HURRICANE HERALD A BIWEEKLY NEWLETTER HIGHLIGHTING BEN HILL COUNTY SCHOOLS

09/27/19

FUN THINGS HERE, FUN THINGS THERE, FUN THINGS ARE HAPPENING EVERYWHERE AT BHCS.

ROCK YOUR SCHOOLS : BHP and BHES Hurricanes, Heroes, Doctors, Pete the Cat, Carnival

Clowns, Glow Girls, Under the Sea Creatures,

Campsites, Astronauts and Chefs were running

around our schools on September 19, 2019. It was a

day of fun and festivities for all students at BHP and

BHES. Each class was decorated and all activities

revolved around hands on learning projects. This day

was amazingly awesome! Way to go Canes!!!

BHPK VISITS AIRPORT The Ben Hill Preschool got to go visit the

Fitzgerald Airport. Children were able to see

a variety of planes and even got to watch

Mr. Will Hammond, Mr. Paul Frantz and

Mrs. Nikki Cobb, Brown Bear teacher fly a

plane. The morning was fantastic with the

children being able to see the planes, watch

one in the air and cheer on Mrs. Cobb with

the Brown Bears. Way to go Little Canes!

BEN HILL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INNOVATION GRANTS Ben Hill Education Foundation awarded 14 Innovation Grants to our teachers in

the Ben Hill County School system. We are so excited to begin these grants and

help out our teachers. Grants were presented to:

Ben Hill Primary Teachers–

Beverly Grimes, Laura

Hammond, Karen Peck, Diane

Hardin, Melissa Rathburn,

Katelyn Griffin, Keri Reese,

Tiffany Coleman, and Brittany

Hammond.

Ben Hill Middle School Teachers

– Shannon Bynum, Katrina

Vaughn, and Rob Garber.

Fitzgerald High School College and

Career Academy Teachers– Cynthia

Hendrix and Joanie Padgett.

BEN HILL ELEMENTARY STEAM STUDENTS Ben Hill Elementary STEAM students are building

scenes from a book they read. The book is Tuck

Everlasting. The building projects are awesome.

HOT AIR BALLOONS ARE THE TOPIC FOR BHMS STEAM Mrs. Vaughn’s STEAM class is building hot air

balloons. She had the classes work in teams to

build the balloons. The balloons are build using

tissue paper, stick glue and string. The teams

got graded on the building, launching and

teamwork when it came to this project. They

did an awesome job.

SLIME OR OOBLECK IS THE LESSON AT THE BHP SMART LAB

BHES 4TH GRADE ELA ESCAPE ROOMS WITH CHARLIE AND THE

CHOCOLATE FACTORY The BHES ELA 4th grade teachers came together

to add a lot of fun for their students. They

finished reading Charlie and the Chocolate

Factory so they had escape rooms in their classes

using a packet of fun game information from the

book. The students have to finish all the packets

in teams to escape. What a fun way to

remember what you have read and apply it. Way

to ELA teachers and students in 4th Grade.

GRANDPARENTS DAY CELEBRATED AT BHPK, BHP AND BHES What a GRAND day to celebrate and eat lunch with the Grandparents at our

schools. This is always a big event for our students and Grandparents.

SHAVING CREAM AND SIGHT WORDS ~MRS. MITCHELL AT BHP

AQUAPONICS IS THE TOPIC IN MRS. VAUGHN’S CLASS AT BHMS Mrs. Vaughn’s class had a special

guest from The Raynor Company,

Jeremy Wixson, to come visit them

and explain the importance of

Aquaponics. The Raynor Company

is helping BHMS STEAM Class begin

Aquaponics in the classroom. They

visited the company last week to

learn the hands on work it takes to

make this successful.

BHMS AGRICULTURE CLASS IS LEARNING ABOUT POWER TOOLS Mr. Barnes is teaching the students in his Agriculture

class not only about plants but

also about power tools. The

students are able to wear

their safety gear and get first

hand experience running

power tools. He started with

the edger and the students

did great working around the

yard at BHMS.

SMOOTHIES TASTE TEST DAY WITH CULINARY ARTS DEPT FHSCCA The smoothies are coming along. Recipes are being reviewed, taste test are

happening to get ready to launch the Smoothies at

FHSCCA. More details coming soon….. Thanks to Anna’s

Garden for the Blueberries. They are delicious and make

the perfect smoothie.

REACH SCHOLARS FOR BHMS REACH SCHOLARS

Josia Procopio

Natalie Olivares

Willie Young

Te’Asia Williams

Congratulations!!

Sponsors: Golden

Boy, Community

Bank, Colony Bank,

Lions Club, and

Kiwanis Club.

BHES Luke, Fehr, Talton, Anderson and Rinear have a GRAND time

at Grand Wildlands in Valdosta

Jenny McCranie,

Coordinator of Public & Parental Engagement

Ben Hill County Schools

229-409-5500 ext 5547 (work)

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