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.
More K, 2, and 3 Backpack Night pics.
What a great night seeing our Kindergarten, 2nd and 3rd grade students and families at Backpack Night! Not only did it warm our hearts seeing familiar faces, we so enjoyed meeting new families and students coming from Avon. First, 4th and 5th grades’ Backpack Night tomorrow night from 4-6 pm.
Please see attached for PK Open House, August 23. First Day of PK is August 24.
See attached flyer for Hedding Backpack Night Info.
No-cost Lunches today at 11-11:45 at HGS
Reminder - Walk-up lunches available at Hedding Grade School on Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday (11:00-11:45) this week. Courtesy of Knox County United Way. Please use the Latimer St. entrance. The Rotary Park location is closed.
Walk-in registration will be held on August 11th from 8-4 at AES and August 12th from 11-6 at AAHS. You may register your student(s) at either location, regardless of what building in the district they will attend.
Meals moving from Rotary Park to HGS next week.
Today will be the last day for walk-up Summer Meals at Rotary Park. Starting next Tuesday - meals will be available for pick-up in front of Hedding Grade School from 11-11:45 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The meals will be served through August 5th.