Emerald Hill Elementary School

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! Our spring individual and class pictures are tomorrow, Monday, March 31st. If you would like to preorder individual or class pictures, click below to order on the Barksdale website: https://www.barksdalestorefront.com/store/select_school_gallery_login/0036989 If your child rides a bus in the afternoon, buses will be practicing emergency evacuation drills on Thursday, April 3rd. Buses might leave school about 5-10 minutes late that day due to the drills. Please take a moment to review bus safety with your child sometime this week. CCPS is having a job fair on Saturday, April 5th, from 9am-12pm at our CTEC building (17441 Frank Turnage Drive, Culpeper, VA 22701). If you have ever thought about joining our amazing Emerald Hill family in a professional capacity, I hope you will come out to the job fair. Yearbook sales for the 2024-2025 school year end this Tuesday, April 1st. If you are interested in purchasing a yearbook for your student, click below to order on the Barksdale website: https://www.barksdalestorefront.com/store/select_school_gallery_login/0036989 Did you know April is Autism Awareness Month? During the week of April 7th-11th our whole school will participate in a spirit week to celebrate inclusion and diversity. Be on the lookout for the flier that was sent home Friday with more information. Please take a moment in the upcoming weeks to talk to your child about kindness and the concept of including everyone as we celebrate this spirit week with our students. Also looking ahead, our annual STEAM Night is on Wednesday, April 9th from 5:00-6:30 pm in our gymnasium. We hope to see you and your family at STEAM Night to enjoy the fun and learning. Click below for an accessible PDF of the STEAM night flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e3gujwaQsKnAO7G9oyQWIcQ-8Fj9xJC0/view?usp=sharing Tomorrow is a day 1 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday! ~Dr. Gelbert

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! SCA has voted on their next spirit day for tomorrow, March 24th: Leprechauns vs. Flowers Day. Students are encouraged to wear their favorite Emerald Hill green or flowers. The winning theme will be announced at the end of the day. We are excited that our 4th and 5th grade Choir, The Eagle Singers, and our 5th grade band will be performing for the whole school on Friday, March 28th. We are excited to share our students' talents with the whole school and share future opportunities with our younger students. Looking ahead, Monday, March 31st, is our spring individual and class picture day. A flier with more information will be coming home this week. Tomorrow is a day 2 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday! ~Dr. Gelbert

This past week our Eagles had a chance to spend their hard earned SOAR tickets on great prizes from the school store! A few of the students finally earned enough to earn some "top shelf" prizes! Thank you to our amazing community for donating items and helping support this good behavior incentive program.

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! Quarter 3 report cards will be coming home on Friday, March 21st. Looking ahead to next school year, our goal is to develop well rounded classes. Unfortunately, this prevents us from accepting requests for specific teachers. However, if you would like to provide any information about your child’s learning style that you want us to consider during placement, please email me by May 1st. Tomorrow is a day 3 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday! ~Dr. Gelbert

Good afternoon, Emerald Hill families! Yearbooks are now available for pre-order. Visit https://www.barksdalestorefront.com/shop/ and use the access code 0036989YB to purchase your yearbook today! Yearbooks will be distributed in late April.

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! The end of the 3rd grading period is this Tuesday, March 11th, and there is no school on Friday, March 14th for a Teacher Workday. This coming week we will have both a fire drill and a tornado drill. Please take a moment to review fire and tornado safety with your children. CCPS is holding their 21st Art Show at Germanna Community College. The art show will be open to the public on March 15th from 3-6pm and March 16th from 11am-2pm. Students whose work will be exhibited have been notified by Mrs. Dwyer; however, all students are welcome to come and observe work from PreK-12 CCPS students. The 2024-2025 yearbook sales will begin this week. Be on the lookout for a flier coming home with students this coming week with more information about how to order your child’s yearbook. Yearbook sales are online only and they will be on sale until April 1st. The PTO fundraiser at the Culpeper Skating Rink for March 11th is cancelled. Feel free to follow the PTO Facebook page for upcoming events and spirit nights! The PTO fundraiser, Joe Corbi’s, is still going on now until March 13th. The PTO receives a portion of every order placed through March 13th. If you are interested in participating in the fundraiser, head to joecorbi.com. Our participant code is 21651. Order pick up will be at Emerald Hill on April 8th. Tomorrow is a day 5 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday! ~Dr. Gelbert

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Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! Thank you for all of your help collecting plastic bags towards our NexTrex fundraiser. At this time, we are no longer accepting plastic bags. Thank you again for helping us recycle over 950 pounds of plastic. This week starts our month of reading events and activities. This year’s month of reading theme is space! Emerald Hill is out of this world! We hope your children will join us in participating in all the spirit days this week. Spirit Days: Monday (3/3) We’re Outta This World! - Dress like something from space (aliens, astronauts, planets, stars, star wars, etc.) Tuesday (3/4) When I grow Up I Wanna Be - Dress like your future job Wednesday (3/5) Futuristic Wacky Wednesday! - Wear crazy hair, socks, backwards clothes, etc. Thursday (3/6) Blast From The Past - Dress like a decade or century from the past Friday (3/7) Our Future’s So Bright! - Wear sunglasses or hat and an EHE shirt A flier was sent home this past week with more information about our month of reading activities. Just a reminder, all costumes may not include masks or props and students must be able to participate in normal classroom activities while wearing their costumes. I would like to share with our school family that we do have a new School Resource Officer at Emerald Hill. Please help us welcome Deputy Steel to our school community and welcome him if you see him around our campus. Deputy White is currently supporting Culpeper Middle School. If you see him around the community please help us thank him for all he did over 12 years to support our school and our school community! Looking ahead, the end of the 3rd grading period is coming up on Tuesday, March 11th, and there is no school on Friday, March 14th for a Teacher Workday. Tomorrow is a day 6 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday! ~Dr. Gelbert

Mrs. Burgh's third grade class celebrated becoming published authors of their book: Third Grade Reading Skills. Congratulations third graders!

Good afternoon, Emerald Hill families! This morning we kicked off our Out of this World Read Across America Week festivities with the Masked Reader assembly! We have a ton of dress up days and fun activities planned for next week. Be sure to check the flyer for details!

As your child may share with you, today was Deputy White's last day at Emerald Hill. He will be moving to the middle school to help protect them and keep them safe. To start his last day of being an eagle off right, the students lined the hallways to give him the standing ovation he deserves! If you see him around the community please help us thank him for all he did over 12 years to support our school and our school community!

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! Tomorrow, February 24th, is our next SCA Spirit Day: Switcheroo Day. Students are encouraged to dress like teachers and teachers will be encouraged to dress like their students. I am looking forward to seeing all the great outfits tomorrow! Next Friday we will kick off our month of reading activities for March with a masked reader assembly. This year’s month of reading theme is space! Emerald Hill is out of this world! Lookout for a flier coming home next week explaining upcoming reading spirit days, reading brackets, and more! Tomorrow is a day 1 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday! ~Dr. Gelbert

Good morning, Emerald Hill families! The EHE SCA would like to remind you that this coming Monday, February 24th, is Switcheroo Day. To participate in this SCA spirit day, students will dress like teachers and teachers will dress as students! We look forward to seeing all the fun outfits on Monday.

UPDATE: Culpeper County Schools will be closed today, Thursday, February 20, 2025 due to inclement weather. Essential personnel and custodians report at 12:00 pm. All other employees do not report.

Culpeper County Schools will open 2 hours late tomorrow, Thursday, February 20, 2025. Essential personnel and custodians report on time. All other personnel report 2 hours late.

All CCPS after-school and evening activities are canceled for today, Wednesday, February 19, 2025.

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! Thank you for all the kindness that you all shared with our staff last week! Thanks to your generosity, all staff were able to receive a nice treat from Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee Truck on Friday! Thank you to all of the students who have participated in the American Heart Association's Kids Heart Challenge. All donations must be in by Tuesday, February 18th. This week our PTO is hosting their next Spirit Night at the Culpeper Skating Center on February 20th from 5-8pm. We hope your families can join us for a fun night out. This past week, CCPS sent out information about their Parent Title Survey. If you would like to provide feedback for the survey, please use the link attached. The survey is open until February 21st. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PQ7XNRS Looking ahead, our SCA has voted on their next spirit day. On February 24th we will have a switcheroo spirit day where students are encouraged to dress like teachers and teachers will be encouraged to dress like their students. I am looking forward to seeing all the great outfits that day! Tomorrow is a day 3 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday! ~Dr. Gelbert

Good afternoon, Eagle community! Exciting news—the Emerald Hill Student Store is returning in March! This is a fantastic opportunity for students to earn fun prizes by following school rules and expectations. To keep the store stocked and running strong, our guidance counselors are seeking donations. You can contribute by clicking the Amazon wish list link or scanning the QR code. Thank you for your generosity and for supporting our students in making great choices! Accessible PDF link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BpzEN2GPvHUx9bvbbWwnUuR1CD7Vln-J/view?usp=sharing

Culpeper County Schools will open 2 hours late tomorrow, Thursday, February 13, 2025. Essential personnel and custodians report on time, all other personnel report 2 hours late.

Culpeper County Schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12, 2025 due to inclement weather. Twelve-month employees do not report. Essential personnel and custodians report at 12:00 pm.