Hillcrest Elementary School

Happy Sunday HES Family & Friends!

I hope this message finds you well as we continue to navigate the challenges brought on by the recent storm. My thoughts and prayers are with those directly impacted and still recovering.

Last week, as we welcomed our students back, we created an opportunity for them to share their experiences from the storm, while also engaging in a fun and interactive learning environment. The week included review games, personal reflections, and introductions to their club sponsors for this year. It was a positive and refreshing start!

Thank you for entrusting your children to our care. We look forward to another great week at HES as we prepare for our upcoming Fall Break (October 10-14). Please see our reminders listed below, along with flyers for upcoming family opportunities. As always, thank you for being supportive of our efforts to help your child achieve high success.

Also, stay tuned for more pictures to be released this week from our first Student Club Day and our participation with Spirit Week that took place last week.

Friendly Reminders:

• School starts at 8:00 a.m. Your child will be marked tardy if they arrive at 8:00 a.m. and any time afterwards.
  
• Please arrive before 8:00 a.m. to ensure that your child has time to eat breakfast before classes begin. The Car Rider door is closed at 8:00 a.m. daily. Students must be dropped off and signed in by a parent or guardian in the front after this time.
• Any individual entering the doors of Hillcrest Elementary, must be dressed appropriately. Please refrain from wearing pajamas and revealing clothing attire.
• Breakfast is served to all students daily from 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. with a student choice of hot or cold.
• Our School Dismissal process begins at 2:55 p.m. each day.
  
• Students that are not picked up at the car rider area by 3:15 p.m. will be taken to the front office to be released. Please make arrangements to have your child picked up no later than 3:30 p.m.
• Make right turns ONLY when exiting the car rider drop-off/pick-up line.
• Please allow our staff to enter the parking lot in the mornings by keeping the car rider lane open at the entrance near the playground.
• Car Rider Parents: To help ensure the safety of loading and unloading our precious cargo (students), please place your car in the Park position while students are entering/exiting the vehicle.

Thank you again for your support and allowing us an opportunity to serve your child! Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our school at (478) 353-8200. I look forward to another awesome week ahead with each of you!

Please be reminded of our dress code expectations. We do encourage you to review our dress code policy, but also providing a few reminders below.

• Sweat shirts and hoodies may be worn to school, but hoods cannot be worn inside of school/classroom.
• Leggings cannot be worn as "stand alone." They can be worn under a solid colored skirt/shorts.
• Jeans/Pants may not have any rips, holes, tears, or frays.
• Shoes must have a strap on the back of them. No Crocs allowed at school.

Please help us by making sure your child is appropriately dressed before coming to school each day.

It's important for students to attend school daily so that they can receive the needed instruction in order for them to be successful. It is also important for students to arrive to school on time. If your child is absent, please submit a written parent excuses and/or doctor's notes for your child upon their first day of return to school. This helps the school clear up any attendance issues and prevents us from forwarding names on to the next level due to an excessive amount of unexcused absences. Please help do your part by making sure your child is present at school and on time. Students should arrive no later than 8:00 a.m.

If your child is absent for any reason, please make sure you send a written excuse or doctor's excuse with them upon their return to school.

October 7-9: Nine Week Post Assessments

October 10: Student Holiday/Staff Workday {No School for Students}

October 11-14: Fall Break {No School for Students & Staff}

October 15: 1st Nine Week Report Card

October 18: 1st Quarter PBIS Celebration

October 21- November 1: Parent-Teacher Conferences

October 21- Local School Governance Team Meeting, 5:00 p.m.

Hillcrest is a K-5 Elementary Themed Charter School that opened in August 2011. Our theme is L. E. A. P which is Leadership, Environmental Awareness, and Public Service.

Email: sherrell.edmond@dcsirish.com
Website: hes.dcs.irish
Location: 1100 Edgewood Drive, Dublin, GA, USA
Phone: (478) 353-8200
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HillcrestElementaryTheLeapSchool