Hello, HAES families this is Dr. Hill with your weekly updates for the third week of January.
As a reminder, attendance is important. Please ensure your child is at school each day. If your child is sick, be sure to send a note to their teacher. Students are considered tardy after 8:05 AM and must be signed in by a guardian if they arrive late. Early checkouts end at 2:00 PM, and any changes to transportation must also be made by 2:00 PM. All transportation changes must be in writing—please do not use Remind to message teachers or bus drivers to request these changes.
Additionally, we are going to kindly ask that parents refrain from calling or coming in during morning drop off and pickup unless it is an emergency. It is extremely important that we get kids safely into school and off of campus in a timely fashion. We are devoting our time to them to ensure their safety.
Kona Ice will be on campus on Monday, January 13! Make sure to send some extra money with your child if they wish to enjoy a treat.
There will be no school for students on Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Additionally, January 21 and 22 are required teacher workdays, so there will be no school for students.
Thank you for your continued support in making HAES an amazing school! Have a great evening, and we’ll see everyone bright and early tomorrow.
Due to potential weather-related issues on the western end of Columbus County, all schools will dismiss early at 2 PM today. This decision ensures that buses have adequate time to complete their routes safely before conditions potentially deteriorate.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we prioritize the well-being of our students and staff.
Columbus County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay on Thursday, January 9th for students, faculty, and staff due to a cold weather advisory and wind chills expected to be in the low teens.
Artwork from teacher Amy Baker's wonderfully talented students at HAES!
A packed house this morning at HAES for a wonderful Christmas Concert!
Please remember our program tomorrow! We look forward to seeing all the families in our gym! Please enter by the side gate.
December 20th is an early release day.
Phones are currently down at HAES. We expect service to be restored within the hour.
During the December board meeting, Mr. Steve Long was voted as Chair, and Mr. Chris Worley was voted as Vice Chair.
During the December board meeting, Ms. Emily Grice was sworn in as board member. Welcome Ms. Grice!
Good Evening Hallsboro Artesia Family this is Kalee Hill with your last update for the 2024 year!
As we prepare for our last week at HAES we have some things to continue to celebrate:
As we continue to dress up this week we will have the following:
Monday- Polar Express Day: Wear your blue and white
Tuesday- Rocking Around the Christmas Tree: Wear your christmas tree skirts
Wednesday- Family Photo Day: Wear your flannel shirts and boots
Thursday- Twas' the night before Christmas: Wear your Christmas PJs
Friday- Best Dressed Christmas Attire: Wear your best Dress for our Christmas Program
Speaking of program, our Christmas Showcase will be this Friday, at 9AM. The doors to the gym will open at 8:30am. Please enter by the side entrance gate.
This Friday is a half day for all Columbus County Schools. Hallsboro Artesia Elementary School will be dismissed at 11:30am.
Thank you for ALL of the support with our bookfair. We had a major turnout and a lot of support. It's always so wonderful to see our community and families come together for the kids.
Have a wonderful evening.
HAES Panthers of the Week were:
Staff member- Shevonda Mitchell for always being a positive and radiating light.
Students- Clemmon Jacobs and Andrew Whatley
Thank you all for being such amazing examples of Panther Pride 🐾❤️🐾
Bus 186 is back on the road
Bus 186 is extremely delayed this morning. Will update once bus resumes route.
Good Evening Hallsboro Artesia Panthers. This is Kalee Hill with your weekly update for the second week of December.
This week we start of 12 days of Christmas and our book fair week
Monday: Donuts for Dads and wear your favorite Christmas socks
Tuesday: muffins for Moms and candy cane day. Wear your red and white
Wednesday: pastries with grandparents wear Grinchy Green
Thursday: biscuits with buddies- wear the ugliest sweater day
Friday: holiday character day.
Remember: enter the building by the front office, go to your child’s teacher and grab breakfast. Lastly, make your way to cafeteria and then book fair. Please be very patient as we have lots and lots of visitors on campus. We work very hard to try and make this a positive experience for all.
Lastly, mark your calendar now! Our annual Christmas Program will be Friday, December 20th at 9:00am in the gym. Each grade level will have a surprise for parents to view with a very special guest appearing at the end. This is a half day for students.
Did you you know that … students who are checked out early or tardy can miss a large amount of instructional time. Please make a very concerted effort to keep your child in school. We are tracking attendance this year including Tardies and early dismissals.
Thank you and have a wonderful evening.
HAES Showcasing one of our 3rd Grade Student Artist of the Week. Mia participated in a workshop where she was able to learn more about how ceramics played a vital role in Native American culture. Mia created a pinch pot from clay and designed a pattern to paint onto the surface. Congratulations Mia. 🐾🎨💜
Good Evening Hallsboro Artesia Panthers. This is Kalee Hill with your weekly update for the first week of December. We hope that everyone had a restful Thanksgiving. This is the time of year full of excitement and energy and we move more into the holiday season.
Be on the lookout later this week for our “12” Days of a Christmas Hallsboro Artesia style. More information will be posted on Facebook.
Congratulations to Gracelyn Babson and Slade Bowen. Both of these individuals sold the most in our candyman Fundraiser. All students will be able to see their principal get pied in the face on Friday. This will also be live-streamed on our Facebook.
In keeping with the season of giving, we are collecting toys for the needy families affecting by Hurricane Helene. The class that donates the most toys will also receive a pizza party. Last day for those donations will be this Friday.
ECJSH Swamp Keepers Educational Foundation is selling pork chop plates this Friday. Please see our Facebook post for more information.
Lastly, mark your calendar now! Our annual Christmas Program will be Friday, December 20th at 9:30am in the gym. Each grade level will have a surprise for parents to view with a very special guest appearing at the end. This is a half day for students.
Did you know that….
Around Christmas time, student absences tend to increase significantly as families often take extended vacation days, leading to a spike in missed school days right before and after the winter break, potentially impacting their learning due to the accumulated time away from the classroom. Please make a concerted effort to keep students in school for the full school day. We have three weeks of school before break and we want to keep learning going through the holidays!
Thank you and have a wonderful evening.
There will be no school for students Nov. 27th-Nov. 29th. Happy Thanksgiving!
Good Evening Hallsboro Artesia Panthers. This is Kalee Hill with your weekly update for the last week of November.
Beta Inductions for students who have been selected for our Beta Club (5th and 6th grade only) will be tomorrow at 1:30pm in the gym. Parents of those students selected are encouraged to attend.
Congratulations to Mrs. Jackson’s fourth grade class. They turned in the most cans for our can food drive! Way to go! Thank you to each one of you that donated can goods.
In keeping with the season of giving, we are collecting toys for the needy families affecting by Hurricane Helene. The class that donates the most toys will also receive a pizza party. Last day for those donations will be next Friday.
ECJSH Swamp Keepers Educational Foundation is selling pork chop plates. Please see our Facebook post for more information.
Thanksgiving Break will be Wednesday-Friday. We will have no school on these dates.
Lastly, I want to wish each one of our families a very Happy Thanksgiving. I know I continue to be thankful to be part of a wonderful family and community here at HAES. I hope everyone enjoys the time with their families
A huge shout-out to Mrs. Deal and the Battle of the Books team at HAES for their incredible efforts in organizing our canned food drive! Thanks to the support of our entire school community, we collected over 1,600 canned goods! This amazing collection will help support 17 families right here in our community, with the remaining donations headed to Western NC to make an even bigger impact. A special congratulations to Mrs. Jackson’s 4th-grade class, who collected the most cans and earned a well-deserved pizza party! Thank you to everyone who contributed. Together, we’re making a difference! #HAES #PantherPride #CommunitySupport #BattleOfTheBooks
