| VISION At Elko Middle School, we are committed to soaring from good to great by cultivating a culture of educational excellence, innovation, and community engagement. Our vision is to empower ever student to reach their full potential—academically, socially, and personally. We will measure our success by: Sustaining full accreditation through rigorous academic achievement and continuous improvement. Expanding extracurricular opportunities that foster creativity, leadership, and collaboration. Building strong partnerships with local businesses, community organizations, staff and student learning and real-world. MISSION Elko Middle School is committed to fostering a growth mindset by providing a high-quality education and data-driven instruction within a safe and inclusive environment. |
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THE THEME FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR: | MISSION imPOSSIBLE |
ACADEMIC | Eagles, What a week it has been! Please take a moment to read through this week’s updates regarding our recent successes and important reminders as we head into the final stretch of the school year. Bravo, Cast & Crew! A massive congratulations to the cast and crew of Mean Girls Jr.! Our students truly shined on stage, showcasing incredible talent and hard work. A special "Thank You" goes out to our directors, Mr. Park and Ms. Staton, for their leadership and dedication in making this production a resounding success. We are so proud of everyone involved for a job well done! Academic Check-In: The Final Push As we approach the end of the school year, it is vital that we maintain our momentum. This is not the time for students to neglect their studies. Beyond the upcoming SOL assessments, our primary goal is to ensure every student successfully matriculates to the next grade level. Check PowerSchool: Please log in weekly to review your student’s grades and attendance. Missing Work: Support your student in identifying and completing any outstanding assignments. Assessment Prep: Encourage consistent study habits for end-of-year tests. Achievement is a team effort: our teachers and staff are doing their part, and we need our students to do theirs. When we partner together, success is the only outcome we expect by the last day of school! Dress Code Reminders: To maintain a focused and professional learning environment, we ask for your assistance in reminding students of our dress code policy: Ripped Jeans: Any rips or holes in jeans should not be higher than the mid-thigh area (fingertip length). Midriffs: Students should not wear clothing that reveals the midriff area. We appreciate your cooperation in helping our students dress for success every day. Click here to view the HCPS Dress Code for students. |
SCHOOL OPERATIONS ATTENDANCE UPDATES | If your student is absent, their absence needs to be reported within 48 hours. Absences can be reported by: Filling out the Elko Attendance Google Doc Emailing Mrs. Nolte: mlnolte@henrico.k12.va.us Sending a Parent Square message to Mrs. Nolte Sending a handwritten note with your student when they return to school Calling the school: 804-328-4110 ID Badges Please ensure that your students are wearing their ID badges every day. Students now need to scan their ID badges when they arrive to school late and when they have an early dismissal. Transportation/Bus Information If your student’s bus is running late in the morning, please call the Transportation Office at 804-261-9401. You can also download the Parent Portal Bus App to track the bus: https://www.henricoschools.us/page/parent-portal-bus-app Contacts/Pick-up Lists: Please make sure your student’s pick-up list is up to date by updating the Contacts listed in PowerSchool. You can do this by logging in to your Parent Portal account. Anyone coming to pick up a student for early dismissal MUST be listed in PowerSchool. If someone is not listed in PowerSchool, we will not be able to call the student down. EARLY DISMISSAL: The cut off time for early dismissals is 2:30 pm. REMINDER: Attendance flyer -English Attendance flyer- Spanish |
TECHNOLOGY | NO TECHNOLOGY UPDATES THIS WEEK. |
DEPARTMENT UPDATES COUNSELOR'S CORNER
| Counselors are reviewing student's course requests for next school year. Please view your student's course requests by logging into PowerSchool. If you have any questions or need to make any changes please contact your grade level counselor. There is less then a month left to the 3rd nine weeks. Please make sure you are checking your student's grades and if needed, helping them come up with a plan to get back on track. The Counseling Team 6th Grade-Ms. Fish stfish@henrico.k12.va.us 7th Grade - Counselor Rawls glrawls@henrico.k12.va.us 8th Grade - Jennifer Bolding-jbolding@henrico.k12.va.us EL and last names A-B - Dr. Swingen: jkswingen@henrico.k12.va.us |
SPECIALITY CENTER INFORMATION | Click here to visit the HCPS Specialty Center website. |
EVENTS READ ACROSS AMERICA SPIRIT WEEK |
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CONGRATS TO MEAN GIRLS JR. CAST & CREW |
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8th grade Soar Ceremony |
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COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES/ ELKO/SANDSTON COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES | No community or Elko/Sandston Community opportunities at this time. |
VOLUNTEER PROCESS
| If you would like to become a volunteer, please click here to complete the online volunteer/mentor application via the link below. |
UPCOMING CALENDAR EVENTS | March 19th: Student 1/2 Day March 20th: Schools Closed March 30th - April 3rd: Spring Break May 25th: Schools Closed Memorial Day May 26th: SOAR Ceremony May 29th: Last Day of School |
ELKO ATHLETICS ELKO ATHLETICS DIRECTOR- Kendra Amis- | Elko Athletics Week at a Glance 3/2/26-3/6/26. |
RESOURCES SPOTLIGHT: ELKO & HCPS TOOLS FOR SUCCESS | |
ELKO ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM | Tyrus T. Lyles, Ed.D.-Principal-ttlyles@henrico.k12.va.us Taleesa Meeks- Associate Principal- tjmeeks@henrico.k12.va.us Corey Calder- Associate Principal- ctcalder@henrico.k12.va.us Akeela Tyson- Assistant Principal- altyson@henrico.k12.va.us Brandon Hardy- Assistant Principal- bahardy@henrico.k12.va.us Jennifer Jenkins-Administrative Aide- jrjenkin@henrico.k12.va.us Torre Siler-Administrative Aide- tsiler@hennco.k12.va.us Abby Thomas- Administrative Aide- arthomas@henrico.k12.va.us Frenchie Travis- Ad-ministrative Aide- fmtravis@henrico.k12.va.us Jocelyn Woodson- Administrative Aide-jrwoodson1@henrico.k12.va.us |
The Nest News-23rd Edition- March 2-6, 2026
March 2, 2026
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