Staff are italicized

thank you thank you to these sustaining donors!

The Acosta Family

The Agarwal Family

The Almryde/Mitchell Family

Aria, Alina, and Jei

The Bayat Family

Bhaskaran and Divya

Sheila and Skye Chiong

Mrs. Courtney

The Davis Family

The De Luna Family

Mia Do-Truong Family

Sara and Richard Finegan

Finn & Family

The Fords

The Franklin Family

The Gage Family

The Galang Family

Alyssa Gonzalez

The Kolodziej Family

The Lovato Family

Tracy Malthus

Alaia McFarlin

Aliana McFarlin

Mia and Jackson

The Nguyen Family

The Nguyen Family

The Nierras Family

Devam Patel

Patrick and Elsa Quinn and Kristyn Pittenger

Purple Panther Paws

The Roth Family

The Rusticos

Tina and Maryam Safa

The Santos Family

Family Sauter

Lehuyen Tran

Quan V. Tran

The Vand Family

The Vigil Family

The Villarte Family

Kayla Ward

...and to those donors who wish to remain anonymous.

Thank you for your unwavering commitment to support Hage PTA! With your donation, you are enriching the elementary school experience for Hage students and their families.

community support

Grants & Donations

Business sponsors

The PTA was awarded a $5,000 grant from the City of San Diego Community Projects, Programs, & Services Funding for our swim program. Special thanks to Mira Mesa Community Foundation for support!

Fun run business donors