Bear Country News

Greetings Hesse Families,

We had a great week at Hesse once again. Both of our basketball teams began their playoff runs on Saturday. Baseball tryouts began and our soccer teams started practicing for the upcoming season. We took class pictures. And the 8th grade students went on a field trip to the Massie Heritage Center. Friday was an E-Learning Day and Monday there is no school for students. Enjoy your long weekend.

Please make note of the following for the week of February 10th:

• No School: Monday, the 17th

• 100 Black Men Mentor Meeting: Tuesday, the 18th

• DEEP Writing Program: Thursday, the 20th

• Dress Down for $1: Friday, the 21st; Students may pay $1.00 to dress down in their favorite outfits/jeans. Code of conduct rules will apply.

• School Council meeting is scheduled Friday, the 21st at 7:30 AM

Field Trips this week:

• None Scheduled

Athletic Schedule:

• Basketball

• Boys will play Georgetown K8 at Pulaski K8- 6:45 PM

• Soccer:

• Practice will be announced by Coaches

• Baseball:

• Tryouts will continue this week. Coaches will announce practice

Looking Ahead:

• Feb 25: Dine to Donate Texas Roadhouse

• Feb 26: Drama Club for Gr 3-5

• Feb 27: Read Day

• Feb 27: Kona Ice https://customer.kona-ice.com/#/K1112804763

• Feb 28: Book Character Day (PreK-5)

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, 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