Emerald Hill Elementary School

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! This is Dr. Gelbert. Thank you to all of our families that came out to our PTO Back to School Movie Night on Friday. It was a fun night. Thank you PTO! This coming week I will be going around to talk with classes about SOARing. SOARing is our positive behavior system that reminds students of expectations in different locations in the building. SOAR stands for: Show respect to others, Obey all rules, Always do your best, and be Responsible. I look forward to seeing our students SOAR this year! Looking ahead, there is a 4 day weekend coming up. We will have no school on Friday, September 1st as well as Monday, September 4th. During those days, our offices will be closed. Tomorrow is a day 3 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn every day!

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! This is Dr. Gelbert. We had a fabulous first week of school and we hope you all have had a restful weekend! Our amazing PTO will be hosting a Back to School Movie Night on August 18th. For more information about the event, and to purchase tickets, please check their event information here: https://back-to-school-movie-night-super-mario.cheddarup.com Dismissal has been getting faster and faster everyday. Thank you all for your patience and understanding as we continue to fine tune our procedures. Dismissal changes should be made in the form of a note turned in to your child’s teacher, however, if you must call to make a change in dismissal, please have all dismissal changes into the office before 2pm each day. Just a reminder, students are not able to be picked up for early dismissal in the office after 2:30 each school day. Any car that arrives to pick up after 2:30 will be routed in our dismissal line. Tomorrow is a day 4 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn every day!

Happy first day of school, Eagle families! As we begin the new school year, we would like to introduce our new teaching staff. Today we are featuring Mrs. Hoffman! We are so excited to welcome Mrs. Hoffman to our 4th grade team. She writes: "Hi! I am Mrs. Hoffman and I love reading and quilting! A fun fact about me is that I have lived around the world! From Germany to Bahrain and all over the United States. I am passionate about teaching and am looking forward to using as many innovative and hands-on teaching activities as possible. Learning should be fun! "

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! This is Dr. Gelbert. We are very excited to start another school year with you! At Emerald Hill we are Lifelong Learners and this year our theme is Learning is a Journey That Never Ends. We look forward to going on this journey with you and your children this year and learning every day. Meet the Teacher Night is tomorrow, August 7th from 1-6pm. Our teachers are excited to welcome everyone back and meet all of their new students. During Meet the Teacher Night, Mrs. Lane and I will be in our Eagles’ Aerie with an activity. Feel free to stop by to meet with us after you have an opportunity to meet your child’s teacher. Our first day of school will be Wednesday, August 9th. If your child is riding the bus to school on Wednesday, please have them out at the bus stop a few minutes early as bus route times are approximate. Bus routes have been posted on the CCPS transportation website. Students not riding a bus may be dropped off between 7:40-8:15am in the loop to the right of the building. Parents may park in the main lot and walk their children to their classrooms on the first day of school. Our tardy bell rings at 8:15am. This year our dismissal time is 3:00pm. Again, bus route times are approximate so students may be dropped off a little before or after the time that is posted. Transportation created a document we will update daily that includes the time each bus left our parking lot, and any notes to go along with dismissal (buses running late, buses ahead of schedule, etc.). The link to the bus dismissal document can be found on our EHE website starting the first day of school. If you are picking up your child, cars can start lining up at 2:40pm and dismissal will occur between 3:00-3:20pm. Any parent arriving before 2:40pm should park in the numbered spots in the upper parking lot. This year we will continue to use our numbered car tag system for student pick up. If you did not get a car tag last year, or have a new student, we will have a table in the front lobby during Meet the Teacher Night where parents can get a car tag. Wednesday, the first day of school, will be a day 1 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn every day!

CCPS Free & Reduced Meal Applications are now available online! Scan QR code for links or go to www.culpeperschools.org. Read more about school meals in CCPS: https://www.culpeperschools.org/article/1179813

Parents/Guardians of students who were enrolled in Culpeper County Public Schools for the 2022-2023 school year should have received an email earlier today to complete a registration update for the 2023-2024 school year. If families did not receive the email, there is a link on the CCPS website. This registration update for “returning students” is required in order for students to start school on August 9th. It is extremely important that families log in to their parent portal account and complete the “returning student” registration update for each child in school. This is an opportunity to review and update any changes to your address, phone numbers, email, health information, emergency contacts, and transportation plan for the new school year. For issues logging in to Parent Portal or to request paper registration forms, families should contact their child’s school. SPANISH: https://tinyurl.com/yvuj4jfz

It's almost time to complete "Returning Student Registration" for the 2023-2024 school year! Be on the lookout for more information regarding this very important process NEXT WEEK!

It's almost time to complete "Returning Student Registration" for the 2023-2024 school year! Be on the lookout for more information regarding this very important process NEXT WEEK!

Already excited about next school year? So are we! Check out the 23-24 Elementary School Supply list here: https://www.culpeperschools.org/o/ccps/page/school-supplies

CCPS Summer Academy starts today! School buses will be back on the roads. Not sure when to stop for a school bus? Check out our bus safety page: https://www.culpeperschools.org/o/ccps/page/bus-safety

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! Thank you so much for all of the love and support your families have shown our students and staff this week. This has been a difficult week for us eagles, but we are thankful for you all and the love you have shown us. This will be the last robo call for this school year. Tuesday, May 23rd, is our last day of school. Tomorrow is a day 4 in our resource rotation and our last day of resource. We hope you all have a wonderful summer and we look forward to seeing everyone in the fall. ~Dr. Gelbert

Please help us in congratulating Ms. Thomas for winning the Culpeper Star-Exponent's Best Of Your Hometown "Best Teacher" award for the third year in a row!

Fourth graders culminated their action projects by planting trees with visitors from the Friends of the Rappahannock today. Each class researched and chose a different kind of tree to plant around the 3rd-5th grade playground.

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles and Happy Mother’s Day! Our field day was amazing! Even though it was rainy, you wouldn’t have known any difference from all the smiles on the students faces in the gym! Thank you to all of our volunteers that helped that day and a huge thank you to all of our families for all the “Pay it Forward” Kona Ice donations! Thanks to you all, every student was able to receive a Kona Ice! Kona Ice also donated 25% of their profits to Emerald Hill for a total of $845! Thank you Kona Ice! Our last day of school will be May 23rd. If your child has any medication in the nurse’s office, please make sure you make arrangements to pick up any leftover medicine by 3:30pm on May 23rd. Any leftover medications will be disposed of after 3:30 on May 23rd. Also, if you have a 5th grader, and no other children at Emerald Hill, we will be collecting car tags next week at pick-up. If you do not plan on picking up your child this week, but have a car tag and a 5th grader, please send it in with your child so we can reuse it for next year. Thank you in advance! Tomorrow is a day 5 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend! ~Dr. Gelbert

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! This coming week is Nurse Appreciation Week! Please help us thank Nurse Kendra for all she does to support our students and school! Tuesday, May 9th is our field day! Mrs. B and her team have been working hard to ensure it will be a fun-filled day for all of our students. Kona Ice will be visiting Emerald Hill that day. To purchase your child a Kona Ice, or to Pay It Forward to support another student, you can find the link to purchase here: https://app.konaicepay.com/#/F01131101 Mrs. Hodgson has started collecting library books. If your child has any library books still checked out, please return them as soon as possible. Thank you for your help and support with this! School personnel are seeking input in the development of the upcoming 2023-24 Title II-A grant application. The Title II-A grant is currently used to support math professional development. Anyone who would like more information on the Title II-A grant or wishes to provide feedback/input is encouraged to contact Renee Wootten at the School Board Office (540-825-3677) or by email at rwootten@ccpsweb.org If your child has lost any items at Emerald Hill this year, please have them check our lost and found before May 12th. All items left after Friday, May 12th, will be washed and donated. Tomorrow is a day 1 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend!

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! This coming week is Teacher Appreciation Week! Please help us thank all of our amazing teachers for all they do for our students and school! CCPS has launched their Title I & Title III division-wide parent survey. We would love for all of our parents to complete this short survey to help with future planning and initiatives. The survey can be found here (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N3MVHDF) Our PTO will be having their monthly meeting on Thursday, May 4th at 3:15pm here at Emerald Hill. All parents are welcome. Also, on May 4th, we will be hosting our Art Show here at Emerald Hill from 5:30-7:30pm. Feel free to come by and check out some amazing art created by our talented students! Our PTO is having a fundraiser through Moe’s to preorder your dinner for Cinco de Mayo. Orders can be placed here (form.jotform.com/230194930250146), and pickups will be May 5th from 5-6pm here at Emerald Hill. Orders must be in by May 3rd by 6pm. Tomorrow is a day 2 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend!

Emerald Hill Elementary is thankful for all of our amazing local businesses that continue to support us and donate items. As a fun activity, our Community Partners committee created a BINGO board our staff have been participating in this month to support our local businesses that continue to support us. We wanted to share the fun with you and your families. If you would like to join us in supporting our local business, and looking for something fun to do with your families, feel free to complete BINGO too! Click the link below for the full size printable version https://tinyurl.com/msh35nzw

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! Before spring break, we sent out Summer Academy invitations to students we believed would benefit from our Summer Academy program this year. We are now opening up registration for any student who would like to attend Summer Academy until our spots are filled. Our summer school will be at Emerald Hill this year. It will be from June 5th-June 29th Monday-Thursdays from 8:15am-1:45pm. If you are interested in your child attending, please complete the EHES Summer Academy Registration Form found at this link: https://bit.ly/2023-summer-academy. We will be filling spots in the order in which students register and we will send out a final acceptance letter to let you know if your child is able to attend. If you received an invitation to Summer Academy, but did not register yet, please do so as soon as possible to reserve your child’s spot. This coming week is Administrative Professionals and Library Staff Appreciation Week. Please help us thank our amazing ladies in the office and Mrs. Hodgson for all they do for our students and school. We will be hosting our kindergarten orientation Thursday, April 27, from 5:30-6:15pm here at Emerald Hill. If you have a child that will be attending Emerald Hill next school year as a kindergartner, we hope you can join the event. Kindergarten registration for the 2023-2024 school year is open on the CCPS website. The last day to check books out from the school library is Thursday, April 27th. Please encourage your child to return their library book on their library day. If they have forgotten to return it, please send the book the next day for your child to return in the morning. Tomorrow is a day 3 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend!

Ms. Thomas’ class made cloud viewers! This was a great way to utilize the outdoor classroom while also reviewing various SOL skills for Science, Reading and Math.

Thank you to all of our amazing presenters and families that came out for our first 5th Grade Family Night Out last night. It was a fun night full of learning, food, games, and prizes! One 5th grader even won the prize of "Principal for the Day" Be on the lookout for another post about our 5th grade principal coming soon!