Accountability and Butterfly Projects

Today I had the pleasure of visiting Mrs. Enos' 2nd grade class and I watched  as students participated in an excellent lesson about Circumference.  Students learned how to determine the circumference of a pumpkin!  I also had the opportunity to check out their Butterfly projects (check out the picture below)  Great work guys!

Last week's character word of the week was accountability.....and the winners are..............

Great job guys.  This weeks character word of the week is Cheerfulness.

Our PTA Rocks!

I hope everyone weathered the storm ok.  This past Friday was our HBB Big Blast event and it was a great success.  Thank you to all our PTA members who made this event possible.  I continue to be impressed by our PTA.  Their support and overall ability to organize events such as this are impressive.  Thank you so much, you all really help make HBB a special place! 

Before I get to the pictures please make not that the Spooktakular event planned for tomorrow has been canceled.

Costumes and Student Council

As I sit down to write this I am anxiously awaiting the start of our HBB Big Blast Event!  I am also looking forward to next week and I have a few reminders for everyone.

Halloween
While we recognize Halloween as a fun holiday that many of our students look forward to we ask that students not wear costumes and especially masks to school on Wednesday.  We are not trying to take the fun out of school.  We are simply honoring what has been past practice here and what is common practice elsewhere as costumes can be very distracting and we have a full day of school.  We appreciate your understanding.

Candy Drive
Please remember our Candy Drive!  We are trying to beat last years donation total by taking any of that unwanted or unneeded candy off your hands.  All donations will go to the children at the Jimi Fund Clinic at Dana Farber Cancer Institute.  We have a donation box just outside the main office.  Thank you in advance for any and all donations! 

Student Council
This past week we hosted our 2nd Student Ccouncil meeting.  At the meeting all representatives heard  speeches from our 5th grade candidates for Student Council Leaders and nominations followed.  The next day we hosted our Administrative Round table and began our discussions regarding Student Council and ways in which we can make HBB the best school it can be.  CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW STUDENT COUNCIL LEADERS! 

Student Council Leaders pondering
the future of HBB!

I hope to see you all at the HBB Big Blast tonight!  Have a great weekend!

Character Word of the Week, Candy and Dioramas

Before we get to the winners of the Character Word of the Week award I want to let everyone know that we will be hosting a Candy Drive here at HBB.  We have a bin in the Main Lobby for donations of unwanted Halloween Candy.  All donations will be given to the children at the Jimi Fund Clinic at Dana Farber Cancer Center.  Please help us collect as much candy as we can!!!!!!

CORRECTION.....Please note that our calendar had the wrong times listed for the HBB Big Blast this coming Friday.  The times are 6-8:30...the calendar has been corrected.  Also remember that discounted tickets will be available at the Parent Teacher Conferences. 

I had the pleasure of visiting Mrs. Martin's 4th grade class today as they wrapped up their presentations of their Book Report Dioramas.  All the projects are on display so check them out this week at Parent Teacher Conferences......Great work guys!

The character word of the week for last week was RESPONSIBILITY.  Here are the students who were recognized at Lunch for best representing the character word of the week.

GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!

ODDS and ENDS

As we close out another great week here at HBB I want to let everyone know about some various odds and ends.

School Council

Our School Council has been established and last night marked our first School Council meeting.  School Council is a group consisting of an equal number of parents, teachers and myself.  Together throughout this year we will be working on developing our school improvement plan, as well as discussing other issues of importance, all with the goal of making HBB the best school it can be.  These meetings are open and parents interested in attending may come.  The meeting dates for this year are 

November 1

December 13

January  3

February 7

March 21

April 4

May 2

June 6

BOX Top Contest

The winner of the tightly contested BOX Top contest is Mrs. Darcy's 3rd grade class.  Mrs. Darcy's class will be participating in a kickball contest with myself and Mr. Gobeil to celebrate all their hard work.  Thank you to all who sent in Box Tops.  Keep collecting them, we will have another contest coming up this year.

Parent Teacher Conferences

As you know we have Parent Teacher Conferences and we want to let everyone know that the YMCA will be offering free child care.  We also want to let everyone know that we will have a table at the front door for lost and found.  We have collected a lot of items so far this year so please take a moment and look for any of your child’s missing items.

Harvest Big Blast

Friday the 26^th is our annual Big Blast Event and discounted tickets of $12 per family will be on sale at Parent Teacher Conferences.  Tickets will also be sold at the door for $15 per family. 

JACK-O-LANTERN contest

We will be having a Jack-o-Lantern decorating contest.  Get creative and decorate a pumpkin with your family!  Entries will be displayed at the Big Blast event and during the week in the main foyer.  Drop off your creations anytime during the week in the main office. 

Early Release Day
Thursday is an Early Release Day which means it is Hat Day.  $1 donations to those who wear hats are appreciated. Wear your favorite hat or a spooky themed hat! 

3rd Graders visiting the outdoor garden
today

Integrity and Game Night

Hello HBB! 

I just wanted to take a moment and thank everyone who made our first annual Family Game Night a success.  I had the opportunity to participate with my family and we had a great time.  We are looking forward to making this an annual tradition here at HBB.  (see below for some pics of the night courtesy of Mrs. DiStefano)

Integrity

Last weeks character word of the week was integrity.  The winners are............

Great Job Guys! 

Here are few pics from Family Game Night

Together!!!

It sure didn't feel like a short week!  We had some great things going on here this week and we have even more coming up but there is one coming soon that I would like to draw particular attention to.......parent teacher conferences.

Parent teacher conferences are scheduled for October 24th and 25th and if you have not yet signed up for an appointment with your child's teacher please do so.  This is an opportunity for you to find out how your child is progressing thus far in school and it is also an important time to learn ways in which you can support your child's learning in school. 

I want to remind and ask everyone to please come to these meetings with an understanding that we are all equally responsible for the education of our children.  We have incredibly high hopes and expectations for our students and together we will get our students to where we want them to be!

BOKS

As you have read here recently BOKS was recently awarded a $5000 grant from Fallon Community Health Care.  Recently a contingent of BOKS trainers, along with Superintendent Weiss traveled up to the studios of FOX Boston and they were presented with the check on air.  In case you missed the segment here is a link for you to view the story online.

http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/19783106/2012/10/10/winner-announced-healthy-communities

4th grade enjoying the demonstration
from NE Percussion

Family Game Night and Character Word of the Week Winners!

Attention all families!!!!!

This Friday night is our first ever Family Game Night.  During this fun, interactive game show style event families and grades will compete against each other by answering questions, participating in challenges and other team activities. 

This is a great way to get out on a Friday night and spend time together as a family.  The cost is $3 per person or $10 per family.  Food will be available and you can also shop the book fair while you are here.  There are 2 shows to choose from..... 5:30 or 6:30.

If you are interested in attending you can send money in with your child or purchase tickets at the door but remember, there is limited seating available for each show.

Butterflies!!

Over the past couple of weeks a few of our grade two classes have been learning about the life-cycle of butterflies.  I had an excellent opportunity to learn more about butterflies from Mrs. Quinn's class when I paid them a visit yesterday.  They will be releasing their butterflies within the next couple of days.  Great job guys!

Mrs. Quinn's grade 2 class

Self-Control

The character word of the week for last week was self-control.  Here are some pics of our winners!  The word for this week is Integrity! 

Wrapping up the week

We have wrapped another great week here at HBB and we want to wish everyone a great long weekend.  We hope everyone finds time to relax and recharge this weekend.  I just want to let everyone know about a couple of things as we close the week.

Target

Thank you to everyone who got out and voted on Facebook!  We received a gift card today for $225 that will go a long way to helping us with our Burkland's Best School Store! 

Book Fair

The Book Fair is always one of my favorite times of the year because it is a great time to remind everyone about the importance of reading.  Children who read and are read to at home do better in school!

If you are a parent and unsure how to best help your child to be successful in school and in life, please know that reading to your child and encouraging them to read is one of the most powerful and influential things you can do.  Please help us help your child reach their full potential by encouraging them to read! 

Unity Day

Wed. October 10th we are asking all students to wear orange to show our unity in standing up to bullying here at HBB.  Please look in the Tuesday Folder next week for more information or go to

www.pacer.org/bullying

Have a great weekend!

Earth View in our Gym....4th graders visited
this Friday!

1st graders working hard in
the vegetable garden

FOX on BOKS, BOKS on FOX

Fox Boston was here this morning filming for an upcoming segment which will air on the morning of October 10th. 

Check out the collage that Mrs. DiStefano put together from this morning.......and yes, that is our own superintendent Dr. Weiss doing a handstand! 

Trustworthiness

Today was the first day where we recognized students who exemplified the Character Word for the Week as identified by their teacher.  Each week, on Monday, we will be awarding students who best demonstrate the Character Word of the Week. 

The word of last week was Trustworthiness, which means to be worthy of confidence, reliable and dependable.

Congratulations

GREAT JOB!!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!  Next weeks word is Self-Control.