Greetings Hesse Parents,

We had another exciting week here at Hesse K8. Trunk or Treat was a huge success. It was great to see everyone out in their costumes. We were told that over 1400 people attended! Wow! We also had our PreK and Kindergarten parade on Tuesday. There were several field trips this week as well. The girls volleyball team concluded their season on Thursday. We closed out the week with our Middle School Fall dance. We are looking forward to a “short” week ahead.

Please make note of the following regarding the week of November 6th:

Don’t forget to FALL BACK as Daylight Savings Time ends.

On Monday, the third graders will receive a visit from Ft. Pulaski.

The DEEP Writing program will meet Monday after school at 3:20-4:50.

Tuesday is an E-Learning day for all students. Students will work independently at home on this day. Information will be sent home with your student. Please use the link below to access Hesse's E-Learning webpage:

https://sites.google.com/sccpss.com/hesse-e-learning/home

Thursday is fall picture make-up day. Uniforms are required.

No School for students or staff in honor of Veterans Day

Yearbooks are still on sale for only $35. Order yours today at http://www.yearbooksforever.com They sold out last year. Don’t be that person that waits and loses out!

Athletic News:

Boys’ Basketball Tryouts:

• 7th/8th grade–Monday and Thursday (3:30-4:30)

• 6th grade–Wednesday (3:30-4:30)

Girls’ Basketball Tryouts:

• Grades 6-8–Monday, Wednesday and Thursday (4:30-5:30)

Please check out our Athletics Calendar for information related to our athletics this week:

November

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11cfqYQs4lHNGeJkf8-FQ5FllWcjlEYU0eaAILCYuZzY/present?slide=id.g283c9182f18_0_0

Have a great evening and I look forward to seeing our students tomorrow morning.

With the understanding that student behavior is influenced by the way students are dressed and that no student should dress in a manner that is disruptive or has an adverse effect on school activities, the following mandatory uniform standards have been developed. Students are expected to dress in the school uniform during the school day, on field trips, and during school-related activities. Hesse K-8 uniform colors are as follows: hunter green or white uniform shirts; khaki or navy uniform bottoms. Please refer to the SCCPSS Code of Conduct for full details regarding uniform guidelines/expectations.

If student arrives at school out of uniform, it will be documented and student will have the option to:

1. Change clothes into a supplied uniform and remain at school, or

2. Call home for a change of clothing, which must delivered to the front office by 9:00 a.m.

3. At this time, students are not allowed to wear a hooded sweatshirt "hoodie". They will be asked to take it off in the building.

Students with repetitive uniform violations will be subject to disciplinary action. Please see below regarding documentation used for dress code violations:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N6P2dS12nP2eSCXaMLL0K86MCsuj5QYG/view?usp=drive_link

Safety is our top priority. We need all families to work with staff members to ensure the safety of our students and staff is maintained. Our instructional day begins at 8:15 am. Students arriving at 8:15 am or later will be marked tardy and parents must walk them to the front door to sign them into school.

Car Rider Information:

Students will be assigned a security number and security tags will be given to each family to use during pick-up. Anyone who is picking up a student from campus will need to have the security tag or report to the office with identification.

Please use the link below to review the Arrival and Dismissal procedures.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rJCH9ZSw8ByBPIvnT7JrUFZKzA1nR_Q1/view

Bus Rider Update:

The Transportation Department has completed distribution of barcoded student cards for initiation of the Synovia/Here Comes The Bus Student Pass Program. Barcoded cards were generated for bus riders attending elementary and K-8 schools. Students attending middle and high schools will use their school issued ID card for the Synovia/Here Comes The Bus HCTB Student Pass Program. Bus riders in all grade levels may use a smartphone with the Here Comes The Bus app as an additional option for the student pass.

Each SCCPSS bus is equipped with a tablet to validate students when loading and unloading. Parents are also able to monitor their child’s scans using the HCTB parent app. For parents already utilizing the HCTB app to monitor the bus, student scans will automatically populate in the app.

Parents utilizing the HCTB app, may be submitted requests for assistance via the app.

Please use the link below to access the current prices for school lunch:

https://www.sccpss.com/operations/sfn/Pages/Meal-Prices.aspx

Need a school device? Please use the link below to access information on ways to do so:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uk5AJDXL32MpeOUsuQBkhFhP6-gKjR-r/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102546784942210172819&rtpof=true&sd=true