Hawk Highlight - Mrs. Hitchings
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H awk H ighlight Mrs. Hitchings Ms. Dennis Ms. Siegel
Notes from Mrs. Finchum Hawk Families: To quote a famous holiday tune, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” December and the holidays are upon us and Hendricks is buzzing with excitement as we move into a month full of learning, fun, and celebration. A special thank you to the parents who helped us serve Thanksgiving dinner at Hendricks! Before I share a bit about the upcoming fun this month, I would like to convey a few reminders. Please continue to make attendance a priority for your child. If at all possible, please do not sched- ule trips during school days. If your child must be absent, please call the school by 9:00 am to report the absence. All students will be required to make up work from days they miss at school. Encouraging regular school attendance is one of the most powerful ways you can prepare your child for success—both in school and in life. Second, please remember to drive slowly and safely as you drop students off in front of Hendricks in the morning. Many students cross the walkway in front of the school and it is essential that all drivers are alert and moving slowly. Please be patient as you wait for cars to unload so that we can limit unnecessary passing and weaving that could be dangerous. Thank you for your attention to this matter! Lastly, as the calendar year comes to a close please consider supporting our school with a tax credit donation. Tax credit dollars are used for field trips, extra-curricular activities, and school-wide assemblies. Arizona law allows taxpayers to receive a tax credit of up to $400 per family for donations made to public schools. Tax credit donations may still be made for 2019 and are accepted through April 15, 2020. If you are able to donate, it would make all the difference to our school. Please see the included tax credit form for more details. And now, as promised, the fun….. Hendricks Holiday: Please join us on Saturday, December 4th from 10:00 am -12:00 pm in the MPR for our annual Hendricks Holiday. Note the slight shift in time and that we will be starting at 10:00 this year. This fun event will include photos with Santa Claus, games, yummy food, the Hendricks Choir, the FWHS dance squad and holiday shopping opportunities. Thank you to our fantastic PTO for sponsoring this wonderful Hendricks tradition. Please email PTO at hendricks.pto@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering. First Grade Performance: Mrs. McCarthy and the first grade team have been working hard to prepare for our upcoming performance “Toys” on Tuesday, December 14th at 1:15 pm. We can’t wait to see them shine! First Semester Ends: Please note there is no Skills the week of December 13th. Also, there will be no school on Friday, December 17th as the first semester ends. Winter Break: No School Monday, December 20th through Friday, December 31st. Enjoy the time with your families! We are excited to see you back for a fresh year on Monday, January 3rd. As 2019 draws to a close, allow me to share how honored and grateful I am to work with the wonderful Hendricks community. I wish you a joyous holiday season filled with special times with family and friends. Respectfully, Tabetha Finchum
What’s Happening in Second Grade?
In Mrs. Hitchings’ class In Ms. Dennis’ class In Ms. Siegel’s class
In Mrs. Hitchings' class we are working hard and In Miss Dennis's class we are continuing to In Ms. Siegel's class we are having an
having fun! We are discussing good qualities of a focus on building positive relationships and absolute blast! We are learning about
leader, practicing telling time, counting money, growing our brains! Our newest reading mod- leadership in our shared reading mod-
and adding and subtracting 2 digit numbers with ule is focused all on identifying qualities and
ule. Sticker Station is in full swing, and
sticker station problems, building fluency and what makes a good leader. I cannot wait to
comprehension skills in guided reading groups, discuss how we can be good leaders at school
the stickers have been so helpful with
writing paragraphs, and much more! I am so excit- and at home. Our focus in math is Sticker Sta- teaching us 10s and 1s. We currently
ed to discuss Hanukkah, Christmas, and other tion and using strips of 10s and singles to rep- have a special guest in our classroom
holidays and traditions this month! I love intro- resent word problems and help us solve diffi- for the duration of Hanukkah. Potato
ducing students to different holidays and cultures cult 2-digit equations. Our class has been lov- the Hanukkah Llama has returned and
that they might now know of! This time of year is ing our center rotation groups; it allows us
has been sharing information about
magical with art projects and happy holiday ener- time to self-select books and activities to help
Hanukkah with all of the students. Did
gy, but most importantly appreciating what we our reading, spelling, and writing skills. I am
have and the PEOPLE in our lives. Speaking of, looking forward to hearing from your child on you know that goats can help prevent
thank you so much for all you are doing to help how they celebrate the holidays. I want to wildfires? That was something new we
your child and our classroom! Your support means wish all my families a very Happy Holiday sea- learned in science! We love to read
so much to me! I am looking forward to even son and a Happy New Year. I know that 2022 scholastic magazines to learn about
more fun in 2022 together with big events like our will be filled with even more excitement and
new and interesting topics each month.
Rodeo Show in February and Sabino Canyon field joy as we are already beginning to practice for
We are looking forward to celebrating
trip in March! In January, we will be studying birds our Rodeo Show and cannot wait to share our
and doing a class science project for the Science musical talents with families and friends. the holidays together and getting to do
Fair, too! I hope to see you all at Hendricks Holi- Thank you for all you do to support your child many fun art projects. We are already
day this Saturday and more at pick up, but if I and our classroom, you are a vital part of our gaining excitement for our Rodeo show
don't, Happy Holidays and Happy, Happy New Hendricks community! in February. We’ll see you there!
Year to you and your families!
What’s Happening at Hendricks?
All K-3 classes will be doing
Acadience testing the week of December 6th.
Happy Holidays to all our Hendricks families from the
Hendicks staff!
Holiday Break begins on Friday, December 16th! School will resume on January 3rd. We
would like to take this time to wish you a wonderful holiday and here’s to a great 2022!
What’s Happening at Hendricks?
Congratulations to our very first grade level program for the
year! 3rd grade did a great job performing their musical, SQUIRM!
Now it is time to celebrate 1st grade on stage. They will be per-
forming their musical, Yankee Doodle's Dandy Christmas, on Tues-
day, December 14 at 1:15. We look forward to seeing you there!
Boys Basketball at Hendricks is going full force! Here is the schedule
for the season:
December 7—A Team Douglas @ Hendricks
December 9—B Team Hendricks @ Douglas
December 13—A Team Hendricks @ Centennial
December 14—B Team Centennial @ Hendricks
January 4—A Team Hendricks @ Davis
January 6—B Team Davis @ Hendricks
January 11—A Team Richardson @ Hendricks
January 13—B Team Hendricks @ Richardson
January 18—A Team Hendricks @ Laguna
January 20—B Team Laguna @ Hendricks
Come out and cheer on our Hendricks Boys!
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