Beginning Monday, March 17 -

All students and visitors will enter through the main entrance of Farley Elementary and proceed through our newly deployed weapons detectors. Click here to view the HCS news release.

MORNING CARLINE

All students (except PreK and Mrs. Bargas's class) will enter through the front entrance. The side door for 3rd-5th will not be open for student drop-off. Please pull all the way forward to the nearest safety patrol spot when arriving. We will add 3-4 Safety Patrol members to the front entrance to help students safely exit their cars upon arrival.

VISITORS - Visitors to Farley must enter through the front entrance and pass through the OpenGate system.

LATE ARRIVALS - Students arriving late will check-in normally and go through the weapons detector. Parents will not need to pass through the OpenGate system unless they are visiting the school.

CHECK-OUTS & DROPPING OFF BELONGINGS - no changes unless parents are visiting.

AFTERNOON CARLINE - no changes

OTHER NOTES

Please watch the video below to see how to efficiently enter the school and go through the OpenGate System. Students will take computers out and pass them to our Campus Security Office Tyler.

Also - with the changes to our morning arrival pattern, please observe our posted speed limits and avoid cell phone use during carline. ~ Many thanks!

March 9-14 - Spring Break

March 20 - Report Cards

MARCH 28 - Spring, Class, and Graduation Pictures (PreK, K, & 5th)

Further Out:

KITE DAY - April 18

COLOR RUN - April 24

TALENT SHOW - April 29 (also PTA meeting)

K FOR A DAY - May 2

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK - May 5-9

SUPER KIDS DAY - May 9

FIFTH GRADE AWARDS & PROMOTION CEREMONY - May 19 @ 9AM

It's that time again! Registration is now open. You should receive your SNAP code for registration in your email. Contact the office for details.

Requirements: Lease, mortgage, or deed plus Utility Bill (not cell phone or other bill)

March 18, 19, & 20 - 2nd Grade ELA (English Language Arts)

March 25 & 26 - 2nd Grade Math & 4th Grade Science

April 1, 2, & 3 - 3rd Grade ELA (Literacy Act for Promotion)

April 8, 9, 10, & 11 - 4th & 5th Grade ELA*

April 15 & 16 - 3rd, 4th, & 5th MATH*

* ACAP performance for 5th Grade determines elective options in 6th Grade

The Alabama State Department of Education recently released School Report Card scores and Farley Elementary was awarded a 94!!! This score represents a multi-year trend of improvement in Academic Achievement and a significant reduction in the percentage of students who are considered Chronically Absent. The three-year trends are visualized below:

Parents - remember that excuse notes must be submitted promptly. The HCS expectation is that within 3 days, a parent or doctor's note is submitted to the school. After 8 excused absences (not individual notes), students must have a doctor's note. A student checked out before 11:30AM is considered absent unless they check back in.

Farley Elementary's Chronic Absenteeism rate is around 6%, which lower than our surrounding schools. However, when schools receive their Report Card scores, 15% of the total grade is based on the percentage of students who are Chronically Absent. We lost one point on our Report Card Grade. I would like to get that point back this year, which means our CA rate needs to be less than 3%.

Chronic Absenteeism is defined as a student missing 18 or more days for the school year, regardless of reason.

HCS Parent Handbook

Interested in Sponsoring?

100% Tax Deductible donation will go to support programs

to enhance our students and their educational experience:

Bronze: $100 (Logo in Flyer & listed on Facebook Page)

Silver: $250 ( Logo in Flyer, Facebook Page, & 4’ Banner in carline)

Gold: $500 ( Logo in Flyer, Facebook Page, & 5’ Banner in carline)