Welcome to HBB: March 2014

Friday, March 28, 2014

Wrapping up the week

Spaghetti Supper Success!!!!!

I would like to take a moment and extend my appreciation to the HBB PTA for organizing an amazing event this year. The Spaghetti Supper was a huge success and it was a ton of fun! I would also like to thank all the parents who came out to support us and all he businesses who helped make this event a reality. Thank you again for supporting the children at HBB!!

MCAS

MCAS ELA in Grade 3-5 is over and we could not be prouder of our students. They worked exceptionally hard and for that reason all students in grade 3-5 will be receiving MCAS Charms for their Burkland's Best Necklace......GREAT JOB!!

Burkland's Best Readers

Speaking of Charms.....look at all the students who have earned their reading challenge Bead for their Burkland's Best Necklace.......keep those challenge logs coming, there is still time to earn your bead and be on the lookout for the next Challenge!!

BOKS in Action!!

It has been great to see BOKS back in action here at HBB. Don't forget, it is not too late to join if you are interested.

Character Word Winners

Congratulations to the following students for best demonstrating the Character Word for this week.....forgiveness.

Monday, March 17, 2014

VERY busy week!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Once again this year we were treated to the Bag Pipes courtesy of Mrs. Campbell and her awesome group of Irish Step Dancers. Click below to watch the video.

Grade 4 and 3 MCAS

Don't forget that Tuesday Grade 4 has MCAS Long Composition and Grade 3 has ELA MCAS Wed and Thu this week. Don't forget to get a good night sleep, eat a healthy breakfast and try your hardest.

Spaghetti Supper

We have a very busy week this week and their is no better way to wrap up the week than with our biggest fundraiser of the year. We are looking forward to seeing you all there. We have tons of great raffle prizes this year, like this tricycle that Mr. Gobeil has been testing out!

Staff Basketball Game

A big thanks to New England Patriots lineman Nate Solder for joining us for our annual Staff Basketball Game. We had a great time while raising money for the students, including Ella's Lemonade Stand which raised an additional $361 for Cancer Awareness! We all had a great time and it was all for a great cause. Thank you for your support!!

BOKS....it is not too late!!!

BOKS started this week and it is not too late to join. If you are interested you can visit their website or just pop in. BOKS is a great program and definitely worth checking out! For more info click on the link below.

http://www.middleboro.k12.ma.us/cms/lib07/MA01906409/Centricity/Domain/505/YMCA/BOKS%20Parent%20Info%20Middleboro%202014.pdf

Character Word of the Week Winners and the First Reading Challenge Winners

This week when we gave out the Character Word of the Week awards we also gave out our first Reading Beads for the students who have met the Reading Challenge. Congratulations and remember, it is not too late to turn in your reading logs!! Here are a few pics of the Character Award Winners and some of the recipients of the Reading Beads....great job guys!

1st Grade Habitats

Last Friday we were treated to a great presentation of 1st grade Habitat Projects. 1st Grade students recently wrapped up their research project and all parents were invited in to see the projects. Parents were also armed with information as to how to support their child's learning by encouraging more research at home!

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Spaghetti Supper is Sold Out!

We just want to let everyone know that the Spaghetti Supper is sold out! Any money sent in on Thursday will be sent home. Also, don't forget that Thursday is an early release day.

See you all at the Staff Basketball Game Friday night!!

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Important Announcement from the PTA!!

The Spaghetti Supper is only 2 weeks away, and we have a special announcement!

Edaville USA has made an extremely generous donation to HBB.

Every child who attends the Spaghetti Supper will receive

$10 in Edaville Bucks!

Ticket flyers will go home in this week’s Tuesday Folders. Be sure to send them back ASAP!

Prices will be $14 per adult and $6 per child. Kids 2 & under are Free.

Admission price will include:

Mamma Mia’s Spaghetti Dinner with salad, rolls & beverage

Frosty Dog ice cream

A Spectacular show featuring TV Illusionist Matt Roberts

$10 Edaville Voucher per child

In addition to all that, you’ll be able to purchase an unlimited family pass to a high tech photo boothfor only $5, bid on some amazing Silent Auction prizes,

and enter to win over 75 “Lucky Chance” prizes!

This event is expected to sell out very quickly, so I encourage you to return your forms with payment on Wednesday March 12th!

Survey

If you have not had a chance please take a moment to complete our School Improvement Survey. The survey can be accessed at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-y49zYQv_CH2xDew58aaw8JD6y6oQ0Q2fdIVb658zUE/viewform

All responses are completely anonymous and we appreciate your feedback as we continue to work to ensure HBB is the best school it can be. Remember, the grade level with the highest number of responses will win a prize!!!!

Staff Basketball Game

Don't forget to join us this Friday night at Middleboro High School for our 2nd annula staff basketball. We will have Nate Solder from the New England Patriots joining us as a special guest. Doors will open at at 5:30 Tickets are $2 per person or $5 for a family. We have tons of fun planned so we hope to see you all there!!

BOKS is starting up again!!!!!

BOKS is starting again soon. For more information go to

http://www.middleboro.k12.ma.us/cms/lib07/MA01906409/Centricity/Domain/505/YMCA/BOKS%20Parent%20Info%20Middleboro%202014.pdf

Character Word of the Week Winners

Congratulations to the winners this week. This week's winners are the first to get Character Word of the Week Beads for their accomplishment. Great job guys!

Thursday, March 6, 2014

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Take our survey.....and some other stuff!

Please take a moment to complete our School Improvement Survey. Your opinion really matters to us and we appreciate any feedback you can give us.

All responses are anonymous and completely confidential.

THE GRADE LEVEL WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF RESPONSES WILL WIN A PRIZE.

To complete this survey please notice the scroll bar on the side of the survey. If you are having difficulty viewing the survey on the page please use this link.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-y49zYQv_CH2xDew58aaw8JD6y6oQ0Q2fdIVb658zUE/viewform

Thank you in advance for helping make HBB the best school it can be!!!!!

Attention all parents!!!

PLEASE HAVE YOUR STUDENTS WEAR THEIR BURKLAND'S BEST GEAR ON FRIDAY!!!!!

Friday we are having a whole school rally to get kids excited for MCAS. We are very proud of the fact that our students and staff have been working exceptionally hard this year and we want to encourage our kids to work their hardest this year because this is their chance to show everyone how great HBB is! Please help us at home too by encouraging your kids to get a good night rest, eat a healthy breakfast on testing days and encourage your kids to work their hardest.

Burkland's Best Necklaces

We are very excited to announce that we will be giving out new Burkland's Best Necklaces after the rally on Friday. Going forward all students will be given a necklace and they will be given the opportunity to earn charms for their necklace if they meet various challenges. Our first challenge will be a reading challenge and all students will be given information on the challenge after the rally tomorrow. Students will also be awarded beads for winning the Character Word of the Week and for meeting the Burkland's Best. When chains are lost replacement chains will need to be purchased at the Husky Haven with Burkland's Best tickets.

So be on the lookout tomorrow, all students will be getting their necklace and their first bead. The first bead will be a yellow ribbon in memory of Jesse.