Reading Dr. Seuss

Hay Springs Elementary 1st graders went to visit the 4th grade class to read books to them to celebrate Dr. Seuss day!  Held annually on March 2nd, Dr. Seuss Day is a holiday that celebrates the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel – otherwise known by the pen name by which he authored children’s books: Dr. Seuss. During the 1990s, the National Education Association advocated for a day to celebrate reading all over the United States. In 1998, it started Read Across America and decided to hold it on the same day as Dr. Seuss’ birthday.

First Graders in Hats

First grade did an Author Study on Dr. Seuss this past week to celebrate Read Across America and Dr. Seuss’s Birthday (March 2nd). They read many Dr. Seuss books, studied his biography, and shared their favorite Dr. Seuss books with friends. We ended the week with a room full of Cats in Hats!

Internet Hoaxes

Rather than feeding the mass panic by being uninformed, please take the time to do a little research on your own concerning things you read on the internet.  Like it or not, we do live in the era of “fake news”, so get off social media and do some fact checking.  Here are some links to get you started so that you can have an honest and informed conversation with your children about the latest hoax.

Wikipedia

National Public Radio

PolitiFact

Engadget

CNN

The Guardian

6th Grade Model Homes

The Sixth Grade has been learning about Architecture and Construction. They constructed model houses that are 1320 sq. ft and include two or three bedrooms (each with a closet), one or two bathrooms, and no frills. They started by creating a scale drawing on a sheet of graph paper. They added walls and a room to finish the house. The slideshow below includes the five models and their features. Take a look and then VOTE on the one you like best.

VOTE HERE!

On To College

On February 19th, the 9th–11th grade students traveled to Hemingford to listen to John Baylor, radio voice of the University of Nebraska Volleyball and ACT Prep instructor. OnToCollege with John Baylor is a program that prepares students for the ACT. Our students have access to OnToCollege with John Baylor, the link is on the Hawk website.

 

Family Movie Night

Please join us for the first Family Movie Night of the year!  It will be held in the auditorium on Thursday, March 7th, 2019.  The movie will begin at 7:00 PM, so be sure to get here a little early to get a good seat!  We will be showing A Wrinkle In Time, which is rated PG.

Synopsis: Meg Murry and her little brother, Charles Wallace, have been without their scientist father, Mr. Murry, for five years, ever since he discovered a new planet and used the concept known as a tesseract to travel there. Joined by Meg’s classmate Calvin O’Keefe and guided by the three mysterious astral travelers known as Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which, the children brave a dangerous journey to a planet that possesses all of the evil in the universe.

Family Movie Night…Again!

Please join us for the second Family Movie Night of the year! It will be held in the auditorium on Thursday, March 14th, 2019. The movie will begin at 6:00 PM, so be sure to get here a little early to get a good seat! We will be showing Smallfoot, which is rated PG.

Synopsis: An animated adventure for all ages, with original music and an all-star cast, Smallfoot turns the Bigfoot legend upside down when a bright young Yeti finds something he though didn’t exist – a human. News of this “smallfoot” throws the simple Yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village, in an all new story about friendship, courage, and the joy of discovery.

New Inductees At HSPS

The Hay Springs Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted new members on Thursday(02/21/2019) afternoon. Seniors, Austin Anderson and Jarret Pieper were welcomed during the ceremony. Jaiden Anderson, Spencer Kadlecek, Bailey Scherbarth, Joce Varvel and RyLee Wolken were the sophomore inductees. Middle and high school students joined the inductees for an informal reception after the ceremony.  Congratulations to the new members!

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