Friday, October 22 is a Teacher In-Service Day and schools will be closed. Elementary parents/guardians, please note that Parent/Guardian-Teacher Conferences will also be held on Friday, October 22 from 9:00 - 11:40 a.m. Click here for the full elementary dismissal schedule. 

All Hempfield schools will be back in session on Monday, October 25. To see the full district calendar click here.

The winter holiday season is quickly approaching! Again, this year we are going to organize a giving tree program to support CES families who are in need for the holiday season. This week during parent conferences there will be information about the program. Please stop by the table in the lobby if you are either willing to donate to the program or if you need help this holiday season. Thank you!

CES Fall Book Fair (November 1 - 5) and Moe’s Pop Up Fundraiser (November 4) Coming Soon!
Attention friends, family, neighbors, and local Queso lovers! We are hosting a Moe’s Popup Fundraiser during our After School Book Fair hours. This will take place on Thursday, November 4 and supports your Centerville PTO. Take the night off from cooking, and shop for books, all while supporting a great organization!

These Take-home Family Taco Kits are ready to eat when you get home, making your night easier, plus for every kit sold, $5 will be donated to Centerville PTO.

The Meal Kits feed 4-6, come with all the fixings to make up to 12 tacos, and are $36.99(+tax). Choose from chicken, ground beef, ½ chicken and ½ ground beef, or vegetarian. Check out the photo below for all that is included!

This is a fun, convenient, and safe way to have dinner ready to pick up while supporting your favorite organization. With each Kit you purchase, you will receive 5 entry tickets in a drawing for a set of books!

How to Order:

1. Place your order by 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 4th. Fill out this form to submit your order. https://form.jotform.com/211154926278156
2. Pick up will be at Centerville Elementary between 5:30-6:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 4th.

When picking up your order, park and come and take a look at the books available for purchase, then grab your Kit before heading home!

See you on Thursday, November 4 and don’t forget to set up your Book Fair eWallet accounts now:
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/parent-how-it-works.html?fairID=

The Owl Hill Pre-K Counts program, offered collaboratively by The Owl Hill Learning Center and Hempfield School District (HSD), is coming soon to Landisville Primary Center. The class is designed for 4-year-old children to experience a Pre-K program in the Hempfield School District.

Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts provides high-quality pre-kindergarten services in schools, preschools, and child care centers throughout the state. This new program is open to HSD children who turned four years of age on or before September 1 and meet the program eligibility requirements. 

The program has been approved through the Office of Child Development and Early Learning. Pending final approval from the PA Department of Education board and the Hempfield School District board, classes for students will start Monday, October 25, 2021 at Landisville Primary Center. Two, half-day sessions will be offered – a three-hour morning program and a three-hour afternoon program – and will follow the HSD calendar. 

Materials and breakfast or lunch are provided at no cost to families. Transportation is the responsibility of the family, as no busing is offered for this program. 

The Owl Hill Pre-K Counts staff will be doing eligibility screenings by appointment or the Pre-K Counts Application and Eligibility Screening form can be found on the HSD website at www.hempfieldsd.org/prekcounts

To learn more about this program or to make a screening appointment, contact Mrs. Julie Mathers, Pre-K Counts Coordinator, at (717) 435-0593 or hsdpkc@gmail.com.

Thousands of students are transported daily to and from Hempfield schools. Occasionally, we experience bus delays or other events which can cause a disruption to the normal bus schedule. We have a system in place to report these delays or unexpected events, which is the topic of this month’s two-minute talk.

Watch the latest episode here: https://youtu.be/sviYE66un7Y

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.

Download a PDF with this same information listed below.

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health and WellSpan Health are working together on the 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment for Lancaster County. This report will identify Lancaster's top health concerns, set health priorities,and guide future programs and services to improve your health.  

They are asking for your help to better understand your health needs and priorities! Please complete a short survey below and attend a virtual discussion about the health issues that are most important to you.  

Take the survey here:

• Community Health Needs Survey
• Encuesta de Necesidades de Salud Comunitaria

Join a virtual discussion:

• November 4, 2021 from 5:30-7:00 PM
  • Register: primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/hqetgwph
• November 10, 2021 from 12:30-2:00 PM
  • Register: primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/favxygaj
• November 12, 2021 from 9:30-11:00 AM
  • Register: primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/htcrfjev

You can also read more about the CHNA and our past reports at lghealth.org/chna.

Dear Parents/Guardians of Elementary School Students:

As we approach the mid-point of the first trimester in 2021-22 school year, time has been reserved or Parent/Guardian-Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, October 20 and Thursday, October 21 from 5:00-9:00 p.m. and on Friday, October 22 from 9:00 - 11:40 a.m.

Please note elementary students will be dismissed from school on October 20 and October 21 at 1:00 p.m. Kindergarten sessions will be as follows:

• Kindergarten AM session will operate 9:00 a.m. – 10:40 a.m
• Kindergarten PM session will operate 11:20 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

There will be NO SCHOOL for students October 22. 

If you have any questions regarding these conferences, please call the your school building. To see the full district calendar click here.

On Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, the 25^th Annual Operation Safe Stop will be conducted in communities across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as part of National School Bus Safety Week, which runs October 18-22. You may see local police shadowing a bus along its route to pick up and drop off Hempfield School District students.  

Operation Safe Stop is a public awareness and enforcement effort to educate the motoring public that passing a stopped school bus, when children are loading or unloading, is both dangerous and illegal. Learn more about Operation Safe Stop here.

The winter holiday season is quickly approaching! Again, this year we are going to organize a giving tree program to support CES families who are in need for the holiday season. This week during parent/guardian conferences there will be information about the program.

Please stop by the table in the lobby if you are either willing to donate to the program or if you need help this holiday season. Thank you!

The CES Fall Book Fair Coming Soon! Mark your calendars for November 1 - November 5.

Set up your Scholastic eWallet accounts now using this link.

Preview Days: (students take photos on iPads to create their wishlist) November 1 & November 2

Sale Days: 11/3, 11/4 (after-school hours TBD), November 5