eNews from Hallsville R-IV Schools for 10-7-2013

Hallsville R-IV Schools eNewsletter

Issue: 37

October 7, 2013

Greetings!

Welcome to the Hallsville R-IV eNewsletter. Stay in the loop with all of the latest news from Hallsville R-IV School District.

Indian Pride Marching Band is Awesome

More than fifty high school marching bands attended the Central Methodist University Band in Fayette on October 5. The Indian Pride Marching Band, under the direction of Mr. James West, won the following awards:

4th Place in Class 3A Field Show Competition
3rd Place in Class 3A Indoor Drum-Line Competition
2nd Place in Class 3A Street Competition (Only two points behind Macon who placed first.)

The band also scored a moral victory by outscoring and outplacing the Macon Drum-Line in the Indoor Drum-Line Competition.

We'd like to extend our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the parents who traveled with the band that day. They set up tents, cooked food, hauled equipment and kept the students healthy and well taken care of. They were the HEROES of the Hallsville Band.

Picture Retake Day

Picture retakes will be Friday, October 11. The date is for students who were absent during picture day in August or if you want your child's picture retaken. If you are getting a retake, you must send the complete picture packet back.

Family Fun Run

Mrs. Lindsey Stinson started the Hallsville Roadrunners Club last year to promote physical fitness in K-5 students and teach them healthy habits they could use in their lives. They meet every Wednesday after school until 4:15 p.m. at the high school track and currently have 188 members. The kids run/walk one mile every week and their goal is to keep increasing the distance they can run before they have to walk. The students are very proud with what they can accomplish.

Besides trying to make a healthy impact on our students, one of the club's goals is to get the parents involved in a healthy lifestyle as well! The club will be hosting a Family Fun Run on Saturday, October 12 at 9 a.m. at the high school track. Bring your whole family and complete one-mile run/walk. After the exercise, enjoy some healthy snacks made possible by Hallsville PTO, Mid-City Lumber and Triple Wonders Photography. Come out, have fun and be healthy!

K & 1st Grade Runners

2nd-5th Grade Runners

Media Center Announcements

We are pleased to announce that the Hallsville Library catalogs are now available online anytime, from anywhere, at destiny.hallsville.org. You can also find the link under Popular Links in the right sidebar on the school websites. The online catalogs allow students to search for resources as well as discover the most popular titles and new books in our libraries.

The Middle School Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the media center from October 21-25, including during parent conferences. All proceeds go to purchase new items for our media center. There will be contests to enter and prizes to win with each purchase! Come by and help support our school! If you can't make it into school, you can also shop online at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/hallsvillemiddleschool1 from October 15 to November 4 and all sales will earn rewards for our school.

The Intermediate and Primary School will also hold Scholastic Book Fairs. More information will be available in the upcoming e-newsletter and on virtual backpack.

Annual Flu Vaccine Clinic

For Students Pre K - 8th grade, vaccine will be administered on Thursday, October 17 at school, free of charge to those who have returned permission forms. If you need a paper copy, please contact the school office. The mist will be administered unless you request the injection or an underlying medical condition prevents you from doing so.

The Community Clinic will be held in the high school cafeteria, from 4-6 p.m. High school students can receive the vaccine for free at the community clinic. The cost for adults is $25. If you are pregnant, please consult your physician before receiving the vaccine.

If you miss the opportunity to receive a flu vaccine, all children age 6 months - 18 years can receive the free vaccine at the Health Department Clinic, on Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., no appointment necessary.

Cheer Trivia Night Fundraiser

The Hallsville Varsity cheerleading squad is going to Memphis, TN to perform at half time of the Liberty Bowl on New Year's Eve!! To help fund this amazing opportunity, the cheerleaders are hosting a Trivia Night on Thursday, October 17 at 6 p.m. in the Intermediate Commons! Join the cheerleaders for a fun night filled with trivia, food, auction items and prizes! Play for $15 a person or buy a whole table of eight seats for $120. For more information, contact Coach Williams at twilliam@hallsville.org.

Primary School News

Karen Jimerson, Principal

The primary staff and students have frequent drills to prepare in case of an emergency. The most important contributions the children can make during these drills or if an emergency were to exist are to remain quiet and to listen closely to the directions given by their teachers. It is always good to have a plan at school and at home for emergency situations.

On Tuesday, October 8, the primary staff will have dinner at the McDonald's on Clark Lane for a McTeacher's Night celebration. The restaurant will donate a portion of the proceeds for the evening to our school. If you plan to eat out or get a meal to take home on Tuesday, please consider joining us.

Picture retakes will be done on Friday, October 11 if your child missed the original date or if the photograph needs to be retaken.

Intermediate School News

Stacy Fick, Principal

We celebrated our first Character Assembly of the year on Monday. One student from each class was recognized for showing respect (August character word) and Pride (September character word).
October's character word is Responsibility. High School student athletes, Savannah Fisher and Ashley Reed spoke to the students about how responsibility is important for them to be successful athletes and students.

Wednesday, October 9, is International Walk to School Day. Intermediate students will gather at the Lamone Building at 7:20 a.m. to learn about pedestrian safety, and enjoy walking to school.

Middle School News

Clinton Hague, Principal

Chase Howe was our Friday drawing winner. He is the winner of the lunch V.I.P. pass and he received his ticket for helping stack chairs.

This month's character word is Responsibility! Today we begin our spirit week that includes dress-up days and a spirit assembly on Thursday.

Please mark the following important dates on your calendars:

October 18, 24 & 25 No School
October 21 Bobby Norfolk - storyteller assembly at 12:45 p.m. in the west gym
October 24 Parent Teacher Conferences from 4-8 p.m.
October 25 Parent Teacher Conferences from 8 -11:30 a.m.
October 30 Character Assembly at 2:30 p.m. in the west gym

High School News

Scott Daly, Principal

Homecoming was a success. Thank you to the Student Council and the teachers this week for making homecoming a great experience. The excitement level of the students during this week made it a fun experience and we were able to cap it off with a great football game for the alumni. Thank you for returning to Hallsville High School and we hope you can make it back next year.

Academic Support round two starts Tuesday. Check with your student to see if they have been assigned to tutoring to help them catch up. Any student in support must raise their grade to a 67% in order to appeal out to the open lunch areas.