Spring Fling Dance sponsored by Student Council is tonight from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm.
Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Refreshments provided: Cupcakes, Jello, and Lemonade
Hope to see you there!
Greetings from the the TOP RATED SCHOOL in Hillsdale County! The Michigan Department of Education released its new rating system and HPS is number 1 in Hillsdale County. Our composite score is 89.74, out of 100. This rating takes into account, among other variables, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, access to the arts, music and STUDENT ACADEMIC GROWTH.
I want to thank all of you who make HPS home for your precious children. It is our humble responsibility to teach, to mentor, to nurture and to love all of our students and their families. We are called THE FAMILY SCHOOL for a reason. The rating system is validation for us that our approach works! Students LEARN here and they are treated with respect and dignity.
COME HELP US CELEBRATE. Tuesday, April 19, from 5:30 - 7:30 we are hosting a TOP RATED SCHOOL celebration here at HPS. All the staff will be here to demonstrate classroom activities that are WORKING! Students will be playing music and singing, and there will be special GIFTS for everyone!!
Again, thank you to this entire community for the support you offer this wonderful school! PLEASE accept my most heart-felt gratitude,and PLEASE come next Tuesday and help us celebrate!!
Hillsdale Preparatory School -- The FAMILY SCHOOL -- Number 1!!
Tomorrow is the last day to purchase tickets and corsages for the Spring Fling. The Dance is on April 13 from 6:00 - 8:00 in the gym. Tickets are $3.00 a person. A wrist corsage is $5.00 and a pin on corsage is $3.00. Please turn your form and money into the office by the end of the day tomorrow. There are extra forms in the office if you need one.
Mrs. Medrano is in search of guest readers to come read to groups of students from 9:40 to 10:30 on Mondays and Wednesdays. If you are interested in being a guest reader please contact Mrs. Medrano at jeanine.medrano@hillsdaleprep.org.
Parent Council is collecting donations for classroom baskets to be raffled at their upcoming dinner. Fliers will come home today with more information.
Students can earn an extra casual day and a drawing into a raffle for reading Runaway Ralph on their own and submitting a book report to Mrs Fowler by April 20th. Your child’s teacher has the book report forms. Happy Spring Break!
Third quarter report cards are going home with students today at dismissal beginning 11:45.
The 2nd graders are really looking forward to Spring Break! If you are looking for something academic for your child to do on the days off, consider them visiting Scootpad.com or Lyrics2Learn.com
Tomorrow during the movie the concession stand will be open. We will be selling Gatorade, water, popcorn, glazed doughnuts and candy. Everything will be for sale for $1.00. Tomorrow is also a half day of school. There will be no lunch or after school. Please make arrangements to have your child picked up at 12:00.
Student Council is having a dance! On April 13th Student Council will have a formal dance from 6-8 pm. Tickets will be $3 a person and corsages will also be sold and handed out at the dance. There will be refreshments and music along with crafts for the younger kids. Tickets for the dance and a form for the corsages will be passed out Thursday.
Student Council is hosting a "Spring Fling" dance on Friday, April 13th from 6 pm - 8 pm. Tickets are $3.00 per person (pre-purchase is available). Corsages are available for pre-purchase: Wrist is $5.00 and pin on is $3.00. Forms will be sent home today.
Yesterday, the 6th grade math class was able to create prime factorization with triangles. We also talked about jobs that use prime factorization and real life situations where you can use factoring.
The 7th/8th grade team did well in the quiz Bowl competition. They were not only "rookies" in the competition, but they had to compete as an all 8th grade team. We will start preparing for next year on Monday ! Go Patriots!
The first session of Quiz Bowl is over with the HPS 5th graders finishing one point shy of 3rd place! The 6th grade team finished 5th, just four points away from 3rd place. Both super jobs for our very first time participating and only having 6 weeks to prepare. Next year will be different!
The 7th & 8th Graders are selling Krispy Kreme Doughnuts to raise money for their field trip to Gettysburg and Washington D.C. They will be selling 1 dozen of glazed doughnuts for $9.00. The money is due at the time of the order and the doughnuts will be delivered on Monday, March 26th. There will be a booth set up to order doughnuts at the Science Fair.
Science Fair Projects due Tuesday 3/20/18
Friends and family are welcome to join in the HPS gym from 3:45 – 5:00 to explore our science fair. Also the student council will have several hands on stations for everyone to enjoy.
Please drop your Science Fair project off in the Gym before School on the 20th.
Judging will begin around 9:00.
Remember you can turn in your project early if you wish, just drop it off in Mr. Trumble's room.
It’s not too late to start there are many projects that can be done over the weekend.
Have Fun!
The 6th grade students were able to work together, use their background information, and use a little extra information to piece together the rock cycle.
The 6th grade science class created a model to help demonstrate and explain sea floor spreading.
St. Patty's Casual Day! This Friday students can dress casual if they donate $1 to the 8th grade D.C. trip fundraiser. Money will be collected in the classrooms and students are reminded that proper behavior is expected just as if they were in uniform. Also, no "distracting or disruptive" attire is permitted. Thank you.
To celebrate pi day, the 6th grade math class had an investigation to see which group could get their circumference and diameter measurement calculations closest to pi.
