Weekly Update 10/23-10/28

Red Ribbon week 10/23-27

Schedule of Events

Monday, October 23rd: Wear Red in support of Red Ribbon Week!

Wear Red Today!

Tuesday, October 24th: Keep your body healthy by eating right!  Eat more fruits, vegetables, and healthy snacks today!

Encourage kids to bring fruits & veggies for snack!  

Focus on fruits (RED strawberries and/or apples!) and veggies in the Cafeteria today!

Wednesday, October 25th:  Keep your body healthy by getting lots of exercise today!  Breath fresh air, and enjoy the outdoors!!

Extra recess time today!!

Thursday, October 26th:  Help HES stay safe by taking a stand against Bullying!  HES Dolphins help keep our school safe by pledging to be a Bully-Free zone!

Classes will take a Bully-Free Pledge and sign our Bully Free banner! (I will provide this for you)

3-5 will take a digital Bully Survey to give us more information about bullying at our school (google form that I will share with you)

Show school pride by wearing school/Dolphin gear!

Friday, October 27th:  Celebrate a successful Red Ribbon Week by wearing Red again!

Wear Red Today!

THURSDAY OCTOBER 26th- SYMPHONY TRIP

~optional: students may dress up for the symphony~

If you plan for your child to attend the Old Salem field trip on 11/17 please send in $22 and the completed permission slip.

Beginning Friday 11/3 students have the option to earn extra recess by demonstrating mastery of their multiplication facts through 10’s. Students who have their facts memorized (know them automatically without drawing a picture, making a list, etc) will have extra recess at the end of the day. Students who need more practice with their multiplication facts will use Friday afternoons to practice them.

The bookfair will be at HES next Monday- Friday! Our class will visit the bookfair on Tuesday. If you would like to send money with you child please label it and put it in an envelope or baggie. If you would like them to ONLY purchase books (not posters, pencils, etc) please note that on the envelope or baggie.

Weekly Update 10/16-20

Just a few quick updates for this week:

Please send in your child’s form and money ($22) for Old Salem by Wednesday 10/18. If you plan to chaperone please note that on the form and make sure you have completed an OCS background check this school year.

This Wednesday, 10/18, is early release day. We will dismiss at 11:35. Please make sure your child knows their transportation plans if they are different than normal.

Each year in February you complete a form to let OCS know that you plan for your child to continue at HES or plan for them to attend school elsewhere. This year that process will take place in NOVEMBER. Be on the look out for the info in your child’s yellow folder. The form will list their districted school just so you know where they would attend if you choose to opt out of having them return to HES next year. You have to complete this process for each child you have attending our school.

We will visit the NC Symphony on Thursday 10/26. Please send a bag lunch for your child that day, we will likely return to school after our usual lunch time. If your child needs another permission slip please let me know.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Welcome to the 2nd 9 weeks! I hope everyone had a wonderful break!

A quick overview of the next few weeks:

Math- We will be studying multiplicative comparison problem solving, multiples, factors, prime and composite numbers, and patterns. Please continue to help your child practice their multiplication facts until they become automatic.

Reading/SS- Most of our focus this quarter will be on nonfiction. We will be integrating much of our SS NC history curriculum into this unit and will read about different Native American groups in NC and the colonization of NC.

Science/Writing- We will integrate our Science unit focusing on animals and their adaptations with nonfiction opinion essay writing.

Homework will continue to be 20 minutes of independent reading and finishing any classwork that could/should have been finished during the school day.

Important Dates:

October 18 Early Release

                       26 Symphony Trip (note in yellow folder, free for all students)

November 10 No School- Veteran’s Day

22-24   Thanksgiving Break

December 6 Early Release

                      14 Last Day of the 2nd 9 weeks  **this is a Thursday**