High Shoals Elementary PTO
Vol. 1, Issue 37 - May 14, 2021
This is our LAST newsletter for this school year! Whoop whoop! We made it!!! Today we celebrated our Fun Run Award winners, see the results for each grade level below!
1- Carter Freeman
2- Charles Fowler
3- Hudson Boyles, Charles Dail, Brecken Williams
Kindergarten Girls:
1- Lena Grace Huggins
2- Abigail Carden
3- Anna Flippen, Charlotte Albers, Lucy McGahee
First Grade Boys:
1- Gavin Cureton & Beau Webb
2- Nagi Townsend
3- Bentley Rubenstein & Ward Williams
First Grade Girls:
1- Charlee Moore
2- Luciana Grubbs
3- Caroline Shinpoch & Paisley Webb
Second Grade Boys:
1- Isaac Ramsey
2- Jacob Branch
3- Grady Shelton & Benjamin Hallow
Second Grade Girls:
1- Eva Rivas
2- Sarah Hemphill
3- Emmaleah Phanor
Third Grade Boys:
1- Walker DeLoache
2- Jett Moore
3- Johnson Shinpoch
Third Grade Girls:
1- Maelyn Golden
2- Amelia Berry
3- Caroline Hudgens
Fourth Grade Boys:
1- Ryan Morse- KING with 52 laps!
2- Lofton O'Dell
3- Collier Willis & Landon Brown
Fourth Grade Girls:
1- Abigail Branch
2- Emory Davis & Amelia Rivas
3- Eloise Snyder & Abby Garmon
Fifth Grade Boys:
1- Jackson Berry- KING with 52 laps!
2- Lucas Burrell & Robert Seagraves
3- Wesley Caudle & Taki Townsend
Fifth Grade Girls:
1- Audrey Ransom- QUEEN with 49 laps!
2- Bailey Bryant & Alessandra Rubio
3- Amelia Grubbs
And here are our top pledge collectors from each grade! Way to go! Thank you for helping us raise more than $23,000 for our school!!!
First Grade- Sarah Ragin
Second Grade- Charlsie Tiller
Third Grade- Charles Dickert
Fourth Grade- Mason Tiller
Fifth Grade- Jackson Berry
Click below if you need help with any end-of-the-year gift ideas for your teacher! They have worked HARD for us this school year teaching during a pandemic!
In case you missed our April PTO Meeting, you can check out the meeting minutes below!
All the things PTO has funded this year thanks to your help!
Edmentum program license for entire school for the year
Lanyards/ID badges for teachers, so kids can see pictures of them without masks
HSES car magnets for PTO members
New address mailbox stickers for school mailbox
Spray bottles for cleaner and microfiber cloths for all classrooms
Sun sails to provide shade in outdoor areas
25 large white folding tablesVoice amplification systems for staff to make it easier for students to hear through masks
Clear face masks so students can see teachers lips when speaking (to help with speech, phonics)
Recess equipment (balls, hoola hoops, jump ropes, etc.) in mesh bags for each class to use outside
New Didax unifix cubes for 1st grade students
Sensory path decals for student calm and focus in the Blue Hall
Two pallets of copy paper for the school
LLI gold level reading literacy program for students
Notable notebooks containing creative STEM ideas for all teachers
New spirit wear t-shirts for all teachers and staff
Christmas decor for the Hub (central area of school)
Numerous holiday classroom activities as requested by teachers
Microwave for grades 3-5 teacher lounge
Pulse oximeter for Nurse Cheryl
100th Day of School celebration decor outside the school
Padcaster Studio program and accompanying iPad
Rigby reading program for students
9 new iPads for Kindergarten and SPED
Library decor and printed envelopes for spring book fair
New paint, equipment, and decals in the gym
Regular staff appreciation breakfasts, lunches, and snack breaks