Alvarado Elementary School

08/28/2026

Superintendent's Message for August 28, 2026 (Spanish & Mandarin translations link included)

Dear NHUSD Families,

If you happen to drive by Cesar Chavez Middle School, you’ll see that the turf is almost completely installed on its new field. It won’t be long before our students and the community (after school hours) can enjoy the wonderful new upgrades to that facility.

Also related to Cesar Chavez is a reminder that the renaming process is underway. We currently have a survey for members of the NHUSD community to fill out if you're interested in suggesting a name or joining the Facilities Names Committee. You can access that survey here: [Renaming Survey].
http://bit.ly/4x8KNQH

Science in the Park returns this year at CSUEB on October 3. Alameda County Supervisor Elisa Marquez is presenting this event. While this is not an NHUSD-affiliated or sponsored event, we support Ms. Marquez’s efforts to bring it back for our families. Her office is trying to determine whether or not there is interest in free transportation from our community to and from the event. If you are interested, you can complete the following form: Transportation Form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqL1w1Vxm7UOfKVX_vEc6Oy1BvxPB0XQ9QURTcsNhEvXFMew/viewform
You can learn more about the event using this link: Science in the Park. https://www.acscienceinthepark.org/

Congratulations to our Latino Parent Advisory Group for a fantastic presentation on August 25 in collaboration with Canada College. Over 100 community members came out to learn about financial aid for college. You can access the FAFSA recording link here.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1euSMHOBhFCmKTvuI-Azk2SSZNhyQ9-rs/view?usp=sharing

Our parent groups are wonderful places to learn and become a part of our New Haven Family Community.

A few upcoming parent meetings:

Sept 14- District African American Advisory group (D3A)

Sept 22- Latino Parent Advisory group

Sept 27- Punjabi Parent Advisory group Picnic.

Please look for more information to join these meetings in upcoming notifications.

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/newsroom/

08/27/2026

2026 UCFC Toddler to Career Resource Fair

Friday, September 25, 2026 from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM

Food, Music, Diapers, Resources and more!

Student Community Service Hours Available.

08/26/2026

Dear NHUSD Families,

Supervisor Elisa Márquez’s Office is excited to invite you to Science in the Park, taking place on Saturday, October 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at California State University, East Bay (CSUEB).

To help make this event accessible to more families, we are exploring the possibility of providing a FREE shuttle transportation to and from the event for New Haven Unified School District families.

If you are interested in using the shuttle, please complete the attached Google Interest Form , by September 4. If there is sufficient interest, we will follow up with additional information, including shuttle pickup and drop-off locations and times.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqL1w1Vxm7UOfKVX_vEc6Oy1BvxPB0XQ9QURTcsNhEvXFMew/viewform

Please note that all minors must be accompanied by an adult. The shuttle and event are not affiliated with or sponsored by the New Haven Unified School District.

For questions, please contact Supervisor Márquez’s Office at 510-272-6692, email [email protected], or contact the Science in the Park team at [email protected].

For more information about the event, please visit: acscienceinthepark.org

We hope to see you there!
Science in the Park Event Coordinators
Alameda County Supervisor Elisa Márquez Office

Estimadas familias de HUSD:

La Oficina de la Supervisora Elisa Márquez se complace en invitarles a Science in the Park/ Ciencia en el Parque (evento gratis) , que se llevará a cabo el sábado 3 de octubre, de 9:00 a. m. a 3:00 p. m., en California State University, East Bay (CSUEB).

Para ayudar a que este evento sea accesible para más familias, estamos explorando la posibilidad de ofrecer transporte gratuito en autobús de ida y vuelta al evento para las familias del Distrito Escolar Unificado de New Haven.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqL1w1Vxm7UOfKVX_vEc6Oy1BvxPB0XQ9QURTcsNhEvXFMew/viewform

Si están interesados en utilizar el autobús, completen el Formulario de interés de Google antes del 4 de septiembre. Si hay suficiente interés, les proporcionaremos información adicional, incluidos los lugares y horarios de recogida y regreso del autobús.

Tengan en cuenta que todos los menores deben estar acompañados por un adulto. El servicio de transporte y el evento no están afiliados ni patrocinados por el Distrito Escolar Unificado de New Haven.

Si tienen preguntas, comuníquense con la Oficina de la Supervisora Márquez al 510-272-6692, escriban a [email protected] o contacten al equipo de Science in the Park en [email protected].

Para obtener más información sobre el evento, visiten: acscienceinthepark.org

¡Esperamos verles allí!

Coordinadores del evento Ciencia en el Parque
Oficina de la Supervisora del Condado de Alameda, Elisa Márquez

08/25/2026

💙🌎 Be Kind to Humankind Week 🌎💙

Kindness has the power to make a lasting difference. During Be Kind to Humankind Week, New Haven Unified School District encourages everyone to spread compassion through simple acts of kindness—offering a helping hand, including others, expressing gratitude, or sharing words of encouragement.

Together, we can create schools and communities where every student, staff member, and family feels seen, valued, and supported.

Let's choose kindness every day because even the smallest act can have the biggest impact.

https://bk2hk.org/week/

🐝 KIND ❤️

08/25/2026

08/25/2026

Check out our Family Resource Padlet!

*TO TRANSLATE, CLICK ON THE 🌐 ON THE TOP RIGHT OR ON THE [ ... ] TO CHOOSE YOUR LANGUAGE. * For additional assistance or have questions, contact Ms. Janice, AES FSA (Family Services Assistant)- [email protected]/510-471-1039 ext. 60650 *Welcome to our Family & Community Resources Padlet! 🌟...

08/24/2026

AI- Back to School Night 2026-2027

Thank you to those who came to our in person presentation. Slides were sent in this weekend’s Wildcat News- Home School Connection, week 4. It was sent to your email and posted on our website.

This is an AI video of our BTSN presentation.

https://youtu.be/EYnZBuwpzrQ?si=0ZqcbcGh3c8F94_s

08/24/2026

Thanks for coming to Back to School Night!

08/23/2026

Congratulations, Ms.Tecson! 🎉🎉🎉

08/21/2026

Superintendent's Message for August 21, 2026 (Spanish & Mandarin translations link included)

Dear NHUSD Families,

I have the wonderful opportunity to watch many of the Logan High School fall sports and color guard teams in action every day because they practice behind our district office. Many have already begun competing, and fall sports schedules are available on our middle and high school websites. Catching a game to watch our student athletes in action is a great way to kick off the school year.

One of the things that makes our district special is the amount of support we receive from our parents and community. One way to get involved is to volunteer. The rules and laws around volunteering have changed, so our Personnel Department has updated the volunteer guidelines. If you are interested in volunteering and want to learn more about what is needed, use the following link: Volunteer Guidelines.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Rj5PcWsLCCu85f1ADESQrVCaCfa0dEn/view?usp=sharing

As many of you know, our Board of Education is in the process of renaming Cesar Chavez Middle School. Although we started the process last spring, it became clear we needed a more expansive and inclusive process so anyone in our community who is interested can learn what is happening and share thoughts and ideas. At their August 11 meeting, our Board of Education approved the new process. It starts with an opportunity for our community to share ideas for a new name and apply to join the Facilities Names Committee, which will review names and make recommendations to the school board. If you are interested in suggesting a name for consideration or applying to serve on the committee, complete the following form: [Click Here] http://bit.ly/4x8KNQH

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/newsroom/