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
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
Fifth graders met up for a much needed Zoom meeting! It was so good to see each other and just visit. We decided we needed to make it a weekly thing.
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.
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:
First Grade has been working hard on their home learning. They had a special project this week and wanted to include the community. Each first grader hid a special object inside of a plastic Easter Egg. Then they came up with 3 clues to describe what is in the egg. The class would like you to try to guess what is in their eggs! Please comment below each individual photo on the original Facebook post (click here) to make your guess! Good luck and Happy Easter from the Hay Springs First Grade!
In cooperation with the NSAA, ALL remaining Hay Springs Public School end of the year activities have been cancelled. More information regarding how we honor the Hay Springs High School graduating class of 2020 will be forthcoming. Reminder, student assignments are being graded, progress reports will be mailed out on Friday, April 10th. Stay safe, stay healthy and remember to follow the guidelines established by the CDC.
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