Thank you to the community member who bought us seaweed, pop rocks and cars. This week we used our senses and decided that seaweed is gross, and pop rocks make noise in our mouth. We have also enjoyed tracing our letters with the cars. It is truly a blessing to teach in such a great community.
This week kindergarten got to meet Mr. Lechtenburg our school leader. We found out his job is to keep us safe and make sure we learn. We also meet Mayor McKay, whose job it is to keep Hay Springs safe and orderly. He helps with crosswalks, the new bathroom, and the swimming pool!
On Tuesday, May 18th, 2021, Hay Springs Public School held the elementary awards show in the auditorium. Awards were given out to students in each grade who exhibited excellence in academics as well as good attendance, following the SOAR expectations, and in a variety of other categories. A special award was given to Mrs. Olson for her amazing volunteer work she does for the school and the community! Congratulations to ALL of our elementary students on a great school year!
Fifth graders have spent the last several months raising Rainbow Trout. Last Thursday was release day! We were fortunate to get permission from Nebraska Game & Parks to release them at Walgren Lake. After the release, we went on a “Water Bug Hunt”. Some “water bugs,” or macroinvertebrates, are more sensitive or tolerant of pollutants than others, so they can be a good indicator of water quality.
Fifth and sixth graders dissected trout last Thursday with the Trout in the Classroom program. Students learned about the functions of a trout’s internal and external anatomy. They identified different organs such as the liver, kidney, heart, gallbladder, and stomach. They also extracted the lens from the eye. A fish’s lens is spherical which helps them to see in all directions.
Congratulations to the two Hay Springs teams that competed! The first team that competed in the Personal Finance Challenge were Hannah Hoos, Ashley Tobiasson, and Gabe Varvel. This team placed third in the Western Region. The second team to compete in the Personal Finance Challenge were Kaden Langford, Spencer Kadlecek, and Sam Hindman. This team placed first in the Western Region moving them on to the State Championship round and they placed third in the State Competition.
Today, 5th graders developed the idea that chemical reactions create new materials that have useful and interesting properties. We learned that fireworks, rubber, and Silly Putty were all results of chemical reactions, some by accident! We experimented by combining different substances and watched for chemical reactions that created goo. Each student then created their own batch of green goo to take home!
Parent Teacher Conferences will take place from Monday, February 1st through Thursday, February 25th.
Congratulations to these high school students who received all A’s or A/B honor roll for the second quarter!
Back row: James Scherbarth, Gage Mintken, Abbey Russell, Kaleb Miller, Spencer Kadlecek, Gabe Varvel, Sam Hindman
Front: RyLee Wolken, Hannah Hoos, Samantha Toof, Hally Johnson, Joce Varvel, Bailey Scherbarth, Jaiden Anderson, Ashley Tobiasson
Not pictured: Gabby Twarling, Logan DeCoste
Congratulations to these middle school students who earned all A’s or A/B honor roll for the second quarter!
Back row: Cooper Meeks, Mason Albrecht, Julia Russell, Lillian Dorshorst, Talan Smith, Dylan Raymer
Front row: Ever Peters, Evan Smith, Alaina Raymer, Aubry Anderson, Reese Varvel
Learning got Grinchy today in second grade!
We studied the story, picked out the problem and solution, and talked about how the Grinch changed his behavior and made a good choice to be KIND. We look up to the Grinch for having a change of heart and choosing to be kind!
We had phonics Grinch style with green pencils and talked in Grinch voices! We made a diagram of the Grinch, wrote the room with words that start with g (especially our sight words!) and we did some Grinchy math!
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