Cordelia Hills Elementary

Final Announcements for 2017 Just some final announcements for the final week of school for 2017: 1. Our final day of school this week is Thursday, December 21 . It is a regular schedule day with dismissal at 2:33 (grades 1-5) and normal early/late friend routine. 2. The PTA Penguin Patch holiday shop is open starting tomorrow, December 19th in Room B-8.  3. Thursday, December 21st is PJ day and students are free to wear PJs. Please remember that will need to wear appropriate footwear that day. 4. School resumes on Monday, January 8th, 2018. 

Coyote Update for 12/11 Highlights Winter Festival:  The Winter Festival was a fantastic success! Thank you to the MANY volunteers who helped to make this event a special evening for our students and families. A special thanks to Mrs. W for organizing the choir and for leading the fantastic student performances on Friday. A real treat!  Holiday Hope:  Many thanks to the holiday hope donations for local families in need. The PTA led campaign is part of the District's Holiday Hope that looks to support families with gifts and supplies during the holiday season. Your care and love for Fairfield is appreciated! Upcoming Dates/Events December 19-December 21:  Holiday Shop is open December 21 : Pajama Day for all (last day before break--regular schedule) December 22-January 5:  Winter Break, No School January 8th: First Day back to School 

Welcome to another week at Cordelia Hills. This week is the "Hour of Code". The week-long event promotes at least 1 hour of coding for all students in all grades over the course of the week. Check out  Hour of Code  for more information. Highlights  • The Winter Festival : Our annual holiday event is coming up this Friday, December 8th from 5-8 p.m. in the MPR. All families are welcome. More information is located here . If you are able to help volunteer, please check out our volunteer sign-up . We can't wait to see you all Friday evening!  • Attendance Highlights: Mrs. Chun-Remick and Mrs. Noble had top attendance numbers for last week. In fact, Mrs. Chun-Remick has only had one absence and one tardy over the course of the last two weeks. Last week, Thursday only had 14 student absences. Help us reach our school goal of at least 97% attendance by committing to coming to school everyday. I know we can top that goal and beyond. News and Other Informati

Welcome back! I hope you had a refreshing time the last week and that you had some time to be with family! We are now knee deep into the second trimester. I have asked teachers to meet with students and to set new growth goals. We are focused on a belief that all of ours students have strengths that can be used to grow, no matter where they are achieving! We appreciate your support.  Highlights Attendance : Congrats to Mrs. Chun-Remick and Ms. Mellein for top attendance on the week before break.   I can't stress how important the next eight weeks are for school attendance. December and January rate as some of the worst for school attendance for both students and staff. As much as possible, please avoid taking extra time off during this period. I know sometimes sickness and appointments are unavoidable. We appreciate your support in advance and know we can top our attendance goal! Winter Festival : The Annual Winter Festival is coming up on Friday, December 8th from

Thank you for your AMAZING support! We greatly appreciate all of your support for our Coyote Color Run last week. We raised $1000's that will go towards science, technology, engineering, art, and math instruction and activities at our school. It was great to see so many parents on-site cheering students on during the run.  Below are some reminders and updates for the week. As always, please contact me or the school with any questions.  • Conference Week--adjusted schedule  Just a reminder that it is conference week and that we are out at 11:40 (kinder/TK) and 11:50 (1-5) every day this week. Traffic is heavy with a school-wide early dismissal so please be patient and flexible. Please avoid parking in the drop off zone or in the bus/daycare van zone. It is greatly appreciated!  • Thanksgiving Week  Just a reminder that school is closed next week (November 20-November 24) for Thanksgiving break. School resumes on Monday, November 27th.  Highlights • Veteran

Welcome to another week at Cordelia Hills! We look forward to our final ramp up to Wednesday's Fun Run. Check out the blog below for information on the Fun Run, the week, and report card conferences.  Top Highlights •  Coyote Color Run takes place this Wednesday, November 8th. The run  schedule is set with: TK-K @ 10:00 4-5 @ 11 1-3 @ 12:30 The run will take place on the Upper Field.  Funrun.com  is open and is accepting online pledges for support of STEAM funding at Cordelia Hills. These last few days are huge for the effort. Thanks in advance. Remember to have your child wear running clothes. They are welcome to bring goggles or glasses! •   Halloween Parade  The annual Halloween parades featured 650 students marching across campus in an amazing array of costumes. Check out photos at the end of the blog! News, information, updates • Trimester Wraps up  and report card conferences are coming up from November 13th-November 17th. Teachers will be rea

After a warm week, Fall has definitely arrived at Cordelia Hills. Have a great week and thanks for allowing us the chance to spend so much time with your amazing children! Top Highlights • Trunk or Treat was a smashing success. Hundreds of children and community members made the trek thru the Spooky Route. A special thanks to Dina and Travis, the many staff members and parents, and to the PTA for your support of the event. I loved seeing the many costumes and smiles! • Fall Testing Wraps Up Fall District testing, including MAP and GATE testing has wrapped up. Our students put in a ton of work. MAP scores show our school to be ranked in the top echelon of K-5 schools in the District. I believe that every student can be successful and can meet growth expectations. Despite our scores, we still have students that need our support and attention if they are going to meet growth goals. We will share data with you at upcoming report card conferences.  • Coyote Color Run Cam

Good morning ! The sun is shining bright and the air is clear here at Cordelia Hills. It finally feels like we are returning to a normal routine after the hectic few days of fire related emergencies and closures. It is a busy week at Cordelia Hills with the week being topped off with our annual Trunk or Treat on Friday evening. Check out all the details below and as always, contact me anytime!! Halloween Related Activities : 1. Cordelia Hills Trunk or Treat: Friday, 10/27 from 6-8 p.m. Enter thru the bottom parking lot doors. If you are interested in helping out or want to contribute candy, check out this flyer here . 2. SASO Spooky Stampede: SASO Swimming is hosting a Spooky Stampede this Sunday, October 29th at Solano College. They have a mile run or a 5k. Check it out here !  3. Halloween Parade: Our annual Halloween Parade will take place on Tuesday, October 31st. The parade starts at 8:25. The students will do two do laps around the playground and thru the amphitheater.

Welcome back, Coyote Families! We are so excited and grateful that school is back in session. We know this was a traumatic week for many students, families, and staff members and we know that getting back into class will provide a much needed return to routine for everyone. I especially appreciate that many families that were able to contribute time, supplies, and money to the fire relief and fire fighting efforts. I know the greater Solano and Bay Area community appreciates it. Below is information regarding information and upcoming events over the next the few weeks. As always, contact me with any questions or needs. 1. Student Health and Fire Related FAQs:   We are monitoring air quality and will respond accordingly. It is currently rated as moderate and students are allowed to be outside for normal activities, barring any changes during school hours. We have mental health assistance on-site should any student need assistance in coping with fire related issues. Additionally, s

G ood evening families, Just a few reminders as we head into the weekend: 1. Monday, October 9th is a non-student day at Cordelia Hills and for all of Fairfield-Suisun Unified. School will resume Tuesday, October 10th.  2. The Coyote Color Fun Run is UNDERWAY. We kicked it off with an awesome Pep Rally today. The challenge to families tonight is to get onto FUNRUN.COM and to get registered.  The registration code for our school is 519-387 The class with the most registrations tonight will get to shave my head (I'm not sure why I agreed to that idea but yes, that is it). Remember, the Fun Run raises funds for S cience, T echnology, E ngineering, A rt, and M athematics education at Cordelia Hills. Funds directly benefit our students and classes.Thank you for your support! Volunteers can sign up at  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E094EABAE29A6F49-funrun1 3. Congrats to to the many families that walked (or biked) to school this last Wednesday and thank you to the ma

Welcome to another week at Cordelia Hills Elementary!  We hope your week rocks! TOP Highlights Test Scores Released : The State of California Department of Education released CAASPP Test Results this last week (Grades 3-5). The results for Cordelia Hills students were mailed home but you can find the school scores, broken down into subject area, subgroup, etc. here . As a school, our math scores increased, while our English-Language Arts scores declined slightly. If you have any questions about the scores, feel free to contact me or your child's teacher anytime.  Coyote Color Run is coming : Our top school event and fundraiser for the school year is coming up. The Coyote Color Run kickoff assembly is this Thursday, October 5th and our run is Wednesday, October 18th. This event promotes health, positive character, and the kids LOVE the event as a way to raise funds for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) as we celebrate our school. Look for Boo