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Class D All State Band
Five HSHS band students were selected to perform in Kearney. These students had to record an audition of 2 major scales, a chromatic scale, and 2 etudes. They were chosen from other auditions from other class D schools. Rehearsals were held all day Saturday, March 23rd at UNK in Kearney with a final concert that evening.
NPBIS Information
Hay Springs Public Schools Office Referral System
The staff of Hay Springs Public Schools is implementing a new Office Referral System as part of our NPBIS (Nebraska Positive Behavior Intervention System) plan. It is our intention to provide our students with appropriate behavior supports while improving communication and consistency.
The following is a brief outline of the Office Referral process if a student is not following expectations.
Step 1: Student arrives in office after being sent by teacher/staff member.
Step 2: Student completes a Taking Responsibility Sheet under the guidance/supervision of an Administrator or Office Staff Member.
Step 3: Administrator/Office Staff confers with teacher.
Step 4: Administrator/Office Staff determine consequence and conference with student. Taking Responsibility Sheet is signed and sent home for Parent Signature.
Step 5: Student and Administrator/Office Staff confer with Teacher.
Step 6: Student re-enters into the classroom.
Hawk Bucks
What are “Hawk Bucks”?
Hawk bucks are positive reinforcements tied to our matrix behaviors. Hawk Bucks are for students that are exhibiting SOAR behaviors.
Who can deliver Hawk Bucks?
All staff members will be given Hawks bucks to deliver to students engaged in behaviors on the matrix. These are the behaviors that we have been specifically teaching this year.
How do Hawk Bucks work?
*Students will take the buck to the office where they will draw a prize out of the box. The buck will go into a grade level box.
*Every month, the office will draw one name from each of the grade level boxes for the students choice of a prize.
*At the end of each semester, the student in each level that has the most bucks will be awarded their choice of a prize
Super Passes
Super Passes will be awarded quarterly and will be good through the following quarter.
Quarterly Requirements:
No ineligibility
1 or less tardies
1 or less teacher write-ups
2 or fewer absences
0 office referrals
1st quarter Super Passes are good during 2nd quarter; 2nds quarter Super Passes are good during 3rd quarter; 3rd quarter Super Passes are good during 4th quarter; 4th quarter passes will be good during 1st quarter the following school year.
Privileges of Super Passes:
-Front of the line for lunch
-Dropping lowest grade on a daily assignment
-1 Free Tardy
-2 Open Campus Lunches (pre-approved)
-Free Half Day off of school (pre-approved-responsible for all work missed)
Congratulations to these 3rd quarter Super Pass recipients:
Middle Level: Lillian Dorshorst, Jarhett Anderson, Jordyn Anderson, Jaelyn Rasmussen, Talan Smith, Ava McKillip, Gage Mintken, Abbey Russell, Alexa Tonjes, Gabrielle Twarling, Kaden Langford, James Scherbarth
High School: Austin Anderson, Jaiden Anderson, Bailey Scherbarth, Jocelyn Varvel & RyLee Wolken
Reinforcing Auditorium Expectations
Speech students reinforced the auditorium expectations today. Elementary students had to clean up their space and lift up their seats while other students cheered them on.
Measuring Kindergartners
Kindergarten started a unit on measurement. We started by measuring with blocks then moved on to rulers.
Online Book Fair
Check out the Online Book Fair. More selection for all ages. Search books by age, grades, series, title, and more. Click the link below.
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.
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.
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