Hollifield Herald
Weekly News - 14th Edition - 12/16/19
- 12/18 - Winter Concert - HSES Cafeteria (Band, Orchestra, 4th Grade Chorus)
- 12/20 - Spirit Day - Comfy Clothes Day
- 12/20 - Brian Curry - Pop Quiz! Assembly K-5 (PTA sponsored - Information below)
- 12/23 - 1/1 - Schools Closed
January
- 1/7 - 6:30 p.m. PTA Meeting
- 1/7 - Kindergarten - Extreme Weather assembly (PTA sponsored - Information below)
- 1/9 - Hearing and Vision Screening
- 1/13 - 3rd Grade Spelling Bee
- 1/16 - 2nd Grade Spelling Bee
- 1/16 & 1/17 - 4th Grade - Beyond Building assembly (PTA sponsored - Information below)
- 1/17 - Spirit Day - Hat Day
- 1/20 - Schools and Offices Closed
- 1/21 - Hearing and Vision Re-screening
- 1/22 - 1st Grade - Cosmic Adventure assembly (PTA sponsored - Information below)
- 1/22 - Grade 2 - 5 - Spelling Bee
- 1/23 - Spelling Bee Snow Date
- 1/24 - End of 2nd Marking Period
- 1/27 - Schools closed for students - Professional Work Day
- 1/29 - 7:00 p.m. Winter Concert II (Evening performance for Beginning Band, Beginning Orchestra, 4th grade chorus and Station Singers)
Celebrations: Inclusive Schools Week #expectAbility
Walking Wednesday
No Walking Wednesdays on the following dates due to staff meetings:
March 11, April 29, May 20.
HSES Website: http://hses.hcpss.org/
PTA Website: What is a PTA? "The main role of the local PTA is to build strong working relationships among parents, teachers and schools, in support of students. This can include recruiting and coordinating volunteers, providing special recognition in awards ceremonies or through other activities, organizing parent education events, planning teacher appreciation activities and much more."
Curriculum for coming weeks (Click Here):
As the school year gets underway, we will provide the standards that each grade level is focusing on for that week. For deeper understanding of the standards, please visit HCPSS.org for links to the curriculum - https://www.hcpss.org/academics/english-language-arts/curriculum/
Early Dismissal
Dear HSES Families,
We know that there are appointments and family needs that require you to pick your students up early from school. In order to support the busy end of the day for our front office, please plan to pick up your student(s) by 2:40 p.m. for any early dismissals. We appreciate your support of this new procedure.
Schools Closed on February 4, 2019
Concert Schedule for SY 19-20
Wednesday, December 18, 7pm
Winter Concert for Advanced Band,
Intermediate and Advanced Orchestras
Wednesday, January 29, 7pm
Beginner’s Concert for
Beginning Band and Orchestra
Tuesday, May 5, 7pm
Spring Orchestra Concert for
Beginning, Intermediate, and
Advanced Orchestras
Friday, May 15 12:00-6:00pm (approx.)
Howard County Elementary Jazz Festival
JAZZ BAND
Thursday, May 21 6:30-8:00pm
Enrichment Fair
JAZZ BAND (performs at 7:30)
Thursday, May 28, 7pm
Spring Concert for Beginning,
Advanced and Jazz Bands
Amazon Smile Donations
We are coming up on the holidays, and now is a perfect time to set up HSES PTA as you charity of choice on Amazon Smile! To do this, simply:
1. Go to smile.amazon.com
2. Sign in with your Amazon account username and password
3. Enter "Hollifield Elementary School PTA" in the Charity search field
4. Confirm
5. That's it!! Now, a portion of all of your purchases made on Amazon will be donated to HSES PTA and in turn, back to the school.
PTA Sponsored - 2019- 2020 Assemblies (as of Nov 11.)
December 20
Grades K-5
Brian Curry - Pop Quiz!
Location: Cafeteria
Time: 2 shows: 9am - 9:50, 10am - 10:50 (setup will begin at 8:15, tear down will be complete by 11:10)
Description: Sensational Hit Game Shows like "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader," "Deal or No Deal," and "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" have captivated the public and changed the face of television. Now, Pop Quiz brings the same thrills and excitement to your school by challenging your students' knowledge of Math and Science concepts. Student contestants will encounter six challenges involving crazy props like pinwheels, targets, bean bags, and a fog machine. Each challenge reviews mathematical theory or scientific facts in a way that they will remember long after the show!
http://www.briancurryassemblies.com/pop-quiz.htm
January 7
Grade: Kindergarten
Location: Cafeteria
Time: 9-10am (setup will begin at 8:15, tear down will be complete by 10:20)
Extreme Weather presented by the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia Traveling Science Program
Description: Lightning, twisters and hail—oh my! This dynamic show reveals the science of weather—to the extreme. Where does our weather come from, and what factors make it a sunny day or a blustery one? We will discuss the water cycle, explore thunder and lightning, and even make a cloud. We promise a stormy ending to this show as we demonstrate how tornados are formed!
Pre Show Documents for Students and Parents https://www.fi.edu/sites/default/files/documents/resources/Weather_preshow.pdf
Post Show Activities https://www.fi.edu/sites/default/files/documents/resources/Weather_Postshow.pdf
January 16 & 17
Grade: 4
Location: Mrs. Glass’s Classroom
Time: 9-12pm
Beyond Building presented by the Maryland Science Center Traveling Science Program
Description: Students will Participate in three engineering activities designed to engage in the engineering design processes, engage in engineering skills beyond building, including manipulating light with lenses and amplifying sound with different materials, and explore various real-world careers that use engineering to get the job done
January 22
Grade: 1
Location: Cafeteria
Time: 9-11:30am (setup will begin at 8:15, tear down will be complete by 12pm)
Cosmic Adventures Traveling Planetarium presented by Greg Anderson:
Description: We bring the planetarium (a twenty foot dome classroom) to your site and give presentations with our state-of-the-art digital projector that fire students' imaginations while teaching them about the motions of the skies, the wonders of space, and the effects of light pollution.
April 2
Grades: K-5
Author Visit: Chris Barton
Time: All day 3 shows.
Location: GYM
Description: Chris Barton is the author of picture books including bestseller Shark Vs. Train, Sibert Honor-winning The Day-Glo Brothers, and Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions, included on 19 state reading lists. His newest books include Dazzle Ships, the Mighty Truck early-reader series, and What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan. Chris and his wife, YA/middle-grade novelist Jennifer Ziegler, live in Austin, Texas, where Chris has advocated for greater diversity in children's literature by cofounding the Modern First Library program with BookPeople. For more information about him, please visit https://www.chrisbarton.info
Yearbook Pictures - Dropbox Links
Yearbook Dropbox links
If you have great pictures of your children that you would love to see in the 2019-2020 yearbook please add them to the dropbox links below for the different school events!
Please upload all/school-wide HALLOWEEN pics here:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/QpSOogjZ1uruYUYAqTpA
Folders for grade-specific various events (field trips, classroom photos, etc) here. These folders will be available all year!:
Kindergarten:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/Z6c8YaWT5bqTt2OKPPpU
1st Grade:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/nCzxqNvbzxu60EhhWjEp
2nd Grade:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/dZo6cdnblk5qaF8IM3Xe
3rd Grade:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/obxuKmgeksjhCIASb94c
4th Grade:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/2RMK9ltkxkzwdfB2keky
**5th Grade:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/8oABk35bTEgN8x7PAWRv
**I will solicit 5th grade annual events (Gingerbread, Mt. Vernon) separately
Box Tops - Super Easy! Makes HSES Money!!!!!
Reminder - Distribution of community flyers in schools: Community organizations wishing to distribute flyers must have an approval letter from the Public Information Office prior to distribution. Electronic announcements must also be pre-approved, and will be posted on the Community News and Programs webpage. Please include the following statement in your school newsletter rather than individual community announcements: Please visit the Community News and Programs webpage (http://www.hcpss.org/community-news-and-programs/) for all announcements of upcoming events and programs sponsored by non-profit organizations. Schools should refer any organization requesting distribution to Public Information at 410-313-6682 or publicinfo@hcpss.org.
Hollifield Station Elementary School
Email: amanda_wadsworth@hcpss.org
Website: http://hses.hcpss.org/
Location: 8701 Stonehouse Drive, Ellicott City, MD, USA
Phone: 410-313-2550
Twitter: @hcpss_hses