Comet Connection 21
January 22-January 26, 2024
Check out our new Smart Panels!
Thanks for supporting Boosterthon! We were able to purchase 12 panels.
Your support really helps us to bring great resources into our classrooms!
Hi Comet Families,
Wow! What a short week! We hope you and your family enjoyed watching the snow come down this week. Looking forward to more time at the Creek with our Comets next week!
Can't wait to celebrate House Balena at our Unity Day Breakfast (7:45-8:15) and Pep Rally on January 26th.
Kid's Heart Challenge!
Our school’s American Heart Association Kids Heart Challenge will officially begin on 1/25! We are asking you to register for our Kids Heart Challenge team and help us reach our goal of 100% of our families learning the lifesaving skill of Hands-Only CPR. Last year, 5-year-old Phil and his mother, Megan, saved a life because they watched the Hands-Only CPR video (part of Finn’s Mission).
Get started today and be the first at our school to complete Finn’s Mission!
Register: http://www2.heart.org/goto/KerseyCreekElementarySchool or download the free “AHA Schools” app.
Complete Finn’s Mission: Watch the 2-minute Hands-Only CPR video featuring cardiac arrest survivor, Damar Hamlin, and watch a music video on the warning signs of a stroke (F.A.S.T.).
Share with Family & Friends: Send messages via social media, text messages and/or email.
Help your class win the classroom challenge by registering and completing Finn’s Mission. We can create a community of lifesavers!
HCPS Virtual Job Fair
Are you or someone you know interested in teaching with Hanover County Public Schools? Our HCPS virtual job fair will be held on Saturday, January 27th and the Week of Jan 29 - Feb 1. Interviews will be offered to individuals who are currently licensed or eligible for a provisional license through the Virginia Department of Education and seeking employment for the 2024-2025 school year. Interested candidates are asked to pre-register for the event by completing the application for the Job Fair vacancy through the HCPS jobs website.
R.E.B. Award for Teaching Excellence
Dear Families, Faculty, and Staff,
The Community Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2024 R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence, a program that recognizes Hanover County Public Schools teachers and others in the Richmond area for their distinguished work in the classroom.
Students, parents, colleagues, school staff, including assistant principals and senior teachers, and community members may nominate an outstanding teacher by visiting the Community Foundation website. The deadline for nominations is Tuesday, February 20 at 5 p.m.
The R.E.B. Awards recognize public school teachers in the Richmond area who have distinguished themselves by their inspiring classroom performance. They will give grants ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 each to approximately 15 teachers to support professional learning activities. Recipients will need to share educational ideas and experiences with fellow teachers.
Five Hanover teachers were honored as part of the 2023 awards.
Nominees must have served as a teacher for at least three years. The qualities of an outstanding teacher may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Strong knowledge of subject matter;
- Dedication to the teaching profession;
- Inspires students and peers;
- Motivates students to develop skills and form positive habits towards learning and discipline;
- Utilizes creative methods to engage students in the subject matter.
Winners will be announced this fall. Thank you.
Hanover County Public Schools
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Gifted Referrals
Dear Families,
We hope you are well. Spring referrals for evaluation for Hanover County Public Schools Gifted Education will be accepted through Wednesday, January 31.
For a student to be considered for the Gifted Program, they must first be referred for evaluation. A referral can be initiated by:
- a parent
- a teacher
- a peer
- a community member
- by the student
Elementary School (K-5) Referrals
- Speak to your child’s classroom teacher. Classroom teachers should be part of the communication process as they must submit work products.
- After discussing the referral with the classroom teacher, please complete a gifted referral in the PowerSchool Parent Portal.
Middle School (6-8) Referrals
Students identified as gifted learners in elementary school do not need to be re-screened for middle school. To refer your middle school child, please complete a gifted referral in the PowerSchool Parent Portal.
High School (9-12) Referrals
Students identified as gifted learners in elementary or middle school do not need to be re-screened for high school. To refer your high school child, please send an email to Andrea Herndon, Coordinator of Gifted Education & Advanced Studies, aherndon@hcps.us, to begin the referral process.
Questions
If you have any questions about the referral process in general, whether you should refer your child, or general testing questions, please feel free to send those inquiries to your gifted resource teacher.
Online Learners
Online families should contact their home school gifted resource teacher to begin the referral process and for any questions about the process in general.
How to Access the Online Gifted Referral Form
To complete this process via a browser on a computer, please follow these steps:
- Log into the PowerSchool Parent Portal.
- Select the appropriate student from the top Student bar.
- Click on Forms on the left side menu.
- Under the General Forms tab, click on the form you wish to complete for your student.
Use these directions to access the forms using the PowerSchool Public Portal application on your phone or tablet:
- Log into the PowerSchool ParentPortal.
- Select the appropriate student from the student dropdown menu at the top right of the screen.
- Click on “More” in the bottom menu.
- Click on “Forms” in the menu list and log into the portal again. This is a security feature for those who remain logged into the app.
- The form page should appear once you log in. Click on the form you wish to complete.
Counselor's Corner
House Competition!!!
Other Documents
(please be reminded to use transportation notes to communicate changes with your child's dismissal plan)
Kersey Creek Elementary
Email: mtownes@hcps.us
Website: https://hanoverkces.ss12.sharpschool.com/
Location: 10004 Learning Lane, Mechanicsville, VA, USA
Phone: (804) 723-3440