Viva!

🦁 One Week Down, Lion Cubs! 🦁

We did it—our first week of school is in the books! 🎉

What an exciting start to the 2026–2027 school year! We are so proud of our Lion Cubs for coming to school ready to learn, build friendships, and ROAR with pride. Our first week has been filled with new experiences, new routines, and opportunities to learn what it means to be part of the Haw River Elementary family.

As we head into Week 2, we will continue building strong relationships and creating a school community where every student feels valued, loved, and supported.

❤️ CKH Character Focus: Empathy

During August and September, our CKH character focus is Empathy.

Empathy means taking the time to understand how someone else may be feeling and showing kindness, compassion, and care. It means putting ourselves in someone else’s shoes and remembering that everyone has feelings, experiences, and challenges that may not always be visible.

At school, we will encourage our Lion Cubs to:

• 💛 Notice when someone may need a friend or a helping hand.

• 👂 Listen to others and try to understand their feelings.

• 🤝 Treat classmates and adults with kindness and respect.

• 🦁 Think about how their words and actions affect others.

• ❤️ Help create a school where everyone feels that they belong and matter.

Families, you can help reinforce empathy at home by asking:

• How did someone make you feel good today?

• Did you notice someone who needed help or encouragement?

• How did you show kindness to someone today?

• How do you think your friend/classmate felt in that situation?

Thank you for partnering with us as we begin another amazing year together. Week 1 was just the beginning—there is so much more learning, growing, and ROARing ahead!

🦁 Let’s make Week 2 even better!

Respect • Ownership • Academics • Resilience

We are a family. We are Lion Cubs. We ROAR!

🦁 ¡Una semana menos, Lion Cubs! 🦁

¡Lo logramos! ¡Nuestra primera semana de clases ya terminó! 🎉

¡Qué comienzo tan emocionante para el año escolar 2026–2027! Estamos muy orgullosos de nuestros Lion Cubs por venir a la escuela listos para aprender, hacer nuevos amigos y demostrar con orgullo nuestro espíritu ROAR. Durante esta primera semana hemos vivido nuevas experiencias, aprendido nuevas rutinas y tenido muchas oportunidades para descubrir lo que significa ser parte de la familia de Haw River Elementary.

Al comenzar la Semana 2, continuaremos fortaleciendo nuestras relaciones y creando una comunidad escolar donde cada estudiante se sienta valorado, querido y apoyado.

❤️ Enfoque de Carácter CKH: Empatía

Durante agosto y septiembre, nuestro enfoque de carácter de CKH es la Empatía.

La empatía significa tomarnos el tiempo para comprender cómo puede sentirse otra persona y demostrar amabilidad, compasión y cuidado. Significa ponernos en el lugar de los demás y recordar que cada persona tiene sentimientos, experiencias y desafíos que no siempre podemos ver.

En la escuela, animaremos a nuestros Lion Cubs a:

• 💛 Notar cuando alguien pueda necesitar un amigo o una mano amiga.

• 👂 Escuchar a los demás y tratar de comprender sus sentimientos.

• 🤝 Tratar a sus compañeros y adultos con amabilidad y respeto.

• 🦁 Pensar en cómo sus palabras y acciones pueden afectar a los demás.

• ❤️ Ayudar a crear una escuela donde todos sientan que pertenecen y que son importantes.

🏠 Las familias pueden ayudarnos en casa

Pueden reforzar la empatía conversando con sus hijos y preguntándoles:

• ¿Cómo te hizo sentir alguien bien hoy?

• ¿Notaste que alguien necesitaba ayuda o ánimo?

• ¿Cómo demostraste amabilidad con alguien hoy?

• ¿Cómo crees que se sintió tu amigo o compañero en esa situación?

Gracias por asociarse con nosotros mientras comenzamos otro año escolar increíble. ¡La Semana 1 fue solo el comienzo! Hay mucho más que aprender, crecer y demostrar nuestro espíritu ROAR!

🦁 ¡Hagamos que la Semana 2 sea aún mejor!

Respeto • Responsabilidad • Académicos • Resiliencia

Somos una familia. Somos Lion Cubs. ¡Hacemos ROAR!

Third grade - Beginning of grade 3 Reading test

Tercer grado - examen de lectura de tercer grado

Do you want to be apart of the HRE Parent-Teacher Organization?

¿Quieres ser parte de la Organización de Padres y Maestros de HRE?

Complete this form to let us know how you can help! ¡Complete este formulario para hacernos saber cómo puede ayudar!

Families: We are also including the link to the District’s Code of Conduct here. While each of you are familiar with our school handbooks, we wanted to make sure you had access to the District’s Code of Conduct that guides our decisions with consequences. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our administrative team.

Familias: También incluimos aquí el enlace al Código de conducta del distrito. Si bien cada uno de ustedes está familiarizado con nuestros manuales escolares, queríamos asegurarnos de que tuvieran acceso al Código de Conducta del Distrito que guía nuestras decisiones con consecuencias. Si tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en comunicarse con nuestro equipo administrativo.

Reminders:

• School begins at 7:50 a.m. for ALL students Pre-K-5. If you arrive after 7:50, you must park in the Pre-K parking lot and walk in with your students to sign them in before they can go to class.
• Breakfast will stop being served at 9:00 am.
• If you need to change your child's afternoon transportation, please call the front office at (336) 578-0177 before 2:00 p.m. Teachers will not be able to check and respond to messages and emails throughout the day during instructional time. Please do not expect an immediate response from your child's teacher during instructional hours. Office hours for teachers begin after 3:00 p.m.
• Families may come to eat lunch with your students. Please reach out to your child's teacher 24 hours in advance to let them know you are coming so they can plan for seating. Remember: NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK MAY BE BROUGHT IN. Upon arrival, please sign in at the front office and get a visitor's tag.
• Just a quick safety reminder: If you are signing your student (s) out early (before 2:20 p.m.), you must go inside the front office and check them out. If you arrive after 2:20 p.m., to sign your child out, you must wait until the dismissal announcements are made at 2:25 p.m. We appreciate your cooperation with this matter!
• ABSS AIG information here

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