Bear Country News

Greetings Hesse Families,

Happy New Year!! We had a great first semester and look forward to an even better second semester. Please be sure to review the January calendar to check out all of the great things we have in store for our students and families.

Please make note of the following for the week of January 6th:

• Staff Planning Day is scheduled Monday, January 6th.
• Students return on Tuesday, January 7th.
• Hesse Spirit Day is scheduled on Friday, January 10th. Students may wear their favorite Hesse shirt with uniform bottoms to show their school spirit.
• SCCPSS will host its annual Student Success Expo this Saturday, January 11th from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM located at the Savannah Civic Center. We encourage our families to join in on all of the fun. 2025 EXPO Flyer.pdf - Google Drive

Field Trips this week:

• none scheduled this week

Athletic Schedule:

The coaches will communicate practice schedules with parents.

Looking Ahead:

• Child Safety Matters Lessons (Elementary School)- January 13th- 17th

• Basketball game vs Garrision- January 13th

• Basketball game vs Georgetown- January 16th

Reminders:

• Safety remains a priority at Hesse. We continue to reflect on ways to enhance our school’s safety measures. Metal detectors will be utilized during arrival for students, students, and visitors.

• Parents will need to sign in students if they are tardy. Additionally, early dismissal ends at 2:15 PM daily.

For our most up-to-date information, please remember to visit:

• Hesse Facebook page: Hesse K-8 Facebook

• Hesse-panol page for our ESOL families: ESOL Facebook Page

• PTA Page: PTA Page

Have a great evening! We look forward to seeing everyone Tuesday 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.

Additionally, the Dri-FIT shirts sold by our PTA will be accepted as a uniform top. Please contact our PTA for more information.

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.

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 be patient during carpool! The first week or two, the carpool line moves slowly until the students learn the new routine.

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

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rZtWpGhE1-OF_nnoVSoskXtAnsH9h4di/view?usp=sharing