Weekly Cheers
Weekly Cheers
22-10/2-26-10
In 1st grade this week we are studying the book The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. The Lorax is a book about the Once-ler. The Once-ler chopped down a Truffula tree and then knitted a thneed. The thneed was then sold and the Once-ler began to cut down more Truffula trees. The Lorax, who speaks for the trees, asked the Once-ler to quit cutting the trees down. But the Once-ler didn't and eventually drove all of the animals out of town because their homes had been destroyed. Eventually, the last Truffula tree was cut down and the Lorax was "lifted away by the seat of his pants" and left the Once-ler with the word "unless". The Once-ler then passed the last Truffula seed to a small boy and told him to plant the seed so that the Lorax and all of his friends could come back. We are doing many wonderful activities with this book one is about recycling and helping out the environment!!
Resources: soe.ucdavis.edu/.../web/readaloud.html
NEWS FROM THE GYM
By: Coach Brax
On March 30, 2010 at 7:00 Kindergarten will performing at the Hornet Hoopla. They will be dancing for your entertainment. The kids have been working very hard on their dance. I know you will enjoy watching my kids perform. I hope you all come out and support all of my kids on the 30th.
Middle/High School
2 High School band ensembles received a Superior rating at UIL Solo/Ensemble contest Saturday at WT, qualifying them for State Solo/Ensemble contest in Austin
the last weekend of May.
Woodwind ensemble:
Haley
Shelby
Erica
Ann
Brass Ensemble:
Megan
Garrett
Alex
Jennifer
Kaylee
Alex
Some of the judge’s comments were: thanks for preparing this piece; keep eighth note patterns absolutely steady; beautiful sounds; good dynamic contrast; not an easy piece; congratulations.
Yes I would like to announce that the High School Art Department will be participating in the Visual Arts Scholastic Event a.k.a. VASE this Saturday at Amarillo High school. The event is being run by Region 16 for all area high schools and will begin at 8:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. Our eight Highland Park student entrees will be judged between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. by a panel of artists and college professors. Wish us luck and come by this Saturday the 27th and join in the free activities, workshops, and demos that will be going on during this event.
The seventh graders recently studied simple machines and forces. They spent a day doing a simple machine lab building various machines. They found out reading and working with their partner to follow the instructions was an important skill to build the machines. Simple machines make our daily lives much easier.
Science Fair:
All Science Fair projects are due March 5th. We encourage parents and classes to visit the fair during the week of March 8th – 12th. We appreciate the help of judges from the HPISD Administration, Texas Tech School of Pharmacy, Bell Helicopter, B&W Pantex, The National Weather Service, West Texas A&M University and Amarillo College.
Please read the HPISD Website for more information.
http://www.hpisd.net/vnews/display.v/SEC/Science%20Fair%20Info
Science Thought of the Day:
"If your result needs a statistician then you should design a better experiment."
— Ernest Rutherford
Students from Highland Park attended the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo February 12 -21. The following are the results:
Students that have shown are:
Briana
Corey
JohnB
Justin – Top 15 of class
Brittany
Cody
DJ – Top 15 of Class
Sydney – 1st Place in class
Heavy Weight Division Champion
Dark Cross Bred Champion
Sydney also received a scholarship for $10,000 to any university of her choice.
Garrett – 6th Place
Brittany, Jerod, and Cody participated and caught in the Calf Scramble on Sunday night. These students will receive a certificate for $800 to purchase a female animal of any species. They will be required to keep records and take photos throughout the duration of the project. The final requirement of the certificate is to bring the animal back to the San Antonio Stock Show and present it for showing the next year. These students are very excited about the opportunity.
Five students worked for months to construct a welding trailer that was taken to competition in San Antonio at the stock show. Trenton, Lance, David, Kaide, and Aidan received a Blue Ribbon for the trailer they built, which allowed them to be eligible for an overall placing. These students were highly complimented on their workmanship and design. The students were in the top 10 of their class.
