Hickory Creek Elementary School

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NEW for Semester 2: Birthday Treat School Policy
As we continue to register new students, we are monitoring allergy needs and concerns throughout our building. Our school would like to make a change to our Birthday Treat School Policy. We LOVE celebrating our students, but to ensure the safety and well-being of all, food items to celebrate birthdays will not be allowed effective January 5, 2026. We encourage non-food items such as small party favors, bookmarks, pencils, etc. As a reminder helium balloons are not permitted on buses or inside the building. If a food item is sent in, we will hold it in the front office for pick up. Please reach out to your child’s teacher for additional ideas on how to celebrate your child birthday at school!

JANUARY
5 – School Resumes
15 – Report Cards Issued
19 – MLK Jr. Holiday
26 – Class Group Pictures
28 – Coffee Chat with Principal Mrs. Gonzalez & 8:30AM

FEBRUARY (Black History Month)
10 – Interims Issued
13 – Teacher Inservice (No School)
16 – President’s Day – No School
20 – PTO Family Formal
25 – Donuts with Grownups 4th-5th @7:30AM

HCE Teacher of the Year

HCE Rookie Teacher of the Year

HCE Employee of the Year

Trunk of Treat – Admin & PTO

Hickory Creek Admin and PTO!

Trunk of Treat – Kindergarten

Mrs. Gaslin, Mrs. Woods(5th), Yellow Crayon, Mrs. Davis, & Mrs. Phillips

Trunk of Treat – 2nd Grade

Mrs. Fitzpatrick (2nd) & Mrs. Woods (5th)

Trunk of Treat – 4th Grade

Mr. Ouchi & Mrs. Rodriguez

Trunk of Treat – 5th Grade

Mrs. Fliess, Mrs. Locke, & Mrs. Woods

Families who have not yet logged in to the BusPlanner website or the Chipmunk app are strongly encouraged to create an account before the end of the school year.

This will help ensure that you are able to access your child’s 2025-2026 bus schedule for the 2025-2026 school year.

ParentSquare is used for items such as newsletters, snow day notifications, group chats, calendars, report cards, volunteer sign-ups and more. ParentSquare is now used for districtwide newsletters and announcements along with two-way communication.

1) Download the ParentSquare app from the Google Play Store or Apple Store.

2) Register your ParentSquare account with the email address that is connected to your student in Home Access Center (HAC).

In an ongoing endeavor to provide safety and security for students and staff, school access is required for every individual that is not a staff member of the St. Johns County School District. This is done through completion of the district’s Volunteer Application. Whether an individual is volunteering in some capacity or simply visiting a student or staff member/s for a meeting or presentation, completion of the application is required.

Complete the School Access Volunteer Application.

DISMISSAL CHANGES are accepted until 1:50 p.m. (M, T, TH, F) and 12:50 p.m. (W)

EARLY CHECK-OUTS (for any reason) must be completed by 2:00 p.m. (M,T, TH, F) and 1:00 p.m. (W).

Your respect for our dismissal policy helps maintain safety and security as we complete attendance/dismissal change/check-out reports accurately before students prepare for and move to their dismissal stations. It is often very difficult to locate students or get them ready to leave early during the last minutes prior to dismissal bell. Teachers and students are completing lessons, packing up, or on the move to dismissal stations.

Thank you for your understanding and compliance as we work together for all students’ scholastic success!

Please complete this online form within forty-eight (48) hours of your student’s return to school. If your student has been out for three (3) consecutive days, a note from the doctor is also requested. SJCSD Attendance Policy.

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anonymously and easily through the FortifyFL app or at https://getfortifyfl.com/

Please Remember Hickory Creek Elementary is a Peanut Allergy Awareness School

School District News

2026 CHARACTER COUNTS! 6K/3K Run/Walk

Join the CHARACTER COUNTS! Steering Committee for its 13th Annual CHARACTER COUNTS! 6K/3K Run/Walk on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at 9 a.m.

AI Task Force Virtual Input Meeting on January 22

Join us on Thursday, January 22 at 5:30 p.m. for a virtual meeting to gather information from stakeholders about the future of generative AI in education. Participants will share perspectives, ask questions, and provide feedback to help guide the district's approach to generative AI.

Instructional Materials Adoption Update

The St. Johns County School District is in the process of adopting new instructional materials for English Language Arts and HOPE. The resources that were selected by adoption committees for submission to the School Board for adoption consideration are now available online.

Guidelines for Generative AI

Please review these important guidelines for student use of generative artificial intelligence.

FortifyFL

FortifyFL is a mobile app and web-based tool that allows students, parents, and community members in Florida to anonymously report suspicious activities, potential threats, or safety concerns related to schools. The app immediately forwards these reports to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials for rapid response.

School Access

School access (proceeding past the front office of any school) is required for every individual that is not a staff member of the St. Johns County School District. This is done through completion of the district’s volunteer application. School access is good for 3 years. For help completing the online application, please contact the Volunteer Services Department.