HES Turns 100 Next Year!!!
From 1924 to 1966, HES served students from Kindergarten through 8th grade—until Timberlane Middle School opened. In 1952, the graduating class had just 29 students. This year, our 5th grade class includes 64 students!
Starting in 1947, each graduating class began presenting the school with a commemorative plaque, which continued until 1966. These plaques are made of pine, shaped like shields and display the names of graduating students in two or three columns. They feature class colors chosen by the students, including combinations like blue, blue & white, blue & gold, and red & white. You can find more information about this tradition HERE.
You can still find many of these beautiful plaques displayed throughout the school—each one a reminder of the generations of students who’ve called HES home.
The Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance is excited to announce that Hopewell Valley Come Outside & Play! will take place from Thursday, June 5 through Saturday, June 7, 2025. This community-wide event encourages children and adults to get outdoors and connect with nature.
Organizations and community members are invited to host an outdoor activity during the event. If you or your organization are interested, please complete the participation form by April 25 to have your activity included in the event newsletter, which will be shared throughout the community in May.
For more details or to promote your event, visit Hopewell Valley's Backyard on Facebook. Let’s get outside and play!
The HES Green Team seeks volunteers to keep our outdoor front and side flower beds looking alive and well this summer! You can choose any day of the week that suits you. Thank you for helping to make our school beautiful! Please use this link HERE to sign-up as a family to help out.
Summer EBT is a new federal program to help families buy food for their school-aged children during the summer. Families will receive $120 for each eligible child to buy groceries during the summer. Children who receive Summer EBT benefits can still participate in other summer meal programs. Receiving benefits will not affect children or families’ immigration status. To find out more information or if you are eligible, you can find information HERE.
Are you in the directory yet?
Did you know HES has a free, secure directory for families to find contact information to schedule playdates, send out birthday party invites or contact a parent in a pinch? Sign up for the school directory to manage the information you want to share and choose whether to receive important PTO announcements about upcoming events such as the school T-shirt giveaway and the book fair. The Membership Toolkit portal is secure, so your information will never be shared outside of our school community, and it gives you control over what you want to share. If you have any questions about the directory, reach out at hesdirectory@gmail.com.
The HES PTO is the volunteer organization behind many fun events and special things for our kids during the school year. Please view our link to the Frog Flash for more information.
- June 2nd - Whole School Meeting (Sponsored by Kindergarten)
- June 3rd - 5th Grade's Visit to TMS
- June 4th - Vocal Ensemble Rehearsal (8:00am); 3rd Grade's Mini-Measurement Day (1:30pm)
- June 5th-7th - Hopewell Valley Come Outside & Play (Sponsored by HV Municipal Alliance)
- June 5th - Student Council Meeting (8:05am); 4th Grade's Creature Feature (3:00pm);
Orff Ensemble Rehearsal (3:45pm) - June 6th - 1st Grade's Walking Field Trip (8:30am); Kindergarten's Show & End of Year Party (2:00pm)
- June 9th - 2MD's Publishing Party (2:30pm)
- June 10th - Spring Concert School Performance (2:00pm)
- June 11th - Vocal Ensemble Rehearsal (8:00am); Pre-School Graduation (2:00pm); Spring Concert Community Performance at CHS PAC (7:00pm); Ice Cream Fundraiser @ Cream King
- June 12th - End of Year Music Enrichment Party (3:30pm); 3H's Dinner Theatre (5:30pm)
- June 13th - Newspaper Club Meeting (8:00am); 1st Grade's End of the Year Writing Celebration (9:00am)
- June 14th - HES Kids Business & STEM Fair (Sponsored by PTO; 1:00pm)
- June 15th - Happy Father's Day to all of our HES Dads!!!
June 17th - 5th Grade's Breakfast/Slideshow (9:00am); 1st Grade's End of Year Ice Cream Party (1:30pm); HES Graduation (5:30pm)
- June 18th - 5th Grade's Fun Day; Early Dismissal for Students (12:45pm); Preschool Half Day - AM Only
- June 19th - 5th Grade's Awards Ceremony & EOY Slideshow (9:15am); 5th Grade Clap Out (12:45pm); Early Dismissal /Last Day of School; Preschool Half Day - PM Only
- June 24th - Report Cards Available via OnCourse
HAPPY SUMMER!!!