Fourth grade Ventures students took advantage of the flurries this past week to learn about the science and math of a snowflake. They learned why snowflakes are hexagonal and how temperature and humidity impact the size and design of each flake.
February 8th marked an important milestone on the elementary school calendar, the 100th Day of School! This year, HCS students celebrated with all sorts of 100-based/themed activities including STEM activities, Math activities, writing games, fashion shows, a 100-step estimation, and lots of student excitement. The use of 100 was incorporated into many lessons throughout the school.
HCS Spirit Week is Coming! - February 19-23
Our Gr 4 Student Council is planning a spirit week for the week before break - February 19-23. Join the fun and dress up!
Recently, our third graders received a visit and a generous donation of a dictionary sponsored by the Salem-Area Rotary Club. The third grade students were very excited to receive their dictionaries! Thank you Salem-Area Rotary Club for supplying our Gr 3 students with this valuable learning resource!
Last week Kevin Skarupa from News 9 (WMUR) came to visit with our third graders to kick off their weather studies. It was a great visit. HCS even got a nice shout-out on the morning news! Please click link below.
http://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-weather-hampstead-central-school/46574600
This week Mrs. Lazzaro's class was working on a class art project when all of a sudden, the class received a surprise visit from Mr. Terrile! The students were very excited and ready to "add details, details and more details" as Mr. Terrile always says. Well done Mrs. Lazzaro's class!
Kevin Skarupa, meteorologist from WMUR (News 9) came to kick off Grade 3's study of weather this week. The kids were excited to learn about weather, meteorology, and how the weather report is broadcasted. Thank you to Kevin Skarupa for coming to visit us!
Fun in Art Class! Recently, Mr. Thompson and Mrs. Parsons joined in on some sculpture fun in Mr. Terrile's first grade art class. #hcshuskies
This past week HCS students started their Gymnastics unit in Physical Education. The Gymnastics unit is a perennial favorite and a fun, healthy way to "tumble" into the new year!
HCS celebrated a festive Spirit Week this past week culminating in a fun-filled Jingle Jangle assembly featuring musical, dance, and singing performances by each grade as well as a surprise dance performance from some great 4th grade dancers Natalie B., Tess M., Nora B., Shea S., Penelope W., and Micaela S.
At HCS, Kindergarten through fourth grade students participated in a circus unit in Physical Education. Students learned and practiced many different motor skills and worked on balancing, eye -hand coordination, and teamwork. The circus unit culminated in a class circus of skill performances. Bravo HCS students!
This week, some of our Kindergarten students participated in Gingerbread man STEM projects including building bridges, boats, and hideouts. Our Kindergarten engineers did a nice job with their designs and creativity. Well done!
This past week our 3rd graders culminated their study of the Native Americans of the Northeast, Southwest, Southeast, Northwest, and the Plains. In doing so they constructed villages showcasing what they learned about Native American architecture, culture, lifestyle, food, beliefs, and community structure representative of each geographic region. Nice work third graders!
To celebrate Coding Month in December, our 3rd and 4th graders had an assembly with local software engineer and entrepreneur, Nick Maiello. Nick spoke with our students about software and coding and showed our students some of his past projects, and his current company/app, Chargely. Our students were able to connect what they have been learning in technology class using our robotics program, CoderZ, to what Nick does in a real-world way. All students were engaged and loved being able to ask Nick questions and answer his in return! It was a great afternoon learning all about coding and software! Thank you Mrs. McLaughlin for bringing Nick in to talk with our students!
Recently, our preschoolers conducted some investigatory "Pumpkin Science" work on the pumpkins that they learned about this past fall. They set up a pumpkin research area in the corner of the playground to monitor what happens to pumpkins as they break down. Many different sizes, varieties, and shapes of pumpkins were used for this experiment. Way to go Preschool Pumpkin scientists!
In second grade we celebrated the Hour of Code in December by learning about binary code. Students discovered that individual letters were represented by an 8 digit combination of zeroes and ones. They created a bead candy cane with the binary code of their name with red and white beads. One color represented the zeroes, and the other represented the ones!
The fourth grade chorus held their annual Holiday Concert. It was an evening of festive songs and good cheer, delighting a full house of family members and friends. The concert backdrop featured student artwork and a beautiful gallery of self portraits. Bravo! to the fourth graders and to Mrs. Starck and Mr. Terrille for a great holiday performance!
This past week our third graders took a swimming field trip to the Workout Club in Londonderry. A fun time was had by all! Thank you to the Workout Club for hosting us and to Mrs. Ingraham and Mrs. Arroyo for organizing this aquatic event!
Get your festive spirit ready for HCS Spirit Week! Every day will feature a different festive theme. Join the fun!
Our Wee Deliver postal service is underway! This past week our students were busy writing letters and our fourth grader postal workers were hard at working making sure that the letters were delivered on time and to the correct addresses. So far nearly a hundred letters have been written and delivered. Way to go! Thank you to Mrs. Freilich who is severing as our Wee Deliver Coordinator this year!
