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Harlan Elementary

April 14-18, 2025

Harlan Elementary April 14-18, 2025
Harlan ElementaryApril 14-18, 2025
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When your child is absent, please send an excuse note within 3 school days. When your child is absent, please send an excuse note within 3 school days.

Make sure your phone # & email are up to date in PowerSchool to receive callouts Make sure your phone # & email are up to date in PowerSchool to receive callouts

April Events: April Events:

🌷 April 16 - Grandparents Luncheon - join your grandchild for lunch! 🌷 April 16 - Grandparents Luncheon - join your grandchild for lunch!

🌷 April 17 - ACAP Science State Testing (4th gr only)- ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT 🌷 April 17 - ACAP Science State Testing (4th gr only)- ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT

🌷 April 21 - ACAP Math State Testing - ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT 🌷 April 21 - ACAP Math State Testing - ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT

🌷 SEE IMPORTANT REMINDERS ABOUT ACAP TESTING BELOW 🌷 SEE IMPORTANT REMINDERS ABOUT ACAP TESTING BELOW

🌷 Friday, April 25 - NO SCHOOL (FCS Professional Learning Day) 🌷 Friday, April 25 - NO SCHOOL (FCS Professional Learning Day)

📚 April 25 - May 2 - Spring BOOK FAIR! 📚 April 25 - May 2 - Spring BOOK FAIR!

Lunch Times:

Life Skills: 10:55-11:25am

Kindergarten: 10:30-11:00am

1st Grade: 11:05-11:35am

2nd Grade: 10:35-11:05am

3rd Grade: 11:15-11:45am

4th Grade:

  • Finley & Hobdy: 12:00-12:30pm
  • Crawford & Bodley: 12:15-12:45pm

5th Grade: 11:35am-12:05pm

4th Grade ACAP SCIENCE THIS Week - Attendance is Important! 4th Grade ACAP SCIENCE THIS Week - Attendance is Important!

IMPORTANT ACAP REMINDERS: IMPORTANT ACAP REMINDERS:

Spring Book Fair April 28th - May 2nd! Spring Book Fair April 28th - May 2nd!

April FALCON Way Focus: April FALCON Way Focus:

We Serve Others We Serve Others

Show Choir on Tuesdays--Please make arrangements for pick up at 4:15 Show Choir on Tuesdays--Please make arrangements for pick up at 4:15

Robotics meets on Wednesdays - please arrange for pick up! Robotics meets on Wednesdays - please arrange for pick up!

Supplies needed for Robotics!

Robotics students, remember to bring items from home if you have them!

If you have any of these items at home, please consider donating them to us!

Legos

Seeds

Tape

Rolls of masking tape

Lego tires x4

4 toy size wheels

Toilet paper rolls

Sharpie

Cardboard

Black rubber bands

Tinfoil

Bucket

Paper

Popsicle Sticks

Batteries

Rubber Bands

Paint--blue, purple, yellow, and pink

Plastic water bottles

Mini Screws

Round half foam ball

Fake grass

Hot glue gun

Hot glue

2 bowls

String

Fake animal

Florence Falcons Boys Basketball Summer Academy

Details:

Dates: May 27th-28th (Tuesday and Wednesday)

Time: 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Location: Coffee Gym

Grades: 3rd Grade-6th Grade (Boys)


Price: $75 *(Additional in-house child: $50)*


You can either scan the QR code on the graphic OR click the sign-up link below:

https://form.jotform.com/250928374670161

Goodnight Harlan Goodnight Harlan

Dr. Casteel Reads I am SuperKid! Dr. Casteel Reads I am SuperKid!

Goodnight Harlan: I Am Superkid!

Special Guest Reader, Author Sally Murray reads her book for us! Special Guest Reader, Author Sally Murray reads her book for us!

Goodnight Harlan - Sally Blass Murray, author, reads "When You Take a Cow on a Train"

Congratulations to these outstanding students: Congratulations to these outstanding students:

Click HERE to learn how to access textbooks at home!

Parent Portal Login Instructions were sent home in folders. Parent Portal Login Instructions were sent home in folders.

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Look for those instructions so you can check your child's grades!

Please Make Sure Your Child/Your Child's Teacher Knows How They're Getting Home! Please Make Sure Your Child/Your Child's Teacher Knows How They're Getting Home!

Bus Routes & Information: Bus Routes & Information:

Click Here for Bus Routes
Click Here for Ecco Ride Bus Form

🌟Healing Hearts is Available Anytime🌟 🌟Healing Hearts is Available Anytime🌟

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🩵Healing Hearts Group is Harlan's in-school grief support program offered to all children attending schools in Lauderdale, Colbert, and Franklin counties that we serve/have preexisting groups.

🩵Healing Hearts Group meets once per month and explores emotions, experiences, and responses surrounding grief in a safe environment with children that are already familiar with each other from school.

🩵Healing Hearts group is coordinated by a Healing Place counselor and Ms. Green.

🩵By filling out this form you are signing up your child to attend the group once per month. Healing Hearts meets at the discretion of the Healing Place and the school administration. By signing up you are not committing your child to attend every group if there is an absence, conflict, or important school event happening on the day that the group meets.

🩵If your child has attended Healing Hearts in previous years they will need to be registered again this school year! Participation requires a new form every year!

Register now: https://forms.gle/3parov5tr5czUEM58 - Click Here or Click/Scan the QR code

Extended Day Enrichment Program - EDEP After School Program Extended Day Enrichment Program - EDEP After School Program

The pictures below provide information on our after school program.

  • To enroll call 256-768-2700 and leave your name, number and student name for the director to return your call.
  • The form to sign up for EdEP are available in the office.
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Lunch Menu Lunch Menu

All Florence City students are provided breakfast and lunch free of charge! All Florence City students are provided breakfast and lunch free of charge!

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Grade Level News Grade Level News

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Kindergarten

Reading:

  • Long Aa.
  • Reviewing High Frequency Words- for, has. and, in, we, of, to, is, the, all, up, girl, I, have, his, it, him, as, am, had, see, on, but, did, a, can, go, he, at, you.
  • Adding HFW: said, that


Math: Lesson 27- Count teen numbers.


Reminders:

  • Your child needs a water bottle and snack every day.
  • Check their red FALCON folder every night.
  • Practice letters and sounds, going over HFW, writing first name, letters, and numbers every night.
  • Children's Muesum & Deibert Park Field Trip April 29th. Please turn in form and money by April 25th.

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1st Grade

Math: Lesson 26: Understand 10 more and 10 less


Unit 8 in Reading begins Monday, April, 14th

Please review the Fluency Grading Scale


Unit 8 Words per Minute

A = 60 words & above

B= 52-59 words

C= 44-51 words

D= 35-43 words

F= 34 words and below


Open Court Unit 8- Lesson 1: Animals From Head To Toe


Phonics:

•/oo/ spelled ew, /oo/ spelled u_e, /oo/ spelled oo

Spelling:

new, flute, drew, rude, stew, tube, blew, tune, flew

Vocabulary:

pecks, beak tie, believe, energy, notes, sensitive, resting

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2nd Grade

Reading/ELA:

Story: United States Citizenship​

Grammar: Verb tenses


Math:

Lesson 31: Adding Using Arrays​

Lesson 32: Even and Odd Numbers


Tests:

Reading/ELA: 5.2 Comprehension Assessment; 5.2 Grammar​

Math: Friday Unit 5 Test

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3rd Grade

Assessments:

OCR Unit 5 Lesson 2 Reading Test: Wednesday, April 16

OCR Unit 5 Lesson 2 Spelling Test: Wednesday, April 16

Lesson 31 iReady Assessment: Wednesday, April 16


Reading:

-Main Idea

-Compare/Contrast


Grammar:

-Prefixes

-Past, Present, and Future Tense Verbs


Math:

-Geometry

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4th Grade

4th Graders will take the ACAP Science test this week on Thursday! Please make sure to get a good night's sleep, eat a good breakfast, and be at school ready to show what you know! We got this!


Reading:

  • Unit 5 Lesson 1: Paul Revere's Ride
  • Assessments on Paul Revere's Ride Wednesday & Thursday


Math:


  • We will be working on characteristics and classifying 2D shapes.

  • Students have been given study packets.

  • Here is a copy of it for you would like to help them study! https://quizlet.com/1026244255/2d-shapes-flash-cards/?i=2harvs&x=1jqt

  • The test on this lesson is tentatively scheduled on April 18.


  • Don’t forget about our Montgomery field trip! Payments are to be paid in full by April 23!
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5th Grade

  • Reading
    • Open Court: Unit 4 Lesson 4-Why is the World Green
    • Unit 4 Lesson 4 Assessments Wednesday & Thursday
    • Writing: Narrative Writing
  • Math
    • Math ACAP is next Monday!!

Communication is Crucial! Keep Scrolling for the Many Ways to Engage with HES: Communication is Crucial! Keep Scrolling for the Many Ways to Engage with HES:

Be Sure to Follow Harlan on Social Media & Online! Be Sure to Follow Harlan on Social Media & Online!

Harlan Elementary Facebook
Harlan on "X" (Twitter)
Harlan Florence City Schools Webpage

Download the Florence City Schools App Download the Florence City Schools App

Florence City Schools Mobile App

Florence City Schools 2024-25 Calendar: Florence City Schools 2024-25 Calendar:

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Contact Us Anytime!

School Secretary: Mrs. Yolanda Johnson Email: yjohnson@florencek12.org

Principal: Dr. Thomas Casteel Email: tcasteel@florencek12.org

Assistant Principal: Mr. Julian Smith Email: jsmith@florencek12.org

Location: 2233 Mc Burney Dr, Florence, AL 35630

Phone: (256)768-2700

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