Boating and Watercraft Safety

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NE game and parkNebraska law requires any motorboat operator (including personal watercraft) born after December 31, 1985, complete a Boating Safety Course and be in possession of a course certificate when operating the boat.  You must be at least 14 years of age to operate a motorboat (including personal watercraft) in Nebraska.  Classes are offered throughout the state in two options: A – Classroom Instruction or B – Home Study. For more information, visit the Nebraska Game & Parks at the link below.

Nebraska Game & Parks – Boater Education

Preschool Visitation

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PREK BrochureApril 25, 2013 – 9:00 am to 11:00 am: Preschool age students are invited to join current preschool students in their classroom for a morning of learning and fun. Preschool visitation is open to all children ages 3 (by Christmas 2013) and 4. Parents are welcome! Registration also begins April 25th and continues through the fall as space is available.

Reserve a Spot for Visitation by April 15

Spring Book Fair

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readingThe Spring Book Fair is is underway.   Sales will continue after school each day until Monday, March 25.  As always, we will be open Thursday evening during Parent-Teacher Conferences.  Students will preview books on Monday, March 18, and Tuesday, March 19.

The online store will also be available.  The online store has a wider variety of books for all ages.  The books from the online sales will be delivered to the school – no shipping charges.  They come about one to two weeks after the book fair closes. The address for the online store is: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/hayspringselementaryschool or click below.

Online Store

Read Across America

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The Pre School and Elementary students celebrated Read Across America a little differently this year. Rather than read Dr. Seuss books we read our way across America. Guest readers from Chadron State College, Kyle King, Josh Breske, Nate Ross, and Treston Decoud read four books from different states. California – The Squirrel and Mr. Muir – The story about a little girl who while growing up in the Yosemite Valley in the 1800s. She meets John Muir, an American naturalist and preserver of American wilderness. Oklahoma – The Jingle Dancer – The story of a girl who wants to jingle dance in the next powwow. She gets a row of jingles from an aunt, a cousin, a neighbor and her grandmother. With these rows of jingles she is able to make her dress sing at the powwow. Tennessee – Wilma Unlimited –The story of Wilma Rudolph, crippled by polio as a child, who went on to compete and win at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. Massechusettes – Make Way for Ducklings – The story of a pair of ducks looking for a place to raise their family. The story takes place in and around the Boston Public Gardens. A Google Lit trip accompanying the reading shows the actual locations in the Boston area. Thanks to staff and students, who helped keep things organized and moving smoothly.

Family Math Night

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The purpose of our Family Math Night was to provide a friendly, nonthreatening environment for students and their families to have fun with mathematics.  Months of planning went into making this a successful experience; great efforts makes for great results.  In this case, a collaboration between teachers, administrators, custodians, and cooks at Hay Springs Schools along with professors and preservice elementary teachers from Chadron State College made the night a success. We look forward to an even better Family Math Night next year!

Winter Ball

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The high-school winter ball was a moderate success this year.  Many of the students left early, the dozen or so that stayed had a great time!  They danced until the end, enjoyed the snacks and thanked the chaperones for being there and having the dance! Joey Johnson was crowned king, and Kodee Muhr was crowned Queen.  Congratulations to both of you!

The middle-school dance was a huge success!  Alexis Olson was crowned Princess and Drew Letcher was crowned Prince.  Congratulations to you both!  Winter Ball royalty has never happened for the middle school before, and the students were not aware of it until they were at the dance Friday night.  They all seemed to be enthusiastic about it!

Many, many thanks to the following people for help making the 2013 Winter Balls successful:

Student Council, (especially: Alexis Olson, Rebekah Holtmeier, Sam Kearns and Eli Badje), Mrs. Shimek and her husband, Larel and Megan Reimann, Mrs. Olson (who voluntarily helped clean up after both balls!), Paula Sibel, Toi Riggs and Miriam Kearns (who was there through thick and thin for both dances and brought great suppers for the chaperones and DJ’s), Ricky for pre and post help, Kerisa Marx (who gave up an entire afternoon to help decorate) and Zoe Schneider (who gave up her Friday evening to take pictures at the Junior High dance).

Also, thank you to the Toof’s, Laurin, the Marx’s, and Regg for the trees and other decorations that you loaned us! Thank you to Shannon for the Punch Bowl and Shelly Olson for the chocolate fountain!

Puerto Rican Carnival Mask Project

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During the month of February, students in Mrs. Efta’s Spanish I and Spanish II classes made masks. After viewing examples of Puerto Rican carnival masks in the Smithsonian museum, the students made their own out of paper-mache and paints. Next, they photographed their masks and used Google Presentation to write captions in Spanish that describe the artistic details of their masks.

This learning project was based upon the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) standards for Communication and Cultures. Through mask-making and writing about art, students exercised language skills in accordance with ACTFL’s Proficiency Guidelines for intermediate and novice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish. They used creative thinking and technology in new ways. In addition, they had fun learning about Carnival in Latin America through mask-making. Thank you for viewing the PowerPoint of our masks.

Tractor Safety Training Announced

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tractorBelow are the tractor safety training dates for 2013.  Sheridan County youth under 16 years of age and wanting to work on a farm or ranch (other than their parents’ or grandparents’ place) must have this training to operate a tractor. For further information, contact:

Cindy Tusler – UNL Extension in Sheridan County

(308)327-2312

Date

 Location
May 23-24 Kearney
May 29-30 Haskell Ag Lab
June 3-4 Scottsbluff
June 5-6 Valentine
June 10-11 Osceola
June 13-14 North Platte
June 17-18 Grand Island
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