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    ~ Hiddenite Elementary School Mission Statement ~

    Hiddenite Elementary School is a family that seeks to create responsible citizens and lifelong learners who achieve academic excellence, personal growth, and success in a safe, positive, and diverse environment.  

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    Dear Partners, 
     
    It is exciting that we are preparing for another summer of Mountaineer Readers! The Mountaineer Readers initiative began in the fall of 2007 as a partnership between App State’s Reich College of Education and App State Athletics with the purpose of supporting literacy in our surrounding counties.  More recently, the group included students from schools in 10 regional school districts and expanded to include students from the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork and the NC School for the Deaf! Check out this article to read about last year's Mountaineer Readers experience!
     
    https://rcoe.appstate.edu/news/mountaineer-readers-celebrated-appalachian-football-game-november-14

    To begin the process for the 2021-2022 year, the media coordinator for each elementary school will want to pass out the student reading log sheet and the promotional flyer found in this email (see attached!) Students will take the reading logs home in May and complete the reading logs according to how many pages they read over the summer. Parents will need to verify and sign the form.

    When the students return to school in the fall of 2021,  students will need to turn in their COMPLETED reading logs to the school-level media coordinator by the first Wednesday of the school year.

    School media coordinators need to tally the student log sheet totals and complete THIS FORM electronically to submit to Dr. Rosenbalm no later than Friday, September 24, 2021. There is no tally sheet to email in this year. 

    Dr. Rosenbalm will inform schools of the winners by Friday, October 8, 2021. More award details will accompany the announcement of the winners in October, but please make note that the grand prize winners will be invited to participate in the November 13, 2021 football game at Appalachian's Kidd Brewer Stadium against South Alabama! Here is an additional promotional flyer to find out more about the prizes available to schools, classrooms, and students for reading excellence! 
     
    Dr. Betsy Rosenbalm, NBCT
    Director, Public School Partnership 
    NC New Teacher Support Program Regional Director 
    Appalachian State University
    Reich College of Education, Office 404 G 
    (704) 657-0764
    Covid

    Communication to parents regarding temperature screening: 

    • The infrared thermometers used in our schools read the surface temperature; therefore, if your heat is on in the car the reading may be higher. 
    • Tips to avoid this include: turn the heater down for a few minutes prior to arriving at school, turn vents so they are not blowing on the child directly, and remove caps, toboggans, or hoodies prior to arrival to school. 
    • If a student has an elevated temp during the drop off screening, we will ask the driver to pull over and we will recheck the student in about 10 minutes. 
    • Please have patience as the process may take longer than it has in the past due to weather conditions.  
    • From information received from the NC Department of Health and Human Services infrared thermometers are safe for use in reading the surface temperature of a child or adult.  Infrared thermometers measure the body's surface temperature without emitting any radiation or signal to do so.  The human body itself emits radiation in the form of heat.  That heat is called infrared radiation.  An infrared thermometer reads the heat radiation coming off of the skin of the forehead; it receives radiation, it does not send radiation.  The amount of heat radiation being picked up from a child is converted by a thermometer into a temperature value.  Sometimes a child that is flushed and hot from being outside or in a warm car will read as having a fever because they are temporarily putting out a lot of body heat radiation.  If they are allowed to rest and cool off they will read normal later.   

     

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    May Parent Newsletter

     

  • NCStar Information and Login

    • Above you will find a Google Slides presentation that was shared to parents at a meeting about HES LPS status. 
    • As we work toward our goals as a school you can access our progress and information through NCStar. 
    • We will be entering in data on NCStar starting in the near future to track our progress on the 12 key indicators to improving a school. 

    Below is how you can access this information through NCStar: 

District Newsroom

  • Social Studies Standards and Curriculum Development Presentation

    Review the June 8 presentation with links by clicking the headline or watch the presentation on our YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/EbcPHdSg9l4?t=3300

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  • Watch the School Board Meeting on our YouTube Channel at 6:00 PM

    Click the headline to view the school board meeting tonight at 6:00 PM or to watch previous meetings.

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  • Free summer meals for children

    Alexander County Schools will be providing meals for children 18 years old and younger at no cost to families. Daily meals include breakfast and lunch. Parents or guardians may pick up meals daily from 12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m., Monday through Thursday with meals for Friday through Sunday available at the Thursday distribution. Meal distribution locations in Alexander County are Alexander Central High School and East and West Alexander Middle Schools. The pre-order link will be available during the week of June 14. Click the headline to read more information.

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  • 2021-2022 Administrative assignments announced

    Welcome new administrators Dr. Denita Dowell-Reavis and Ashley Weber! Click the heading to read the full list of administrative assignments for 2021-2022.

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  • Spry to receive ACS Award of Honor in August

    Former principal and teacher Mr. Aaron Spry has been selected as the Alexander County Schools 2021 Award of Honor Recipient. A ceremony and reception to honor Mr. Spry will be held on August 29 at 3 p.m. in the Alexander Central Auditorium. Click the heading to read the full article.

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  • The Alexander County School System is in the process of reviewing its website to ensure compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.  If you have questions or concerns regarding the accessibility of the website or if you are unable to access a page or document on the website, you may contact the Communications Department via email at rmeade@alexander.k12.nc.us or by phone at 828-632-7001.
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