September 29, 2023
Announcements
WELCOME TO THE FALL SEASON-
The Fall Season is upon us and we are getting ready to wrap up our first quarter of school. Please see the important dates listed below for upcoming school events. * Please see the attached document outlining procedures at LHES for your reference.LHES Info
IMPORTANT DATES FOR LHES-
*Every Friday at LHES is Spirit Day! Wear school colors and show your school spirit!
October 2nd- Maintenance and Custodian Appreciation Day (Send in cards or notes for our dedicated maintenance and custodial staff today if you can!)
October 6th- House Meeting Day! Wear your House Colors! End of the 1st Quarter.
October 9th- Student/Teacher Holiday/No School
October 10th- Student Holiday/Teacher Workday/ No School for Students and PTO Meeting at 6:00 pm in the school library
October 12th- Report Cards will be available on ParentVue online and sent home in paper form this time with attendance progress reports too. More info to come!
October 19th- Bus Driver Appreciation Day
October 23rd- Fall Picture Retake Day
October 24th- PTO Texas Roadhouse Spirit Night
October 27th- Trunk or Treat 5:00-6:30 pm and Book Fair Begins! See the attached flier about Book Fair.Book Fair Info
October 28th- Great Pumpkin Race at Spotswood Elementary (See attached flier for more info).Pumpkin Race Info
LHES ART FUNDRAISER-
If you would like to contribute to the ART PROGRAM please consider making a donation today through schoolcashonline. Your donation will help supply students with many wonderful hands-on art materials throughout the school year. This is our only fundraiser this school year for our Art Department. Art instruction helps children with their development of: * Motor Skills * Language Skills * Social Skills * Decision-Making * Creativity Choose the level of support you would like to give. This campaign runs 9/1/23 thru 9/30/23
2ND GRADE FIELD TRIP-
Our 2nd graders will be taking a field trip soon to the Friends of the Rappahannock. Families of 2nd graders should be on the lookout for an email and flier coming home soon with online payments for SCPS.SchoolCashOnline.com for this trip.
VDOE PARENT PORTAL FOR FAMILIES WITH STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5-
The Virginia Department of Education created a parent portal to allow parents to access test information for the Fall Growth Assessments that were recently given in grades 3-5. Please see the attached letter for more information.VDOE Parent Portal
PTO NEWS AND INFORMATION-
We are looking for some Sponsors for out Boosterthon! Sponsors will have their name and / or logo on our shirts! If you are interested, please reach out to WendyLatella@yahoo.com for more details!
HERE COMES THE BUS APP-
Welcome to Here Comes the Bus! Know when your bus is approaching your stop. Here Comes the Bus® app is a school bus tracking app that can simplify morning and afternoon routines for parents and students by giving them real-time bus location and text or email notification alerts, helping them get to the bus stop on time. Here Comes the Bus® utilizes our GPS data and an easy-to-use customizable map that works on one or multiple devices, such as a tablet or smartphone. Register for Here Comes the Bus on the Spotsylvania County Schools webpage under the transportation tab!
DRILLS-
Our school practices safety drills each year in order to train students and staff on emergency procedures. We will be practicing fire drills, severe weather drills, and lockdown/intruder drills several times within the first 20 days of school and then continuously throughout the year. We will also practice an earthquake drill in October. SCPS has adopted the attached standard response protocol. Please read the attachment for information on how we respond to emergencies.SRP
STUDENT TRANSPORTATION PROCEDURES FOR LHES
ARRIVALS-
The Bus Loop in front of the school is only for buses from 8:15 - 9:15 am. Parents should NOT drive vehicles into the front bus loop to drop off students for school. Please park in the parking lot and walk students inside if you arrive after 8:45 am.
The curbside parent loop is designated for car riders and families dropping off students in the morning. Students may be dropped off in the curbside parent loop in the mornings from 8:25 am to 8:45 am. Parents should remain in their vehicles and students should only exit when vehicles reach the cone zones. Please cooperate with staff to keep the line moving. The tardy bell rings at 8:45 am. If you arrive after 8:45 am, please park in the parking lot and walk your child to the front office to sign them in. Have your ID ready and ring the front bell for assistance.
Parking in disabled spaces is only allowed for those with disabled tags on their vehicle. Please do not park in these spaces if you do not have a disabled tag. Parents without disabled tags should park in other empty spaces in the parking lot and walk students into the front office to be dropped off. We have families with students with disabilities who need a safe place to exit in these designated spaces. Thank you for your cooperation!
DISMISSALS-
We have 3 designated areas for dismissals each day including the front Bus Loop for bus riders, Curbside Parent Loop for all parent pick up and car riders, and Daycare Vans/Sped Buses in the back blacktop area.
The Bus Loop is reserved for buses only between 3:00 pm and 4:30 pm. Parents should NOT drive vehicles into the front bus loop to pick up students during this time.
The Curbside Parent Loop is for ALL parents coming to pick up their children from school. If you wish to pick up your child regularly from the parent loop, please fill out a curbside form to get a car rider number. New numbers are being issued this year. Please do not use last year’s number when picking up your child. Please remain in your vehicle and follow the directions of staff so we can keep the line moving. It helps to turn right onto Lee Hill School Drive when exiting the curbside loop to increase the flow of traffic.
If you are coming to pick up your child after 3:10 pm, you will need to drive through the curbside parent loop even if you do not have a number. Students may only be signed out of the front office before 3:10 pm for early dismissals.
Transportation Changes- It is important that you notify the office and your child’s teacher in writing before 2:00 pm if your child has a transportation change. Please email the office at leehillesattendance@spotsylvania.k12.va.us and your child’s teacher with any changes or send a note in writing. We want to make sure we send students home the correct way to ensure their safety.
Late Buses- We do our best to notify parents with autodialer messages as soon as we are notified by transportation about late buses. If we send out an autodialer for a late bus and you wish to pick up your child, please call the front office to make arrangements after receiving the auto dialer message.