The Stinging News

February 2, 2024

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Hornung Elementay

Jack Yates - Principal

Email: yatesj@brightonk12.com

Website: https://www.brightonk12.com/Domain/179

Address: 4680 Bauer, Brighton, MI 48116

Phone: 810-299-4451

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PTO Buzz

Our school therapy dog, Suzie, will have a St. Patrick’s Day magnet available for purchase. If you’d like one, look in your student’s Friday folder for the order form. You can also send $2 along with your student's name & teacher in an envelope to office.

Next Thursday and Friday, February 8th & 9th, the Hornung Hut will be open. Kids may buy school supplies and trinkets for anywhere between 50-cents and $5 during lunch. Cash only.

Wednesday, May 8th will be our first “Hornung's Got Talent!” show at the Brighton Center for Performing Arts.

Our next PTO meeting is March 1st.

You can join the Hornung PTO on Facebook and/or follow us at www.hornungpto.com

Your 2023-24 PTO,

Presidents: Lauren Argillander & Andrea Shorkey
Vice Presidents: Lesley Beebe & Erin Bradley
Treasurer: Michele Mannooch
Secretary: Bill Rockwell

Hornung PTO Events

Thursday, February 8th - Friday, February 9th - Valentine's Hornung Hut

Thursday, February 15th - Popcorn Day

Monday, February, 19th - NO SCHOOL (Staff Development)

Friday, March 1st - PTO Meeting

Friday, March 8th - Sunday, March 17th - Silent Auction

Monday, March 11th - NO SCHOOL (Staff Development) / Airborne Fundraiser (Jump times @ 12, 12:30 and 1)

Wednesday, March 13th - Rollerama (5-7pm)

Thursday, March 21st - Popcorn Day

Monday, March 25th - Friday, March 29th - NO SCHOOL/Spring Break

Hornung has officially become a Unified Champion School. We have partnered with Special Olympics of Michigan to provide a Unified Bocce Ball league at our building. We are so excited to promote inclusion in this district.

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Free Book Table!

Hello Hornung Families! If you are cleaning out your home libraries over break, we are taking donations for our free book table of gently used picture or chapter books. It's been going really well so far this week and we want to make sure we are never depleted of our supply. We plan to do it before spring break, as well as summer break. Thank you!

BAS Mental Health and Wellness

As a district we are increasing our efforts to support the Mental Health and Wellness of our students, families and the community by focusing on Relationships, Student Wellness, and Increasing a Mindset for Learning and Growth. Each week we will share a Tip/Resource.

Additional resources and information can be found on our BAS Wellness & Mental Health website or download the new App by typing in Brighton Area Schools on the itunes store or google play. This app will allow students, parents, staff and community members access to resources and support in the areas of Mental Health & Wellness. In addition, you can receive notifications on what is happening throughout BAS and be updated on future events and information.

BAS Wellness & Mental Health - "Pay It Forward"

Click Here to Download the BAS Wellness & Mental Health App

Attention Livingston County Parents!

In an effort to proactively support students' overall well-being, we're partnering with ParentGuidance.org to provide a monthly virtual Mental Health Series developed by licensed therapists.

This series will be virtual, interactive, and is designed to help parents and caregivers support students. Starting in November, you can join these monthly sessions both on-site at your district or online for remote viewing. Attendance and interactions are kept completely anonymous from other viewers.

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Friendly Reminder - Therapy Dog

We wanted to share a friendly reminder to our families about pets on school grounds. Because our school has a therapy dog, we ask that non-service animals be kept at home. This is for the safety of our therapy dog, Suzie. When Suzie is at school she is trained to do a job. When other dogs are on the property during school hours it is distracting for her and/or could put her in potential danger.

Thank you for understanding.

Important Reminder!

Please remember to ALWAYS bring your Driver's License or State ID when picking up your student from the office. There could always be an instance where we have a substitute Security Guard or a substitute in the office that may not know who you are. Thank you for your corporation!

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Reporting Your Student's Absence in Parent Connect

There is a helpful feature in Parent Connect that allows you to enter your student’s absence. Simply log into parent connect and click on the link Report Absence. The Report Absence link will open a screen for you to complete. If you have more than one student check the name of the student for whom an absence is being submitted. Add the applicable dates. If you check the All Day flag attendance will be submitted for the am and pm periods. If you do not check the All Day flag times must be entered and attendance will be submitted for whichever periods meet during the time range (based on period schedule). If you use Parent Connect to report your child's absence you do not need to call the attendance line.