Our annual Operation Military Families event will be held on Saturday, April 27th, at Indian River High! Take free family 📷's, enjoy a performance by the U.S. Fleet Forces Band Woodwind Quintet and dinner.
Register to attend: http://tinyurl.com/CPSMilitaryFamily2024
🌟 April marks National Arab American Heritage Month! Join us in honoring the rich history, culture, and immeasurable contributions of Arab Americans to our nation. It's a time to celebrate diversity, combat prejudice, and foster understanding. Join us in recognizing and appreciating the richness of Arab American heritage. #CPSCelebrates
🔍 We are looking for citizens interested in applying to participate in one of our advisory committees! Each advisory committee works in one of the following areas: career and technical education, gifted education, school health, special education, and Title I programming. Applications must be submitted by 4 p.m. on May 1, 2024, to be considered.
🔗 Visit: https://tinyurl.com/4vp9whvk for more details and to apply!
🇺🇸 Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Military Community and Family of Policy, April is designated the Month of the Military Child. It is a time to applaud military families and their children for the sacrifices and the challenges they overcome each day. Here in Virginia, we are proud to be home to the United States Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, United States Space Force, and The National Guard and Reserve families. #CPSCelebrates 💜 Don’t forget to wear purple on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in celebration of “Purple Up! For Military Kids” day. The day pays tribute to the sacrifices of the members of our military community and their families. 👉 Save the date for our annual Operation Military Families event! ❤🤍💙 It will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Indian River High School. We can’t wait to see you there! More details can be found here: https://www.cpschools.com/events?start_date=2024-04-01&end_date=2024-04-30&id=27097302
Are you looking for a place to call home? Join us on April 10, 2024, to discuss the Family Self-Sufficiency Program with the Chesapeake Redevelopment & Housing Authority. We will also discuss budgeting your way to home ownership. 🏠
Register at: http://tinyurl.com/CPSHome2024
Happy Assistant Principals Week to our very own, Mrs. Haist! Thank you for all your hard work and dedication. You are truly an amazing leader to our students and staff. #CPSCelebrates
Congratulations to our March Students of the Month. This month we focused on the character trait Generous. Keep up the SOAR behavior!
Career Day was a huge success! Our students had a wonderful day learning about different careers.
This afternoon, HES staff participated in the final MTSS PD of the school year.
Thank you, Arlene Lee, MTSS coach, for providing this meaningful & engaging PD for our staff! You are a master at your craft. #TeacherLeadersRock #MTSS #LevelUp
Mrs. Jernigan's Class used the Lego Spike Robotic kits to build and code cars.
Mrs. Williams' class is had a fun day filled with Spring activities.
🎉 National Assistant Principals Week is celebrated nationally the week of April 1–5, 2024. Since this coincides with our district's spring break holiday, we are observing and celebrating our district's assistant principals the week of March 25-29, 2024. #APWeek24 In collaboration with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, and the American Federation of School Administrators join us in honoring the positive impact our assistant principals have on the success of our schools. Thank you to all of our assistant principals for your countless contributions and commitment to our schools and community! 🌟 #CPSCelebrates #ElevateEducators
What a wonderful family literacy night filled with admiring art at the glow gallery, shopping at the book fair, guessing characters at the wax museum, and laughing at the magical storyteller show! #LiteracyMonth #LevelUp #LoveToRead
Mrs. Rumbaugh & Mrs. Lees' classes learned about ultra violet light today with Mrs. Worsley and Mrs. Briggs. They experimented with flourescent art supplies & created abstract art, Jackson Pollock style, rolling the Sphero robot through flourescent paint. #LevelUp #STEAM 🎨
Book Fair is all set up and ready for class previews thanks to our awesome volunteers! Shopping begins next week.
Enter the Kingdom of Books!🏰 The HES Book Fair is HERE! You can shop at school March 18-22 or you can start shopping online today. Use the link below to shop online or set up your child's ewallet. 📚
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/hickoryelemvirtualfair
Our kindergarten students gave a moo-ving performance tonight in "Fun on the Farm!" 🎼 #WatchMeSOAR #LevelUp🐄🐑🐓🐖
🔊 New Podcast Episode Alert!🎧 https://www.cpschools.com/page/amplified 🛡️ Safety within our schools takes center stage as we sit down with Dr. Penny Schultz, Assistant Director of Safety and Security, and Matt Hamel, Commonwealth's Attorney, to discuss the strategies and dedication driving our local School Safety Task Force. Discover how collaborative efforts across city departments are creating a safe and secure environment for our schools. Gain insight into proactive school security measures and the role you help play in school safety. Your voice matters, and we extend an invitation to contribute your perspective at the upcoming School Safety Forums! 👉 Visit https://www.cpschools.com/page/safety-and-security for more information regarding the upcoming forums. 🗣️ Join us in this pivotal conversation, because when it comes to our children's future, every voice can make a world of difference.
Several students earned tokens this week to use at the HES Book Vending Machine.
Keep up the SOAR behavior!
Today we celebrated our love of words with a Vocabulary Parade! Our Little Hawks love to READ!📚
