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November:

2 - Student Holiday - No School

3 - Student Holiday/Staff Workday - No School

4 - Dia de los Muertos Ofrenda

9-13 - Book Fair Week and World Kindness Week

9-13 - National School Psychology Week

10 - Thanksgiving Day Lunch

11 - Veteran's Day Program - 4th Grade Musical

11 - Pet Clinic, 5pm-7pm

13 - Picture Re-Takes

13 - PTA Movie Night, 6pm

16-20 - Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week

20 - Hobby Day and Tattoo the Teacher Reveal Day

23-27 - Student/Staff Holiday - No School

Looking Ahead to December:

1 - Kyle Christmas Tree Lighting Choir Performance

9 - PTA General Meeting, 6pm

10 - 3rd Grade Musical Performance

18-January 5 - Winter Break

Our Thanksgiving Day lunch this year is TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10!

Important things to know and do:

• Avoid long lines by pre-checking in ONLINE. That's right! You don't have to come in ahead of time! Complete THIS FORM prior to midnight on Sunday, November 8 to pre-check-in and avoid the check-in line! You are also welcome to come in person to be pre-checked any time between 8am and 2pm.
• If you would like to purchase a school lunch ahead of time, CLICK HERE. Purchases the DAY OF must be paid in CASH.
• All visitors not attending with a parent/guardian must be listed as a contact for each child. Please complete THIS FORM to add a contact prior to November 8 to add allowed contacts to your child's profile.
• Children must attend their assigned lunch. In other words, visitors may not pull students from multiple grade levels to one lunch. Thank you for understanding that this creates chaos and is stressful to teachers who are trying to keep track of students.
• Feel free to arrive early, however, because of limited space, please be prepared to wait outside for a bit.

Again, we highly recommend pre-checking prior to the event in order to avoid long lines. Anyone planning to attend the luncheon on Tuesday must either pre-check or check in at the front office with a valid ID on the day of the event.

Thanksgiving Day Lunch Schedule:

10:00-10:30am - Pre-K, ECSE, and FL

10:35-11:05 - 2nd Grade

11:10-11:40 - Kinder

11:45-12:15 - 3rd Grade

12:20-12:50 - 1st Grade

12:55-1:25 - 5th Grade

1:15-1:45 - 4th Grade

Pet Clinic is coming back for an extra visit! If you missed this last round, feel free to come on by on November 11 between 5pm and 7pm!

Pet Clinic provides low cost vaccines and preventative care for dogs and cats! Please register ahead for 3 or more pets! This is an amazing resource for our community, and Austin Avenue Animal Hospital also donates a portion of their funds directly to us at Hemphill!

Please share this information with everyone you know in this area!

These blankets are so soft and cozy! Click this link to purchase - https://hayscisd.revtrak.net/campuses-and-instruction/es/hemphill-elementary/#/v/hes-hawk-blankets

Our next Hobby Day is Friday, November 20! Students had an absolute BLAST at our first Hobby Day of the year! Make sure they don't miss out on the November date!

Attention Runners! Save the date for our FM 150 Triple Threat Race on April 10!

All students are required to wear ID Badges at all times per district safety protocols. They are required for students to ride the bus. If your child does not have a bus ID, s/he will not be permitted to ride the bus in the afternoons and must be picked up by car through the car rider line at 3:00pm. Please call the front office prior to 1:00pm the day of to make transportation changes.

Bus riders have 2 IDs- one stays on the backpack and one stays on the child at school. Badges should not leave school, but please make sure your child returns with the badge if s/he accidentally takes it home.

If a child needs to replace the badge, the cost is $5. USE THIS LINK to pay for your child's replacement badge.

VERY IMPORTANT - Do not punch a hole in the ID. That will deactivate the badge. This is the reason we provide clear plastic sleeves instead.

Important School Hours and Deadlines

Instructional Hours - 7:30am-3:00pm

• Doors open for breakfast - 7:00am
• Tardy warning bell - 7:25am **last chance to get breakfast!**
• Instruction begins - 7:30am (students should be in class, ready to learn)
• Transportation changes deadline - 1:00pm (please call the front office, not the child’s teacher, in order to make transportation changes)

• Early pick-up deadline - 2:00pm (no check-outs allowed after this time)
• Instruction ends - 3:00pm
• Dismissal begins - 3:00pm (students must be picked up from school on time)

*If you need to purchase an additional car tag, the cost is $5 using (LINK COMING SOON).

Did you know that simply joining the PTA by paying $8 makes a huge difference in what we can do for students and teachers? We encourage you to sign up today at JOINPTA.ORG! Joining does not mean you are required to help with events!

At Hemphill, we are not just preparing children to take tests; we're preparing children for LIFE!

Certainly we want our children to learn how to read, write, and compute math problems, but more importantly, we want our children to know how to succeed in life - academically, socially, and emotionally. We pride ourselves on supporting the whole child. We implement Leader in Me, a framework that nurtures student leadership, fosters a culture of trust, and boosts academic success. We teach our children executive functioning skills and metacognition so that they can learn to be independent thinkers and resilient members of our society. We cannot do any of this unless children attend school.

The Texas compulsory attendance law states that students must be present for at least 90% of school year in order to earn credit.

We look forward to partnering with families to ensure student success!

We kindly ask you to refrain from lunch visits until August 31. We are teaching routines and procedures these first few weeks, and we need all children to practice. Thank you!

A few lunch visit reminders ...

• Visitors must be listed on the child's contact list.
• Visits may only be with the family member(s) and child - no friends or even relatives if the grownup is not listed as a contact.
• School-aged students from other campuses may not be on our campus during school hours.
• When the weather is lovely, we encourage you to sit outside on the picnic tables for a more quiet setting. If you prefer inside, we do have a designated area for family lunches.

LUNCH SCHEDULES:

• Pre-K - 10:15-10:45
• ECSE - 10:30-11:00
• Kinder - 11:50-12:20
• 1st grade - 11:10-11:40
• 2nd grade - 10:50-11:20
• 3rd grade - 12:40-1:10
• 4th grade - 12:10-12:40
• 5th grade - 1:05-1:35

We are excited to announce the availability of the school's Marquee for families to recognize and celebrate students on their birthdays or for academic and extracurricular accomplishments.

Marquee Message cost - $30.

Completed forms and payment must be received 2 weeks prior to the posting date.

Please CLICK THIS LINK to set up and pay for your child's birthday announcement!

· 1. Choose the Date you want the Marquee to display your message.

· 2. Choose the side of the Marquee you want your message on - North or South side.

· 3. Enter your daytime contact information.

· 4. Enter the message you want to display. The message should be limited to 3 lines and 21 characters per line (including spaces).

· 5. Click Add to Shopping Cart. (Complete a separate page for each person. On the next page Continue Shopping for another person or another item.)

If you have questions, contact Salena.Maldonado@hayscisd.net, campus secretary.

Principal: Shea Howard - shea.howard@hayscisd.net

Assistant Principal: Roshni Varghese - roshni.varghese@hayscisd.net

School Secretary: Salena Maldonado - salena.maldonado@hayscisd.net

Attendance Clerk: Melissa Gutierrez - melissa.gutierrez@hayscisd.net

District Registration Help - HES.registration@hayscisd.net

Nurse: Traci Ornelas - traci.ornelas@hayscisd.net

Campus Resource Specialist: Jennifer Narvaiz - jennifer.narvaiz@hayscisd.net

Counselor: Vanessa Duran - vanessa.duran@hayscisd.net

School Psychologist: Lauren Sweeney - lauren.sweeney@hayscisd.net

ARD Facilitator: Angelica Faddis - angelica.faddis@hayscisd.net

September 2026

October 2026