Hart to Heart

Principal

We want to ensure a smooth and safe dismissal process for all of our car riders. First through sixth-grade students who are car riders will be waiting in the gym and will be called to a specific numbered spot when their ride arrives. They will walk to that number and wait for their car to pull up.

To help keep the line moving efficiently, it is very important that all drivers pull all the way forward, even if you see your child walking out to a number farther back. This allows us to load multiple students quickly and keeps the process running smoothly for everyone.

Please also be aware that on rainy days, students may get wet as they walk out to their designated number. If you are concerned about your students getting wet as they walk to the pick-up spot, we encourage families to send students to school with umbrellas. All pick-up spots will have a teacher holding an umbrella for students to stand under.

As always, your support and cooperation help us keep all students safe and ensure a quick dismissal for everyone. Thank you for your help!

Several emails have been sent out regarding vaccination requirements for sixth-grade students. We must have your child’s updated vaccination record for middle school. Failure to provide updated records will result in your child's middle school schedule being withheld. You may send the record to school with your child or email Nurse Beth: Beth.Young@rockwallisd.org.

We will start in the cafeteria at 6:00 to hear important information from several staff members at Grace Hartman. We hope to see you there!

We know that our students have amazing Dudes (dads, grandpas, uncles ..) that support them! We hope that you will join us to serve one morning as a Dude on Deck. This is so easy! Please sign up on the PTA website linked below:

Dudes on Deck Sign Up

Spring is soaring in and we are all enjoying warmer weather! As the days get warmer please take a moment to review the Rockwall ISD Student Handbook Dress Code Guidelines.

First and Second Grade Program: March 27th-April 4th

STAAR Testing Days:

Week of April 14th-17th,

April 21st-25th,

March 28th-30th

Last Week of School: May 19th- 22nd

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to visit your child for lunch. For the safety and security of all students, we ask that while you follow these guidelines:

• Enjoy time with your student- time flies, so soak it up!

• Other students are not allowed to join you.

• Adhere to your student’s lunch time so he/she can rejoin the class right after lunch.

• Respect the privacy of our students, don't take pictures or videos of other students in the cafeteria.

• Remain in the designated parent area.

• Remind your student he/she needs to follow the cafeteria expectations while you are there.

• Remain seated and raise his/her hand if he/she needs something
• Speak in a level 2 voice (normal talking volume)
• Use manners and clean up all messes

Thank you for helping make Hartman a great place to learn, grow, and play!

Sincerely,

Hartman Staff

We are so excited to welcome our Dudes to serve at GHES! This is a quick an easy way to get involved to support our school! A dude on deck can be any male figure that supports our students from a dad, grandpa, uncle, or mentor. Our Dudes on deck come in the morning at 7:15 until 7:45 to open cars doors to welcome students to school. It;s so easy to get involved:

1. Complete the Rockwall ISD Background Check

2. Complete the online volunteer training

3. Sign Up HERE

March 27-April 4: Cafeteria Closed to Visitors

April 10: Kindergarten Round-Up 6:00-7:00

April 18: No School

April 21: No School

May 15: Field Day

May 19: KINDER GRADUATION @ 8:15

• EOY CELEBRATION AFTER

May 19: PRE-K EOY CELEBRATION @ 9:30-10:15

May 20: 5TH GRADUATION AND WALK @ 8:00

• CELEBRATION AFTER

May 21: 6TH GRADUATION AND WALK @ 8:00

• CELEBRATION AFTER

May 21: EOY CELEBRATIONS:

• 1ST AND 2ND 12:15-1:15

• 3RD AND 4TH 1:00-2:00

May 22: Last Day of School- Early Release

Office Number

972-772-2080

M-F 7:00-3:30

Vision: Growth Honor Excellence

Mission: Grace Hartman Elementary forms a cornerstone of educational excellence dedicated to each child’s personal, academic, and emotional well-being.

Colors: Red, White, and Blue

Mascot: Eagles

COLLECTIVE COMMITMENTS:

• We will facilitate a safe supportive, inclusive environment of growth and collaboration for all.

• We will build and implement systems to develop and sustain meaningful relationships with students, staff, and families.

• We will establish and foster an encouraging and loving environment with an intentional focus on excellence and innovation in the school community.

• We will intentionally implement RISD’s curriculum with fidelity by planning ahead and being prepared daily.

Child Nutrition now has a donation link for negative meal accounts, and is available on our Child Nutrition webpage!

You can go to the links below to see where and how the page is set-up:

(Child Nutrition webpage with link in menu bar) https://www.rockwallisd.com/departments1/child-nutrition

(The actual donation page) https://www.rockwallisd.com/departments1/child-nutrition/donation

The following links can guide parents on how to check grades and missing assignments in Skyward.

Parent Skyward Notification Settings- This document explains notification settings in Skyward Family Access and shows parents how to turn on email notifications, grade alert emails, progress reports, and health notifications. *We encourage all parents to turn on Skyward notifications.

Rockwall ISD Student Log-In Information and Student Dashboard- In Rockwall, we have set up a dashboard for students that provides quick and simple access to all of our instructional programs, including Seesaw and Canvas. Once students log into their Rockwall ISD account, they can access the dashboard and click any of the icons to open that program. This document walks students through logging in with their Rockwall ISD account and shows them how to access their Rockwall ISD Student Dashboard.