The Weekly Update #4

Dear Bearcat Families,

As we welcome the month of October, it's hard to believe how quickly time has flown. I, for one, am looking forward to the arrival of cooler weather and the vibrant colors that autumn brings.

September was a wonderful month for our school community. We had the pleasure of celebrating our Grandparents and Grandfriends, where students enjoyed the opportunity to show their special guests around the school, participate in games, and share refreshments.

Additionally, we celebrated Pioneer Reunion and Pioneer Day, where students participated in a variety of engaging activities, including hayrides, live music, and cattle roping.

October is National Book Month, a time dedicated to emphasizing the importance of reading, writing, and literature. One way to observe this celebration is by reading to your child at home. Regular reading can enhance memory, improve focus and concentration, reduce stress, foster empathy and creativity, and support cognitive development. We encourage you to read with your child for at least 20 minutes each day to help them on their educational journey.

Thank you for your continued support.

October 3 - Fall Pictures / 4th Grade Ag Day Field Trip

October 7 - Cerebral Palsy Day - Wear green

October 10- Early Release at 12:00/ End of the 1st 9 weeks

October 11 - Student Holiday - No School

October 14 - District Holiday - No School

October 15 - 5th Grade Musical 6:30 Auditorium

October 21-October 25 - Red Ribbon Week

October 31 - Halloween Dress Up Day

November 1- School Holiday - No School

Check out Mrs. Thompson's Newsletter! Click the link below.

October Newsletter HES Counselor

The Parent Teacher Organization, also known as PTO, is looking for volunteers! The best way to support your child is to become a part of the school's PTO. If you are interested in joining, please click the link: https://forms.gle/JJG5GkicqVqR14ss9

Henrietta Elementary PTO has a BIG goal for this year and that is to design, create, and provide an all inclusive playground for our kids!!With your past efforts, we have raised $25,000!! but we need more and we need your help!!

Click this link to “Give Butter” to donate towards the playground!!
https://givebutter.com/HESPlaygroundFund

We also welcome anyone who would be a local business who would love to help sponsor money towards the playground with a future sponsor advertisement option to follow! Be on the lookout for all of our fun, new fundraisers coming this year that will still benefit our teachers/staff as well as go towards the playground!! You can also save the picture, press and hold on the QR code, then open in your designated search engine!!

THANK YOU Henrietta for all your amazing help so far!!

Our school uses Clever as an easy way for students to access all the learning applications they use at school in a single location: the Clever Portal. To assist any HES students in your household with continuing their learning at home, simply have them log in to the Clever Portal using the directions provided below.

STEP 1 - Go to your portal: https://clever.com/in/henrietta-isd

STEP 2 - Search for Henrietta Elementary

STEP 3 - Choose “Log in with Active Directory”

STEP 4 - Log in with the student’s Clever username and password. Username: 11111@hisdstu.net – The first 5 digits are your child’s student ID (lunch number). This can be found in Parent Portal, or you may email your child’s teacher requesting it. Teachers’ email addresses are their first name.last name@henrietta-isd.net. For instance, Kendra Bennett’s email address is Kendra.Bennett@henrietta-isd.net. Password: happy1. (with period)

Once in your portal, you should see programs that are available in Clever.

For extra math practice, please visit this apps: I-Ready

For extra reading and math practice, please visit this app: Istation

These are high quality programs that are free to you and your student through our school. Research has shown that big academic gains can occur with consistent use of these tools. This is a great way for your student to get extra practice in a fun way. We appreciate you partnering with us to further your child’s education.

If you need assistance, please contact the HES office at 940-720-7900.

• Parents are welcome to sign their student out at the front desk of the elementary school and take them to the pep rally and sit in the parent section of the gym.
• Parents may also choose to sign their child out in the high school gym from their child's teacher but they must pick them up directly from the teacher.
• Children can only be signed out before or at the pep rally from their parent or guardian. Adults cannot sign out another person's child for the pep rally.
• Parents are asked to sit in the parent section on the high school side with their student during the pep rally.

Be sure to find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter in order to see pictures of our students and for important information.

• Our reporting time is 9:45 am. If your child comes to school after 9:45 he or she will be counted absent for the rest of the day.
• If your child arrives to school after 7:45 am, but before 9:45 am, he or she will be counted tardy. If your child comes at any time after 7:45 am, an adult must come in a sign them in.
• If your child is out for any reason, he or she must bring a note to the office to document his or her absence. Notes should be turned in to Mrs. Stubblefield and Mrs. Nicely in the office.

For More tips on Attendance, please click the link below:

Attendance Tips

o add contacts, people that can pick up your student, update your phone number, and update your address, please do this in the Parent Portal on the Henrietta ISD webpage.

To access the Parent Portal, you can click on the link below.

https://portals09.ascendertx.com/ParentPortal/login?distid=039902

When visiting our campus, please remember to bring your driver’s license or identification card. Although we are a small town, this requirement is crucial for maintaining the safety and security of all our students. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.