Huskie Highlights
Hemlock & K.C. Ling Elementary Newsletter
The Week of September 28th - October 2nd
Student Drop-Off
Just a reminder, if you choose to park your vehicle instead of using the drop-off lane, please remember to walk your child up to the sidewalk. Also, if you are walking your kids up please cross at the crosswalk before the drop-off lane starts. We appreciate your courtesy and patience with staff as we work through these procedures together.
As always, thank you for all your support!
Peek at the Week
*Team Hemlock & Team Huskies report for in-person learning
Spirit Day - Pajama Day
Tuesday, September 29th
*Team Hemlock & Team Huskies report for in-person learning
Spirit Day - USA Day
Wednesday, September 30th
*Team Hemlock & Team Huskies report for in-person learning
Spirit Day - Wild Wednesday (wear animal print or camouflage)
Thursday, October 1st
*Team Hemlock & Team Huskies report for in-person learning
Spirit Day - Wear Blue and White
Friday, October 2nd
*Virtual Learning Day for Team Hemlock & Team Huskies
Homecoming Game
Homecoming 2020
Message from our Superintendent
We are wrapping up our fifth week of the school year.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!
If you are reading this update, you are most like one reason we have had a successful start to the school year.
· The staff has done a fantastic job adjusting to all the new requirements and expectations.
· Parents have done a fantastic job supporting children on remote learning Fridays and
ensuring to keep any sick children home.
This was our third week with all of our face-to-face students on campus Monday-Thursday and everyone remote on Friday. We still have approximately 90%+/- of our students that have selected in-person learning, and this number continues to grow each week.
We continue with free breakfast and lunch for all, and our athletic teams continue to compete. We encourage you to watch our teams utilizing our streaming network.
As the adage goes, "it takes a village to raise a child," and together, we keep moving forward safely and healthily. With each week, it is essential to remember that we continue to provide these opportunities to our students and families because everyone is doing their part, right now we need to remain disciplined and continue to follow all of our required protocols and procedures.
We continue to practice and teach our students to follow the 3 W's to reduce our risk of COVID-19. The 3 W's are:
· Wear a Mask
· Wash your Hands
· Watch your distance
As of right now, we can report there are no reports of new Covid-19 cases from our fifth week back at school. The Saginaw County Health Department, last Friday, showed zero cases in the 48626 zip code for the age range of 0 to 19 years old.
Again, we all must do our part to keep our children and everyone else safe. Please remember to complete a health screener with your child before sending them to school.
Our goal is to be back in school five days a week; we are currently operating in a hybrid model with Monday-Thursday face-to-face and Friday online for everyone. At this time, we continue to review this format but have determined that if we continue along our current path, we will be back five days a week with face-to-face instruction no later than the first week of November.
Right now, we will continue to have remote Fridays on October 2, 9, and 16, with the remaining two Fridays in October TBD (to be determined). We will communicate our intentions regarding the future Friday's in my weekly update, no later than October 15th regarding October 23rd and 30th.
If you should have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
All the best,
Don Killingbeck, Superintendent of Schools
The following are lessons learned from this week.
1. 95%+ of Hemlock parents would recommend our school district to their family and friends.
2. We are all stronger than we ever imagined.
3. Students and staff continue to be excited about being back to school.
Bus Riders
Hemlock Learning Hub
Smencils are Back!
Congratulations HBA Winners!
Congratulations to the 2020 Hemlock Business Association Award Winners!
Citizen of the Year: Samantha Turner
Educator of the Year: Kalena Kenny
Member of the Year: Joan Mulvaney
Organization of the Year: Hemlock School District
Thank you to everyone that took the time to vote.
Middle School PTO Fundraiser
We are supporting our students, our athletes, our Hemlock Schools and Hemlock Community by showing our Hemlock Pride and displaying one of these AWESOME Huskie yard signs!
Help show the support and pride that makes Hemlock so special and get your sign today!
Click on the following link to order: https://hemlocksigns2020.itemorder.com/sale
Signs are estimated to be ready for pick up on or after October 20th. You will receive an email when pick up is ready.
Questions? Contact Erin Clayton erinclayton@sjss301.com
Classroom Birthday Treats
Happy Birthday!
9/28 Hollis Genow
9/29 Gage Gustin, Madeline Schoof
9/30 Tatum Schmidt
10/1 Archie Barckholtz
10/3 Summer Galonska, Gibson Kowalski
10/4 Charlie Hudecek, Jayden Morgan, Josh Tilot
Lori Gensch, Principal
Hemlock & K.C. Ling Elementary
Email: gensch@hemlockps.com
Website: www.hemlockps.com
Location: 835 North Pine Street, Hemlock, MI, United States
Phone: 989-642-5235