John D. Hardy Elementary School

Hardy families are invited to the annual BINGO Night from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 13th in the Hardy gym. The fifth grade is organizing this fantastic fundraiser for their end of year activities. The evening will include Bingo, pizza, snacks and raffles. Families can preorder online or via the form that went home in students’ backpacks. They can also preorder a whole pizza. (Individual slices will also be available for sale at the event.) See the Hardy Highlights for more information. Come and enjoy a wonderful night out hanging with all your Hardy friends – this fun annual event is one of the highlights of the Hardy calendar!

We would like to remind parents that as a rule of thumb, we will have outdoor arrival and recess unless the temperature drops below 20 degrees F real feel.  We use the weather site accuweather.com to monitor and make a determination regarding indoor or outdoor recess.

Boots, hats, socks and mittens or gloves and possibly snowpants are necessary for outdoor play. Please remember to make sure your child brings sneakers to change into for physical education and shoes or sneakers for classroom activities.

Students receiving antibiotics for a contagious condition such as strep throat must stay out of school until 24 hours of antibiotic therapy has been completed. Excessive coughing and nasal discharge and generally not feeling well are indications that the child should remain home.

If your child has a temperature of 100 degrees or above (taken orally) in the morning, it is recommended that (s) he remain home. Students should remain home for 24 hours after a fever has subsided without the use of fever-reducing medication such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Motrin). If your child develops a fever during school hours, they will not be allowed to return to the classroom and will remain in the health office until dismissed to a parent/guardian or their designee.