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Dorchester County Public Schools and Offices will be closed today, Wednesday, January 10, 2024. Be safe!
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Due to the impending storm, Tuesday, January 9th all schools will be operating on a half-day dismissal schedule.
Staff will be released after the dismissal of students.
All after school activities are canceled.
Wednesday, January 10th, all schools will be operating on a two-hour delay schedule to evaluate the overnight flooding and storm damage. Stay tuned for any changes to tomorrow's schedule.
High school testing will be rescheduled. High schools will share the new testing schedule as soon as possible.
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Due to the impending storm, Tuesday, January 9th all schools will be operating on a half-day dismissal schedule.
Staff will be released after the dismissal of students.
All after school activities are canceled.
Wednesday, January 10th, all schools will be operating on a two-hour delay schedule to evaluate the overnight flooding and storm damage. Stay tuned for any changes to tomorrow's schedule.
High school testing will be rescheduled. High schools will share the new testing schedule as soon as possible.
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We've added some extra basketball and cheer practices! Papers went home last week about our Family Paint night on the 18th! This is a RSVP event so we can purchase the needed supplies!
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Hello HES families! Please mark your calendars for our annual Spelling Bee. It will take place Thursday, February 22nd at HES from 5:30 - 7:00. The school wide preliminaries will take place during specials during the week of January 29th. Only the top two spellers from each class will participate in the school wide competition. Please see the letters that were sent home on Friday with the rules and grade level specific spelling words to practice. Thank you all!
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Happy New Year Hurlock Family and Community! We are excited to see what 2024 brings our way!
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Please note that there are several days of No School for students in the month of January!
January 15th - School will be closed for MLK Jr. Day
January 29th & 30th - Schools are closed for change of the Semester in High
School and valuable Professional Development with staff!
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As you are cleaning up and making room for anything new- make a pile for us! We will take it all!
Looking for any unwanted holiday gifts, bags, tissue paper, bows, games and decor to stock our shelves for next year’s shoppe!
Drop off all supplies in the bus loop next week! Thank you in advance! ♥️
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Hello HES families! Please enjoy yesterday's read aloud by our very own Mrs. Todd. Click here to watch https://youtu.be/7kH0cnRk58oThank you for tuning in don't forget to like, share, follow, and add this to your reading log!
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Good evening HES families! Please enjoy tonight's read aloud by one of your favorite first grade team. Click here to watch
Thank you for tuning in don't forget to like, share, follow, and add this to your reading log!
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Good evening HES families! Please enjoy tonight's read aloud by our lovely community liaison, Ms. McBean. Click here to watch https://youtu.be/-Rb7glhRUkU Thank you for tuning in don't forget to like, share, follow, and add this to your reading log!
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A HUGE shoutout to these reading rockstars that have moved up a reading level from Dec 5th to Dec 19th!
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Good evening HES families! Please enjoy tonight's read aloud by one of your favorite 5th grade teachers Mrs. Gaull. Click here to watch https://youtu.be/2XIJ609icxo Thank you for tuning in don't forget to like, share, follow, and add this to your reading log!
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Please help us congratulate these awesome accomplishments for Trimester 1!
Junior Scholars are students in Prek4 and Kindergarten who worked hard to earn all P’s in the learner behaviors.
Platinum Scholars are students in grades 1 through 5 who excelled by having all A’s in each academic area and all P’s for learning behaviors.
Honor Roll students are also from grades 1-5 and achieved all A’s and B’s in each academic area and all P’s for learning behaviors.
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Good evening HES families! Please enjoy tonight's read aloud by your favorite ELL teacher, Mr. Higgins. Click here to watch https://youtu.be/3BxeRHeZ524
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Good evening HES families! Please enjoy tonight's read aloud by on of your favorite third grade teacher's Ms. Henry. Click here to watch https://youtu.be/lubYK-Ze4ZA
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Hi families! We have 3 days before Winter Break! Monday is Merry Monday - dress in Red and Green, Tuesday is PJ Day (school appropriate) and Wednesday is Ugly Sweater Day.
Please do not forget Wednesday, December 20th is an Early Dismissal - 12:40 pm
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Good evening HES families! Please enjoy tonight's read aloud by your favorite media teacher Mrs. Thompson. Click here to watch https://youtu.be/i-gz8ymFKYs?si=jxUpyTYdm3cBd28j Thank you for tuning in don't forget to like, share, follow, and add this to your reading log!
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Good evening HES families! Sit back and enjoy another holiday read aloud by Ms. D'Elia and Mrs. Ganong click here to watch https://youtu.be/af4pvDhfFrk
Thanks again for tuning in. Don't forget to like follow and share and add this to your reading log. Happy reading!!!
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Good evening HES families! Please sit back and enjoy another holiday read aloud by your favorite kindergarten team click here to watch https://youtu.be/0pQ0KZRhUaI?si=H_KNECPE72F_fPgU thanks again for tuning in. Don't forget to like follow and share and add this to your reading log. Happy reading!!!
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