Haw River Hype

Last week we completed the 7 days of Spring Forward into iReady Challenge! Our students passed 1,233 reading lessons and 1,382 math lessons for a total of 2,615 lessons passed! Every sticker on the flower represents a lesson passed. Look at the progress they have made so far this year!

Friday, March 31, 2023, we are excited to invite you to hear from your child about his/her progress so far this year. Your child's teacher will be sending out an invitation with a sign up sheet. Translators will be present if needed. If you have any questions about this, please reach out to your child's teacher.

Reminders:

• School begins at 7:50 am for ALL students Pre-K-5. If you arrive after 7:50, you must park in the Pre-K parking lot and walk in with your students to sign them in before they can go to class.
• If you need to change your child's afternoon transportation, please call the front office at (336) 578-0177 before 2:00 pm. Teachers cannot check and respond to messages and emails throughout the day when they are teaching. Please do not expect an immediate response from your child's teacher during instructional hours. Office hours for teachers begin after 3:00 pm.
• Families may come to eat lunch with your students. Please reach out to your child's teacher 24 hours in advance to let them know you are coming so they can plan for seating. Remember: NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK MAY BE BROUGHT IN. Upon arrival, please sign in at the front office and get a visitor's tag.

Looking ahead:

3/28: Skate Night at Roll-A-Bout

3/31: NO SCHOOL- Teacher Workday, Parent Conferences

4/2: ABSS University

4/5: Spring Picture Day

4/7-4/14: NO SCHOOL- Spring Break

4/17-4/21: Scholastic Book Fair

4/20: Duke Energy Science Night

4/22: Campus Clean-Up Day

Each week during morning announcements, Mr. Bryan will announce the “Lion Cub Lingo” Words of the week. These words have been pulled from an academic vocabulary list that are most commonly used on formative and summative assessments. Students that use those words with adults in the building in the correct context can be rewarded with a House Point.

Synergy means collaborating to create 3rd Alternatives rather than settling for a compromise. When we Synergize, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts--one plus one equals three or more. To Synergize we value differences and seek 3rd alternatives.

Check out some ways you can Synergize at home:

1. Landscape Artwork

Give each family member a blank piece of paper. Invite each person to draw a beautiful picture of a mountain scene. Have everyone hold up their finished pictures and show each other. Next, invite everyone to work together to draw a beautiful mountain scene on the large piece of paper. It’s okay for everyone to draw at once. Discuss what happens when working together as a team. Did everyone have different ways to contribute? Did individuals build on each other’s ideas? How did it feel to creatively cooperate? This is synergy!

2. Stronger Together

Give each family member a popsicle stick. Ask them to each try to break their stick. Was it easy? Now give someone several popsicle sticks and ask them to try to break them all. Chances are they won’t be able to break the bundle. Ask why that is the case and have a discussion about how the family united together is stronger than one person alone.

3. Value One Another

Write each family member’s name on a small piece of paper and put it in a jar/bowl. Write the following questions on individual pieces of paper and put them in a different jar/bowl:

• What I admire most about you is…

• One of my proudest memories of you is…

• What I have learned most from you is…

Invite each family member to draw one paper from the “name” jar and one from the “question” jar. Ask everyone to answer the question they drew about the person whose name they drew. Give everyone two minutes to think about their answer, then invite them to share their answer. Valuing one another helps create synergy in families.

House Excelsior was excited to share donations with the Burlington Animal Shelter. Students collected food, toys, blankets, treats, and leashes as part of our #FourHousesOneHeart service learning projects. Students learned about the impact they have made on our furry friends.

The points leader of the whole school for the 22-23 school year is Jordyn R., in 2nd grade! She currently has earned 278 House Points so far this year!

On Friday, 3/24, Students participated in House Challenges during their specials time. The House Challenges were "Minute to Win It" games that involved solving a puzzle of their house crest, blindfold cotton ball scoop, cup stacking, human ring toss, and ended with a fun game of Ultimate Rock, Paper Scissors. Each grade level competed with their House to earn points determined on the placement that they finished in. Here are the results!

Intellectus-83 points

Magisterium- 107 points

Excelsior- 138 points

...and the House Challenge winner was Empatia with 148 points

Thank you to the Specialists and TAs, for making our 2nd House Challenge Day successful! House Empatia will have another column of our "House Cup" Trophy taped in Red, and they now have 2 House Challenge wins. Way to Go, Empatia! Check out the slide show at the end of the House Updates to see the highlights!

In first place is Excelsior, with 11,389 points. The points leaders for last week were Gael P., and Karen O., in 1st grade. The Excelsior points leader for this school year is Jordyn R., in 2nd grade!

It's the Half-time mark for our Data Super Bowl. Now is a great time to pause and reflect on our work this year and continue to work towards our goals of "scoring a touchdown" and growing by 6 points every time we show what we know! Congratulations on the growth each house has made so far this year. Lion Cubs Leaders are growing!

So far, students have earned $16,381 in Cub Currency and 16,273 in House Points!

This year students have grown 48,536 points from BOY to MOY. That is equal to 8,089 TOUCH DOWNS!!!

Mission:

We learn, we lead, and we succeed!

Vision:

Haw River Elementary is a community of empowered leaders who own our learning and work as a team.

Email: hre_communications@abss.k12.nc.us
Website: abss.k12.nc.us/o/hres
Location: Haw River Elementary School, 701 East Main Street, Haw River, NC, USA
Phone: (336) 578-0177
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HRElioncubs/
Twitter: @HRE_lion_cubs