

The Creek's Corner:
Home and School Connection (Week 11)
📆Mark Your Calendar📆
NO PEP CLUB (after school tutoring) this week!
October 23-31…Red Ribbon Week
October 26…HCE Family Folk Dance Night (5:30-6:30)
October 27…Book Character Day/Parade
October 29…HCE Report to the Public (3:45pm)/Annual Family Fall Fest (4pm-6pm)
October 31...SNACK DAY!
- November 3...Deadline to submit pictures for Veterans Day Virtual Celebration
- November 9...IMPORTANT: ATLAS Science Interim Assessment (3-5)
- November 11...Veterans Day
- November 10-11...Holidays @Hurricane
- November 14...HCE Thanksgiving Lunch
- November 16...Fine Arts Night (5:00-7:00)
- November 17...SNACK DAY!
- November 20-24...THANKSGIVING BREAK
❤️Capturing Kids' Hearts❤️
The CKH Leadworthy Character Word for October is SELF-DIRECT.
What does it mean to SELF-DIRECT?
"Self-Direction is the ability and learned skill to cast a vision of future goals and then take intentional steps toward who, where, and what we want to be. Instead of focusing on things to control or avoid, we emphasize our responsibility to make positive choices related to our emotions, attitudes, and actions."
Our students who consistently self-direct throughout October, with no redirection from adults, 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!
❤️RED RIBBON Week❤️
🕺Family Folk Dance Night💃
📘📗📕📙Book Character Parade📙📕📗📘
Here are a few REMINDERS...
- Costumes MUST be a book character.
- No scary book character costumes.
- Students will “be” their book character all day, so carefully choose something “wearable” all day.
- Costumes should be homemade. If possible, use items from around the house. You do not have to buy or make an elaborate costume.
- Students MUST have a book to carry during the parade that includes their character.
- Check out a book from our HCE Library, classroom libraries, or Saline County Library prior to the parade. Please don’t wait until the day before to check out your book.
- You may also bring a book from home.
🎃🍂HCE FAMILY FEST🍂🎃
❤️🤍💙Veterans Day Virtual Celebration💙🤍❤️
❤️SUPPORT for PARENTS❤️
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!
📣UPDATES📣
No new updates!
📣WE NEED YOUR HELP!📣
ATLAS INTERIM ASSESSMENT:
Parents, on November 9, our 3-5 students will take the ATLAS interim assessment for Science. This is the initial assessment for our new state assessment platform. The interims help prepare our students for the summative assessment given in the Spring. Therefore, it is imperative that students are not absent, late, or checked out early on this day. PLEASE adhere to this request as this assessment is secured and there is very specific protocol in place. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. Thank you so much for your support!
BEHAVIOR:
Parents, we are now in the 2nd Nine Weeks. Please help us to encourage your child to perform at his/her fullest potential, both behaviorally and academically. We will have our 1st Nine Week Behavior Bash on Friday. However, our students who did not earn the incentive can work hard for the 2nd Nine Week Behavior Bash. Remember, students cannot get a white note or an office referral, so please talk to your child daily and encourage him/her to serve like a PATRIOT each day!😀
ATTENDANCE:
Again, we are now in the 2nd Nine Weeks. Please help your child by ensuring he/she is on time for school, each and every day. It is important that students do not miss important instruction due to being habitually late. In addition, we have numerous incentives/rewards for our students/classes who have great attendance. Please don't hinder your child from achieving his/her attendance goals!
We truly appreciate your support and assistance with these two essentials!
Counselor Connection
Friendship Skills: Teaching Your Child How to Make and Maintain Healthy Friendships
Nurse's News
No new updates!
PTO News/Information...
PTO Meetings will be held the 2nd Monday of each month @HCE in the Cafe (6:00pm).
**Our PTO is in need of parent volunteers. The few active members we have do sooo much for our students/school, and they need YOUR help! Please join and support. Thank you!❤️🤍💙**
Important LINKS
Weekly Encouragement
~Richard L. Evans
Hurricane Creek Elementary
Bryant Public Schools
501-653-1012 (Office)
501-778-5456 (Fax)
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched; they must be felt with the heart.” ~ Helen Keller