The Creek's Corner:

• May 6-10...TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK!! (see flyer below)
  
• May 7-9...3rd-5th NWEA Testing
• Please make sure students are well rested, get a good breakfast, and are encouraged!😍
• May 10...HCE Annual Field Day (see flyers below; more information to come)
• Please note that we will NOT have lunch visitors on this day, due to a full day of schedule changes.
• May 15...5th Grade Fun Day @Fellowship Bible Church (info sent from 5th Grade Teachers)
• May 17...LAST DAY for HCE Lunch Visitors!
• May 20...Kindergarten and 5th Graduation Celebrations (see flyers below)
• May 21...HCE Talent Show (see flyers below)
• Only the families of those participating in the Talent Show are allowed to attend.
• May 21...LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!

The CKH Leadworthy Character Word for MAY is INTEGRITY.

What is INTEGRITY?

INTEGRITY is the ability and willingness to live with honesty and excellence. People who act with integrity make a choice to do the right thing, no matter who is watching. Integrity is the foundation on which we build relationships and trust.

Why focus on INTEGRITY?

INTEGRITY generates trust. When we are honest and follow through on promises, we gain the confidence of our team; Trust allows us to collaborate and achieve more together.

INTEGRITY encourages self-assessment. Integrity requires our regular self-assessment to align behaviors with our goals and self-beliefs.

INTEGRITY is essential in leadership. Great leaders decrease anxiety and build strong teams when they are honest, consistent, and responsible.

Our students, who consistently exemplify integrity throughout MAY, are likely to be chosen as the Leadworthy Spotlight Winner for their class. Winners get to have a special lunch with the principals!

Please encourage your child to lead with great character each day!

Primary Care Triple P: Positive Parenting Program

(This is a one-on-one intervention)

Targeted Population:

• Parents of Pre-K through 5th grade students

• Parents seeking information about how to address a specific parenting or child behavior issue

• The family situation is reasonably stable (i.e. not in the middle of separation/divorce, parent has psychological issues themselves, or the child has major psychological issues that have not yet been addressed)

Families will participate in a few assessments. Based on the outcome of those assessments, the Triple P Team may determine whether this level of intervention will be beneficial for a family. If it is not going to be beneficial, and they recommend a higher level of care, such as family counseling that would involve more intense involvement, the team will make an outside counseling recommendation to the family and let the referring principal know.

Program Objectives:

• Increase parents’ confidence in managing common behavior problems and developmental issues

• Reducing parents’ use of coercive and punitive methods of disciplining children (focusing on pre-teaching desired behaviors, rather than just reacting to a bad behavior)

• Improving parents’ communication and reducing parental stress

IF you are interested, please reach out to Mrs. Williams (Principal) or Ms. Dockery (Counselor), and they will get your information submitted to the team. Thank you!

~HCE Green Team

Last Saturday, April 27th, our HCE Green Team took part in the Keep Bryant Beautiful Clean Up Day! Thank you to our awesome 3rd grade teachers and a few green team members for helping keep our Earth beautiful!❤️🤍💙

~HAPPY NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH HEROES DAY!

On Friday, we celebrated National School Lunch Heroes Day!

We are so thankful for our sweet cafe ladies and all they do for us at the Creek! They ensure our students are fed and ready to learn at high levels! We couldn’t do it without them! We love our BEAUTIFULS!❤️🤍💙

~Class Attendance Incentive

When all students in a classroom are present and on time, with no early checkouts, the class receives a star for the day. Upon the 20th star, the class becomes eligible for the Class Attendance Incentive. There is a different incentive each month, so whatever the incentive is during the month a class reaches 20 stars, that's what they'll receive.

• October: Mrs. Stringer's class reached 20 stars and received a GLOW STICK PARTY!

• November: The following classes reached 20 stars and received a DANCE PARTY:

• Mrs. Penfield; Mrs. Finley; Mrs. DeVito; Mrs. Watts

• December: The following classes reached 20 stars and received MUSIC and FUN ACTIVITIES in the gym:

• Mrs. Garner; Mrs. Martindale; Mrs. Johnson; Mrs. D. Jones

• January: The following classes reached 20 stars and received EXTRA RECESS :

• Mrs. A. Jones; Mrs. Devine; Ms. Brasuell; Mrs. Broach; Mrs. Froman (Ray); Mrs. Devine

• February: The following classes reached 20 stars in February and received their incentive reward (EXTRA RECESS):

• Ms. Hill; Mrs. Whitfield; Mrs. Finley

• March: The following classes reached 20 in March and received a GLOW STICK PARTY:

• Ms. Fricke

• April: The following classes have reached 20 stars so far this month and will receive their incentive on May 6th (EXTRA RECESS):

• Ms. Watts; Mrs. Froman; Mrs. Devito; Mrs. Tuggle

We are so proud of our students for showing up to school each day--ready to learn at high levels!

Parents are welcome to join Field Day during their student's grade level time. THANK YOU!

Please share with your friends and family in law enforcement!

5th Grade Students will have their 5th Grade (Senior) Walkthrough,

beginning at 7:55 on Graduation Day (May 20th)!😍

REMINDERS:

~IMPORTANT Information from Coach Gore: FIELD DAY (MAY 10th)

Field Day is this FRIDAY! We are so excited to spend the day with you and your child.

Here are a few reminders:

• You are welcome to attend Field Day during your child's field day block:

Field Day Blocks:

K-1...11:45 - 1:15

2-3...10:00 - 11:30

4-5...8:15 - 9:45

• Please ensure that students have an extra change of clothes for our water games, as well as coming in comfortable clothing on the day of. However, we must still follow our school dress code policy.

• Things to pack with your student: towel, water bottle, sunscreen, water shoes/sandals, and an extra change of clothes.

• Please remember we are also having a "Pie the Teacher" fundraiser, sponsored by PTO, on Field Day! Starting Monday, May 6, students can bring $1 to be entered in a drawing to pie a teacher on Field Day! Students can bring money Monday-Wednesday (May 6th - May 8th) of this week. Please contact PTO for more questions ($1 = 1 ticket).

• If you donated items for Field Day they are due MONDAY by 3:30PM.

• Please contact Coach Gore for any questions or concerns!

~End-of-Year Capturing Kids' Hearts PARENT/FAMILY Survey

I truly appreciate those who took the time to complete the parent/family survey! YOU ROCK!

~3rd-5th ATLAS Summative Testing (4/30 - 5/02)

THANK YOU, Parents, for making sure our students SLAMMED the EXAM last week! They were here on time and did an incredible job focusing and taking their time. We are so proud of our young Patriots!

~3rd-5th NWEA Testing (5/07 - 5/09)

We are encouraging our students to DO THEIR BEST, so please help us to encourage them to do the following:

• SHOW UP ON TIME
• GIVE BEST EFFORT/TAKE YOUR TIME ON TEST
• SHOW GROWTH IN READING OR MATH

THANK YOU for your continued support!

Parents, we need YOU! Our elementary students cannot drive themselves to school, so it is up to you to make sure students are getting up on time, leaving the house on time, and arriving to school on time. They cannot do it without YOU. Please help our students be their BEST by helping them to start their day off right. Being on time sets the tone for a GREAT day! THANK YOU!❤️

• One of the standards in the BSD Comprehensive Counseling Plan is to educate students about living healthy and the effects of nicotine. HCES partners with Dawson Educational Co-Op and Arkansas Department of Health to present the age-appropriate Coral's Reef program to students. The goal of the Coral Reef program is to reach children with prevention and educational information at an early age to prevent initiation into tobacco and nicotine use as they get older.

• Project Prevent contests are open for 2024.
• https://projectpreventar.org/what-we-do/my-reason-to-write.html

• HCE Atlas Parent Letter

MAY Parent Guidance Newsletter

"Growing Minds: Understanding Mental Health Across Developmental Stages"

• May 2024 Parent Newsletter English
  
• May 2024 Parent Newsletter Spanish
  

• I will be talking to the 5th grade girls and boys separately about puberty. IF you don't want your child to attend, please email me at ccrosby@bryantschools.org. The video I show is called "Always Changing and Growing Up." You may watch it prior on YouTube, if you'd like.
• No students are allowed to carry medication or pick up medication. An adult must be able to pick up and sign medication out from my office. If your child has medication at school, please remember that it must be picked up on the student's last day attending or it will be disposed of. Thank you!
  
• Please encourage your student to wash his/her hands thoroughly, use a kleenex or tissue to clean his/her nose, etc. We have so many illnesses going around, and students need to know how to help lessen the spread.
• Please remember that if your child is sick, do not send them to school.
• If they are running a fever of 100.0 or greater, they have to be fever free for 24 hours (without medication) prior to returning to school.
• Also, if your child is vomiting, keep them home for 24 hours until vomiting has stopped, also without medication.
• Please send extra clothes in your child's backpack to bring to school in case of an accident.
• Encourage your child to not share combs, hats, scarfs, headbands, or coats with other students for hygiene reasons.

However, our next meeting is TO BE ANNOUNCED. Thank you for your understanding!

**Our PTO is in need of parent volunteers. Please join and support. Thank you!❤️🤍💙**

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