Hickman Hawks
A family of LEARNERS built on RESPECT and focused on GROWTH!
Principal Message - March 24, 2024
Happy Spring!!
Good evening Hickman Families!
Report cards go home on Tuesday this week. On Thursday, join us for our Virtual Zoom Parent Meeting, " Letters and Words and the World Around Us" at 6pm. All families attending will receive a free book and free gifts!! See below for the link.
PTA Glow Run Fundraiser raised $2,247.00 for our school!! Ms. McNally's class in 1st place, raised the most donations, with Ms. Blankenship's class in 2nd place, followed by Ms. Johnson's class in 3rd place! We received donations from 13 states across the U.S.!! Thank you to everyone for making the Glow Run Boost Fundraiser a success!! The students (and adults too!) loved the glow run!!
Please make sure you register your child(ren) for Promising Scholars soon! Registration is open through the end of April !
If you have not already done so, please download the Remind App to communicate with your child's teachers and to receive announcements and important information sent out to all parents. See below for details.
As a reminder:
All parents: Please review the dress code (below). Students may not wear Croc type shoes to school. (Sneakers are recommended every day.) Shorts and skirts must be long enough meet the fingertips. If leggings are worn, students must wear shorts or a skirt over the leggings. We are calling parents to bring appropriate clothing when the dress code guidelines are not followed.
Attendance Matters!! See the flyer below for our Attendance Challenge Award for every quarter! Students who are present each day, on time, (with no more than 2 absences, tardies, or early dismissals) will be eligible to visit the mobile gaming truck after the end of each quarter!! The Mobile Gaming Truck will come four times this academic year!
Dates to Know
- Tuesday, March 26: Report cards issued
- Thursday, March 28: Virtual Zoom Parent Workshop "Words and Letters in the World Around Us" 6pm
- Friday, March 29: No School~Spring Holiday
Virtual Zoom Parent Workshop with Nashville Public Library!! This Thursday, March 28th, 6pm
Words and Letters in the World Around Us virtual workshop scheduled for Thursday, Mach 28 at 6 PM.
Here is the meeting link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83827528667
The complete meeting invitation is below. Thanks!
BB TL is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: BBTL Loving & Learning Family Literacy Workshop Hickman Elementary Words and Letters in the World Around Us
Time: Mar 28, 2024 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83827528667
Meeting ID: 838 2752 8667
NEW! My Stop App for Families of Bus riders!!
Versatrans My Stop® is a mobile application that allows parents to access the location of their student’s bus and estimated time of arrival (ETA) to the bus stop. This solution will help each student board the bus on time by displaying the location of the student’s assigned school bus, as well as the estimated time of arrival to his or her stop. This will save time for parents and district employees by making it easy to access bus route information. This will reduce the amount of incoming calls to the transportation department. Parents can quickly retrieve the information they require from anywhere on their mobile device.
Follow Existing MNPS Bus Guidelines
The My Stop App will not change existing policies or guidelines for safe transportation of MNPS students including:
Students must arrive at the bus stop 10 minutes prior to bus arrival.
All students must board and leave the bus at their assigned stops.
In the event of severe weather, school closing information is available on the local television and radio stations, and mnps.org website or by calling (615) 259-INFO (4636).
Bus routes may be delayed at times, so we are offering families a mobile-ready option to see exactly where their child’s school bus is, and an approximate time
the bus will arrive at their child’s bus stop!
Getting the App
My Stop is part of the MNPS Tyler Versatrans Transportation software suite. The mobile app is available for download on iPhones and Android mobile devices.
Search for My Stop in the app or play store and select “Versatrans My Stop.” (Please note there are several My Stop apps, so please make sure you choose the Versatrans version.)
Here’s how you log into My Stop:
- Download the MyStop App in the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Search "MyStop" by Versatrans with the logo above.
- Open the My Stop App to select "Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (Tennessee)"
- Enter the Username (Student ID) and Password (Student Date of Birth - MMDDYYYY)
Benefits and Limitations
My Stop is designed to show a school bus’s location on a map, as well as the estimated time of arrival to a student’s specific bus stop. The bus’s location automatically updates every 1 to 2 minutes, meaning the estimated arrival time is continually updated to reflect any delays that occur while the route is delayed.
Unforeseen issues that occur will impair your ability to see accurate location or timing of your students’ bus arrival. If you experience one or more problems, please use the estimated bus stop time provided.
The following limitations could affect your ability to see the bus:
Bus Substitution: If the bus does not appear to be moving or arrival time data is missing, the bus running the route may have been changed and this is not be reflected in My Stop. Please have your student at the assigned bus stop 10 minutes before the estimated arrival time . If the app states “Bus is not running scheduled route” or “Bus is not active,” it does not mean there is a problem with the bus. All of our buses run multiple route each morning and afternoon. These messages may occur when a bus is in between routes or out of service for normal maintenance work and/or required Department of Transportation inspections. If you are waiting for the PM drop off, please contact the FIC at (615) 259-INFO to get the estimated arrival time.
Multiple Student Household: If you are not able to see more than one student’s bus route and arrival information at the same time in the application – please contact the FIC and provide your name, and the student’s full name and ID number. This may be due to the student not being linked to your family ID. Once this connection is made, you will see all your students bus arrival information in the application.
My Stop Mobile App or Network Issue: The My Stop data automatically refreshes the location of the school bus every 1 to 2 minutes. If My Stop does not show updated arrival time, or the map is not current (the bus has dropped off your student), the application may need to be removed and reinstalled. If this does not resolve the problem, please email Transportation at familyinfo@mnps.org with your contact information and someone will follow up with you.
Summary
Thank you for your patience as we work to provide the best solution for parents to receive timely access to transportation bus route information. We appreciate your continued support of Metro Nashville Public Schools!
Donelson First is Hosting Monthly (FREE) Parents Night Out ~through August!!
Our Community Partner, Donelson First is offering a Parents Night Out the 2nd Friday of each month! We will provide the link to register ahead of each Parents Night Out right here on our Parent Update. This is a FREE, fun night for students!
Registration link for the April 12th Parents Night Out is: Tithe.ly Event Registration
Registration is required so they have enough volunteers, and there will be a separate event link for each month because they are separate events. We will send the new registration link and graphic on a monthly basis!
For parents to reference and mark their calendars, here are the nights for 2024! All are located at the Family Life Center at 2526 Lebanon Pike.
April 12
May 10
June 7
June 21
July 5
July 19
August 2
Register Now for Promising Scholars!!!
Hickman will once again be a Promising Scholars Summer School site!
Register for Promising Scholars now!
May 30 to June 28, 2024
- Registration for Promising Scholars 2024 opens January 22.
- The priority window closes March 29.
- Information for students affected by the third grade retention law will be shared.
To Register for Promising Scholars
To register in Promising Scholars, you will need the student's 9-digit student number and an email address.
- If you do not have the student number, you can find it in Campus Parent, our district's parent portal.
- Please allow 24 hours for the enrollment website to update with information you have added, or updated in Campus Parent
'24-'25 Kindergarten Registration Now Open!!
Breakfast & Lunch Menus
Parent Interest Survey
In order to get an idea of what parents would like to be offered and convenient times for programs, please take a moment, click on the link below and complete the short survey. Thank you!
This Week's Instructional Focus
Pre-Kindergarten
- Math: I can understand positional words.
- Reading: I can use an expanding vocabulary.
- SEL/Science/Social Studies: I can throw a ball overhand.
Kindergarten
- Math: We will be beginning our exploration of 3D shapes in the world around us.
- Reading: Students will be completing their study of America Then and Now by writing about the changes that have taken place over time.
- Phonics: We will continue working on “tricky” words that have spellings that are different from what we might think.
- Social Studies: Students will explore the spring season and continue to observe their growing radishes.
1st Grade
- Math: This week we will continue learning about arrays. We will learn how to describe arrays and form equations from the arrays.
- Reading: This week we will answer the question “how animals use their unique features in unexpected ways?” using the book Never Smile at a Monkey
- Phonics: This week we will begin learning about the sound /er/ and the days of the week as tricky words.
- Science / Social Studies: This week in social studies we will be talking about the leadership positions in our government and in science we will be talking about how the sun provides energy.
2nd Grade
- Math: This week we will continue learning about arrays. We will learn how to describe arrays and form equations from the arrays.
- Reading: This week we will finish our module on civil rights heroes. We will complete an end of module task finalizing our answer to the question: “How do people respond to injustices”.
- Phonics: This week we are focusing on our new student reader. We will be reading about the War of 1812. We will also be learning about the ‘ar’ and ‘or’ spellings.
- Science / Social Studies: This week we will focus on science because we are beginning a new unit on animals. We will learn how to classify animals.
3rd Grade
- Math: This week in math we will begin learning about representing and interpreting data.
- Reading: We are working on the importance of sequencing events when recounting a story and writing a narrative.
- Science / Social Studies: This week students will compare natural resources within the three grand divisions of Tennessee and trace the development of a product from natural resource to a finished product. This week students will analyze the internal and external structures that aquatic and land animals and plants have to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
4th Grade
- Math: Students will be building on their multi-step problem solving knowledge developed in third grade using the four operations.
- Reading: Students will be continuing to read our new novel while discussing character traits, thoughts and actions.
- Science / Social Studies: Students will explore life in the North and Antebellum South before the Civil War.
5th Grade
- Math: This week we are starting unit conversion! We will be converting units of time, money, distance, mass/weight, and liquid. We will be using both the customary and metric units of measurement.
- Reading:
Students will begin reading chapters 1-4 of The River Between Us. They will also organize key story elements and create a literary timeline. Students will also analyze the narrator's point of view of new characters
- Science / Social Studies:
Social Studies- We will wrap up learning about the 1930s (Great Depression and Dust Bowl). Students will bring home Social Studies homework Monday, and it is due Thursday. In Science, we will focus on animal extinction.
Kindergarten: Creation Stations: Students will rotate through stations, drawing people, sensory bins and playdough, and writing/drawing prompts.
- 1st Grade: Creation Stations: Students will rotate through stations, sensory bins and playdough, and writing/drawing prompts.
- 2nd Grade: Creation Stations: Students will rotate through stations, sensory bins and playdough, and writing/drawing prompts.
- 3rd Grade: Complete outer space assemblages
- 4th Grade: Complete clay coil pot
- 5th Grade: Complete chalk pastel still life
- K- Barred Instrument Introduction! Creative storytelling through creative play- "Miss Wishy Washy". Implementing the pitches 'sol' and 'la. SEL connections featuring "Change Sings" by Amanda Goreman
- 1st- Barred Instrument Continuation connecting pitches 'sol', 'la', and 'mi' with "Bounce High Bounce Low". SEL connections: Sown to Grow- Mon-Wed "Change Sings" Thurs & Fri.
- 2nd- Music Study- Lunar New Year- Instruments around the World. World connections with drums and bells incorporating the Dragon and Lion dance.
- 3rd- Continuation on rhythm review and bucket drumming!
- 4th- Show preparation continuation! Treasure Island! Focus on "Somewhere there's a Great Adventure" and "An Apple a Day"- Speaking parts to be assigned.
- 5th- Show preparation continuation! Treasure Island! Focus on "Somewhere there's a Great Adventure" and "An Apple a Day"- Speaking parts to be assigned.
- K - Students will demonstrate narrow, wide, curled, and twisted body shapes.
- 1st - Students will demonstrate momentary stillness on various bases of support using different body shapes.
- 2nd - Students will demonstrate momentary stillness on various bases of support using different body shapes and different levels.
- 3rd - Students will be maintaining stillness demonstrating muscular tension and extension of free body parts
- 4th - Students will be working on balancing with a partner demonstrating counterbalance on different bases of support.
- 5th - Students will be working on balancing with a partner demonstrating counterbalance on different bases of support and various levels.
- 4th/5th Grade: We will learn about Caine's Arcade and begin the planning process to design our own cardboard arcade.
- LIBRARY
- 4th/5th grade: Students will begin creating their own books online using Book Creator.
MNPS Permissions Portal
Please login and document your preferences for a multitude of things through the Permissions Portal.
Remind Communication App
Parents are encouraged to download the Remind app for their favorite app store. Remind is the most convenient means of communication with your child's teacher.
Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/remind-school-communication/id522826277
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.remind101&hl=en_US&pli=1
Bus Information
Go to "Find My Bus Stop" to get information about your child's bus stop.
https://www.mnps.org/students-families/services/transportation
Important Links
- Hickman Website: HickmanHawks.com
- Check our website regularly for calendar and news updates!
- Hickman Elementary Supply Lists: TeacherLists.com
- Hickman Parent Student Handbook 2023-2024 (also attached below)
- Hickman Dress Code 2023-2024 (also attached below)
- Hickman School-Wide Procedures for Arrival & Dismissal
- MNPS Handbook: Student-Parent Handbook - Metro Nashville Public Schools (mnps.org)
- MNPS Permissions Portal: https://permissions.mnps.org/
Parent Rights
What are my rights as a Parent?
Be involved in decisions made at both the school and district level;
Be provided with information on your child’s level of achievement on tests in reading/language arts, writing, mathematics, and science;
Request and receive information on the qualifications of your child’s teacher and paraprofessionals who are working with your child be contacted by calling the school at 615.884.4020.
Request opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions about the education of your child. The school is required to respond to any such suggestions as soon as practicably possible.
Documents
Hickman Contacts
Hickman Elementary School
Hickman Elementary is a public school serving grades Pre-K through 5.
Email: Hickman@mnps.org
Website: https://HickmanHawks.com
Location: 112 Stewarts Ferry Pike, Nashville, TN 37214, USA
Phone: 615-884-4020
Twitter: @HickmanHawks
Hickman Contacts:
Mr. Chris Holmes (Executive Principal) chris.holmes@mnps.org
Ms. Patricia Johnson (Assistant Principal) patricia.johnson@mnps.org
Ms. Julie Bollinger (School Counselor) julie.bollinger@mnps.org
Ms. Paula Poag (Librarian) paula.poag@mnps.org
Ms. Carole Scates (Family Engagement) carole.scates@mnps.org
Ms. Hamdiya Shaban (Attendance) hamdiya.shaban@mnps.org
Ms. Macy McKee (School Nurse) macy.mckee@nashville.gov
Ms. Tammie Hudson (School Bookkeeper) tammie.hudson@mnps.org
Ms. Sherria Palmer (Cafeteria Manager) sherria.palmer@mnps.org
Ms. Nancy Colin (Spanish Interpreter) nancy.colin@mnps.org