The Warrior Newsletter
Newsletter for Huber Heights City Schools
Rotary Club Hosts December Meeting at Wayne High School
The Huber Heights Rotary held its December meeting at Wayne High School, where attendees enjoyed a festive performance by the Wayne High School Choraliers.
As part of the meeting, Lily Livesay and Heidi Kennard, Co-Presidents of the Wayne High School Student Council, were recognized as the Rotary Students of the Month. This honor celebrates their leadership and dedication to serving their school and community.
December Staff of the Month
Around the World Food Day
Mrs. Kilbourne’s English Language Learners (ELL) class celebrated the end of the semester with Around the World Food Day! Students brought dishes from their cultures to share with their classmates.
This event helped everyone learn about foods from different countries and showed how similar many of our favorite foods actually are.
Exploring Holiday Traditions in Music Class
In music class, students celebrated the season by learning about holidays from around the world. They enjoyed doing a traditional dance for Diwali, spinning the dreidel for Hanukkah, and learning about Kwanzaa. Students also talked about Eid al-Fitr, played a game for Lunar New Year, and listened to Christmas songs. To spread even more cheer, the youngest students at Monticello went caroling around the school!
Valley Forge Students Learn about Dairy Farming
Third-grade students at Valley Forge are exploring the dairy industry through the Adopt-a-Cow program. They’ve been following their adopted calf, Peony, and watching her grow with monthly updates from her farmer, Mackenzie.
Recently, the students learned about Peony’s farm and tracked her growth on a graph. They even made predictions about how tall she’ll be in the next update.
The class is also creating a book about “Flat Peony” and her adventures visiting their classrooms. If you visit Valley Forge, be sure to stop by the third-grade hallway to check out their updates on Peony!
Growing Science
Third graders in Mrs. Norman’s class are learning about growing vegetables through hands-on science. Using an indoor hydroponic garden, they recently grew lettuce while studying the plant life cycle.
The students observed how plants survive and grow, then harvested their lettuce for a fun taste test. They also left some lettuce to keep growing and are tracking its progress through winter break.
After the break, the class plans to start growing herbs. Great job, third graders, on bringing science to life!
Second Graders Dive Into Graphing in Number Corner
This month in Number Corner, second graders have been learning about picture and bar graphs. They started by creating a picture graph, coloring a candy cane, and placing it in the "Yes" or "No" column based on the question, "Do you like peppermint candy canes?"
Next, the students used the data to create their own bar graph on a separate sheet of paper. To wrap up the lesson, they analyzed the results, practicing how to read and interpret graphs.
Holiday Fun Night Recap and Exciting Preschool Updates for the New Year
Our families and staff had a blast at our Holiday Movie and Fun Night! Attendees enjoyed fresh popcorn, candy, chips, drinks, and other treats. A special thank you is due to our PTO, especially to our president, Devi Quinones.
As we begin the new year, preschool students will remain focused on the basics of reading, writing, and math, while making real-world applications to their learning. They will work on identifying letters and their sounds, quantifying items, and recognizing patterns. Students are continuing lessons on the days of the week, months of the year, seasons, and holidays. Additionally, they can now recite their full names and birthdays. Soon, many students will also be able to state their addresses.
The Mobile Dentist will also visit Studebaker on Monday, January 13.
