Upcoming Hunter Dates
4/7 - Makeup Day for Students and Staff - Specials for Students
4/7 - Elective schedules go home
4/8 - 4th Quarter Electives begin - Electives the remainder of the week!
4/10 - STEAM Night 5:30 - 7:30
4/15 - Spring Pictures - Info in your 3/24 Monday Folders
4/15 - Report Cards go home
Community Members: Do you have an incoming kindergarten student for the 2025 - 2026 school year? Have you registered for kindergarten for the 2025-2026 school year? To attend kindergarten, a child must be 5 years old on or before August 31 of the current school year. Please take an opportunity to register your incoming Kindergarten Student!
Use the QR or visit the following link
https://www.wcpss.net/kindergarten
https://www.wcpss.net/Page/33753
Give us a call at 919-856-7676 with any questions!
🧪 STEAM Night 🧪
STEAM Night is Thursday, April 10th, from 5:30 to 7:30 - All families and community members are welcome to attend. From astronomy to zoology, STEAM Night offers engaging hands-on presentations and make-and-take stations. Join us for an exciting evening of learning! Our wonderful PTA will have slices of pizza available for purchase.
You can view the invitation at the following LINK.
Reminders: Our instructional day begins at 9:15 each day. We work hard to get students through the carpool in a timely and safe manner each morning. If you arrive after 9:15, we ask that you park your vehicle and come to the main office to sign your student in. In addition, our carpool ends at 4:15 each afternoon. If you arrive after 4:15, please come to the Main Office to sign your student out. Carpool Tags: When driving through the carpool loop, please leave your carpool tags hanging. This will help expedite the dismissal process each afternoon. If you need a new tag, please see the main office.
We also ask that all families join the back of the carpool line on Davie. Please do not cut in line, as it is a safety concern, and we want to ensure all students remain safe during our arrival and dismissal process.
Single Subject Acceleration (SSA)
The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) Board of Education defines acceleration as allowing a student to move through traditional educational organizations rapidly, based on readiness and motivation. Single Subject Acceleration (SSA) is the practice of placing a student in a higher-grade level in one subject area. This type of acceleration is for the purpose of providing access to appropriately challenging learning opportunities in either Math or English Language Arts. Please view this Parent Orientation that was made by WCPSS Advanced Learning Services with more information about this acceleration opportunity. More information can also be found in this week's Monday folder. The SSA testing request window opens March 10th and closes March 28th. If you’d like to nominate your student, please complete the district nomination form at https://bit.ly/WCPSS-SSA. The testing window will be April 11 - 25, 2025. If you have any questions, reach out to the SSA Coordinators, Brooke Dillon (bdillon@wcpss.net) and Kristin Hord (khord@wcpss.net).
Middle School Registration
5th-grade caregivers: In Monday Folders on 3/24/25, you will find your child(ren)’s middle school core course recommendations and elective requests. Please review this form at your earliest convenience. Information about math placement recommendations can be found at the Middle School Math Page. Elective requests can be changed by having your child(ren):
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Sign in to their WakeIDPortal
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Select: NCEdCloudIAM (Homebase) & then sign in using their student id number
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Select the class registration tab on the left of the screen
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Click on the pencil icons to view elective courses
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Exit elective windows by clicking on the OKAY tab
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Scroll to the bottom of the page & click SUBMIT to save changes
Please reach out to Ms. Gernhard, School Counselor, by contacting the school or emailing her at sgernhard@wcpss.net if you have any questions.
Volunteering at Hunter:
Visit Volunteering in WCPSS to learn more about volunteer renewal or apply to be a first-time volunteer. Lunch with students: We encourage our families to join your students during their lunch block. However, we can not allow families to take students out of the cafeteria and eat outside. Thank you for your understanding of this specific safety protocol.
College Mentor Program
The dates for spring semester are as follows: 4/8 and 4/15.
Principal Coffee Chat:
Mr. Moore will host the next coffee chat on Thursday, April 17th, at 9:15 in the media center. Should you have any questions or topics you would like to explore, feel free to complete the following form to connect with Mr. Moore: https://bit.ly/HunterESQandA
⭐️ PTA Updates ⭐️
Upcoming PTA Dates
4/7 Make up day from Inclement weather
4/8-18 Performance Wear Clothing Drive! Drop off donations in Front Office.
4/10 STEAM Night, 5:30-7:30 PM
4/11 First Friday Playdate, Davie St. Playground, 3:45 PM
4/15 Last day to purchase a yearbook and shoutouts! 📖
4/18 Good Friday Holiday - No School!
4/25 Hunter Heritage Spring Carnival, 5-8 PM
👟 A Successful Moveathon! 👟
Thank you everyone for your support during this year’s Moveathon! We are still tallying up participation to find out which grades won the incentives, so please send in any remaining donations, Healthy Hunter forms, or Moveathon sheets.
🎪Hunter Heritage is Coming Up! 🎪
Our school’s annual spring carnival, Hunter Heritage, is coming up on Friday, April 25th from 5:00 - 8:00 PM! We will have bounce houses, obstacle courses, face painting, carnival games, a 360 photo booth, a glow party, and our annual grade level raffle baskets! We will also have yummy food trucks in the back bus loop. Join us for a day filled with laughter, creativity, and delicious treats.
We need a lot of volunteers to help keep this event running! If you’d like to help with this fantastic event, please sign up here: https://signup.com/go/zxrVnGt
Hunter Heritage is free for all to attend, but we do request that you pre-register to receive your admission wristband ahead of time. Also, if you would like to donate to the event to help us keep it free for everyone, we would be so appreciative! Pre-register and donate here: https://hunter.givebacks.com/store/items/1175233
One of the best parts of Hunter Heritage is the Raffle! We raffle off amazing raffle baskets, AND we have super fun teacher experiences for students to enjoy. Want to skip the line and get your tickets right away? Purchase raffle tickets ahead of time here: https://hunter.givebacks.com/store/items/1175243
👔 Performance Wear Drive 👔
Do you have a performing arts student who has grown out of their Hunter performance clothes, or is no longer in their former performing arts elective? The PTA Equity committee is launching an easy hand-me-down initiative for performance attire! We are seeking the following items, to be re-used by this year’s (and future years’) performers in orchestra, band, dance, theater, and chorus. We are also collecting outgrown/unused Hunter spirit wear for an upcoming spirit wear hand-me-down event!
- White button-down shirts
- Black long-sleeve shirts
- Black pants/skirts/leggings
- Black tank leotards
- Chorus t-shirts
- Hunter spirit wear
If you have any of these items, please plan to drop them off in the front office starting this week! The PTA and the performing arts teachers thank you!
📖 Yearbook 📖
Don't let this year's memories slip away! Yearbook ordering deadline is April 15th. Submit your order TODAY HERE! PTA is providing yearbooks for all 5th graders, so 5th grade families do not need to order!
Are you extra proud of your Hunter star? Want to give them a shout out in the yearbook? We have shorter and longer message options for you to choose from. You can even give a shout-out to a favorite teacher. Order Shout-Outs HERE! Deadline for submissions April 15th.
Remaining Photo Needs: Field Trip Group/Class Photos, Elective Photos, 4th/5th Grade Play and Track! Upload any of your best photos in our online portal HERE!
Volunteers:
The Hospitality Committee has a smoothie event for the teachers coming up and we need a few volunteers to help make their day go smoothie-ly. And, as always, K/1st Lunch Duty volunteers are appreciated. Find the Volunteer Hub HERE.
Lucille Hunter Foundation
Board Membership
The Lucille Hunter Foundation invites community members to consider joining the Board. The Board is made of volunteers who plan and execute fundraising initiatives for our school. There are several different ways to volunteer which allows for flexibility in scheduling and time commitments. For additional information, and to complete an interest form, please visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfcSjVILDemVSw02HEBeWJ2KxeE4N6fBZXcbZvVfs_8WK2MLQ/viewform
The Lucille Hunter Foundation funds Hunter teacher positions, teacher development, substitute teachers, and related needs that are not funded by the state or county and that fall outside of the regulatory purview of the PTA.
