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HBE February News
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School Newsletter
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January Perfect
Attendance
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January Bucket Heads of the Month
Kindergarteners
celebrate the 100th Day of School
HBE Kindergarten classes had fun celebrating the 100th Day of
School. Students in Melissa Haight's class created the perfect
100th Day shirt. With the help of classroom aide Nancy Farr and
volunteer parents and grandparents, the students painted their
handprints on the t-shirt 10 times.
Gertrude Hawk
Fundraiser begins Feb. 6
Proceeds allow PTA to
provide school programs
Did your children have
a GREAT Time at the Laser show? This is one of the many fun and
educational programs that our PTA provides for our students. The
PTA is asking parents to help support these program by selling
items during the Spring Fundraiser, which runs from Feb. 6-21.
Order forms will be sent home with students. Please return your
orders and payment to school by Tuesday, Feb 21.
February PTA Sponsored Programs
Feb.1-3 Carlie's Crusade Assemblies, Grades
K-6
Feb. 10 Honor Roll Ice Cream Party, Grades
4-6
Feb 27 Family Cookie Contest - Drop
off entries to school office.
Feb 29 Reflections Art Show & Family
Cookie Contest,
6:30-
7:30 p.m. All Reflections entries will be on display.
Ceremony will be held to present ribbons for both
Reflections Cookie Contest. Live entertainment.
Mrs. Raap
publishes novel - HBE is setting for story
 Carly
Sage has crossed the threshold into sixth grade at Hamilton
Bicentennial Elementary School. But you won’t find the
11-year-old on any class roster. She’s the inspirational
character in the coming-of-age novel written by Port Jervis
elementary teacher Kara Raap.
The
Adventures of Carly Sage is the story of a small town girl,
who learns much about herself and her classmates as she
struggles through the ups and downs of adolescence and overcomes
a difficult situation. Raap says she wanted to give her students
a story that was inspirational, taught valuable lessons, and
resonated with their own lives.
MORE
 Lasers
light up HBE
The PTA treated HBE students to a very special laser light show
in our gym. Not only was the show fun and exciting, it was also
an opportunity for students to learn about LASERs - the acronym
for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
Sixth graders
present high-tech presentations
 On
January 9, students in Judy Dawson and LeAnne Hubbard's class
demonstrated their amazing technology skills at a special parent
presentation on Greece. The students treated the packed house to
a tour of ancient Greece through individual power point slides
and other forms of technology. All of the information was
researched by the students.
HBE Gets in the
Habit of Filling Buckets
HBE's new Character Education program is helping students to
realize that in order to be a highly effective person, you must
be a Bucket Filler.
Click here to learn more about
the program.
Fourth graders
demonstrate Bucket-Filling spirit
 The
fourth graders in Emily Mesnick's class displayed their
remarkable generosity by collecting supplies for the Port Jervis
Humane Society and an underprivileged school in Belize. All
together, the class brought in 42 pounds of dog and cat food, 12
cans, and two boxes of treats for the humane society; and 23
boxes of crayons, 18 Glue sticks, 13 notebooks, 20 children's
books, 4 bottles of glue, 14 coloring books, 62 erasers, 29
sharpeners, 10 pens, and over 200 pencils for the school in
Belize. What an amazing class!
 Students
wish everyone Happy Holidays! Their
stockings are hung from the chimney
with care! Students in Victoria Sickler and
Angela Becker's class are wishing you happy
holidays from their toasty classroom fireplace.
Sixth graders spread holiday cheer to seniors
 On
December 16, HBE sixth graders brought some holiday cheer to
residents at Bon Secours Hospital. As part of the school's
Community Connections program, guidance counselor Dawn Jones
brings a different group of students each month to work with
senior citizens in the assisted living facility. The holiday
spirit was absolutely contagious this year!
Students learn to
Begin with the End in Mind
 First
graders in Kim Malzahn's class discovered the true meaning
behind Habit #2: Beginning with the end in mind. With the help
of their student teacher, Mrs. Convery, students tried to put a
puzzle together upside down, without even looking at the box!
Once they discovered how difficult this task was, they were
allowed to turn over their puzzle pieces and look at the box for
assistance. Mrs. Malzahn and Mrs. Convery explained how
important it is to have a plan when you take on any task. The
second approach was much easier because the students knew what
to look for. They were truly beginning with the end in mind.
Fourth graders
experience Colonial life
Every year, HBE fourth graders get to take a field trip back in
time. With the help of "Colonial Man" Sam Ladley, this year's
students learned how to make wax candles and write with quill
pens. What a fun way to learn about life before iPods and video
games!
First Quarter Honor Roll
Congratulations to all of the students in grades 4 to 6 who
qualified for the
First Marking Period Honor Roll.
HBE students celebrate
Thanksgiving
 Students
had fun learning about the history of Thanksgiving. On Nov. 17,
the Kindergarten and first grade classes dressing up as Pilgrims
and Native Americans for our school's annual Thanksgiving feast.
Special thanks to the lunch ladies for the delicious meal with
all of the holiday fixings! Other classes also dressed the part.
Students in Victoria Sickler's class are pictured wearing the
beautiful Native American headdresses they made with the
assistance of teacher aid Angela Beckerclass.
Rotary gives third graders gift of knowledge
 Members
of the Port Jervis Rotary
Club came to Hamilton Bicentennial Elementary School Oct. 28,
bearing gifts. Every third grade student in our school received
their very own copy of the special edition Webster's Dictionary. The
Dictionary Project was brought to Port Jervis 10 years ago by
Roy Hinshalwood and his wife, Sophia. The success of the Port
Jervis program has prompted Rotary clubs across the state of New
York to participate in the youth-orientated project. Thank you Rotary!
Kindergarteners are community helpers
 Elizabeth
Polanis' kindergarten class was filled recently with
firefighters, teachers, police officers, farmers, and more!
Students dressed up to learn about the important roles these
people play in a community.
Hands-on science experiment awes students
 Second
graders in Lori Kuroski and Cori Jashembowski's class had an
exciting lesson in biology. Students spent the afternoon
dissecting owl pellets after an in-depth lesson on these birds
and their digestive systems. Students were awed by their
discoveries!
Kindergarten class makes robots
 Michelle
Thiele and Beth Derkacz's
class had a wonderful time learning
all about shapes, colors and the letter "r" - all while
following directions!
They were able to create their own
Ron the Robot.
»Happy
Birthday Johnny Appleseed!
Students from Melissa Haight's class, with the help of their classroom aide
 Nancy
Farr and lots of parents, created delicious apple pies, apple
cobbler and applesauce to celebrate Johnny Appleseed's Birthday.
 The
parents came into the class Sept. 26 to help the children
prepare the food. That afternoon, they celebrated held a
birthday party - and enjoyed the yummy apples dishes - in Johnny
Appleseed's honor.
Second grade
students were busy peeling away...After learning about
different types of apples, they learned how to make applesauce
from scratch. What a yummy way to learn about fall harvesting
and celebrate Johnny Appleseed's birthday!
»Follow Port Schools on Facebook
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Jervis has a Facebook page. Everyone who becomes a
“fan” of the page will receive timely news about school
programs, student accomplishments, upcoming events, and
more. It’s easy to become a fan! Already on Facebook? Simply
click the Facebook icon on this page and “Sign up.” Not on
Facebook, but want to join? Go to
www.Facebook.com and create
your account. Then, visit the PJ Facebook page and become a
fan. Spread the word!
»When school's out, don't be left out in
the cold
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about school closings and delays? Parents
can sign up to receive
SNN
(School News Notifier)
text messages and/or email alerts
about early dismissals, inclement weather delays, and other
school emergencies. Other sources of this information are this
Web site and the local radio and television stations
listed on the
Emergency Closing Page.
Click here
to sign-up for School News
Notifier
» Plan for
early dismissals/closings
Announcements:
During the school year, early dismissals &
school closings are reported on this web site, and on local radio and television
stations.
E-mail
alerts:
Parents can sign-up to have the school
district send alerts to their home and/or work email addresses.
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