East Elementary Parent Newsletter
February 2019 Edition
We Love Our East Family!
We recently completed our middle of the year DRA assessments to measure each individual student's growth in reading and the progress they've made. This information will be shared with you soon. Our students have worked very hard and we are so proud of them!
We are excited to share some upcoming events with you for our spring semester. One highlight is our spring parent night carnival will happen on March 7th. We look forward to enjoying some fun events with your families and sharing some wonderful academic activities that you can use with your child at home. We will also share important information about a Spring Reading Challenge that everyone is invited to participate in over the course of the next few months.
Thank you again for allowing us to be a part of your child's education. We hope to see you around campus this spring!
Melissa, Ashley and Courtney
Reading with Your Child
In an article I have referenced below, it shares that with the research this organization has done over time, they have been blown away that kids time and again said the most special time they recall spending with a parent is reading together! So even when we don't know how to help with their math or how to solve the argument they had at school that day with a friend, we can read!
Reading has become such an important part of our routine at home. My children know this is individual time they can count on with me and it has become time that I treasure more and more as they grow older. I encourage you in this next season of life to find a few minutes every night to remember what it was like when your babies were little and were excited about books. Curl up beside them and just read! On March 7th, we will have parent night and each family will receive a new chapter book that you can read with your children at home. This will kick off a spring reading challenge for our families that we are excited about.
If you would like to read the article I talked about above, you can find it by clicking here.
U.I.L. - District Meet on February 15th!
The U.I.L. Academic Program is designed to enrich student learning and provide students with a competitive opportunity. Our final teams have been selected and students will be practicing to prepare for the meet in Pine Tree on Friday, February 15th. We are excited for these students and know they will represent Hallsville well! Thank you to our wonderful coaches that are working closely with our students to help them be successful!
Attendance, Sickness, and Tardies... Oh My!
With that being said, please make sure they stay home when they are sick. Students should be completely fever free without fever reducing medicines and free of vomiting and diarrhea for 24 hours before returning. We have seen a lot of illness recently and we want to do everything we can to keep our students and safe healthy.
Thank you for your help with this!
Scholastic Book Fair -- February 11th - 15th
Our book fair will be open the week of February 11th for our students and families to shop. This is a wonderful opportunity to expand your home libraries and to support our library fund for the purchase of additional books that our students can enjoy.
Each day, parents in different grade levels are invited to come have lunch with their child and shop at the book fair while you are here.
- Monday February 11th - 3rd Grade Lunch 12:15 & 12:30
- Tuesday February 12th - 2nd Grade Lunch 10:45 & 11:15
- Wednesday February 13th - 1st Grade Lunch 11:15 & 11:30
- Thursday February 14th - Kindergarten 11:45 & 12:00
- Thursday February 14th – Pre-K at assigned times
The book fair will also be open on Tuesday, February 12th from 3:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Save the Date - March 7th
We are very excited to partner with our East PTA to offer a fun, family night on Thursday, March 7th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. This night will be filled with games, food, and ideas that can be used to support your child with their academic progress. We will also launch our spring reading challenge on this night. Please go ahead and save the date! It will be a fun evening and we will be sharing more details very soon.
January was Board Appreciation Month!
Hallsville ISD 2019-2020 Calendar
February and March Events
- February 7th - College Day
- February 8th - Spring Pictures
- February 11th - 100th Day of School
- February 11th - 15th - Book Fair
- February 14th - Second grade Music Program
- February 15th - UIL Competition
- February 15th - Early Release @ 12:30 p.m.
- February 18th - Student Holiday
- February 22nd - Tooth Fairy Visit for PreK and Kinder
- February 26th - Third Grade Field Trip to Tyler
- February 28th - Softball Tournament for 3rd Grade
- March 7th - Spring Family Event
- March 7th - Second Grade Field Trip to Tyler
- March 8th - First Grade Music Program
- March 8th - Early Release @ 12:30 p.m.
- March 11th - 15th - Spring Break
Hallsville East Elementary
Website: http://www.hisd.com/hees
Location: 420 Galilee Road, Hallsville, TX, United States
Phone: 903-668-5984
Facebook: facebook.com/HallsvilleEastElementary