Searles Elementary

Searles Elementary's Drama Club is working hard on rehearsals of Disney's The Lion King, Kids in mid-May through our partnership with Disney Stage Connect! If you are interested in attending one of our performances, please contact Kelly Payton at Searles.

We are looking for guest readers to visit classrooms on May 13th in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Please scan the QR code to learn more and sign up if you are interested!

Reminder that next week is Spring Break! We have no school from Monday 4/6 - Friday 4/10. We will see everyone back on Monday, April 13th!

Our April newsletter is live! Check it out on our website: https://searles.mynhusd.org/blog/uncategorized/april-2025-2026-dolphin-news-abril-2025-2026-boletin-delfin/

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The New Haven Unified Board of Education is holding a Special Meeting Today, March 30, 2026.

The Special Meeting is scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m.

Join in person.

Educational Services Center Boardroom
34200 Alvarado-Niles Rd.
Union City, CA 94587

Agenda is available here: https://mynhusd.org/school-board/board-agendas-meetings/

The New Haven Unified Board of Education is holding a Special Meeting Monday, March 30, 2026.

The Special Meeting is scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m.

Join in person.

Educational Services Center Boardroom
34200 ALvarado-Niles Rd.
Union City, CA 94587

Agenda is available here: https://mynhusd.org/school-board/board-agendas-meetings/

Superintendent's Message for March 27, 2026 (Spanish & Mandarin translations link included)

At our March 4 Board meeting, we adopted a resolution recognizing April as Arab American Heritage Month. You can view the resolution here: Link to Resolution.

The New Haven community is strengthened by the many students, families, and staff members with roots in Arab nations. We value the rich diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they contribute to our schools and workplaces. Observing Arab American Heritage Month provides an opportunity to affirm the dignity of every member of our community and to continue fostering a strong sense of belonging.

This is also the time of year when we begin celebrating the accomplishments of our students, employees, and schools. Our Employees of the Year were recently selected and we are proud to recognize our overall winners:

Jamilia Williams - Hesham “Mo” Moussa Classified Employee of the Year

John Sowell - Casey Rodriguez Certificated Employee of the Year.

You can access the complete list of site and district award recipients here.

Earlier this month, we also held our second Celebrating Schools event. You can watch a video of that event here.

One area of need across our schools is upgrading the internal communication systems that support intercoms, alarms, and other critical functions. Thanks to Measure N, we are installing new systems at all school sites (the system at James Logan High School will be included as part of its ongoing redesign).

These upgrades address three key areas:

Improving classroom communication
Enhancing schoolwide communication
Strengthening school safety

In addition, the new systems provide real-time translation to better support our multilingual community.

Finally, our Board of Education will move its April meeting from April 14 to April 21 due to scheduling conflicts. Please note this change if you plan to attend or watch the meeting.

That’s it for this week. Have a great weekend.

Sincerely,

John Thompson, Ed.D.
Superintendent

SPANISH AND MANDARIN TRANSLATIONS CAN BE FOUND HERE
https://mynhusd.org/blog/uncategorized/a-message-from-superintendent-thompson-March-27-2026/

Happy Friday, Dolphins! Our Student Leadership Team led a great student spirit rally this morning!

We had amazing Science Assemblies today! Many of our students and teachers got to participate! Thank you to our PTC for bringing this opportunity to Searles!

Hello New Haven Families:

The enrollment interest window for Beyond the Bell and the Boys & Girls Club of San Leandro for the 2026–2027 school year will close this Friday, March 27th. To submit an interest application, please visit the District webpage HERE.
https://mynhusd.org/departments/teaching-learning/student-and-family-services/beyond-the-bell/

Estimadas familias de New Haven:

El plazo para expresar interés en la inscripción para los programas Beyond the Bell y Boys & Girls Club of San Leandro para el año escolar 2026–2027 cerrará este viernes, 27 de marzo. Para enviar una solicitud de interés, por favor visite la página web del Distrito AQUÍ.
https://mynhusd.org/departments/teaching-learning/student-and-family-services/beyond-the-bell/

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