Husky Headlines DHE Family Edition
February 4th- 8th
Harrison Husky PRIDE
DHE Mission: The Husky Pack is a community dedicated to empowering well rounded, lifelong learners.
Positivity-Respectful-Integrity-Dependability-Effort
DHE- Celebrating 10 Years of Excellence.
Important Upcoming Dates
February Character Tenet this Month
Act with Compassion
Treat others with kindness and honesty.
2/4- Celebration Assembly @ 8:20am
2/5- Happy Birthday Mr. Kujath
2/6- STUCO Husky Mart 7:40am-8:00am
2/11- PTA Meeting 3:30pm in DHE Library
2/15- Valentine's Day Parties
2/15- Jump Rope for the Heart Assembly
2/18- No School- President's Day
2/20- STUCO HUSKY Mart
2/26- 3rd Grade to Peter and the Wolf
2/26- 9am- 2019-2020 Kindergarten Registration
2/28- 3rd Grade Music Performance @ 6:30pm
Please Do Not Drop Off Before 7:40am- No Supervision Provided
SPS.ORG/PropS
Proposition S would fund 39 priority projects
Springfield voters will be asked April 2 to consider a $168 million bond proposal to fund 39 high-priority projects, which were recommended by a citizen’s task force to make our schools safer and stronger for students and staff.
The projects will renovate or reconstruct 6 schools, create safer entrances at 31 schools, plus add classroom space to expand preschool.
Projects that would be funded by Proposition S include:
Secure entrances will be built or renovated at 31 schools
Renovation at Sunshine and Williams elementary schools and Hillcrest High School will address accessibility and security challenges, in addition to other improvements.
New schools will be constructed for Boyd and Delaware elementary schools and Jarrett Middle School, fixing all security and accessibility issues.
New storm shelters will be added to Boyd, Delaware, Williams and Sunshine elementary schools, Jarrett Middle School and the southwest early childhood center.
Classroom space will be added to expand preschool services in the district.
These school improvements would cost less than 10 cents a day in additional property taxes for a home with a market value of $100,000. This proposal requests an 18-cent increase to the debt-service levy, which would be phased in over two years: 9 cents in 2019 and an additional 9 cents in 2020.
Learn more about Proposition S at sps.org/PropS.
Notes from Mr. Holt
Another great week of learning is happening now at DHE! This week I have read a couple articles on the parenting side of things. If you don't know my wife and I have a 2 1/2 year old and a 1 year old at home. Seeing what success looks like at school gives us some perspective on what we focus on at home. These two articles were shared with me and resonated.
The first (linked here) is about bedtime routines and conversation. It provides some actionable data behind what most of us already know. Our conversation matter, even in math. I have sometimes been guilty of rushing those conversations during bedtime because after bed time is my only time to myself for the day. But those minutes add up are are very important to future success.
The second article (linked here) is about teaching grit and resiliency. My wife and I are trying to focus on all the small teachable moments early on but these conversations and teaching points are crucial. And trust me, at home and at school I get to see examples of grit and lack of grit sometimes, don't we all.
Enjoy these quick reads! Have a great week.
Mr. Holt
PTA SKATE NIGHT AT SKATELAND
Here are the dates that I have confirmed for your skating parties:
- April 2nd
The parties are 6:00-8:00pm. The admission is $5 per skater. We "Kickback" $1 for every paid admission.
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There is a dinner special of - hot dog, chips & small soda for $3.00.
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Teaching, Learning, and Fun at DHE
David Harrison Elementary
Website: https://www.sps.org/Harrison
Location: 3855 West Kildee Lane, Springfield, MO, USA
Phone: 417-523-5800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidharrison2009
Twitter: @DHElementary