Hughes Road PTO

10/07/2026

🍂🐊 FALL BREAK IS HERE, GATOR FAMILIES! 🐊🍂

We hope all of our HRES families have a FUN & SAFE Fall Break! 🎃🍁

Enjoy the time off, make some memories, and soak up all the fall fun! 💙💚

📅 Fall Break: October 8th–13th

We can’t wait to see our Little Gators back refreshed and ready to go! 🐊

Don't forgot to order your Boo Gram!

10/07/2026

10/07/2026

🎃👻 SPOOKY GRAMS ARE HERE! 👻🎃

Send a little Halloween surprise to a friend, teacher, or staff member at Hughes Road Elementary! 🐊🧡💜

🍬 Spooky Grams are just $1 each!

📅 Available to purchase: October 7th–October 23rd
🎃 Delivered: October 30th

Scan the QR code on the flyer to purchase yours! 📱

Help us spread some spooky sweetness around HRES this Halloween! 🕷️🦇🎃

https://my.cheddarup.com/c/candy-grams-47016/items

10/06/2026

🏆🐊 Happy National Coaches Day! 🐊🏆

Today we’re giving a BIG shoutout to our amazing coaches at Hughes Road Elementary! 💙💚

Thank you for encouraging our Little Gators, teaching them teamwork, building their confidence, and always cheering them on! We appreciate the time, energy, and heart you pour into our students every day.

HRES is lucky to have you! 🐊💙💚

Help us show our coaches some love in the comments! 👏

10/04/2026

🪙🐊 DON’T FORGET YOUR CHANGE, LITTLE GATORS! 🐊🪙

Send those coins to school and cast your votes for Pennies for Playground! 🛝💙💚

🔗 https://my.cheddarup.com/c/pennies-for-playground

Students are voting for which costume they want to see our principal wear:

🍍 SpongeBob & Patrick
🔴 Thing 1 & Thing 2
💙 6 & 7

🗳️ How to vote: Drop your change into the bucket for the costume you want to win!
📍 Buckets are located in the library
💻 Online contributions count as DOUBLE votes!
📅 Voting continues through October 23!

Every donation helps us get closer to our end-of-year goal of replacing the playground! 🛝✨

Bring that spare change and vote for your favorite! 🪙🐊

10/02/2026

💙🐊 Dudes at the Door! 🐊💚

A HUGE thank you to all of our awesome dads who showed up this morning to welcome our Little Gators! 👏

The smiles, high-fives, and positive energy were the perfect way to start the day. We appreciate you taking the time to show up for our students and our school! 💙💚

We can’t wait for the next Dudes at the Door! 🐊

10/02/2026

💙💚 Happy Custodial Day! 💚💙

Today, HRES PTO is celebrating our incredible custodial team! 🐊🧹✨

Thank you for all the hard work you put in each and every day to keep Hughes Road Elementary clean, safe, and welcoming. So much of what you do happens behind the scenes, but please know it never goes unnoticed or unappreciated! 💙

We are so thankful for everything you do for our students, staff, and Little Gator families! 🐊💚

And a special thank you to AJ’s Meat Market for helping us treat our custodial team to a delicious lunch today! We appreciate your support of HRES! ❤️

Help us show our amazing custodial team some love in the comments! 👏💙💚

10/02/2026

🎃👻 Who’s ready for a SPOOK-TACULAR snack?! 👻🎃

Our next Pickle & Popcorn Day is coming up on October 2nd! 🥒🍿

💵 Pickles — $1 each
💵 Popcorn — $1 each

Send your little Gator with a dollar (or two 😉) so they can enjoy a tasty treat while supporting HRES! 💚💙🐊

Thank you to all of our amazing HRES families for continuing to support our school and PTO. We appreciate you!

09/30/2026

🪙🛝 PENNIES FOR PLAYGROUND! 🛝🪙
📅 October 1–23

We’re turning a little friendly competition into something BIG for Hughes Road! ❤️💙 All money raised will go toward our end-of-year goal of replacing the playground!

Students can vote for which costume they want to see our principals wear:
🧽⭐ SpongeBob & Patrick
❤️💙 Thing 1 & Thing 2
6️⃣7️⃣ Six & Seven

🪙 1¢ = 1 vote
📍 Voting buckets are located in the library
📲 Online contributions count DOUBLE — $1 = 200 votes!

🎉 TIERED GOALS:
🍦 $250 — Popsicle Party
🫧 $500 — Bubble Party
🎶 $800 — Extra Recess with a DJ Party
🔦 $1,000 — PJs, Flashlight Reading & Popcorn
🏰 $1,500 — Moonwalks During Specials
🎉 $2,000 — Fun Assembly with a SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE! 👀

We have October 1–23 to see which goal our students will unlock! 🙌 Every penny counts, every vote matters, and it all helps us get closer to a NEW PLAYGROUND! 🛝🐊❤️💙

Let the voting begin! 🪙 Which costume are you voting for?!