K-4 Connection
Partners in Education
December-January 2015-2016
From the Principal’s Desk
Happy Holidays Swather Families!
Hesston Elementary students worked hard the last few days of 2015. Several
Holiday traditions will continue during the month of December. Santa will visit all
classrooms on December 18. Students and staff will participate in an All School
Singing Around the Christmas Tree on the 18th at 2:15. We will end the day with
Winter parties from 2:40-3:00. Thanks to the H.El.P organization for their continued support during many of the holiday celebrations.
Students and Mrs. Funk worked hard preparing for the Winter Concert. Their hard
work and efforts paid off with a show that rocked the house. Great job students!
A special thank you to all of the staff, parents, and community members who contributed to this special event. Please take a moment to check out the concert
photos on the school website under the parent connect
tab and we thank Jennifer Zaccagni for sharing her photography talents with the elementary.
Thank you to all of our dads and father figures for continuing to spend a day with your child(ren) volunteering at
school. Our WatchDOG Wall of Fame continues to grow
with photos of children and dads. If you have not signed
up for second semester now is your chance. Please see
school’s web page, under HES H.El.P. to sign up for second semester. There are
still dates open at the end of January.
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Hesston Elementary School
300 E Amos Hesston, KS 67062
620-327-7102
Web Site: es.hesstonschools.org
620-327-7153 fax
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From the Principal (continued)
I have a few reminders to help make our school safe for all students. If your child
has to cross Amos Street to get to the front of the school, an adult must assist them cross the street. The alley to the west of the school is reserved for
buses only throughout the school day. It is not to be used as a drop off or pick up
point for students. Student safety is a priority, so please follow these procedures in order to help keep everyone safe.
Please help the drop off/ pick up line move efficiently by not leaving your vehicle
unattended. If you need to leave your car, you will need to park in the lot or
street.
Keep up with us on Twitter. Join us at #HESSwathers to see activities and
classroom happenings.
Thank you to all our parents and families for your continued support. It is has
been a privilege to work with your child(ren). If you have questions or concerns,
please contact me or your child’s teacher. Best wishes this holiday season, may
it be filled with peace and joy!
Alisa Krehbiel
From the Office
You will notice that there are only updates from Team K, Team II
and Music in this K-4. Teams will take turns in the K-4 newsletter to be in the spotlight to share what they have been doing in
the classroom. This will vary from Team to Team throughout the
course of the school year.
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Team K
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Miss Kristin Unruh
Mrs. Lacey Worceter
Mrs. DeDee Lehman
Can you believe it is December already? What an exciting
month we have had! We have been talking about the different kinds of gifts we can give each other, gifts that money
can’t buy. The students wrote a special note to each student in our classroom. Then each student had a chance
to hear what the other children in their classroom had to
say about them. We have learned that listening is an important gift that we can give, too.
Another gift that we celebrated this month was the gift of music. What a joy to
hear the children perform in the all school music concert! They did such an amazing job and looked so handsome and pretty all dressed up!
This month, we had the opportunity to explore the other kindergarten classrooms and do an activity in each room to celebrate the season. It was so neat
getting to spend time with each other and explore and try out new classrooms
and holiday activities.
Rosie Rabbit added to the excitement this month. She set up her fancy restaurant and taught us about her favorite letter, R, and words that start with the
‘r’ sound. We also rhymed and rang bells to the beat of how many syllables were
in Christmas words. One thing we really enjoyed was ordering food at the restaurant that started with the letter R like rectangular red jello, raisins and red
hots. We ate on tables set with red and white checkered table cloths and candles. It was such an exciting and festive time! We were able to pay for our meals
by counting out pennies and nickels at Benjamin Bunny’s bank.
We had the opportunity to go caroling out in the community at both the Villa and
Hickory Homes this month as well. We enjoyed spending the last school day of
the semester in our PJs by watching The Polar Express, singing around the
Christmas tree, and attending our winter parties. Our wish for you is that you
will enjoy a blessed holiday season with your family.
Blessings to all!
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Music
Mrs. Dianna Funk
We hope you enjoyed the Hesston Elementary Music Concert: A Rock N’ Roll
Christmas. The Kindergarten through Fourth Grade Students, as well as several
community members took the audience through a musical journey of Christmas
and Rock N’ Roll. The theme for the evening once again was Community . Music .
Tradition. The love for music is universal and timeless. It knows no social or
cultural boundaries. Music bridges generation and builds community. Through
music, people influence, motivate and inspire others. Thank you to all of the
children, HES staff and community members who contributed to the success of
the Winter Concert. More pictures available on the website:
http://es.hesstonschools.org/parent_connect/photo_gallery/
Photos taken by Jennifer Zaccagni.
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Team II
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Miss Kelsey Stucky Mrs. Amanda Abrahams
Mrs. Brenda Jaso
During the month of December we have been packing our suitcases for our
Christmas Around the World trip. Second graders are adventuring to Italy,
Germany, Spain and many more exciting places! We are learning about
different cultures and traditions. It has been so fun sharing our own holiday
traditions with each other. Look for a suitcase to be sent home with special
souvenirs from each country. We hope you have a safe and happy holiday
season. Looking forward to seeing your children back in January!
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Hesston Elementary Parents = H.El.P.
Thank you to all the staff, community members, parents and kids who
worked together to make a successful Winter Concert! It was obvious
that many people put a lot of work into all aspects of it and it was an
excellent production. Thank you!
Keep collecting Box Tops for Education, Campbell’s Label UPCs, and
Tyson points from Tyson products. When you see relatives over the
break, ask them to start saving them for your child too. It’s free
money/products for our school!
Looking ahead to January & February, Movie Night is January 22,
trash bag sales will be in February, Donuts with Mom on February 3 and
spring picutres are scheduled for February 10 Make sure these dates
are all on your 2016 calendar!
The next HElP meeting will be on January 11. All HES parents are encouraged to attend!
Have a great winter break! Looking forward to another exciting
semester starting in January!
The H.El.P. Board:
President - Jena Kluver 620-951-4424
Vice President - Toshia Widener 620-951-8149
Treasurer - Vinny Sethi 620-217-4630
Secretary - Melissa Webb 913-481-9822
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Meal Prices for January—18 Meals
HES meals are the same as HMS and HHS meals—can be found on
USD 460’s website or in the Hesston Record
Full Pay
Lunch—$43.20
Breakfast—$31.50
Reduced
Lunch—$ 7.20
Breakfast—$ 5.40
Extra Milk—$
.35
Guest Prices—$ 3.50
ATTENTION LUNCH VISITORS!!
Our students love having guests in the lunchroom. If you would like to eat lunch
with your student, please take the following steps:
1—Call the school by 8:30am to let us know you’re coming, so the cooks can be prepared.
2—Please stop in the office for a visitor’s pass before heading to the lunchroom.
3—Please bring exact change and pay in the lunch line.
All guest meals are $3.50 each. Thank you and enjoy your lunch!
Jan 11—HElP Meeting,
SITE Council Meeting,
BOE Meeting
Jan 18—NO School, School Improvement
Jan 22—HElP Movie Night