End of School (May 5th) – Information

Tomorrow, April 28th is the last week assignments will be delivered to students.  All student work/assignments must be turned in electronically or into the garage on May 5th by 12:00 pm.  No credit will be given to assignments turned in after 12:00 pm.  The “To Go” lunch program also will have its last day tomorrow, April 28th.

Check – out slips for 3rd – 5th grade will be in the garage tomorrow along with the last of the student’s assignments.  6th grade – 12th grade students have received an email with their designated date, time and check – out slip. Please try and stay on time during check – out so no over lapping occurs.  Please come to the Auditorium to check – out.

Expected to bring during check – out:

  • All text books
  • Library Books
  • District Technology (computers, cases, chargers, calculators, etc.)
  • Music instruments and equipment
  • Any fines or fees that one may have

 

 

 

PreK Happenings

Wow! What a crazy and interesting time we are living in, especially when it comes to school. Preschool students have been busy learning, playing, and growing while parents have been busy helping them at home. I have provided packets and materials to keep the students on track and we have been having weekly classroom Zoom meetings to talk to our classmates and keep in touch. During our Zoom meetings, we have had show and tell, listened to music together, read stories, and even had a scavenger hunt! Students also talk about what they have been doing at home and how they are staying busy with play. It makes me incredibly sad that we could not end our preschool year together, but I love that their families share what they are doing at home with me. I wanted to share some of those wonderful pictures with you. Some of the things they have been doing are helping on the farm, celebrating Easter, planting seeds and gardens, working on their school work, and learning through play! Also,due to the current health situation, our preschool open house and kindergarten round up have been moved online! Please watch our website for a video and information about the upcoming school year. — Ms. Sherlock

Houses for Sale by Sealed Bid

Hay Springs Public School are offering two houses for sale, one to be removed from the property at 342 North Baker Street. This house will need to be removed prior to June 15th 2020. The second house is located at 223 North Baker Street and sells as is with lot and garage included. If you would like to look at either of these houses, please contact the school office to make arrangements to do so.
The Board of Education will be accepting sealed bids at the May 11th Board of Education Meeting. Bids should be delivered to the Hay Springs School office prior to 6:30 on May 11th 2020. The Board reserves the right to accept or deny any or all bids.

Free Audiobooks

Looking for free audio books to listen to while you’re working in the garden or house or taking a walk or shooting hoops?  Check out these weekly downloads from AudiobookSync.  They release two books each week for 13 weeks starting April 30 and running through July.  The downloads are only available the week they are released. These audiobooks are aimed at teens 13+. You can sign up for text or email alerts to remind you each week when new titles are released.

https://www.audiobooksync.com/

 

Duck Stamp Winners

Congratulations to the following students for placing in the Nebraska Junior Duck Stamp Contest. The top 36 entries can also be seen on the webpage of the West Nebraska Art Center. The link to that online “show” is http://www.thewnac.com/2020-duck-stamp-winners.

Honorable Mentions: Max Wellnitz, Bentley Palmer, Addison Heiting, Vivian Cortier, Jane Gaswick, Kort Dierksen, Ellerie Davis, Aubry Anderson, Kya Binger, Alaina Raymer, Hunter Thies, Kaytee Kaiser

Library Links

High School and Middle School Lovers of Graphic Novels… Here is a site for you to checkout. This site has links to webcomics. Give them a try if you are looking for something different to read.
https://wakelet.com/wake/WMobNp-cZjuNaMQ-KRoYa

Just want to listen to a good book? Audible books has many free books for tots to teens, classics and fairy tales.
https://stories.audible.com/discovery/enterprise-discovery-21103929011?ref=adbl_ent_anon_ds_ds_dbb_0-0

For the STEM minded… Take a look at the NASA site. Includes activities you can do with household items.
https://www.nasa.gov/stem

Read Aloud Books For All Grades

The K-4 read alouds are somewhat familiar, but this site includes selections for grades 5-8.  The 5-8 books are read by the authors and are Youtube videos.  The first three are installment readings of the entire book. Not sure if “The False Prince” will be the entire book or just the first chapter.  Just click this link to take you to d39 Virtual Library’s collection of read aloud links.

Virtual Tours

Tired of the four same walls however many rooms there are in your house? If so, go somewhere else virtually! This link(https://www.btsb.com/virtual-tours/) will take you to National Park tours; webcams from zoos, aquariums, museums, etc; and lots of other places around the country and around the world! Here is a sample of the variety:

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