Arrival Procedures

Hedgcoxe opens the doors at 7:00.

Breakfast is offered from 7:00-7:25.

Students who will not be eating breakfast will sit in the gym until 7:25. We strongly encourage you if your student is not eating breakfast, to drop them off after 7:15. 

Students will be able to head to their classrooms at 7:25. 

We also strongly encourage that your child arrive before 7:35. The tardy bell rings at 7:40 and instructions immediately begin at 7:40. When students are walking in at 7:40-43, they feel very rushed and stressed getting unpacked to join instruction.

     Dismissal Procedures

Dismissal 2:45

Carpool

K-2 - Side Drive (off Georgetown)

• Please be sure you have a 22-23 carpool tag visible for teachers calling names on the walkie.

  • If you do not have a current carpool tag, or a tag at all, you will be asked to go to the front office to show your identification and your child will be sent to the office for pick up. We realize that this may be frustrating, but this is for the safety of your child.

• Students will sit in the gym with a grade-level teacher and wait to be called.

• Once students are outside, they will wait at a cone for you to drive up to.

• Please be aware of staff and students while driving through the side drive.

• Cellphone use is not permitted in the carpool lane.

3-5 - Front Drive (off Prescott)

• Please be sure you have a 22-23 carpool tag visible for teachers calling names on the walkie.

  • If you do not have a current carpool tag, or a tag at all, you will be asked to go to the front office to show your identification and your child will be sent to the office for pick up. We realize that this may be frustrating, but this is for the safety of your child.

• 3rd Grade will be waiting in the front hall to be called and 4-5 will be waiting in their grade levels.

• Once students are outside, they will wait at a cone for you to drive up to.

• Please be aware of staff and students while driving through the side drive.

• Cellphone use is not permitted in the carpool lane.

**If you have multiple children and they are spread throughout K-5, please pick them up on Side Drive.**

Daycare

Daycare children will go outside and immediately get on their buses/vans/cars if they are there. If they aren't the students will sit and wait with a teacher until their daycare arrives.

Walkers

If your child is going to be a walker, please be sure they know the routine. We have many students who are able to walk on their own, and others who wait on their parents. If your child needs to pick up a younger sibling, they will be directed where to go in order to get them. 

PASAR

If your child attends PASAR they will be picked up from the grade level by a PASAR staff member.

Please be sure your child and their teacher know how they will be getting home. If there is a change, please see the procedure in the Change of Dismissal information. 

Any students who have not been picked up by 3:00pm will go to the front office.

     Attendance and Change in Dismissal

Attendance

If your child is absent, please call the child safe line prior to 9:00 am. You may also email your child's teacher, but please be sure to copy Mrs. Sanchez on the email. If you do not report your child absent, Mrs. Sanchez will call to check in on them.

Arriving Late or Leaving Early Reminders

It is also helpful to email ahead of time if you know your child will be late or need to leave early for appointments. On these emails please copy Mrs. Sanchez, so she is aware.

Change in Dismissal

If you know BEFORE school that there will be a change in dismissal for your child, please send the teacher a note or email with the change in the morning or email the office so we are aware.

If you need to change plans AFTER 7:40am, you have 2 choices:

• Call the front office, and they will tell the teacher  –OR-

• E-mail the teacher, and cc: Christine.Sanchez@pisd.edu. She is our attendance secretary. That way, in case the teacher misses it, Mrs. Sanchez will make sure that we know and then a green “change in dismissal” card will be sent to notify the teacher. Please do not assume the teacher was able to see your email prior to dismissal.

     5th Grade Schedule

     5th Grade Lunch and Recess

 5th grade's recess is from 11:00-11:30

5th grade's  lunchtime is from 11:30-12:00.

Students may bring their own lunch that is labeled, buy a lunch from the cafeteria, or do a combination of both. Each student will have their very own lunch code they will need to enter when purchasing lunch. Their lunch code is the same as their school ID number. You want to start having them practice memorizing this now.

Students may go through the line to purchase an extra snack or entree. Please not this does cost extra money on top of the regular lunch fee.

There will no longer be free breakfast and lunch served this year. If you are someone who may benefit from the free and reduced lunch program, please visit the link below to see if you qualify and to sign up.

Meal Benefits Programs

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     5th Grade Parent Meeting Information

5th Grade will be hosting a Parent Information Night

When: August 16th 5:00-6:00pm

Where: Hedgcoxe Cafeteria

We will share important information you will need to know regarding 5th grade and this school year. If you can not attend, we will share our presentation with you after the meeting via email. We will also link the presentation here as well.

     School Supplies

Hedgcoxe Fifth Grade School Supplies 2022-2023

2 - .77 oz Elmer’s Glue Sticks

24 Ticonderoga pencils (regular #2)

Kleenex (2 large boxes)

5 wide-ruled spiral notebooks (1 blue, 1 green, 1 orange, 2 yellow)

Notebook paper (wide-ruled) 200 count

Colored pencils (box of 12)

Nylon Zipper pencil bag clear top (large)

1 yellow highlighter

Washable markers

1 - Lysol/Clorox Disinfectant Wipes only

Ultra fine point Sharpie-black

Magic Rub eraser

Hand pencil sharpener with receptacle

Wooden ruler (inch and centimeter)

7” Fiskars sharp scissors

Blue poly pocket with brads folder

Green poly pocket with brads folder

Orange poly pocket with brads folder

Yellow poly pocket with brads folder

     Rainy Day Bag

Texas weather is very unpredictable. During the school day we may experience extreme heat, rain, hail, or even snow. If bad weather arrives, the students stay indoors during recess.

Please send a “rainy day bag” to keep your child entertained in the classroom during this time. You may include various materials such as art supplies, workbooks, playing cards, and travel games (not full size board games). Please put these items in a Ziploc baggie no larger than gallon size with your child’s name clearly marked on the front. Bags will remain in the classroom/locker until the end of the school year. Bring your “rainy day bag” to school as soon as possible.

     Camp

Dates: October 19-21, 2022

More information will be coming soon!

 

     Social Media

Fifth Grade has an Instagram page and we would like for you to follow us! We are only allowing parents to follow our page.

 

If you have an Instagram page, please send your username to your child’s teacher to gain access to our private page.

 

The fifth grade page is called "Hedgcoxe2030" and we can't wait for you to see the pictures that we post on our page!

 

Instagram Username: Hedgcoxe2030

 

If you have an Instagram account and your username doesn't allow us to know that it is yours, please email your child's teacher so they can approve you to follow.

For Example:  AdrianWatson - we will approve      

JuneBugg008 - We will not approve unless you email us to let us know it's you.

• September 19th: Ms. Watson's Birthday

• September 29th: PTA Family picnic (new date) 5-7 pm
• October 3rd: Ms. Middleton's Birthday

PACE Information

Students can access online textbooks via their PISD Webdesk apps.

From a Chrome browser, students may access digital textbooks from home using their

login: their computer login and password at school.

Reading: PISD HMH ED

Social Studies: PISD Pearson

Math: PISD Pearson

Science: (Textbook) PISD Discovery