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DISTRICT NEWS

HMS Quiz Bowl Team 2020

Sam Haack, Christian Voss, Ben Haack,Clint Peters,

Sam Heyn Superintendent Patrick Carlin

KCAU-TV Quiz Bowl Tourney Air Date - Times TBD

HMS vs LeMars May 5 HMS vs SB-L May 30 HMS vs SC West June 30 HMS vs MVAOCOU July 4

March 7, 2020 Today, the HMS HS Quiz Bow Team took 1st place by WINNING the KCAU-‐TV Quiz Bowl Championship. This team qualiIied to enter the 13 team bracket on February 22. Winning then and again on February 27 they advance to the semiIinals today v. Sioux City West. HMS defeated Sioux City West advancing to the championship match vs. MVAOCOU where HMS WON to take 1st PLACE. Congratulations to Coach Terry Putnam and the HMS HS Quiz Bowl Team on their success!!! Way to represent HMS and show the area we know our stuff!!!!!

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GREETINGS FROM MR. LIDIAK AND 8B!

1)Can you name the large bay that the Potomac River empties into? 2)Or in which country Mount Kosciuszko is the highest peak? 3)Or which Southeast Asian country besides the Philippines has a Roman Catholic majority? For the 32nd year, the National Geographic Society held its National Geographic Bee for students in the fourth through eighth grades in thousands of schools across the United States and in the Iive U.S. territories, as well as in Department of Defense Dependent Schools around the world. The three questions above are sample questions taken from the bee that students at HMS Middle School participated in. The bee consisted of seven rounds; each contestant was asked one question in each round with the categories consisting of knowledge of the states, continents, countries of the world and even forces of nature. The National Geographic Society developed the bee in 1989 in response to concern about the lack of geographic knowledge among young people in the U.S. The answers to the three questions above? 1)Chesapeake Bay, 2)Australia and 3)East Timor. See if you can answer these 5 questions correctly over U.S. geography from last year’s bee: 1. Which present day state was part of the Louisiana Purchase? Nebraska or Oregon? 2. Which state has two panhandles? Colorado or West Virginia? 3. Lake Superior borders Michigan, Minnesota and which other state? Missouri or Wisconsin? 4. Which state produces more peanuts? Georgia or Utah? 5. King’s Mountain, site of an important American victory in the Revolutionary War, is located in the Piedmont region of which state? Indiana or South Carolina? Here are the answers: 1)Nebraska, 2)West Virginia, 3)Wisconsin, 4)Georgia, and 5)South Carolina. Just an FYI, my ancestor James Chitwood, was a Loyalist at the Battle of King’s Mountain and along with eight others was hung by the local militia after losing the battle. It’s interesting what you can learn these days with a little bit of curiosity and the internet! I encourage students and parents to learn more about geography and history and maybe even some of their family history during this unprecedented time in our history. There are many sample questions and quizzes online associated with the National Geographic Bee that students and parents can investigate in these next few weeks. Happy hunting and I hope everything is well with your families from Mr. Lidiak! Shalom.

Algebra 2 Study Group By Dale Orthmann

We’ve been trying something a little different this year in my Algebra 2 classes at the high school. This course is traditionally one of the most challenging in a student’s high school career, and with my time split between the middle school and high school, Iinding time for the extra help they often need has been difIicult. So this year I initiated what we have called the Algebra 2 study group. Study group was originally scheduled twice per week; Mondays at 6 AM and Wednesdays at 5 PM. Each session is scheduled for an hour, and I am available for questions, individual help, reteaching, and speciIic review for scheduled assessments. These sessions have been completely

optional, and initially were sparsely attended. The morning sessions were eventually canceled due to low attendance, but the Wednesday PM sessions have steadily grown in popularity. Recently, while reviewing for a big chapter test, we had 21 (out of 33) Algebra 2 students show up for the hour long session!! Students thought it was so helpful that we scheduled an additional session the following night at the same time, and had 17 students attend! Considering how busy these kids are with various activities, having this many students show up for extra help has been an inspiration to me, and encourages me to do them even more. And Iinally, the most important part...it is DEFINITELY helping! Student’s grades are up, and failure rates in this class for the 3rd quarter were the lowest I’ve seen in many years! Well done kids, thanks for putting in the extra effort, and I look forward to all of us being back into a normal routine soon.

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High School Physical Education By Steve Waechter

Physical Education is valuable as an essential subject area for learning. P.E. helps students become competent movers, which in turn, builds self-‐conIidence and lays a foundation for participation in lifetime physical activity. Its movement content helps improve cognitive function, which in turn, promotes learning in other subject areas. It helps students learn about their abilities, aptitudes, limitations, and potential. P.E. provides opportunities for students to: develop creativity, positive attitudes toward physical activity, assume more personal and social responsibility, and meet performance obligations as individuals and in groups.

Hello All ~ Never did I think my addition to The Corridor would be composed as I work from home with my children engaged in an online learning setting. First, I wish good health and safety to you all. Please reach out if I can help you during this time. Most of you have my cell phone, but you can also email me. I would love to hear from you! While many of you are busy Iinding excellent movement activities and reading good books at home, I thought I would share a little bit about writing. Most do not realize the powerful impact that writing can have on the reading skills of your child. Keep in mind that writing can be in many forms and is only limited by your child’s imagination. Also, keep in mind that the focus of these writing opportunities is the message and not correct spelling. Here are just a few ideas to get the writing going… Have your child make up their own grocery list. Then decide what items are the most important. This also incorporates the very important oral language. After you read a book, your child can write about what will happen next if the book continues. They can even draw a picture. Then, put this writing in the book so you read it as part of the story when you read it next. Write a letter or a note to friends and/or family. During this time of isolating ourselves, keeping in touch is so important. While we love to hear their voice, getting a written note is also so meaningful. Cut pictures out of old magazines/catalogs and your child can create stories or a whole book of writings. Write an email or letter to a favorite author. Many authors will respond back!

Really, the opportunities are endless, and the thinking that goes into the writing process is so powerful for your child. Happy Reading & Writing! Stay Healthy! “o) ~ Mrs. Sindt, ELL & Title I Reading

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The Co-Teaching Experience By Amy Arrick

There are a lot of exciting things happening at HMS Elementary school! I am sure you have heard about the implementation of PLC (Professional Learning Community) within the district. This has meant a lot of mindset changes and collaboration amongst the teachers. We are looking at and trying to implement the best practices to educate our students. One of the practices we have implemented this year is Co-‐Teaching. Co-‐Teaching is where two teachers teach together in the same classroom. I had an opportunity to go into Mrs. Steinkamp’s 2nd grade room to work with her and our students. This has been both beneIicial for us as teachers and for the students. For the teachers it has given us time to plan together, talk about what we want to do with the students, decide how we are going to get there and make adjustments along the way. It also gives us a chance to assess students' needs and successes to direct our instruction and guide where we go next. With two teachers available it allows the students to get their needs met. This could mean faster feedback, questions answered quicker and more one-‐on-‐one or small group intervention if they are having difIiculty with learning a skill or concept. Being able to work together strengthens the teaching and beneIits the students in the classroom. There are different models for Co-‐Teaching. Throughout the day we use two of them depending on the subject being taught. During reading we use the “One teaches/one assists and/or observes” model. While I am in the room, Mrs. Steinkamp does small group work at the back table. While she is doing that, I monitor the students working at their desks. I make sure they are on the correct website, answer any questions they might have and/or listen to individuals read. This allows for uninterrupted small group time and gives the other students the attention they may need. During math we use “Station Teaching”. This is where we plan together and each of us is in charge of a different part of the lesson. In our case the students are split into 3 different groups. Mrs. Steinkamp teaches one group at the back table, I have a group in the front playing a game related to the math concept being taught and the third group is using Prodigy on the computer to strengthen their skills. This has worked very well for us and again allows the student more direct access to the teacher. Then on to writing where we go back to more of the “One teaches, one assists and/or observes”. During this time I usually work with a small group of students who have more needs in writing and Mrs. Steinkamp works with the rest of the students. This has also been effective in giving the students who need more support the support they need and allows the other students to get their questions answered and feedback more quickly. Co-‐Teaching can be a difIicult thing if the teachers aren’t willing or able to communicate and/or work together. In our case, it has been very successful! It took us some time to get used to each other’s teaching styles, to communicate honestly and start referring to the classroom as “our” classroom instead of “her” classroom. We have become very comfortable with each other and are now able to make suggestions and give feedback without being worried about offending the other person. Working collaboratively means being able to talk about things that need to be changed, being able to think outside of the box without judgement, and talk through situations without taking constructive feedback personally. Our students' learning is always in the forefront of our decision making and being able to work together to help our students achieve all they can has been very satisfying. I am looking forward to the possibility of Co-‐Teaching again next year and in the years to come. I have attached a website that contains an article about Co-‐Teaching if you would like to know more. https://www.understood.org/en/learning-‐thinking-‐differences/treatments-‐approaches/educational-‐strategies/collaborative-‐team-‐teaching-‐what-‐you-‐need-‐to-‐know


HMS Business Club By Debi Gaard

Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is a career student business organization/club that students can participate in when they get to high school. The goal of the club is to develop vocational and career competencies, to civic and personal responsibilities. It is providing real life experiences to students and preparing them for life after high school. There are many beneIits to being a member of FBLA. One, it aims to develop future leaders. Through conventions, mentoring, and competitions, students are constantly challenged to put their best foot forward. After attending the state leadership conference in Coralville, Iowa last year where 1,200 students from all across Iowa competed, our students realized the value of preparation and practice. Another beneIit of FBLA is that it creates a network for students. Students meet many other students with similar ambitions at state competition. Then if they are fortunate enough to advance to nationals, they meet with over 10,000 students from around the nation. Not only are they being exposed to great diversity, but they are getting mentored by other teachers, coaches, and even business professionals. One of the biggest beneIits of FBLA is that it encourages students to step outside of their comfort zone. Many of the events that students compete in involve some type of presentation. The presentation must be performed in front of judges that are made up of business professionals. The judges not only critique the performance, but also offer constructive advice. This process helps students get a glimpse of what possible future employers may want from their employees. This year the business club has four students, Maryssa Borden, Aiden Jensen, Jasmine Lux, and Bradley Zamudio attending the competition in Coralville, Iowa. Maryssa will compete in the Sales Presentation event on her own, and in Broadcasting with Jasmine. Aiden will be participating in the marketing event which involves a written test and a presentation scenario. Finally, Bradley will be participating in Introduction to Business Communications which is a written test. If students are in the top four of their event, they will be able to move on to the national competition which will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah in July. While competing is a business club event, the students will be taking the skills they have learned from all HMS employees and putting them into practice. These students would not be as good as they are without the joint effort of all our staff.

Greetings from the High School Resource Room! The students have been doing a great job up to this point. These are obviously trying times, but OUR school has done a tremendous job of staying focused doing what’s right for all involved. I continue to communicate with OUR fantastic students and I am here to help in any way possible. As a highschool staff we continue to give learning enrichment opportunities and I remain available through text, email, zoom or google hang-‐outs. Heck you can even call me! It has been a tremendously enjoyable year and I truly miss the opportunity to personally interact with the fantastic population that is HMS! This is a great opportunity to show what HMS is about and will continue to be about for many years to come.

If there are any questions and or thoughts that you might have please do not hesitate to contact me.

Have a great Spring and Take Care, Mark Japenga, Resource Teacher,


Life in the FACS Lane By Lindsey Staab

My name is Lindsey Staab, and I am the 5th-‐12th grade family and consumer sciences teacher as well as the FCCLA (family, career, community, leaders of America) advisor. Classes I teach include-‐nutrition, foods I, advanced foods, child development, successful living, 5th grade family and consumer sciences (FCS), 6th grade FCS, 7th grade FCS, and 8th grade FCS. This is my Iirst year at HMS as well as my Iirst year teaching! I grew up in Remsen, Iowa and graduated from Remsen-‐Union in 2013. I then graduated college from South Dakota State University (GO JACKS!) in December of 2018 with a degree in family and consumer sciences education. I wanted to highlight a few things in this post!

First-‐ I am super fortunate to get the support from administration to start a new organization at HMS. This year I started FCCLA (family, career, community, leaders of America) at the high school level. You probably are wondering what FCCLA is?! FCCLA is a student organization that helps youth develop leadership and workplace skills to prepare for both college and careers through peer-‐to-‐peer education, community engagement, and the application of skills learned in the Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) classroom. A few things that HMS has the opportunity to participate in include-‐ fall leadership rally in Ames, Iowa, national fall conference (in Columbus, Ohio-‐November 2020), state leadership conference (March), and the national leadership conference (summer). Students can compete in different family and consumer science related topics to gain leadership skills.

Second-‐ I wanted to highlight some activities from my advanced foods class. This semester the advanced foods students have been busy learning about many different topics. We started the semester by learning baking basics. In cooking labs students made many different baked goods and practiced cooking with live yeast (breads, pretzels). We also have been learning about different foods from around the world. Pictured are the students cooking sweet and sour chicken during our oriental unit.

Overall my Iirst year at HMS has been nothing but AWESOME! Next year I plan to add some new FCS classes to the mix at the high school -‐ stay tuned! :)


News from 2A By Mrs. Molly Steinkamp

Have you ever heard of the Iditarod: The Great Alaskan Race? Well, the second graders were learning all about this race in March. The dogsled race began on March 7th this year. The racers are called Mushers and they lead their dogs on a dog sled. The race started in Anchorage, Alaska and ends in Nome, Alaska. Each child randomly drew out of a snow ”boot” a Musher’s name to follow in the race. We made the “trail” in the hallway and each child had its mushers’ name on a dog and the place they were in the race. They moved it daily until they got to the Iinish line. At times, the child’s musher may disqualify so then they are out of the race. It upsets the child but it happens. That student’s dog stays in the town it Iinished in and they don’t move it anymore like the other students. It is a fun; interactive unit and the students look forward to it! Last year, I had students come ask multiple times during the day: “Can we check the race?” or go home and ask their parents if they could watch the race. This year, I had 3rd and 4th graders coming up to me in the hallway and say I remember my musher and had so much fun watching this race!! They love this unit!! We checked our musher’s progress each day at the same time until the race was over. This year, since we are 1:1 chrome books, the students got to do more with it and check on their musher daily. It was a good way to use technology in the classroom. Next year in late February or early March our trail will be up and the race will begin so if you are in the Elementary building come check it out!!!

Spring Update from Ashley Tessum MS/HS English Instructor

Wow! I feel as though I blinked, and the school year Ilew by! I have enjoyed my Iirst year teaching at HMS immensely! Administration, staff, students, and community members have welcomed my family with open arms, and for that, I am very grateful! Although this was my Iirst year teaching at HMS, overall I’ve been in education for eleven years. My Iirst ten years were spent at Clay Central Everly as a School Counselor. It has been a big change but an exciting one! This year I have been teaching 6th and 8th grade English in the Middle School and English 10 and Senior electives in the High School. I’ve enjoyed the range of ages with the students I get the privilege of working with every day. Next year my teaching assignments will change a little bit, but I’m looking forward to some new classes that I’ll be teaching in the High School. One in particular is Sports Writing and Literature. Sports is a big interest of mine, and I can’t wait to introduce students

to literature with sports themes-‐ sparking their interest in reading even more! When I started teaching this year, I never would have guessed I’d be spending half of Quarter 4 teaching from home. I’ve spent countless hours trying to simulate classroom instruction through technology. The fact is, though, there’s no technology out there that can replace the beneIits of face-‐to-‐face instruction. Despite the barriers, I have been working hard to deliver daily lesson plans for all of my classes to help keep them engaged in learning during this uncertain time. Also, since we all can use a break from work every now and again, I have been including fun, farm-‐life videos. In one video my husband put a chicken to sleep, and in another video, I encouraged my students to participate in a “Baby Pool” for when our sow will have her piglets and how many she will have. It’s been an adventure teaching online, but I’m thankful to be a part of a district that makes students and staff’s health a priority. Proud to be a Hawk!


HMS District Media Center News By Kathy Barnett

In the HMS libraries this year has been very exciting and a year with many changes. Three of the staff members are in new positions this year and the fourth started in their position the previous year. Each library has provided a positive, educational atmosphere for learning, guided by outstanding, caring staff.The student and staff rapport is extremely positive in each building. Many different themes and activities have been ongoing throughout the year. The elementary school hosted an event in October where students were invited to make their favorite book character out of a pumpkin or other vegetable to display in the library. Over 80 characters were displayed in the library, it made the school library a destination so visitors could enjoy the creativity of the students and their families. In February the students outlined their hand to show how much they love to read in sign language. In March each staff member was asked to list their favorite 10 children’s books. A display of books with the recommended lists were on display in the library. The students were enjoying perusing the lists and choosing new favorite books from the recommendations. It has been a great year! The changes continue into next year. The elementary library will be moving this summer, to share space from the current high school library. The middle school library will be moved to the current elementary building for one year, then return to Sanborn in a new building the following year.. Exciting things will continue happening in your school libraries. While we are on a temporary unexpected time out of our buildings, we ask you to continue to read. Read from your personal libraries, books you checked out and from ebooks. There are many sources of ebooks available to you for free. Some examples are the AEA online resources, MackinVia, EPIC and JLG. Keep reading!


Greetings Family, Friends and Neighbors,

I know this letter comes to you at an unsettling time but we have so much to look forward to, hopefully seeing each other again soon and a new school in the Fall. The teachers are staying connected through Google Hangouts to meet and plan how we can continue to provide educational opportunities for the students. Most of the students are able to communicate through Google Classroom, my teacher web pages, and learning websites that were already in place. My students are Rockin’ the opportunities that are put in front of them. Way to go 3rd graders!

ReIlecting on the last couple of months, the Third graders had an exciting time learning about Immigration. We spent time investigating push and pull factors that helped people decide to pick up their life and move to America. We took a virtual tour through Ellis Island and discovered it wasn’t easy getting to the “Land of Opportunity” only to pass through immigration guidelines. The Iinal project consisted of interviewing parents and grandparents to learn about their heritage. They enjoyed sharing their ancestors' stories and learning about their classmates' cultures. We located each country on the map and discovered that many of us have roots stemming from Germany.

Be safe and take care of our loved ones,

Ms. Habben and 3B students


Elementary Art By Danielle Hackett

This year we held our Iirst annual Elementary Art show. It was a huge success! The Elementary students loved showing off all of the amazing works of art they created throughout the year. Most students had two projects on display. 1) The TK students learned about different kinds of lines. We drew straight lines, wavy lines, and zig zag lines in a white crayon on a white piece of paper. Since it was white on white the lines were invisible until we used watercolor paints to make them magically appear. This is called a wax resist. We turned this painting project into a wind sock using colored paper folded into different kinds of lines. 2) Another project that the TK students were proud to show off was their monsters. For this project, we colored on a coffee Iilter with washable markers instead of on paper. When the Iilters were completely colored we sprayed them with water. The kids loved watching the markers bleed and blend together. Once the Iilters were dry they had a blast deciding what elements to add to create their monsters.. 3) In Kindergarten we have been learning about the difference between two-‐ Dimensional and three-‐Dimensional art. One of the projects that were featured in the art show was their cactus paintings. Students experimented with different watercolor techniques such as wet on wet and applying salt to create texture for this project. We also learned that marker drawings can look like watercolors when sprayed with water. We used this method for creating the Ilowers. We also really focused on drawing big and covering the entire paper with paint. 4) One of the projects that the Iirst graders created this year was their model magic frogs. We talked about the artist Claude Monet and his famous water lily paintings. We also learned about the difference between two-‐dimensional and three-‐dimensional art. The students used model magic, which is kind of like clay to create their frogs. 5)The Second graders showed off their Jim Dine inspired hearts in the art show. For this project we also learned about mixed media artwork. Students collaged with tissue paper, used alternative ways of applying paint, and added some shading with oil pastels. 6) The third graders learned about mixed media artwork this year. They also learned that there are ways to apply paint other than a paint brush. We used sponges and spray bottles to get a variety of different textures for their galaxy painting. For the planets we learned how to blend different colors together with chalk. 7) The Fourth graders learned about the three different kinds of balance in Art. Their favorite project was based on radial balance. We learned about Mandalas and what it meant to meditate. Students had to create a design that was the same all the way around radiating from the center of their paper plate. They loved coming up with different patterns and sharing ideas with each other. Once the Mandalas were colored we talked about what a loom was. Students then used different colors of yarn to weave in the center of their Mandala loom. They were only required to use three different colors, but they loved weaving so much that many used Iive or six different colored strings.

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7th/8th Science By Cheryl Kroese

Greetings from Mrs. Kroese and 7th/8th grade science. These past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of change in the way our days look and how we are educating our kids amidst the COVID-‐19 pandemic. Even though this is not our ideal situation, I have been super impressed with the number of students staying involved and being active in continuing with their schoolwork. I can truly say I am blessed to work with the district that I do!! Our administration and fellow staff members have taken this unfortunate situation in stride and have been teaming together to continue to give our student’s the best possible educational instruction. In my science classes we have had a fun and busy year. Seventh grade focuses on Life Science. We have just completed our studies on Genetics. To Iinish our unit, we watched a great movie called Lorenzo’s Oil. If you haven’t seen it, it’s based on a true story of a young boy with Adrenoleukodystrophy, (ALD). The story portrays how a young boy is diagnosed with ALD at the age of 6 and his parents go on to Iight to Iind a cure for the disease. The student’s seemed to really like the story and wrote great essays in response to the movie. In 8th grade we focus instead on Earth Science. One particular unit we studied this year was on the Solar System. With this I gave my classes a project in which they got to decide how to divide out work. Each group consisted of 4-‐6 students. The students started each day by deciding who would work on what part of the project. They then did their own work for the day, (either on their own or in small teams), and at the end of the class would come back together to report on what they had done. If a student was absent that day, their team emailed them their assignment to be worked on at home. We really took the project to a whole new level as we implemented more of a business like atmosphere to complete the tasks assigned. I had a lot of good feedback from my students and really enjoyed seeing them take on responsibilities with the project in a different setting. I plan to do more projects like this in the future.

Field Trip! By Megan Behrendt

This past fall, Cole Magee, a 2nd Grade student at HMS Elementary, got an opportunity that would bring him joy and create great memories. Cole is a student in Mrs. Steinkamp and Ms. Behrendt’s classrooms, and he was using a speaking device for communicating much of the time. Cole has also always been very fond of musical instruments and marching bands. One day, Ms. B and her associates heard Cole’s speaking device repeating “big white tuba”. When the teacher went over to ask Cole what he was trying to tell everyone, he told the staff he really liked big white tubas. Ms. B then printed out a picture of a big white tuba for Cole to carry with him or put wherever he could see it. This caught the attention of Mrs. Jochims, who had a brilliant idea. She suggested Cole, Ms. B, and herself call the high school band director, Mr. Bekkerus, and ask if there was a possibility Cole could come try out the tuba. Mr. Bekkerus said yes with no hesitation! The next day, Cole and Ms. B set off for the high school. There, Cole was able to play the tuba, a snare drum, a gong, a trumpet, cymbals, and a trombone! The joy in his face was something all involved will cherish for

a long time. It is so important that we recognize kids’ interests and the ways they enjoy expressing themselves. It takes a village to raise a child; and, the more we are able to provide students opportunities not only for learning, but for growing as an individual, we can be sure they will continue to grow into successful, happy adults. Allowing people to express themselves in ways they feel truly happy is a gift we all can give, not just to our students, but to everyone around us!


Hey, Allison Schimmer here! For those of you who don’t know me I accepted an Instructional Strategist position with HMS Elementary for this school year. I work with a few students, on reading, writing and math. I live in Hartley with my husband, my dog and my baby girl (who I can’t believe is already 3 months!). I wanted to Iill you in on one of the things we do in our classroom and my students really enjoy! I started using google classroom after I returned from maternity leave. I have really enjoyed this and my students have as well! To start I go off of our CORE standards that we use to teach our students. I take what we are working on and make it into an interactive activity for my students. I have been working a lot on nouns, verbs and adjectives with one of my students. Google Classroom has given me the opportunity to teach in many different ways. My student gets to go on his classroom and work on the assignment I post, when he is Iinished he turns it in and I can grade it. My favorite part of using this program with my students is that I can then leave them messages and notes on things they did very well or things they need to work on. This is an awesome way for me to work with my students. I have told them many times that if they get done with their class work, or if they are at home and are looking for something to do, they can hop on our classroom and continue to work on a skill we are learning. I love this program because my time with my students is limited, they are in and out of my classroom in what feels like seconds. This allows their learning to continue outside my classroom walls! If you are unfamiliar with Google Classroom I challenge you to ask your student if they use it in their room! Find out the fun educational activities your child is doing on their google classroom!

Elementary PE Students Stay Active Janet Prins, TK-4 PE Teacher

Quiz: What is the only subject in school that engages a child’s mind, body, and spirit, promotes their physical and emotional health, helps them to learn better and cultivates the character they need to become productive adults?

If you guessed Physical Education (PE) then you are right!! Our students at HMS Elementary have been very active in gym classes. We have been involved in many activities that get our heart pumping and our bodies moving. Some of the more popular things we have done since Christmas are: Cageball, Hula Hoops, Bowling, Trench, Noodle Tag, Tic-‐Tac-‐Toe using hula hoops and scarves, and the most popular tag game Movement Madness! Kids love coming to gym to participate in fun activities and at the same time keeping themselves healthy! Ask your child what their favorite activity in gym class is! As I write this note, I am worried our Jump Rope For Heart will not take place this year. Our absence from school due to the COVID -‐19 virus is not helping our efforts to get JRFH started. I will keep you posted as time passes on what we decide to do with this event. Kids really love to collect money for the American Heart Association so I am hoping there will be a little luck on our side and we will get to do this worthwhile event. Stay tuned! No matter if your child is at home or at school, please always remember to have them get up and move. Not only is it good for their health but for their mind as well. 10-‐20 minutes of some type of movement is better than sitting on the couch and playing video games or socializing on all the different types of social media gadgets. Make it more fun for them by participating with them. Take a walk. Do some Yoga. Play catch outside. Anything that gets them up on their feet and moving! Here is hoping that school resumes and we get to Iinish our year doing all the fun things we are supposed to do to close out the school year. And what is even better, we look forward to next fall when we will be using a new facility that will only make educating our students more fun and exciting! It is deIinitely a great day to be a Hawk!


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