Category Archives: Middle Level

First Day for ML/HS School Delay

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Due to construction delays the first day of scheduled classes for students in grades 6-12 has been pushed back to Mon., Aug. 12th. All Pk-12 students are asked to report to school by 8:00. Elementary students will be dismissed at 4:00. Middle School and High School students will be dismissed at 4:15. We are very excited to welcome our students back into the building. However, we want to be certain that our custodial team has time to make sure all new systems are functioning correctly and our learning environment is ready for students. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Spring Ball aka. Winter Ball

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Student Council is trying very hard to have a “Winter Ball”. We are now calling it a “Spring Ball” and hopefully, the 4th time is the charm! May the 4th be with us!
We have found one more date that works for everyone.

Mexican Fiesta Spring Ball
Saturday May 4, 2019
7:30-10:30

Middle-Level High Ability Learners

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The Middle Level HAL group have been working on Solving Crimes and Forensic Evidence this year. I hope they enjoyed it!

We are going to end our year with a Field Trip!

Please Mark your Calendars:
Saturday May 18, 2019
7:15 am Leave from the school
9:00-11:00 Guided tour of The Mammoth Site in Hot Springs
12:00-1:30 Lunch at Golden Corral in Rapid City
2:00-3:00ish Escape Room at Black Hills Escape Rooms in Rapid City
3:00-3:30 Heading for home
6:00 pm Pick up at the school

The kids don’t need any money unless they want a snack or a souvinier.

NPBIS Information

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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

 

6th Grade Model Homes

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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!

Family Movie Night

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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.

Friday School Requirements

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Dear Parents,

As you already know in an effort to assist struggling students we provide Friday School​ with professional teaching staff available to assist student learning on Fridays from 8:00am until 12:00pm. It is a requirement for students with 2 D’s or one F on Monday morning grade reports to attend Friday School​. These students are also ineligible to participate in school activities during the week. They do however, have the ability to complete work and get signed out of the Friday School requirements. To do so, they must get teachers from struggling classes to sign-off for completing the work required to bring their grades up.

The issue has been that we have students that remain on this list Thursday afternoon who are not signed off and then are not coming to Friday School. In the future students that do not come to Friday School as required will have additional requirements.

  1. Make arrangements with Mrs. Marx or Mr. Lechtenberg on Monday morning to​ spend six additional hours at school. (It may be possible to put these additional hours in before or after school Monday-Thursday)
  2. They will also be expected to turn their cell phone into the office when they arrive at school​ at the beginning of the day and pick it up at the end of the day, or simply leave it at home during the week of makeup time.

These adjustments are not being put in place to punish anyone but to enhance the possibly for student’s academic success. We are available to provide additional academic support for your child but we also need your support as parents and guardians of your students.

Thank you for your cooperation and support,
Mr. Lechtenberg

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