Hedding Grade School

Today is bus driver appreciation day! Thank you to our amazing drivers and subs for all they do for us!

Reminder: 11:35 dismissal tomorrow, Friday, October 22. Buses will pick up at Hedding around 11:45.

There will be no PM PreK tomorrow, October 22 as there is an early dismissal for School Improvement Activities. AM PreK will attend and dismiss at 10:45 as usual.

No Kid Hungry recently released a toolkit for schools about the new Child Tax Credit (CTC): families need to be enrolled by November 15. https://spark.adobe.com/page/pNYlLo8N4Iyl6/ This provision was passed with the COVID relief bills earlier this year and has significant changes from the old child tax credit. The value has increased, families don’t need any income to receive it, and it comes as a monthly payment to families to give support throughout the year instead of just in April. Economists estimate that this new tax credit will cut child poverty in half in the U.S. But many families don’t know about it, or don’t know that they are still eligible even if they didn’t file their taxes last year. That’s why it’s so important to get the word out. Right now the tax credit is temporary and is set to expire next year, but permanent authorization is one of the policy goals we are fighting for right now. I hope you find the tool kit useful and please feel free to share it widely!

Students in Mrs. Gregory’s class doing an experiment with a balloon, baking soda and water to study mass and chemical change.

Important Homecoming Parade Information PK-8 Students from both Abingdon and Avon who are not participating in the parade will watch the parade on Latimer Street in front of Hedding Grade School. The parade starts at 2 p.m. Students will be supervised while watching the parade and may bring home candy that is thrown, but for safety purposes, will not be allowed to run into the street to pick up candy. After the parade, which will be between 2:30-2:45, Avon students will board the Avon buses, ride to the high school to pick up Avon high school students and then head to Avon. As such, Avon students may arrive at the Avon campus earlier than they normally would, approximately 3:15-3:30. Abingdon bus students will be picked up from Hedding at 3 p.m. They will be arriving home earlier than a typical day as well. Students who are picked up or walk home will be dismissed at the regular time of 3:20. If you would like to pick your child up earlier than 3:20, please come to the Hedding office or call the Hedding office at 462-2363 to let us know. As a reminder, students who are participating in the parade will be dismissed at 1:30 p.m. out the front doors of Hedding. Students will not be allowed to leave unless we have a note from a parent. If you only signed a permission slip for your child to be in the parade with the organization with which they are participating, he/she will not be allowed to leave unless we also have the signed permission form or a note here at Hedding. Students who leave Hedding to participate in the parade should not return to Hedding after the parade. Transportation to home from the high school, for any student who has participated in the parade, must be arranged by a parent/guardian.

Hedding Grade School Dress Up Days Monday 10/4- Pajama Day Tuesday 10/5- Tacky Tourist/Beach Day (No swimsuits) Wednesday 10/6- Hat Day Thursday 10/7- Class Color Day Pre-k- red, K-orange, 1-yellow, 2-green, 3-blue, 4-purple, 5- pink Friday 10/8- Atown Spirit Day

Reminder 11:35 dismissal tomorrow for AAHS/HGS/AES and 11:25 for AAMS.

As of today, the district has verified two COVID outbreaks that meet the IDPH criteria of at minimum of 2 linked positive cases. Outbreak number one is in 5th grade. Outbreak number two is found on Bus #2. The district, Hedding, and bus #2 will still operate daily. If you have a child that exhibits symptoms, please have them tested. We are seeing a spike in initial allergy-like symptoms that have progressed and led to COVID positive results. If you have concerns, contact your school office/nurse Monday.

See the attached for universal masking guidance starting tomorrow, Friday, September 10, 2021.

D276 Board of Education passes Mask Mandate. Universal masking will be required indoors for all students, staff, and visitors beginning the morning of Friday, September 10th. More information will be shared by each school tomorrow.

D276 Board of Education passes Mask Mandate. Universal masking will be required indoors for all students, staff, and visitors beginning the morning of Friday, September 10th. More information will be shared by each school tomorrow.

First week of school was fantastic. Thank you to all of the parents who came to our Backpack Nights and have been so supportive and patient through returning to school. We are all so happy to see your children. They are what makes working in a school fun and interesting every day!

Great Hedding Welcome for our 2nd-5th grade friends from Avon!!

We are looking forward to seeing our students tomorrow. As a reminder, if your child has ANY of the following symptoms: Fever (100.4°F or higher), new onset of moderate to severe headache, shortness of breath, new cough, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, new loss of sense of taste or smell, fatigue from unknown cause, muscle or body aches from unknown cause - Please keep you your student at home. Thank you for thinking of all our students!

School Timing and Transportation Information for Monday is available here: https://www.atown276.net/article/517373

Don’t forget, Hedding Grade School starts Monday, August 23 at 8:10 am. Students may be on school grounds at 7:45. Breakfast in the cafeteria starts at 7:45-8:05. Dismissal is at 3:20. Please read the information on the Live Feed and Facebook on drop off and pick up of students. PK, K, 1 and 2 drop off on Latimer at the front doors. Third, 4th and 5th drop off on Pennsylvania to go on West playground. There is no parking on the North side of Latimer before or after school or on Pennsylvania. Please just drop off your student and go. If you need to park and walk your child to the building, please park on the South side of Latimer or on Swartz St. We are so excited to see our students Monday morning!

Info for drop off and pick up cont’d.

Please read the attached information regarding school start and end times, drop off and pick up information, lunch and breakfast information and nurse information.

Please see the attached letter regarding Hedding Grade School being a Peanut Free School. Students should not bring any thing from home containing nuts. or manufactured in a facility that processes nuts as we have students switch life-threatening peanut allergies.