Hermosa Family Newsletter

February 12th - 16th

Hornet Families,

It's a great (snowy) week to be a Hornet. As we near the end of the 2nd Trimester, please remember the importance of good attendance and being on time. Check below for the happenings from this week and the upcoming events coming up.

Elder's Wisdom

Don't forget to join us tonight, Friday, February 15th at 6:00 in the old gym as Mrs. Smith's 4th grade class and Ms. Venhuizen's 5th grade class honor Stringbean Svenson and Maxine Knapp for this years Elders' Wisdom!

8th Grade Ski Trip

The 8th grade students along with Ms. Henwood, Mr. Trandem, Mrs. Graveman, and Mrs. DeFluiter headed to Terry Peak on Wednesday for the annual 8th Grade Ski Trip! The teachers were complimented by the staff at Terry Peak for the respect our students displayed! The teachers were super proud of all of the 8th graders for their encouragement of each other! Check out the pictures below!

2nd & 3rd Grade Field Trip

Ms. Hagen's 2nd grade class and Mrs. Wonnenberg's 3rd grade class headed to the Rapid City Public Library yesterday for a field trip. Mrs. Wonnenberg said it was one of the best field trips she has been able to take with her classes and the students were well behaved and represented Hermosa well! Check out the pictures below!

Kindergarten Registration Now Open!

If your child will be 5 on or before September 1st, 2024, kindergarten registration for the 2024-25 school year is now open! Please come to the school office Monday-Thursday 7:30-4:00 to get registered and to receive more information about Summer Kinder Camp, Kindergarten Screening, Expectations, Junior Kindergarten, and Preschool for students 3-4 years old by September 1st, 2024

7th Grade Boys Basketball Jamboree at Hermosa

For the second year in a row, Hermosa will play host to the 7th Grade Boys Basketball Jamboree on Saturday, February 17th. Please join us in supporting our boys basketball team! You can checkout the schedule below!

Have a great weekend and enjoy the beautiful weather.

Principal Paris

Counselor's Corner with Mrs. Graveman

Happy Random Acts of Kindness Week!

This week in counseling lessons our focus was on kindness incorporating our character counts-- fairness. Students discussed what it means to be inclusive—include others and how fairness doesn't mean everyone having the same but everyone having what they need to succeed. 7th grade discussed with partners how to look at a situation that seems unfair through someone else’s viewpoint. 6th grade dove into their friendships to see if they are inclusive of others or if their friend groups are more of a clique. 2nd grade discussed what it means to be fair and unfair while relating fairness to inclusiveness. In small groups students identified fair situations with scenarios and worked together to make unfair situations fair. The second half of Kindergarten completed their "I'm kind to myself because I am unique" book while learning that fair doesn’t mean we all have the same, but fair means we all have what we need.

Saturday the 17th is Random Acts of Kindness Day! All students watched the short video below which does a great job describing how small acts of kindness add up. Doing one kind act for someone spreads. It starts with smiling at someone, holding the door open, giving a compliment, helping someone in need, providing support, cleaning up our environment, etc. Kindness is easy to spread and the more we do it the more kindness becomes the norm!

https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/kindness-videos/23-meet-norm

Next week I have the pleasure of attending the Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools conference in Dallas. It’s a three day conference and I am looking forward to learning more and expanding the resources I use to work with and help our students. I’ll miss my students but look forward to being back next Thursday!