The Creek's Corner:

• December 5...Fall Picture RETAKES

• December 14...2nd Grade Christmas Program (5:30-6:30)

• December 15...HCE Spelling Bee (Parents/Guardians of participants ONLY can attend)

• December 20...Class Christmas Parties (more information to come)

• December 21 - January 3...CHRISTMAS BREAK (school resumes Thursday, January 4)

The CKH Leadworthy Character Word for November is TEAMWORK.

What is Teamwork?

Teamwork is the ability to work in unity with others towards a common goal. For us to learn how to become team players, it is important that we learn to listen, encourage our peers, and allow and invite others to contribute their talents and skills.

Why focus on Teamwork?

Teamwork improves communication: Teamwork helps us improves our verbal and non-verbal communication skills, conveying that we care and a relevant message.

Teamwork builds interpersonal awareness: Growing a great team requires us to first build strong relationships through better understanding ourselves and others.

Teamwork celebrates diversity: Teamwork thrives from diverse ideas that come from a mixture of different genders, cultures, expertise, experience, and problem-solving approaches.

Our students, who consistently exemplify teamwork throughout November, are likely to be chosen as the Leadworthy Spotlight Winner for their class. Winners get to have a special lunch with the principals!

Please encourage your child to lead with great character each day!

Primary Care Triple P: Positive Parenting Program

(This is a one-on-one intervention)

Targeted Population:

• Parents of Pre-K through 5th grade students

• Parents seeking information about how to address a specific parenting or child behavior issue

• The family situation is reasonably stable (i.e. not in the middle of separation/divorce, parent has psychological issues themselves, or the child has major psychological issues that have not yet been addressed)

Families will participate in a few assessments. Based on the outcome of those assessments, the Triple P Team may determine whether this level of intervention will be beneficial for a family. If it is not going to be beneficial, and they recommend a higher level of care, such as family counseling that would involve more intense involvement, the team will make an outside counseling recommendation to the family and let the referring principal know.

Program Objectives:

• Increase parents’ confidence in managing common behavior problems and developmental issues

• Reducing parents’ use of coercive and punitive methods of disciplining children (focusing on pre-teaching desired behaviors, rather than just reacting to a bad behavior)

• Improving parents’ communication and reducing parental stress

IF you are interested, please reach out to Mrs. Williams (Principal) or Ms. Dockery (Counselor), and they will get your information submitted to the team. Thank you!

HCE Annual Thanksgiving Feast

Families, our Annual Thanksgiving Feast was an immense SUCCESS!! We certainly appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedules to join our sweet kiddos for lunch. Oh, the smiles on their faces were absolutely priceless and certainly planted smiles in our hearts. We are so THANKFUL for each of you! ❤️🤍💙

FALL Fine Arts Night

HCE's Annual Fine Arts Night was absolutely AMAZING! Our students enjoyed ART, PE, STEM, LIBRARY, and MUSIC rotations with their families. Our pullout teachers worked so hard to ensure everyone had a wonderful time. Mission Accomplished! What a wonderful time had by all!!! ❤️🤍💙

As we return to school from our wonderful break with family and friends, please continue to support our students and encourage them in reference to the following:

• ATTENDANCE
• BEHAVIOR
• ACADEMICS

We truly appreciate your assistance and support with your child's education and overall success!

ATTENDANCE INCENTIVES:

• Monthly Mystery Incentive: HCE has one day each month, unannounced, where all students who are in attendance, will receive a school-wide incentive! We are in hopes that this will encourage students to be present and on time, as they will not be eligible for the Mystery Incentive unless these things are in place.
• Class Attendance Incentive: Each class receives a star when all students are present, on time, and do not check out early. Once a class receives 20 stars, they will receive the Monthly Class Attendance Incentive (The incentive changes each month).
• Nine-Week Attendance Incentive: Each student who is on time and present for the entire day, for the entire nine-week period, will receive a special Sonic treat and a Perfect Attendance Award!

Financial Stress: Understanding the Impact on Mental Health and Helping Your Child Cope with Financial Challenges

• November 2023 Financial Stress Newsletter

Parents:

• Temperatures are low this week, so please make sure students come to school with coats and are appropriately dressed for the weather.
  
• Please remember that if your child is sick, do not send them to school.
• If they are running a fever of 100.0 or greater, they have to be fever free for 24 hours (without medication) prior to returning to school.
• Also, if your child is vomiting, keep them home for 24 hours until vomiting has stopped, also without medication.
• Please send extra clothes in your child's backpack to bring to school in case of an accident.
• Encourage your child to not share combs, hats, scarfs, headbands, or coats with other students for hygiene reasons.

PTO Meetings will be held the 2nd Monday of each month @HCE in the Cafe (6:00pm).

Therefore, the next meeting will be held Monday, December 11th. Hope to see you there!

• District Calendar

• BPS Elementary Curriculum

• Free and Reduced Lunch Online Application

• Hurricane Creek Elementary Facebook Page

• Hurricane Creek Elementary School | Home

• Hurricane Creek Elementary PTO | Benton AR

• HCES Lunch Visitor Schedule and Expectations

• HCE Snack Days 2023-2024

• 2023-24 Elementary Handbook (ENGLISH)
  

• 2023-24 Elementary Handbook (SPANISH)
  

"We all create our own lives. Helping your children develop what is inside them is the best guarantee of them creating a rewarding life in the world around them."

~Sir Ken Robinson