Hamilton Crossing Elementary School

Congratulations to the following students named as grade level winners for their submission to the Young Georgia Authors Writing Contest! Their work will be submitted and judged at the district-level competition. We are proud to have these students representing HCES! K- Jackson Coker 1st- Allie Christmas 2nd- Abi Coker 3rd- Daisy Gearhart 4th- Mason Hepler 5th- Irish Fowler

HCES Counseling Newsletters English link: https://5il.co/15cm8 Spanish link: https://5il.co/15cm9

The Possum Ball 2022 Follow this link to learn how you can donate to the future of Bartow County kids! https://5il.co/157fe

NEW: After a recent comprehensive review of Bartow County School System Public Health Protocols by parent, teacher, and principal advisory councils, the following changes to current guidelines have been made and are effective immediately: Bartow County Schools will only be contact tracing if a school is in the “yellow phase,” which means more than 1% of the total student and staff population is COVID-19 positive. Contact tracing is the process of identifying students who may have been exposed to the infection. While in the “green phase,” BCS will only monitor confirmed positive students or students who have been exposed to COVID-19 at home. If your child was exposed at home but has immunity, he/she may return to school, but is expected to wear a mask and remain symptom free. Daily temperature checks for these individuals will no longer be conducted by school nurses. Without immunity, prior system guidelines apply. If your school documents an increase in COVID-19 cases and moves into the “yellow phase,” all prior system quarantine guidelines apply, and protocols remain unchanged for students who test positive for COVID-19. As always, thank you for your continued patience and understanding as COVID-19 evolves in our community and new information is released regularly by public health officials. We remain committed to safety and high levels of learning for all students.

WE HAVE A WINNER: The Bartow County School System Teacher of the Year is Michael Kobito, Woodland High School teacher and band director! Congratulations to our runners-up, Natalie McPherson and Katie Hamilton! What wonderful representations of the BCSS!

WHAT A WEEK! Thank you so much for participating in Spirit Week! All of our Knights want to wish the Cass Colonels the best of luck in their homecoming game against Hiram tonight!

HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK Today there were so many teams represented, tomorrow, let's represent our team, with theme: HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Wear your HCES/Cass Spirit wear or wear blue and gold colors!

HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK Whoa! There were so many twins today in our building, it was hard to tell who was really who, so tomorrow, let's go with theme: THE GAME PLAN Wear your favorite team jersey or shirt!

HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK What a great day today, it was like we were on a tropical island today! It was so much fun, that tomorrow's theme is : THE PARENT TRAP (twin day!) Dress as a twin with a friend, teacher, or staff member of the school!

SAVE THE DATE! The book fair is coming to HCES! November 1-5, more information will be coming home soon!

HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK We had so much fun with Sleeping Beauty today, that tomorrow's theme is: MOANA! Dress in your best Hawaiian outfit!

HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK Tomorrow kicks off Spirit Week! Be sure to check our feed each day for the next day's theme! Monday, October 11: Sleeping Beauty (PJ Day) Wear your pajamas to school!

OCTOBER EVENTS Homecoming Spirit Week Monday, Oct. 10- Sleeping Beauty (PJ Day) Tuesday, Oct. 11- Moana (Hawaiian Theme) Wednesday, Oct. 12- The Parent Trap (Twin Day) Thursday, Oct. 13- The Game Plan (Team Jersey or Shirt) Friday, Oct. 14- High School Musical (HCES/Cass spirit wear or blue/gold colors) Kona Ice/Hat Day Friday, October 22 -Wear a hat for $1.00 and don’t forget your Kona Ice money too! All proceeds go to our school wide PBIS program. Book Character Parade Friday, October 29– Dress as your favorite book character (school appropriate costumes only). Parents are invited to enjoy the fun as we parade outside starting at 9:00 AM. In case of inclement weather, we will stream live on Facebook for parents to enjoy from home.

ADOPT-A-DOOR at Hamilton Crossing Elementary If you or someone you know would like to adopt a classroom door to decorate for fall, please go to the attached link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4AADA823A0FA7-adoptadoor and enter your information. If you have any questions, please contact Randi Burlison at Randi.burlison@bartow.k12.ga.us Who: Businesses, Family, and Friends What: Decorate classroom doors with fall decorations (ex. pumpkins, trees, leaves) When: Decorate: Week of October 25th (Decorating can be completed Monday-Thursday 8:00-5:30) Judging: October 29th Winning classrooms (Prek-2nd and 3-5th grades will earn a special treat)

Fall Break for students will be Monday, October 4 – Wednesday, October 6. Have a safe break, we will see everyone on Thursday, October 7!

Toys For Tots Registration Information. All questions and/or appointment requests should be directed to 770.387.9955 (not HCES).

KONA ICE and HAT DAY TOMORROW Tomorrow Kona Ice will be here, students will have the opportunity to purchase during their recess time. Tomorrow is also hat day, students can purchase a ticket for $1 from their homeroom teacher!

REMINDER: Tomorrow is an Early Release Day! Elementary schools dismiss at 11:30 a.m. and middle/high schools dismiss at 12:30 p.m. Lunch will still be served, and buses will run on an early dismissal schedule. After School Programs will continue to operate.

APTT INFORMATION Parents, tonight is our first APTT Night of the year. As you are aware, this academic year continues to have many challenges and adjustments within our school and school system; therefore, in order to keep our HCES family and staff safe we're excited to offer this meeting virtually again this year! This will also allow you the opportunity to visit all of your children's classes at your own convenience. Your student will be bringing home a folder/bag with information. There will be a letter with information on how to access the videos for each grade level. We ask that after you watch the video to take a moment and complete the survey (one for each child you have enrolled). By doing so, you will earn 10 Dojo points for your child and a chance for your child’s name to be placed in a door prize drawing. The window for surveys will be open from today (September 9, 2021) until Friday, September 24, 2021. You can find a QR code on the back of the blue letter in your child’s packet OR in the file labeled “Letter AND Survey” on the One Drive where you found the videos. We also have a folder with a message from our Special Area teachers. There are a lot of new faces, so be sure to watch their short video where they will introduce themselves and share what they are working on in their classes this year. Thank you for your continued support and participation this school year. APTT Folder Link: https://bit.ly/3BBzLGk

STEM CLUB APPLICATIONS Parents, STEM Club sign ups were a big success! At this point, all sign ups are full, and anyone else who signs up will go on a waiting list. Mrs. Abernathy will be in contact with you by September 17 to let you know which session your child will be in! Thanks for helping us make this a success!