May 30 No School - Memorial Day

June 6 HDSD School Board Meeting 6:00pm HDES Media Center

June 8 5th grade parent night at HDMS

June 10 last day of preschool

June 13 last day of kindergarten

June 13 preschool screening

June 14 & 15 Kindergarten screening

June 16 Last for 5th grade

June 17 5th grade move up day

June 17 Last day for students 1st- 4th grade- Early Release dismissal at 1pm

June 20 HDSD School Board Meeting 6:00pm HDES Media Center

Parents of 5th graders, please join us at our Moving Up Celebration any time between 9 and 11 am on Friday, June 17th. Please watch your inbox for more information from the 5th grade team!

Also, please join Mr. Peterson at HDMS for a Parent/Guardian meeting on Wednesday, June 8th at 6 pm in the MS cafeteria. Come learn about 6th grade, meet the staff, and tour the 6th grade wing!

Seeking all children who will be 5 years old by September 30, 2022. Please check out our website https://www.hdsd.org/Domain/49 to register your child for kindergarten. Kindergarten information night will be held May 25.

Cell phone usage by any student is not allowed. This includes but is not limited to watches and/or other devices that can send and receive text messages or phone calls. If you have provided your child with a cell phone or other messaging device for a particular reason, please notify administration in writing to receive permission to have it at school. Violations of this policy can result in disciplinary action. Additionally, the cell phone/device will be confiscated and a parent will be called to retrieve the device. The school is not liable for any loss or damages to cell phones or other electronics.

Beanbags can be made using a ziplock bag filled with rice or beans and duct taped all around to make it wipeable and durable.

Please remind your children that toys from home should stay at home. When toys from home are brought to school they often get lost or misplaced, become a distraction or get broken. Please leave toys at home.

Thank you

HDES Handbook

Toys are not appropriate for school, unless the item is for a specific activity and the teacher has approved it. Young children like to trade, but oftentimes become distraught when the other party does not want to return the item traded. For this reason, all toys, trading cards, and novelty items should be kept at home. Items that become a distraction in the classroom or cause disruption in other areas such as the cafeteria will be confiscated and returned to the child at the end of the school day.

Handheld games/electronics are not allowed at school, but may be allowed on field trips or special occasions. Permission will be granted by the teacher or administration for those times. The school will not be responsible for the loss of or damage to any toys brought to school in violation of this policy.

At HDES, our staff and students safety is our top priority. We have recently supplemented our emergency procedures with the Standard Response Protocol which provides simple, kid-friendly language and procedures for different types of emergencies. Please contact either of your building principals if you have any questions about our safety procedures and practices. We know how stressful these situations can be for all involved, so we want to make sure that you know your children are in excellent hands and that we are prepared for an emergency situation. We also work closely with Hillsboro Police Department, as well as other community first responders.

The two handouts below will give you much more detail about our responses to emergencies, as well as answer some frequently asked questions. Please feel free to talk with your children about them. Some of the language is new to them so talking about this at home will help them be more prepared at school as well. If you would like hard copies then please reach out to Mrs. Furlong or Mrs. Laliberte and we will provide you with one.

Families, If you have not signed into your Web 2 School portal and updated your child's emergency information please do so as soon as possible. If we need to call, email or mail information to you it is vital that we have the most up to date information. There are also important updates for you to see online (notice of annual policies, video/audio recording permission form, etc.) If you do not know how to login into the Web 2 School portal please contact the main office and they can direct you to someone who can help.

Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School will be focusing on C.A.R.E.S in an effort to support the social emotional needs of all of our students and create a kind, caring school culture. Starting September 7th classrooms will focus on one skill/attributes a week through October. After each skill/attribute is taught follow up lessons will take place throughout the school year.