New Hope Elementary

Attention All 26-27 Kindergarten Families!

Welcome to the New Hope Elementary School family! We are excited to welcome our newest Mustangs and their families for the 2026-2027 school year. Kindergarten is such a special milestone, and we look forward to partnering with you to make this a successful and memorable year for your child.

If you have not already done so, please be sure to complete your child's registration through the Gaston County Schools website. Registration must be completed before your child can begin school.

All incoming kindergarten students must participate in a kindergarten screening. Please use the following link to sign up for a screening appointment:

Kindergarten Screening Sign-Up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084EABAC2CA4F49-64567248-nhekindergarten #/

To help us prepare for the upcoming school year and ensure a smooth and safe arrival and dismissal process, we ask that all families complete our 2026-2027 Arrival and Dismissal Form using the link below:

Arrival and Dismissal Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_IQ69BBGasAXLICVEyPBcXQckHSbnkbZxLI6ueM1cwNyyuw/viewform

To help our youngest learners transition successfully into school, all kindergarten students will participate in Phase-In Days. Students with last names beginning with A–K will attend on Thursday, August 13, and students with last names beginning with L–Z will attend on Friday, August 14. During these phase-in days, all students will be car riders, and the school day will run from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This special schedule allows students and teachers to become familiar with routines and build positive relationships in a smaller setting before all kindergarten students begin attending together. We will also be hosting an Open House in August before the start of school. Please stay on the lookout for those dates and details.

We encourage all families to stay connected with New Hope Elementary by following us on social media and regularly visiting our school website. These platforms are the best ways to stay informed about important dates, events, school news, and updates throughout the year. Staying connected will help ensure that you never miss information that will help your child have a successful and enjoyable school experience.

We are excited to meet our newest Mustangs and can't wait to begin another great year at New Hope Elementary School! If you have any questions, please contact the school office. Welcome to the Mustang family!

2026–2027 New Hope Arrival & Dismissal Form The purpose of this form is to share information with the school to ensure that we have the proper information for how your child will arrive at school and be dismissed from school each day. Parents/guardians must review and confirm demographic information, transportation arrangements, emergency con...

2026-2027 Student Supply List and Additional Information

NHE School Supply List - 26-27.pdf

We need your help!

We are starting to plan for next year and we need all New Hope families to complete this form as soon as possible to help us be ready for August.

Thank you!

2026–2027 New Hope Arrival & Dismissal Form The purpose of this form is to share information with the school to ensure that we have the proper information for how your child will arrive at school and be dismissed from school each day. Parents/guardians must review and confirm demographic information, transportation arrangements, emergency con...

Reminder that our Mustangs will trade their blue and white tomorrow for purple in support of Mrs. McMillen, her family, and the Stuart Cramer baseball family.

The end of the 25-26 school year is upon us! Please be sure to check out this week's parent message for information regarding the busy week ahead in Mustang territory!

Our Mustang family is saddened by the passing of Coach McMillen, the husband of one of our EC teachers, Mrs. Jessica McMillen. Our school community will be wearing purple on Tuesday, May 19th in support of the family and the SCHS school family in the loss of a coach. Coach McMillen was also a teacher at Mount Holly MS.

On Friday, our 5th graders will take the EOG for Science. Please be sure to get a good night's rest, eat breakfast, and be on time for school. Let's show what all we have learned this year!

Our third through fifth graders will take the NC EOG for Reading tomorrow. Please help your child be successful by helping them get a good night's rest, eat a good breakfast and arrive on time. We are excited for our students to show all they have learned this year!

Tomorrow is Yoda’s Garden day! Why is Yoda such a great gardener? Because he has a green thumb! 💚

Students are encouraged to show thanks by bringing flowers—real, fake, or hand-drawn!🌷

Thanks to Shirley Elva Flower Cart for donating her services, we’re hosting a pop-up flower sale ✨

When/Where: At drop-off in front of the school✨
New & Improved: We have 1,200 flowers—double last year✨
The Rules: $1 each (Cash only, limit 5).✨

⚠️ Jedi Logistics for a Smooth Car Line: ⚠️

Students ONLY: Strictly for kids; no sales to adults.
Stay in Your Vehicle: Please do not park or walk up with your child. We will have volunteers on hand to help kids shop and get to class.

The PTO has the teachers covered—they are gifting vases to all staff to hold their galactic bouquets! ✨