Dr Seuss Week! March 1st-5th
Dress up days: Monday - Many Colored Monday
Tuesday - Terrific Hat Tuesday
Wednesday - Wacky Wednesday with Sassy Socks
Thursday - Favorite Book Character
Friday - Oh the Places You'll Go! (Dress as what you want to be when you grow up)
Kim Tisdale has been named as the HCES principal for the 2021 school year. Full article under the News section.
Parents,
We will busing students home approximately 40 minutes early due to a water main break. We apologize for the short notice, but please make sure someone is available to meet someone at the bus stop. Thank you!
The school will be allowing early checkouts, beginning at 11:30 tomorrow morning. Parents will need to follow the normal checkout procedures at the front office. Additionally, if your child will be riding a bus home tomorrow, expect the bus to be fifteen to twenty minutes earlier than normal. Thank you and have a wonderful and safe Christmas Break!
Dress up days for the week of Dec 14th-18th:
Monday - Christmas Vacation (Wear sunglasses, tropical shirts, hula skirts)
Thursday - Holiday Green Day
Friday - Polar Express Pajama Day
Brighten up our week with a "Light Up Christmas" dress up day on Thursday, December 10th! Wear your tinsel, glitter, and lights!
Our annual Holiday Shop is this week! (Dec 7th-11th). More details and links in the "News" section.
Let's have a little fun in December! This Friday, December 4th, wear some Tacky Christmas gear!
Good news! Our Heard County STRONG t-shirts were such a hit, we are having a RE-ORDER! Order forms are due with payment by this Wednesday, Nov 11th. Order forms were sent home last week and are available at the front office. Online link: https://5il.co/mviz
The fall picture order deadline is being extended until this Friday, November 6th!
Due to being closed for storm outages last week: We are rescheduling our Red Ribbon Week Super Heroes / Costume Day for this Friday, November 6th!
It is Red Ribbon Week! We have special themes each day!
It is Bus Driver Appreciation Week! Remember to thank your bus drivers!
It is Homecoming Week! HCES is doing dress-up days on Monday - Thursday. Let's have a fun week!
PTO is taking orders for "Heard County STRONG" shirts now! Order forms went home last week. Shirts are available in Maroon or Black. Short sleeve - $10 and Long sleeve - $15. Orders are due by October 7th. Link to order form: https://5il.co/lklb
Just a reminder that we will be back to normal schedule tomorrow, Friday, September 18th.
It will also be school picture day tomorrow! These are the individual pictures that go in our annual yearbook.
We will also have our normal Fun Friday ice cream for sale for $1.
Heard County School System will be closed for children on Thursday, September 17th. School will be closed due to an overabundance of caution after watching the 11:30 a.m. National Weather Service briefing. We have large concerns for the amount of rain forecasted for our area. Dirt roads and gravel roads will likely be washed out and make travel impossible in some areas.
GREAT NEWS! The fundraiser has been EXTENDED until next Friday, September 11th! This extension will give everyone time to sell/shop and more time for students to win prizes over the holiday weekend! Thanks for your support of HCES! (Fundraising website: www.shopfund.com)
Our school fundraiser is going on until September 4th! Help support HCES! Sign-up and shop at shopfund.com
(Full article for parents under the News section.)
Flu shot information coming soon - (see flyer)
Big shout out to HCES Assistant Principal, Mrs. Maggie Bonner! Mrs. Bonner spent countless hours on a self-directed project to bring online forms to the Heard County School System. Thank you Mrs. Bonner for your countless hours of work converting forms and streamlining the process for all Heard County stakeholders! Well done, and thank you for thinking of the entire BraveNation
Check out our informational video about registration and open house! Help us share!
https://youtu.be/RxVWgh6Jzpc
HCSS TO OFFER VIRTUAL OPTION FOR GRADES K-5
Please see the full article under our "News" section.
**Note: All Open House/Registration forms must be completed to be eligible.
YOU CAN NOW COMPLETE OPEN HOUSE PAPERWORK ONLINE!
Click on this link for the forms: https://5il.co/i8bc
Click on each of the documents and fill them out online and you're ready for Open House later this month!
**You may also access the links on the Heard County App! Select HCES. Swipe right (or click the menu in the top left) and click on Documents. Choose HCES Open House 2020 Forms.
Open House Schedule -
Mon-July 27th
11AM-2PM
Cafeteria - 1st
Gym - 2nd
3PM-6PM
Cafeteria - 5th
Gym-Pre-K
Tues-July 28th
11AM-2PM
Cafeteria - 3rd
Gym - 4th
3PM-6PM
Gym-Kindergarten
The Back to School Bash will be a drive-thru event on Saturday, August 1st beginning at 9 a.m. The event will be held at Heard County High School this year. Students must be present in the vehicle to receive school supplies.
Parents - Please take a moment to complete this survey!
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER SURVEY FOR REOPENING 20-21 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lCQi1w6upCB5BQQj_VDY-7meLKaDJ6nNNdiC8IXlteQ/viewform?fbclid=IwAR2CmCSJenInrVewew-1WyDoHUsdkSe25t1uF_shXBzDH2T_V1td4dnZ8fA&edit_requested=true
Important message from Heard County School System. (also under News Section) http://www.heardcitizen.com/an-important-update-from-the-heard-county-school-system?fbclid=IwAR1lK_T9wc9MQFt2M8YgJh9hsauMN8sHIxeFzsSh9I1iV9p4KKFFPoh4Bw8
We’re thrilled to announce Heard County School
System’s new app! Carry “The One Brave Nation”, in your
pocket. Download the app on Android:
https://bit.ly/3g0t72u or iPhone: https://apple.co/3ebshOy.
Yearbook Pickup - Tuesday, June 16th from 10 am -2 pm
Make sure you download the new Heard County School System App! https://youtu.be/Byi8PtslDb4
2020-2021 School Supply List
2019-2020 HCES Virtual Awards
https://www.wevideo.com/view/1720962404
Alternate link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qIzgdcUm9l84ypOR9CLzlG-VwMD1fqvI/view?usp=sharing
Free meal packages continue on Thursdays (3:30pm-6pm) until the end of June!
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT- PREK REGISTRATION NOW OPEN ONLINE!
The Heard County School System is now accepting registration online via a Google Form. More information under the News section.
In accordance with executive order of Governor Brian Kemp, the Heard County School System will close all facilities for the remainder of the school year. There are many questions about the logistics of this. Please see the video attached for a recording of a message from Superintendent Rodney Kay with more details. Thank you.
https://youtu.be/2tgFKLhDqlU
The Heard County School System Prekindergarten Registration scheduled for April has been postponed due to shelter in place mandates. Registration will be rescheduled in the future. Once a date is set it will be advertised on the school systems website and social media and in local media. Please help us get the word out by sharing this information with those people you know with preschool children. Thank you!
Over 500 bags handed out Thursday! 4,000 meals! Thank you Nutrition Staff! #OneBraveNation
Per Governor Kemp's Executive Order, Heard County School System will remain closed until Monday, April 27th. We will continue to operate with online learning during this time period. If you have internet connectivity issues please reach out to your child's teachers and principal.
COVID-19 FEEDING PROGRAM UPDATE: Free food pickup for all kids 18 and under at HCES. The pick-ups days are Monday and Thursday. Hours have been extended to 3:30-6:30.
Governor Kemp’s executive order mandates that there are to be no public gatherings of 10 or more through April 6th. Our spring break is April 6-10; therefore Heard County Schools will be closed until Monday, April 13th. Please share, and know we will continue to conduct virtual learning through April 3rd. We will continue to seek guidance from the professionals as we make these decisions. Please continue to follow all guidance from our health officials. Stay safe Brave Nation!
#onebravenation
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