Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! This is Dr. Gelbert.
We have spring individual and class pictures this coming Wednesday, March 20th. A flier with more information was sent home last week.
PTO’s Joe Corbi’s fundraiser is due on Monday, March 18th.
PTO is also having a flash deal to clean out their stash of EHE shirts. Every mystery design shirt is only $5. If you would like to order any spiritwear for yourself or your family at a discounted price, here is the link: https://merchandise-8138.cheddarup.com
While we still enjoy our One School Two Books Activities at school, students are encouraged to participate in the Reading Radness Challenges by reading at home to help earn prizes for their class. Thank you again for helping share the love of reading with your children at home.
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 5 in our resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!
Coming Soon! Kindergarten and Preschool registration for the 2024-2025 school year will open online on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Stay tuned for more information!
Attention Emerald Hill families! Do you want to see your pet on WEHE TV this Friday? Send in a picture of your student with their pet to Mr. Foster (bfoster@ccpsweb.org) by Thursday morning at 10:00am to be featured on Friday's morning announcements for Fenway Friday! (Please include the subject line "Fenway Friday")
The following is a message from the Emerald Hill PTO...
📣📣FLASH SALE 📣 📣
Help us clean out our stash of Emerald Hill Elementary School shirts. Every shirt is $5 and it will be a mystery design picked from current stock.
https://merchandise-8138.cheddarup.com
Be sure to follow the PTO's Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/EHESEAGLES
Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles!
Next week we are starting our One School Two Books activities. Be on the lookout for a “Fenway and Hattie” book that will be coming home soon. The book is a gift for our students from our Reading Committee. We hope you and your family enjoy the book together. We will be doing activities around the book at school the rest of the month.
In addition to our One School Two Books Activities, students are encouraged to participate in the Reading Radness Challenge by reading at home the rest of the month to earn prizes for their class. A flier with more information was sent home. Thank you for helping share the love of reading with your children at home.
Our PTO will be having a spirit night at Little Caesars on Monday, March 11th. We hope you are able to join us to enjoy a yummy meal with your family.
Tomorrow is a day 6 in our resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!
~Dr. Gelbert
Today is the day! STEAM weekend begins! Don't miss it!
Art teachers are busy getting ready for our 20th art show here at Germanna! See the attached flyer for more details.
Big thanks to everyone who came out for Family STEM Night! It was a blast as always!
Reminder: There is no school for students tomorrow, Friday, March 8, 2024.
It is a staff work day for the end of the third grading period.
Thanks to the generosity of our Emerald Hill community, every student received Kona ice at no cost to the school! Thank you for helping us finish off our Read Across America Week celebrations with this special treat and for helping raise money for our school!
Kona Ice is coming to school tomorrow, March 7 during Read Across America Week. Kona Ice will be donating a set of "Diary of an 8 Bit Warrior" books for our library and donating 20% of total sales to the school. We are using an online payment system to simplify the process and make things easier on our staff.
Link: https://customer.kona-ice.com/#/K1028881390
If you would like to provide a Kona for another student, or multiple Konas, please select the “pay it forward” option, and pick the number of Konas you wish to provide. You may purchase as many as you like! Since this is a fundraiser, relatives and friends of the school may select the “pay it forward” option to help support the school and purchase as many as they like! Be sure to share the link with them!
Good morning, Eagle families.
This Thursday is Family STEM Night! Join us from 5 to 6:30 in the gym for this FREE event.
And for more free family fun, head to CTEC this Saturday from 10 to 2 for the Maker Faire!
We hope to see you there!
It's CCPS Employee Appreciation week for the Technology Department! Be sure to thank them for all that they do!
Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles!
We have some very exciting news to share with our Emerald Hill Family. Our family has grown by one this past week as Mrs. Lane, our assistant principal, has welcomed a new eaglet to her family. Please help us congratulate Mrs. Lane on her baby girl! While Mrs. Lane is out, we have some familiar faces that will be filling in. Ms.Thomas, Mrs. Meza, and Mrs. Bretschneider will be filling in to support with the assistant principal duties.
Our March Reading Radness Spirit Week is this coming week. Each day this week we have a different spirit day. Monday is Book Character Day, Tuesday is Color Day, Wednesday is EHE Spirit Day, and Thursday is Scientist Day. We look forward to seeing all the fun outfits and spirit this week. A flier was sent home last week with more information about our month full of reading.
The end of our third grading period is Thursday, March 7th and we will have no school for students on Friday, March 8th. School will be closed on March 8th for a Teacher Workday.
Also looking ahead, our annual STEM Night is on Thursday, March 7th from 5:00-6:30 pm in our gymnasium. We hope to see you and your family at STEM Night to enjoy the fun and learning.
Our PTO is having their annual Joe Corbi’s Fundraiser. PTO will earn a portion of every order placed through Monday, March 18th. If you are interested in ordering, you can go to joecorbi.com and click “SHOP.” Our Org ID is 21651. Email PTO VP of Fundraising Kristine with any questions at fundraising@ehepto.org
Tomorrow is a day 2 in the resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!
~Dr. Gelbert
Last chance to take the Title I, II and III parent survey! Survey closes tomorrow (March 1, 2024)! Go to www.culpeperschools.org for links, or use the QR codes.
Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles!
Our SCA will be having a Spirit Day tomorrow, February 26th. The Spirit Day is Camp Day. Students are encouraged to wear their best outdoor gear to show their school spirit. Some ideas might be to dress as a scout, a park ranger, a hiker, or a fisherman. Bring a compass, a map, a canteen, or binoculars to complete the look.
Looking ahead, the whole month of March we will be celebrating Reading Across America! We will kick off our March Radness Reading Month on Friday with a whole school Masked Reader Assembly. Throughout the month there will be reading spirit days and challenges. Be on the lookout for fliers and more information about the month full of reading.
Also looking ahead, our annual STEM Night is coming up on Thursday, March 7th from 5:00-6:30 pm in our gymnasium. We hope to see you and your family at STEM Night to enjoy the fun and learning.
Tomorrow is a day 3 in the resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!
~Dr. Gelbert
Growing minds are powered by proper nutrition. By rounding up at the @MARTIN'S register, you’re directly supporting CCPS's efforts to combat childhood hunger through school feeding programs. Round up today!
#FeedingSchoolKids #EliminatingHunger #TheGIANTCompany
Good afternoon, Emerald Hill families! Remember to get your tickets to tomorrow's staff talent show at 5:30. Tickets can be purchased at the CCPS SchoolCash website linked below. We hope to see you there!
https://www.culpeperschools.org/o/ccps/page/school-cash
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING:
The Culpeper County School Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed fiscal 2025 budget for Culpeper County Public Schools on Monday, March 11, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at the County Administration Office, 302 N. Main Street. Parents and citizens are encouraged to provide input regarding their views of the educational needs of our students and priorities of our school division.
The School Board believes strongly that community input is vital to the budget process. All concerned Culpeper County citizens are encouraged to attend the School Budget Public Hearing.
Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles!
We are super excited to host our Staff Talent Show this coming Thursday, February 22nd at 5:30pm in our Gymnasium. At the Staff Talent Show, different teachers and teams will put on performances for a fun time! We will have concessions available for sale by cash only and we will be having a live auction for students to pie a couple special staff members during the event. Students will also get to vote on winning performances. All proceeds of the event will go towards making this year's Teacher Appreciation Week even more special for our staff. Tickets are pre-purchase only through the CCPS SchoolCash website. Click the link below to reserve your tickets today! (https://culpeperschoolsva.schoolcashonline.com/)
In other exciting news, Emerald Hill will start collecting plastic bags in collaboration with NexTrex in hopes to collect enough that they’ll donate Emerald Hill a plastic bench made from the bags we collect. There will be a collection box in the main lobby for plastic bags. Thank you in advance for all your support and all the bags we will collect.
Tomorrow is a day 4 in the resource rotation.
Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!
~Dr. Gelbert
