Cheetah Chronicles
April 20, 2018
Reminders
4/25 - Wear Purple for Good Judgment
4/26 - STEAM Night!
4/27 - Twin Day, dress like a friend!
4/27 - Quarter 3 report cards go home for Track 4
4/30 - 5/1 - Q4 Interims go home for Tracks 1&2
5/3 - PTA General Meeting/Kindergarten Performance (6:00PM/6:30PM)
5/4 - Spirit Day: Star Wars (May the 4th be with you!)
Planning for the 2018-2019 School Year
Parents, Holly Springs Elementary is beginning to prepare for the 2018-2019 school year.
Tracks 1, 2, and 3, we sent home a letter of intent with your students on April 6th. If you have not returned it, please do so as soon as possible. Track 4, the letter was given to your students on April 19, 2018. Please return these by Tuesday, April 24, 2018. It is very important for our school to know families' intentions for the upcoming school year. Thank you for your assistance with this!
Placement for 2018-2019
We welcome letters from parents who wish to inform us of the needs (strengths, characteristics, etc.) of their child for the 2018-2019 school year. As we are unable to meet with each parent, this is a great way to share information about your child and help with placement for next year. We ask that you not mention a particular teacher’s name, since we will not be able to honor individual teacher requests. All letters should be provided to HSES in a sealed envelope addressed to Ms. Clark.
Wake SSA
Snow Days
Parent Survey
Your voice, and perspective, are important to us! In order to learn more about student and family experiences, WCPSS will be utilizing Panorama's Family-School Relationship Survey to ask for your feedback. The survey should have come to the personal email and is open until May 4th. Parents who have not responded will continue to receive email reminders twice a week from the survey company. Thank you for providing us with your perspectives!
Save the Date! HSES Second Annual Steam Showcase
Thursday, April 26, 2018
5:00 to 6:45 pm
STEAM Night will provide an opportunity to participate with your students in some of the innovative ways they are incorporating the elements of STEAM (Science - Technology - Engineering - Art - Math) into their daily lessons, while implementing the 4Cs of learning. For more information on the event, please click HERE. We would love to have you join us! If you would like to order dinner, which will be served from 5:00-5:45, please click HERE for more information.
National Volunteer Week
Food Drive Information
The Student Council of Holly Springs Elementary School will be holding our annual FOOD DRIVE from April 9th – April 27th. All food collected will be donated to the Holly Springs Food Cupboard. To help, please send non-perishable items such as jelly, peanut butter, broth, dried beans, gravy, cereal, oatmeal, packaged fruit, canned meats, canned meals, tomato products, granola bars, pasta, toilet paper, sandwich and quart-sized plastic bags. Please do not send glass. The class who donates the most items wins a pizza party!
Resilience: The Biology of Stress and Hope
EOG Testing Dates
Track 1
Thursday, May 24th
3rd Grade ELA
5th Grade Science
Friday, May 25th
3rd Grade Math
Wednesday, May 30th
4th Grade ELA
5th Grade ELA
Thursday, May 31st
4th Grade Math
5th Grade Math
Tracks 2, 3 & 4
Monday, June 18th
3rd Grade ELA
5th Grade Science
Tuesday, June 19th
3rd Grade Math
4th Grade ELA
Wednesday, June 20th
4th Grade Math
Thursday, June 21st
5th Grade ELA
Friday, June 22nd
5th Grade Math
Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten registration for the 2018-2019 school year was scheduled for Thursday, January 4th. Due to WCPSS being closed, Kindergarten registration began on Monday, January 8th. You can come by the school to register your Kindergartener at any point. Enrolling early helps for planning purposes. Please review the enrollment process by following the link below. Please also help us by communicating with your friends, family, and neighbors. http://www.wcpss.net/Page/275
PTA Updates
CRAYONS BELONG IN CHILDREN’S HANDS, NOT LANDFILLS!
DONATE YOUR USED AND UNWANTED CRAYONS TO KIDS IN NEED.
The PTA is proud to partner with the Crayon Initiative, a unique charitable organization that recycles crayons and distributes them to children’s hospitals, brightening the lives of young patients while reducing environmental waste. You can support this great cause by dropping your used and unwanted crayons in our designated collection box. You can find the collection box in the lobby at the main entrance to the school. Please also feel free to drop zip lock bags of used crayons in the yellow PTA mailbox. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at hsesncpta@gmail.com.
If you’d like more information on the Crayon Initiative, please visit thecrayoninitiative.org
General PTA Meeting- May 3rd at 6pm in the Gym
Join us for election of officers for 2018-2019 and to hear updates on PTA News and Events!
5th Grade Celebration!
The PTA needs your help to put together the student slide show and with refreshments for both celebrations! Below is the link for the signup genius! We especially need 4th grade parents to assist the day of!