Hancock Elementary Husky Herald

Week of February 17th

Specials:

Art

K & 1 Astronomy Reports

Miss Goodinton’s students have been deeply engaged in their astronomy unit over the past few weeks. As part of their Library Media Residency this week, they showcased their hard work by creating impressive videos, where they read aloud the research-based reports they wrote themselves!

HES Book Blast!

Wow - our Book Blast is off to a great start! Our quest to level up our readers has never been so much fun! We’re blasting through our adventure to earn as many books as possible for our students. Register now and invite 10+ contacts to be entered into the drawings for our Treasure Chests!

Book Blast Link

PTO Fundraiser!

Dear Families and Community Members,

We are excited to announce our FOURTH annual HES PTO fundraiser with High Mowing Organic Seeds! Our PTO is organized for the purpose of supporting the education of children at HES by fostering relationships among the school, parents, teachers, and our community. HES PTO sponsored events include Movie Nights at Hancock Library, Ornament Day, Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Day, Teacher Appreciation Week, 4th Grade Moving Up Ceremony, and more! High Mowing Seeds are 100% organic and non-GMO, so while you are raising money for your school you are also supporting a healthy community and healthy planet. If gardening isn’t your thing, consider purchasing some as gifts for the gardeners in your life. The seeds will arrive in perfect time to start indoors or to direct seed in the spring.

Make your selections on the order form and return to the school with payments (cash or check) no later than Wednesday, March 5th. Order forms were sent home with students.

Please make checks payable to: Hancock PTO

Top earner from each class will receive gift certificate for one free ice cream at Tenney Farm!

For additional questions, please contact your fundraiser’s organizer: Stephanie Stahl (603) 562-9383 As a reminder, all orders need to be placed directly with your Fundraiser.

Thank you for your support

Kindergarten Registration

If you or someone you know has a child that will be 5 on or before Sept. 30, 2025, it's time for Kindergarten Registration! Please spread the word!

PE with Ms. Harris

This week our focus skill was jump roping. Jump roping is a great all-body exercise that develops hand-eye coordination and cardiovascular endurance. Classes took part in many different jumping activities and games. Students were able to practice their individual jumping skills with stations of hula hoop hopscotch, hurdles, skip-sticks, partner jump roping, using the thunderstick and more! Throughout the week, we discussed perseverance and grit and that we can do hard things. Practice makes progress and progress was made in students’ jump roping skills this week! We capped off the week with our SEL Valentine’s Day groups working together to participate in a variety of parachute games. Lots of fun was had by all!

News from Miss Janice's Class

We had a great week learning about birds with Jazzi from the Harris Center and celebrating Valentine’s Day with our friends. We were also so excited that our amaryllis plant finally bloomed. We have been watering and measuring our plant for weeks and this morning the flowers opened just in time for Valentine’s Day.

News from Miss Kyleigh's Class

We celebrated love, friendship and kindness all week! We talked about things that we love and what makes us feel happy! We also had a special snow cone at snack with our new heart straws!

News from Ms. Goodington's Class

This week our kindergarten first grade community shared a lot of laughs! We celebrated our 100th day of learning together. We wrapped up our astronomy unit as a team and made amazing video projects in only two days of library media residency. We did a lot of reading and counting in the classroom and just as much sledding and digging in the deep snow! Thank you for showering us with love this Valentine's Day and have a wonderful weekend!

News from Ms. Shultz Class

We had another whirlwind week! In math we worked through multi-step word problems. Students used place value charts and number lines to show their thinking. In literacy we learned some more ways to spell the sound /oe/ and we answered questions about stories that were read. A big thank you to all of the families that helped out for our class party and during SEL day!

News from Ms. Bushey's Class

We had a joyful week in third grade! We had a fantastic week continuing to develop our math skills by rounding and making estimates. We learned more about light and sound in literacy, as well as new spelling patterns. We also learned about adverbs that tell how, when, and where. Students also practiced their typing skills in LMR. We ended the week celebrating Valentine’s Day and having a fantastic SEL day together!

News from Ms. Lamere's Class

4th Graders had a great time tracking with Ms. Susie this week. We found signs of a mouse, lots of squirrel activity, and a fox. We are still finishing up our mammal research projects. In math this week we spent time demonstrating our skills from Section B and started the last section in module 5. In the last section they are putting everything together to solve multi-step problems involving multiplicative comparison and measurement. In literacy this week we practiced cause and effect, learned about past, present, & future tense, and our spelling focus was compound words. We had a great SEL day and enjoyed our class party.

Brrrr...

As we move into the winter months, we would like to remind our learners and their families that we will be going outside for recess except in cases of extreme cold or inclement weather!

Please make sure your student wears appropriate outerwear including coats, hats, mittens, and when the snow flies - snow pants and boots!!!

Donations

HES is seeking clothing donations to support students in need. We welcome new or gently used items such as coats, sweaters, pants, shirts, and shoes in all children’s sizes. These donations will help ensure that every student has access to comfortable and weather-appropriate clothing. If you would like to contribute, please drop off donations at the school office during regular hours. Thank you for your generosity and support!