Dear Hyer Families,

We are six full weeks into the school year and on the heels of October. Our huskies have been busy learning, acclimating to school routines and having fun with new and old friends, all of which have been a great success!

This is an exciting week for us as we will have our first Good Morning Hyer assembly on Friday. When students arrive Friday, they will all be directed to the gym. Teachers will remind students of this throughout the week, and we will have staff members directing students towards the gym as they arrive.



This assembly is an event for our students where we will recognize a child from each class as our Husky Hero of the month for demonstrating the character trait of respect. Students still have a couple days this week to earn Husky Hero tickets for showing respect for our school, each other and staff. Please encourage them; they LOVE earning these tickets. We look forward to celebrating our students for being great role models in their classrooms and in our school.

Humbly,

Debbie

Debbie Burt

Principal Hyer Elementary

This Week:

• September 30-October 3: Fall Book Fair
• October: Principal Appreciation Month
• October 1: Hyer Spirit Day - Wear your Hyer gear!
• October 1: Fourth Grade Parents Meeting in the Hyer Cafeteria at 8:15 AM
• October 2: Hyer Coffee Talk: Mindful Matters in the Hyer Cafeteria at 9:00 AM
• October 3: Dads Club Tailgate
• October 3 through 10: KC Club Pet Food Drive

Next Week:

• October 6: Bike Safety Week Begins
• October 9: Facilities Service Appreciation Day
• October 10: Bike Rodeo; End of First Grading Period

Coming up....

• October 13: NO SCHOOL/ Student Holiday
• October 17: Fourth Grade Parent Party 7:00-10:00PM
• October 27 through 31: Red Ribbon Week
• October 31: Halloween!!

BOOK FAIR THIS WEEK!!

We are excited to host our Fall Book Fair and partner with Literati again this year!

Come shop, fill your bookshelves, and support Hyer. There will be an amazing selection of books and stories for all ages and genres, and we know your child will be able to discover their next favorite read this fall! Hyer students will have the opportunity to shop during the school day, and parents are invited to shop alongside their child before and after school.

The Book Fair will be in the Hyer library and will be open:

• Tuesday, 09/30: 7:30am-4:00pm
• Wednesday, 10/01: 7:30am-4:00pm
• Thursday, 10/02: 7:30am-4:00pm
• Friday, 10/03: 7:30am-12:00pm



Credit cards, Literati gift cards, and cash will be accepted forms of payment. Click HERE to visit our book fair homepage, shop online or purchase a Literati gift card for your child to use to shop! Come support your child's reading and our school!

Please sign up to volunteer for the Hyer Book Fair THIS week! Join us for a shift to help us with setting up, checking-out, or breaking down. It’s a magical time to watch how much our kids love this event!

If you have any questions, please contact the Library Chair, Lyndsay Parker.

HYER COFFEE TALK THIS THURSDAY!

Please join us this, Thursday, October 2nd at 9:00 AM in the Hyer Cafeteria to hear from PhD. Licensed Psychologist (Cristina Sevadjian) and Pediatrician (Hillary Lewis) with an incredibly relevant topic covering “Mindful Matters: Transforming the Hearts and Minds of Our Children in Today’s Anxious Generation". This will be such an impactful and powerful presentation you will not want to miss! 

Please email Kathryn Sontag with any questions! 

KC CLUB PET FOOD DRIVE STARTS THIS FRIDAY!

The 4th Grade KC Club (Kindness and Compassion Club) is kicking off its first community service project of the year! The club will be collecting UNOPENED dog and cat food, treats, and bath towels to donate to Operation Kindness. Operation Kindness is a pioneer in Texas for assisting animals in need of veterinary care, companionship and, most of all, a home. 

The food drive begins this Friday, October 3rd and will continue through Tuesday, October 14th. Donation bins will be located in the hallways and at the Caruth entrance.

KC Club members are very enthusiastic about helping cats and dogs in this lifesaving animal shelter, as well as having the pet food bank re-stocked and ready for the fall. Thank you in advance for your generous donations. Please contact Community Service Chair Nellie Dunn  with any questions.

AUCTION NEWS!

BUY: TICKETS

Please contact Stephanie Johns, Julie Meyer, and Whitney Ward with any questions!

Follow us on instagram @hyer_auction

BIKE RODEO!

One more week until Hyer's Bike Safety Week!

Get ready to ride, Cowboys and Cowgirls! Parents come join in the fun and watch your favorite Rider! October 6–10th is Bike Rodeo Week at Hyer! Students will learn bike safety and enjoy a BMX Trick Show on Tuesday (Oct. 7). We will also announce the winner of the art contest!

On Friday (Oct. 10), students will earn their Rodeo Rider License and show off their skills at the Bike Rodeo Roundup!

We need parent volunteers to help make the day a success—plus our riders love seeing you on the trail!

Volunteer Shifts – Friday, Oct. 10:

1st Grade: 9:30–10:45

3rd Grade: 10:30–11:30

4th Grade: 11:30–12:30

2nd Grade: 12:20–1:30

The Bike Rodeo can’t go on without the help of our trusty parent volunteers.

Questions? Contact Julie Mearns.

A big ol’ thank you to our Bike Rodeo sponsors for supporting this event!

HPA AND DADS CLUB: TAILGATE THIS FRIDAY

SUPPORT THE SCOTS

NEWS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD

HPISD ART CONTEST

Hello Hyer Parents!

HPISD is now accepting student artwork submissions for the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report cover. The selected student’s piece will be featured on the report cover and recognized at a future Board meeting. This is an OPTIONAL competition for students, and participation is not required.

Submission Guidelines

• 2D painting or drawing
• Vertical orientation, 8.5" x 11"
• Theme: Reflects or highlights al of HPISD

Click here to see Previous examples – click the individual reports to see what has won in the past! 

Deadline: Thursday, October 30, 2025

Submit: HERE (do NOT email submissions to Mrs. Munsie, they must be submitted through this link)

Questions: Communications Department — (214) 780-3007 or hponline@hpisd.org

LADY SCOTS GOLF

SCOTS WRESTLING CLUB

UP LIBRARY AND MOODY YMCA EVENT

HAMBURGER SUPPER!

Click HERE for more information.

HP LADY SCOTS SOCCER!

Contact Whitney Gross

- Megan Conlon, y'all! She crushed leading the Fall Gift Committee with thoughtful conversations and brilliant spreadsheets. Thanks to YOU (our incredible PTA sponsors, donors, and members), we are able to gift Hyer with everything our school needs to be cream of the crop!

- Take a look around the garden... Brooke Noffsinger is tending to our grounds and making sure our garden has the TLC it needs with a fixed gate and fresh flooring.

- Kristin Evans, putting her heart, soul, and planning hat on to create a magical, well-organized year for the 4th grade class!

- Jen Melson and Ann Higginbottom - y'all fed our teachers' bellies and nourished their souls with a fantastic Teacher Appreciation Lunch on Friday! You care for our MVPs so well!

- Rachel Dougherty - I know coordinating volunteers and sign-ups is an old hat for you - but it's one that you have mastered and we are SO appreciative. How else would our over-eager volunteers stay coordinated with time slots and jobs?!

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