School Newsletters

Please check the Lost and Found!

Lost and Found 

Our Lost & Found is filling up quickly! If your child is missing any items, please take a moment to stop by and check for jackets, water bottles, lunchboxes, and more.

Any unclaimed items will be donated soon—thank you for helping us reunite these belongings with their owners!

Congratulations to Our First Grade Students

Wow, what a great show. Thank you to our first grade students, teachers, and Ms. Orobia. The show was a huge success.

Earth Day Week Celebration! 

We’re excited to celebrate Earth Day with our Hickory Point students during the week of April 20–24! Throughout the week, we’ll focus on caring for our planet with fun and meaningful activities.

Here’s what’s happening:

Crayon Collection (All Week)
Bring in your old or broken crayons and drop them off in the vestibule. We’ll make sure they are recycled and reused!

Trashless Tuesday (April 21)
Students are encouraged to bring a lunch with as little waste as possible—think reusable containers and no disposable packaging!

Earth Day Spirit Day (Wednesday, April 22)
Show your Earth pride by wearing brown, blue, and green—the colors of our beautiful planet!

Let’s work together to care for the Earth and build habits that protect our environment every day. Thank you for your support in making this week special!

Kindergarten Music Workshop on Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Our kindergarten students will host parents or guardians at their Kindergarten Music Workshop (a maximum of 2). We invite you to join your kindergartener for an interactive music experience. Please dress appropriately, as we will be sitting on the gym floor, engaging in hands-on activities, singing, playing, and having a lot of fun! We ask that, if possible, please find alternate arrangements for younger siblings so you can devote yourself fully to your kindergartener’s music experience.

We ask parents to enter Door A, sign in on Verkada with their identification, and share their identification in the office. Each meeting will be about 30 minutes long. The schedule is below:

Wednesday, May 13 (in the Gym)

9:30 am - Mrs. Rasmussen and Mrs. Spangler

10:10 am - Mrs. Brouk and Mrs. Posey

1:50 pm - Mrs. Pietroske, Mrs. Bishop, and Ms. Kurzac

Class Placement Optional Input Survey 

Dear Hickory Point Parents,
The class development process is incredibly elaborate and carefully planned each year to foster a nurturing learning culture and a positive rapport between the children and the teacher. We have three primary goals when developing class sections:

1. Ensure that each child’s academic needs are met.
2. Pair each child with another student or group of children for social-emotional success.
3. Consider teacher styles.

The class sectioning process involves multiple school personnel who consider numerous factors while maintaining an efficient schedule that meets the needs of all our students. This process takes countless hours and involves multiple iterations over many months. Some factors in the process include:

• Maintain the district class size of 17-22 with comparable class sizes across the grade levels
• Balance the number of boys and girls in a class and across the grade level
• Ensure the needs of students who receive support are aligned with the grade-level schedule and the schedules of the support personnel working with them. This includes the following teachers:
  • Special Education teachers
  • Speech and Language teachers
  • English Language Learner (ELL) teachers
  • Reading Support teachers
  • Math Support teachers 
• Review peer dynamics (students who work well together)
• Create groupings of children in math and reading so they have comparable abilities in the classroom for collaboration.

School principals often receive many requests from parents to place their children with specific friends. As you can imagine, this becomes impossible while trying to place children in an environment that best meets the needs of all children we serve. Given the complexity of scheduling, we cannot accept specific friendship or teacher requests by name. Should your child have particular needs that we are not already aware of, or if there is a known reason to separate children, completing this optional form is a good idea. While parents sometimes want their child to be with a close friend or a specific teacher, it’s not always in their child’s best interest in the classroom environment. Ultimately, we share a common goal to place children in a classroom where each child thrives academically and socially. We are committed to developing class sections with each child in mind while balancing the complex variables mentioned above. The lists are created and reviewed over time and by many staff members. Through our comprehensive, multi-step class development process, we intend to place our students in an environment where each child has a happy, successful school year. If you have input you would like considered, please complete this optional form by April 24, 2026.

Thank you for your support and understanding. 

Important Dates:

Tuesday, April 21

• Trashless Tuesday (zero waste lunch)

Wednesday, April 22

• Earth Day- Wear Brown, Blue, and Green

Friday, April 24

• Hickory Point Spirit Day

For your children,

Dr. Maureen Deely, Principal

Mrs. Lauren Weingarten, Assistant Principal