Last week students participated in our annual Christmas Program. Here a few pictures of students practicing for the event and the night of the program. Share your favorite pictures of the event below. We also want to shout a huge thank you to the staff that put this event together! The staff and students did a wonderful job making this a special evening for everyone.
In Miss Taylor's classroom students have been learning to use basic signs first so later they can have full conversations with their friends who use sign language.
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Congratulations to this weeks Patriot Prize winners. These students demonstrated the pillar of the month: Courage
The 6th grade students beat Miss Tulloch in a URC challenge and earned a pizza party.
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." - Nelson Mandela. The December Pillar of the Month is Courage. We will be celebrating students demonstrating Courage all month long.
We are looking forward to our Christmas Program tomorrow night at 6:30pm! Come see what the students have been practicing in their performance, "The Year Santa Got Mixed Up!"
Students were excited about the first snow of the season and a group of them worked together to build a snowman during recess.
In December the Leader in Me habit students are working on is to Put First Things First. 4th grade put first things first by practicing multiplying by 0,1,2 and 5 so later they will be able to do harder facts.
Congratulations to this weeks Patriot Prize winners. These students demonstrated the pillar of the month: Courage
The 7/8 grade students are reading Where the Red Fern Grows. Amariah likes this book because the main character is determined. Bryson's favorite part so far has been when the main character caught his first raccoon with the help of his pups. They are excited to continue on the adventure of this book.
Students at Lego club showed cooperation by taking turns and helping each other find pieces as they built their own master pieces.
Last weekend Hillsdale Prep had a float in the Light Up Hillsdale Parade. We owe a huge thank you to the parents and staff that helped design, build and pull the float in the parade We also want to thank the families that came and walked with us. Everyone that attended had a great time kicking off the Holiday season. If you had a hand in the event thanks for making it possible.
In December the Leader in Me habit students will be focusing on is to Put First Things First. The following video is a great example of prioritizing important things (the big rocks) instead of allowing less important things (little pebbles) to take up all of our time:
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We would like to create a care closet for our students that will be filled with personal hygiene, necessities, and nonperishable items that can be readily available for students if a need arises. This year, our angel tree will be filled with items needed for our new care closet. We welcome you to the front foyer to take an angel off the tree. Donations should be dropped off to the office by Friday, December 22, 2023 Thank you for helping us meet the needs of our students!
Congratulations to this weeks Patriot Prize winners. These students demonstrated the pillar of the month: Cooperation
Miss Taylor's 2nd and 3rd graders just finished reading, How Many Days to America. While reading this book the students learned how to answer comprehension questions in a complete sentence, use a dictionary to define unfamiliar words, compare and contrast our life versus the life of the characters in the book, and made text to self connections.
This student earned 2 Patriot Prizes for Cooperation earlier this month. He received one Patriot Prize from Mrs. Fowler for accepting an answer he was given and being cooperative by staying on task with the class. He also received a Patriot Prize from Miss Bri for following along with a history lesson and participating in the class discussion.
The Hillsdale Preparatory School December 26 Board Meeting has been canceled. The Board will meet again on January 23 at 5:30pm.
Last week classrooms had a special lunch to celebrate Thanksgiving. Staff and students had a great time celebrating together.
