Dear Huntington Families,

Can you believe we’re already in May? The flowers aren’t the only ones blooming—our students are too! As we cruise into the final stretch of the school year, we’ve got a mix of excitement, hopefully some sunshine, and just a sprinkle of spring fever in the air. ☀️🐞

Here are a few things to keep in mind this month:

Testing Time! 📚 Some classes will be wrapping up assessments, so be sure your little ones are well-rested and fueled up with a good breakfast!

Field Trips & Fun Days 🚌 Keep an eye on Schoology, backpacks and emails for permission slips and special event reminders! There are a lot of upcoming events listed in this newsletter!

As always, thank you for being such an important part of our school family. Let’s make this last full month of school a wonderful one!

With sunshine & smiles,

Nicole Muñoz and Theresa Sexton-Grunwald

APRIL

23rd Administrative Assistant Day

25th KINDERGARTEN NO SCHOOL - Day in the life of a Kindergartener

MAY

1st Principals Day

2nd Fun Run (9th rain day)

4th Chalk the walk

5th-9th Teachers appreciation week

15th Wax Museum 4th Grade

15th Spring Concert for KDG and 1st grade. Students arrive at 6:00. Starts at 6:15

23rd Field Day (30th rain day)

26th NO SCHOOL– Memorial Day

JUNE

4th Fifth Grade Send off

6th LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - Early Release

BREAK DATES

Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, 11/26, through Friday, 11/28

Winter Break: 12/22 - 1/2/26 (classes resume 1/5/26)

Mid Winter Break: Friday, 2/13/26 - Monday, 2/16/26

Spring Break: 3/30/26 - 4/3/26 (classes resume 4/6)

May 4th - Chalk the Walk 4-6pm

May 5-9th - Teacher Appreciation Week

May 21st - Parent Club Meeting @ 6pm (Last for the year)

June 13th - End of the year skating party, 6-8:30pm @ United Skate

JULY 11th - Parents Night Out @ World of Games 5pm-11pm

Adults Only

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Just wanted to let everyone know about some changes we are making to our sign-up procedure for WATCH DOGS. Effective March 1st, we will be using SignUpGenius ,which will be in our Newsletter and posted on Schoology. Once a Dad signs up, your name will be placed on the daily schedule in our WATCH DOGS binder. Your child's classroom teacher, along with other teachers in the building, will sign up for your scheduled visit. Mr. Higgins, our Top Dog will still be using the GroupMe App for all other communication. Thanks to everyone for your support and flexibility as we continue to adjust our program to best meet the needs of our school community.

To volunteer in any capacity within the Riverview Community Schools, the link below for the VOLUNTEER CONSENT FORM must be completed.

• Must be completed at least 2-weeks prior to the event
• Must be done annually
  • Valid for the entire school year (you only need to complete once - not for each event)
  • Applies to all your students in the district

The Kroger Family of Companies is committed to community engagement, positive social impact and charitable giving at the national and local levels. Every community is unique, but our common goal is to partner with the neighborhoods we serve and help the people there live healthier lives.

One of the ways in which we do this is through our Kroger Community Rewards program. This program makes fundraising easy by donating to local organizations based on the shopping you do every day. Once you link your Card to an organization, all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Shopper’s Card. Here’s how it works:

1. Create a digital account.

A digital account is needed to participate in Kroger Community Rewards. If you already have a digital account, simply link your Shopper’s Card to your account so that all transactions apply toward the organization you choose.

2. Link your Card to an organization.

Selecting the organization that you wish to support is as simple as updating the Kroger Community Rewards selection on your digital account.

1. Sign in to your digital account.

2. Search for your organization here.

3. Enter the name Huntington Elementary

4. Select the our school from the list and click “Save”.

Huntington will also display in the Kroger Community Rewards section of your account.

3. Huntington earns.

Any transactions moving forward using the Shopper’s Card number associated with your digital account will be applied to the program, at no added cost to you. Kroger donates annually to our school based on your percentage of spending as it relates to the total spending associated with all participating Kroger Community Rewards organizations.

If you have any questions, please contact Kroger's Customer Service Center.

School Hours are from 8:35 – 3:20

Students may not be dropped off more than 10 minutes before school starts.

Breakfast begins at 8:10. If students are dropped off at this time, he/she must go to breakfast.

School ends at 3:20. At 3:35, 15 minutes after school ends, all students should be off school grounds (including the playground). We have had too many incidents where students have not been picked up and we are not aware of the situation until all students have left which could be ½ hour after school has ended.

Middle School students will no longer be permitted to pick up their siblings from the elementary school. We had far too many incidents last year with extremely inappropriate language used as well as disrespectful behavior towards our parents waiting to pick up their students.

All students who have siblings at the MS and need to be picked up by MS students, will be walked by Huntington Safeties to a Meeting Spot at the MS after school. K-2 will meet their safety in the front lobby. 3-5 will meet their safety in the hallway behind the cafeteria, in front of the Maintenance Office. They will then leave with their siblings through the MS Auditorium Doors.

- For the safety of our students, NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED during drop off and pick up of students while you are standing outside.