Square One Fundraised and Some Additional Odds and Ends

Square One Art Fundraiser 
Please remember that all order forms are due back no later than this Wed. November 25th.

Please join us for a

K-2 Family Math Night

hosted by the Instructional Coaches

 

Why: To learn strategies and resources to help your student(s)

show deeper thinking in math

Who:  Families with kindergarten, 1st grade, or 2nd grade students

When:  Tuesday, December 1st 6:30-7:30

Where:  H.B.B. Cafeteria

Registration is required.
In an effort to be more green, please register online by going to the
MECC, HBB, or MKG homepage of your student(s)
and clicking on the link for the
“Family Math Night Registration.”
Let us know if you have any questions.
We hope we can count you in!

Your fellow math aficionados,
Mrs. Gates and Ms. Vigna

College Dress Up Day
November 25th is an Early Release Day and College Dress Up Day. Please encourage your child to wear their college themed gear….and remember, dismissal is at 1 pm!

Report Cards
In a few weeks report cards will be coming home! HBB has a Standards Based Report Card which is very different from the report cards and grades that most of us received when we were students. In an effort to answer the many questions you may have there will be an Open Forum on how to interpret your child’s report card and what it all means on Monday December 7th from 4-5 here at HBB.

For those unable to attend, moving forward we will be including information both here and in the newsletter about how to interpret the report cards.....so stay tuned!

As always, and with everything, should you have ANY questions, do not hesitate to contact us!

5th Grade Community Meeting

Friday we had our 5th Grade Community Meeting where we awarded our Reading Beads, Character Word of the Week awards and continued exploring the concepts of the Social Thinking Curriculum.  The concepts covered with students Friday were related to what is called the Zones Of Regulation.  There are 4 zones, Red, Yellow, Green and Blue.  Each Zone is connected to feelings and emotions and the overall goal is to get students to begin to recognize and connect with their own feelings and emotions and look to see if they match the environment they are in.  For example, a student who is feeling excited and energetic while trying to take a test may have a hard time sitting still.  The next step is in teaching students strategies, such as taking a deep breath or getting a drink of water, so they can make sure that they are in the right zone at the right time.  

Take a moment to ask your child about these concepts and see what they have learned!