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Greetings for the final time of the 2012-2013 school year. I can't believe I'm saying that already. I've talked with so many friends who are excited the end of the school year is here and summer is upon us. I actually find this time of year to be bittersweet. Yes, I look forward to summer; but it also means another of the few precious years that I have with my children is gone.
I want to take this opportunity to thank the PTA membership for considering and approving the recent changes to the HCES PTA By-laws. These amendments were voted on and approved at the Tuesday, April 16 PTA meeting. The changes will now be incorporated into the by-laws and updated with the Alabama PTA this summer.
As we say goodbye to the year, we also say "Happy Retirement" to one of Hampton Cove Elementary School's 5th-grade teachers, Nan Freeman. Mrs. Freeman has taught at HCES since the doors first opened in 1998. She will spend time with her husband at the lake and enjoy more time with her six grandchildren.
Ready. Set. Go! The home stretch of this year is going to be a busy one, so please pay special attention to the calendar of events in this newsletter. First up next week is end-of-the-year testing. There will be few activities scheduled during the two weeks of testing, so please make sure your students go to bed early and eat good, protein filled breakfasts! I would also like to point out that the Teacher Appreciation Luncheon has moved to Wednesday, May 22. More information on that will come through Room Mom communications.
Please note the invitation in this newsletter for the PTA Volunteer Celebration set for Monday, May 20 at noon. The celebration will be held following Spring Fling, so if you have volunteered in any capacity this year, please plan on attending this event in your honor.
Keep your eyes on the HCES website and emails from the school over the summer. We will forward information regarding the new school year through these avenues of communication.
Until then, have a great summer and enjoy the time with your children and the rest of your family!
If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me at seanandcindi@bellsouth.net.
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May
2 HSV City School Board Work Session, 5:30 pm, Merts Ctr
3 Book Club Meaux's Snowball Party, 12:00 pm
6-9 ARMT Testing, 3rd-5th Grade, 8:30 am
6-10 Scholastic Half Price Book Fair, 12:00-2:45 pm daily
10-14 ARMT Testing, 3rd-5th Grade Make-ups, 8:30 am
14 PTA Board Meeting, 8:30 am
15-17 ACT Aspire Testing, 3rd-5th Grade, 8:30 am
15-17 Teacher Appreciation Week
16 K For a Day
16 HSV City School Board Meeting, 5:30 pm, Merts Center
17 HCES Yearbook Signing, HCES Cafeteria
20 Spring Fling, 8:30 am
20 Volunteer Appreciation Reception, 12:00 pm
20-23 Student Computer Turn-in at HCES
21 5th Grade Bridging/5th Grade May Pole, 8:30 am, HCES
21-22 STAR Early Literacy (incoming Kindergarteners)
22 5th Grade Colonial Fair
22 Teacher Appreciation Luncheon/Duty Free
23 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL/Report Cards
June-July
6/17-7/12 HCES Office Closed for Summer Vacation
August
9-16 Teacher Work Day & Professional Development
19 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
The HCS 2013-2014 School Calendar is now available through a link on the HCES website.
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Principal's Letter
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As the school year moves from April into May, it seems as if all things begin to accelerate at exponential speed. May is an essential month for learning at HCES as we complete the coverage of our standards, review those standards covered earlier in the year, and administer our STAR, ARMT+, and the new ACT Aspire. May is also filled with celebrations and parties as we recognize the accomplishments of our students and the contributions made by our educational family. May is hectic, fun, rewarding, and heralds the coming of summer.
Our third and fourth graders are essentially done with their STAR tests, except for make-ups. First and fifth graders tackle STAR this week and second graders are "on deck" the week of May 6. Our K and PK are also getting in on the excitement and will be participating in the STAR Early Literacy exam over the next two weeks. Our students have realized great success on this reading and math exam this year, and we have no doubt their hard work will manifest in outstanding scores during this last administration. Please encourage them to do their best (many times they want to rush through the test), make sure your children get a good night's sleep, and make sure they are at school and ready to go by eight o'clock each morning. Attendance is particularly important this month as there are important things going on every day. Please communicate with us when there are unavoidable absences.
Our third, fourth, and fifth graders will begin the ARMT+ (Alabama Reading and Math Test) on May 6, and the testing window continues through May 14. This reading and math test (and science for fifth graders) is entirely a pencil and paper test and will begin each morning just after the last bell (8:00 am). Students are not permitted to enter the classroom after the test has begun, so punctuality is essential. Testing sessions will be completed by lunch each day, so out-of-school appointments should be limited to the afternoon.
The ACT Aspire exams (yes, the same ACT that does college entrance exams) are scheduled for May 15-17 for Grades 3-5. This is a very tight testing window and all exams need to be completed during those three days. The ACT Aspire exams vary in length from 20-45 minutes and cover English, math, reading, science, and writing. The ACT Aspire will be completed on laptops or in the computer lab. We are piloting this exam, so data will be used for means testing and give us a good idea where we are with the Alabama College and Career Ready Standards. It will also give us a good "first look" at what our exams will look like next year as the ARMT is replaced with this new generation of tests.
After the testing windows have closed, all student and teacher computers will be collected for reimaging and repair over the summer. Our computer collections will begin on the afternoon of May 20 and continue through May 23. Third through fifth grade students will be asked to return their device, bag, and charger. It is very important that each student's bag be tagged with the student's name, grade, and teacher. These tags were provided at the beginning of the school year. After reimaging, student computers will be returned to HCES around the middle of July and redistributed to students before the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year. Second and third graders will receive their "new" computers around the first of August. As you can see, the last week of school is very important, and it is our expectation that all students will be in attendance through May 23.
We will have our Kindergarten orientation (K for a day) on May 16. This day is set aside for all incoming Kindergartners for the 2013-2014 school year. There will be two sessions in the library, one at 8:30 am and one at 9:45 am, and parents will be notified as to which session to attend. We will have a general meeting with parents while our rising Kindergartners meet with the teachers and complete a few diagnostic activities. We will then reunite the parents and students for a tour of the Kindergarten classrooms and points of interest. It should be a very exciting day! At the general session, parents of new Kindergarten students to HCES will be asked to reserve a time on May 22 and May 23 for their little one to come back to school to take the STAR Early Literacy Assessment in our computer lab. This assessment will help us determine the best educational plan for next year and should take 15-20 minutes to administer. We will be happy to share the results with you.
Summer is such an important time in the educational process of our students. It is so essential that the learning process continue throughout the summer. Each grade-level team will provide summer educational opportunities, books to read, computer programs to access, and suggestions for summer activities to make sure we don't lose our "competitive edge" over the summer holidays. This will be a big help when we "hit the ground running" next August.
This has been such an exciting and rewarding year for us at Hampton Cove Elementary. We have taken the first steps on our journey to becoming a world class school. Next year, as we get into the Blue Ribbon process and continue to fine tune the Digital 1:1 Initiative, we will begin to take our rightful spot as one of the premier elementary schools in the nation and in the world. Our children deserve nothing less!
Please let me know if you have questions or if I can help in any way. I am available by phone or email, and always love the opportunity to meet with you in person. |
| HCES PTA 2013-2014 Board |
Newly Elected Board
for the
2013-2014 HCES PTA!
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President
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Cindi Williamson
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1st V.P. Academic Support
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Elena Barbre
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2nd V.P. Membership
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Missy Logan
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3rd V.P. Fundraising
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Toni Wessells
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4th V.P. After School Enrichment
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Laura Hale
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5th V.P. Middle School Liason
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Lucinda Johnson
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Secretary
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Debbie Tetrault
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Financial Secretary
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Julie MacMurray
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Treasurer
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Stephanie Ortel
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Please look out for the
re-broadcast of Dr. Wardynski's
"Huntsville City Schools'
State of the Schools Address"
Comcast Channel 17
WOW! (Knology) Channel 99
Congratulations to our
Newly Elected Board for the
2013-2014 Huntsville Council of PTAs!
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President
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Elisa Ferrell
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VP Membership
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Chaudra Jones
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VP Programs
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Ashley Spencer
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VP Legislative
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Preeti Francis
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VP Family Support
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Ann Kvach
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VP Technology
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Kathie Rooker
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Secretary
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Debbie Tetrault
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Treasurer
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Layna Payne
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5th Grade Bridging Tuesday, May 21 8:30 am HCES Cafeteria The Maypole festivities and a reception for parents and students will follow the Bridging Ceremony.
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 Need to get those out-of-county field trip and camp forms notarized? No problem!
HCES now has a Notary Public on campus - our very own Mrs. Suzan Ellett can notarize those forms in the future. Mrs. Ellett is our school's Librarian.
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Book Club & AR
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Attention all Readers!
Snowball Party
Friday, May 3
Friday, May 3 is the Snowball party to reward students who have earned five book patches through the Book Camp Club program. We need a few parent volunteers to help put syrup on the snowballs from noon to 2:00 p.m. Please contact Susanne Jordan at crashjordans@yahoo.com if you can help.
The AR Store will be open Thursday, May 16 and Friday, May 17 in the afternoon, after testing. Watch for a parent volunteer sign-up e-mail in early May, or contact Susanne if you can help.
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Book Fair
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Book Fair
May 6-10
12:00-2:45 pm
HCES Library
Our end of the year book fair will be May 6-10. Due to testing that week, the book fair will only be open in the afternoon, from 12:00 pm until 2:45 pm each day. Everything will be 50% off! It's a great time to stock up on summer reading books and gifts.
If you would like to volunteer to help the children select books and cash out, please use the following link: http://www.mysignup.com/hces_bookfair.
For more information about book fairs, please contact Lori Burkett, or Kellie Salvo-Sanger.
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Spirit Night
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Please join us for our May Spirit Nights!
Cold Stone Creamery
Thursday, May 9
Please be on the lookout for
Mandarin House Buffet
Date: May ? (TBD)
Thanks to everyone that joined us on April 24 for our April Spirit Night at Sweet CeCe's. We earned $130 for our school and we supported a local business!
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Yearbooks
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HCES Yearbook Signing
Friday, May 17
HCES Cafeteria
All students that purchased a yearbook are invited to the HCES Yearbook signing on Friday, May 17 in the HCES Cafeteria.
There are some yearbooks that are still available so if you are interested in purchasing one, please send a check for $40, payable to HCES PTA to Angie Farrell in the Computer Lab.
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Spring Fling
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Spring Fling
Monday, May 20
8:30 am - 11:30 am
All grades will participate during this time period, however, the grades will be rotating through the games. Parents and guardians are encouraged to attend, however, we ask for two things in order for the event and our school to run smoothly on the day of the event:
- Wait outside of your child's classroom before walking with the class to their first event
- Please do not bring younger siblings to Spring Fling. The activities are for HCES students only.
This "field day" is always such a fun event for the students, and we need many volunteers on that day to help us with safety and supervision. If you can help on this day - even an hour or two, please contact Lynn Brady at: lbrady@comcast.net.
We also need approximately ten volunteers to help us bag up the popcorn for the students on Sunday, May 19 at 2:00 pm. Spring Fling runs more smoothly if the popcorn is pre-bagged prior to the event. Please mark your calendars and contact Lynn Brady if you can help on this day.
Thank You!
Lynn Brady
Spring Fling Chair
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Volunteer Luncheon
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The PTA Board and Faculty of
Hampton Cove Elementary School
cordially invites all 2012-2013 Volunteers
to a
Volunteer Celebration Luncheon
Monday, May 20
at 12:00 pm in the HCES Library
Please RSVP to Cindi Williamson at seanandcindi@bellsouth.net
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Teacher of the Month
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Nominations for May
Teacher of the Month
are open through
Monday, May 13
Nominate your child's teacher (or any HCES Faculty) for this award through the HCES website's PTA Page, or through the "I Love My Teacher" button on the Home Page of the HCES website. April and May winners will be announced in the next HCES PTA Newsletter and on Facebook.
A Big Congratulations to all of our winners
for the 2012-2013 school year!
Latasha Bell, 2nd Grade
Debbie Riser, 4th Grade
Jessica Williams, 4th Grade
Barbara Stokes, 1st Grade
Nancy Bass, 5th Grade
Cindy Stewart, 2nd Grade
for continuing to support this generous program
by providing gift certificates to our winners!
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Reflections 2013-2014
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Are you always having terrific ideas? Are you really creative? How about coming up with the next National PTA theme for the 2015-2016 Reflections program year? The student who submits the winning entry will receive $100, and his or her theme will be presented at the 118th Annual National PTA Convention and Exhibition in Austin, Texas. Interested?? Submissions are due September 1, 2013. The form is available at the following website:
Want to be creative over the summer? You can start thinking about what you'll submit for your Reflections Art Contest. The theme for PTA's 2013-2014 Reflections Program is "Believe, Dream, Inspire." You can submit one entry per category. Categories include: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography and Visual Arts. Entries will be due in October 2013.
The Reflections Theme Contest and Art Competition is open to all students. Any questions can be directed to Tricia Ferris at ferristkt@msn.com.
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Chess Club
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Bishop's Bash
HCES hosted 125 plus students from eight different North Alabama counties. HCES Chess Club placed in all lower divisions.
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Financial Update
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Thanks to the success of the Support Our Students program, our generous Community Partners, book fairs and other events, and excellent stewardship of so many volunteers throughout the year, the PTA will end the year with a comfortable bank balance. Remaining funds will be carried over and appropriated for the next school year. The PTA Board will begin working on next year's budget this summer, and the membership will vote on that budget at the first meeting of the 2013-2014 school year.
As expected, most of 2012-2013 budget went towards academic support. The PTA provides the computer teacher's salary, and we offer each teacher up to $350 for classroom supplies. Including some special large purchases to improve the HCES Library, we spent roughly $60,000 on academic support this year. That is money that has a direct, tangible impact on the education of our children.
Thank you to all of our members who support the work of the PTA. If you have comments or suggestions about the budget for next year, please feel free to contact Stephanie Ortel.
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School Directories & Magnets
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Please contact Cindi Williamson if you would like to purchase a magnet.
2012-2013 copies
of the HCES School Directory
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Box Tops for Education
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Please continue saving Box Tops, and if you have any that will expire over the summer, these may be turned in before the end of the school year, and the Box Tops Committee will submit them. If you have any questions about Box Tops, please contact Ashley Clark.
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Bottle Caps
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Our school collected
110,506
bottle caps this school year, and we surpassed our goal by 10,000 caps! On April 30, several PTA Board members and students attended a reception to honor local schools that collected bottle caps this school year. For our efforts, Hampton Cove Elementary was presented with a check for $500! Thanks to Operation Green Team for sponsoring the reception, and to Boeing for contributing $16,000 in prize money.
Do you know why we collect caps? It is because they cannot be recycled in our blue bins. Instead, Operation Green Team picks them up at local schools where they are collected and puts them on a Republic truck traveling to Troy, Alabama. The caps are then turned into paint cans for Lowes and Home Depot! All of the schools who participate are entered in a competition to see which school can collect the most, so collecting caps helps our environment and earns money for our school. It is a WIN-WIN!
So please don't stop collecting those caps. You can still turn them in to the two drop locations all school year. One is outside Mrs. Sonia Parker's room (towards the end of the 5th grade hallway) and the other is outside the lunchroom. You can even collect caps over the summer to turn in once we get back to school. Keep those caps coming so we can get a jump start on our collection for the citywide contest next year!
*Caps must be clean plastic, screw or twist-off type with no metal. Examples are caps from plastic bottles of juice, milk, ketchup, laundry detergent, water, soda, peanut butter, shampoo, etc.
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Thank You
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A very special THANK YOU to our amazing principal, Mr. Ray Landers. You came into a school that was tired from so many transitions and helped it find its way back into a thriving, beautiful place. Thank you for breathing life back into HCES. Your energy, excitement, passion, and vision are so welcome and appreciated!
Anonymous would like to THANK Lucinda Johnson, Cindi Williamson, and Betsy O'Halloran and their committees for all of their work on the recent Sock Hop.
Anonymous would like to THANK Jeanne Kruza and Sharon Stephenson for their great work on the front lobby and bulletin board this year. Your efforts really helped to brighten up our school this year!
Anonymous would also like to THANK Debbie Tetrault and her committee for an outstanding job on the monthly newsletter each month. All of your hours editing and re-editing to keep us informed is so appreciated.
Anonymous would like to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to Cindi WIlliamson and the entire 2012-2013 PTA Board (Missy Thompson, Elena Barbre, Laura Hale, Julie MacMurray, Stephanie Ortel, Kellie Salvo, Debbie Tetrault, Lucinda Johnson) for spending countless hours organizing events and late meetings together to make school run so smoothly. Without the PTA Board there would be no PTA Welcome Packets, Grandparents Breakfast, Teacher Luncheons, Book Fairs, Fall Festival, Sock Hop, Math Superstars, Book Club, After-school activities, and SO many more activities that the PTA plans throughout the school year.
Elena Barbre would like to THANK Trisha Carter for the great job she did organizing this year's library volunteers and the extra effort she made to accommodate individuals' needs in creating the monthly library schedule. Her positive energy and willingness to help are much appreciated!
Laura Hale would like to THANK ALL of the HCES PTA After School Enrichment instructors.
Kellie Salvo Sanger would like to THANK the following chair people that helped (me) with fund raising;
April Chapman for chairing SOS; this is a huge task and was very much appreciated
Ashley Clark for chairing Box Tops; and to her committee that helped her count box tops and organize the pizza/popcorn parties
Ashley Clark and Sonia Parker for chairing Bottle Caps; and to their committee for counting caps each month
Angel Coleman for chairing Mistletoe Market; and to her committee that helped her set up and make it so festive for the children to shop
Debbie Tetrault would like to THANK Kindergarten teacher Sharon Lakin for consistently submitting Kindergarten articles for the HCES PTA Newsletter, and being one of the first to submit articles each month.
Debbie Tetrault would like to THANK Anita Beatty, Elena Barbre, Diana LaChance, and Missy Logan for all of their help in editing the HCES PTA Newsletter this school year.
If you would like to thank a teacher, staff member, parent, or anyone else who has helped our school, please contact Debbie Tetrault, and we will put that "THANK YOU" in the next HCES PTA Newsletter.
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Grandparents Breakfast 2013
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Grandparents, like heroes, are as necessary to a child's growth as vitamins.
~Joyce Allston
Grandparents hold a very special place in the heart of a child! And, that is one of the reasons that Hampton Cove Elementary honors grandparents each year with our Grandparents' Breakfasts. This coming school year (2013-14), the breakfasts are scheduled for:
Thursday, September 5: Pre-K - 2nd grade
Friday, September 6: 3rd - 5th grade
7:00-8:00 am
HCES Cafeteria
The HCES PTA is looking for a person(s) to coordinate these important breakfasts for the upcoming school year! It's actually a fairly straightforward event - we have all the details/ordering/setup from previous years - and even if you work, but still want to be involved - this event may work with your schedule since it concludes early each morning. Please, please consider volunteering for this very important event for our kids and grandparents -- they all LOVE it!
Anyone interested, please contact Missy Logan, VP Membership, at missyandbrent@comcast.net or 256.415.0994.
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Volunteers
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May Volunteer Needs
Reading Committee
Help with Book Club Snowball Party from 12:00-2:00 pm on Friday, May 3. Please contact Susanne Jordan.
Spring Fling
Help with bagging popcorn on Sunday, May 19 at 2:00 pm. Also, volunteers are needed to help with Spring Fling activities on Monday, May 20 from 8:30-11:30 am. Please contact Lynn Brady.
General Volunteer Needs
President (Cindi Williamson)
Clinic: Volunteers to help staff the school clinic and assist our school nurse, Floyd Broussard
Academic Support (Elena Barbre)
Reading Committee: Committee Members for AR (quarterly) & Book Club (monthly)
Sales & Fundraising (Kellie Salvo-Sanger)
Box Tops: 2013-2014 Chair needed
Coupon Books: 2013-2014 Chair needed to organize, distribute and collect City Coupon books and payments during the fall. Most of this work may be done at home.
Mistletoe Market: Do you love to shop and work with children? Then you would be great to Chair/Co-Chair the Mistletoe Market (December holiday market) for the upcoming 2013-2014 school year.
Membership Missy Logan)
Hospitality: Chair & Committee Members
Grandparents' Breakfast: 2013-2014 Chair
Fifth Grade Chair (Lucinda Johnson)
Fifth Grade Graduation: 2013-2014 Chair
Fifth Grade May Pole 2013-2014 Chair
Secretary (Debbie Tetrault)
Landscaping: 1-2 more to help water one day per week
Newsletter: 2013-2014 Chair; 1-2 additional editors
School Directory: 2013-2014 Chair; editors
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Technology
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Scootpad: Scootpad is an online math and reading practice platform for elementary grades (K-5), which is self-paced and offers personalized practice. Congratulations to the following classes for their students' achievements on Scootpad within the last seven days. These rankings are based on the number of questions answered correctly in the last seven days.
Mr. Miller, #3, Reading & Math (6,152 and 5,772 questions)
Mrs. Randall, #5, Math (5,597 questions)
Mrs. Stokes, #7, Math (5,156 questions)
Mrs. O'Connor, #6, Reading (3,211 questions)
Mrs. Walker, #15, Reading (3,177 questions)
Hampton Cove Elementary, #3, Math (25,500 questions)
Hampton Cove Elementary, #1, Reading (14,540 questions)
Huntsville City Schools, #1, Reading & Math (45,194 and 51,056 questions)
Student Computers: Student Computers & NetBooks will be turned in at HCES from Monday, May 20 through Thursday, May 23. Rising 3rd and 4th graders will receive laptops from Huntsville City Schools, and rising 5th graders will receive their original computers back a few weeks before school starts in August.
iNow: Allows parents to see their children's grades, absences, discipline, and assignment weights online. To access the site, click on the "Student Grades Online" link on the HCS website, then use the "hcsparent" userid and "parent2011" password to get past the firewall. Login IDs may be obtained from the HCES office, or from instructions that were sent home in Wednesday folders at the beginning of this school year for students new to iNow.
IXL Math: Students are encouraged to use this program throughout the summer to practice and enrich math skills! The IXL Math link is:
 Notify Me: Use the Hampton Cove Elementary NotifyMe service to begin receiving important school-specific updates via email or text messages from Hampton Cove Elementary. To get updates from other schools within the District or for District-specific news, please use the NotifyMe buttons on those websites.
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Pre-K Application and Kindergarten Registration
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Hampton Cove Elementary School is now accepting applications for our Pre-Kindergarten (PK) Program, and registering students for Kindergarten and new students for First Grade for the 2013-2014 school year. Registration is taking place in the school's office beginning at 8:30 am each morning.
Pre-Kindergarten parents should provide three proofs of residence, social security card, birth certificate, and blue immunization form. To qualify for the PK Program, students must be 4 years old on or before September 1, 2013, and reside in the HCES school zone. We have 18 vacancies for the 2013-2014 school year. Other information and FAQ's are located on the school's website.
Kindergarten and new First Grade parents should provide two proofs of residence, social security card, birth certificate, and blue immunization form. Kindergarten students must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2013, and reside in the HCES school zone. First grade students must be six years old on or before September 1st, 2013, and reside in the HCES school zone.
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School News
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Kindergarten News: Hello from Kindergarten! Thank you for all of your support this year. We have had a year full of learning and growing both socially and academically. This month we continued learning how to read new sight words and consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words through our reading series and small group readers. Our writing continues to improve each day and we love to use our sight words in our written work. In math we learned about the attributes of flat shapes and solid figures and different ways to sort. In science we spent much time discussing Earth Day and how we can help keep the Earth clean. (We are so proud of our students and how well they did on their Earth Day PTA program. We hope you enjoyed their show!) In social studies we continued learning about transportation and the different geographic regions of the world. With only a few weeks left of our school year, we look forward to a wonderful end of the year!
1st Grade News: The first grade has been working on learning about the earth that we live on. We will be learning more about our country, its history and patriotism as we look forward to a field trip to the Folk Life Festival at Constitution Village. We will learn about American landmarks as each class shares their findings in a patriotic program for the parents.
2nd Grade News: Second grade has been using some new technology this quarter with the ScootPad website along with incorporating more apps into the daily instruction. We've been learning about our country and its history in Social Studies, and about sound and weather in science. The students are getting ready to make the big leap into third grade!
Cafeteria: The last day to charge (exceed the amount in the lunch account) lunches or breakfast in the cafeteria was on Friday, April 19. All charges need to be cleared before Thursday, May 23, 2013. Note: money may be added to the account through the end of the school year, and will be carried over into the next school year if there is still unused money in the account on May 23.
May menus may be accessed through the Huntsville City Schools website. If you have any questions, please contact Tarsha Surles, HCES Cafeteria Manager or Joseph Vaughn, HCS Child Nutrition Program at (256)428-6957.
Maintenance: If you see anything at our school which requires repair work, please let Teri Pape or Mr. Landers know, so that one of our office staff can put a work order in to have this item replaced or repaired.
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Clinic News
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Floyd Broussard
To best meet your child's needs during the 2013-2014 school year, it is imperative that the Student Health Assessment Form (green sheet) and Student Emergency Record (white card) be completed fully and returned to HCMS/HCES at the beginning of the school year. Please pay close attention to the Medical Alert Information. If your child has or has had a history of asthma, seizures, allergy, heart or other organ system condition, hypoglycemia, fainting, or other potentially health threatening conditions, please make us aware by filling in this section. If your student's time is divided between different residences, please list the contacts in the order they are to be contacted.
Per HCS policy, if your child has asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, or severe allergy to food or insects, a Student Specific Emergency Plan and other forms will need to be on file in the clinic. This requires physician and parent documentation and signatures. All health information will be held confidential, available only to personnel who are directly involved in the management of your child's medical needs.
If your child is on medication that needs to be given at school, a School Medication Prescriber/Parent Authorization Form must be on file in the clinic. This requires physician documentation and physician and parent signatures. Please remember, the school nurse cannot and will not accept any medication without the properly completed forms. All medication must be brought to school by a parent or legal guardian. DO NOT send any medication to school with your child. It will be confiscated and a parent will be called to retrieve the medication. Except for prescribed emergency medications, students are not allowed to have medication in their possession. If medication is needed on field trips, medication authorization forms will be required for each medication sent. Students with medications already in the clinic have the appropriate forms. Out of county and/or overnight student field trips will require a notarized Out of County/Overnight Student Trip Medical Release Form.
Medication in the clinic must be picked up at the end of the school year by a parent/guardian or authorized adult. Medication not picked up on or before the last day of school will be destroyed in accordance with federal and state guidelines. Medication and medication authorization forms must be renewed yearly.
Blue Cards must be current and up to date prior to the beginning of the school year. An extra Tdap is required for children entering the 6th grade. Periodically throughout the year, the staff will monitor your child's immunization record. If you are notified that your child's card needs to be updated, please take the notice to your physician or the Madison County Health Department for the needed immunization. Information on state-required yearly scoliosis and vision screening will be provided later in the year.
All forms are available online at the HCS website, at the school's front office, and in the clinic. Further information is available in the HCS Official Student-Parent Handbook received by parents yearly. Forms for the 2013-2014 school year will be provided when you pick up your student's medication.
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Fleet Feet Sports is dedicated to ensuring that runners and walkers of all abilities are fit with the proper footwear and technical apparel to meet their individual needs.
Being fit in the right shoe is an important step to preventing injury and enhancing your fitness experience. Whether you are just beginning a walking program, training for your first marathon, or are on your feet all day and need some foot relief - we can help.
IT'S OUR WAY OF DOING BUSINESS
We listen carefully to your fitness goals and interests, take into consideration any aches and pains, and evaluate your experience with your current footwear. We then measure your feet, assess your foot type and watch your gait cycle. Using all of this information, we utilize our training and experience to make individualized footwear recommendations.
Plan to spend some time working with our staff to identify the right solution for you. We will take as much time as necessary to insure you are properly fit.
Fleet Feet Sports is located in the Jones Valley Shopping Center near Hobby Lobby! Please visit our website for detailed store information on training groups, specials, races and more!
We have several specials going on during the month of May. To view the May specials click here!
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Walk for Autism Event Update
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April 13, 2013
Walk for Autism
Event Update
I would like to extend a very special thank you to the Hampton Cove Community for your support of this year's Walk for Autism. With close to 2000 people in attendance, this year marked our largest event in Huntsville. While the tallying process is still underway, we expect to have raised over $50,000 that includes our sponsorship drive, registrations and puzzle piece promotions.
Special thanks to Hampton Cove Elementary and Middle School principals Mr. Ray Landers and Dr. Debi Edwards for allowing us promote our AWARENESS project in the schools.
In addition, thanks to Olivia and Trevor Cole for the hot dog and lemonade stand at Across the Pond. Not only did they raise awareness, they raised over $1,300! Thank you both so much.
HCES won the largest school team award. Thank you, Tracey Inman, for all of your hard work and enthusiasm.
This walk shines a much-needed light on the prevalence of autism, a neurological disorder that disproportionately affects our city's residents. Children, teenagers, and adults on the spectrum are part of our community and we need to support them, include them, teach them, and educate them as our own. With your help, and with events like the Autism Walk, we can.
Sincerely,
Jenny Morris
2013 Walk for Autism
Huntsville Event Coordinator
1 in 64 children in the Huntsville City School System
are diagnosed on the autism spectrum.
For more information, contact the
Autism Society of Alabama
or Jenny Morris at jennymorris70@yahoo.com
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