Hodgesville Elementary

Picture day is tomorrow. Here is the flyer which shows the background. This will also include class pictures as well as individual. Class picture envelopes are due tomorrow!

Happening this week! Monday-Friday -PTO Snack Sale During morning bus room only. Everything $1 or less. If you would like to send something in for them sale please feel free. Wednesday -spring pictures (this will include class pictures) We will start around 8:30 am, so please be on time so your child does not miss their class picture. Class picture envelope order form is DUE Wednesday! Proofs will be sent home at a later date for individual pictures. Thursday -Family STEAM Night!!! We are so excited about this. There will be pizza and snacks, Carnegie Science Center, Spark Imagination Center and the BU Zoo!!! Come out and have some good ol’ family fun while learning all about science! We have door prizes that we will be given out throughout the night! If you did not send in a RSVP thats ok, come on out, but if you can give us a heads up so we can have enough food 🙂 Spring Break is the following week March 31st - April 4th There is no school this week!

Reminder that Family Conferences are tomorrow from 4:00-7:00. Teachers will be following the appointment schedule based off returned forms. Families may walk in but those with appointments and those assigned times will be honored first. Also conferences are scheduled on 10 minute increments so that we may accommodate as many families as possible. Please be mindful and respectful of that time. If additional time is needed you can requestest that with the teacher but it will be scheduled at a later date. This will help us stay on track with schedule. Thank you for your cooperation! Also… Parent pick up will begin at 3:00 tomorrow so that we may prep for conferences.

Coming home tonight for PreK and tomorrow for K-5. March Madness Attendance Challenge! Did you know that tardies and early dismissals may lead to absences Did you also know that missing 2 days a month can lead to chronic absenteeism which can affect a child’s ability to learn to read! Help your child’s class win the challenge by being at school every day, on time and all day!

Couple of reminders for next week: We have our first responder breakfast. I think the wrong flyer may have came home so here is the correct dates if you cannot come when you’re assigned you’re welcome to come whenever works for you. Also dress up days for Read Across America Week!!

Information regarding make up days due to snow days. Students will now come on the following days : Friday, April 18 Friday, May 16 1:00 dismissal Monday, June 2 Tuesday, June 3 Additional information can be found on Upshur County Schools Facebook page

FYI regarding Kindergarten enrollment and open (out of district) enrollment. Kindergarten registration opens Monday!! All PreK kids who plan to attend HES for kindergarten MUST fill put the enrollment form and register for kindergarten. If you do not live in HES district, you must fill out the resident/non resident form form as well. Visit this website for more information. https://www.upshurschools.com/o/upshur-county/page/enrollment

Hey families!!! We have 2 amazing family nights planned for March and April. The flyers and RSVPs will be coming home the next day we are in school. Please mark your calendars as tou wont want to miss these!! Also please RSVP so that we can better plan food and otherer items! Family Night 1: STEAM Night Thursday, 3/27 Carnegie, Spark, BU Zoo are all coming Every kid will get something for coming!! Snacks and super cool door prizes!! Family Night 2: Literacy Night Tuesday, 4/22 Make and adopt a reading buddy (stuffed animal) Get a book, make things for your buddy, take a pic Snacks and door prizes! Mark those calendars now!!

PreK Families ‼️Important - Please Read‼️  Unfortunately, this winter has been a rough one with the winter weather and Flu A which has led to lots of student absences and not enough time to prepare for our fashion show. We want all of our PreK students to have plenty of time to create their pieces for the show; therefore we have made the decision to postpone our HES Pre-K Fashion Show to Thursday, March 13th at 2 pm.  Thank you for your flexibility. We hope to see you on March 13th!

2 snow day challenges

PreK enrollment for 2025-2026 is now open!!! See links for enrollment! https://app.droplet.io/form/0YdZbK

We would like to welcome Ms. Simmons to 5th grade. We are very excited to have her! Please be patient as we transition the communication Rooms App.

Reminder that tomorrow we are celebrating the 100th day of school. Students can dress up like a 100year old person or have 100 of something on their shirt! We have special treats for each class!

PreK names for Valetines Leo Rhett Summer Marlee Forrest Gabbie Kinsley Raelyn Nolan Kaiden John Tristan Gabe Everlee

We will be having some attendance incentive drawings for those students who come tomorrow. The class with the best attendance will get extra recess on Thursday!!!

Friendly reminders for the rest of the week! Tomorrow 2/5 is a 3 hour delay. Parent drop off will begin at 10:25. Students will be decorating their Valentine's boxes this day at school. If you want to send in any supplies, anything would be appreciated. We are selling candy hearts for PTO for the rest of this week and that will be all. They are $1 a box and will be delivered Valentine's Day. The Dominoes Slice the Price card sales are going on the rest of this week. We have raised $540 so far which helps cover field trips, busses and things for students and staff. Friday We will be holding an Iready Growth Celebration Rally. We have some special prizes for students who showed growth on their 2nd Iready Diagnostic. Family reports should have came home, so please review those with your child.

For our Dominoes fundraiser, you need to register so your child can be registered and get cards counted for them!! If not, they will need to type in your child's name!! here is the registration link https://register.dominos.cards/42775 Here is the school store link to share! https://register.dominos.cards/42775 We are already up to $160 !!

Hey families! Just as a reminder we are doing Valentine’s Day boxes at school this year. We are doing this to ensure every student has one. We are in need of some supplies to help make this happen: Shoe boxes or boxes similar in size Wrapping paper Stickers Anything else that could be used to decorate We will be working on boxes next week so if you would like to send some in that would be very much appreciated! Students can make their own valentines to hand out, but we also have several for any student who may need help with that part!

Coming home today is the updated Newsletter with Dates including End of Year so that you can plan ahead. Also next week we begin our Dominoes Slice the Price Card Fundraiser and PTO will be selling candy hearts!! PTO pays for fields trips for the whole school including admission and busses! Please consider supporting our school!!!

Lunch Menu Changes for rest of January Thursday 1/23 Biscuits and Gravy, Sausage Patty, Eggs, Cinnamon apples Friday 1/24 Pepperoni rolls, salad, beans, Applesauce, fresh fruit/veggies Monday 1/27 Saucy nuggets, stir fried veggies, rice, Egg rolls, Fortune cookies, Mandarin oranges Tuesday 1/28 Chicken Noodle soup, Cold cut sandwich, Baby carrots and dip, Apple, Elf grahams Wednesday 1/29 Walking tacos, Refried beans, Mexican rice, Chopped lettuce, Pears, Fresh fruit/veggies Thursday 1/30 Cheeseburger, Fries, Fresh fruit and veggies Friday 1/31 Salisbury steak, Mashed potatoes/gravy, Green beans, Mixed fruit, Fresh fruit and veggies