
Hagood Elementary
Achieving Excellence Together
Weekly Parent Update
Good afternoon Hagood families! I hope you and your family have had a wonderful weekend. We have a very exciting week ahead. Our PTO is hosting a teacher/class pumpkin contest located on our cafeteria stage and our "Be Kind to Your Mind" spirit days are as follows:
Monday - Wear red!
Tuesday - Crazy hair & sock day!
Wednesday - Wear sunglasses & a neon shirt!
Thursday - Wear a University or a College shirt!
Friday - Book Character day! (Book Character Parade at 8:30 am)
Achieving Excellence Together,
Jessica Hendricks
Principal
A few highlights from our week..
It was 'bat day' in 5K on Friday!
Classrooms were transformed!
Check out these 5K students ready to learn!
2nd grade students rocked their first swimming lesson this week!
Thankful for our partnership with the YMCA!
These girls said they had a blast!
Important Information:
- Parents are invited to our Book Character Parade this Friday, October 27th, starting at 8:30 am. Please park in our side parking lot (car rider line) and walk through the gate to our track area. We will have a "Parent Section" roped off. Students will parade by grade level around the track and by our Parent Section! If you would like to visit our Book Fair afterwards, please exit the track area and reenter the building at the front entrance to sign-in as a visitor for safety purposes.
- Please stay in the designated viewing area. All grade levels will pass by for you to wave and take pictures!
- Safety Patrol Parents - Please make sure our safety patrol students bring warm clothing daily. They need gloves, hats, and warm jackets as colder mornings are upon us!
Important Dates:
10/23 - Book Fair Opens (open all week), Spirit Week Begins- Wear Red Day, Good News Club
10/24 - Crazy Hair and Sock Day, Christmas Ornaments by Glazed (must preorder)
10/25 - Wear Sunglasses and a Neon shirt
10/26 - Wear a University or College shirt, Chorus
10/27 - Book Parade, Book Fair Ends, Spirit Week Ends -Dress up with your class for Book Character Day , 2nd Grade Swim
10/30 - No School
10/31 - No School
11/2 - Chorus
11/3 - ALL PRO DADS Meeting, 2nd Grade Swim
11/9 - Fall Picture Make-Up Day, 5K Field Trip (In-House), 3rd Grade Field Trip
11/10 - Veterans Day Celebration, 2nd Grade Swim
11/15 - K3/K4/K5/1st Grade 'Thankful for You' Breakfast
11/16 - 2nd/3rd/4th/5th Grade 'Thankful for You' Breakfast
11/17 - 2nd Grade Swim
11/20 - 11/24 - No School, Thanksgiving Break
It's Book Fair Week - Monday, October 23rd - Friday, October 27th
Let’s get excited! The Scholastic Book Fair is here! The book fair will be in the Library Media Center on Monday, October 23 - Friday, October 27, 8:15 am - 2:45 pm each day.
- Students will shop the fair during their regularly scheduled library times that week.
- Parents & Grandparents are invited to attend any time from 8:15 - 2:45.
- However, if you want to shop WITH your child, you must come during their RECESS or at the end of the day from 2:00 - 2:45.
- Important Change!!! Please Read: This year, checks will NOT be accepted. Only CASH, Credit Card, or eWallet can be used to purchase items from the fair. Setting up an eWallet for your child is the best way to send your child to school with money that they can’t lose. Visit our book fair homepage for more info.
- HES Book Fair Website - https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/hagoodelemsch
- Set up an eWallet for your child. It’s safe & convenient - https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/ewallet.html
ALL PRO DADS Meeting #2 - Friday, November 3rd
Veterans Day Celebration - Friday, November 10th
Homeroom Teachers will be sending home the RSVP form posted below in Monday's blue folder. Please sign the bottom and return to your child's teacher and/or our Guidance Counselor if you or a family member is a Veteran and are able to join us Friday morning, November 10th.
Hagood Elementary School
Email: jessicahendricks@pickens.k12.sc.us
Website: https://hes.pickens.k12.sc.us/
Location: 435 Sparks Lane, Pickens, SC, USA
Phone: (864) 397-1900
Principal, Hagood Elementary School