Greetings Hesse Parents,

We had fabulous first full week of school. It is apparent that our students are adjusting well from the summer break. We hope to continue the momentum with the new week. Please see below regarding the week of August 14th:

Arrival begins at 7:45 AM until 8:15 AM. Please make certain to have students at school no later than 8:15 AM. Staff members will be on duty to escort students to classrooms.

Mass screenings for students in grades 1,3,5, and 7 will take place on Monday and Tuesday of this week.

iReady Diagnostics continue this week for students grades 6-8. Diagnostics will begin on Thursday for students in grades 3-5. Please contact your child's teacher for more information.

Hesse Spirit Day is scheduled this Friday. Students may wear their favorite Hesse Spirit Shirt with uniform to show their school spirit.

As a reminder, classroom assignments were communicated to our parents during Open House. However, please note that classroom assignments are not finalized until after the tenth day of school. At this time, school enrollment numbers will determine the amount of staff we are able to keep, earn, or lose and may impact classroom assignments.

Have a great evening and I look forward to seeing our students tomorrow 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.

If student arrives at school out of uniform, it will be documented and student will have the option to:

1. Change clothes into a supplied uniform and remain at school, or

2. Call home for a change of clothing, which must delivered to the front office by 9:00 a.m.

3. At this time, students are not allowed to wear a hooded sweatshirt "hoodie". They will be asked to take it off in the building.

Students with repetitive uniform violations will be subject to disciplinary action. Please see below regarding documentation used for dress code violations:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N6P2dS12nP2eSCXaMLL0K86MCsuj5QYG/view?usp=drive_link

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.

Car Rider Information:

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 use the link below to review the Arrival and Dismissal procedures.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rJCH9ZSw8ByBPIvnT7JrUFZKzA1nR_Q1/view

Bus Rider Update:

The Transportation Department has completed distribution of barcoded student cards for initiation of the Synovia/Here Comes The Bus Student Pass Program. Barcoded cards were generated for bus riders attending elementary and K-8 schools. Students attending middle and high schools will use their school issued ID card for the Synovia/Here Comes The Bus HCTB Student Pass Program. Bus riders in all grade levels may use a smartphone with the Here Comes The Bus app as an additional option for the student pass.

Each SCCPSS bus is equipped with a tablet to validate students when loading and unloading. Parents are also able to monitor their child’s scans using the HCTB parent app. For parents already utilizing the HCTB app to monitor the bus, student scans will automatically populate in the app.

Parents utilizing the HCTB app, may be submitted requests for assistance via the app.

Please use the link below to access the current prices for school lunch:

https://www.sccpss.com/operations/sfn/Pages/Meal-Prices.aspx

Need a school device? Please use the link below to access information on ways to do so:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uk5AJDXL32MpeOUsuQBkhFhP6-gKjR-r/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102546784942210172819&rtpof=true&sd=true