When it comes to attendance, students self-report that poor sleep is the second highest reason why they missed school. This is one reason why healthy sleeping habits are so important! Sleep, or lack thereof, affects our mood, appetite, and ability to function at a normal level throughout the day- these things can lead to behavioral issues and low academic performance at school.
One way to create healthy sleeping habits is to turn off electronics one hour before going to sleep. Instead, try reading a book (or reading to your child/having them read to you- this is also a great bonding exercise and awesome way to build those reading skills!), meditating, journaling, or just lying down and relaxing in a cool, dark, quiet environment. The world is noisy. We need quiet time to get relaxed!
Sweet dreams!
Our 2nd & 3rd grade classes will be visiting the Bakersfield College Planetarium on Tuesday, September 23. Students will be provided a school lunch but may also bring their own. We will watch the presentation and have lunch on the grass at BC. Please see the post for more information. If you would like to chaperone, please contact your student's teacher.
Our second Power League Flag Football game is an away game and will be played at Maricopa Unified School District. Head over on tomorrow, September 16th at 12:30PM to cheer on our Elks!
Join us at Elk Hills for our second Power League Volleyball game today, September 15th @ 12:30PM! Snack bar available, cash only.
Come cheer on our Elks as we go up against General Shafter in Power League Volleyball on Thursday, September 11th @ 12:30 PM. This is a home game and will be held in the gym at Elk Hills. Snack bar available, cash only.
Today is the last day to RSVP for our third annual Grandparents' Day celebration! The celebration will take place this Friday, September 12th, 2025 from 9AM-10AM in the Elk Hills auditoirum! Please be sure to have grandparents who wish to attend RSVP by using the QR code to fill out the RSVP form or contact Cassandra McGowan at 661-550-1249 by the end of today. We look forward to celebrating all the amazing grandparents!
Come cheer on our Elks as we go up against General Shafter in Power League Volleyball on Thursday, September 11th @ 12:30 PM. This is a home game and will be held in the gym at Elk Hills.
Please note on our master calendar that we have added 3 minimum days to the 2025-2026 school year. These days will be like our normal 1:30pm dismissal days and be used for our staff to review student benchmark and other assessment data. We will use this data to drive our instruction and make changes to best meet our students' needs. The first minimum day is Thursday 9/4 (9/3 will also be a minimum day). The other dates are 11/13/2025 and 2/12/2026. After school program will be available on these days and our bus schedule will run like it normally does on early dismissal days. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the school office!
Elk Hills School District is proud to announce our third annual Grandparents' Day celebration! The celebration will take place on Friday, September 12th, 2025 from 9AM-10AM in the Elk Hills auditoirum! Please be sure to have grandparents who wish to attend RSVP by using the QR code to fill out the RSVP form or contact Cassandra McGowan at 661-550-1249. Please RSVP by Tuesday, September 9th, 2025. Light refreshments will be served. We look forward to celebrating all the amazing grandparents!
