The Hardy Herald Week 16
January 1, 2019
Happy New Year Hardy Mustangs!
Dates to Remember
- 1/2- Please turn in all Box Tops by 1/4.
- 1/4- BayPort Savings Day
- 1/4- Snowball fight with the Principal
- 1/10- School Board Meeting @ 6PM: Isle of Wight County Courthouse Complex
- 1/11- Animal Ambassadors at Hardy.
- 1/21- No School in Observance for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
- 1/28 and 1/29- No School due to Teacher Work Day and Staff Development.
- 2/6- Sprit Stick sale
Updates and Important Information
- As many of you are aware, Mrs. Johnson resigned in November to pursue a career with Old Dominion University and to complete her doctoral research. As a result, we interviewed several candidates for her position and selected Mr. Ben Keefe. Mr. Keefe has experience with teaching both 4th and 5th grade students at the International Charter School in Rhode Island. He is happy in his current role teaching 4th grade, however, he will soon transition to Hardy on January 14th due to family obligations. Mr. Keefe has a masters degree in Special Education and is bilingual in both Spanish and Portuguese. We are excited to welcome Mr. Keefe to the Hardy family!
BayPort Credit Union Student Savings Day
Welcome back Hardy BayPort members and Happy New Years! We would like to remind everyone that Savings Day is back in full swing. Come visit us on the 1st Friday of every month, bring your deposit and receive a BayPort prize. We will be located near the front entrance of the school. Parents, are you or your child interested in opening an account with us? If so, pick up a new member packet in the front office. If you have any questions please email whendricks@bayportcu.org or ask Mrs. Dewees or Mrs. Bradley at Hardy.
Animal Ambassadors are Coming to Hardy
PTA Updates
- All box tops are due by 1/4 to your child's teacher.
- The next spirit stick sale will be on 2/6. Additional information will be coming soon.
Classroom Highlights
Mustang Reading Highlights
Snowball Fight with the Principal
Friday is the 2nd Annual "Snowball Fight with the Principal." Please have your child return their winter reading challenge reading log by Friday, January 4th in order to participate in the snowball fight with the principal. Check out the snowball fight from last year by clicking on the link below.
Coop's Quick Reading Clips
Get Your Hooves in a Book
Important Reminders and Updates
For security purposes and the safety of your child and all students and staff, parents and/or visitors are not allowed to escort students to the classroom OR visit the classroom for ANY reason during the day without administrator permission. Staff members are assigned to duty stations throughout the building and will assist students to class if needed.
All parents or designee's must stop by the office to sign the student out if they are picking them up early. All parties must remain in the office until the student is escorted down or walks to the office for pick-up. No one is allowed to walk down the hallway without permission or without a visitors pass. Non compliance to this policy is considered as a violation and trespassing. These safety measures are in place for the safety of your child and all students and staff at Hardy Elementary. Please contact administration for questions or concerns.
School hours are from 8:55AM -3:45PM. Students can arrive starting at 8:35AM. Students may not be dropped off prior to 8:35 AM. If you bring your child to school after 8:55 AM, you must escort them inside and complete a tardy slip.
Breakfast and Lunch Payments: Breakfast is served in the classroom starting at 8:35AM each morning. The cost of breakfast is $1.20 and lunch is $2.45. Reduced lunch prices are FREE for breakfast and $. 40 for lunch. You may upload money onto your child’s account at www.lunchprepay.com or send in cash or a check. Please don’t forget to complete and turn in the school lunch form. The class with the most forms submitted will receive a special treat from the cafeteria.
Please see nurse Vanessa Walton for prescription medicine intake. All medicine must be accompanied by a parent and include a physician’s prescription. Students are not allowed to transport medicine to school.
Please refer to the school district website for information on bus routes and times. Click on the following link for the most updated bus route information: https://www.iwcs.k12.va.us/apps/pages/busroutes
PickUp Patrol Updates
Hardy Fast Pass Information
School Information
- Every student is REQUIRED to read at least 30 minutes every night. Hardy elementary currently has a homework practice in place that only consist of nightly reading. This is the homework assignment on most nights from teachers. Please click on the link below for research based information. https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2017/feb/07/homework-is-it-worth-the-hassle It is imperative for ALL students to read independently for 30 minutes at home.
- We are always looking for volunteers to read to our kindergarten and first grade students. If you are interested in volunteering and reading with our students, please contact Linda Henk @ lhenk@iwcs.k12.va.us
- Reading every day is very important for your child’s continued growth. Children that read for at least 1 hour a day will grow more than 2 years during the school year. Please encourage your child to read for at least 30 minutes (2 steps) a day. Click on the September edition of Building Readers for more information on how to help your child become a better reader.
Hardy Elementary School
Website: http://hes.iwcs.k12.va.us/
Location: 9311 Hardy Circle, Smithfield, VA, United States
Phone: 757-357-3204
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsleofWighCountySchools/
Twitter: @HardyElementary