HGES Parent Bulletin
January 2020
Dates to Remember
Friday, Jan. 8 - Report Cards Issued
Tuesday, Jan. 12 - HGES Virtual PTO Meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan.15 - SIP Day, 1/2 Day Student Attendance from 7:39 - 11:15 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 18 - No School Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Wednesday, Jan 20 - Board of Education Meeting at 6:00 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 29 - HGES Spirit Day
PTO Meeting
The next PTO meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan.12 at 630 p.m. Anyone interested in attending can send an email to Erin Funk, VP of Membership @ hgesptomembership@gmail.com to receive the Zoom login details.
Delayed Start/Snow Day
The district may choose to implement a two-hour delay to the start of the school day in the case of inclement weather (snow, ice, extreme cold, etc.). It’s not anticipated that a delayed start will occur often, but it does provide an additional option to ensure a productive school environment, while maintaining safe conditions for all staff, students, and parents.
This decision will be announced no later than 6:30 a.m. on the day of the delayed start via School Messenger system as well as local TV stations.
On these days, buses will run and morning pick up times will be two hours later than normal. Classes will begin two hours later than their regularly scheduled time. There will be no morning Early Childhood or Bright Futures classes, but the afternoon classes will run at the normal time. School will still dismiss at the regular time.
Recess
Please make sure your child is prepared and dressed appropriately for outside recess. Students will go outside for recess anytime the temperature is 15 degrees or above (including wind chill). Parents cannot request that students stay inside based solely on the temperature. It is important for the students to get outside and play when possible during the winter months.
Any child who is exempt from physical education for medical reasons will not be allowed to participate in outdoor recess activities. Re-injury on the playground could occur. Arrangements for indoor recess in the main office or a supervised classroom will be made for these students.
What's for Lunch?
No Lost and Found
October Accelerated Reader
1st grade girl: Vidisha, R1C (352, 687 words)
1st grade boy: Andres, 1DS (72, 475 words)
2nd grade girl: Riya, R2B (28, 489 words)
2nd grade boy: Matthew, R2R (220, 559 words)
3rd grade girl: Camille, 3BB (464, 333 words)
3rd grade boy: Vivaan, R3B (459, 986 words)
4th grade girl: Saanvi, R4M (1, 305, 746 words)
4th grade boy: Srihith, R4M (1, 350, 522 words)
5th grade girl: Lillian, 5W (607, 933 words)
5th grade boy: Akshith, R5G (853, 304 words)
Classroom Winners (Top average percent correct with at least 75% of students participating):
1W, R2B, 3BB, R4M, 5W
November Accelerated Reader
1st grade girl: Aria, R1R (296, 685 words)
1st grade boy: Bryce, R1HU (86, 538 words)
2nd grade girl: Anya, 2P (117, 839 words)
2nd grade boy: Holden, R2B (138, 605 words)
3rd grade girl: Nishka, R3B (436, 093 words)
3rd grade boy: Quintin, 3BB (347, 075 words)
4th grade girl: Erin, R4CO (446, 118 words)
4th grade boy: Kavin, R4CO (844, 134 words)
5th grade girl: Aaminah, R5E (538, 510 words)
5th grade boy: Sohum, R5G (609, 195 words)
Classroom Winners (Top average percent correct with at least 75% of students participating):
R1HU, R2B, R3B, R4CO, 5B
Outdoor Learning Center
The HGES PTO is pleased to announce that the Farnsworth Group has been selected as the Landscape Architect that will design our future Outdoor Learning Center, which will wrap around the south side of our school. The selection was made in December after interviewing four local firms and review and approval by the Outdoor Learning Center Planning Committee. We will be working with Bruce Brown of the Farnsworth Group, who has a tremendous amount of experience designing nature based classrooms, including those at Wilderwaite Elementary School, UPC Discovery Preschool, and Northminister Preschool. He is also responsible for the design of the playground at Stonewater Park. We look forward to sharing the plans for the HGES Outdoor Learning Center with you and breaking ground this spring. Please contact the HGES PTO President at Hgesptopresident@gmail.com if you have any questions or would like to learn about ways to get involved with this project.