Welcome to May! We are in the final month of this school year.
It's a big week for our 3rd-4th-5th graders, as they take our state assessment, the ACT Aspire. Let's SLAM the EXAM!
We need your help... as we near the end of the year, our students get more excited about summer. Our administrators and teachers have talked to our Patriots about staying focused, and following the school-wide behavior expectations for which have guided us all year. Please reinforce this at home. Here is a copy of our HCES Behavior Matrix for you to use as a talking point.
Here's this week's The Patriot Press: Parent Edition.
Make it a great day or not, the choice is yours!
Jacqueline
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Lady Hornet Basketball Camp: June 5-8, 9am-12pm, for girls entering 3rd-8th grade. Sign up today to enhance your basketball skills! 🏀🗑️
Bryant Pre-K registration for the 2023-24 school year is open! Application packets available online or at the Pre-K building next to Bryant Elementary. Visit bryantschools.org/prek-registration for more information. #SuccessStartsHere
Bryant Public Schools is partnering with Arkansas Foodbank to offer food boxes to low-income families with children in the Bryant School District. Families must have at least one student approved for Free & Reduced meals. Register at https://bit.ly/FoodBox2023.
The Bryant School Board meets monthly. Following each regular meeting, Bryant Public Schools will post a School Board Recap. We hope this short summary will provide our parents and community members with user-friendly information about decisions being made at school board meetings.
Links to the April 2023 meeting recap:
https://5il.co/1t4c5
https://5il.co/1t4c4 (Spanish)
The Bryant School Board meets monthly. Following each regular meeting, Bryant Public Schools will post a School Board Recap. We hope this short summary will provide our parents and community members with user-friendly information about decisions being made at school board meetings.
Links to the April 2023 meeting recap:
https://5il.co/1t4c5
https://5il.co/1t4c4 (Spanish)
Good morning to our HCES Families,
We are moving into the final week of April, with only 24 school days left. We still have high levels of learning that happens every single day, so make sure your child arrives at school on time, ready to give their best. Our third, fourth, and fifth graders are gearing up for our big state assessment, The ACT Aspire, next week, May 2-4. Attendance is very important as teachers and students are reviewing important concepts.
All of our K-5 classes are trying to earn 20 stars so they can be an Attendance Hero Class. How does this happen? Each classroom with 100% attendance, and NO tardies earns a STAR for the day. Twenty stars guarantees a GLo-Stick Party with the principals, and the title of ATTENDANCE HERO!
Help your child get to school by 7:45, so they can receive a daily star.
What do you need to know about the upcoming weeks at The Creek? Read all about it in The Patriot Press; Parent Edition.
Make it a great day or not, the choice is yours!
Jacqueline
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April is the Month of the Military Child. As we wear 💜 today to show military children they are supported and celebrated, we also want to honor the Cavanagh family, who have three children in our district. Read their story ⇉ https://bit.ly/3AfmGnD
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The Bryant School Board is pleased to announce the hiring of Jill Henley as the incoming Assistant Principal at Hurricane Creek Elementary. Mrs. Henley will begin her new position on July 1, 2023.
Jill Henley is a graduate of Bryant High School, UALR, and ASU. She has a Master of Science in Gifted & Talented Education and a Specialist in Educational Leadership. She currently serves as the K-12 Gifted & Talented Facilitator/Coordinator, AP Coordinator, and School Improvement Chair for the Harmony Grove School District. Jill is also the middle school Beta Club sponsor and districtwide Quiz Bowl coach. In the past she has also served as a district testing coordinator and elementary teacher. Prior to public education, she was the Program Director for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Saline County.
Jill is a board member of AGATE (Arkansans for Gifted & Talented Education) and is the Arkansas National Beta Club State Sponsor-Elect. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, and traveling.
Mrs. Henley said, “I am honored to have the opportunity to work alongside the faculty, staff, students, and families of Hurricane Creek Elementary. There are so many exciting things happening at HCES and I am blessed to get to be a part of it. It’s a great day to be a Patriot!”
Bryant Public Schools is partnering with Arkansas Foodbank to offer food boxes to low-income families with children in the Bryant School District. Families must have at least one student approved for Free & Reduced meals. Register at https://bit.ly/FoodBox2023.
SURVEY CLOSES SOON
The district needs your input to help us draft a Strategic Plan 2.0 that reflects the goals and priorities of the majority of our students, parents, staff, and community members. Please take a few minutes to complete the Stakeholder Survey. Survey closes at 4pm on Friday, April 21.
Survey: http://bit.ly/43xnK3G
Spanish: http://bit.ly/3A1oGzq
In a surprise announcement this morning, Kass Seidenschnur was named 2022-23 Bryant Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Seidenschnur is the Library Media Specialist at Hurricane Creek Elementary. Congratulations!
Learn more about Mrs. Seidenschnur's passion for growing student readers: https://bit.ly/3rDCYma
Good morning HCES Families,
This week we celebrate EARTH WEEK and PURPLE UP. See our newsletter for details and dress up themes for each day. Kindergarten and Fifth Graders will take Cap and Gown pictures on 4/20, Thursday morning. Our K-2 kiddos are taking their end of year NWEA assessment this week. We want all students to:
arrive on time
give their best effort
take their time on the test
show growth
Here's the latest issue of The Patriot Press: Parent Edition. Make it a great week or not, the choice is yours.
Jacqueline Vergason
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Bryant Public Schools is partnering with Arkansas Foodbank to offer food boxes to low-income families with children in the Bryant School District. Families must have at least one student approved for Free & Reduced meals. Register at bit.ly/FoodBox2023.
The district needs your input to help us draft a Strategic Plan 2.0 that reflects the goals and priorities of the majority of our students, parents, staff, and community members. Please take a few minutes to complete the Stakeholder Survey. Survey closes at 4pm on Friday, April 21.
Survey: http://bit.ly/43xnK3G
Spanish: http://bit.ly/3A1oGzq
Bryant Public Schools operates a school-based health center to provide care for our students. The Hornet Health Center is currently taking applications for a new medical provider. All the details are available at https://5il.co/1s605. Applications are due by May 5 at 4pm.
What a beautiful weekend! Spring is in full swing.
We have many upcoming events at The Creek... our Mother-Son BINGO Night is this Thursday, and our fundraiser money is due Monday morning.
Read about these events and more in this week's issue of The Patriot Press: Parent Edition.
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It’s Assistant Principals Week and Bryant has the BEST! We appreciate each of you for serving our students, parents and staff. You are vital members of our admin teams and school families. Thank you for leading and serving. #APWeek23
The Bryant School Board is pleased to announce the hiring of Shannon Williams as the incoming Hurricane Creek Elementary principal. Mrs. Williams will begin her new role on July 1, 2023.
Mrs. Williams has been a leader in Bryant Schools since joining the district in 2016. She taught four years at Robert L. Davis Elementary and obtained her Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership in May of 2020. During the 2020-21 school year, she served as Building Learning Specialist at Hill Farm Elementary School. In July 2021 she was hired as Assistant Principal at HCES.
Mrs. Williams is ecstatic about transitioning to the role of Building Principal at Hurricane Creek Elementary where she has served as Assistant Principal for the last two years. She loves her students, staff, and parents and cannot wait to lead HCE as they continue their move towards EXCELLENCE!
🎧 New Podcast Episode 🎧
In Episode 6 of the Hornet Hour Podcast, Dr. Alex Berry has a conversation with outgoing Athletic Director Mike Lee and incoming AD Kirk Bock about their time in Bryant Athletics and the future of the program. Dr. Berry also had the opportunity to have a conversation with Kass Seidenschnur, Library Media Specialist at Hurricane Creek Elementary to learn more about how a school library operates.
bryantschools.org/podcast