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Henry Happenings
March 4th, 2024
Principal Message
As a reminder, on March 1, our One School, One Book and Read-A-Thon initiatives kicked off on Friday. Doing them simultaneously will allow for the book we are all reading as a school to count toward minutes of the read-a-thon. We are raising money through Read-A-Thon for updated school furniture. Last year we were able to raise $10,000 and purchase new tables for ALL 5th grade classrooms. Please scroll down for more information!
Your input on how your child learns is important to our decisions on class placement in 2024-2025 for each child. Please take a moment to fill out the survey for each child that you have attending Henry. Thank you so much for your input. Henry Parent Input Form 2024-2025.
Also, as we plan ahead for next year, if you have a child that will be entering Kindergarten in 2024-2025 please register as soon as possible. It is imperative that we know how many students will be in our entering Kindergarten class so we can prepare with the correct number of staff. If you have questions about Kindergarten registration please click here for more information.
Keep reading below to learn more about Multi-Cultural Night, Nurse Updates, and so much more!
Go Bulldogs!
Sincerely,
Dr. Jodi Oliver
Upcoming Dates
March 4 - One School, One Book Continues
March 4 - Read-a-Thon Continues
March 4 - PTO Foster Donation Drive Commences
March 4 - Kindergarten In-Class Music Performance (Terranova) 2:05 PM
March 4 - Project Parkway 3.0 Community Meeting 5:30 PM
March 5 - Adventure Club Registration for 24-25 Opens for New Participants 6 AM
March 5 - Tab Top Collection Day
March 5 - 5th Grade Orchestra Field Trip
March 5 - Kindergarten In-Class Music Performance (Barton) 2:05 PM
March 5 - District Event - Grandparents Raising Grandchildren 6 PM
March 6 - Dreambox Form Submission Deadline (optional)
March 6 - Kindergarten In-Class Music Performance (Gaffney) 2:05 PM
March 6 - All-District Orchestra Concert 7:30 PM
March 7 - Kindergarten In-Class Music Performance (Gantner) 2:05 PM
March 8 - PTO Multicultural Night 6 PM
March 14 - St. Louis Spirit Day
March 15 - 2nd and 3rd Grade MOSAICS Field Trip
March 15 - Hats on for Kids with Cancer Day
March 18 to March 22 - No School, Spring Break
The Henry Read-a-Thon Has Started!
Look for the reminder handout sent home last Friday with directions on how to activate your reader's personal page if you have not done so yet! This is where you will be able to view and record their progress. Activate by clicking here.
One School, One Book Revealed!
The book reveal took place last week and students were excited to learn we are reading The World According to Humphrey!
One School, One Book runs this March 4th through March 25th! Building a community of readers at Henry Elementary is a long term goal! We encourage you read along together as a family and count your minutes toward our Henry-Read-a-Thon running in conjunction with One School, One Book during the month of March.
See the calendar below for important dates.
Nutrition Services Survey
Parkway Parents & Guardians, Chartwells wants to hear from you.
Click here to take a two-minute survey providing feedback on the Nutrition Services program.
National School Breakfast Week March 4th - 8th
5th Grade Strings Visitor April 22nd
Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Branch are excited to welcome Irish Fiddle player, Eimear Arkins, to work with our 5th grade strings students on Monday 4/22/24. She will be performing for the kids and helping the students with Irish music they will be performing at their Spring Orchestra Concert. All 5th grade string students need to bring their instruments for this special workshop. If you wish to opt your student out of attending the event, please contact Mrs. Henderson or Mrs. Branch.
Notes from Nurse Munch
Spring allergy season seems to be starting a little early this year. If you would like your child to have allergy medication on hand in the nurse's office, it needs to be brought into school in the original container with a signed Medication Authorization Form, which can be found here.
Read the March School Health Newsletter and learn more about the following:
- Spring Break Travel Safety with Kids
- Grandparent Cafe
- Concussions
- Seasonal Allergy Management
- Important Information from Parkway Health Services
Henry Night at the Blues Game April 1st, Tickets Still Available
Join Henry Elementary School at the Blues game on April 1st at a discounted rate while raising money for the school! $10 from each ticket will be donated back to Henry. While ticket sales to sit together with other Henry families have ended, you can still purchase tickets up until 3/30. More details below.
St. Louis Blues vs. Edmonton Oilers
April 1st at 8:00 PM
Enterprise Center
1401 Clark Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103
Tickets: $35.00 (subject to availability, additional fees may apply)
Directions for Using the Online Payment System for Field Trips
* Log into your Infinite Campus Parent Portal (if you need assistance with this, please contact the help desk at 314-415-8181, option 2 or via email at ic-parenthelp@parkwayschools.net )
* Select "More"
* Select "Online Payments"
* If you have more than one student in Parkway, please select your student's name (tab next to where it says "Summary")
* You will then see all fees/fines assigned to your student. You may then add items to your cart and proceed to pay as preferred.
*Please complete the form, click “Submit.”
NOTE: If you are using an Apple product, please use either Chrome or Firefox when logging in to your account. Also, if you are using your mobile phone, please turn your phone to landscape mode so you can see the full screen properly.
Make Plans to Attend Multicultural Night on March 8th at 6 PM!
View display items about different countries/ethnicities/heritages. Learn more about people, customs, languages and fashions from different countries. Watch fellow students take to the stage and show off a little bit about their culture – perhaps via poem, anthem, dance and more. Try food from around the globe and sample flavors from around the world! Attendees will receive a passport to get stamps at each stop as they take part in this fun night!
Henry Project and Foster Together Donations Sought
Henry Elementary School
Email: joliver2@parkwayschools.net
Website: https://www.parkwayschools.net/Domain/15
Location: 700 Henry Avenue, Ballwin, MO, USA
Phone: 314-415-6350
Facebook: facebook.com/henryelementaryschool
Twitter: @BulldogsHenry