Good Evening Islander families,
This is Brooke DePinto, the principal of Harkers Island Elementary School calling with some important information for the coming week. The weekly All Call is sent out to Harkers Island families every Sunday evening and the script for the call can be located on our school website and Facebook page.
Upcoming Dates to Note:
● Monday, September 15th - International Dot Day
● Friday, September 19th- Picture Day
HIES Merchandise Sales: Only 2 more days to buy your HIES spirit wear! HIES Merch is on sale from September 2-16! Buy items online at https://store.sundogzdesign.com/hies/shop to show your school spirit!
International Dot Day: Monday, September 15 is International Dot Day. This is a global event promoting creativity, courage, and collaboration, inspired by Peter H. Reynolds' children's book “The Dot”. We encourage our students to wear their dots to make their mark on Monday, September 15!
Vision Screenings: The Lion’s Club will provide free vision screenings to all students with parentpermission on October 1. Please send back the form in your child’s folder to sign up for this screening opportunity.
Picture Day: Picture Day will be on Friday, September 19 and forms went home last week. We will have individual and class pictures on this day. Forms and money are due back by Monday, 9/15.
See You at the Pole: See You at the Pole is an annual event on the fourth Wednesday of September (September 24) where Christian students gather at their school flagpoles before school to pray for their friends, families, schools, communities, and nation. It's a global, student-initiated, student-organized, and student-led prayer rally that began as a grassroots movement in 1990 in Burleson, Texas. This is not a school-sponsored event and is completely voluntary for those who wish to participate at 7:30 am on Wednesday, September 24.
Early Release: Our first Early Release Day will be on Wednesday, September 24 and the Bridge will be open for our 12 PM dismissal. Make sure to let your child’s teacher know how they will get home this day.
PTO Spirit Night: We have our first PTO Spirit Night at El’s East on Friday, September 26. Take a break from cooking and support our local restaurants as they give back to the schools! A portion of their proceeds that night come right back to our PTO to support our staff and students!
Check out our website or Facebook page or call the main office @ 252-728-3755 if you have any questions. We will see you on Monday as we Light the Way through another great year at HIES!