Emerald Hill Elementary School

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

Ms. Thomas' 4th grade class created dioramas after learning about the ocean floor.

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! Emerald Hill is excited to announce that this year we will be hosting a Staff Talent Show! Our Staff Talent Show will be February 22nd at 5:30pm in our gymnasium. Tickets will be offered through pre-sales only through the CCPS SchoolCash Website. Sales go live on Monday. If you haven’t set up your CCPS SchoolCash account yet, here is the link to the website. 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. We hope to see you there! We will be wrapping up the Kids Heart Challenge Friday, February 16th. Any student who signs up, completes Finn's Mission, or gets a donation by Tuesday, February 13th, will receive an additional prize! Tomorrow is a day 5 in the resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday! ~Dr. Gelbert

Mrs. Bridges' class had a video call with author Ann Marie Stephens for World Read Aloud Day. She shared her book Arithmechicks Play Fair, a book about fractions. They got to ask questions about what it's like to be an author, where she gets her ideas from, and more!

Attention Emerald Hill families! Tomorrow is the last day to order Valentine's Day Candy Grams. They are one dollar each. We will accept cash or checks made out to EHE. See the attached flyer for more details.

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! Emerald Hill is selling Valentine’s Day Candy Grams this year. Candy Grams are $1 a piece. Orders are due by February 9th. Make sure to get your orders in if you are interested in participating. Tomorrow is a day 6 in the resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday! ~Dr. Gelbert

Don't forget to Round Up! at Martin's now through March 31, 2024. We appreciate the support of our community to help eliminate food insecurity for our children. @MartinsFoodMkts #EliminateHunger

Attention Emerald Hill families! Valentine's Day Candy Gram orders are due by next Friday, February 9th. They are 1 dollar each. We will accept cash or checks made out to EHE. See the attached flyer for more details!

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! We had a great full week of school this week and we enjoyed celebrating being 100 days smarter! It is always nice to be in the building and see all the happy faces in the hallway! This coming week we will be practicing a high level threat drill. During the drill, the office will not be able to answer the door or phones. If you happen to come to the building or call during this time, please be patient as we practice the procedures for this drill. 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! I hope you enjoyed the snow we got this past week and enjoyed the time with your families. Due to all the snow, our 100th day of school will now be Wednesday, January 24th. On Wednesday, we will still be doing some fun events. We will have our spirit day, Dress Like You Are 100, also on Wednesday! We look forward to seeing our students dressed up on this fun day and celebrating being 100 days smarter! Tomorrow is a day 2 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday! ~Dr. Gelbert

Due to inclement weather, Culpeper County Public Schools will be closed today, Friday, January 19, 2024. Twelve-month employees do not report, essential personnel report at noon.

Due to road conditions, Culpeper County Public Schools will open two hours late tomorrow, Thursday, January 18, 2024. Twelve-month employees and essential personnel report on time.

Due to road conditions, Culpeper County Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Essential personnel report at 8:00 AM. Twelve-month employees report at 10:00AM.

Due to inclement weather, Culpeper County Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Essential personnel report at 10:00 AM. Twelve-month employees report at noon.

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! There is no school for students tomorrow, Monday, January 15th. While there is no school for students tomorrow, PTO will be a virtual PTO Meeting tomorrow, January 15th, at 5:30. All parents are invited. Below is the link to their virtual meeting. https://meet.google.com/rgc-vwri-bij Friday, January 19th, is our 100th day of school. We will be doing some fun events that day. We will also be having 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! Tuesday is a day 1 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your 3-day weekend and remember to learn everyday! ~Dr. Gelbert

Due to flooding, Culpeper County Public Schools will open 2 hours late tomorrow, Wednesday, January 10, 2024. Essential personnel report on time, all other personnel report 2 hours late.

Due to the forecast of inclement weather, Culpeper County Schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Twelve-month employees do not report, essential personnel report at 10:00 AM.

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! This is Dr. Gelbert. Our PTO will be having a spirit night at Chipotle on Tuesday, January 9th. We hope you are able to join us to enjoy a yummy meal with your family. Looking ahead, there is no school, and the office will be closed, on Monday, January 15th for the holiday. Tomorrow is a day 3 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!

Due to the forecast of inclement weather, all CCPS activities scheduled for Saturday, January 6 and Sunday, January 7, 2024 are canceled. Friday night activities will continue as scheduled.