The Hardy Herald Week 14
December 3
Dates to Remember
- 12/3 - 12/7- Grandparents Week for Lunch
- 12/6 - Holiday Performance- "Twas the Night Before Christmas"- First Grade Students
- 12/3 - 12/14- Scholastic Book Fair
- 12/10 - 12/14- Mustang Holiday Spirit Week
- 12/17 - 1/1- Winter Break- No School for Students and Staff
Scholastic Book Fair is Coming to Hardy
1st Grade Holiday Performance
Spirit Sick Sale
Coop's Quick Reading Clips
Mustang Holiday Spirit Week
Holiday Lunch Meal
Mustang Reading Highlights
Get Your Hooves in a Book
PickUp Patrol Updates
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 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
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