School Tip #6: When to Stay Home 😷🤒
The start of the school year means lots of new germs. Make sure to practice proper hand washing, at home. As well as how to properly cough and sneeze in their arm. Please make sure if your child has any of these symptoms, listed below, you are keeping them home. We need to work together to keep sickness down.

School Tip #5: Entering the School

School Tip #4: Pick Up/Drop Off Procedure 🚗 Drop Off: Kindergarten- 17th Street 1st Grade- 18th Street Pick Up: By the Flag Pole= 17th Street 🇺🇲 Burd, Bergman, Gaither, Harrison, Ahner, Jeschke, Yates, Ashford, Cook, Houseworth, Huber, Johnson By the Playground= 17th Street 🛝 Andrews, Arview, Beaupre, Coleman, Schimpf, Hewlett, Kay, Rendleman, Snyder, Workman

School Tip #3: Attendance

School Tip #2: School Bus

School Tip #1: Breakfast Tags

**SAVE THE DATE!!**
School Picture Day is coming up on Thursday, August 21st.

**Menu Changes for Breakfast** August 13th- Mini Waffles, Breakfast Chicken, Fruit, Juice, Milk August 14th- Sausage Biscuit, Jelly, Fruit, Juice, Milk

We are TWO days away from the 1st Day of School!!!! We are so excited to see everyone!!
**A few reminders**
Wednesday, August 6th - Open House - 4:00-5:30pm
Thursday, August 7th - 1st Day of School - Half Day (no lunch)
Friday, August 8th - 1st Full Day of School

**REMINDER**
Next Wednesday, August 6th, is our Open House. Come on out and meet your child's teacher and bring in any supplies you have. You can also bring any paperwork you still need to turn in.
We can't wait to see everyone!! 🍎✏️🎒🏫

Ready for the 25-26 school year?

Check out the Herrin CUSD #4 District Digest - our new monthly newsletter packed with key dates, menus, event recaps and more!

The August 2025 Edition is out now:
👉 www.herrinschools.org/districtdigest

Free Summer Breakfasts, too?! 🥞 You heard that right! 🍽️ Free DINE-IN summer breakfasts are available to ALL children ages 1–18 ✅ No registration or ID needed — just show up! 📅 June 2–26 (no meals June 19) 🕖 Monday–Thursday | 7:45–8:30 a.m. 📍 NSPC, HES, HJHS, and HHS

Creativity!! 🎨 May is the month for Creativity. These students were picked by their teachers for using their imagination to create something or solve a problem. Great job friends!!

🍽️ June 2025 Dine-In Menus Are Now Available! 🍽️ June Breakfast: No enrollment needed! Open to all children ages 0–18. Dine-in only at NSPC, HES, HJHS, and HHS. Summer Lunch Program: Daily meal requests are REQUIRED to participate. Get all the details here: https://www.herrinschools.org/page/summer-lunch-program On the go? Our dining menus are available in the Herrin CUSD #4 app and online at: 📅 https://www.herrinschools.org/o/hhs/dining Want a printable menu? Download the PDF here: 🖨️ https://5il.co/3griq

First Grade Classroom Awards tomorrow at 1:30pm Classrooms participating: Ashford, Cook, Hewlett, Houseworth, Huber, Snyder

First Grade Community Walk Field Trip: Johnson, Kay, Rendleman, Workman

We only have a couple of days left of the school year. Please make sure to get your balances paid. You can send a check/cash to school with your child, you can pay with card over the phone or through the Parent Portal, or you can pay in person.

Free Summer Lunches! ☀️🥪 This June and July, Herrin CUSD #4 is offering FREE summer lunches (Monday through Thursday) for all children 18 and under who live within the district boundaries - no income requirements! 🍽️ Dine-In Option: Join us in the NEW Junior High Cafeteria for dine-in meals. 🚗 Pickup Options: Can’t make it in? No problem! We’ve got multiple convenient off-site pickup locations for our surrounding communities. 🕘 Important: Meals must be reserved DAILY by 9 AM. 📋 If you're using a pickup site, be sure to complete the Non-Congregate Parent Consent Form before your first pickup. 🔗 Learn more and get started at: herrinschools.org/page/summer-lunch-program

Congrats to our Students of the Month, for the month of April. April was the month for Courage. Great job friends!!