February

The flyer that came home will have your child's classroom shopping date.

During our most recent board meeting, students from the Elementary and Intermediate building presented a special personalized gift to each board member for Board Appreciation month. Each member received a Chromebook sticker and wooden plaque that was designed by our students at their Successful Habits class.The Elementary students designed and presented their gift to Board President Walley Obert. Thank you to all our board members for everything they do for our school and community!

Miss Courter's class just completed their Knowledge unit on History of the Earth! They learned about rocks, the layers of Earth, minerals, fossils, and dinosaurs. The class ended their unit by creating their own fossils using toy dinosaurs and playdoh!

Mrs. Hajes' Kindergarten class read "The Night Before Valentine's Day" and came up with 3 persuasive reasons why it would be a good idea for Mr. Rush to dress up as cupid. We had one student, Kennedy Holmes, present the three reasons to him in front of the class. :) Our 3 reasons were, 1. It's Valentine's Day 2. Its funny! 3. He would be so cute! The class then had a special visit from Cupid himself.

Mrs. Fisher, Miss Ferguson, and Miss Matheny collaborated together for Black History Month during their specials. In library, third grade read Trombone Shorty by famous musician, Troy Andrews who was recently featured at the Super Bowl. In music, students got to listen and learn a dance to go along with his song, Hurricane Season. Here is Mrs. Windle's 3rd grade class doing the dance!

First grade classes at library read Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold, based on her story quilt of the same name. At art, Ms. Ferguson guided students in an imaginative project drawing from the book’s themes of freedom and dreams. Students created flying self-portraits depicting themselves soaring over meaningful places in their lives. Mrs. Heidlebaugh's class portraits are featured below.

Honesty means we are truthful in what we say and do. Honesty is the basis of a trusting relationship. For our youngest learners, honesty looks like responding truthfully when asked about a situation and sharing important information with trusted adults. Some important discussions to have with our children include:

This week, we learned about Habit 4: Think Win-Win (Everyone Can Win). We focused on the four relationship attitudes: win-lose, lose-win, lose-lose, and win-win. Here is third grade synergizing together on solving conflicts they face in their classrooms with a win-win. Invite your learner to teach you all about the four relationship attitudes and why using a win-win attitude is best for solving challenges! Use the resource to learn more about how to Think Win-Win as a family.

The following students demonstrated great examples of being Responsible, Respectful, and Safe at school: Brian Stanley, Amelia Tyo, Natalie Mena, Evan Chester, Harper Bobst, Timothy Campbell, Raven Watkins, Naomi Kiser (not pictured), Oliver Douglas, Asher Ramsburg, Naomi Daniels, Brianna Hartmann, Janiyah Smith, Valerie Thurman, Juan Calderon-Galvan, Darius Collins, Ay'lah Walls, Octavia Watson, Katerina Schurch, Payton Flowers, Allison Mencia Mendoza, Gabby Lebron, Daniel Dumas, and Emily Snyder (not pictured). Congratulations to all our Ready Ranger ticket winners!

Also, a big thank you to all our 2nd Grade leaders who help pull tickets and give out prizes to our ready rangers each week!

The following classes are our lunchroom winners and have done a great job being responsible, respectful, and safe during lunch:

Kindergarten- Ms. Davisson & Ms. Ison

First Grade- Miss Edgington & Mrs. Watts

Second Grade- Mrs. Moore & Ms. Garren

Third Grade- Mrs. Sprankle & Mrs. Dillon

Congrats to all our lunchroom winners! Mrs. Moore's class is pictured below.

Monday, March 10th-Teacher Inservice

Thursday, March 13th

Thursday, March 13th- Login into ProgressBook to view your student's grades.

March 24th-28th: Spring Break

EVERY RANGER. This phrase is meant to include everyone—every student, every staff member, every graduate and every community member. All of us working together.

EVERY REASON. The primary focus of every school system is the academic achievement of all students. Our staff and, by extension, our community take on the challenge of doing even more for our students. We educate the whole child. Whatever the need, whatever the issue, whatever the REASON we are going to work together and do the best we can for each other.

EVERY DAY. Thank you to our HLSD community for making our students a priority every day, and for always pitching in to help one another