August 31, 2026 / Robert S. Hyer Elementary School

Hello Hyer Families,


Wow, we had the best week full with your kids! The teachers and I continue to be impressed by how easily our huskies have adjusted to school routines, schedules and procedures. Their kindness, sweet manners and enthusiasm for school is inspiring! We have loved watching the kids interact with new friends and reconnect with others. Our students are already deep into learning in their classrooms; I am proud to see the high-quality instruction and activities happening around the campus thanks to our incredible teachers. The start of school is always so much fun and inspiring!


A huge shout out to our PTA, under the leadership of Megan Conlon, and our Dads Club, under the leadership of Spencer Diebel, for volunteering their time to support everything needed to start our school year so smoothly and to welcome everyone back to Hyer. Additionally, we are grateful for all the generous gifts, meals, snacks and fun surprises for the staff which are made possible by ALL of our PTA members. The staff and I are blessed daily by the way you all give your time and resources to make the Hyer experience special for each and every husky.


Have the most wonderful week! Please reach out to your child's teacher if you need anything at all.


Kindly,

Debbie


Debbie Burt, Principal

CHARTING OUR COURSE

This Week

  • September: Purposeful People: Respect
  • September 2: Hyer Spirit Day! Wear your Husky gear!
  • September 3: Curriculum Night K-4th (Parents Only) 5:00-6:00 PM
  • September 3: Mimi's Pizza Night


Next Week

  • September 7: NO SCHOOL - Student Holiday/ Labor Day
  • September 9: Speaker Series "All Things Hyer + HPISD" Q & A with Ms. Burt, Ms. Thompson, Officer Fortner, and Dr. Rockwood at 8:15 AM at Hyer
  • September 10: Dads Club Social Kickoff at Odelay
  • September 12: PNO - Coach Brosseau & Mrs. Conklin


Coming Up…

  • September 23: Fall Individual Student Pictures
  • September 24: SEPAC Community Coffee/Resource Fair 8:00-10:00 AM in the Hyer Cafeteria
  • September 24: Mom's Night Out!!
  • September 24: Mimi's Pizza Night
  • September 25: Dads Club Tailgate

ROOM PARENT ORIENTATION TODAY

Parents who are serving as this year’s Communication and Photography Room Parents for each classroom will have an orientation meeting today, August 31 at 8:15 AM in the Hyer Cafetorium. Please contact Room Parent Chair Olivia Howe with any questions.

CURRICULUM NIGHT THIS THURSDAY!

TOMORROW IS PIZZA NIGHT FOR YOUR HUSKIES!


Order from Mimi’s Pizzeria Wednesday! Dine in, or order pick-up or delivery, but be sure to mention HYER when you do! You can ORDER ONLINE and still benefit Hyer by writing "Hyer Restaurant Night" in the notes section.


Mimi's Pizzeria - Park Cities Location

6807 West NW Highway

Dallas, TX 75225

(972) 215-7290

JOIN YOUR HYER GRADE LEVEL GROUPME!

Click the links below to join your child's grade level GroupMe:

HYER CAFETERIA NEWS

Visitor and Birthday Policy


Hyer will have tables inside as well as outside, in Balto's Courtyard, if you would like to have lunch with your student during their lunch period. To help all students adjust to lunchtime routines and build confidence and independence, we kindly ask that parents and guardians wait to come to school for lunch visits until after September 8th.


If your child’s birthday falls before September 8th, you're welcome to join them for a special birthday lunch!

Questions

Questions may be directed to Christine Bolger, Cafeteria Finance Elect Chair, Leigh Young, Cafeteria Volunteer Chair, or Lorena EscobedoCafeteria Manager.

DIRECTORY SPOT

DirectorySpot will be live after Labor Day, for those of you who have paid their PTA dues. Once it's live, please review your information. If you see anything that needs to be edited, send an email to Directory Chair Mary Clare Alley.

  

Do you want a printed version of our directory? If so, don't worry! Families with PTA memberships have the option to download a PDF version of the directory from the DirectorySpot website. You can log in to the website using the same password as the app.


Do you need instructions for how to access DirectorySpot? For instructions, click HERE

 

Thank you to Allie Beth Allman & Associates for being our Online Directory Sponsor for 2026-2027!

ALL THINGS HYER!

Questions? Please fill out this questionnaire and we will present the questions to the panel. Please contact Kathryn Sontag with any additional questions.

DADS CLUB

IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN THE DADS CLUB!


The Hyer Dads Club is gearing up for a great 2026-2027! Thanks to those families who joined the Dads Club during BSSU, and for those who missed it, you can still join the Dads Club online by clicking on the link below.


The Dads Club has a full year planned running morning carpool, first Thursday cafeteria duties, social events, service events, and our fourth annual Poker Tournament.  

 

Please contact Dads Club President Spencer Diebel with any questions.

For more information on the Dads Club click HERE!

BIKE RODEO ART CONTEST

(SUBMISSIONS DUE SEPTEMBER 11TH)

It's that time of year again where we hold our annual Bike Rodeo Art Contest!


Our fourth grade students are invited to work at home on their drawings this year, and one person will be chosen to be featured during the week of Bike Rodeo! The winning piece of fourth grade art will be featured in several different places during the week of Bike Rodeo, including a HUGE banner at the front of the school!


Click here for instructions, guidelines, and tips for the 4th Grade Bike Rodeo Art Contest! Art contest entries need to be turned in by Friday, September 11th to Mrs. Munsie. LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE JUDGED!


PreK through 3rd grade, don't worry! You all will still be having an art contest, but will be doing it with Mrs. Munsie in art class later in September!


Contact our bike rodeo chairs, Sarah Bateman and Kate Thompson with any questions.

SUPPORT THE HYER AUCTION

Celebrate your child's creativity with this year's Hyer Auction Art! Hyer Huskies will create beautiful, one of a kind hand painted seashells and proudly displayed in shadow boxes. So much love and talent will go into each seashell, making them a truly special keepsake!


Click HERE or use the QR code to purchase yours today! Last call for orders will be September 25th, and if you have more than one child at Hyer, please remember to purchase a piece of art for each of them.


Where the scores don’t matter… but the outfits do.


Questions? Contact Hyer Auction Chairs: Emily Hill, Brooke Noffsinger, and Brittany Smalley.

FIRST PNO OF 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR!

Back to school and back to Parents' Night Out!


Join hosts Coach Brosseau & Mrs. Conklin for pizza, pjs and PNO fun from 6-10 PM next Saturday, September 12th. Tickets are $50 for the first child, and $40 each for siblings. Click HERE for the registration form. Hurry – the PNO is limited to 50 lucky Huskies and spots will go fast!

PTA GIFT COMMITTEE REQUESTS

The Hyer PTA Gift Committee meets twice a year to review, approve and fund our school's educational programs, recurring expenses, classroom requests and other school enhancements. Parents are welcome to submit any gift requests for enhancing the learning environment at Hyer. Click HERE  to fill out a Gift Request Form. All Gift Request Forms are due by 3:30 PM on Friday, September 18th. Please submit any questions to Amanda Robertson, 2026-2027 Gift Committee Chair.

SAVE THE DATE FOR MOM'S NIGHT OUT!

Questions? Contact Moms’ Night Out Chairs Jennifer Cardwell & Julie Woidneck.


Interested in sponsoring Moms’ Night Out? Contact Catherine McGuire for more information.

PURPOSEFUL PEOPLE

During the month of September, the Hyer staff is on the lookout for Hyer Huskies who demonstrate the character trait of RESPECT.

❤️ WE CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER IN HYER! ❤️

Hyer Cares is a resource available to all Hyer families who need extra support. Whether the need is financial aid, a “sunshine box” for a family experiencing a hard time, a support system for new families, or kids feeling disconnected, or a meal delivered to your doorstep… Hyer Cares is here for you and your family.


Please email our Hyer Cares chair, Bren Underwood and/or our President, Megan Conlon if any of these resources might be a blessing to your family or a family you know at Hyer.


Our promise to you is confidentiality, unless you prefer otherwise. We are a neighborhood school with a big heart… and we hope everyone feels our love and support.

BIG Husky High Fives to all of the incredible people who help keep Hyer afloat! ⚓️💛


Olivia Howe, Lauren McCann, Ellen Kershaw, Abbi Slagel, Misty Wall, Kelli Park, Julie Radford and Amanda Robertson, thank you for your thoughtful work and consideration while completing our room parent and photography parent slating. Olivia, you made sure everyone is organized, supported and set up for success. You are such a rockstar, and I know you’ll do an amazing job at today’s meeting. We are so lucky to have you!


Kelly Morgan, our incredible Ways & Means Officer, you continue to be an absolute all-star! Thank you for leading and supporting all things auction, Family Underwriting and corporate sponsorships, while always making sure we take great care of everyone who so generously supports Hyer. Ways & Means looks so good on you!


Kim Holly, you are absolutely crushing all things Family Underwriting! Thank you for being so incredibly organized and providing such thoughtful support to our family donors throughout the entire process this year. We are so grateful for everything you have done to make Family Underwriting such a success!


Julie Meyer and Ellen Kershaw, thank you for your continued love and support of our teachers and staff and for always finding the best ways to spoil them! The Herb’s Coffee Truck was the perfect pick-me-up last week!


Abbi Slagel opened her home to all of our new families, from Pre-K through fourth grade, and made everyone feel so welcome at Hyer. Abbi, no one is warmer or more welcoming than you. You are pure sunshine!


Cathy Geiszler, our wonderful Website Chair, thank you for always keeping the Hyer website current and making sure everything runs smoothly for our families and school! So much of what you do happens behind the scenes, but it makes an enormous difference in keeping our community connected and able to find everything they need. We are so grateful for you!


Jamie Elliott, thank you for all your hard work with Building & Grounds and for making sure our campus and landscaping are always looking primo! We are so grateful for the time and care you put into keeping Hyer looking its absolute best!


Lauren Feccia, you are an absolute workhorse! Thank you for the countless hours you pour into the Husky Herald and for keeping our entire community informed, organized and aligned. You somehow keep track of every detail, deadline and activity coming our way, and we are all so grateful for you!


✋ Shout-out to our incredible Executive Board, Amanda Robertson, Kelly Morgan, Alyson Bell, Lauren Meindl, Lauren McCann, Brittany Sizemore, Brittany Hunt and Ellen Kershaw! After completing our first board meeting and seeing how incredibly invested each of you is in our school and how you are already supporting our PTA chairs with all the activities coming up, I am so excited for this year. You women amaze me!


To our fearless PTA leader, Megan Conlon, you are amazing!! Thank you for all you do for our sweet school. Somehow you manage to do it all, and with a smile, grace and perseverance! We are so grateful to you, and all the time and love you put into your job to make Hyer a magical place!


✋ A special Husky HIGH FIVE to Dads Club President Spencer Diebel and our incredible Dads Club! From Dad’s Club carpool to Dads Cafeteria Duty Day, serving as Dads Club room parents and even ordering new courtyard umbrellas in a pinch, you are always ready to lend a helping hand whenever Hyer needs you. Spencer, thank you for leading such an amazing team of dads and for all that Dads Club does to support our sweet school. We are so grateful for you!


✋ A very special shout-out to our incredible teachers and staff! The love, patience and energy you pour into our Huskies each day do not go unnoticed. Thank you for making Hyer such a joyful, nurturing place for our children to learn and grow. We are so fortunate to have each of you!

NEWS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD

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HP TENNIS ACADEMY

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IMPORTANT CONTACTS & QUICK LINKS

Linde Thompson
Counselor
214-780-3340

Kim Shelton
Admin. Asst.
214-780-3305
Debbie Burt
Principal
214-780-3300

Lorena Escobedo
Cafe Manager
214-780-3385
Kelley Rather
Nurse
214-780-3320

Michelle Martin
Admin. Asst.
214-780-3304

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