HOCKINSON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Preparing all students for lifelong success
This afternoon, we will have the Police Activities League visiting HHES to deliver books to students. The PAL will be bringing emergency vehicles for students to tour. We wanted to let you know that there will be emergency vehicles on campus today for educational purposes only.
It has been such a joy having our hornets back on campus this week! You can read more about the students recognized for the their hard work at this week's assemblies, changes to our report card, and upcoming events in the latest HHES parent newsletter.
Welcome back to school! View our calendar for upcoming events: https://www.hocksd.org/events?view=list-month
HHES Families:
This week, we had a wonderful week of celebrations at HHES! You can read more about our Spirit Week, Holiday Giving Drive Assembly, and more in this week's family newsletter! As we set off for Winter Break, we wish you all happy holidays! We hope that the break is full of fun family time and lots of rest. We look forward to seeing you in the new year!
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We are getting some questions about whether the HSD is on a normal schedule and we want to confirm that all Hockinson schools are on a normal schedule today, 12/18.
Today, Wednesday, Dec 17, the Hockinson School District is CLOSED due to lack of power and road debris. No preschool. After school activities are cancelled with the exception of high school athletic contests and practices. If power is restored, coaches will notify families regarding optional high school after-school athletic practices.
2 Hr. Late Start
Today, Wednesday, Dec 17, the Hockinson School District is on a 2 hr. Late Start due to lack of power and road debris.
All bus routes will operate on a 2 hr late pick up schedule with no AM service for Cascadia Tech and AM Preschool.
We will update you should power not get restored in a timely manner.
Dear HSD Parents:
All HHES buses will be running approximately 20 minutes late today Thursday, Dec. 11. We regret that transportation for a field trip fell behind schedule. This delay will likely impact all HSD bus riders K-12.
We will send out additional updates should these delays change or if there is any other news relating to this issue.
We apologize for this inconvenience.
All HHES buses will be running approximately 20 minutes late today Thursday, Dec. 11. We regret that transportation for a field trip fell behind schedule. This delay will likely impact all HSD bus riders K-12.
We will send out additional updates should these delays change or if there is any other news relating to this issue.
We apologize for this inconvenience.
The December 5 edition of the HSD News Round-Up highlights tonight's community tree lighting, built-in professional development that supports classroom instruction, an update on the Feb. 10 SP&O Levy, upcoming holiday concerts, and much more!
Read it here: https://secure.smore.com/n/njcwp
Read it here: https://secure.smore.com/n/njcwp
HHES Families:
Here is our latest HHES Family Newsletter. In this newsletter, you can read about our Holiday Giving Drive, our recent awards assemblies, upcoming PWT events, and see a student video about our new HSD Strategic Plan. You can read more here: https://app.smore.com/n/x1u69
The November 19 edition of the HSD Round-Up highlights HHS students' exploration of post-high school options at the Fall College & Career Fair, information about local school tax rates and the impact levy funding, a welcome to new School Board member Sherrie Jones, post-season sports updates, and much more! Read it here: https://secure.smore.com/n/s4mex-hsd-news-round-up
HHES Families: You can read about this week's Veterans Day Assemblies and upcoming school events in our family newsletter at: https://secure.smore.com/n/dcg9p
Keep up-to-date with winter events in the HSD. Check out our calendar here: https://www.hocksd.org/events
Happy Halloween from the staff of HHES ! Thank you for spending time with us this week for our Book Fair and parent-teacher conferences. Please check out our parent newsletter for information on our upcoming events including our Veterans Day assemblies and PWT spirit night.
This week, HHES wrapped up our 2025 Kindness Campaign with a Kindness Shines Bright Spirit Day and our Unity Day! You can read more about our Kindness Campaign, recent student awards, and upcoming events in our parent newsletter.
HHES families,
I wanted to follow up with you regarding the cougar sighting at Hockinson Heights earlier today.
We were joined today by officers from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Officers, accompanied by search dogs Shelby, Andy, Shy, and Della, performed an extensive search of our nature trail and field area. The officers determined that the cougar was no longer in the area of our campus.
As a precaution, we will continue indoor recess throughout the day and our staff will continue to monitor the campus. DFW has issued some recommendations for HHES to increase campus monitoring and to decrease the chance of an animal sighting in the future. We will be working with DFW to implement their suggestions.
The safety of our students and staff is a top priority at HHES and we are grateful to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for their support. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns.
Meredith Gannon
Principal
I wanted to follow up with you regarding the cougar sighting at Hockinson Heights earlier today.
We were joined today by officers from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Officers, accompanied by search dogs Shelby, Andy, Shy, and Della, performed an extensive search of our nature trail and field area. The officers determined that the cougar was no longer in the area of our campus.
As a precaution, we will continue indoor recess throughout the day and our staff will continue to monitor the campus. DFW has issued some recommendations for HHES to increase campus monitoring and to decrease the chance of an animal sighting in the future. We will be working with DFW to implement their suggestions.
The safety of our students and staff is a top priority at HHES and we are grateful to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for their support. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns.
Meredith Gannon
Principal
Don't miss out on school events! Check out our calendar here: https://www.hocksd.org/events?view=list-month
HHES Parents:
We want to make you aware that this early this morning I received a report of a cougar in the field behind the school. This sighting took place before school when no students were on campus. Out of an abundance of caution, we will move recess indoors today and will contact our partners at the Department of Fish and Wildlife for additional guidance.
We want to thank our HHES staff for their prompt reporting and action to ensure our students’ safety.
Meredith Gannon - HHES Principal
As a reminder, there is no school tomorrow (Friday, October 10) for the statewide teacher in-service day. We look forward to seeing our hornets back at school on Monday!
This week, HHES continues our Kindness Campaign and will host our first student recognition assemblies of the year. You can read about these events and other upcoming HHES events in this week's parent newsletter at https://secure.smore.com/n/8fpgb
