Emerald Hill Elementary School

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!

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! I hope you have had an amazing spring break! We look forward to welcoming our students back tomorrow, April 17th. This coming week is Volunteer Appreciation Week. We would like to thank our amazing PTO and all of our volunteers for all you do to support our school! We will be having a 5th Grade Family Night out for all of our 5th grade families this Thursday, April 20th, from 5-6pm here at Emerald Hill. If you have a 5th grader and have questions about the middle school transition, we hope you join us on April 20th where we will have staff from the middle school and community members available to answer questions. Food will be provided and we will watch kids (5 and older) while you can ask questions and learn more. Every 5th grader that attends the event will receive a copy of the book “Surviving Middle School” and will also be placed in a drawing for gift cards and games. On Saturday, April 22nd, Culpeper County Public Schools will be hosting a job fair at our CTEC building from 9am to noon. If you’ve ever been interested in working at our amazing school, in any capacity, I’d love for you to come out to the job fair and have a conversation about current job opportunities. Also, on April 22nd, our PTO will be having their VIP dance. If you would like to purchase tickets to the event, here is the link to purchase tickets: https://ehe-vip-dance-2023.cheddarup.com There is a limit to tickets being sold so please make sure to purchase tickets early to ensure your child(ren) is able to attend. We will be hosting our kindergarten orientation Thursday, April 27, from 5:30-6:15. If you have a child that will be attending Emerald Hill next school year as a kindergartner, we hope you can join the event. Tomorrow is a day 4 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend!

Culpeper County Public Schools will be closed for Spring Break the week of April 10-14, 2023. This includes schools and offices.

Attention, Emerald Hill families! Today is the last day to order 2023 field day t-shirts! Use the link below to place your orders. https://emerald-hill-field-day-t-shirt-order.cheddarup.com

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! If you were interested in purchasing one of our field day t-shirts, orders are due by this Wednesday, April 5th. Here is the link to order yours today: https://emerald-hill-field-day-t-shirt-order.cheddarup.com Our PTO will be having their monthly meeting on Thursday, April 6th at 3:15pm here at Emerald Hill. All parents are welcome. Looking ahead, our spring break is coming up. There will be no school April 10th through April 14th. We’ll look forward to welcoming our students back on April 17th. When we return from spring break, we will be having a 5th Grade Family Night out for all of our 5th grade families on April 20th from 5-6pm. We will be sending a flier home this coming week with more information, but if you have a 5th grader and have questions about the middle school transition, we hope you join us on April 20th where we will have staff from the middle school and community members available to answer questions. Food will be provided and we will watch kids (5 and older) while you can ask questions and learn more. Tomorrow is a day 5 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend!

The EHE drama club treated our students to a preview of Alice in Wonderland this morning! We invite all of our Emerald Hill students and families to join us this Friday at 6:00 PM to enjoy the show!

Please help us in congratulating Emerald Hill's classified employee of the year, Nancy Nelson!

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! Our PTO will be having a spirit night at Little Caesars tomorrow, March 27th. We hope you are able to join us to enjoy a yummy meal with your family. Also, our amazing PTO has been participating in a fundraiser through Joe Corbi. The orders for that fundraiser are due tomorrow. Thank you for supporting our PTO! Our SCA has voted on our next spirit day, Bring a Stuffed Animal to School Day. Students may bring a stuffed animal to school on Friday, March 31st. Also on Friday, March 31st, our Drama Club will be having their culminating performance at Emerald Hill at 6pm. If your family plans on attending, please fill out this form so we can plan accordingly: https://alice-in-wonderland-other-unusual-tales.cheddarup.com We have our Spring Dental Clinic on April 21st. If you would like your child to participate in the dental clinic, please fill out the form that was sent home before Friday, March 31st. Looking ahead, our spring break is coming up. There will be no school April 10th through April 14th. We’ll look forward to welcoming our students back on April 17th. Tomorrow is a day 6 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend!

3rd grade students reviewed polygon vocabulary with "Walk the Shape." They went outside and walked the perimeter of polygons drawn on the blacktop with chalk. They counted the sides and said "VERTEX" when they got to a corner.