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Hillcrest Elementary School
Week of October 2, 2023
What's Up Next?
Happy Sunday HES Family & Friends!
Fall is here! I hope that everyone is enjoying the cool mornings and evenings. We have had a great week at Hillcrest and looking forward to another awesome week ahead. As we prepare for our fall break this week, please make sure to check your child's HES Communicator Folder (green folder) for important information coming home to parents regarding our upcoming Parent-Teacher Conferences. Our teachers will be reaching out to you to schedule a day and time for next week to come meet with them, if not this week. Please make sure we have updated contact information to reach you.
As a reminder, our students and staff will be on fall break beginning this Friday, October 6th - Monday, October 9th. Students will have a holiday on Tuesday, October 10th and return back to school on Wednesday, October 11th. Please have a safe and relaxing break. We look forward to having another awesome week of fun learning and growing with our leaders!
A Review of Last Week's Activities
Yes! I got it!
Ms. Reese and one of her second grade students high five after successfully answering a math question. Our second graders are learning how to identify number patterns, along with recognizing the correct place value to determine the next number in a sequence.
International Dot Day
Mrs. Mullis's Kindergarten class share how they celebrated Dot Day by reading the book "The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds and having fun making a paintng with dots.
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind!
Begin with the end in mind gives you the confidence to make goals based on what's important to you...not to someone else. We encourage you to make a plan for your future right now. Does your child take out their clothes the night before school so they don't have to rush the next day? Does your child complete his or her homework before returning to school the next day. We all have things that we can improve upon. Therefore, we all need to reflect on some things in our life that we would like to see get better.
Family Activity: Talk with your child about their future. Ask them what they would like to be when they grow up. You could also have your child list three goals they would like to achieve in life. Then discuss the steps it will take to reach that goal. Keep it in a safe place and revisit it each year to monitor the progress towards those goals.
Habit #2: Have a plan!
Morning Drop Off & Afternoon Pick Up Reminders
- There will be one (1) lane used for morning drop off.
- There will be two (2) lanes used for afternoon dismissal.
- Cars MUST have their car tag number in the window to pick up your child. Cars without a tag will have to drive to the front of the building and wait for your child to be released at 3:30 p.m. with remaining car riders.
- Vehicles must make a right-hand turn off of Edgewood Drive into the Car Rider Line Up near the playground entrance.
- Parents/Guardians may take any of the following routes to reach our car rider line: Cardinal Drive, Northwood Drive, Brookdale Drive, Greenway Drive, and Pinewood Drive from either Claxton Dairy Road or Highway 441 South to get to Edgewood Drive.
- Parents/Guardians MUST remain in cars to pick up car riders. No child will be released to adults who walk up to the building in the Car Rider Loading Zone.
- Please wait for staff member to signal for you to pull off.
- Parents/Guardians may not park along Edgewood Drive and walk up to the front of the building to pick up students while we are loading or unloading buses (7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.)
- Students not picked up by 3:25 p.m. from the car rider pick up area will be taken to the front office for pick up after this time.
Dress Code Reminders
- Sweatshirts and hoodies may be worn to school, but hoods cannot be worn inside of school/classroom.
- Shirts must be solid in color.
- 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.
Clear or Mesh Book Bags Required
All students must have a clear or mesh book bag to enter the school building. We do have a few clear book bags left for sale in the front office, if you need to purchase one, for $10 each.
ATTENDANCE
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...
October 5: 1st Nine Week Grading Period Ends
October 6 - 9: Fall Break {No School}
October 10: Student Holiday/Staff Workday
October 10 - 13: Parent-Teacher Conferences /Report Cards
October 11: Fall Picture Make-up Day
October 11: Club Day
October 20: 1st Quarter PBIS Student Celebration
October 23 - 27: Fall Book Fair
October 23: Local School Governance Team Meeting, 5:00 p.m.
October 25: Club Day
October 26: Parent Engagement Session- Books for BINGO
October 31: HES's Color Run {More details forthcoming}
About Us
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