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Hay Springs Public School December Newsletter:
2019-12-09-10-33-06-ScanBe sure to tune in to KCSR AM 610 radio at 8:10 AM on Thursday, December 5th to listen to some Hay Springs high school students talk about FFA, Student Council, FBLA, and various other topics on the “Sound-Off” program! You can also CLICK HERE to listen via internet streaming.
FBLA will once again be Trick or Treating for Canned Goods so Others Can Eat this Saturday, October 25th starting at 5:30 pm around Hay Springs. Please leave your light on if you would like us to stop. If you are unavailable that evening please consider leaving a few items on your porch and we can pick them up. Items will be donated to our local pantry. If you have any questions please call Melissa Lein at 308-360-0526 or email at melissa.lein@hshawks.com
Thank you for your support.
Due to the impending snow storm, Thursday night’s Highschool Football game vs. Crawford has been moved to Wednesday, 10/9 afternoon at 3pm in Crawford. Our plan is to be home around 6:15 to attend church activities.
Hay Springs Public Schools was recently awarded the Governor’s Wellness Award-Sower level, which recognizes workplaces that have established outcomes-based wellness programs. Rachel Mandelko and Jessie Anderson were presented the Award from Lieutenant Governor Mike Foley and the Safety & Wellness Conference in Kearney. You may visit the governor’s website for more information.
Wow, what a month, time really does fly when you are having fun. I want to thank everyone on the Hay Springs staff, Board of Education and the community of Hay Springs for making the first few weeks of school start so smoothly. As the first three weeks of classes near completion students and teachers are fully engaged in the teaching and the learning process. Administrative meetings have begun and the budgeting process for 2019-20 is well underway. The community of Hay Springs is blessed to have a very caring, qualified and dedicated staff. A quote I heard several years ago “Students do not CARE what you KNOW, until they KNOW that you CARE” is very applicable today more than ever. You can rest assured that the staff and the Board of Education and Administrative team at Hay Springs Public School truly cares about your students. We are here to provide the highest quality of education possible and are dedicated to continue to search for providing additional opportunities for student learning. The support of parents and patrons of the district always enhances the student learning process. Rural America is an excellent example of it taking a community to raise a child and the educational system in our small communities’ plays a huge role in the development of our youth into productive citizens of the future. Academic achievement and student involvement in inter and extra-curricular activities do not happen without the educational system and parents working together to support the entire process.
As we begin the 2019-20 school year I would like to highlight a few of the activities that have taken place in the first few weeks.
As we progress through the year know that your support and involvement in your student’s education is vitally important. If you have questions or concerns about your child’s academic performance or activity involvement, please remember to follow the appropriate chain of command. Initially contact those most closely involved as the first opportunity to get accurate information and create resolution to the problem. If after discussion with classroom teacher, coach or direct student supervisor you are not satisfied that there has been any resolution to the issue contact the individual supervising those individuals. If those initial contacts do not produce any acceptable results, please stop by the office or give me a call to discuss your concerns. I truly believe that all members of our staff make the best decisions possible to guide your students toward success in academics and activities. Together we are better than any one of us can be alone.
I am requesting your support as parents on the student’s arrival and pickup time at school for your students. Breakfast is served at 7:30 and supervision is provided for students eating at the time but the playground supervision does not take place until 7:45. If your students are not eating breakfast please do not deliver them to school prior to 7:45. The elementary instructional day is completed at 4:00 and students are dismissed at that time. We do not provide after school playground supervision so students should not remain on the playground or at school after 4:00 unless arrangements have been made with their classroom teachers.
Breakfast serving time for High school students is from 7:30 -7:50. Students wishing to eat breakfast at school need to arrive prior to 7:50 which will allow them to consume breakfast prior to instruction beginning at 8:00 am. All individuals must enter the building through the door by the office during the school day for security reasons.
Just a reminder that if your children accompany you to school activities or attend on their own please have a discussion with them prior to attendance that they should sit in the appropriate area and observe the game. Hay Springs staff will assist you in enforcing that process but your cooperation and the cooperation of your students is greatly appreciated. Staff members attending the game want to watch the performance of our students and not spend the evening patrolling students.
Your support is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Mr. Lechtenberg
Hay Springs Public School has entered its second year of NPBIS (Nebraska Positive Behavior and Intervention Supports). PBIS is a universal school plan to establish a POSITIVE culture in our school community for students and staff. Research has shown that positive interactions with students directly impact positive school culture. PBIS also gives us continuity! Every staff member is using the same language in regards to behavior, building unity within our school community!
During our staff workdays, we revisited the common areas and the behaviors associated with each of those behaviors. Each group took a specific area and took time to rework them a bit-keeping what worked well and making adjustments as needed. It was an opportunity for new staff members to learn the language and expectations as well as remind those who helped create them last year what was decided! Then as groups we figured out ways to teach these behaviors to the students of Hay Springs Public Schools. During these work days we always try to incorporate a little fun!
In October we will begin moving PBIS into individual classrooms. Of course the HSPS teaching staff has not waited for us to tell them to make positive interactions with students in their classrooms a priority, they often times do that naturally on their own! We will simply provide a framework and offer some tools for the classrooms and then let the teachers keep doing what they do best!
PBIS is always adding and changing the way we are doing things. Keep an eye out for new developments as they are happening!
Congratulations to the 2018-2019 4th quarter Super Pass winners:
Brayden Binger
Kaden Langford Ava McKillip James Scherbarth Sam Hindman Laney Smith Ashley Tobiasson Gabe Varvel |
Lilly Dorhorst
Cooper Johnson Kaylee Kaiser Talan Smith Dylan Young Jarhett Anderson Jordyn Anderson Abigail Russell |
Jaiden Anderson
Spencer Kadlecek Kaleb Miller Bailey Scherbarth Chaz Twarling Ruth West Rylee Wolken Katelin Agler |
The Super Pass for 2019-2020 Quarter 1 changed a bit! Here are the requirements:
Requirements
0 Ineligibility
1 or fewer Tardies
2 or fewer absences
0 office referrals
5 Hours of Community Service
Community Service forms can be picked up from Adriene in the office or Mrs. Heiting in the 1st grade classroom. Once a form is completed, make sure to turn it into Mrs. Heiting in the 1st grade classroom!
Students who meet these requirements will receive:
Middle Level
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High School
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