Harlan Elementary
February 17-21, 2025

When your child is absent, please send an excuse note within 3 school days.
Make sure your phone # & email are up to date in PowerSchool to receive callouts
February Events:
💜 Friday, 2/7 - Progress Reports
💜 Monday, 2/17 - Presidents Day NO SCHOOL
💜 Tuesday, 2/18 - Florence City Schools Professional Day NO SCHOOL for STUDENTS
💜 Wednesday, 2/19 - 2nd Grade Practice ACAP -- POSTPONED
💜 Tuesday, 2/25 - Parent Engagement Meeting 3:30pm
Looking ahead to March:
🍀 Read Across America Week - March 2nd - 7th
🍀 Book Parade - March 3rd
🍀 School Dances - March 8th (boys) & 15th (girls) SEE FLYER BELOW
🍀 March 18th - Social Media for Families presented by Laud. Co. Chief ADA
Harlan Core Value for February: Self Control
Blast Into the Past 90's Dances in March
click image below for more info
Show Choir on Tuesdays--Please make arrangements for pick up at 4:15
Robotics on Wednesdays - Please make arrangements for pick-up at 4:00
Congratulations to these outstanding students:
Parent Portal Login Instructions were sent home in folders.
Look for those instructions so you can check your child's grades!
Please Make Sure Your Child/Your Child's Teacher Knows How They're Getting Home!
Bus Routes & Information:
🌟Healing Hearts is Available Anytime🌟
🩵Healing Hearts Group is Harlan's in-school grief support program offered to all children attending schools in Lauderdale, Colbert, and Franklin counties that we serve/have preexisting groups.
🩵Healing Hearts Group meets once per month and explores emotions, experiences, and responses surrounding grief in a safe environment with children that are already familiar with each other from school.
🩵Healing Hearts group is coordinated by a Healing Place counselor and Ms. Green.
🩵By filling out this form you are signing up your child to attend the group once per month. Healing Hearts meets at the discretion of the Healing Place and the school administration. By signing up you are not committing your child to attend every group if there is an absence, conflict, or important school event happening on the day that the group meets.
🩵If your child has attended Healing Hearts in previous years they will need to be registered again this school year! Participation requires a new form every year!
Register now: https://forms.gle/3parov5tr5czUEM58 - Click Here or Click/Scan the QR code
Extended Day Enrichment Program - EDEP After School Program
The pictures below provide information on our after school program.
- To enroll call 256-768-2700 and leave your name, number and student name for the director to return your call.
- The form to sign up for EdEP are available in the office.
With Integrity We Will Live Out the F.A.L.C.O.N. Way Here at HES!
Join Harlan PTO! It's only $5 and it goes directly to our school!
All Florence City students are provided breakfast and lunch free of charge!
Grade Level News
Kingergarten
Reading:
Reviewing letters Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Tt, and Uu.
- Reviewing High Frequency Words - for, has. and, in, we, of, to, is, the, all, up, girl, I, have, his, it, him, as, am, had, see, on, but, did, a, can, go, he, at, you.
Math:
- Lesson 21- Add within 10.
Reminders:
- Your child needs a water bottle and snack every day.
- Check their red FALCON folder every night.
- Practice letters and sounds, going over HFW, writing first name, letters, and numbers every night.
- *Monday 17th- President's Day= NO School.
- *Tuesday 18th- Teacher Professional Development Day= NO School for students.
1st Grade
Reading
- Unit 6 Lesson 1
- Test Thursday 2-20
Phonics:
/ē/ spelled _y /ē/ spelled _ie_ /ē/ spelled _ey
Math
- Lesson 20: Count to 120
- Test Thursday 2-20
Reminders
- Check Blue folder each night
- Study Rapid Read Sheet nightly
- Review fluency grading scale for Unit 6
2nd Grade
Reading:
- Comprehension: Story: The Hungry Little Hare
- Grammar: adverbs; collective nouns
Math:
- Lesson 23:Esimate and Measure Lengths
Tests:
- Reading/ELA: Comprehension, vocabulary (Thursday, February 20th)
- Math: Practice ACAP (Wednesday, February 19th)
3rd Grade
- Reading: Unit 4 Lesson 3
- Skills: compare & contrast, making inferences
- Grammar: capitalization & commas
- Math:
- Comparing fractions with symbols
4th Grade
- Reading: Unit 4 Lessons 1-2 (check messages from your child's teacher for specific info)
- Math Lessons 25 & 26 Relating Decimals as Fractions
5th Grade
- Reading - Finish Unit 4 Lesson 1 "Midnight Forests"
- Math Lesson 25 & 26
- Solve Word Problems Involving Conversions
- Make Line Plots & Interpret Data
Communication is Crucial! Keep Scrolling for the Many Ways to Engage with HES:
Be Sure to Follow Harlan on Social Media & Online!
Download the Florence City Schools App
Contact Us Anytime!
School Secretary: Mrs. Yolanda Johnson Email: yjohnson@florencek12.org
Principal: Dr. Thomas Casteel Email: tcasteel@florencek12.org
Assistant Principal: Mr. Julian Smith Email: jsmith@florencek12.org
Location: 2233 Mc Burney Dr, Florence, AL 35630
Phone: (256)768-2700