Culpeper County Schools will open 2 hours late tomorrow, Tuesday, December 9, 2025 due to the potential for icy road conditions.
Essential personnel and custodians report on time, all other personnel report 2 hours late.
Essential personnel and custodians report on time, all other personnel report 2 hours late.
CCPS after-school and evening student activities are cancelled for today, Monday, December 8, 2025 due to the forecast of inclement weather.
The School Board meeting will be held as scheduled.
The School Board meeting will be held as scheduled.
Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! This is Dr. Gelbert.
Since we are already into our winter weather, and we’ve already had a 2-hour delay day, I wanted to remind our families that we do not serve breakfast on 2-hour delay days. Thank you in advance for helping your children plan ahead on those days should we have any more 2-hour delay days this school year.
This coming week, we will be having our next fire drill. Please take a moment to review fire safety with your children.
Thank you to all of our families that have already donated towards the Culpeper Christmas Basket Food Drive. We’ve already raised 3,964 items! Due to the snow day on Friday, we will be collecting items through tomorrow! Our goal is 5,000 items. Thank you for helping us make the holidays special for our neighbors in need!
Candy Gram Fliers were sent home last week. If your child is interested in purchasing Candy Grams, money and tags are due by this Friday, December 12th. Please have your child complete the tags that were sent home and payment can be submitted at School Cash Online.
We are excited to kick off our EHE Holiday Light Tour tomorrow! Attached is the Light Tour flyer, which includes a QR code linking to a PDF of the Holiday Light Tour map, a Google Map of all the stops, and the voting form. We want to thank all the families who volunteered to participate and share their beautifully decorated homes. Families are invited to enjoy the tour any evening from tomorrow, December 8th, through Wednesday, December 17th, and don’t forget to vote for your top three favorite houses. The top three houses will be announced on Thursday, December 18th! We can’t wait to see which homes are your favorites!
Join us on December 17th from 6-8 pm for our Holiday Market! Join us for a magical evening of holiday photos, crafts, and family shopping. Families will have the opportunity to purchase gifts from local vendors and our student holiday shop, but all event activities in the cafeteria (crafts, treats, and holiday photos) will be free for students. We look forward to celebrating this festive evening with you!
Looking ahead, our Winter Break is Friday, December 19th through Monday, January 5th. Both the school and the main office will be closed during the break. We will look forward to welcoming students back on Tuesday, January 6th.
Tonight at 5pm, Emerald Hill will be walking in the Culpeper Christmas parade. If your family attends the parade, please look for us!
Tomorrow is a day 3 in our resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!
Since we are already into our winter weather, and we’ve already had a 2-hour delay day, I wanted to remind our families that we do not serve breakfast on 2-hour delay days. Thank you in advance for helping your children plan ahead on those days should we have any more 2-hour delay days this school year.
This coming week, we will be having our next fire drill. Please take a moment to review fire safety with your children.
Thank you to all of our families that have already donated towards the Culpeper Christmas Basket Food Drive. We’ve already raised 3,964 items! Due to the snow day on Friday, we will be collecting items through tomorrow! Our goal is 5,000 items. Thank you for helping us make the holidays special for our neighbors in need!
Candy Gram Fliers were sent home last week. If your child is interested in purchasing Candy Grams, money and tags are due by this Friday, December 12th. Please have your child complete the tags that were sent home and payment can be submitted at School Cash Online.
We are excited to kick off our EHE Holiday Light Tour tomorrow! Attached is the Light Tour flyer, which includes a QR code linking to a PDF of the Holiday Light Tour map, a Google Map of all the stops, and the voting form. We want to thank all the families who volunteered to participate and share their beautifully decorated homes. Families are invited to enjoy the tour any evening from tomorrow, December 8th, through Wednesday, December 17th, and don’t forget to vote for your top three favorite houses. The top three houses will be announced on Thursday, December 18th! We can’t wait to see which homes are your favorites!
Join us on December 17th from 6-8 pm for our Holiday Market! Join us for a magical evening of holiday photos, crafts, and family shopping. Families will have the opportunity to purchase gifts from local vendors and our student holiday shop, but all event activities in the cafeteria (crafts, treats, and holiday photos) will be free for students. We look forward to celebrating this festive evening with you!
Looking ahead, our Winter Break is Friday, December 19th through Monday, January 5th. Both the school and the main office will be closed during the break. We will look forward to welcoming students back on Tuesday, January 6th.
Tonight at 5pm, Emerald Hill will be walking in the Culpeper Christmas parade. If your family attends the parade, please look for us!
Tomorrow is a day 3 in our resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!
Attention Eagles!
The deadline to donate to the Culpeper Community Christmas Basket food drive has been extended to Monday at 9:00am!
A huge thank you to our incredible Emerald Hill families for your overwhelming generosity. Your contributions are making a real difference in our community this holiday season. 🙌
Let’s finish strong and spread the holiday spirit!
🤶🎄❄️🎅
The deadline to donate to the Culpeper Community Christmas Basket food drive has been extended to Monday at 9:00am!
A huge thank you to our incredible Emerald Hill families for your overwhelming generosity. Your contributions are making a real difference in our community this holiday season. 🙌
Let’s finish strong and spread the holiday spirit!
🤶🎄❄️🎅
UPDATE: Culpeper County Schools will be closed today, Friday. December 5, 2025 due to inclement weather. Essential personnel and custodians report at noon. All other employees do not report.
Culpeper County Schools will open 2 hours late tomorrow, Friday, December 5, 2025 due to the forecast of inclement weather. Essential personnel and custodians report on time, all other personnel report 2 hours late.
If conditions deteriorate and we need to close, we will send a follow-up notification by 7:30 AM.
If conditions deteriorate and we need to close, we will send a follow-up notification by 7:30 AM.
Emerald Hill families, we’re at 3,900 donations for the Culpeper Community Christmas Basket food drive, and we’re pushing to reach 5,000 by tomorrow! Last year we brought in nearly 2,000 items on the final day, so we know this community can do it.
How you can help:
Bring in any last-minute food items, or send cash/check donations (made out to Culpeper Community Christmas Basket). Every dollar counts as one item.
Class incentives for tomorrow:
• Every item earns a raffle ticket for a candy cane treat.
• The top-donating class in each grade wins an ice cream party.
• The three classes that bring in the most items tomorrow earn a special STEM recess session with Mr. Foster.
Thank you for helping us support families in our community. Let’s finish strong!
How you can help:
Bring in any last-minute food items, or send cash/check donations (made out to Culpeper Community Christmas Basket). Every dollar counts as one item.
Class incentives for tomorrow:
• Every item earns a raffle ticket for a candy cane treat.
• The top-donating class in each grade wins an ice cream party.
• The three classes that bring in the most items tomorrow earn a special STEM recess session with Mr. Foster.
Thank you for helping us support families in our community. Let’s finish strong!
Culpeper County Schools will open 2 hours late tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2, 2025 due to the forecast of inclement weather. Essential personnel and custodians report on time, all other personnel report 2 hours late.
Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! This is Dr. Gelbert.
During lunches on Tuesday, November 25th, our Farm to School Liaison will be joining us to conduct a Harvest of the Month cooking experience for our students during their lunch time. Feel free to ask your children about the yummy treat they tried during lunch if they buy lunch on Tuesday.
Our Holiday Market is quickly approaching. Students are invited to attend our Holiday Market on Wednesday, December 17th from 6-8pm. If you haven’t signed up for our Light Tour yet, but are still interested, sign up now before November 25th! We are so excited for this event and look forward to sharing the special night with our students!
bit.ly/ehe-light-tour
The Emerald Hill SCA is supporting the Culpeper County Christmas Basket Food Drive. We are collecting non-perishable food items as well as checks made out to CCCBP. Every item donated will count as one entry in a weekly class prize drawing. All donated items are due by December 5th. Thank you for helping us make the holidays special for our neighbors in need!
There is no school for students this coming Wednesday, November 26th through Friday, November 28th for the Thanksgiving holiday. We look forward to welcoming students back on Monday, December 1st.
Tomorrow is a day 3 in our resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend, enjoy your holiday, and remember to learn everyday!
During lunches on Tuesday, November 25th, our Farm to School Liaison will be joining us to conduct a Harvest of the Month cooking experience for our students during their lunch time. Feel free to ask your children about the yummy treat they tried during lunch if they buy lunch on Tuesday.
Our Holiday Market is quickly approaching. Students are invited to attend our Holiday Market on Wednesday, December 17th from 6-8pm. If you haven’t signed up for our Light Tour yet, but are still interested, sign up now before November 25th! We are so excited for this event and look forward to sharing the special night with our students!
bit.ly/ehe-light-tour
The Emerald Hill SCA is supporting the Culpeper County Christmas Basket Food Drive. We are collecting non-perishable food items as well as checks made out to CCCBP. Every item donated will count as one entry in a weekly class prize drawing. All donated items are due by December 5th. Thank you for helping us make the holidays special for our neighbors in need!
There is no school for students this coming Wednesday, November 26th through Friday, November 28th for the Thanksgiving holiday. We look forward to welcoming students back on Monday, December 1st.
Tomorrow is a day 3 in our resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend, enjoy your holiday, and remember to learn everyday!
🚀 Engineering in Action in 3rd Grade! 🛠️🌊
Mr. Tilbe’s third graders have been learning all about simple machines. Today they used their knowledge to build contraptions that could move a payload safely into a boat.
Using cardboard, cups, yarn, ramps, tape, and LOTS of teamwork, our young engineers sketched, built, tested, redesigned, and celebrated every success along the way. Their creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration muscles got a real workout! 💚🦅✨
Mr. Tilbe’s third graders have been learning all about simple machines. Today they used their knowledge to build contraptions that could move a payload safely into a boat.
Using cardboard, cups, yarn, ramps, tape, and LOTS of teamwork, our young engineers sketched, built, tested, redesigned, and celebrated every success along the way. Their creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration muscles got a real workout! 💚🦅✨
🎉 Thank You, Oak View Bank! 🎉
On behalf of Emerald Hill’s Community Partners Swift Committee, we want to extend a heartfelt thank-you to Oak View Bank of Culpeper for their generous $150 donation in support of teacher supplies. 💚🦅
On behalf of Emerald Hill’s Community Partners Swift Committee, we want to extend a heartfelt thank-you to Oak View Bank of Culpeper for their generous $150 donation in support of teacher supplies. 💚🦅
🌟 Welcome to Emerald Hill, Deputy Thorn! 🌟
We are excited to introduce our new School Resource Officer, Deputy Thorn, to the Emerald Hill Elementary community! With nearly two decades of experience keeping schools safe, she brings a caring spirit, a steady presence, and a deep commitment to making sure every Eagle feels protected, supported, and ready to learn.
Please join us in giving Deputy Thorn a big, friendly Eagle welcome! 🦅💚
We are so glad you’re here!
We are excited to introduce our new School Resource Officer, Deputy Thorn, to the Emerald Hill Elementary community! With nearly two decades of experience keeping schools safe, she brings a caring spirit, a steady presence, and a deep commitment to making sure every Eagle feels protected, supported, and ready to learn.
Please join us in giving Deputy Thorn a big, friendly Eagle welcome! 🦅💚
We are so glad you’re here!
Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! This is Dr. Gelbert.
Our Reading Committee is hosting a free event for students on Wednesday, November 19th from 5-6pm. We hope you and your family will join us for a fun night of reading at Emerald Hill! Students are invited to wear their comfiest pajamas to listen to guest readers, enjoy some popcorn, play reading games, and maybe even win a prize!
Friday, November 21st, is our next SCA Spirit Day: Alien Day. See the flier with more information.
The Emerald Hill SCA is again supporting the Culpeper County Christmas Basket food drive. We are collecting non-perishable food items as well as checks made out to CCCBP. Every item donated will count as one entry in a weekly class prize drawing. Thank you for helping us make the holidays special for our neighbors in need!
Our Holiday Market is quickly approaching. Students are invited to attend our Holiday Market on Wednesday, December 17th from 6-8pm. Thank you to all the families who have signed up to be featured on our first ever Emerald Hill light tour! If you didn’t sign up last week, but are still interested, sign up now before November 25th! We are so excited for this event and look forward to sharing the special night with our students!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfotHY_CyTl4gOdsi62xZkQgU-AScSG_kZ3s8kh68lSnj6nRw/viewform
Looking ahead, there is no school for students from November 26th through November 28th for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Tomorrow is a day 4 in our resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!
Our Reading Committee is hosting a free event for students on Wednesday, November 19th from 5-6pm. We hope you and your family will join us for a fun night of reading at Emerald Hill! Students are invited to wear their comfiest pajamas to listen to guest readers, enjoy some popcorn, play reading games, and maybe even win a prize!
Friday, November 21st, is our next SCA Spirit Day: Alien Day. See the flier with more information.
The Emerald Hill SCA is again supporting the Culpeper County Christmas Basket food drive. We are collecting non-perishable food items as well as checks made out to CCCBP. Every item donated will count as one entry in a weekly class prize drawing. Thank you for helping us make the holidays special for our neighbors in need!
Our Holiday Market is quickly approaching. Students are invited to attend our Holiday Market on Wednesday, December 17th from 6-8pm. Thank you to all the families who have signed up to be featured on our first ever Emerald Hill light tour! If you didn’t sign up last week, but are still interested, sign up now before November 25th! We are so excited for this event and look forward to sharing the special night with our students!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfotHY_CyTl4gOdsi62xZkQgU-AScSG_kZ3s8kh68lSnj6nRw/viewform
Looking ahead, there is no school for students from November 26th through November 28th for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Tomorrow is a day 4 in our resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!
Mrs. Bridges' second graders worked together to solve problems and use their math skills in a Connect 4–style game with sticky notes. The match ended in a tie, but with all that teamwork and problem-solving, everyone walked away a winner!
Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! This is Dr. Gelbert.
On Veterans Day, this coming Tuesday, we will be having a Spirit Day: Red, White, and Blue Day. Students are encouraged to wear red, white, or blue for our whole school assembly and program for Veterans.
Our Fall Picture Day retakes are this coming Friday, November 14th.
This coming week, we will be having our next fire drill. Please take a moment to review fire safety with your children.
Last week we announced that we will be hosting a Holiday Market this year. Thank you to all of the businesses that have signed up to be a vendor at the event. In addition to the actual Holiday Market at Emerald Hill on December 17th, we want to put together an EHE family light tour! Thank you in advance for considering signing up and sharing your holiday spirit.
Tomorrow is a day 5 in our resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!
On Veterans Day, this coming Tuesday, we will be having a Spirit Day: Red, White, and Blue Day. Students are encouraged to wear red, white, or blue for our whole school assembly and program for Veterans.
Our Fall Picture Day retakes are this coming Friday, November 14th.
This coming week, we will be having our next fire drill. Please take a moment to review fire safety with your children.
Last week we announced that we will be hosting a Holiday Market this year. Thank you to all of the businesses that have signed up to be a vendor at the event. In addition to the actual Holiday Market at Emerald Hill on December 17th, we want to put together an EHE family light tour! Thank you in advance for considering signing up and sharing your holiday spirit.
Tomorrow is a day 5 in our resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!
📢 Important Update for Virginia SNAP Recipients
Virginia will temporarily issue state-funded food assistance on a weekly basis to households’ existing EBT cards while federal SNAP benefits are delayed.
These state funds, called the Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance (VENA) program, will:
✅ Use the same EBT cards and beneficiaries as SNAP
✅ Deliver about ¼ of monthly benefits each week
✅ Begin issuing benefits on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in November
For questions or the latest updates, visit DSS.Virginia.gov
or contact your local Department of Social Services office.
Virginia will temporarily issue state-funded food assistance on a weekly basis to households’ existing EBT cards while federal SNAP benefits are delayed.
These state funds, called the Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance (VENA) program, will:
✅ Use the same EBT cards and beneficiaries as SNAP
✅ Deliver about ¼ of monthly benefits each week
✅ Begin issuing benefits on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in November
For questions or the latest updates, visit DSS.Virginia.gov
or contact your local Department of Social Services office.
Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! This is Dr. Gelbert.
There is no school this Tuesday, November 4th, for Election Day.
Emerald Hill is super excited to announce that we will be having a Holiday Market this year. On December 17th, we will be hosting a magical night of holiday pictures, crafts, and family shopping. If you would like to be part of the magic and have a small business, we are looking for vendors for our Holiday Market. Please see the flier for more information.
Looking ahead, on Veterans Day, November 11th, we will be having a Spirit Day: Red, White, and Blue Day. Students will be encouraged to wear red, white, or blue for our whole school assembly and program for Veterans. In addition, if your family has a Veteran who would like to attend our Veterans Day assembly and breakfast, please make sure they RSVP by November 3rd.
Tomorrow is a day 1 in our resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!
There is no school this Tuesday, November 4th, for Election Day.
Emerald Hill is super excited to announce that we will be having a Holiday Market this year. On December 17th, we will be hosting a magical night of holiday pictures, crafts, and family shopping. If you would like to be part of the magic and have a small business, we are looking for vendors for our Holiday Market. Please see the flier for more information.
Looking ahead, on Veterans Day, November 11th, we will be having a Spirit Day: Red, White, and Blue Day. Students will be encouraged to wear red, white, or blue for our whole school assembly and program for Veterans. In addition, if your family has a Veteran who would like to attend our Veterans Day assembly and breakfast, please make sure they RSVP by November 3rd.
Tomorrow is a day 1 in our resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!
Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! This is Dr. Gelbert.
Our PTO is selling spirit wear. Ordering is available through Kash Imprints on their website until the end of the day today, October 26th! (https://prints.kashimprints.com/EHE-2025/shop/home)
We will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week and National Bullying Prevention Month this coming week, October 27th through 31st. We will celebrate with daily spirit days and activities.
Looking ahead, there will be no school on Tuesday, November 4th, for Election Day.
Tomorrow is a day 2 in our resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!
Our PTO is selling spirit wear. Ordering is available through Kash Imprints on their website until the end of the day today, October 26th! (https://prints.kashimprints.com/EHE-2025/shop/home)
We will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week and National Bullying Prevention Month this coming week, October 27th through 31st. We will celebrate with daily spirit days and activities.
Looking ahead, there will be no school on Tuesday, November 4th, for Election Day.
Tomorrow is a day 2 in our resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!
Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! This is Dr. Gelbert.
This week is Transportation Appreciation Week. Please help us thank our amazing bus drivers!
Trunk or Treat is this coming Friday, October 24th, from 6-7:30pm. Thank you to all of our families that have signed up to host a trunk! Tickets for Trunk or Treat are no longer for sale and tickets will not be sold at the event. If you’ve already purchased a ticket to our Trunk or Treat event, we look forward to celebrating the fun with you on Friday from 6-7:30pm.
Our PTO is selling spirit wear. Ordering is available through Kash imprints on their website until October 26th.
(https://prints.kashimprints.com/EHE-2025/shop/home)
We will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week and National Bullying Prevention Month next week, October 27th through 31st. We will celebrate with daily spirit days and activities.
We are hiring for a custodial position. If you are looking for a job in the school system, or know someone that would be interested in the position, please go onto our CCPS website to apply for the job.
Tomorrow is a day 3 in our resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!
This week is Transportation Appreciation Week. Please help us thank our amazing bus drivers!
Trunk or Treat is this coming Friday, October 24th, from 6-7:30pm. Thank you to all of our families that have signed up to host a trunk! Tickets for Trunk or Treat are no longer for sale and tickets will not be sold at the event. If you’ve already purchased a ticket to our Trunk or Treat event, we look forward to celebrating the fun with you on Friday from 6-7:30pm.
Our PTO is selling spirit wear. Ordering is available through Kash imprints on their website until October 26th.
(https://prints.kashimprints.com/EHE-2025/shop/home)
We will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week and National Bullying Prevention Month next week, October 27th through 31st. We will celebrate with daily spirit days and activities.
We are hiring for a custodial position. If you are looking for a job in the school system, or know someone that would be interested in the position, please go onto our CCPS website to apply for the job.
Tomorrow is a day 3 in our resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!
Mrs. Hoffman’s 3rd graders are practicing their science vocabulary in a fun, interactive way outside Mrs. Shaffer’s classroom! Students listen to a word and its definition at the press of a button, then demonstrate their understanding by writing a definition, example, nonexample, or sentence. Participants receive a small prize and are entered for a chance to record a button for future vocabulary sets.
