Cheetah Chronicles
October 13, 2019
Reminders
10/16-Run Club Starts
10/18-Track 3 Tracks Out at End of Day
10/21-District Professional Development Day-No School For Students!
10/22-Track 4 Tracks In
10/22-Science Fair @ 6:00 PM
10/23-WEAR ORANGE for Unity Day
10/31-Track 4 Picture Day Make Up
11/7-Holly Springs Elementary School Family Literacy Night at 5:30
Positivity Project: Hope-Optimism
This week during P2, students will be working to understand Hope and Optimism. Students will develop an understanding that hope and optimism represent a state of hopefulness and confidence about the future. This is an important character strength because optimism is correlated with success in work and play, mental and physical health, and strong social relationships. Our Cheetahs are learning so much through their P2 Lessons each day, be sure to ask your students about their favorite character strength!
“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear, If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear any hardship today.”
-THICH NHAT HANH
READvolution is HERE!
Come Enjoy Family Literacy Night 11/7 at 5:30
WCPSS K-12 Parent Site for Math
Parent Communication
We usually send a message to parents weekly and we want to be sure you receive it. The district only uses email/text (and not automated voice calls) to share non-urgent information with parents. If we don't have a current email or text number on file, you will not get this critical district message. Even more important, if your child gets hurt or becomes sick and we don't have updated numbers, we won't be able to contact you. Please reach out to our Data Manager, Annette Ligons in the office at aligons@wcpss.net to share any updates or send in a note to your child's teacher.
Eating Lunch With Your Child
Boosterthon!
Thank you so much for your support of our Boosterthon program. Your students impressed us and we cannot wait to begin uplifting our interiors and purchasing Chromebooks for our students. We know that students will love having the opportunity to slide away at field day as well! Our students had a great time at their Fun Runs, thank you for all the volunteers and cheerleaders that came out to support our students!
Support HSES by using our School Code for your State Fair Tickets!
NC Farm to School Art Contest
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture is pleased to announce the NC Farm to School art contest. This contest is open to students in grades K-5. Artwork should feature crops and animals that are grown in North Carolina. Winners will be featured in the 2020-21 NC Farm to School calendar.
Click HERE for guidelines and information on how to submit entries!
Entries are due by Friday, December 13. Only one entry per student but there are no limitations on how many entries a school can submit.
You can view last years winners, finalists and honorable mentions on this website, https://www.ncfarmtoschool.com/htm/downloads/artcal.htm.
Hurricane Dorian Make Up Days: Saturday School Dates Below
Volunteers
Volunteers are welcome at HSES! If you plan to volunteer, you must be approved using the guidelines below. Now is a great opportunity to come into the school and register! If you have any additional questions, please contact the front office.
- All new volunteer applicants must register and have an approved criminal record check prior to engaging in volunteer work.
- All continuing volunteers approved for the 2019-2020 school year MUST reactivate as a volunteer no later than 4:00 p.m. on October 31, 2019. Reactivating volunteers may go to any WCPSS work site where they can register through www.wcpss.net by selecting the Community tab, and then selecting Volunteer Registration. Current volunteers, who provide a valid email address, will receive an email 15 days and 30 days prior to the expiration of their volunteer status reminding them to reactivate.
- Guests: Visitors who are never left alone with students are considered guests. They do not need background checks. Typical examples would include speakers, presenters and community members/parents attending a school event.
- Volunteers: Visitors who may be alone with students at any point do require background checks. There are no "levels" of volunteer status. You are either a volunteer who may be alone with students or you aren't. Typical examples range from a community volunteer who reads with a child to an overnight chaperone, as well as field day workers, testing proctors, and volunteer coaches. The same background check is done for every type of volunteer.
Home Base/PowerSchool
Use WCPSS site linked HERE for more information about how to gain access!
HSES Science Fair- October 22 6:00-7:30
Where: Holly Springs Elementary School Multipurpose Room (the Gym)\
Who: All students, K-5 are invited to participate and come check out the projects submitted.
When: Registration open until October 14
Project Set-up: October 22, 8:50-9:20 am
Presentation: October 22, 6:00-7:30 pm
Registration is open NOW! Go to tinyurl.com/hses-sf-2019 to register.
Once registered, you will receive a Registration Packet that includes all the important information about what is required for your child's project as well as a copy of the Judges Scoring Checklist that is used for their grade level.
Participating Students must register by MONDAY, October 14. Students participating in Grades 3-5 must fill out the required forms for the NC Science Fair found here, and submit them with their project on the morning of the fair when they drop off their projects.
All students will receive a participation ribbon and prizes will be awarded to the top 3 projects in each grade division.
Reflections Contest 2019-2020
Deadline for submission is November 1, 2019
Please register here if you are planning to submit an entry
Full rules and entry form can be found here
Email for more info: hsesncpta@gmail.com
PTA-Paws!
PTA-Box Tops for Education Program
More Info
For more information about your PTA and events coming up, please visit our website at http://hsesncpta.wixsite.com/hsespta or click on the link from the school's site.