Hartselle City Schools
Superintendent's Newsletter
Week of March 8, 2021
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HCS Kindergarten Registration
DATES:
On the following Wednesdays and Thursdays by appointment only in March 2021: March 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, and 25
TIME:
8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
On March 11 and March 25, the hours are 8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Please bring the following to your registration appointment*:
Children who are not enrolled in a Hartselle City Schools PreK class should accompany their parents during the K registration appointment. These children will be given the K assessment.
(When applicable) from the court: Final divorce decree/custody documents stating physical custody, DHR order stating physical custody
Proof of Residence (must be a current utility bill or lease agreement)
Official Birth Certificate
Original/Valid Alabama Immunization Record
Child’s Social Security Card (voluntary, but used for student ID#)
Valid Government Issued ID for Parent/Legal Guardian (Driver’s License)
If you are out-of-district you will have to pay a $25.00 processing fee per child at the time of registration.
*Even if your child is currently in our Pre-K program.
Introductory First Aid for First Grade
The HHS Medical Academy Internship students recently visited BBE and CES to present introductory first aid training sessions. The first-grade students were taught how and when to call 911 and how to control bleeding. This collaborative effort gave the medical internship students experience with the pediatric patient population and developmentally appropriate patient teaching. All of the students, big and small, did an excellent job!
It's National School Breakfast Week!
School breakfast provides a healthy and energizing start to the day for students. Studies show that students who eat school breakfast are more likely to:
· Reach higher levels of achievement in reading and math
· Score higher on standardized tests
· Have better concentration and memory
· Be more alert
· Maintain a healthy weight
We encourage families to take advantage of the healthy choices available for school breakfast and remember that breakfast and lunch meals are free to all students this school year.
The HHS Speech and Debate Team hosted the Big Questions Debate Event this month. Congratulations to our top three finishers: Keegan Hembree, 3rd Place (not pictured); G.G. Stout, Runner-Up by one speaker point; and Samantha Simmons, Champion.
Several HHS Medical Academy students attended the Alabama Virtual State Leadership Conference and Competition on March 4th. Congratulations to all that competed and those moving on the International Leadership Conference and Competition in Orlando, Fl, this June. We are very proud of their hard work and achievements!!
Nick Carmack- 2nd Place, Behavioral Health
McKenzie Davis- 2nd Place, Cultural Diversity and Disparities
Connor Clabough- 4th Place, Medical Math
Abigail Wilson- 5th Place, Nursing Assisting
Maisie Waynick- 5th Place, Human Growth and Development
Halle Bone- Barbara James Service Award- Gold Level
Matthew Haskins- Barbara James Service Award- Bronze Level
Mrs. Kim Goins was selected as the Alabama State HOSA Advisor of the Year! She will be honored at the virtual HOSA State Leadership Conference. Congratulations!
Five HHS students, Kennon Champlin, Juliana Davis, Breanna Doyle, Mekhi Kalil, and Reagan Watson, have their artwork on display at the Alabama Center for the Arts to celebrate Youth Art Month. The 18th annual exhibit features art by area students from March 4–30, 2021.
Upcoming Holidays and Events:
March 11- Report Cards Issued
March 29-April 2- Spring Break
April 30- Weather Day (Schools Closed)
May 17- Graduation
May 25- Student's Last Day
HIS 6th-grade agriscience students are hard at work making birdhouses. They have to use a variety of tools and hands-on schools to create their final product.
The HHS Speech and Debate Team competed in Congressional Debate at the Deep South District Tournament Friday. Brinkley Cottingham, Keegan Hembree, and Olivia Patterson competed in the House; Kameron Kirby and Samantha Simmons competed in the Senate.
Congratulations to Hartselle's DECA members on their outstanding showing at state CDC this past week. Lyndsey Crouch placed third in Apparel and Accessories Marketing. The dream team of Sara Chandler, Maggie Guyse, and Eli Terry won their third consecutive state championship in Integrated Marketing Campaign - Product. All students qualified for the international competition in April.
NHS Induction at HHS
National Honor Society inducted 68 new members based on scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Mrs. Burroughs (Sponsor), Kameron Kirby (President), Ty Bragwell (Vice President), Maddie Grace Gladden (Secretary), Julya McMinemon (Treasurer), Olivia Patterson (Parliamentarian), and Elliott Johnson (Historian) led the ceremony. They also passed the torch to the 2021-2022 officers.
FEB kicked off celebrating Read Across America by guessing the Masked Reader
Homeroom classrooms competed in a pop bottle character challenge for Read Across America week. Each homeroom sent a pop bottle decorated as a book character to be judged. The winner was Ms. Cadence O'Neill from Mrs. Wallace's 2nd-grade class! Congratulations!
Book character day at FEB was a success for Read Across America week! We found Waldo AND Carmen Sandiego roaming the halls!
For Read Across America week, all students at FEB read the classic novel Mr. Popper's Penguins together at lunch as one book, one school!
HIS got creative this year for Read Across America on March 2. Students dressed up in their favorite Dr. Seuss-inspired outfits. Classes were able to listen to stories being read aloud thanks to a variety of people's generosity. Our superintendent, mayor, State Representative, and other adults recorded themselves reading and shared these with us. Hartselle High School's future teachers and drama students also took the time to video and share stories. We are grateful to everyone who made this day special.
Crestline Elementary School celebrated literacy and reading last week with help from Short the Squirrel. During the week, students dressed like Short and wore a superhero cape because reading is their superpower. Students also read books about famous Americans, influential athletes, silly books, and their favorite books and then dressed up according to the book they read. In addition to the reading fun, students competed in a Read Across America Word UNscramble, where they created as many words as possible from a given phrase in three minutes. The winner of this year's Word UNscramble is Mrs. Swann's class. Finally, the cafeteria served everybody's favorite, green eggs, and ham!
Barkley Bridge celebrated the importance of reading during Read Across America! Mayor Randy Garrison kicked off the week with a read-aloud and having all students recite the Reading Pledge. This was accomplished school-wide through a virtual Google Meet. Virtual meets of live readers were scheduled each day for “stop, drop, and listen along” segments including the following stakeholders: HCS Board Member Daxton Maze, Chamber of Commerce President Missy Evans, City Councilmen Virginia Alexander, HCS Superintendent Dr. DeeDee Jones, Police Chief Justin Barley, Hartselle Municipal Judge Ta’Kish Gholston, HCS Director of Curriculum Dena Mayfield, and our long term volunteer and substitute Janadah Sartin. Pre-recorded stakeholders also shared amazing reads, whether State Representative Scott Stadthagen was reading from the Capitol steps or Tiffany Little, owner of Gold Star Therapies, using impressive graphics to excite young readers.
HIS Principal Earon Sheats visited each 4th-grade class, reading and easing nervous jitters of the future transition into a different school for 5th grade. Students were ecstatic to listen to HHS Basketball Coach Faron Key and HHS Football Coach Bryan Moore read and speak about the importance of player/student teamwork, commitment, perseverance, sportsmanship, character, and accountability.
Students dressed up each day with a fun theme! Among the many, Wednesday was Lorax Day. Classes received materials to make wildflower seed balls to attract pollinators planted by students later in designated areas around BBE. 2nd-4th grade sowed lettuce, tomato, and sunflower seeds indoors to transplant during our next outdoor classroom workday.
A variety of optional contests celebrated many students' creativity and resourcefulness at the end of each day: 3Dimensional Art, Book Blurb Commercials, Hartselle Whoville Writing, & Seussical Musical Instrument. Students turned in daily Reading Raffle Tickets for each 20-minute increment of reading accomplished. By the end of the week, BBE students completed a combined total of over 23,869 minutes of nightly READING!
