Husky Highlights

PTO is sponsoring a Tub or Treat for Hodgesville students and siblings at 4:15 on October 16.

We need families to bring a tub - decorated or not - and hand out treats to students.

At 4:15 p.m. we will ask our students to line up on the track and make their rounds to all the tubs to collect candy.

If you plan to set up, prepare 125 - 150 bags of goodies.

Students are welcome to wear costumes, but there will not be a contest.

We would love to have our students at school and ready to begin learning by 7:45 a.m.

Students leave the gym and go to their classrooms at 7:45 a.m.

Teachers begin educational activities at that time. If you could have your students here by 7:45 a.m. we would greatly appreciate it.

Students are not counted tardy until 8:00 a.m.

The change is effective on October 15, 2021 and will remain in effect for as long as the county is at a Gold, Yellow, or Green level. However, Upshur County administrators strongly encourage the continued use of masks while active case counts remain high in the county.

There are benefits to wearing a face covering. Upshur County Schools will continue to consider mask usage and vaccination status when making decisions about isolation and quarantine. If a student or adult is not fully vaccinated or not properly wearing a face covering while in contact with the positive individual, that student or adult will have to quarantine.

Face coverings are still required while on school buses, regardless of the County Alert System color status. Schools bus operations are still considered public transit by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), whose order requiring masks is still in place.

Vaccination remains the single most effective way of controlling the pandemic, and Upshur County Schools encourages all families to strongly consider vaccination if they have not already done so.

We will continue to monitor the WVDHHR County Alert System map and ask that our families do so as well. If the color designation goes back to Orange or Red, masks will again be required.

We have collaborated with Fred Eberle Technical Center and planned a 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade trip to visit the carpentry and cosmetology classes. We want our students to see a variety of skilled areas that are available to them as they become adults.

Our students will work one on one with a FETC student to either build a birdhouse OR have a manicure and their hair styled.

We are planning these activities the week of November 15, but need some information from parents prior to scheduling specific dates.

Please complete the form to provide us with the necessary information

We have 2 new staff members we'd like to welcome to our family.

Mrs. Donna Walton is our new custodian. She comes to us from French Creek and is doing an awesome job keeping our building clean.

Mrs. Sherri Frederick is our new cafeteria manager. She has been a cook at BUMS and is excited to be with our younger students!

Due to our Halloween Field Trip / Party being held on Friday, October 29 we need to change our PK schedule.

PK students will be OFF on Monday, October 25.

Students will ATTEND on Friday, October 29.

The fourth graders in Mrs. Anderson's class have been completing a hands on project with various activities about fall. This week's activity was to cook fall themed foods. Students learned to read recipes and follow directions while making pumpkin no bake cookies and apple pie in a cup.

After making these delicious desserts, 3 trays of pumpkin no bakes and 62 apple pies were delivered to St. Joseph's Hospital as a thank you for the employees and all the hard work they are doing to keep our community healthy and safe.

Third graders worked with Mrs. Reed and Mr. Piacente to learn about our skeletal system. They built replicas of our backbone using pasta and had a science activity that highlighted the bones in our hands.

Parents are welcome to meet us at Snyder Pumpkin Farm at 15631 Seneca Trail, Huttonsville, WV 26273.

Admission for Adults - $5.00. Pumpkins are an additional fee.

Please pay your admission fee upon arrival!

We ask that families travel to Snyder Farms and meet us there. When the bus arrives, please join the line with your children and follow the directions of the teacher and farm staff.

We will be dividing into 3 groups for the activities.

Lunch will be on site with all children being provided with a school packed lunch. Students may bring a lunch if they wish. Parents may bring a lunch and join us.

We will have a sign out sheet available at the end of the field trip for any parents who prefer to transport their child home.

During the month of October, our students will have the following opportunities:

October 18 - Grades 3, 4, 5 will visit Snyder Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze in Huttonsville, WV. We will depart HES at8:30 a.m and return at 1:00 p.m. Students will get to pick a pumpkin, explore farm equipment, and learn about growing corn and pumpkins. Students will be provided with a packed lunch that we will eat at the farm. Students may bring their own packed lunch, if they choose.
PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MEET US AT THE FARM!!!

October 29 - All students - PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - will travel to the WV Wildlife Center in French Creek for our Halloween activity. We will depart HES at 10:30 a.m. with arrival at WV Wildlife Center by 11:30 a.m. We will depart the WV Wildlife Center at 1:30 for a return to HES at 2:30 p.m.

While at the Wildlife Center, the Upshur County Extension Office will set up a Kids Fruit & Veggie Market at the pavilion. All students will "shop" for FREE fruits and veggies. Parents are encouraged to attend so they can transport the food home.

We will have school packed lunches at the pavilion. Students may pack their own lunch.
PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MEET US AT THE FARM!!!

Kinderten students listened to the book "Room on the Broom" and then worked together to fix the witches' broken broomstick. The only rule was they couldn't use tape!

Our Core Beliefs / Mission

We at HES are dedicated to providing all students with knowledge and skills to become college and career ready in an environment emphasizing the PAX Good Behavior Game, which includes peace, productivity, health and happiness with the core belief “I better my world, and I better myself.”

It is our desire to:

- Provide a nurturing, consistent environment which emphasizes the development of the individual child’s social, emotional, physical, and academic growth.

- To teach all children so they may achieve their highest academic potential utilizing authentic learning experiences, to build a foundation to become college and career ready, and to be lifelong learners.

- To guide all children in becoming leaders, problem solvers, and listeners.

- To encourage appropriate relationships through parent and community involvement in the school.

Our Goal:

Hodgesville Elementary School will have an increase of at least 1.0 GE growth for 40% of our students as based on beginning of the year to end of the year data for 2021 – 2022 end of year assessments for Math and English Language Arts.

Email: jlphilli@k12.wv.us
Website: hes.upshurschools.com
Location: 917 Teter Road, Buckhannon, WV, USA
Phone: 304 472 8924
Facebook: facebook.com/hodgesville