Bear Country News

Greetings Hesse Families,

We had a great week back at Hesse! Our K-3 grade students have been working diligently on their Amira Testing. The 6th-grade classes had a wonderful field trip to the Junior Achievement Discovery Center. On Thursday, our Theater Pathway students put on an entertaining play. We are so excited to see the great things happening in our school. We look forward to another great week ahead.

Please make a note of the following for the week of April 14:

• K-3 Amira Testing continues

• 3rd Marking Period Honor Roll and High Honor Roll Recognition

• GMAS Pep Rally for grades 3-8 with E93: April 14

• Grow and Glow Parties:

• Gr 6-8: April 15

• Gr 3-5: April 16

• Gr K-2: April 17

• PTA Meeting: April 15 5:30

• Spring Band and Choir Showcase: April 15 6:00 PM

• PreK-K Egg Hunt: April 16

• School Council Meeting- April 17th at 7:30 AM

• NO SCHOOL (Good Friday): April 18

Field Trips this week:

• 1st grade to Oatland Island: April 17

• PreK to Children’s Museum: April 17

Athletic Schedule:

• Soccer:

• Boys: Practice Tuesday-Thursday 3:30-5:00

• Girls: Practice Wed/Thurs 3:30-5:00

• Games:

• April 16 vs Myers at Islands High School

• Girls 5:30

• Boys 6:40

• Baseball:

• Practice: Tuesday- Friday 3:30-6:00

• Games:

• April 14 vs. Isle of Hope at Paulson 5:15

• April 16 vs West Chatham Middle at Paulson 6:40

• Track and Field:

• City Championship: April 17 at Savannah High

Looking Ahead:

• April 18: NO SCHOOL

• April 22: GMAS begins for grades 6-8

• April 22: Title 1 Family Forum

• April 24: Drama Club Recital

• April 25: Spirit Day

Yearbook Information:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AEAx3AUh7RnAYnGEObFYDTIAPZK3xKtAnYx5x31MzDU/edit?usp=sharing

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 and visitors. Additionally, Hesse K8 will follow the SCCPSS bag policy for all school events.

• 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