East Elementary Parent Newsletter
January 2018 Edition
Welcome Back!
We hope you have enjoyed a wonderful, restful, and memorable break with your families! We are excited to see our students on Tuesday, January 9th. Please read and make note of the upcoming events this month.
We love your children and can't wait to see how they grow and change in the next few months. Thank you for being a part of our East team!
Melissa and Ashley
U.I.L.
The U.I.L. Academic Program is designed to enrich student learning and provide students with a competitive opportunity. Students in 2nd and 3rd grades will have the chance to try out for our campus U.I.L. team in the coming weeks. A letter will be coming home the first week we return that will provide you details and allow you to nominate your child if you would like for him/her to participate in the tryouts. The events for 2nd grade are Chess Puzzle Solving, Music Memory, Storytelling, and Creative Writing. The events for 3rd grade are Chess Puzzle Solving, Ready Writing, Storytelling, Music Memory, and Spelling.
Here are some important dates to make note of if you are interested in your child being part of one of our U.I.L. teams.
- January 11th - Parent Note coming home
- January 16th - Permission forms due to the office
- January 17th -18th - Screening events to build U.I.L. teams
- January 19th - Letters sent home notifying students saying if they made team or not
- January 23rd - Practice begins (3:15 - 4:00); additional dates will be announced
- February 15th - Local meet to determine district team
- March 24th - District meet in Pine Tree
Hallsville East Elementary P.T.A.
Our first P.T.A. meeting will be January --- at 6:30 p.m. in the East Elementary cafeteria. We will be organizing volunteers into committees and working to collaborate about our goals for this school year. Please make plans to attend.
Our 2017-2018 P.T.A. officers are:
Lauren Bresch - President
Kristen Phillips - Vice President
Deanna Smith - Secretary
Scarlett Head - Treasurer
Polar Express, the Story Lady, and Santa!
Reading with Your Children
D.E.A.L. Time Service Project
On Friday, December 15th, all of our students worked with the D.E.A.L. time partner and teacher to discuss the importance of serving others. We got to talk about a very special group of people in our district that often go unrecognized - our transportation workers. Students worked to create ornaments for each of the drivers, substitutes, mechanics, and other employees. Our campus blessed them with a huge gift basket and ornaments with a way to say thank you for their service to our district!
January Events
- January 8th - Staff Return for Professional Development Day
- January 9th - Second Semester Begins and Students Return - Welcome Back!
- January 11th - College Day
- January 15th - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
- February 1st - Group/Class Pictures
Hallsville East Elementary
Website: http://www.hisd.com/hees
Location: 420 Galilee Road, Hallsville, TX, United States
Phone: 903-668-5984
Facebook: facebook.com/HallsvilleEastElementary