Hillcrest Elementary School

Hello HES Family & Friends!

What some beautiful weather we have had the past few days, along with an extra hour of rest this past weekend! Thank you to those that joined us for our first Color Run event. I do believe the students and adults enjoyed themselves. It was a little cold, but the sun provided a nice balance. Please check out some of our pictures from our event below. Thank you again for your continued support. We’re looking forward to another great week at Hillcrest!

Please continue to have discussions with your child about our 7 Habits and how it can help them be a better individual and be successful in life. We look forward to another great week ahead! Thank you again for your continued support of our efforts as we strive for high achievement and success for all students!

We encourage our students to strive to get along well with other people so that they can be successful when working in groups. By working together as a team, you can get more done and come up with better solutions than you could alone.

Family Activity: Have your child list some of their strengths. Then, talk with your child about valuing their strengths, but also valuing the strengths of others and allow room to learn from them.

Habit #6: Together is better!

Please be reminded of our dress code expectations. We do encourage you to review our dress code policy, but also providing a few reminders below.

• Sweatshirts and hoodies may be worn to school, but hoods cannot be worn inside of school/classroom.
• Shirts must be solid in color.
• Leggings cannot be worn as "stand alone." They can be worn under a solid colored skirt/shorts.
• Jeans/Pants may not have any rips, holes, tears, or frays.
• Shoes must have a strap on the back of them. No Crocs allowed at school.

Please help us by making sure your child is appropriately dressed before coming to school each day.

• There will be one (1) lane used for morning drop off.
• There will be two (2) lanes used for afternoon dismissal.
• Cars MUST have their car tag number in the window to pick up your child. Cars without a tag will have to drive to the front of the building and wait for your child to be released at 3:30 p.m. with remaining car riders.
• Vehicles must make a right-hand turn off of Edgewood Drive into the Car Rider Line Up near the playground entrance.
• Parents/Guardians may take any of the following routes to reach our car rider line: Cardinal Drive, Northwood Drive, Brookdale Drive, Greenway Drive, and Pinewood Drive from either Claxton Dairy Road or Highway 441 South to get to Edgewood Drive.
• Parents/Guardians MUST remain in cars to pick up car riders. No child will be released to adults who walk up to the building in the Car Rider Loading Zone.
• Please wait for staff member to signal for you to pull off.
• Parents/Guardians may not park along Edgewood Drive and walk up to the front of the building to pick up students while we are loading or unloading buses (7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.)
• Students not picked up by 3:25 p.m. from the car rider pick up area will be taken to the front office for pick up after this time.

All students must have a clear or mesh book bag to enter the school building. We do have a few clear book bags left for sale in the front office, if you need to purchase one, for $10 each.

It's important for students to attend school daily so that they can receive the needed instruction in order for them to be successful. It is also important for students to arrive to school on time. If your child is absent, please submit a written parent excuse and/or doctor's note for your child upon their first day of return to school. This helps the school clear up any attendance issues and prevents us from forwarding names on to the next level due to an excessive amount of unexcused absences. Please help do your part by making sure your child is present at school and on time. Students should arrive no later than 8:15 a.m.

If your child is absent for any reason, please make sure you send a written excuse or doctor's excuse with them upon their return to school.

November 9:Thanksgiving Family Dinner {Pre-K, Kindergarten, & 1st Grade Student Families}

November 10: Veterans Day Recognition {Virtual Presentation on Social Media Platforms}

November 14: World Diabetes Day {Wear Blue}

November 14: Academic Parent Teacher Team Night & Progress Reports @ 5:30 p.m.

November 20 - 24: Thanksgiving Holiday Break

November 27: Local School Governance Team Meeting, 5:00 p.m.

November 30: Student Club Day

Hillcrest is a PK-4 Elementary Themed Charter School that opened in August 2011. Our theme is L. E. A. P, which is Leadership, Environmental Awareness, and Public Service.

Email: sherrell.edmond@dcsirish.com
Website: hes.dcs.irish
Location: 1100 Edgewood Drive, Dublin, GA, USA
Phone: (478) 353-8200
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HillcrestElementaryTheLeapSchool