PTSA Needs YOU to Serve on Our Board for the 2021-22 School Year
Be the positive change that you want to see in the Hankey school community. You CAN make a difference! You can help in multiple ways but we are especially looking for candidates for the board positions of VP of Ways & Means & Historian and for the Chairs of Red Ribbon Week, Art Masters, Reflections, Box Tops, Fall Fundraiser, Hankey Hop, Book Fair, Teacher Appreciation Week, STEM night, & our Winter Event. No experience necessary!

Please contact our Executive VP, Jenn Katayama at jkatayama@gmail.com for
more information on open positions and how to apply!

We hope you will join us for our virtual Open House on Thursday, May 20, 2021. In preparation for the Open House, we would like to ask for your help in celebrating our elementary and middle school teachers and staff, and thanking them for their incredible work so far this school year!

If you would like to participate (and we hope you will!), please send an appreciation creation to our school site by Friday, May 14, 2021, so we can show them how much they mean to us – Here are some ideas:

 A photo or graphic design

·A written note or card⠀⠀⠀⠀

Thank you for joining us in celebrating the exceptional work of our teachers and staff!

Please help us to collect Box Tops to raise money for our PTSA by following the simple steps outlined on the attached flyer. We appreciate your help with this easy fundraiser for our important PTSA programs! BoxTops+Instructions+2019.pdf 

Childhood and adolescence are critical times for brain development. Connections are being made that become the foundation for a child’s future health, behavior, and learning. During this vital “window of opportunity”, it is essential to help youth build and practice core life skills. Join CUSD School Counselors to learn more about how you can help.

Date and Time: 

Tuesday, March 30, 2021, 5-6 pm

Registration Link:

https://capousd-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_loZ8Nk9GTEO5JndCkCEl0A

After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. To view the English flyer, please click here. To view the Spanish flyer, please click here.  

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Parents of Hankey 6^th graders, you will be receiving the 2021-22 Letter to Incoming 7^th Grade Parents in the mail this week.  This letter provides specific information regarding required immunizations for entry into 7^th Grade in the State of California. Please call the Office if you have any questions (949 234-5315).

Until the end of the school year, Hankey will be raising money for PTSA program and events by sending flamingos to family and friends!  For a small donation, you can surprise everyone by sending them a flock of flamingos that will decorate their front yard. Celebrate life events or just spread the flamingo joy in a fun, Covid friendly way. Under the cover of darkness the flock will arrive and stay for 2-3 days until they migrate to the next yard.

Visit www.carlhankeyptsa.org/flocking for more info and to place your order. Once the online order and payment is received by Hankey, a flock will appear in the recipient’s yard along with a letter explaining their arrival.  You can choose to let the person know it was you who flocked them or keep it anonymous.  If you have any further questions please contact our flamingo wranglers at carlhankeyptsa@gmail.com.

So… who will you flock this weekend?

Just a reminder that during the month of March, Hankey’s PTSA is hosting a grocery gift card drive to help families struggling in our school community. Thank you to all the families who have already generously donated gift cards!  If you would like to help, please consider purchasing a grocery store gift card (Albertsons, Pavilions, Trader Joes, etc) and dropping it off at school. It is helpful if each gift card has the dollar amount written on the card. There will be a collection box on the table by the front office and students can drop off the cards before or after school. Collections have begun and will continue until Wednesday, March 31st. The gift cards will be distributed by Mrs. Aguilera and Mr. Smith to Carl Hankey families in need. 

Meals will continue to be available on Mondays at the following locations:

• Food & Nutrition Office (32972 Calle Perfecto, SJC) 8:30-9:00, 3:00-4:00
• Cordova Park (Mission Viejo) 10:00-10:30
• Hidden Hills Park (Laguna Niguel) 10:00-10:30
• Stonefield Park (San Juan Capistrano) 10:00-10:30
• The Village of San Juan (San Juan Capistrano) 10:00-10:30
• PILOT SITE: Aliso Niguel High School (Aliso Viejo) 10:00-10:30

During the month of March the PTSA is hosting a grocery gift card drive to help families struggling in our school community. Please consider purchasing a grocery store gift card (Albertsons, Pavilions, Trader Joes, etc.) and dropping it off at school. It is helpful if each gift card has the dollar amount written on the card. There will be a collection box on the table by the front office and students can drop off the cards before or after school. Collections will start Monday, March 1st and continue until Wednesday, March 31st. The gift cards will be distributed by Mrs. Aguilera and Mr. Smith to Carl Hankey families in need. 

To recognize the School Breakfast Program and millions of children it serves daily, CUSD schools celebrate National School Breakfast Week March 8-12. The theme, “Score Big with School Breakfast,” celebrates the importance of breakfast and encourages schools to increase students’ access to school breakfast. Students that pick up breakfast (Middle Schoolers- during their Break, elementary when they get their lunches) during March 8-12 have the opportunity to receive a winning golden ticket for a pair of Beats wireless headphones! There will be a total of 16 golden tickets randomly distributed throughout the district at elementary, middle and high schools as well as at our weekly meal distribution sites for 100% online students.