This month, HES is focusing on teamwork. I had a challenge today where they had to work together to complete the challenge! They could not break the chain (linked arms/hands) nor let the hula hoop touch the ground. We talked about how important it is to communicate in order to work together effectively!

Some 4th Grade SmartBoard drawings during inside recess on this rainy day!

4th graders from Mrs. Bate's class enjoy helping Mrs. Cook's 2nd graders.

Mrs. Gumfory's 5th Hour class working on a Sudoku Puzzle.

ELP students help collect paper recycling at the high school each week.

Students in Intro to FACS are learning about finances, bank accounts and more. Today, they got to play an interactive game called SPENT. This game simulates living paycheck to paycheck, starting with $1000, students are faced with decisions in attempt to survive an entire month. This game throws them unexpected twists that might make them reconsider their values and morals, like would they break their "child's" piggy bank when they need the money?

Miss Guiot's MTSS groups partner read passages to practice fluency in reading ✏️📓📚

Students in Ms. Jones' ceramics classes are working on making mugs for "Hot Cocoa Day"!

5th grade students enjoyed this Quiz Quiz Trade activity to work on their vocabulary words!

Mrs.C visited prek this week to talk about our feelings

Students put their knowledge of starches to the test today when making homemade chicken and noodles.

Students advocated for free period products in the bathrooms at this month's board meeting. Their research showed that a lack of access to these products can contribute to decreased attendance.

Students in Family Studies created their own ABCs of Parenting Book after learning about what it takes to be an effective parent, parenting styles and parenting responsibilities. This was a great way for students to show what they know and retained.

Students in Intro to FACS learned about babysitting and developmentally appropriate activities for children of different ages. They practiced an activity - creating puppets and acting out a childhood favorite book through a puppet show.

Juniors in Mr. Fehr's and Mr. Carlson's American History classes toured the WW1 museum in Kansas City as a supplement to their studies.

These chemistry students earned the coveted "corn trophy" by producing the most ethanol in their class.

Announcement: If you purchased trash bags from an HHS Multimedia student, you will receive them after Thanksgiving break. Students and Mrs. Phillips will distribute the bags during the first week of December. Please let Mrs. Phillips know if you have any questions. Thank you all so much for your support of HHS Multimedia!

Students discuss their various books during book club in Sports Literature.

We've had some ask for our Staff Favorites Document again this year. Here are some of the favorites of individual staff members! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1moweFIDuNKBTILaI5ArpzSs_8LpNTKtvhbBadOvxnNA/edit?usp=sharing

Picture retakes for the elementary school are tomorrow, November 12th. Students who missed our first picture day and any students wanting to have their pictures retaken will need to plan to have pictures taken tomorrow morning.