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Patrick Henry Post

October 11, 2019

Patrick HenryPostOctober 11, 2019

Congratulations on a GREAT First Quarter!

This week, we welcomed not only cooler weather and the anticipation of Halloween, but we also ended our first quarter! Can you believe that we are already one fourth of the way through the school year? We are so proud of our students' accomplishments throughout first quarter, and we have highlighted a few of our favorite moments in this week's Patrick Henry Post. Thank you to all of our families, community partners, and district support staff who have made this such a successful school year so far!

Ameren Empowering U!

This week we held an event at Patrick Henry to empower our families with tools, resources, and specific account support for utilities. Ameren sponsored the event, and brought their own partners from Spire, the financial world, legal services, and even Dominos to treat our hard working families with pizza and guidance. We are so grateful for our community partners, and we are thankful for our families who took time out of their evenings to participate in the event! We even got to meet a Patrick Henry alumnus who is now the VP of Operations at People's Community Action Corporation!
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Ms. Connie welcomed our amazing families to the event.
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Ameren stations were equipped to look up specific accounts and determine the best course of action moving forward to save on bills and prepare for winter.
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Families received information and resources on weatherizing their homes.
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Thank you for the resources to go in our goodie bags!
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Community partners were able to consult with our families all in one place to make it a convenient and informative evening for all!
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Spire also helped with account-specific information and resources.
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Financial institutions were available to talk about budgets, savings, opening independent accounts, and planning for the future.
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VP of Operations at People's Community Action Corporation was at one time a Patrick Henry student!

Some of our favorite connections from first quarter...

We had so much fun getting to know our students, their families, and our community partners over the course of first quarter. Take a look at a few of our highlights and see what we've been up to!
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Ms. Ivory's students got to sit down with Dr. Rogers for an interview with the principal.
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Mr. Dave connected with family members at a parent event at Patrick Henry.
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Second grade students got to visit the zoo and meet this funny little fella.
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Students were invited to read in Dr. Rogers' office.
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Ms. Blake connects with her SIPPS students and makes the learning fun!
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Dr. Rogers learns how to walk in the hallways.
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Fourth and fifth graders got to go to the St. Louis Art Museum and meet the owner of one of the collections!
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We celebrated two groups of students who were chosen for Henry Honors!
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Fourth and fifth graders got comfy as they collaborated.
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Students helped one another get the job done!
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Students experienced the magic of the new reading room.
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Music came alive for our students during Hispanic Heritage month.
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Hands-on learning became "ears-on" learning!
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Upper elementary experienced an author visit from Pablo Cartaya and each received a signed copy of his new book!
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Reading Room snuggles allowed students to feel at home in the new setup with our Biking4Books books.
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Students found the comfiest spots in their classrooms and snuggled up.
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Students read independently....
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....and students read with each other!
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Students got creative in their favorite spots in the classroom.
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Reading became a priority.
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Students expressed themselves artistically and found the recognition they deserve!
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Families came to read with their children at our "Drop Everything and Read" event.
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It was so fun to see moms, sisters, brothers, dads, grandads, and aunties for our reading event.
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It was even more fun to see them cozy with their children reading!

What's next?

As much as we enjoyed our first quarter with our students and families, we are sure that second quarter will bring even more joys and triumphs. We are looking forward to field trips to the Magic House, the Science Center, the Missouri History Museum, and even an overnight camping field trip to Illinois! We are excited about our students growing in their reading and math goals, and exploring their scientific discoveries or historical artifacts. We cannot wait to see what they produce in art class, the beautiful sounds they will create in music class, and the physical strength they will gain in physical education. We hope you'll partner with us on our journey! Thank you to all of our students, our families, our staff, and our community partners for setting us up for such wonderful success this school year!