Dear HES Families,
Looking for a fun day trip over the Winter Holiday? Our First Grade Singing Tree is on display at the Somerset County Park commission Festival of Trees! Our HES Star Art Teacher, Mrs. Suk, created the Singing Tree for our school over the years, and this year it was chosen for the Festival of Trees! The Singing Tree comes from a story which Mrs. Suk reads to her classes and represents peace and belonging.
Please see the Festival of Trees Flyer!
On display at HES this year, Mrs. Suk continued our tradition of celebrating light and peace by teaching our Fourth graders oragami and creating our Peace Dove Tee!
Our HES Home and School Parents are the best, but many of their children are fourth graders and are graduating to ARIS at the end of this year. After their years of service, sadly, we will have to say good-bye and wish them our best.
We need new HES parents to step-up and take their places if we want the fun activites at HES to continue. The HSA provides that extra SHINE for our HES Star students and staff. All of the fun events you participate in are run by the AMAZING HES HSA!
First up......
Our STEM FAIR on January 24:
We are looking for someone who would be interested in shadowing this year in order to chair the event next year. Without anyone to take the lead in the future, we will not have STEM FAIR. It is such a wonderful event!
Anyone who is interested can email Lisa Chaing at recordingsecretary@heshsa.org Please consider being part of the next generation of AWESOME HES HSA Committeee Chairs, active volunteers, and Board members.
Thank you!
AHOY! Save the Date for our next annual STEM FAIR, January 24.
Be on the lookout for more information.
Yo ho ho! It will be lots of fun!
Dear Hillsborough Community Members,
We're excited with the launch of our redesigned Hillsborough Township Public Schools website and mobile app this school year! These new platforms aim to provide an improved user experience with easier navigation and access to essential information. To help us ensure the website meets your needs, we kindly request you take a few minutes to complete a brief survey about your experience with the new site. Your feedback is invaluable as we strive to continuously improve our communication and online resources for all stakeholders. Thank you for your participation!
https://bit.ly/2024htpswebsurvey
Dear HES Families,
I hope your summer is fabulous and you are looking forward to more beautiful days, BBQs, family, friends, and fun. We know it seems like a long way off but at HES, we are already planning for a fabulous 2024-2025 school year, beginning with our annual Somerset Patriots Game.
Our annual HES Stars Somerset Patriots school year kick-off is on Friday, August 30. At the end of each summer, many of our staff members and our returning families get together in order to welcome our new families with some fun, laughter, and baseball. The sooner our entire school community gets to know each other (which is even better over baseball, hotdogs, ice cream, and popcorn!), the sooner our new school year will feel like a gathering of friends who are excited to learn together.
When: Friday, August 30
Where: Somerset Patriots TD Bank Stadium, 1 Patriots Park, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
What: The Somerset Patriots will face the Reading Fightin Phills at 7:00pm, and be sure to stay for the fireworks after the game!
How: Follow the Group Portal Link: Group Portal Login, and use the special passcode: HES
Why: This is a super HES Star family event and a great way to kick off the 2024-2025 school year! Reserve the date and order your tickets soon! If you have any questions or need any assistance, contact third-grade teacher, Mrs. Hopson - jhopson@htps.us
See you at the Ballpark!
Dear HES Star Parents,
Please register your child(ren) for Kindergarten asap! Not everyone is aware, but the number of students registered in each grade impacts the number of sections we are allowed to open which deceased overall class size. Registering late increases our class sizes and decreases the likelihood of getting a new section added.
Please remind your friends and neigbors, especially those new to Hillsborough to register their children for school asap. The number of students registered literally affects all of our students.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer, having fun, and finding ways to beat the heat!
See you in September!
Derby misses the HES Stars!
Save the Date: Patriots Game on August 30! Ticket information coming soon!
Dr. Suzan Radwan has been named the NJASA State Special Education Administrator of the Year! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR9iJZM_QRo
Please help spread the word about registration for Kindergarten! Registering early gets you the most accurate and efficient information!
Registrations completed as of July 26 will be assigned AM or PM kindergarten by the end of business day on August 2.
Registrants completed after July 26 can check Genesis within two weeks after their registration is completed to identify AM or PM kindergarten.
Transportation Assignments:
- Registrations completed by July 26 will have bus assignments in place for the first day of school (September 5)
- Registrations completed after July 26 and before September 5 - assignments could take up to two weeks for bus assignments.
- Registrations completed after the first day of school (September 5), transportation may not have transportation assigned until September 30.
Daycare/Babysitter forms:
- Must be received by July 26, to be in place for the first day of school (September 5)
- Those received after July 26 and before September 5, could take up to two weeks before transportation is assigned.
- Forms received after the first day of school (September 5) - transportation may not be assigned until September 30.
- A form with available daycares will be published soon!
This is an important day for all Americans to remember. Our Superintendent, like many other in our community, had a family member that was a part of this campaign which helped changed the world. It's a great day to pause and reflect on the meaning of sacrifice and doing the right thing.
