Emerald Hill Elementary School

Mrs. Burgh and Mrs. Hoffman's 3rd graders showed off their verb knowledge with a performance! https://youtu.be/yOa_vff0LKY

Good morning Emerald Hill families! Trunk or Treat tickets are on sale now through October 4th. See the attached flyers for more details. To buy tickets and parking passes to attend the event: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BAESJ2PFK21br3ebpKFjGBxLcRwcS9Z3/view?usp=sharing To register to decorate a trunk for the event: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FjGkrl96hIzJyPIIkZfsmr29y_NzzuOp/view?usp=sharing

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! This coming week our SCA will be sponsoring their first spirit day of the year. On Friday, September 27th, we will be having Sports Day. Students can dress up in their favorite sports attire for the day. We are looking forward to seeing our students’ favorite teams. This coming week, we will also be having our next fire drill. Please take a moment to review fire safety with your children. Looking ahead, our library will be hosting our annual book fair October 1st through October 8th. More information from our librarian, Mrs. Hodgson, will be coming home soon. Our amazing bus drivers have asked that I send home some reminders for bus safety. If you have a child that rides the bus to or from school, please help remind them to stay seated while the bus is in motion. Staying seated, facing forward with their feet on the ground will help keep students safer in the event the bus needs to come to a sudden stop. Thank you for helping remind them of ways to keep themselves and others safer while riding the bus. PTO is looking for volunteers. Would you like to volunteer from your home? Are you a skilled graphics designer or have the abilities to update websites? The PTO is looking for two volunteers who would like to make flyers for upcoming events as well as a webmaster. Reach out to Abigail Compton, PTO President at president@ehepto.org to learn more. If you are interested in receiving the monthly PTO newsletter, please fill out their form below. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgxEygi__OQ8IojP1t7rNNwZHp7TnXg50LLcg5KPly42wVCQ/viewform Tomorrow is a day 1 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday!

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! Thank you to all of our families that were able to come to our Back to School Night on Thursday. We had an amazing turnout! Thank you to our amazing teachers and staff for putting on such an amazing family event! Tomorrow, Monday, September 16th, we will be celebrating Dot Day. Our art teacher, Mrs. Dwyer, hosts Dot day each year and students will be completing Dot Day activities in art this week. Fall picture day is this Friday, September 20th. A flier with information about ordering individual pictures came home at the end of last week. Our amazing PTO is selling new spirit wear. We hope you love the new “Game On” design inspired by our theme this year “Game On: Achieving Greatness Together.” Below is the link to order. https://stores.inksoft.com/Emerald_Hill_Elementary_/shop/home Tomorrow is a day 2 in resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday! ~Dr. Gelbert

Last night's Back to School Night was a blast! It was wonderful to see so many families, students, and staff come together to kick off the new school year. A huge thank you to Glory Days for generously providing a delicious meal for our staff before the event with the our theme of 'Game On!' It was much appreciated and helped make the night even more special.

The Emerald Hill PTO is hosting a spirit night fundraiser at Little Caesars tomorrow (Tuesday, September 10th). Pick up dinner and help support our school! Also, use the link below to follow the Emerald Hill PTO Facebook page for more opportunities to help out. https://www.facebook.com/EHESEAGLES

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! This coming Thursday, September 12th, is our Back to School Night. Feel free to stop by anytime between 5:30-6:30pm. Each grade level will have a table set up and we will be handing out prizes and resources to students. There will be some local businesses and organizations in attendance who will be doing giveaways as well! We hope you can join us for this fun-filled event. This coming week we will be practicing a Lockdown Safety Response Drill. All drills are an essential part of our safety protocols which help ensure that students and staff are well prepared in case of an emergency. PreK and kindergarten students do not participate in the first lockdown safety drill of the year, but all teachers will discuss lockdown drill procedures with their class. Please remind your children of the importance of safety drills and reassure them that drills are one aspect to keeping them safe at school. A friendly reminder from our amazing School Resource Officer, Deputy White, the speed limit in our school zone is 25 MPH on Route 229 when the lights are flashing and always 10 MPH in our parking lot. Tomorrow is a day 3 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn everyday! ~Dr. Gelbert

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! Just a reminder there is no school tomorrow, Monday, September 2nd, and our offices will be closed. Our Back to School Night is September 12th. The event will be from 5:30-6:30pm in our gymnasium. We hope you can join us for this fun-filled event. Each grade level will have a table and we will be handing out prizes and resources to students. There will be some local businesses and organizations in attendance who will be doing giveaways as well! The flier for the event will be coming home this week. We hope you are able to join us that night! Tuesday is a day 5 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your long weekend and remember to learn everyday! ~Dr. Gelbert

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! This coming week, we do not have school on Friday, August 30th, or Monday, September 2nd. During those days, our offices will be closed. Mark your calendars for September 12th for our Back to School Night. Feel free to come anytime between 5:30-6:30pm to walk around the gym and meet all of our amazing teams! We will be sending home a flier with more information after the 4-day weekend. 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! We had a great first full week of school! There were lots of yawns and tired students by Friday, but it was a great week! We will be having our next fire drill this coming week. State code requires schools to complete at least two fire drills during the first 20 days of school. Moving forward, you will receive notification once a month of upcoming fire drills. Throughout the year if you ever have questions or concerns about your child and their progress, please reach out to your child’s teacher to schedule an in person or virtual conference. There are no designated Parent/Teacher Conference dates on the CCPS calendar this year; however, they will always be happy to meet with you to discuss your child should a need arise. If you ever want to schedule a conference, please email them at their school address. Looking ahead, there is a 4 day weekend coming up. We will have no school on Friday, August 30th, as well as Monday, September 2nd. During those days, our offices will be closed. Tomorrow is a day 2 in our resource rotation. Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to learn every day! ~Dr. Gelbert

Happy Sunday Emerald Hill Eagles! We had a great first two days of school! I missed seeing all the smiling faces on Friday, but I hope you all had a safe and dry long weekend. Next week we will be having our first fire drill of the school year. Fire drills are an essential part of our safety protocols which help ensure that students and staff are well prepared in case of an emergency. Teachers will discuss fire drill procedures with their class and we will practice how to safely exit the building. Please remind your children of the importance of safety drills and reassure them that drills are one aspect to keeping them safe at 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 be closed tomorrow, Friday, August 9, 2024 due to the potential impacts of Tropical Storm Debby. In addition, all evening activities scheduled for tonight are canceled. 12 month employees do not report. Essential personnel report on time.

It's our FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL for the 2024-2025 school year! We are so excited to welcome our students back today!

It's Meet the Teacher Day! All schools will be open from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. TODAY, Monday, August 5, for parents and students to meet with teachers and obtain information about the school year.

Today is the Back to School Bash! Come to Sycamore Park from 9 to 12 for this free event and be sure to look for Dr. Gelbert, Mrs. Lane, and Deputy White. https://www.culpeperschools.org/article/1679362?fbclid=IwY2xjawEbCYxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQ10NV1JwZySR4pyoETPmzfTJclIMK4t2zduR4G3dz5KKjzq6e0D-Ux5MQ_aem_MO4OUQNv_8HcBqugB9ZGRw

TOMORROW is the BIG DAY! The CCPS Back to School Bash! See you at Sycamore Park from 9 to 12! https://www.culpeperschools.org/article/1679362

Bus routes for the 2024-2025 school year are now available! Check your text messages or go to https://www.culpeperschools.org/page/transportation for more information!

Our Back to School Bash is almost here! This Saturday, August 3, 2024 from 9am to 12pm at Sycamore Park Elementary for ALL CCPS STUDENTS! See you there! https://www.culpeperschools.org/article/1679362

Our bus drivers have been out practicing their routes today getting ready for a great start to the 24-25 school year. Families should expect to receive their bus information via text message on August 1, 2024. Routes will also be posted to the CCPS transportation website.

Parents/Guardians of students who were enrolled in Culpeper County Public Schools for the 2023-2024 school year should have received an email earlier today to complete a registration update for the 2024-2025 school year. If you did not receive the link, click here: https://www.culpeperschools.org/o/ccps/page/returning-student-registration This registration update for “returning students” is required in order for students to start school on August 7th. If you completed a "New School Enrollment" for 2024-2025, you do not need to complete "Returning Student Registration." It is extremely important that families log in to their parent portal account and complete the “returning student” registration for each child in school. This is an opportunity to review and update any changes to your address, phone numbers, email, health information, emergency contacts, and transportation plan for the new school year. For issues logging in to Parent Portal or to request paper registration forms, families should contact their child’s school.