Hillcrest Elementary School

Week of August 25, 2024

What's Up Next?

Happy Sunday HES Family & Friends!

We are almost at our half-way point for the first nine weeks and we are excited about the progress we are making. Thank you to those parents and families that took time to join us last week to learn more about our communication efforts with ParentSquare, Parent Portal, and PBIS Rewards! These are some valuable tools that will be of great benefit to you as we continue this school year. We hope that you will join us this week for our End of Summer STEM Night. Come have some family fun with a few hands-on activities. Students that have a parent in attendance will receive a nice incentive to use for the next school day. Please check out our flyer below.

Friendly Reminders:

School starts at 8:00 a.m. Your child will be marked tardy if they arrive after 8:00 a.m.
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.
Breakfast is served to all students daily from 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. with a student choice of hot or cold.
School Dismissal begins at 2:55 p.m.
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!

Mrs. Coney's Pre-K Class Learns About Nursery Rhymes

The topic for last week was Nursery Rhymes. Mrs. Coney read "Itsy Bitsy" to the students and the students learned the finger play of "Itsy Bitsy."

Mrs. Coney's Pre-K Class Learns About Nursery Rhymes

The students also had an opportunity to make a fun snack to go along with their learning about nursery rhymes on Friday. Check out their edible spiders!

Mrs. Coney's Pre-K Class Learns About Nursery Rhymes

The students enjoyed their week of learning about nursery rhymes and ending it with a delicious snack they made on their own.

Student Leaders are Great Readers!

Our student leaders are on their way to filling up the boom box with their thumb prints for each AR test they pass. Way to keep up the reading Sawyer!

Student Leaders are Great Readers!

Thank you for helping fill up our boom box Karli! Keep up the great reading!

Student Leaders Represent at Dublin vs East Laurens Game

Thank you to Journee and Kendall for doing an amazing job leading our pledge and prayer during Friday night's home game opener!

A Nice Cold Treat!

Our car rider staff were blessed with cold drinks Friday afternoon during dismissal from one of our Pre-K Families. This was right on time with the heat. Thank you Ms. Escobar!!!

Congratulations Mrs. Lawrence & Mrs. Howard!!!

Congratulations to Mrs. Leigh Anne Lawrence for being recognized as our Teacher of the Year and to Mrs. Daphne Howard as our Support Staff of the Year! We are so proud of these two ladies and thankful for all they do for our school and community.

Dress Code Reminders

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.

ATTENDANCE

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.

Coming Up Next...

August 26: End of Summer Family STEM Night, 5:30 p.m.

August 29: 2nd Fire Drill {Practice Drill}

August 30: Fall Book Fair Begins

September 2: Labor Day Holiday (No School)

September 4: Welcome Back Night & 1st Nine Week Progress Reports, 5:30 p.m.

September 6: Grandparent's Day Recognition - Book Fair & Picnic Lunch

September 20: Fall Picture Day

September 28: Baby Irish

About Us

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