Read to Succeed

November is Literacy month and in celebration we are kicking off the Read to Succeed program.  Students who complete 6 hours of reading at home will be eligible to receive a free ticket to Six Flags New England.  All they have to do is return their reading log and have it signed by their parent.  You will be receiving a letter this week in the Tuesday Folder explaining the program in more depth.

It is our hope that this will help encourage parents to encourage their children to read more at home.  There is nothing more powerful a parent can do than to create an environment at home where reading is encouraged so please help us out and get your kids reading more!

BOX TOPS

Thank you to everyone who sent in those BOX TOPS.  In total we raised $1594.10!  Please keep saving.  We will be collecting them again in a few months!

Plantings

This week we had two different events here at HBB which helped make the school look better.  Thank you to Ann Peddie who arranged for our 3rd grade student council members to plant mums along the front of the school.  They look great!

Also thank you to Jennie Teceno and Michelle Reynolds who arranged for all our 5th grade students to plant bulbs along the front of the school.  This will not only make the school look nicer, it gave the 5th graders the opportunity to leave something behind which will make the school a better place!

Schedule Change

Aside from Election Tuesday we have a relatively quiet week coming up in terms of events.  We do, however,  have one big change starting on Wednesday.  I hope everyone had the chance to read the letter  sent  home regarding the changes to our schedule.  Those changes take effect on Wednesday.  Students at each grade level will be participating in enrichment activities for the last hour of the day, one day per week.  This change will give not only give students the opportunity to participate in exciting enriching activities but will also give us the chance to do some of the essential curriculum work needed to ensure that HBB is a high achieving school.   The days each grade will have enrichment are as follows.

Monday  Grade 1

Tuesday  Grade 5

Wednesday  Grade 2

Thursday  Grade 3

Friday  Grade 4

As always, if you have any questions regarding this or any other matter, do not hesitate to contact us.