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HES wins second place in statewide contest
Le Bonheur Project Coordinator Lisa Moody is
pictured congratulating HES School Counselor Abby Danehower and
Curriculum Coordinator Donna Dabbs on the school’s recent
second-place win in a statewide bulletin board contest held in
conjunction with Red Ribbon Week.
Second-grade teachers who assisted with the
project include Tina Boucher, Shelley Murphy, Donna Kell, Becky
Burks, Marsha Capps and Melissa Meeks.
Halls Elementary School recently won second place in a statewide
bulletin board contest aimed to raise awareness about the
dangers of drugs and alcohol. Each year, the Department of
Coordinated School Health for Le Bonheur Community Outreach
hosts the event as a part of Red Ribbon Week in October. HES won
second place in the event and a $100 gift certificate to be used
to purchase drug awareness materials for the school. According
to Le Bonheur officials, the school has shown excellent
demonstration of the comprehensive school health education
component for Coordinated School Health. This component is
designed to motivate and assist students to maintain and improve
their health, prevent disease and reduce health-related risk
behaviors.
Sharing customs
Students in Mrs. Tracie Taylor’s first-grade class at Halls
Elementary School recently learned first-hand about Choctaw
Indians. The class was visited by real Choctaw Indians who
shared their customs and legends concerning the Thanksgiving
season.
The Snake Doctor
First graders at Halls Elementary School recently completed a
unit on snakes. The students enjoyed a visit from Sam Jenkins
and three of his snakes. Jenkins gave a presentation to the
group telling them each type of snake and the habitat it
required.
Thanksgiving lessons
Halls Elementary School
recently celebrated Thanksgiving with a number of fun
activities, with students in several grades celebrating the
holiday with feasts in the hall. While kindergartners dressed up
like pilgrims and shared their own recipes for making a turkey,
third graders completed their Native American unit by making
headbands and beaded necklaces. First graders participated in
Corn Day, discussing how the Native Americans taught the
Pilgrims how to plant the local crop, and brainstormed on ways
to prepare it. In the afternoon, the students were treated with
a popcorn snack.
A trip to the rainforest
Kindergarten through third-grade students at Halls Elementary
School were recently treated to a program on the rain forest
given by Richard Graham. Graham’s program, “Sights and Sounds of
the Rain Forest,” both entertained and educated the students.
Kindergartners get cozy
Kindergartners in Mrs. Cindy
Ream’s class at Halls Elementary School recently got comfy when
they participated in Pajama Day.
HES students enjoy history
lesson assembly
Fourth- through sixth-grade students at Halls Elementary School
were recently treated to an educational journey with Merriwether
Lewis at an assembly in the school cafeteria. Lewis was
portrayed by Rick Revell.
HES hosts Family AR Night
Halls Elementary School recently hosted its
first Accelerated Reader Family Night, with fifth- and
sixth-grade students reading books with their parents and taking
AR tests. Parents who participated expressed their appreciation
of the event to HES staff and faculty because it helped them to
better understand the school’s AR system. Students who
participated stated they appreciated the time to gain more AR
points. Representatives of the school named the event a success
and will continue the program in future nine-week periods.
First graders honored for
perfect attendance
First-grade classes at Halls Elementary School
recently recognized students with perfect attendance during the
first nine weeks of the school year with a celebration in the
hall. Students received “High Fives” from their friends as they
ran through a tunnel, and are pictured with their certificates.
Scary Halloween fun
Sixth-grade students who
participated in Halls Elementary School’s Project L.E.A.D.
program recently had a little Halloween fun. HES teacher Angie
Sanders helped the students to carve pumpkins using a detailed
pattern, with HES teacher Tammy Nelson teaching them to make
masks from plaster molds of their own faces. The projects were
completed as a part of the program’s Art Time, which is held
once each week.
HES celebrates National
Children’s Book Week
Retired teacher Betty Newman recently read a
book to students in Halls Elementary School’s early-morning
Project L.E.A.D. program in observance of National Children’s
Book Week, November 13 through 17.
HES names top 10 AR readers
Halls Elementary School recently recognized its
top ten Accelerated Reader students for the first nine weeks of
the 2006-2007 school year.
The top readers included first-place winner Adam
Greer, second-place winner Julie Hill, third-place winner Kelsey
Yarbrough, fourth-place winner Courtney Gooch, fifth-place
winner Jerome Wilburn, sixth-place winner Frank Bales,
seventh-place winner Codie Smith, eighth-place winner Amanda
McClellan, ninth-place winner Chelsy Aitken, and 10th-place
winner Ally Cherry.
Sixth grader Adam Greer earned 200.6 points for
the first nine weeks, a wonderful accomplishment due to the fact
that sixth graders are only required to earn 16 points each nine
weeks.
Why does a river run through
it?
Mrs. Cindy Newman’s sixth-grade social studies
classes at Halls Elementary School have been studying the
importance that rivers play in the establishment of
civilizations.
The classes have studied the lifestyles,
government, and religious beliefs of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus,
and Huang Ho River Valleys. The students completed a report or
built a model of one of the civilizations.
Students are pictured with their completed
projects. Those who completed projects included Lindsey Bowie,
Nathan Campbell, Devin Castelli, Laura Corbin, Lindsey Elmore,
Tyler England, Shelbie Hurt, Kelsey Latham, Mandy McClellan,
David Shands, Destiny Street, and Chad Warden.
HES celebrates Red Ribbon Week
Halls Elementary teachers and students
recently celebrated “Red Ribbon Week.”
Making the choice to be drug-free was the
emphasis for the week, with dress-up days, drug-awareness
information, and a school-wide assembly. Sixth-grade students
presented skits in front of the student body at the assembly
that addressed drug and alcohol use, vandalism, and proper
nutrition.
Panelists included Halls Mayor Trent McManus,
Halls Police Chief Rod Ward, Halls Investigator Derick Hundley,
and Lauderdale County Agriculture Extension Agent J.C. Dupree,
Jr. Each panelist spoke to the students about the areas covered
by the skits.
Halls Elementary School 2006-2007
First Nine Weeks Honor Roll and Principal’s List
Third graders think green
Students in Mrs. Lee Ann Harrison’s third-grade
class at Halls Elementary School recently studied ways to save
and protect the environment.
Among the unit’s activities, the students
created original bumper stickers with catchy logos and colorful
pictures to promote protecting the environment. Some of the
slogans included, “Good Grief! Save the Reef!” and “Think
Green-Plant More Trees!”
After presenting their projects to the class,
the students made an effort to clean up their own environment by
collecting trash from the school’s playground. As a result, the
class was presented with an Environmental Award by HES Assistant
Principal Andy Campbell and Curriculum Coordinator Donna Dabbs,
who recognized the class’s dedication and outstanding service to
cleaning and protecting the environment.
“Reading Rain Forest” theme of book fair
Halls Elementary School recently turned its library into an
exotic and far-off place with its Scholastic Book Fair, “Reading
Rainforest.” The event included a book sale, with rain
forest-related contests and prizes held throughout the week, as
well.
Many students, parents, and teachers purchased books and other
items from the fair, with the school collecting over $7,000. The
school will be able to keep 30 percent of the proceeds, and has
already used some of the funds to purchase five new Accelerated
Reader computers.
“We appreciate our local merchants, who donated the prizes for
us to give away,” said HES Librarian Beth Keen.
Several of the students who won prizes in the week’s contests
are pictured with their prizes.
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