HAWK TALK
Weekly Newsletter
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Principal:  Christina Spivey
Asstistant Principal: LaKeeta Perkins
PTA President: Stephanie Slette
email:   [email protected]
                 website:  www.hcespta.com
 
President's Note

I hope the first week of school was a good one for all.  PTA is still collecting dues, classroom funds, directory orders, and SOS donations.  When becoming a member of HCES PTA you are also becoming a member of Alabama PTA and National PTA.  We forward a portion of your $20 dues payment to cover the AL and Nat'l memberships.  

The SOS request is our first fundraiser for the year. To see where your PTA donations are being spent we are including a Where the Money Goes section in the newsletter.

If you are not receiving this newsletter via email, please sign up via our website at hcespta.com.

~Stephanie Slette
 
Dates of Note

August 13:   5th Grade Orientation - Ms. Langhout's classroom (Rm. 221)
3:30pm or 5pm
August 17:   Education Celebration - Grissom HS - 9am-noon
August 20:   Back to School Bash Food Vendors - Cafeteria - 5pm
PTA Meeting - Cafeteria - 5:30pm
Open House in Classrooms - 6pm
Bounce House - outside near the track - 6pm
August 24:   Safe and Inclusive Schools Forum - Lee HS - 9am-noon
August 30:   PTA Dues Deadline
SOS 1st Payment due - if choosing to break into 2 payments

 
Principal's Note


Ms. Spivey's Hawk News from the Principal can be found here.

 
Congratulations!


The current HCES PTA would like to extend a congratulations to Karen Whitaker, Lucinda Johnson, and Autumn Bray for working so hard on the National PTA School of Excellence last year.  We received word late last week that Hampton Cove Elementary was awarded the 2019-2021 National PTA School of Excellence designation!  We could not be prouder of our school and our parents!!



 
Parent Volunteers


Nobody can do everything but everyone can do something

THANK YOU to all who have signed up to volunteer!  We have three active sign ups going right now, room parents, happy cart, and event/committee volunteers.  Please check them out and see if there is a good fit for you.

Room Parents:  We have just a few classrooms that could still use a room parent, especially Pre-K classrooms.  The SignUp Genius for room parents is:


Event/Committee PoC and helpers:  PTA runs committees and hosts multiple events throughout the school year.   We need a person of contact to assist with some committees and in the coordination and execution of these events.  We have quite a few openings.  Please consider taking on one event this school year.  If you want to assist with the committee/event, but do not want to be the PoC, please still sign up!
The SignUp Genius for committees / events is:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044eaeaa2aa4fa7-hces

Library:  The library is gearing up for students as well.  If you'd like to be added to  the monthly sign up please email Mrs. Ellett at [email protected].  We will link the sign up here as well each month, once it is created.

Happy Cart:  The Happy Cart is a bi-monthly breakfast cart offered to all staff.  Goods can be purchased or baked.  We ask for two volunteers to facilitate and offer up to, but not exceeding, $50 reimbursement.  The SignUp Genius for Happy Cart is:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044eaeaa2aa4fa7-happy
  


 
Bus Routes


Bus Routes have been posted  on the PTA FB page and can also be found at  www.huntsvillecityschools.org/transportation .

 
Breakfast / Lunch Menus


Following are the breakfast and lunch menus for the first week of school.  Menus can also be found at  www.huntsvillecityschools.org/departments/child-nutrition-program or via the EZ School Lunch website or app.  

Please note there are two EZ School apps.  EZ School Pay will allow you to put money on your child's lunch account, view purchases and balance, and notify you when the account gets low.  EZ School Lunch will show you the lunch menus for the week.  

Monday
Aug. 12		 Tuesday
Aug. 13		 Wednesday
Aug. 14		 Thursday
Aug. 15		 Friday
Aug. 16
Mini Waffles
Applesauce 
Assorted Juice Choice of Milk
 Chicken or
Sausage Patty on Biscuit Assorted Fruit Assorted Juice Choice of Milk
 Cereal/Pop Tart
Fresh Apple Assorted Juice Choice of Milk
 2 Blueberry Muffins
Fresh Banana Assorted Juice Choice of Milk
 Cereal/Cereal Bar
Fresh Orange Assorted Juice Choice of Milk
Steak Nuggets
Oven Roasted Potatoes
Baby Carrots
WG Roll Assorted Fruit Choice of Milk
 Breaded
 Chicken
 Sandwich Sweet Potato Fries
Green Beans
Applesauce Cup Choice of Milk
 Cheeseburger
Baked Beans
Corn on a Cob
Cheddar Sun Chips
Fresh Banana Choice of Milk
 Chicken Alfredo
Broccoli
Garden Salad
Breadstick
Fresh Orange Choice of Milk
 Chicken Fajita on flour tortilla
Mexican Corn
Pinto Beans
Spanish Rice
Fresh Apple Choice of Milk
  
 
After School Enrichment

 

Fall 2019 after school clubs! 

It is almost time to sign up your children for after school clubs.  Fall after school clubs start the week of September 9th and run through December.  All club information and registration links will be on the PTA web page and will be promoted via the PTA facebook page. 

Club registrations will start August 16th.

We expect to have Art, German, Music, Chess, Elementary Electronics, Eco Explorers, Basketball, Golf, Dodgeball, and Hip Hop available.  Not every club is available for every age group.

Administrative policy changes have driven some changes in our clubs this year.

1) All registrations must be turned into clubs no later than August 26th.
2) All payments, registration, and after club arrangement information is collected digitally.  No checks.
3) All children enrolled in clubs will walk from their classrooms to the gym, where they will meet their club leaders and then go as a group to their classrooms.
4) Club releases will occur outside of the school, at the front porch by the main entry doors.  Parents are not authorized to enter the school to pick their children up from clubs.  All parents must wait outside for club leaders to bring the children down and sign them over to their parents.

 
Where the Money Goes

HCES PTA relies on your generous donations to fund the events and programs we do.  A lot of these programs are invisible to the parent, but utilized by the child, so we will periodically highlight where your monies go.  

Subscriptions:  A large beginning of the school year expense is subscriptions to programs such as BrainPop, Spelling City, and Scholastic.  Ask your child about these fun programs used in the classroom.

Teacher Funds:  Teachers are provided funds to enhance their classroom.

A/R Necklaces:  If your child has been through 1st grade at HCES you know the importance of these necklaces!  Each child earns a necklace and achievement/celebration charms as they begin their Accelerated Reader journey.

Teacher Copies:  PTA covers the district billed expense of the copies teachers make.
 
2019 - 2020  Community Partners


We are incredibly fortunate to have amazing Community Partners!  Please support
these businesses whenever possible because they do wonderful things for our
Hampton Cove schools!
 
Marquee Level ($2500+)
Alexander's Martial Arts
Fleet Feet
Limbaugh Orthodontics, PC
Limbaugh & Stephenson Family & Implant Dentistry
Mathnasium of Huntsville
Short Stop

Platinum ($2500)
Domino's Pizza

Gold ($1500)
Allied Printing
Anytime Fitness
Chick Fil A
Dental Associates of Hampton Cove, LLC
Dr. John-Paul Voelkel
Elevate Management Solutions
Endodontics, PC-Dr. Matthew Friedt
Flint River Family Medicine
Hampton Cove CrossFit
Huntsville Track Club
Jeff Benton Homes
Johnson Orthodontics
Legend Realty- Karen Borden
McLain Surgical Arts
Mountain View Family Dentistry
Nogginhed
Pope Family Dentistry
Publix
Small Cakes
Tortora's
Up A Creek
Valley Conservatory  

Silver ($1000)
CB&S Bank
Davidson Homes
Salon Allure
Lawlers Barbecue

Bronze ($500)
Five Guys Burgers and Fries
Johnson and Hayes Physical Therapist
Martinson and Beason Law Firm
Shunnarah Injury Lawyers, Tony Graffeo

 
PTA Contact

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to us at  [email protected] .  Our FB page and website are being updated at a rapid pace this time of year.  Please follow our FB page and bookmark our website to keep up to date with the latest PTA info.