10:00 – Check out Peter Reynolds reading a book a day on Facebook.
11:00 – Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems. (about 20-25 minutes
12:00 – Draw Every Day with Jarrett Krosoczka (live on YouTube daily)
Check Mrs. Matthews page or the Hawks homepage for other special events and activities.
IMMEDIATE NOTICE
At 5:25 pm on 03/15/2020 Panhandle Public Health was notified by the Nebraska Department of Health that Nebraska’s risk to exposure to COVID-19 has increased substantially. An emergency meeting of the Panhandle Public Health District Unified Command was held at 6:00 pm on March 15th, at that time the decision was made by the 21 schools in the ESU #13 region including HAY SPRINGS SCHOOLS, to NOT BE IN SESSION from March 16 to March 30th. Students are to remain home and practice social distancing.
MORE INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW AS IT BECOMES FORTHCOMING!
Due to health concerns, especially among our older community members, we have decided to try something a little different this year with the Elders’ Wisdom program. We are going to move the program to August 20th, the Thursday before Friendly Festival. We hope this will lead to a larger turnout and hopefully will have better weather for visiting family members. Thank you all for your understanding and cooperation!
Hay Springs Public School are offering two houses for sale to be removed from the property at 342 and 344 North Baker Street. Houses will need to be removed prior to June 15th 2020. The Board of Education will be accepting sealed bids at the April 14th Board of Education Meeting. Bids should be delivered to the Hay Springs School office prior to 4:30 on April 14th 2020. The Board reserves the right to accept or deny any or all bids.
On Monday, March 2nd, the sophomore Biology/Geometry class traveled to Scottsbluff to visit Western Nebraska Community College. The trip had two objectives, one to see and experience the Automage table which is a tool used for virtual human dissection. The students were able to use the table to look at different body systems and view the connectedness of the body systems.
The second objective was to experience their first college visit. The staff at WNCC did a wonderful job introducing the students to college life, the admissions process, career interests, and the process of choosing a post-secondary institution. It was a fun and productive trip. All the students represented themselves and Hay Springs Public Schools in a very positive manner.
The second and third graders had a joint 2 part Library listening and activity. They first listened to Oh, The Places You’ll Go! at Library this week. Before leaving they told where they would go if they could travel anywhere they wanted. The answers were as varied as the students.
They returned for the activity–making a hot air balloon. Working in pairs (a 2nd grader and a 3rd grader) they blew up and tied their balloons. Not an easy task for many. Then, using straws and tape they connected the balloon to a plastic cup. The final challenge came next. Can you move your cup across the table without touching it. Success was measured in inches, but everyone gave it a try.
Edit: Corrected dates on the County Wide Project and the Baking Basic.
Clover Buds
The Hay Springs Clover Bud workshop will be held on March 19th from 4:00 – 5:00 pm. Please register for the Hay Springs event with Erika Gaswick by March 17th. Clover Bud members are youth between the ages of 5 and 7 as of January 1st, 2020. These youth will experience teamwork, social interaction, and decision-making skills while participating in hands on activities. Upon participating in these workshops, youth will have Clover Bud projects to display at the 2020 Sheridan County Fair.
County Wide Project
The County Wide Project will be held on March 20th from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. At this workshop, youth are invited to create a project for Design Decisions and enter at the 2020 Sheridan County Fair. Please register by March 18th, by contacting the Nebraska Extension Sheridan County office at (308) 327-2312. This event is open to anyone interested in weaving.
Baking Basics
The Hay Springs February Baking Basics will be held on March 27th. At this workshop youth will prepare pizza. The youth will also continue to work on their sewing projects. Participants will need to pack a lunch. The fee for this workshop is $10. Please register by March 25th, by contacting the Nebraska Extension Sheridan County office at (308) 327-2312. This event is open to anyone interested in baking and sewing projects.
YQCA in person training
Youth for the Quality Care of Animals training must be completed by June 1st for any 4-H member who is planning to take a livestock project (beef, goat, sheep, swine, rabbit, or poultry). Youth can complete the training online at yqca.learngrow.io with their family 4-H online login for $12 or register online for an in person training for $3. Melissa will be conducting in person trainings on March 2nd at the Hay Springs school after school that day, March 11th at Extension Office at 1 pm, and at the Extension Office on April 13th at 9 am.
Hello! 4th grade is really looking forward to our big project of beautifying our school with perennial plants that will attract pollinators! We are really hoping our community will give us a list of flowers (ASAP) that can be donated in the spring when people clean up their own gardens. BUT we do need a list of the flowers soon or we will have to purchase and grow from seed what we do not get donated.
We have received a $750 grant to do this and we are working very close with Chaley Jensen and Jade to make this a reality. Thank you in advance for your help!
Ms. Meeks and the 4th grade class.
It’s hard to believe it’s March and we are already talking about Softball and Baseball. Hay Springs participates in the Highway 20 league for Softball and the Sandhill’s Baseball Association for Baseball. You will begin to see sign-up forms coming home, we need these to determine the amount of teams we have in each age group. Return registration forms to the school office. Here are the Age Groups:
Boys T-ball – Must be 4 before 5/1/20
Girls T-Ball – Must be 5 before 1/1/20
Boys Kid Pitch – Must be 7 before 5/1/20
Girls Pixies – Must be 7 before 1/1/20
Boys Cal Ripken – Must be 10 before 5/1/20
Girls Freshman – Must be 9 before 1/1/20
Boys Babe Ruth – Must be 13 before 5/1/20
Girls Juniors – Must be 12 before 1/1/20
Girls Seniors – Must be 15 before 1/1/20
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