In this month's 2-Minute Talk, Hempfield School District Superintendent Mike Bromirski talks about the district's Senior Tax Worker Program. Click here to watch the episode. 

Learn more about it on our Senior Tax Worker Program here.

The Pennsylvania Public School Code requires certain immunizations for all children attending Pennsylvania schools, unless the child has a medical or religious/philosophical exemption. Students in all grades must have at least one dose of the vaccinations listed below by the first day of school or risk exclusion when the 2019-20 school year begins.

• 4 doses of tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis
• 4 doses of polio
• 2 doses of measles, mumps, and rubella
• 3 doses of hepatitis B
• 2 doses of varicella (chickenpox) or evidence of immunity

Please plan ahead! The additional vaccines required for entering into grades 7 and 12 are as follows:

Grade 7: 

• 1 dose of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap)
• 1 dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV) 

Grade 12:

• 1 dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV)

(If one dose was given at 16 years of age or older, that shall count as the twelfth-grade dose.)

Families must provide updated immunization records no later than Thursday, August 22, which is the first day of the 2019-20 school year. 

If your family does not have a primary-care provider, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Physicians welcomes new patients. Two nearby practices, Family Medicine East Petersburg and Family Medicine Twin Rose – Columbia, offer priority access for Hempfield students and their families. 

We encourage you to avoid the back-to-school rush by making an appointment today. To schedule an appointment with Family Medicine East Petersburg, please call717-569-7011. To schedule an appointment with Family Medicine Twin Rose, please call 717-684-9106. Be sure to mention that you are the parent of a Hempfield student in need of vaccination.

This Friday, May 24 we will have a 1:30 p.m. dismissal for all elementary schools. Kindergarten sessions are as follows:

• AM Session 9:00-10:50 a.m.
• PM Session 11:40 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

In addition, all schools including district offices are closed Monday, May 27. Classes will return on Tuesday, May 28, 2019.

 To see the full district calendar please click here.

On May 21, the annual Kindergarten Bus Ride was held at Centerville Elementary. The incoming kindergarteners learned about bus safety from veteran Hempfield bus driver, Marlene, followed by a brief bus ride around the Centerville area with Principal Kramer on board. Each child went home with a new book, thanks to the generosity of the Centerville PTO.

The CES team wishes everyone a wonderful summer! We hope to see you for Sneak-a-Peek on Tuesday, August 20 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. The first day of school for Hempfield students is August 22, 2019.

The Athletic Department has been discussing again hosting the pre-season sports meeting night for student-athletes and their parents to provide valuable information regarding expectations, code of conduct, physicals and team-specific rules and regulations. Our hope is to target incoming seventh graders and freshman, along with their families, to provide them with this information and answer any questions they may have. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday May 29 at Landisville Middle School from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

It’s almost the end of the school year, and we have a few reminders from Food Services.

• All meal accounts must be paid in full by Monday, June 3, 2019. To view your student’s balance and purchasing history, visit myschoolbucks.com.
• If your child is graduating or leaving the school district, please complete a Lunch Account Refund Application. The form must be completed entirely by the parent or guardian and returned to the Food Services Office. Forms can be found on the Food Services
  Forms & Resources.
• If your child qualified for free or reduced priced meal benefits during the 2018-19 school year, those benefits will carry over to the 2019-20 school year only for 30 calendar days. Parents/Guardians must submit a new application for free and reduced meals during that 30-day grace period. 

If you have questions about your child’s account or need to make payment arrangements, please contact the Food Services Office at 717-898-5566 or email shelly_jones@hempfieldsd.org.

5th graders have been taking part in Junior Achievement (JA) lessons this school year to gain more knowledge about business, entrepreneurship and different career clusters.  We are very thankful for our presenters who have volunteered their time to teach these valuable JA lessons to our students!  

Reminder! Students wishing to keep their iPad over the summer must complete and return the form linked below. The form is due back to school offices by May 24. 

Please download a PDF here for the summer iPad permission use form.

Students enrolled in summer school, athletic and music programs practicing over the summer, and Special Education programs are automatically signed up for summer use and do not need to return the form. Use over the summer is completely optional and not required in any way. Students not taking their iPad home will turn them in at the end of the school year and get them back on the first day of school next year.

If you have any questions about this letter, please contact the Technology Department at 717-898-5596. If you have questions about our 1:1 program, please visit www.hempfieldsd.org/1to1.

Part of Physical Education at Centerville Elementary School was devoted to students focusing on fitness and balance through gymnastics.