-jeff martin snapshotsmar 22, 2013 · our mission is to be a school of high expectations with no...
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Our mission is to be a school of high expectations with no exceptions and no excuses.
News from the den -Jeff Martin
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It’s a Reading Safari!!
I Love to Read Week March 25th – 29th
Monday – Let’s go on a “Reading Safari” (dress like a safari explorer)
Tuesday – “Bear-y” Wild Day (wear a Horse Branch School shirt or school colors)
Wednesday – “Hats off” to a Wild Adventure (wear your favorite hat)
Thursday – “Safari Searching” for a good book (wear your safari sunglasses)
(It is also Spring Picture Day)
Friday – “Wild and Wacky” Adventure Day (wear wacky, crazy clothes)
Family Reading Night… Fun with Books…
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 Make a Craft…
5:30 P.M. in the gym
Horse Branch Elementary Parent Newsletter
March 22, 2013
Our vision is to be a cooperative learning community of caring individuals with high expectations on the
pathway to proficiency.
Our mission is to be a school of high expectations with no exceptions and no excuses.
PIZZA!!
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
4-‐H “The Physics Zoo”
The Ohio County 4-‐H was at Horse Branch Elementary Monday, March 18th to put on The Physics Zoo. Students went to stations that taught them about: Electricity, Magnetism, Periscope, Retroscope, Mirrors, Refraction Bottle, Fresnel Lens, Model Camera, Spectroscope, Pulleys, and many other physical science activities.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
PICNIC Free drinks & cookies while they last!
Bring a picnic lunch and keep an eye out for Yogi Bear!
April 1st, 12-2
on the Ohio County Courthouse Lawn
Pinwheels coloring contest judging & prizes (Pinwheels for Prevention coloring sheets are
available at all Ohio Co. Elementary Schools Family Resource Centers)
Help support a good cause (Any donations made benefit Prevent Child Abuse KY)
Child welfare resources available Everyone gets a Pinwheel to plant to raise awareness about child abuse
and neglect prevention If it rains, the picnic will be inside the community center
Up and Coming Events
March 25-‐29-‐I Love to Read Week March 26-‐-‐-‐-‐Family Read Night 5:30-‐6:30PM March 27-‐-‐-‐-‐Public Library Program March 28-‐-‐-‐-‐Spring Pictures March 29-‐-‐-‐Woodland Alliance April 1-‐5-‐-‐-‐-‐Spring Break April 15-‐19—MAP Testing K-‐1st April 16-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐Real Science Primary 8:30 Intermediate 9:45 April 22-‐24—MAP Testing 2nd Grade April 22-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐Pre-‐school Registration April 30-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐Abe Lincoln Speaker @ 1:00 Intermediate May 6-‐10-‐-‐-‐-‐K-‐PREP Testing May 13-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ 6th Grade Trip May 14-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Field Day May 15-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐Bluegrass Music Program
Our mission is to be a school of high expectations with no exceptions and no excuses.
@ 1:30 May 16-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ 6th Grade Graduation @9:00 May 16-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Awards Day @ 1:00 May 17-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐Last Day of School
News from the Classrooms
This week in art c lass Monday in art class we looked at internet photographs of sided-‐walk chalk drawings by 3-‐D illusion artist Julian Beever. We were amazed! His technique, for drawing realistic 3-‐D scenes on a flat surface, is mind blowing. The website also showed photographs of the drawings being made, so we could get a glimpse into what he goes through to create a work of art that looks like it has incredible height, width and depth, but actually doesn't. Today we are working in color, drawing a subject matter of our choice, either a portrait, still life or landscape. Within the chosen subject matter, the students are observing how they used the Elements or Art: lines, shapes, forms, colors, textures and space, as well, the Principles of Design: balance, contrast, emphasis, repetition, and proportion.
Music Notes♪♪
Students are learning about the instrument families and how they make their sound. This week, the focus was on string instruments in the orchestra. Next week, primary students will be learning about instruments sounds in the music and story of “Peter and the Wolf” by Sergei Prokofiev. Intermediate students will be reviewing brass instruments with a short video and playing Instrument bingo. The school is purchasing Quaver music and the students are very excited to be able to begin working with this program again in the near future! As a reminder, if your child would like to use Quaver Music at home, you can register your child for a free Quaver account. Simply visit
www.QuaverMusic.com and click on the “Sign Up” window in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Follow the onscreen instructions for creating an account, and be sure to enter an active parent email address when asked. After completing the sign up process, you will receive an email from the Quaver Team with the option to activate your student’s account. Simply verify your email address and your student will be able to access all the amazing features of the site, including customizing their Avatar or Music Room, as well as being able to retrieve a lost password. There are paid features on the website but your child can have hours of educational fun with the free material. Here is a description of the website: QuaverMusic.com is one of the most original kid’s music websites ever and a premier online destination for kids to explore music! When they step through the door of Quaver’s Music Shop, they enter a world where they can write the next hit melody, collaborate with a classmate on the perfect drum beat, and put it all together to share with their friends and family. They can travel through time and space to uncover musical genres they never knew they loved, decorate a music room of their very own, and win awards and prizes for using their musical knowledge and imagination. It’s a true virtual world experience where kids find the social interaction they want online, but in a safe environment sure to ignite a love of music in them for years to come! A Quaver app is also available called QNex. I know many of the students are excited about this program and they are eager to try it at home! Thanks for supporting your child’s music education! Mrs. Mullikin
Our mission is to be a school of high expectations with no exceptions and no excuses.
Library News
This week Kindergarten-‐2nd grade enjoyed a new book titled, The Gingerbread Girl Goes Animals Crackers. The author is Lisa Campbell Ernst. The Gingerbread Girl has a birthday and gets animal crackers as a gift. Of course the animal crackers run away and get chased by many different characters and end up on the back of a fox. The very same fox that ate Gingerbread Girl’s brother and almost ate her. Ask your child to tell you what happens. Next week we will be doing some drama skills by acting out the book as well as enjoying some animal crackers….yummy!!! Hyperlink, Boolean search strategy, how to evaluate Web cites, and more were discussed as 3rd-‐6th grades watched a video called “Using the Internet.” It is from a series of videos called Library Skills for Children. As you may know, our reference sections in school libraries are getting smaller and smaller because of the vast amounts of information that can be found online. It is important that we teach students to safely use the Internet when conducting research.
"Back to the Moon!" An out-of-this-
world Spring Break Experience!
2013 Science Curiosity Investigation (SCI) CAMP
http://wku.edu/hardinplanetarium
"Back to the Moon" is the 2013 Science Curiosity Investigation Camp theme.
• 8 am - noon, Monday - Friday, April 1-5, 2013
• students in grades 3-6 • $120 fee includes all
project materials and daily mid-morning snacks
Participants will engage in fun, interactive investigations to stimulate curiosity, and encourage cooperative discovery and problem solving. Camp projects, adventures and investigations will include such topics as: rockets & engineering, space travel, and working/living on the Moon. Students will complete a final project, to be shared with parents on Friday. Registration is limited to 20 students, so register early. Registration may be completed on-line at wku.edu/hardinplanetarium or you may register in person at the Hardin Planetarium or the Physics & Astronomy Office in TCCW 246. If you have any questions or want more information, email us at [email protected], or call 270-745-4044 during business hours.
Mathematicians for the month of February are: Caleb Kaeferle, Natalie Mason, Blake Coleman, Heaven Vanover, Matt Woods, Cora Gallion, Sam Hurt, Jeremy Taylor
Red Ticket Winners for the month of February are:
Our mission is to be a school of high expectations with no exceptions and no excuses.
James Allen, Myles Dockery, Tristen Murphy, Wyatt Woods, Christal Hudspeth, Brennen Saling, Rain Embry, Briar Embry, Colby Chapman, Haley Smith Students of the month for the month of February are: Kaylie Murphy, Jenna Morris, Aaron Cates,Shelby Probus, Joe Mercer, Timothy Lacefield, Ty Fairchild No Tobacco Products on School Grounds The Ohio County School System has a no tobacco policy on school grounds. While you are at school events or ballgames please be aware that there should be no tobacco products used inside or outside while on school grounds.
Lockdown In the event of a real lockdown, please remember that no one will be allowed to enter or leave the building until the lockdown is over. Transportation Department Office 270-‐298-‐4832 Horse Branch School Website: The website is updated http://www.ohio.k12.ky.us/Horse%20Branch/Default.htm
Interesting Facts Actor Tommy Lee Jones and former vice-president Al Gore were freshman roommates at Harvard. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
Quote of the Week To acquire knowledge, one
must study; but to acquire
wisdom, one must observe.
Marilyn vos Savant
FYI