Herington USD 487 -

Herington MS artist Sevana Stepherson, 7th, received first place honors in the middle school division of the BLICK Youth Art Month Art Competition. Artwork was judged on creativity, craftsmanship, artistic merit, presentation, and artist’s statement. BLICK Art Materials, KAEA and other sponsors generously will provide prizes to the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place students and their art instructors. Congratulations Sevana!

First graders got to see Mrs. Mein’s ducklings and chicks today. Happy Friday! #breakingout

Kindergarten and first grade students built towers from plastic cups. The students worked in teams to plan and build the towers. The tallest was 11 cups tall. After measuring the towers, we discussed what made the challenge difficult and what different materials or strategies they would use next time to make the towers taller. #breakingout

HES Families: Check out our March All School Assembly on our HES Railer Vision SchoolTube page at the link below: https://schooltube.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/1_lpdwsh7l

Kindergarten students taking the new school bus for a spin. #breakingout

Fifth grade works on finding the area of rectangles using fractions. #breakingout

HHS Track Meet - Friday, March 26 at Bennington Field Events starting at 3:00; Running Events starting at 4:30 The following link can be followed throughout the event for meet results. http://results.tfmeetpro.com/Red_Dirt_Race_Management/Bennington_Invitational/ GOOD LUCK RAILERS!

Four Herington High School seniors were selected as Kansas Honor Scholars for representing the top 10% of their graduating class. From Left to Right: Connor LaRosa, Kevin Gehrke, Carrie Roe, and Sarah Biehler. Congratulations Railers!

HES second graders sing their version of "Count on Me" as one of their performances for Mrs. Schrader's music class. #breakingout https://www.schooltube.com/media/Count%20on%20Me/1_8cszxran

Carrie Roe submitted an essay in the 2020-2021 Rural Voices Youth Contest sponsored by the North Central Regional Planning Commission(NCRPC), Beloit. Her entry was selected as one of the top two in this year's contest. She will be recognized with the John R. Cyr Rural Voices Award, receive a cash award, and have her essay published on the ncrpc.org website this spring. To view her essay, go to https://www.ncrpc.org/ruralvoices/. Congratulations Carrie!

Dance Team Tryouts Saturday March 27th 9:00am High School Gym Sign up in the High school or middle school office. If you have any questions email mayes@usd487.org

The Herington Elementary School Kindergarten Round-Up will be Monday, April 5, 2021. The child must be five years old on or before August 31, 2021 to attend Kindergarten next term. Prospective students and their parents are encouraged to attend Kindergarten Round-Up and become informed and prepared for your child’s Kindergarten year. Each student will be given an assessment to indicate their level of readiness for Kindergarten. The screening will focus on motor skills, concepts, social/emotional skills and language. During this time, parents will fill out the enrollment form and go over medical information with the school nurse. Parents are asked to bring their child’s state-certified birth certificate, immunization records, and a recent health assessment (if available). Appointments are required and will occur at Herington Elementary School. Please call Herington Elementary School at 785-258-3234 to schedule an appointment for Monday, April 5. The process will take approximately a half an hour.

Herinton schools' policy regarding the use of face masks has NOT changed. All students, staff, and visitors are required to wear face masks when on district property. This includes school buses as well. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

Attached is the flyer but then I have the link to the form if they want to order online. Thank you! https://forms.gle/f6FxkasbrahXCEaKA

Reminder Pie Fundraiser forms are due to Mrs Mein tomorrow.

Menu Change: Our Menu for tomorrow is as follows; Fiestada Pizza Baby Carrots Giant Grahams (6-12) Fresh Grapes Breakfast will not change.

Kindergarten students practiced counting by ones and tens to 100. Some counted legs on centipedes, while others created a dance. Some even brought Legos from home to lay out on 10 frames. #breakingout

Little Railers Preschoolers utilized their fine motor skills to create yummy rainbows. #breakingout

Kindergarten students used Pebblego.com to do research about an animal and then presented their completed projects in class. #breakingout