Harding Elementary Newsletter
December 2022
December News from the Office
Thank you to all the families who attended parent teacher conferences. Whether you attended in-person or through zoom, our staff was very eager to share the progress of your child(ren) with you and maintain a positive line of communication between home and school. At Harding, we value the importance of two-way communication to keep the best interest of the students at heart. We are always looking for ways to improve, so if you have any feedback on parent teacher conferences, please reach out to our office.
As December approaches, festive traditions and celebrations arrive as well. Harding Elementary will be hosting its "4th and 5th Grade Holiday Concert" on Thursday, December 8th. During the day, all students will get a chance to hear the songs prepared by their schoolmates. In the evening, we are inviting all families to come and enjoy the musical performances. Please see the reminder below for important information. Also, Harding students and staff will be participating in our annual Holiday Spirit Week dress up themes (see below).
As the holiday break comes into view, the Harding staff and administration would like to wish you and your family a joyous holiday season and safe New Year. We are extremely lucky to have you part of our Harding Elementary family!
Thank you,
Harding Elementary Administration
NO SCHOOL
School will begin again on Tuesday, January 3rd.
4th and 5th Grade Holiday Concert
Harding Raffle Baskets
The Harding office will be selling tickets to win baskets full of prizes for the holiday season.
Tickets:
$1 for 1 ticket
$5 for 6 tickets
Ticket sales begin the night of our holiday concert. Tickets will be sold in our office until Dec. 20th. Winning tickets will be selected Dec. 21st. Please stop in the office for your chance to win!
Holiday Candy Grams
Student Council will be selling candy grams for $1 to raise money for the Student Activity Fund. Beginning Wednesday, Dec. 7th student council representatives will be in the hallway outside the auditorium during breakfast time (8:15-8:50) for students to buy a Holl-i-Gram. They can be sent to a friend, a teacher, a secretary, principal, a cafeteria worker, a custodian, or buy one to take home for your mom, dad, or sibling. There will be a variety of note cards to choose from to attach to your candy gram.
Please be sure you know the name of your friend's teacher so the candy gram can be delivered. Student council representatives will deliver the Holl-i-Grams beginning Monday, Dec. 19th until Wednesday, Dec. 21st, so get your orders in early! As always, thank you for your support!
Mrs. Dasher
Miss Gibson
Student Council Advisors
At-Home Reading
Each night, students are expected to read for 15 minutes. Students log their 15 minutes as "one step" on their reading log. Please be sure to help log those steps and return all materials (reading log, books, folder, book bag) back to school each day.
Author and Illustrator Matt Novak Visit
Students were excited to hear from the author and illustrator.
A few of Matt Novak's books.
Mr. Novak showing the school his illustration skills with help from the audience.
Harding's Holiday Spirit Week
Monday, Dec. 19th - Holiday Cheer Day
Wear red or green to spread Holiday cheer.
Tuesday, Dec. 20th - Grinch Day
Wear green, try out some Who-inspired hairdos or wear antlers like Max, to name just a few. Be creative!
Wednesday, Dec. 21st - Dress Your Best
Thursday, Dec. 22nd - Pajama Day
Wear your pajamas to school!
ATTEND, ACHIEVE, SUCCEED
Second Marking Period Attendance News
Harding Elementary had a total of 195 students earn Perfect Attendance (zero absences)!!!
The Little Cedar Leaders helped design the district attendance brag tags for Marking Period 2. Be on the lookout in the coming weeks!
Harding also had 119 students earned Exemplary Attendance (1 absence)!!!
In all, Harding Elementary had 319 students, that's 52% of our school, achieve Perfect or Exemplary Attendance this marking period.
Little Cedar Leaders News
School Closing Notifications
School Closings
Please view the images to participate in our text messaging system to alert you to district closings or delays. As always, notifications will be posted to our social media and through phone calls when possible.
Breakfast
* K4 breakfast time and entry is 8:55 along the ramp on 6th Street.
Attendance
Arrival & Dismissal
Powerschool
Menus
PTO
Organización de Padres y Maestros
Próxima reunión: 25 de enero @ 5:45
También se proporcionará un enlace de Zoom.
Preguntas:
Box Tops
Thanks to all that contributed to Box Tops during November. We will be getting a check for the first half of the year in either December or early January. As a reminder, we no longer clip Box Tops from the package. In order to contribute you need to download the app and use that to scan your receipt. It then tells you right away how much cash you earned for Harding.
We took advantage of some good bonuses related to Thanksgiving last month. Don’t forget to check the app for some new bonuses that started in December.
Thanks again to all who contributed.
Power Packs
Power Packs Project is committed to supporting school communities by providing weekly food distributions containing the ingredients needed to make a nutritious weekend meal, along with produce, milk, and some staples for your pantry such as cereal, rice, pasta, beans, and peanut butter.
Power Packs Project 2022-23 School Year Program will start the week of September 19, 2022 and end the week of May 22, 2023 (pickup day will depend on your distribution site). You will be emailed more info prior to the start of the program.
Harding Elementary
Email: jalbright@lebanon.k12.pa.us
Website: https://harding.lebanonsd.org/
Location: 622 Chestnut Street, Lebanon, PA, USA
Phone: (717) 675-2138
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HardingCedars