Weekly News From The Hill
April 20th, 2018
Important Dates
- Spring Concert (Chorus/5th Grade Band/Advanced Strings) - 04/24 at 7:00pm
- 3rd Grade Field Trip (Bowie Baysox) - 04/25
Bus Evacuation Practice Drill
--Mr. Vanisko
PARCC
Our 3rd-5th grade students will be taking the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) assessment in the upcoming weeks. The testing window is open from April 23rd-June 5th. PARCC is a computer based standardized assessment that measures students' readiness to succeed in college and careers. Students will be assessed on their proficiency in Math and English/Language Arts.
Below are the testing dates for each grade level. Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest the night before, eats a good breakfast on the day of, and arrives to school on time. Please try to schedule any appointments you may have around the testing times. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Vanisko at brian_vanisko@hcpss.org
3rd Grade
Math - May 1st-4th (9:00am-10:30am
ELA - May 15th-17th (9:00am-10:45am)
4th Grade
Math - April 24th-27th (10:45am-12:15pm)
ELA - May 22nd-25th (10:15am-12:15pm)
5th Grade
Math - April 24th-27th (9:00am-10:30am)
ELA - May 7th-9th (9:00am-11:00am)--Mr. Vanisko
Spring Concert
Daytime concert attire: Black JHES Music Department polo shirt, (OR other black shirt, preferably either a plain black polo shirt or dressy black shirt), jeans, and sneakers.
Evening concert attire: Black JHES Music Department polo shirt, (OR other black shirt, preferably either a plain black polo shirt or dressy black shirt), black pants or skirt (at least knee length), black (or dark) shoes (no high heels, please).
--Ms. Curry, Ms. DeBella, Mr. Hay
Take Your Child to Work Day
--Ms. Taylor
Spring Individual Portraits
Spring Individual pictures were sent home in last week's Friday Folders. If you want to purchase the photos, payment is due by Friday, May 4th. Prices are as follows:
Entire package is $55 (all 7 sheets)
$50 (5 sheets)
$40 (4 sheets)
$32 (3 sheets)
$22 (2 sheets)
$15 (1 Sheet)
Please send the money in the envelope provided or pay online at STRAWBRIDGE.NET and use code, 11049
--Ms. Cabrera
From Pupil to Police
2018 Battle of the Books (BoB)
Congratulations to all of our 5th grade teams who participated in this year's BoB. Thanks especially to the parents who volunteered to coach a team. We could not have done it without you. The team who brought home our very first BoB trophy was the Titans of Text. They also won in the Team Spirit category. The Creative Cookies won in the Civility category.
We are very proud of our readers who diligently read and studied 12 assigned books throughout the year and who worked together as a team to have fun and show off their reading skills. We hope to send even more teams to the 2019 Battle of the Books, so 4th grade students and parents, it is your turn next!
Here are the teams:
Titans of Text
Yash
Hannah
Briana A.
Suraj
Selorm
Coach: Dhaval Gunisetty and Anna Adhikari
The FBI: Five Book Investigators
Simon
Dennis
Jacob
Mark
Milith
Coaches: Mary Ellen Henderson and Jasleen Modi
Creative Cookies
Lily
Jenna
Brianna H.
Grace
Gabby
Coach: Erin Bitner
Reading Raptors
Diego
Reese
Logan
Tyler Anderson
William
Coaches: Shannon Milam and Jill Earp
--Ms. McCormick
Students Motivated to Stand Up Against Bullying
Jaguar Gems
- Amaya S.
- Brooke S.
- Leyly R
- Lily T.
- Marley T.
- Tai G.
- Mikayla H.
--Ms. Beall
Jaguar Gems as Animal Advocates
Please help our Jaguar Gems support Animal Advocates from Monday, April 16th to Friday, April 27th. Please donate unopened dog and cat food. You can also give balls, rattles or other cat and dog toys! Donation boxes will be located in the grade level PODs.
Your donations will put us one step closer to saving animals' lives. Thank you for your support!
--Jaguar Gems
MESA
Our MESA Team came off victorious at this year's competition and placed as follows:
Effective Communication (1st place)
Leyly R.
Myles J.
Reina T.
Vaishnavi B.
Miranda R.
Samara H.
Scratch Cyber Security (2nd place)
Baelyn H.
Colin T.
Leah B.
Xavier V.
Storybook Theme Park (3rd place)
Drake R.
Javier H.
Yusuf A.
Zaineb B.
Wood Bridge
Bryce R.
Greyson D.
Lily T.
Mia C
Travis J.
Esme A.
Girls on the Run (GOTR)
- Teagan B.
- Skyar A.
- Alexia A.
- Kate A.
- Yeanoh B.
- Ciara B.
- Nawal B.
- Grace B.
- Gabriela B.
- Leah B.
- Serapher F.
- Tai G.
- Briana H.
- Tannaz I.
- Alyssa M.
- Jenna P.
- Jada S.
- Lily S.
As coaches, we are proud to be a part of these smart, loving, funny and adventurous GOTR!
--Coach Jill and Liz
Yearbooks
--Ms. Cabrera
Student Art Exhibition
This is the last weekend for the Student Art Exhibition at the Columbia Mall. The following students have been representing JHES:
Kindergarten:
Chase L., Calyn M., Kate M., Janelle H., Kason M., Levi B.
Grade 1:
Kenny W., Nathanael P., Lincoln W., Miyabi H., Leah S-G., Chelsea J., Valeria H-A.
Grade 2:
Lexi A., Natalie M., Peyton E., Roshan V., Azra F., Jose P-S, Riley A., Emma T-L., Luanny M-H., Emma M., Londyn W.
Grade 3:
Dorian C., Rafa K-S., Reagan W., Kayla D., Colleen S., Alexa J., Blair S., Jordan M.
Grade 4:
Taj V., Adam S., Junior E-A., Eva L., Baelyn H., Elisabeth M., Madison D., Madison M., Tommy L., Mira A., Isaiah M., Lauren S.
Grade 5:
Rayyan Q., Dennis H., Nicholas C., Suraj S., Robi A-R., David L., Baylea W-B., Tamyra D., Alicia D., Diego E-F., Jenna P.
--Ms. Odom
Planning to Move?
--Ms. Taylor
Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten Online Registration
Please bring the following documents:
- Birth certificate
- Immunization shot record
- Deed or Lease
- Current utility bill (no welcome letters)
Click on the link below for additional information.
--Ms. Taylor
Online School Payments
Click on the link below to pay for the upcoming 3rd Grade and Kindergarten field trips.
3rd Grade and Kindergarten Field Trips
To pay for the upcoming 5th grade field trip, you must set up your account and then pay. To get started, click the link below.
If you have any issues with the system please contact Ms. Allen in the front office or email latonya_allen@hcpss.org. Thank you for helping us improve our money collection process.
--Ms. Allen
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