Good morning, Horse Branch families. This is a reminder that the Ohio County Schools Summer Food Service Program begins today. Free breakfast and lunch meals are available for pickup for all children ages 18 and under. Meals may be picked up daily at Horse Branch Elementary School between 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM. We encourage families to take advantage of this great resource throughout the summer. Thank you, and have a wonderful day!

Good evening, families, this is Horse Branch with a few important reminders.

If you did not pick up your child’s report card or medication from the school, staff members will be available on Tuesday, May 26th for pickup. Please stop by the school between 8:30 and 3:00 to collect these items. Please remember that medications must be picked up by a parent or guardian and cannot be sent home with students.

Also, the Summer Food Program will begin on June 1st. We encourage families to take advantage of this opportunity throughout the summer.

Thank you, and we hope you have a safe and enjoyable summer break!

Good evening, families! This is a reminder from the school office with a few important announcements.

6th Grade Graduation will take place tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM. We are excited to celebrate our students and hope to see you there!

Parents may come to the school at any time to pick up student report cards.

If your child has medication in the nurse’s office, a parent or guardian must come to the school to pick it up. We are unable to send medication home with students.

Also, yearbooks are still available for purchase in the office for $15 while supplies last.

Thank you, and we hope everyone has a wonderful summer!

Good evening, families! This is Horse Branch Elementary School with an important reminder that tomorrow is Field Day! We are looking forward to a fun-filled day of games and activities for our students. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for outdoor activities, including comfortable clothing and tennis shoes. Some activities will involve water, so students may want to bring an extra change of clothes and shoes. We can’t wait for a great day of fun and memories together. Thank you for your support, and have a wonderful evening!

Good evening Horse Branch families. Tomorrow- Friday May 8th is the last day to turn in a form to become a PTO officer for the 2026 -2027 school year. There are four positions; president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. If you do not have a paper that was sent home earlier in the week simply write on a piece of paper stating the position you would like to try for. As always, thank you for supporting our Horse Branch Bears!

We begin the KSA assessment tomorrow, May 4th. Please make sure your student is at school every day. Encourage your child to take their time and do their best. Please ensure your child gets a good night's sleep and eats a good breakfast. Our school has the best students. We are so proud of them. We know they will do great!

Horse Branch Elementary Yearbooks are in! Yearbooks are fifteen dollars. We have limited stock. If you would like a yearbook, be sure to stop by the front office and pick one up. We also have yearbooks from years past if you are interested as well. If you have any questions, please contact the school.

This is a reminder from Horse Branch Elementary School. Tonight is our Mother/Son Ton of Fun from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. It’s not too late to sign up—you may pay at the door. This year’s event will feature a scavenger hunt that requires taking pictures, so please be sure to bring a fully charged phone. We look forward to a fun evening with our boys and their moms!

The SBDM election is being held today from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM in the Horse Branch Elementary office. If you will have a child enrolled at Horse Branch for the next school year, you are eligible to vote. We encourage all parents to participate in this important decision that impacts the future of our school.

Site-based nominations are due tomorrow, April 17th, 2026. If you are interested in helping make decisions for our school and learning information about what's happening at Horse Branch, sign up to be on our site-based committee - we'd love to have you. You can fill out the paper that was sent home earlier this week, or you can scan the QR code and fill it out online. Voting will take place here at the school next Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026.

Kindergarten Registration will take place on March 10, 2026. Registration will take place in the library from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Each child will participate in academic screenings. If you are unable to take your child for registration at the school that your child will attend, please take your child to another school to enroll and the records will be sent to your child's school.

You will need to bring the following items/information about your child:
- Full Size Certified Birth Certificate
- Kentucky Immunization Certificate
- Social Security Card
- Kentucky Physical Examination Form
- Eye Examination (by an optometrist or ophthalmologist, completed by January 1, 2027)
- Dental Screening/Examination (completed by January 1, 2027)

To enroll in kindergarten in the state of Kentucky, a child must be 5 years of age on or before August 1, 2026. For additional information, or if you have questions regarding early enrollment, call the Ohio County Board of Education at (270) 298-3249.

Hello families, this is a reminder from Horse Branch that Math Night is tonight from 5:30 to 7:00 PM. We hope you will join us for a fun evening of math activities for all ages. We will also have pizza, drinks, snack cakes, and prizes for students. We look forward to seeing you and your family tonight for a great night of learning and fun!

Tomorrow we will be holding our first semester awards ceremony. Awards for Kindergarten through 2nd grade will begin at 8:30 a.m., and awards for 3rd through 6th grade will begin at 9:15 a.m. If your child is receiving an award, they should have brought an invitation home with specific details. We look forward to celebrating our students and hope to see you there. Thank you for your continued support.

Hello, this is Josie Hall from Horse Branch Elementary with an important announcement.

As we move into the second semester, we want to make families aware that there is a possibility of using NTI Days if needed due to winter weather. At this time, our district is not planning to use NTI Days, but we want to be prepared in case missed school days occur.

NTI work will be coming home with students today, December 18th, in preparation for the possible use of NTI Days in the second semester. Sending these packets home at this time is completely precautionary, and we ask that families place them in a safe location so they do not get lost.

In the event of winter weather, communication will come from the district indicating whether we will have an NTI Day or a traditional snow day. Families will receive a phone call, and the information will also be posted on the district and school Facebook pages.

Please do not have students complete any of the NTI work unless the district officially calls an NTI Day.

Thank you for your continued support, and have a great day.

Tomorrow, December 18th, Horse Branch Elementary School is excited to present our Christmas program, “How to Train Your Reindeer to Fly!” 🎄🦌

We will have two performances for families to enjoy. The first performance will begin at 9:00 a.m., and the second performance will begin at 1:00 p.m.

Please note that Preschool students will only perform at the 9:00 a.m. showing. All other students will participate in both performances.

We kindly ask that families choose one performance to attend. This will help reduce traffic congestion and allow more family members and friends the opportunity to join us.

We look forward to celebrating this festive season with you and hope to see you there!

Horse Branch will be having Sports Pictures tomorrow, December 16. Basketball players and cheerleaders should bring their uniforms, completed order forms, and payment to turn in at that time.

OK, Facebook friends it is that time of year again to vote for your favorite classroom door. If you like a door and want to cast your vote- like or love that picture. 😌 We will take likes or loves until next Thursday, December 18 at 3pm. The winner will get a jeans pass. If you know teachers, we love our jean days. 😊🤣 Students will also get to vote. Teachers will take their students around at some point next week, and the students winner will also receive a Jean pass. So we will have two winners for the classroom door contest… We will have the student winner, and we will have the Facebook page winner.

Ohio County Schools will be closed Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Our PTO will be having a snack sale tomorrow afternoon and Wednesday. Students may buy a bottled drink and chips for $2. If we are out of school due to weather, the sale dates will shift to Wednesday and Thursday. Thank you!

Due to inclement weather, all JR Pro games scheduled for tonight, December 1, 2025, have been canceled. Additionally, no practices may be held after 4:30 PM.