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Community Partners
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Our 2014-2015 Marquee-level Community Partners are listed just below.
Please support these businesses!
Note: the GSES, HCES, HCMS partnership agreements extend through September 30, 2015.
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President's Message
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 I hope that everyone is enjoying their summer! My 4th grader said the other day that this was "the best summer ever." How wonderful it was to hear that! The "best summer ever" simply includes a visit to South Carolina, HEL/HCMS Gym Rats program, tennis lessons, and daily visits to the Hampton House pool. I'm sure many of you are enjoying a similar and simple summer routine, continuing spring sports seasons, or taking advantage of trying new activities through many of the summer camps offered in Huntsville and in other cities. Please see a short list below of camps offered through HCS, and in our community.
The HCES Office is now closed for summer vacation, and it will re-open on Thursday, July 9. Huntsville City Schools will be working on general maintenance and school improvements during the 4-week closure.
We would like to extend a fond farewell to TOSA Kitrise Torain. Ms. Torain has accepted a TOSA position at Lee High School, under Principal Anne Jobe. We will certainly miss Ms. Torain's smiling face and kind words this school year! The HCES PTA thoroughly enjoyed working with Ms. Torain during the 2014-2015 school year, and I'm sure many of our HCES families will echo similar sentiments.
We have several 2015-2016 HCES PTA Committee Chair positions open with each of our PTA Board positions. We need Committee Chairs and members to help make our events and projects happen throughout the school year. Please consider helping HCES and our PTA next school year. We also have a need for a larger number of volunteers in the following areas: contact Karen Woodington if you are interested in being a Room Parent, Beth Bryant for the HCES Clinic, or Wendy Wiggins for the HCES Library.
Also, Landscaping and School Directory Production have 2015-2016 Chairpersons, however, a Chair-elect is needed for each for succession planning for the 2016-2017 school year. Please contact Melanie Clark (Landscaping) or Laura Hale (School Directory Production - Microsoft Publisher) if interested in either of these roles.
If there are any questions about our PTA, please contact me or any member of our PTA Board. You can also email our PTA Gmail account at hcespta01@gmail.com. We will begin to use this email account regularly for the 2015-2016 school year.
Debbie Tetrault
HCES PTA President
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Calendar
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JUNE
10 HCES Office Closes, 2:30 pm
16 HCS School Board Meeting, 5:30 pm, Merts Ctr.
JULY
9 HCES Office Re-opens for 2015-2016 School Year
HCS School Board Work Session, 5:30 pm, Merts. Ctr.
10 HCES PTA Board Meeting (budget), 6:00 pm
16 HCS School Board Meeting, 5:30 pm, Merts Ctr.
24 HEL/HCMS Gym Rats Last Day
27 HCMS Camp Toro (6th Grade), 8:30-1:00 pm (3 sessions)
28 HCS Faculty First Day
31 HCES Returning Student Orientation, 10:00 am -1:00 pm
K: 10-10:30 am
1: 10:30-11:00 am
2: 11-11:30 am
3: 11:30-12 pm
4: 12-12:30 pm
5: 12:30-1 pm
August
3 HCES Newcomer's Orientation (K-5th), 8:15-9:00 am
HCES Meet the Teacher/Supply Drop-off (K-5th), 9:15-10:45 am
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HCMS Orientation (8th grade), 9:00 am
HCMS Orientation (7th & 8th grade new families), 9:45 am
HCMS Orientation (7th grade), 10:30 am
HCMS Orientation (6th grade), 2:15 pm
4 Student First Day of School
Laptop Distribution (students only, 3-5th grade)
25 HCMS Open House, BBQ (5:00 pm), Meeting (6:00), Open House (6:30)
September
1 HCES Club Hub, PTA Meeting, & Ooen House
HCS 2014-2015 Calendar
HCS 2015-2016 Calendar
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HCES PTA Chairperson Opportunities
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MindGear Votes Needed
for Mini Mobile Fab Lab Grant
Votes Needed by Friday, June 19
Imagine the Mini Mobile Fab Lab pulling up at an event or HCES! To make this happen, MindGear needs 250 votes by Friday, June 19 at https://www.missionmainstreetgrants.com/vote/businesses. Choose "MindGear" as the selected business, and cast your vote! 250 votes are needed to be considered for the $100K grant, and we'd like to give MindGear many more votes than 250.
MindGear has huge plans for this great vehicle. MindGear equipment, combined with this $100K grant, would create a mobile platform for kids to explore programming, graphic design, robotics, 3d printing, laser cutting and CNC Milling. MindGear expects within a year to be constructing these for school systems around the country!
MindGear will be teaching Robotics (FLL & Jr.) as an HCES A/S Enrichment Club, during the 2015-2016 school year.
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HCES PTA 2014-2015 Check Requests Due
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Attention Committee Chairs & HCES Faculty
HCES PTA Budget Year Ends June 30
PTA Check Requests Due Now!
The HCES PTA 2014-2015 Budget is nearing its end on Tuesday, June 30, 2015. All HCES PTA Check Requests for PTA funds are due as soon as possible, so that the check requests may be processed and checks written by June 30.
The HCES PTA Board is working on the 2015-2016 school year budget. The 2015-2016 HCES PTA Budget will be presented to the HCES PTA general membership for vote at the Open House & PTA Meeting on Tuesday, September 1, 2015.
Questions about check requests or the budget may be directed to HCES PTA Treasurer Dana Delduco.
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HCES PTA Chairperson Opportunities
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The HCES PTA Board needs Committee Chairs in order to make events and programs happen each school year.
Please contact the Board Member at right if you are interested in Chairing any of these committees for 2015-2016.
5th Grade Video - manage a team of 4-8 5th grade volunteer photographers for the school year. Create the video using photos and video footage.
Awards & Grants - find and write various grants throughout the school year. Write approximately four award applications for HCPTA and AL PTA by 3/1/2016. Award content provided by PTA and faculty.
Communications - create and manage an overall communication plan for the HCES PTA.
Volunteers - enter volunteers into an Excel spreadsheet. Use Sign-Up Genius to advertise and sign-up volunteers. Contact prospective volunteers. Advertise openings in PTA Newsletter and on PTA Facebook page.
Math Superstars - Copy worksheets, advertise, collect worksheets, manage a grading committee, plan two celebrations per school year (December and May).
Reflections - National PTA Arts program. Approximately 30 entries per school year. Entries are due in October. Advertise, organize projects, coordinate with city program, create awards and certificates for HCES participants.
Science & Math Night (date: February 9, proposed) - free evening event at HCES for families to try different science and math activities. Coordinate HCES Community Sponsors, vendors, volunteers, and grade-level activities.
Grandparent's Breakfast (proposed 9/14 PK-2nd, and 9/15 3rd-5th)
School Decor - Organize a small group of volunteers to decorate the school for the December holidays.
Welcome Committee - Coordinate Welcome list and sign delivery, ensure PTA Welcome packets are updated and available for new students (September-May), work with Hospitality Chair to plan two Welcome Coffee events (August and January).
Bottle Cap Recycling Program - advertise, collect, and organize for Operation Green Team bottle cap pick up once per month from October through March. Provide monthly article for HCES Newsletter. Attend city bottle cap celebration at end of school year. Plan for 1-2 student celebrations for the school year.
School Directory - Manage 2-3 volunteers who use an Excel shared Google document to collect and enter student data through PTA Membership Forms. Coordinate validation of directory data, as well.
Also, Landscaping and School Directory Production have 2015-2016 Chairpersons, however, a Chair-elect is needed for each for succession planning for 2016-2017. Please contact Melanie Clark (Landscaping) or Laura Hale (School Directory Production) if interested in either of these roles.
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Tutoring
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Jo Nell O'Connor 
Teacher, Grade 1
Hampton Cove Elementary
Experienced Master Teacher will be available for tutoring reading and math for upcoming grades K-2 after mid July. Call Jo Nell O'Connor @ 256 682 9759 for more information.
Marian Bevel
Tutor in math, grade 3 thru Algebra 1 and Reading, grades 4-12. Master teacher, certified collaborative teacher k-12. Contact Marian Bevel @ 256-325-4722 or 256-658-2180.
TUTOR AT THE TABLE
Certified Teacher with ten years teaching experience in elementary & middle school grades. Speciality subjects are math and reading. Lives in Hampton Cove. Call Marie Pannone at 256-714-6636 for more information
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HCES PTA FLL & Jr. FLL Robotics Teams
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The HCES PTA is proud to announce its partnership with Mind Gear Labs to offer Robotics Teams for the 2015-2016 school year! These teams will discover the wonders of science and technology as they participate in the annual FIRST LEGO League (FLL) competition challenge.
The FLL Team for 4th-5th Graders will apply engineering concepts to research, design, build, and program robots using LEGO MINDSTORMS technology. Students gain hands-on experience solving real-world problems, while developing team-building and presentation skills. The season will culminate in a regional tournament where the team will present its project and compete with its robot in a series of sport-like events.
The Jr. FLL Team for 2nd-3rd Graders will explore a real-world theme and learn about simple machines, as they design and build a model made of LEGOŽ elements with a motorized part. Students will also learn to present information through a "Show Me Poster." The season will culminate in a regional tournament where the team will formally present its project.
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HCES New After School Enrichment Clubs
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HCES PTA After School Enrichment Clubs
2015-2016 School Year
Instructors Needed!
Exciting News! The HCES PTA is proposing five new After School Enrichment Clubs at HCES for the 2015-2016 school year! Photography and Young Author's Club will support the National PTA Reflections program, by encouraging students and giving them time to work on their projects during the sessions. Additionally, we know many students are taking photos with electronic devices, and this club will help students improve on their photography through various devices. The Running Club and Computer Club will return to HCES after several years absence from our club list. Learn to Play Chess is another new club to HCES. This will support the development of current and future players on our HCES Chess Team, as well as being an introduction to the game for leisure play. Instructors are needed for these clubs. Instructors may write the curriculum, select a convenient week day for the class, and determine which grade(s) will participate in the club. Also, an instructor may choose to hold the club as few as four, and as many as 10 sessions during the first semester of the 2015-2016 school year. Finally, there is no obligation to continue to serve as an Instructor during the second semester of the 2015-2016 school year. - Learn to Play Chess Club
- Computer Club
- Photography Club
- Running Club
- Young Author's Club
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Laptops
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New Lenovo ThinkPad 11e Laptops
HCS Students Grades 3-12
2015-2016 School Year
Below is a link to a YouTube video and the HCS Board presentation if you're interested in learning more about the new laptops. Laptops will be distributed to 3rd-5th grade HCES students on the first day of school - Tuesday, August 4, 2015.
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Huntsville City Schools
2015-2016 Middle & High School
Summer Reading
Middle School Options:
   
- Students will read one of four novels from the list in their grade span
- Students in English Honors and AP will have an additional reading assignment.
- Students will complete a project on the book they select.
- Reading projects are due Monday, August 31, 2015.
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Scholastic Summer Reading Program
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Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge 2015
Overview
Now in its 9th year, the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge is a free online/mobile reading program dedicated to stopping the "Summer Slide" by encouraging kids to read throughout the summer months when school is out. In 2014, 1,376,264 kids from 7,334 schools in all 50 states and 29 countries set a new record for summer reading of 304,749,681 minutes!
Starting May 4, 2015, kids can log their reading minutes as set a new world record for summer reading, enter sweepstakes to win fabulous prizes, and earn digital rewards when they complete weekly reading challenges. In addition to being featured in the 2016 Scholastic Book of World Records, the Top 20 schools (along with the top school in every state) will also receive a badge for their website and a "Reading Plaque" to display at school.
This year's theme: "Power Up & Read," creating an innovative online reading experience where kids can get "powered up" and energized about new books, fun prizes, and writing their own short stories. The goal is to get kids super excited about finding great books and reading all summer long.
Key Features:
For Kids:
o As kids read and log their minutes throughout the summer, they will be able to unlock exclusive new short stories by some of their favorite authors, earn rewards and help set a new world record for summer reading.
For Parents:
o Parents and teachers can access activity sheets so kids can create their own stories.
o Parents and teachers can download book lists for kids from birth to young adult.
Hampton Cove - let's log those summer reading minutes!
http://www.scholastic.com/ups/campaigns/src-2015
User name and password were distributed in the Wednesday, May 20 folders!
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InfoSnap for Returning Students
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InfoSnap Updates
Required for Returning Students
All returning students were asked to have input student/family information in InfoSnap by May 22. If you haven't done so already, please input as soon as possible. This is a requirement for the 2015-2016 school year registration process, and for classroom assignment. Registrations affect our faculty resources for the school year, as well.
Snapcodes were distributed in Wednesday folders in April. You may contact the school office at (256)428-7180 if you need your student's code. The office reopens on July 9, 2015 for the 2015-2016 school year.
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Kindergarten Registration
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Kindergarten Registration 
Registration for Huntsville City Schools Kindergarten 2015 - 2016 is still underway. The registration process can be completed online using INFOSNAP and can be found on the district's website,www.HuntsvilleCitySchools.org. Once the online registration is completed, parents/guardians will need to bring the following paperwork to HCES (office re-opens on July 9).
birth certificate, 2 proofs of residence, immunization (blue) card, and Social Security card (optional)
The school office will make copies of the birth certificate, social security card, and proofs of residence, but will maintain the original immunization blue card at the office.
For help with filling out the INFOSNAP online form, parents may contact the INFOSNAP Support Team at 866-752-6850 (8:00 am - 5:00 pm CST), or by email at support@infosnap.com. Parents may also contact HCES for information, or access to a computer.
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Summer Camps & Classes
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HEL/HCMS Gym Rats
M-F, 10-4 pm through July 24. Free to HEL 2014-2015 participants, else $50. Open to children 9 years (as of 5/1/2015) and older. A waiver must be completed before the child is dropped off at the gym.
Valley Conservatory Summer Music Camps
Strings & Art Camp - 6/22-6/26, 9am-12pm, Ages 5-18, $125
Percussion Camp - 7/13-7/17, 9am-12pm (ages 5-11), 1pm-5pm (ages 12-18), $125
UAH Basketball Day Camp
Hampton House Summer Tennis Clinics & League
HSV City Schools Summer Labs:
June 1 - July 24, HCES (and other schools). 7:00 am - 5:45 pm (full day) or half-day options. Ages PK - rising 8th graders. Must be at least 4 years old to attend.
Grissom High School Summer Sports Camps (football, baseball, basketball, and volleyball)
July 7-9, 9-11am, ages 8-13, $75/person, pre-register by 6/23.
Mike Latty Soccer Academy:
June-July - USC Summer Skills program
7/22-7/25 - Mike Latty Pre-season camp
For more information, please see the attached information flyer and the United Soccer Club website at unitedsoccerclub.org
Hayes Nature Preserve:
June Play Days at Hays sessionshttp://www.huntsvilleal.gov/greenteam/SummertimePlayDaysatHaysJune2015activities.pdf.
More than 10,000 children have participated in Play Days at Hays during the past two summers. This summer, Hayes added more times including Saturday. Reservations are required since spots fill quickly.
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