SNOW HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

🎉 Positive Office Referrals at SHES! 🎉
We’re celebrating our amazing students who have gone above and beyond this week! 🌟 Their kindness, hard work, and positive attitudes make Snow Hill Elementary a wonderful place to learn and grow.
👏 Let’s give a big shoutout to our students for showing what it means to be Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Learn! 💜💛 #SHESShines #PositiveReferrals #EaglePride

Every. Student. Locked. In. This morning, Mrs. Outten's class crushed their phonemic awareness work 👏🏼 way to GROW Eagles! ❤️🦅

School Safety Reminder: The well-being of our students and staff is our highest priority. Learn more about our safety protocols here: https://www.worcesterk12.org/page/school-safety-protocols
#WeAreWorcester #SafetyMatters

BIG NEWS: The national education news organization, The 74, has once again highlighted Pocomoke, Snow Hill, and Ocean City elementary schools in Worcester County for defying the odds in teaching students to read. The author noted, "In Maryland, Pocomoke Elementary came out as the highest-performing school in the entire state; it is located in Worcester County, which last year we highlighted as one of our highest-performing districts."

Check out the full story and interactive Bright Spots map at: https://www.the74million.org/article/these-schools-are-beating-the-odds-in-teaching-kids-to-read/

#WeAreWorcester #WorcesterProud #WCPSInTheNews

📚✨ Volunteers Needed for the SHES Fall Book Fair! ✨📚

Love books and helping kids find their next great read? We’d love your help!
Check your schedule and sign up for a volunteer slot here 👉 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094FAEAC23A5FBC61-59640824-fall

📅 Don’t forget to check your child’s music program time before signing up:
🎵 2nd & 3rd Grade – Nov. 18, 1:30–2:30 PM
🎵 1st Grade – Nov. 19, 9:00–10:00 AM

Your time makes a big difference — thank you for supporting our readers! ❤️

📸 ICYMI: Media Expo 2026 Photography Update! 🌈

There’s something new for our PreK–8th grade photographers this year!
✨ Theme: “Local: Life in the Details”
Capture the hidden beauty and everyday moments that define your community.

📷 Only 2 photos may be submitted — one color and one monochrome.
📅 All projects are due by January 9, 2026 🗓️
🎉 Media Expo: March 19, 2026

💬 Questions? Ask your school librarian!
🔗 Visit www.wcpsmediaexpo.com
for full details or to submit your projects!

It's your last chance to make your voice heard on what you'd like to see in next school year's calendar. Take the survey at https://tejoin.com/scroll/337054584 before it closes tomorrow, November 7.

We had so much fun at our Quarter 1 Half-Day Harvest Hayride! We sang, celebrated and enjoyed each other's company. Today was a celebration of what it means to be an Eagle. ❤️🦅 We love our community! Have a wonderful long weekend families.

🌟 Eagle Pride Spotlight! 🌟
Congratulations to our newest Positive Office Referrals at SHES! 🦅
These students are showing the Eagle Way each and every day:
✨ Learn and Grow Every Day
🛡️ Be Safe in Work and Play
💛 Be Kind in What You Do and Say
🙌 Show Respect the Eagle Way
We’re so proud of our Eagles for leading by example and making SHES such a great place to learn and grow! 💙💛 #EagleWay #PositiveOfficeReferral #SHESPride

We are excited for our Quarter 1 Community Building Event-- our Half-Day Harvest Hayrides! This is an exciting celebration for ALL students to enjoy. Families, please remember to send your students to school with a blanket. 🍁🚜🍎🦅

Worcester Families, please review this flyer about how a potential disruption to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding could affect student eligibility for free meals under the School Meal Programs. #WeAreWorcester

Congrats to our October staff member of the month, Mrs. Lilly! She is kind, compassionate and supportive to ALL students and staff. Thank you for being a member of our team! ❤️🦅

Morning! We are excited for Halloween on Friday. Families, please see reminders below for our school celebrations.

Welcome to our new series- Math Monday! Second graders are grouping tens and ones to add double digits. Students are exploring place value strategies to add. Families, be sure to check in with your student about math strategies. ❤️🦅

🍂 First Quarter Community-Building Celebration! 🍎

We’re excited to celebrate the end of the first quarter with a schoolwide Community-Building Event on Tuesday, November 5th! 🎉

All Snow Hill Elementary students will join in the fun as we come together for hayrides, apple cider, and fall treats — a perfect way to build friendships, enjoy the season, and celebrate our amazing Apple Distinguished Eagle community. 🦅♥️

When we connect, we grow! Together we’re building strong relationships, positive behaviors, and great attendance — the Eagle Way every day! 🙌

It's time to nominate and name a member of our community as the staff member of the month! Please use the form below to nominate:

https://forms.office.com/r/ckivuujEyu

We are appreciative of everything our staff does for our community each and every day. ❤️

Families, due to an outage over the weekend, phone lines across all schools in WCPS have been impacted, including SHES. WCPS IT is working to have this resolved and quickly as possible; however, in the meantime, you can reach us by contacting Carrie Phillips on ClassDojo or via email at CLPhillips@worcesterk12.org. We will notify you when the issue has been resolved. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Good morning SHES families! Our phones may be down this morning. If you need to contact the school, please DOJO or email our school secretary, Carrie Phillips: CLPhillips@worcesterk12.org. Sorry for this inconvenience, we are actively working to resolve issues with our phones.

Check out some of the awesome things our Eagles are doing in Afterschool Academy! We are reading, calculating, problem solving, exploring, building and creating every day. Keep soaring Eagles 🦅♥️🩶