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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
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.
VOTE HERE!
Family Movie Night
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.
Mid-Level Winter Ball 2019
Middle Level Winter Ball
Mexican Fiesta!!
Friday, March 8th
7:30-10:30
8th grade Prince and Princess will be crowned!
(Must be present to accept the crown)
Music by: Larel
Parents are invited to come join in
Friday School Requirements
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.
- 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)
- 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
Middle Level and High School Parent Notice
Beginning on Monday, January 21st, I am requiring that all staff incorporate the following phone and technology policy in every class throughout the day, for the remainder of the school year. We are losing too much instructional time when teachers are dealing with student phone issues. Students will have access to check phone messages between classes and over lunch if they are using them respectfully.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and support of our educational system.
Sincerely
Mr. Lechtenberg
Message sent to all staff:
I am requiring that ALL staff require ALL ML/HS students to put their phones and head phones etc. in the phone pockets in your room when they enter the room and leave them there until they are leaving class. Computer usage should also be used for educational purposes only. This is based on phone issues by a few of our students and the disrespect many of them show for staff when you request their phones. These will be my expectations for staff and students for the remainder of the year. They will simply need to get messages etc. between classes and over lunch. As the adults in the room this will, however, also require that you model the behavior we are expecting in regard to cell phone usage, so please refrain from using your phone during class time as well. Thank you for your cooperation and support in this effort to increase instructional efficiency, and increasing student’s opportunities to learn.
PANCO JH Boys Basketball Tournament
PANHANDLE CONFERENCE
J.H. BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
JANUARY, 28th 2019
INFORMATION SHEET
1. Tournament will begin at 9:00 AM on Monday, January 28th. We will be using a bracket format for the tournament. There will be a total of 6 games. Once you lose, you are out.
2. Ticket prices will be $4.00 for adults and $3.00 for students. The admission is good for the entire tournament. Cheerleaders, in uniform, will be admitted free.
3. Please return a tournament roster as soon as possible to Linda Kudrna.
4. A championship sleeve will be presented to the winning team.
5. No passes will be accepted. Coaches, players, managers, and bus drivers will be stamped upon arrival.
6. No entry fee.
7. Locker room assignments will be made upon arrival. Each team will be responsible for their own valuables.
8. Starting time for the first game will be 9:00am we will only take a short break before the championship game.
9. The team on top of the bracket will be considered the home team. Home team will be the official book.
Holiday Candy Cane Gram
Spread the holiday cheer this season by saying “Happy Holidays”, “Merry Christmas”, “Good Luck”, or just how much you appreciate them! Keep it a secret and send an anonymous treat! Parents, surprise your kids with a little pick me up and encouraging words to finish the quarter strong! Say it with a personalized CANDY GRAM!
6-8th grade will be selling starting December 3rd through Tuesday, December 18th.
You will have the option of:
2 canes for $1, this means you are sending 2 candy canes to one person.
Candy canes will also be sold individually for anyone wanting a quick treat for themselves(not to be sent) after school. 1 cane for .50$
Print and fill out a Candy Cane Gram below, attach your money and return to Mrs. Marcy or Ms. Garrett.
Hour of Code
This week students at Hay Springs School will be participating in the Hour of Code. Hour of Code is held each year to increase awareness and participation in computer science, especially to girls and underrepresented minorities.
It is always during the week including December 9th in honor of Grace Hopper’s birthday. Hopper was one of the pioneer computer programmers. She served in the Navy and retired as a Rear Admiral. She is sometimes called “Amazing Grace” because of her accomplishments and Naval rank. A Navy guided-missile destroyer was named after her.
Hour of Code began in 2013 by Hadi and Ali Partovi. Hour of Code has spread to include 25 countries, 40 U. S. states and almost 200 U.S. cities and school districts. This includes Hay Springs which has been participating since 2013. Over 500 million students worldwide have participated in the program. To learn more about Hour of Code check this link. There are over 100 activities on their site from one hour introductory tutorials to full courses.
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