IU13 is coordinating a Navigating Social Media workshop for parents. The online workshop is hosted by Safe Communities and sponsored by the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. This free workshop will cover what every parent needs to know about providing internet safety for their children. Click here for more information.

Date/Time: Tuesday, February 28, 6:30 – 7:45 p.m.

Held via Zoom. Sign up on www.safecommunitiespa.org to receive the workshop link.

Beginning this week, the Hempfield Foundation will hold a contest to design their 2023 Read Across America bookmark. The contest is open to all elementary and middle school students in the Hempfield School District. Students will receive a form to bring home that has a template they can use for this contest. Students are encouraged to create a design that shows why they love reading. The Foundation is looking for positive messages and artwork that's executed by hand. No computer-generated submissions, please! Submissions must be turned into the school office no later than February 13, 2023. Please don’t forget to have your child(ren) put their name on the back of their submission.

The Foundation board will select semifinalists from all the designs submitted. From there, one elementary and one middle school winner will be selected by a public vote on the Foundation’s Facebook page during Read Across America week (2/26-3/2/23). Winners will be announced on our Facebook and Instagram page on March 3, 2023. The winning elementary design will be printed and distributed to all elementary students and the winning middle school design will be handed out to all middle school students during Read Across America Week. In addition, the winners will each receive a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card.

Remember, today a reader, tomorrow a leader!

GIANT's Round Up Program will continue to run through February 28, but you can currently donate non-perishable goods as part of the Fill-a-Plate program, too!

The Fill-a-Plate portion of GIANT's partnership with HSD to help feed families will run from January 20-30, and you can participate by dropping your items into the collection bin at the front of the GIANT store at 550 Centerville Road. Items can be brought to the store or purchased while you do your regular shopping.

Also, don't forget... you can still “round up” your grocery purchase and donate the "round up" amount to Hempfield School District's efforts to help feed students. The GIANT Company will directly support customers’ generosity by matching all donations up to $250,000. These programs are only available at the GIANT store on Centerville Road.

Mr. Bromirski and Mr. Bill Gleason, District Safety & Security Supervisor, discuss the importance of prevention measures as a critical piece of the district's overall Safety & Security Plan in the January episode of Two Minute Talks.

Watch below or find all the archived 2 Minute Talks on this page or on HSD's YouTube channel.

2-Minute Talks is a monthly video series addressing the topical issues, concerns, or questions around our school district and community. To submit a topic for consideration, please email communications@hempfieldsd.org.

GIANT's Round Up Program will continue to run through February 28, but STARTING TODAY, you can also donate non-perishable goods as part of the Fill-a-Plate program.

The Fill-a-Plate portion will run from January 20-30, and you can participate by dropping your items in the collection bin at the front of the GIANT store at 550 Centerville Road. Items can be brought to the store or purchased while you do your regular shopping.

You can still “round up” your grocery purchase and donate the "round up" amount to Hempfield School District's efforts to help feed students. The GIANT Company will directly support customers’ generosity by matching all donations up to $250,000. These programs are only available at the GIANT on Centerville Road.

The 13th Annual Hempfield Food Drive, presented by JK Mechanical, is fast approaching! Each year, the food drive benefits the Hempfield Area Food Pantry.

Throughout the month of February, buildings across the district will be collecting non-perishable food items. Items can be dropped off at the main lobby of your school between Wednesday, February 1 and Wednesday, March 1.

Between July and December, the Hempfield Area Food Pantry was visited 2,445 times by 228 local families. Help us restock the pantry to continue to benefit our community!

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The January 12, 2023 digital edition of the eRoundtable hit subscribers’ inboxes today! The purpose of this new digital publication is to keep you informed of the happenings around Hempfield School District in the time frame between the bi-annual print publications you receive at your residence.

You can receive future editions of the eRoundtable right in your inbox by going to the district homepage and looking for the “Subscribe to eRoundtable” notice on the bottom left side of the page. You can subscribe and unsubscribe at any time.

In case you missed it, today’s issue of the eRoundtable can be viewed by clicking here. HSD publications can also be found on the district publications page.

LPC recently held our January PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and Support) reward and teaching assembly for our students. During this assembly, Mr. Resh (LPC School Counselor) discussed the importance of showing respect to our school, our classmates/staff, and for students to learn how to respect themselves. Students also learned another helpful “tool” for their Zones of Regulation Tool Box. 

A fun teachers vs. students game of “Castle Ball” followed the presentation to reward specific students for their hard work and “Bucket Filling” behaviors during the month of December.