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
Good morning and welcome to April!
I want to thank you for trusting us to protect your student. During last Friday's severe weather, our students' were courageous when we took cover as the warning sirens began to ring. They listened to instructions and followed our procedures just as we practice during monthly drills. Many of you came early to check out your child due to the weather conditions. You, too, were patient and orderly as we followed our district protocol. Thank you for being our partner. Thank you for understanding that your child's safety is our top priority. You can rest assured our administrators, teachers and staff take every measure to protect them.
We begin our week-long "Serve Like A Patriot" fundraiser. Please help us raise money to purchase school supplies for all students next year.
Make it a great day or not, the choice is yours!
Jacqueline
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With the safety of our students and staff our top priority, we are closely monitoring the severe weather forecast for this afternoon. Based on the timing of the potential impact, Bryant Public Schools will dismiss at the normal times.
If there is a threat of severe weather at dismissal, we will hold buses and student drivers until it is safe to allow them to leave our campuses.
If sirens go off during pick up, we will not release students. A separate space will be provided for parents to come inside the building for safety.
Parents who wish to pick up their students early may do so. Please follow check-out protocols at your child’s school.
Stay safe!
Band Sign Up: If your 5th or 6th grader is interested in band, there are two more opportunities to try all the instruments. 🎺🎷🎼
Spring brings a fresh start, so what better time to become a substitute teacher? Kelly Education—our partner for substitute talent— is hiring! Give substitute teaching a try before the school year ends. You will have time to try different schools and grade levels this year, take the summer off, and be ready to go in the Fall. Apply today: https://bit.ly/3zpxobz.
Welcome back!
“All good things must come to an end” is often attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer, but I remember my daddy saying it when I was young. He would add, so make sure you are making the most of it. I hope you made the most of your week off! Family time is very special, so I hope you were able to carve out some time to be with your student and do something fun.
Here's another issue of The Patriot Press to launch us into the final months of school.
Make it a great day or not, the choice is yours!
Jacqueline Vergason
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ArSCA STATE LEADERS
Two Bryant counselors, Kelli Dockery (HFES) and Nathan Watkins (DES), joined board members and other officers from the Arkansas School Counselor Association to meet with Governor Sanders regarding School Counselor Appreciation Week. Ms. Dockery is the current President-Elect of ArSCA; Mr. Watkins is the President of the Southwest region of ArSCA. We love seeing our Hornets lead their professional organizations at the regional and state levels.
In the latest “Did You Know?" video, Dr. Karen Walters shares parent resources for online activity.
https://youtu.be/EBRLOI5UWmY
Do you have a 4th-6th grade girl who loves basketball? Check out the Skills Camps being offered by our Lady Hornets. Register to attend. 🏀🏀🏀
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 March 2023 meeting recap:
English: https://5il.co/1qwgx
Spanish: https://5il.co/1qwgz
Hello Families,
The time change can be difficult on all of us, but specifically our elementary age children. Help your child get in bed as early as possible this week so they can catch up on the hour they missed Sunday night.
Our teachers are anxious to visit with you about your student's progress this year. All of their success would not be possible without parents and grandparents like you. You are a vital piece to the learning process. We look forward to seeing you at conferences Thursday afternoon and evening.
Spring Break is next week! I hope you are able to spend quality time with your children, doing something fun!
Here is this week's Patriot Press...Make it a great day or not, the choice is yours.
Jacqueline
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DIG IN tomorrow for FREE BREAKFAST! All students will be served free breakfast on Tuesday, March 7 for #NationalSchoolBreakfastWeek.
