Hemphill Elementary

January 7 - Students Return to School from Winter Break

January 17 - 90th Day of School

January 20 - Student/Staff Holiday

January 25 - Hays CISD History Day *more info coming soon

January 26 - Hays CISD MLK Event *more info coming soon

January 28 - STREAM Carnival! (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, Math), 5:30pm-6:30pm

January 29 - Coffee with the Counselor - Topic: Social Media

January 31 - CLUB DAY!

Looking Ahead ...

February 3 - 100th Day of School

February 4 - 101st Day of School

February 5 - World Read Aloud Day

February 13 - Spring Picture Day

February 28 - CLUB DAY!

Looking WAAAY Ahead ...

March 29 - Hemphill's First National Math Challenge Tournament! *registration is open now

Join us on Tuesday Jan 28th from 5:30-6:30pm for our first STEAM Carnival! This event is completely FREE OF CHARGE! We will have tons of engaging booths for families to create and experience some hands-on science challenges, including a cool animal/insect experience, lots of STEM challenges, reading activities families can do together at home, middle and high school students representing their STEM clubs, and a science expo in the library featuring the science research and experiments our 3rd-5th graders have been working so hard on! As families complete 6 activities, they will be able to earn a free hot dog as well as an easy incentive.

2025 National Math Challenge Tournament at Hemphill Elementary

School Name: Hemphill Elementary

School Address: 3995 FM150 E, 3995 Ranch to Market Rd 150, Kyle, TX, 78640

Organizer’s Name: Shea Howard

Organizer’s Email Address: shea.howard@hayscisd.net

Tournament Date and Time: 3/29/2025 at 10:00:00 AM (Central Time)

Max number of seats: 700

Tournament Location: Gym and Cafeteria

Tournament Open to Public: Yes

Student’s Registration Link for Hemphill Elementary

Here is the link for the 2025 MCT students’ registration for your school: https://ellipsisacademy.as.me/?appointmentType=72668218.

Important MCT information for parents/students below in your promotional channels.

1. General information about the 2025 National Math Challenge Tournament (intro, format, awards, etc.): https://www.ellipsisacademy.com/2025-math-challenge-tournament.html. The information on this page contains good amount of information on MCT for parents/students who are new to MCT.
2. Important notes about students’ registration:
• Tournament Fee: $25 per student.
• This tournament is in-person only and not available online. Seats are limited and first come first serve.
• Tournament fee is non-refundable and non-transferable - 20% of the tournament fee will be given back to participating schools (through the MCT give back programs). A portion of the tournament fee will also be allocated to sponsor and support the FREE Math Challenge Program. For more information about the give back program, please click HERE.
• If you need to request changes (i.e. division, name, etc.) after registration, you can submit a Change Request at: https://www.ellipsisacademy.com/mct---change-request1.html.
• Once you've registered, you will immediately receive a registration confirmation email containing additional information. If you didn't see the confirmation email, please check your spam or junk folder.
• We will send out an email with details on this event within 1 week of the event.
• Last day to register is March 4th, 2025.
• Last day to submit a change request is March 4th, 2025.

• Doors open for free breakfast in the classrooms - 6:50am
• School start time - 7:30am (Students must be in class, ready to learn no later than 7:30am)
• School end time - 3:00pm
• Latest time to pick your child up early from school - 2:00pm
• Latest time to change your child's transportation - 1:00pm *please call the front office, not the child's teacher, in order to make transportation changes

There have been many questions regarding our morning arrival procedures. The directive we have been given by the district Safety and Security office is that we cannot have walk-ups to the campus. Our two arrival and dismissal options for students at Hemphill are either as car or bus riders. There is a plan to do some work on the back of the campus over the summer so that we can have a full loop around the school. Also, if the next bond passes, we will have significant work done that will expand the school, parking lots, and drop-off areas. Until then, we have to work within the confines that we are given.

All students are required to wear ID Badges at all times.

Bus riders have 2 - one stays on the backpack and one stays on the child at school. Badges should not leave school, but please make sure your child returns with the badge if s/he accidentally takes it home.

If a child needs to replace the badge, the cost is $5. Please click THIS LINK to pay for your child's replacement badge.

VERY IMPORTANT - Do not punch a hole in the ID. That will deactivate the badge. This is the reason we provide clear plastic sleeves instead.

Did you know ... An excuse note is ALWAYS required for absences whether it’s a parent note or doctor note. You may submit notes within 5 days of a student's return to school. If a student is absent more than 3 days, a doctor note is required. Please email notes to hes.attendance@hayscisd.net. Verbal communication cannot take the place of a written note.

As you know, we have introduced "during the day clubs," however, we still have a few fun clubs to offer after school on Tuesdays. If your child is interested in any of the following clubs, make sure you complete the form that was sent home.

• History Day Club - 3rd-5th grade
• Boy Scouts - 3rd-5th grade
• Puzzle Club - 3rd-5th grade

Exciting news! PTA is up and running! Please join at THIS LINK.

We are excited to announce that we have an open fundraiser this year for anyone who would like to make a donation directly to the school. Please know that 100% of every donation will go directly toward paying for items for our students and staff. Please click THIS LINK to make a donation. You may also forward the link to anyone else interested in donating to our school.

Reminders about lunch visits ...

• Visitors must be listed on the child's contact list.
• Visits may only be with the family member(s) and child - no friends or even relatives if the grownup is not listed as a contact.
• School-aged students from other campuses may not be on our campus during school hours.
• When the weather is lovely, we encourage you to sit outside on the picnic tables for a more quiet setting. If you prefer inside, the stage is set up for lunch visits.

LUNCH SCHEDULES:

• Pre-K - 11:40-12:10
• Kinder - 11:50-12:20
• 1st grade - 11:10-11:40
• 2nd grade - 10:55-11:25
• 3rd grade - 12:40-1:10
• 4th grade - 12:10-12:40
• 5th grade - 1:05-1:35

We are excited to announce the availability of the school's Marquee for families to recognize and celebrate students on their birthdays or for academic and extracurricular accomplishments.

Marquee Message cost - $30.

Completed forms and payment must be received 2 weeks prior to the posting date.

Please click THIS LINK to set up and pay for your child's birthday announcement!

1. Choose the Date you want the Marquee to display your message.

2. Choose the side of the Marquee you want your message on - North or South side.

3. Enter your daytime contact information.

4. Enter the message you want to display. The message should be limited to 3 lines and 21 characters per line (including spaces).

5. Click Add to Shopping Cart. (Complete a separate page for each person. On the next page Continue Shopping for another person or another item.)

If you have questions, contact Ana.Villalon@hayscisd.net, campus secretary.

Please note that 2:00pm is the deadline to pick up children early from school. We have this deadline to ensure the safety of our students and buses. The front parking lot will be closed from 2:15pm to 3:15pm daily. Also, if you need to make a transportation change, please call the front office directly before 1:00pm so that we have plenty of time to ensure the teachers know about changes. Please do not contact teachers directly to make transportation changes because you run the risk of the teacher not getting your message in time for dismissal.

Please note that we are no longer sending home printed copies of breakfast/lunch menus. The most updated menus can be viewed at https://hayscisd.nutrislice.com/.

Parent School Compact

Title 1 School Information

Location: 3995 East 150, Kyle, TX, USA
Phone: 512-268-4699