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Dear Students, Parents and Guardians,

Hafen Fruit & Vegetable Program a Success!

Hafen Elementary School was awarded a grant from the “Fruit and Vegetable Program” which allows students to sample fruits and vegetables that they may have never had a chance to try, as well as enjoy fruits and vegetables that they already love. Every Friday students are given a healthy sample prepared by Hafen kitchen staff. D'Anjou and Bartlett pears, Granny Smith and Red Delicious apples, kiwi, strawberries and a wonderful mix of blueberries, raspberries and blackberries are some of the delicious treats enjoyed.

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Mr. Vreeland, 5th Grade, with the Duff family at December’s Family Math Night.

Good News: Lower Electric Bills!

At the beginning of the school year, the Superintendent, Dr. Roberts, asked all schools to look for ways to conserve electric use. Hafen staff members went to work with brainstorming and then implementing ideas to cut down our KWH use. The results to date are below. We saved a significant amount of electricity with our ideas and efforts. Kudos to Hafen Staff!! The graph represents matched months from the 2007-08 school year to the 2008-09 school year.

Photo: Touchdown Snowman at PVHS stadium.

Dr. Terry Owens, Principal

Hafen Elementary School Newsletter

March 12, 2009

Volume 2, Issue 3

Page 2

What’s New in the Library?

The Hafen Elementary School Yearbook will be arriving in May. Our theme this year is “Treasured Memories” Keep a “lookout” for yearbook flyers that will be sent home sometime in April.

Lights, Camera, Book Fair!

The Scholastic Book Fair will be at our school beginning March 16th to March 27th. Family Night will be held on March 25th during Parent/Teacher Conferences from 1:00-6:00 p.m. Be sure to come and enjoy the new books and cool stuff available. All proceeds help buy new books for our school library. Hope to see you there!

Star Readers

On Friday, January 30th the Honor Roll Assembly was held. The top readers for each grade level for 2nd quarter were recognized. First, Second and Third Grade top readers won a bag of goodies. Fourth and Fifth grade top readers earned a $10.00 Gift Card to Wal-Mart. Students read books and take a short quiz on what they have read. Each book has a point value. At the end of the quarter points are tallied up to find the student with the most points earned. Below are the Top Readers for 2nd Quarter:

1st Grade:  Kaylee Thompson with 18 points

1st Grade:  Jason Vanderpool with 18 points

2nd Grade: Sarah Mason with 33 points

3rd Grade: Christopher Leblanc with 19 points

4th Grade: Taylour Flynn with 60 points

5th Grade: Christopher Solano with 178 points

Congratulations to all the winners!

Keep up the good work!

Hafen students enjoy cucumbers,

red and green peppers as part of the “Fruit and Vegetable Program.

l-r Hafen staff members Dorrene Mirabal and Tonya Maeder, shown here with 5thGrade students Danielle Armstrong, Raychel Barry, Kyle Petersen and Austin Engeldahl.

HES Newsletter

Page 4

April 13-17, 2009

Correct Dates for Spring Break

Library Corner by Mrs. Brooks, Library Specialist

We’ve all been very busy this quarter with preparation and administration of the state examinations for grades 3, 4, and 5. Students and teachers have worked very hard to be ready for tests in reading, mathematics, and for 5th grade, also science.

While we’ve concentrated on exams, parents have been busy supporting the school in a variety of ways. Some have been working through the PTO for the upcoming spring carnival in May, while others have made generous donations to help students with classroom and personal needs. Thank you for your kindness and support.

Field trips will be coming up for the students in grades 2-5, so watch for announcements and sign-up sheets for chaperones. If you can contribute toward field trip expenses, let us know. Each trip is funded by the school activity account (fundraiser money). Students must earn the right to attend an outside field trip by showing good behavior and academic effort.

The Awesome Authors Fair encouraged and produced some great writing by students, and the Family Math Nights have been a lot of fun. Watch for the science fair news in April. There’s always something happening at Hafen!

Sincerely,

Dr. Owens

HES Newsletter

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Good News: Lower Electric Bills! by Dr. Owens, Hafen Principal

At the beginning of the school year, the Superintendent, Dr. Roberts, asked all schools to look for ways to conserve electric use. Hafen staff members went to work with brainstorming and then implementing ideas to cut down our KWH use. The results to date are below. We saved a significant amount of

electricity with our ideas

and efforts. Kudos to

Hafen Staff!! The graph

represents matched

months from the

2007-08 school year to

the 2008-09 school year.

“Awesome Authors” Assembly

On Thursday, March 12, HES students were honored at a school assembly as part of the Young Writers Fair. Five student writers from each grade 2-5 received awards. All grade 1 student participants received stickers (teachers didn't single out individuals). There was also a writing entry from kindergarten.

Kindergarten                                                    

Dylan Wright

First Grade

Participates

received stickers

Second Grade

Hali Souza

Rylan Foster

Talyor Egan

Sarah Mason

Adan Figueroa-Santana

Third Grade

Jordan Stimpert

Samona Williams

Drake Breitenstein

Jenna Grubbs

Myra Johnson

Tech Tip: Youth Art Month is an annual observance each March to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for quality school art programs. In Technology class HES students have been celebrating Youth Art Month by creating original art—abstract, 3-D, collage, mobile and still life at

The Art Zone... …interactive art that you can make online.

Don’t Miss It!

■ March 18, Wed. PTO Blood Drive 3–7PM

■ March 20, End of 3rd Reporting Period

■ March 23—April 9,

Spell-A-Thon

■ March 24, Tues. Spring Pictures

■ March 25 Parent/ Teacher Conference

1PM-6PM

■ April 2, Thurs. Kindergarten & 5th Grade Cap & Gown Pictures

■ April 8, Wed. Spring Concert Grade 2, 6PM

■ April 9 Thurs. Spring Concert Grade 4, 6PM

■ April 10, Fri. Early Dismissal 11:45AM

■ April 13-17, Spring Break

■ May 2, Sat., PTO Carnival

■ May 13, Talent Show

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TRUANCY HOT LINE (775) 751-4001

Dale Norton, Assistant Superintendent of Nye County School District announces an anonymous TRUANCY HOT LINE to call if you are concerned about a child not attending school. (775) 751-4001.

Mr. Norton adds that national statistics show high rates of truancy are linked to daytime burglary rates, vandalism and other crimes, keeping in mind that 75% of the criminals currently in the United States Prison system were habitual truants. When children are truant they normally take themselves away from the supervised learning environment that school provides and place themselves out into the community where, occasionally, they commit a crime against the community or have a crime committed against them. In order to combat truancy it is important that parents, schools, community, local businesses, social services, and other community groups join together. Nye County School District and Juvenile Probation have jointly established this TRUANCY HOT LINE (775) 751-4001 to:

➢ Help keep children in our community safe and educated

➢ Reduce the truancy rate

➢ Raise the awareness of the importance of school attendance

➢ Reduce the number of crimes committed by young people during school hours

The Nye County School District and Juvenile Probation Depart. thank you for your help and assistance on behalf of the children of our community.

HES Newsletter

Fourth Grade

Sala Buesig

Megan Renfroe

Esmeralda Aleman

Kaliegh Brown

Nathan Vallen

Fifth Grade

Scott Padgett-Ink

Angelica Saleron

Savannah Kruse

Zaria Thompson

Jennifer Lopez

Austin Engeldahl

Page 3

Mrs. Jones, Grade 3

Readers’ Theatre Presents

“Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears!”

Mr. Williams..

“Words of the Month”

February

Love to Learn, Learn to Love

This theme represents the LOVE month (Valentines Day) as a chance for us to grow our passion in our class work and friendly relationships. We want to learn better and love what we do better. The successful six items for being a better student and person are introduced for this month.

March

Part Lion, Part Lamb

Theme for March represents a chance for all of us to be part lion and stand up strong for what we believe in and to negative things which interfere with our dreams, but also a chance to be gentle and soft with compassion.

Name: Alyce Johnson

Position: 1st Grade Teacher

Favorite Quote:

I never let my schooling interfere

with my education

….Mark Twain

New In The Neighborhood …Alyce Johnson, 1st Grade

Bio: Born, raised in, and love Toledo, WA. I always wanted a family and I have great kids. I also always wanted to be a teacher, and I feel very lucky to have the position of first grade teacher. I am very inquisitive and love to learn about different things. I love whales, especially the pod of orca off the Pacific Northwestern coast. I have been supportive of Ken Balcomb and his efforts. I also love to garden.

Q: How many years have you taught, where and what grades?

A: I have taught: Remedial Academic School, 5th grade, Rochester, WA; Science, music, and art, ESD, Toledo, WA; 1st grade, Edison Elementary, Centralia, WA.

Q: Where did you attend elementary school?

A: Toledo Elementary, Toledo, WA.

Q: What do you remember most about elementary school?

A: I remember my fourth grade teacher reading to us every day after lunch. She read The Laura Ingalls Wilder series. She also taught us how to square dance for P.E.

I remember that our playground was right next to the city park and we would go over there and eat mustard greens and shamrock leaves. We thought that was cool. We also thought it was cool to wind ourselves up in the swing and let go to get very dizzy.

Q: What were your favorite subjects in school?

A: In grade school it was reading. In high school it was CWP, History, and English. In college it was algebra, science, and chemistry.

Q: What was your favorite book when you were little?

A: The Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery, when I got to about the fifth grade I became intrigued with poetry: Robert Louis Stevenson, H. W. Longfellow, E. A. Poe, H. D. Thoreau, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Service, and others. I still love poetry but I read more Karen Hesse and Jane Yolen now.

Q: Who is in your family?

A: I have six children, 11 grandchildren, my parents, one brother, 4 sisters, oodles and oodles of cousins, and aunts and uncles. My sister Cathy Sickles teaches Special Ed in Las Vegas.

Q: Do you have any pets?

A: I used to have a goldfish, I still have a pet rock.

Q: If you could take a trip anywhere, where would you go?

A: Montana, Hawaii, New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Idaho.

Q: What do you like to do when you’re not at the school?

A: I love to go hiking. I used to go backpacking in WA. I have backpacked most of the Wonderland Trail, and most of the northern WA coastline.

Grade 2 students shown with awards.

(l-r) Adan Figueroa-Santana, Sarah Mason, Talyor Egan Rylan Foster and Hali Souza.

Dr. Owens presents Dylan Wright, kindergarten,

with award.

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