Henderson Mill Elementary – Week 12 – November 1, 2020

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Henderson Mill Elementary – Week 12 

Map Testing

A practice MAP test will be given on Monday and Tuesday, November 2nd, and 3rd  for Kdg., 1st, and 2nd grade students.  The MAP test will be given on Wednesday and Thursday, November 4th and 5th    Your child’s teacher will provide you with more detailed information.  The link below will take you to the MAP Platform Training Session hosted on September 30.   All parents will need to assist students with setting up their devices for MAP Testing.  The link to the presentation for parents is below.  You will need to click on the link at the bottom of the first Powerpoint slide.

(English) https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jCKRDhqMqYsl-leF9v0N_dq0bm-FAekOekUCX6VO4l0/present

(Spanish) https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1seICob8K159xlxVyLYpTvyQ6nEyMSUvSnoUjo4JO4VY/present?slide=id.p1

 

The Assessment Administration Department has detailed helpful information and tools for parents/guardians as they partner with schools during the remote Fall MAP administration.  It is located on the DeKalb County School District’s site:  https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/nwea-map/

Lunch

  • “Let’s Do Lunch” – McDowell
  • Please share the link with students. We would love to have students each lunch with us.
Monday 2nd graders
Tuesday 3rd graders
Thursday 4th graders
Friday 5th graders

 

Virtual Parent Town Hall  

Dekalb’s Virtual Parent Town Hall Meeting, Thursday, November 5 at 5:00 pm

Watch live on DSTV: https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/communications/dstv/

Click here to view the flyer

HMES Spirit Wear Online Store 

https://patriciasspiritwear.tuosystems.com/…/hendersonmill

Spirit Wear Hoodie

Calling all Henderson Mill Hawks and Parents! We have rolled out our HMES Spirit Wear Store with some awesome shirts to commemorate our time “together” in 2020. The store will close on Friday, November 13, and orders will be available for pickup 2-3 weeks after that. T-shirts, long sleeved T’s, and hoodies are available in youth and adult sizes in Royal Blue or Irish Green in prices ranging from $15-25. These shirts will NOT be available after the store closes. Order now so you don’t miss out!

Save the Date for this Year’s Book Fair!  November 9-22 

Book Fair

We can’t miss the chance to celebrate reading at HMES!  So we’re going virtual with our book fair this year!  Mark your calendars for November 9th – 22nd to shop the HMES book fair website for your children’s favorite books.  We’ll also have fun virtual events with teachers and families to celebrate reading in our community.  Don’t forget, books make great holiday presents!  Stay tuned for more details.

Henderson Mill Elementary PTA

Spirit Day Fridays!

Celebrate TGIF with your HMES Spirit!  Wear your Hawks Green or HMES t-shirt.  Share about your virtual learning on social media and tag HMES and HMES PTA.  Give a shout-out to our awesome teachers! Go Hawks!

Find us on Facebook – Henderson Mill PTA

Twitter @hmesPTA or @hendersonmill

Instagram @Hendersonmill_es

#HMES  #HMESproud  #HMESstrong  #HMESrocks  #WeLoveOurSchool  #WeLoveOurTeachers  #dcsd  #SchoolSpirit

Join PTA

Help support Henderson Mill by joining the HMES PTA at https://hendersonmillpta.org/get-involved/join-pta/