This is a reminder to all High School homecoming attendants and king and queen candidates: Tomorrow (Thursday) we will be taking pictures for the paper, programs, and social media sites. Please dress nice; girls maybe in a nice casual dress with a cardigan over, boys nice pants and shirt. Meet in the HS library at the beginning of 4th hour. Any questions, see Ms. Hawkins!
Have you heard about L.I.F.E. at HES? L.I.F.E. is the LIteracy-Integrated Family Engagement program for Kansas Reading Roadmap. It is a key component in our overall strategy for improving literacy for children in kindergarten through third grade.
L.I.F.E. is designed to bring families and schools together to create supportive connections that will deepen children's relationships with their parents and enhance their literacy skills. The program provides emotional and academic experiences aimed at increasing a child's reading skills and supporting a culture of literacy at home. Each week's activities are designed to bring families closer together and connect them more closely to our school community. The L.I.F.E. program at HES meets each Monday for eight weeks. The spring session begins Feb. 4. If you would like to participate in L.I.F.E., please contact Deana Baldwin by calling (785)414-8161 or emailing dbaldwin@usd487.org
We are happy to announce our 2018-2019 HES Spelling Bee winners. Congratulations to First Place Winner Raquel L., Second Place Winner Mariah K., Third Place Winner and Alternate Henry N.
Raquel and Mariah will represent HES at the Dickinson County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at Abilene High School. Henry will accompany them. #growinglearners
Students are working on DNA structure in Biology today.
Herington school buses will be running early today. Because of inclement weather Herington schools will be letting out at 1:00 today, but your student will be able to ride the bus home. Thank you.
A special guest visited the preschool classrooms on Jan. 16 to demonstrate how to use a sewing machine as part of their unit study on clothing. The special guest is Megan Mein, FACS teacher at the high school and parent of one of the preschoolers. The students learned about how the sewing machine works as Mrs. Mein finished off a homemade apron for each session. Thank you Mrs. Mein for a great presentation and thoughtful gift for the classroom! #growinglearners
Because of inclement weather Herington schools will be letting out at 1:00 today. Please let your students or schools know where your child needs to go. Thank you.
Herington Railer License plates available in the high school office for $15.
After reading the books “Not Enough Snow” and “Goodbye Snow” 1st grade MTSS students made snowflakes to prepare for another round of Kansas weather! #growinglearners
Mrs. Beames's fifth graders are learning about motion, speed, friction, and force in science. To help understand the concepts, they created marble runs and made several K'nex models. #growinglearners
The Railers wrestled hard today at the Eureka Invitational. Congrats to Ridley Swader 5th place at 106, Lucas Anschutz 2nd place at 220, and Jr Hitt 2nd place at 285. Great job, boys!
Did you know that HHS now has a competing E-Sports League? Which is a highly competitive video game competition league. Dylan Felpel has won his first match in the game “Hearthstone.” Holden Coffman, Kayland Alexander, Joseph Pavich, and Jameson Davis have also won their first match in “Rocket League.” Others competing are Craig Rutschman, Victor Sanchez, and Brett Coupe in “Fortnite.”
Mr. Hirsch is coaching this terrific new “sport.” Colleges have even contacted our members with interest!
Congratulations to the Lady Railers on their 2nd Place finish in the Cougar Classic. Nice job, Ladies!
Miss Fegan’s first grade class presented thank you cards to our wonderful secretaries because of all the help that they provide. Mrs. Hilliard (substituting for Mrs. Staatz) and Mrs. Floyd are so deserving! #growinglearners
Mrs. Beames’ fifth grade students working hard on understanding the author’s point of view this afternoon! #growinglearners
A favorite activity in Mrs. Gutsch's third grade is MARSH-iplication. Using marshmallows, fruit loops, and toothpicks, students practice making models of equal groups. They then determine the repeated addition equation as well as the multiplication statement. This is a fun way to begin learning multiplication facts. The best part is eating the models when finished! #growinglearners
McKenzie Shippy submitted a video for a scholarship. Good work McKenzie. You have taken lots of opportunities to put yourself ahead of the game! Best of Luck!
https://youtu.be/FdiRTdlfx98
Sophomore students visited the Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI) in Manhattan. They received a presentation from the director of the BRI followed by a tour of the training facility. The class does this as part of the English unit they cover over the novel The Hot Zone and studying diseases in Biology.
Emma Bigham is presenting to the State Board of Education this morning. She is representing HOSA as the state president.
HMS Second Quarter Awards Assembly will be tomorrow (1.16.18) at 2:30 pm in the middle school gym.