Comet Connection 22
January 29- February 2, 2024
Hi Comet Families,
What a great time we had celebrating House Balena today! Thank you to all who supported and/or attended the Unity Breakfast. We truly appreciate your support and enthusiasm.
Reminder
6th Grade Cotillion Season
2024-2025 6th Grade Cotillion Season
Parents of current 5th graders, if you are interested (or have questions) send an email to one or both of the contacts: Jessica Hildebrand: jessicalynneyoung@gmail.com
Mary Waters: maryrwaters10@gmail.com
with your child’s name, teacher, and contact information.
The deadline to have this information in will be Friday February 9th.
Click on this photo to see a video of a night at cotillion!
Town and Country Cotillion has been a Richmond tradition for over 60 years- teaching ballroom dancing and social etiquette to middle school students. We provide a fun, safe
and well organized program for our students to learn social dancing, rhythm,
confidence and courtesy on and off the dance floor.
Cotillion is a screen free, fun, and age-appropriate activity
for your middle school child!
Program details :
- All evenings are led by our professional dance instructor, Sandy Yeon.
- We have well trained staff that support the students throughout the evening.
- We have formal, semi-formal and nice casual nights at cotillion.
- We offer 7 one-hour instructional classes/dances during the school year Sept.-Feb.
- Classes are held early evenings Fridays or Saturdays
- The students from the same school are grouped together in the same class.
Tuition for the 2024-2025 season is $320
registration and payment is online via emailed invitation
All classes are held at the Tuckahoe Woman’s Club (4215 Dover Road 23221).
The specific class schedules will be posted on our website in early spring
Please visit our website for more information and pictures.
Reading House Challenge
Get ready to read! Beginning on January 29th, we will kick off our Second Annual 6 Houses Reading Challenge. Each of our six houses are competing to see who can read the most books. Students have links that match the color of their house. When your child reads a book or, you read a book together, write your child’s name and the title of the book on one of the links, cut it out, return it to school. It will be added to a house chain!
Kid's Heart Challenge!
Our school’s American Heart Association Kids Heart Challenge will officially begin on 1/25! We are asking you to register for our Kids Heart Challenge team and help us reach our goal of 100% of our families learning the lifesaving skill of Hands-Only CPR. Last year, 5-year-old Phil and his mother, Megan, saved a life because they watched the Hands-Only CPR video (part of Finn’s Mission).
Get started today and be the first at our school to complete Finn’s Mission!
Register: http://www2.heart.org/goto/KerseyCreekElementarySchool or download the free “AHA Schools” app.
Complete Finn’s Mission: Watch the 2-minute Hands-Only CPR video featuring cardiac arrest survivor, Damar Hamlin, and watch a music video on the warning signs of a stroke (F.A.S.T.).
Share with Family & Friends: Send messages via social media, text messages and/or email.
Help your class win the classroom challenge by registering and completing Finn’s Mission. We can create a community of lifesavers!
HCPS Virtual Job Fair
Are you or someone you know interested in teaching with Hanover County Public Schools? Our HCPS virtual job fair will be held on Saturday, January 27th and the Week of Jan 29 - Feb 1. Interviews will be offered to individuals who are currently licensed or eligible for a provisional license through the Virginia Department of Education and seeking employment for the 2024-2025 school year. Interested candidates are asked to pre-register for the event by completing the application for the Job Fair vacancy through the HCPS jobs website.
Order your Yearbook!
Order your yearbook!
click on Yearbooks
Enter the password- KCEYBK24
Deadline to order March 28, 2024
Have questions? Call Candid Color 1-800-321-4256
Gifted Referrals
Dear Families,
We hope you are well. Spring referrals for evaluation for Hanover County Public Schools Gifted Education will be accepted through Wednesday, January 31.
For a student to be considered for the Gifted Program, they must first be referred for evaluation. A referral can be initiated by:
- a parent
- a teacher
- a peer
- a community member
- by the student
Elementary School (K-5) Referrals
- Speak to your child’s classroom teacher. Classroom teachers should be part of the communication process as they must submit work products.
- After discussing the referral with the classroom teacher, please complete a gifted referral in the PowerSchool Parent Portal.
Middle School (6-8) Referrals
Students identified as gifted learners in elementary school do not need to be re-screened for middle school. To refer your middle school child, please complete a gifted referral in the PowerSchool Parent Portal.
High School (9-12) Referrals
Students identified as gifted learners in elementary or middle school do not need to be re-screened for high school. To refer your high school child, please send an email to Andrea Herndon, Coordinator of Gifted Education & Advanced Studies, aherndon@hcps.us, to begin the referral process.
Questions
If you have any questions about the referral process in general, whether you should refer your child, or general testing questions, please feel free to send those inquiries to your gifted resource teacher.
Online Learners
Online families should contact their home school gifted resource teacher to begin the referral process and for any questions about the process in general.
How to Access the Online Gifted Referral Form
To complete this process via a browser on a computer, please follow these steps:
- Log into the PowerSchool Parent Portal.
- Select the appropriate student from the top Student bar.
- Click on Forms on the left side menu.
- Under the General Forms tab, click on the form you wish to complete for your student.
Use these directions to access the forms using the PowerSchool Public Portal application on your phone or tablet:
- Log into the PowerSchool ParentPortal.
- Select the appropriate student from the student dropdown menu at the top right of the screen.
- Click on “More” in the bottom menu.
- Click on “Forms” in the menu list and log into the portal again. This is a security feature for those who remain logged into the app.
- The form page should appear once you log in. Click on the form you wish to complete.
Counselor's Corner
House Competition!!!
Other Documents
(please be reminded to use transportation notes to communicate changes with your child's dismissal plan)
Kersey Creek Elementary
Email: mtownes@hcps.us
Website: https://hanoverkces.ss12.sharpschool.com/
Location: 10004 Learning Lane, Mechanicsville, VA, USA
Phone: (804) 723-3440