Greetings Hampton Elementary School Families,
We have had another great week of school here at HES! Our students continue to live our new Hawk’s Honour Code!
H- Honest A-Accepting W-Well-Balanced K-Kindness
National Day of Mourning - A reminder that on Monday, Sept.19th there are no classes for students as it has been designated as a National Day of Mourning to mark the life and service of Queen Elizabeth. Please find the province’s press release with more information here.
School Forms – We greatly appreciate families returning the following student information forms sent home with students on the first day of school:
• Student Information Sheet
• Computer Usage Agreement ( Policy 311)
• Early Closure Form
• Allergy Aware Form ( Policy 704)
• Right to Information and Sharing of Information Form
Agenda Scavenger Hunt – A reminder that the Agenda Scavenger Hunt is due on Friday, Sept.23rd. Please return for a chance to win a family prize!
Student Leadership Forms – HES is a school that believes in student leadership and engagement! This week, the Hawk Leadership Team forms are available for students who want to get involved and be leaders in our school. Completed forms can be returned to Mrs. Branch and Mrs. Gray by Sept.22nd.
HES Green House – Our greenhouse team invites families to drop off any summer plants, i.e. geraniums to our greenhouse before the onset of frost. Please contact the school at 832-6021 to arrange plant drop off details.
Sept. 30th Truth and Reconciliation Day and Orange Shirt Day – Students are invited to wear orange to acknowledge our national day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Traffic Notes:
• For students who are driven to school by family/friends (students who don’t take the bus): We invite you to drop off and pick up at the rink parking lot, the same as it has been done for the past 2 years to avoid congestion on School Street.
• If dropping off your children at HES in the morning, please proceed just beyond the pilons and please do not turn in to the playground to drop off children. If you must pick up your children after school, please park in the spaces adjacent to the playground.
• Please drop students off after 7:50am.
• Passing a school bus when the red lights are flashing is a serious offense and may result in a substantial fine. Please remember the speed limit on School Street is 20 kilometers
School Supply and Fee Information - Thank you to families who have paid both the school supply fee and student fee. These can be paid online using cashless schools @ https://asd-s.schoolcashonline.com/
School Supplies/Student Fee 2022-2023:
Total Cost: $60 per student Gr 3-5 English and French Immersion
Amount Rationale: $40 This part of the fee covers all student consumable supplies. With ten months of the year, this works out to $4 a month per student and covers: pencils, erasers, paper, notebooks, duotangs, markers, crayons, glue, art supplies. Items such as scissors and rulers are recycled from year to year and are replenished on an as needed basis.
$20 This part of the fee covers student agenda and performances. For example, students will receive a student agenda ($8), school performances, skating sessions at the Hampton Community Centre in the Fall or Winter and one swimming session in the Spring. (Additional fees may be required for individual class events/field trips)
Families are required to provide the following: •boxes of tissue (2-3 per student) •1 set of inexpensive ear buds/ ear phones (ear phones preferred) •Indoor sneakers •1 backpack •1 lunch bag ***there may be times towards the end of the year when items such as pencils are requested to be replenished.
Breakfast and Hot Lunch Programs – Our breakfast and hot lunch programs will start up again at the end of September. Stayed tuned for further updates!
Picture Day – Picture Day takes place on Thursday, Sept. 22nd 2022 for HES students.
Terry Fox Walk – Our whole school Terry Fox walk takes place on Friday, Sept.23rd 2022. We will be collecting “Toonies for Terry” this week leading up to our walk. Students are invited to bring a toonie with them ahead of our walk.
Community Event Information
Hampton Minor Basketball Association: Registration for the 2022-2023 season opened on August 21st, 2022. The link to register is: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/334051 . Space is limited so please register early. We are also in need of coaches to assist with the season. Please reach out if you can help. Our program can only run with the assistance of volunteers, please consider helping. It is a wonderful opportunity to spend time with your kids as well as give back to your community.
Thank you and have a good weekend!
Ms. Donovan