Ephesus Elementary School

Students and teachers may wear pajamas tomorrow, Jan. 9th!!!!

Attention EES Parents!!!! Friday, August 30th, is an early release day. Students will eat lunch and be dismissed at 11:30 p.m. We WILL NOT have ASP Friday. Hope you enjoy the long Labor Day Weekend!!!

ATTENTION EES PARENTS: Car Rider Drop Off will begin at 9:05 a.m. and end at 9:30 a.m. in the morning. If you arrive after 9:30, please drop your student in the front of the building. Students will be provided breakfast in the morning. Stay Safe!

To EES parents: The neighborhood closet at Ephesus Baptist Church is open all day today until 6:00pm. It will also be open the 3rd Friday of each month.

Important Information before attending Open House. When completing registration forms in the PowerSchool Parent Portal, check the "submission status." All forms need to say submitted or approved. If you have a form that says "not submitted," you need to complete and submit that form asap! Please make sure all forms are completed before coming to open house on August 1. Please contact the school if you need help.

Registration for next year is now open for returning students. Please log in to your Powerschool parent portal account (heard.powerschool.com/public) or use your Powerschool App on your phone. If you forgot your password, please choose the forgot password link and it will email you directions. Click on FORMS. Contact your school if you are having trouble with your parent account. These early registration forms are due May 5, 2023. You will need to complete a few additional forms at Open House. Once forms are submitted, you will see Submitted and Pending Approval.

HC School Personnel Livestock Show Time: 4 PM Place: Heard County Covered Arena Note: free admission and an open invitation for those who would like to attend. Personnel showing: Stephanie Hall Dr. Williams Dr. Tisdale Carrie Poole Kody Waldrop Danny Hale Sandy Convington Brooke Benton Debra Holland Melissa Pope Grace Tarpley

Don’t Forget! Pre-K and Kindergarten registration for the 2023-2024 school year is coming next week on February 15th and 16th. There is now a Pre-Registration link on the school website that can be completed before you come. This does not guarantee you a spot. You MUST come to the school to complete the registration process.

Attention Parents! Tech Club has been cancelled this afternoon due to the predicted storms. Please contact the front office and let us know how your students will go home if they had planned to stay for Tech Club. We will have after-school today; however, you are encouraged to pick your students up as soon as possible after dismissal to avoid being out in the weather. Thanks!

SHREK THE MUSICAL JR. CASTING CALL FOR ALL 4TH AND 5TH GRADERS IN HEARD COUNTY SCHOOLS We are so excited to announce Shrek Jr. as our Spring 2023 Musical! This musical is for the 4th and 5th graders in the Ephesus Elementary Schools. The auditions for the musical will happen the week of January 16th. In order to ensure that you are well prepared for the audition, please make sure that you take time over the break to prepare so you may have a successful and stress free audition! Please see the next pages for how to access the necessary materials for the audition. If you have any questions, concerns, or troubles accessing the materials below; please email us and we would be happy to help. EES or CES: Ms. Hines maggi.hines@heard.k12.ga.us Please find audition information in the link below. Audition Information

Attention Parents: If your students are riding on a float in the parade, please drop them off at Hoyt Rogers Field in front of the barn beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the morning. Ms. Parker will be there to help them get to their teacher and float.

Please help the Heard County Development by participating in this brief survey. Access the survey by clicking the link below: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7120733/Heard-County-Resident-Survey

DON'T FORGET.....EES Christmas Parade and Bazaar is this Saturday, December 3rd. The parade begins at Hoyt Roger's field at 10:00 a.m. Lineup begins at 9:30 a.m. Immediately following the parade, Ephesus Elementary will host the annual Christmas Bazaar from 10:30-12:30. You may pre-purchase tickets in the school office. Pre-purchase price is $20 for 50 tickets. Tickets will be .50 at the door.

EES is participating in the Book-It Program. All 1st-5th graders brought a letter home for parent permission to participate in the program. Students will not be enrolled in the program without returning a signed parent permission letter. Students will read 20 minutes a night and at the end of the month they will turn in their calendar to Mrs. Wilson. She will reward them with a free pizza certificate. Please let Mrs. Wilson know if you need another letter or calendar!

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: EES After-School Program will be cancelled this Thursday, September 22, 2021 for the Homecoming Parade.

Don't forget our Grandparents' Breakfast, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022 at 7:30 a.m. If you prepaid, please bring your blue ticket with you to present at the door. This will make the serving process much faster. Guests may park in the front or back and enter either location. You will be able to eat with all of your grandchildren at the same time. We look forward to seeing you!!!

Attention parents/guardians, Yesterday, your child brought home information about our upcoming school-wide fundraiser, which will kick-off on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. Please read over this information and begin to familiarize yourself with our fundraiser. We are asking you to help your child brainstorm 20-30 friends and family members who are willing to support your child and our school. Please write down their names and phone numbers on the Friends & Family sheet in order to prepare for our fundraiser launch on Wednesday, August 17, 2022.

For the school year 2022-2023, Heard County is requesting all families to complete and submit a Free and Reduced Meal Application. The Free and Reduced Meal Application is easily accessed at https://secure.ezmealapp.com/ or a paper form is available at all schools. Please complete an application as soon as possible.

If you have not fully completed your online registration including all documentation required by next Wednesday, your child will be withdrawn on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. Please sign in to your parent portal and ensure that you are not showing any forms that state "empty."

Thank you to all parents who have completed registration! heard.powerschool.com/public Login to your parent portal and click forms and enrollment to complete registration if you still need to submit forms. If you are having trouble uploading your residency photo, choose actual size and small when uploading if using a phone. Open House will be August 1, 2022 if you have any additional questions about registration.