After a final push to the finish line, our students and staff have earned a much-needed Winter Break! Even if the school week was only 3 days long, our Brickies filled it to the brim with all kinds of activities from class parties to final exams! Take a peek at what's been happening within SCOH this week and check out what we've got coming up as we enter a brand new year!

Michelle Cicillian, an amazing teacher's aide at The Early Learning Center, spent her October, November, and December knitting hats for ALL 300 of our Kindergarteners! They are absolutely BEAUTIFUL and made with so much love and care for our kiddos! We are beyond thankful for Ms. Michelle and her heart of gold!

Michael Miller, a 5th grader at Joan Martin Elementary, is no stranger to the spirit of giving. For the fourth year in a row, this generous young man has raised money to gift brand new bikes to elementary students in our district. This year, he's already donated 8 bikes to SCOH students and has 2 more bikes to donate that will go to local church. According to Michael's mom, he won a bicycle from an Easter Egg Hunt at that church a few years ago, and they try to give back to them every year. She says that was "the bike that started it all!" We are so proud of you, Mike! Your generous heart makes us so happy to call you a Brickie! #BeExcellentOnPurpose #BrickiesHelpingBrickies

On Wednesday morning, Dr. Buffington visited Mrs. Richter, Miss Leonard, and Miss Buckley's 2nd grade classes to read the Christmas classic, The Polar Express. The kiddos were so wrapped up in the magical story and were so excited to receive a silver bell "from Santa's sleigh" as a gift from their Superintendent!

On Monday, HHS kicked off Day 1 of Wellness Week during final exams. Grizzly, the therapy dog, traveled from Liberty Elementary to visit the big kids at the high school. Students practiced mindfulness with coloring, worked on puzzles, had some fun with holiday movie trivia, and more!

On Tuesday, all of our elementary students were bussed over to HMS for the annual Holiday Jazz Band Concert! The kiddos and staff alike loved the awesome holiday tunes! Our Brickie musicians definitely know what it means to #BeExcellentOnPurpose! Thank you for bringing such joy to your audience! #BrickieUp

Here at the School City of Hobart, we take pride in making sure all of our students have the means to succeed. Sometimes this requires extra study time outside of the classroom. Click the button below for a list of some great websites for assistance and tutoring info!

The School Counseling Department at HHS has compiled this newsletter which contains scholarship and financial aid opportunities for our Brickie students. Scholarships that are new to the newsletter will be posted at the TOP: after the new scholarships, they will be listed by order of deadline. Check it out HERE!

Check out the SEL page for great tips and advice for Social Emotional Learning for students, parents, and families! Lots of great information with what we do in school with students and what you can do at home.

The School City of Hobart Building Brickies' goal is to strengthen families by empowering parents as their child’s first and best teachers. Every day, we advocate for families so every child-in every neighborhood-can thrive.

The School City of Hobart uses Remind to communicate with families via text messages and/or phone calls.

What are some ways that we use Remind?

• District News- Weekly newsletter, emergency closings, and other important information
• Class Reminders from Teachers - Events, tests, homework, due dates
• Announcements and Celebrations
• One-on-One Help
  
  

If you have not been receiving our messages and would like to, please reach out to your student's teacher for their Remind class code, which you will then text to 81010. For example, if you wanted to join a class with the class code @math, you would text @math to 81010.

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