Viewmont Elementary School

Viewmont Elementary School

📚✌️💛 Peace, Love, and Books! 💛✌️📚

Our Book Fair is next week, March 23–27, and we couldn’t be more excited! Get ready for a week full of great stories, new adventures, and books for everyone.

🎉 Family Event:
🗓 March 24
⏰ 3:30–6:30 PM

Parents can shop daily from 8:00–8:30 AM.

Shoutout to Ms. Knowles for doing an incredible job representing Viewmont Elementary on WHKY this morning!

As part of Arts in Our Schools Month, she shared the impact of visual arts and how our students are growing in creativity, confidence, and expression every day.

We are so proud of the way she represented our school and Hickory City Schools!

First Talk with Hal Row on WHKY kicked off bright and early with the 6:30 AM segment, and it was a great morning representing Hickory City Schools! 🎙️

In celebration of Arts in Our Schools Month, we had an incredible group on air highlighting the impact of arts education across our district.

✨ Denise Knowles, Viewmont Elementary School Visual Arts
✨ Richard Campbell, Hickory High School Band
✨ Angie Allen, Northview Middle School - HCS Orchestra
✨ Jessica Cockcroft, Hickory High School Ceramics & Chorus

Dr. Jennifer Griffin, Superintendent, even joined the conversation to show her appreciation for the arts and the important role they play in supporting student success across Hickory City Schools.

Together, they shared how the arts help students build creativity, confidence, and connection—while also supporting academic success and providing meaningful opportunities for self-expression.

From performances and exhibitions to everyday classroom experiences, our arts programs are helping students thrive and find their voice.

Thank you to WHKY for the opportunity to spotlight the incredible work happening in Hickory City Schools!

If you missed it, you can listen on-demand at 👉 www.whky.com

🌟 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – Calling All Viewmont Volunteers! 🌟

Viewmont Elementary School needs your help!

We are currently looking for caring and committed volunteers to serve as:
📚 Tutors
🍎 Lunch Buddies
🏃 Recess Buddies

We also need proctors for End-of-Grade (EOG) Testing May 11–15.

Your time and support make a BIG difference in the lives of our students! ❤️

👉 Please use the QR code below or complete the volunteer form here:
https://forms.gle/fKfbaPWzLPJLjRnj8

Questions? Contact us:
828-324-7049
[email protected]
[email protected]

Thank you for supporting Viewmont Elementary!

🐞🐟 Exploring Science in Ms. Allen’s Kindergarten Class! 🌿

Our young scientists have been carefully observing pill bugs, sow bugs, goldfish, guppies, and aquatic habitats as part of a science investigation. Students explored by watching closely, noticing movement and structures, and discussing what makes living and nonliving things different.

They also examined rocks, water, soil, and plants, describing their physical properties like texture, color, and shape. Students documented their learning through drawings and early writing while engaging in meaningful conversations with classmates.

This lesson beautifully integrated North Carolina Kindergarten Science and ELA standards through inquiry, observation, collaboration, and literacy — sparking curiosity while teaching care and respect for living things. 🌎💚

Congrats, Ms. Littlefield. Our 25-26 Viewmont Elementary School Employee of the Year.

🌟👏 Congratulations to Our 2025-2026 Employee of the Year Honorees! 👏🌟

We are proud to recognize the incredible staff members selected as Employees of the Year from across Hickory City Schools:

⭐ Brian Arroyo – Administrative Services
⭐ Teresa Barrett – Hickory Career and Arts Magnet High School
⭐ Norma Padron-Cervantes – Hickory High School
⭐ Kimberly Peters – Grandview Middle School
⭐ Patricia Osteen – Northview Middle School - HCS
⭐ Christian Carter – Longview Elementary School, Hickory NC
⭐ Priscilla Fearn – Oakwood Elementary School
⭐ Brittany Dixon – Southwest Primary School
⭐ Elaine Littlefield – Viewmont Elementary School
⭐ Meg Abee – W. M. Jenkins Elementary

These dedicated team members go above and beyond each day to support our students, staff, and school communities. Their commitment, heart, and hard work make a lasting difference throughout our district.

We are so thankful for each of you and the vital role you play in making HCS exceptional. 💙

We look forward to announcing our 2025-2026 Hickory City Schools Employee of the Year in May!

As a reminder, students will have a regular school day on Thursday, March 12. This date was previously scheduled as a K–8 Mandated Workday; however, following weather-related closures and the use of all allowable remote instructional days, the Board of Education approved this change at its February 9, 2026, meeting.

There will be no school for students on Friday, March 13 (Optional Workday) and Monday, March 16 (Required Workday).

We look forward to welcoming students back on Tuesday, March 17.

🌿🌿Weekend Garden Cleanup at Viewmont Elementary

We are looking for volunteers to help spruce up the school grounds this weekend! There is no structured timeframe; any time you can spare is greatly appreciated.🪣🪣 We will focus on the front of the school, around the sidewalks and garden beds.

The Details:

Supplies: Please bring your own tools for weeding, trimming, spreading mulch or anything you can contribute.

A Note for Staff: Teachers and staff, please take the weekend off—you do enough during the week!

Thanks for supporting our school community! 💙💙🧸🧸If you know of any landscaping companies that would be willing to donate mulch that would be awesome!

Longview Elementary School, Hickory NC and Viewmont Elementary School will represent Hickory City Schools at the Catawba County Elementary All County Chorus on March 13 at 6:30 PM at Maiden High School!

Our students and their teachers have worked hard for this incredible opportunity — come out and cheer them on as they take the stage! 🎤✨

Our Battle of the Books Team did a wonderful job representing us today at the district competition!