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HHS at Council Grove today.

HMS at Herington today. Starting at 3:30.

Kindergarten remote student Eloa explored 3D shapes using clay and toothpicks. She made a cone, a cube, and a cylinder. #breakingout

Mrs. Beames's fifth graders wrapped up their unit on volume by creating volume cities. #breakingout

First graders in Ms. Fegan's class have been reading stories about how different things are built. This week, they heard "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs" and tried to build their own wolf-proof structures using Play-Doh and toothpicks. They had some awesome ideas! #breakingout

The Board met Monday night and Herington High School Senior Graduates will be issued 12 tickets per senior for May 16th Graduation Ceremony.

Mark You Calendar!!! 8th Grade Recognition!!! 8th grade recognition ceremony Invitation Date: May 18, 2021 Time: 7:00pm Location: Herington High School Gymnasium Mask and social distancing will be required in accordance with district guidelines.

Sarah Biehler won a National PEO scholarship of $2,500!! She was sponsored by our local chapter and was a national winner. One of 900 that won in the nation. We as a very small chapter are very excited about this award for her!!

We altered the menu for Friday April 30th to accommodate the picnic on the lawn for the Elementary students and parents: Chicken Nuggets Zoo Crew Sweet & SOur Sauce Baby Carrots Mandarin Orange Cup Giant Grahams Milk Choice

Kindergarteners in Mrs. Kahle's class wrapped up their shape unit by creating 3D shapes from playdough and straws. #breakingout

Little Railers Preschoolers are so lucky to have such knowledgeable and talented assistant teachers! Miss Georgia brought her bee-keeping tools as well as honeycomb, beeswax products, and honey sticks to show the preschoolers last week. She also brought a variety of insect samples for children to inspect with magnifying glasses. Preschoolers are #breakingout with hands-on experiences to study our curriculum unit on insects!

The Herington CKTL Track Meet will be held today starting at 4:30pm at the Herington High School Track. Field events and the 3200m run will start at 4:30pm followed by all other running events starting at 5:30pm. This meet has been rescheduled from Tuesday the 20th to Monday the 19th!!!

Youth Football Camp!

Mrs. Kahle's kindergarten class is exploring and learning with new materials from the Caring For Classrooms fundraiser. #breakingout

HES Families: Because of the forecasted weather, we are going to postpone our “Lunch on the Lawn” and “Down on the Farm Literacy Night” events that were originally scheduled for this upcoming Friday, April 16th. These events will now be scheduled for Friday, April 30th. The “Lunch on the Lawn” will continue to occur during your child’s regularly scheduled lunch time. We will also be switching the menu to chicken nuggets and other food items more conducive to a picnic on the lawn. If you would like to eat a school lunch that date, please purchase your ticket by Thursday, April 29th. Contact the office at 785-258-3234 to purchase tickets and find out your child’s exact lunch time. The “Down on the Farm Literacy Night” is still slated to begin at 6:00 and more information will be sent home sometime in the next couple of weeks. Please make plans to attend these events on April 30th!

Kindergarten students build a Nonsense Word Tower during MTSS. #breakingout

HHS TRACK - Tuesday, April 13 at Marion Marion CKTL Order of Events April 13th, 2021 Field Events- 4:30pm (Group A, followed by Group B) Group A Group B Girls Pole Vault Boys Pole Vault Boys Shot Put Girls Shot Put Boys Long Jump Girls Long Jump Girls High Jump Boys High Jump Girls Discus Boys Discus Girls Triple Jump Boys Triple Jump Boys Javelin Girls Javelin Running Events 4:30pm Girls 3200M Run Boys 3200M Run 5:30pm Girls 4x800M Relay Boys 4x800M Relay Girls 100M Hurdles Boys 110M Hurdles Girls 100M Dash Boys 100M Dash Girls 1600M Run Boys 1600M Run Girls 4x100M Relay Boys 4x100M Relay Girls 400M Dash Boys 400M Dash Girls 300M Hurdles Boys 300M Hurdles Girls 800M Run Boys 800M Run Girls 200M Dash Boys 200M Dash Throwers 4x100 Relay Girls 4x400M Relay Boys 4x400M Relay

Jr. High Track Meet on Thursday, April 15th The Jr. High Track meet on Thursday, April 15th will be held at Marion. Centre will host. The meet starts at 10:00 AM. The schedule of events is as follows: 10:00 am 7G Shot put followed by 8G, 7B, 8B 8G Discus followed by 7G, 8B, 7B 7B High Jump followed by 8B, 7G, 8G 8B Long Jump followed by 7B, 8G, 7G 7G Triple Jump followed by 8G, 7B, 8B 7B Pole Vault followed by 8B, 7G, 8G 10:15 am 3200m run, 8G followed by 8B 1600m run (7th grade only) 200m hurdles Remainder of running events will be in this order: 7G, 8G, 7B, 8B 11:30 am 100m hurdles 100m dash 1600m run (8th grade only) 4 x 100m relay 400m dash 4 X 200m relay 800m run 200m dash Medley relay

HES students and families are invited to join us DOWN ON THE FARM for literacy night. The event will be Friday, April 16 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the softball practice field behind the elementary school. We will have goats and sheep, a horse and a donkey, and Miss Susan with her rabbits. You can check out the tractor and participate in activities such as the ear tag toss, planting seeds, and the cow milking challenge. Make time for the reading area where you can learn more about animals, farming, and Kansas crops. Guest readers will be Miss Susan, Dr. Morgan, and Mrs. Schrader. You won't want to miss this fun-filled evening that is sponsored by the Herington Public Library and HES library. This is an outside event, and masks are optional as long as participants maintain appropriate social distancing. #breakingout

Dance team parent/guardian meeting will be held on Monday, April 19th at 6:00pm