Emerald Hill Elementary School

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.

Due to the impending winter storm, all Culpeper County Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, February 11, 2025. 12-month employees should report on time.

Good evening, Emerald Hill families! Just a reminder that tomorrow is the last day for purchasing Valentine's Day candy grams! Printable PDF link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wItmC-Ybwus6aU64uZ6p0vo6ktJp4unK/view?usp=sharing

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! Next week is Random Acts of Kindness Week. We will be celebrating all next week with fun events and activities. On Friday, we will end the week with a Spirit Day: Wear Red or Pink Day. Also to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week and Valentine’s Day, we are planning a special treat for staff on Friday. We will be having Travelin’ Tom’s coffee truck come treat our staff Friday morning. If you would like to help us offer these treats to our staff, Travelin’ Tom’s has a “Send-a-Sip” program where you can sponsor a teacher or teachers. Their “Send-a-Sip” packages start at only $10.00. Please use this link if you would like to help us spread kindness to our amazing staff this week. https://customer.travelintomscoffee.com/#/T1707151851 Also, due to no school this past Thursday, our PTO moved their virtual PTO meeting to this coming Thursday, February 13th, at 7pm. All parents are invited to the PTO meeting. During this meeting, the PTO will hold their 2025-2026 board elections. To nominate yourself or someone else for a position on our PTO board, please fill out this Google Form before the meeting on Thursday. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdeaRD5GFWcS0-wd-JI8jMU76nB4WmYs1C0boi_N3hSiohATA/viewform Below is the link to their virtual meeting. https://meet.google.com/reu-yfzd-nnm Looking ahead, 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. Tomorrow is a day 6 in our resource rotations. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday! ~Dr. Gelbert

UPDATE: Culpeper County Schools will be closed today, Thursday, February 6, 2025. Twelve-month employees report at 10 am.

Due to the forecast of inclement weather, all CCPS after-school and evening activities are canceled for today, Wednesday, February 5, 2025.

Good morning, Emerald Hill families! Valentine's Day candy grams are on sale now! The last day to purchase a candy gram is Monday, February 10th. You can print the attached form or your child can visit Mrs. Atkinson or Mrs. Allison for extra forms while they are at school. Printable PDF link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wItmC-Ybwus6aU64uZ6p0vo6ktJp4unK/view?usp=sharing

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! Emerald Hill is still collecting plastic bags in collaboration with NexTrex. We have almost reached our goal of 1,000 pounds! The collection box is in the main lobby if you have any plastic bags you would like to drop off. Thank you for your support on this project. All parents are invited to the PTO meeting on Thursday, February 6th at 7pm. Attached is the link to their virtual meeting. https://meet.google.com/reu-yfzd-nnm Our PTO is holding their 2025-2026 board elections during their PTO meeting on Thursday at 7pm. This meeting will be virtual and all positions will need to be voted on. To nominate yourself or someone else for a position on our PTO board, please fill out this Google Form before the meeting on Thursday. https://forms.gle/FfJ6LP43zezrF2bp9 Emerald Hill is still selling Valentine’s Day Candy Grams. Candy Grams are $1 a piece. If you are interested in participating, all money and tags are due by February 10th. Make sure to get your orders in if you are interested in participating. Tomorrow is a day 2 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday! ~Dr. Gelbert

Valentine's Day is right around the corner! We only have 36 Valentine's buckets left to sell! Order now while supplies last. Use the QR code on the attached flyer or head directly to SchoolCashOnline with the link below: https://culpeperschoolsva.schoolcashonline.com/ An accessible version of the flyer can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17p4w6kf7ZdvgALlsS7rWmDH6JQvzZLPT/view?usp=sharing

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! Our 100th day of school is Tuesday, January 28th. On Tuesday, we will be doing some fun events. We will also have a spirit day: Dress Like You Are 100! We look forward to seeing our students dressed up on this fun day and celebrating being 100 days smarter! Emerald Hill is selling Valentine’s Day Candy Grams. Candy Grams are $1 a piece. Fliers with more information were sent home on Friday. If you are interested in participating, all money and tags are due by February 10th. Make sure to get your orders in if you are interested in participating. Additionally, we are excited to announce that we are offering special Valentine’s Day treat buckets for parents/guardians to purchase for their students. Buckets are $12 a piece. More information will be sent home from your child’s teacher in their weekly communication. Quantities are limited so be sure to get your orders in soon if you are interested in purchasing a bucket for your child(ren). Unfortunately, we are seeing an increase in respiratory and gastrointestinal viruses. If your child has a fever or gastrointestinal concerns, keep them home until they are fever or vomit free for 24 hours. As always, if your child is staying home due to an illness, please communicate with the school. Tomorrow is a day 3 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday! ~Dr. Gelbert

Culpeper County Schools will open 2 hours late tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22, 2025 due to inclement weather. Essential personnel and custodians report on time, all other personnel report 2 hours late.

Culpeper County Schools will open 2 hours late tomorrow, Tuesday, January 21, 2025 due to inclement weather. Essential personnel and custodians report on time, all other personnel report 2 hours late.