Faculty and Staff,

Another week has gone by in the school year, if you figure it up we have completed our 18th school day

which is 10% of the academic calendar. I hope this FIRST 10% has been a fulfilling experience for you

and our students. I want to thank everyone who has invited me to their classroom, I have sincerely enjoyed

being a part of your learning activities. Please continue to extend these invitations. I will continue to carve

time out to be engaged in the instruction occurring in our classrooms.

People who build successful teams never forget that every person’s role is contributing to

the bigger picture. One of the best examples of this involves Winston Churchill. During the

darkest days of WWII, Great Britain had a difficult time keeping men working in the coal

mines. Many wanted to give up their dirty, thankless jobs in the dangerous mines to join the

military service, which got much public praise and support. Yet without coal, the military

and the people at home would be in trouble. So Churchill faced thousands of coal miners

one day and passionately told them of their importance to the war effort, how their role

could make or break the goal of maintaining England's freedom. It’s said that tears appeared

in the eyes of those hardened men. And they returned to their inglorious work with steely

resolve. Everyone needs encouragement. Just letting someone know their work is

appreciated makes a team run more smoothly, become stronger and more effective.

- John Maxwell, Encouragement Changes Everything 2008

The work you do DOES make a difference in the life of a child. Please never fail to encourage your peer’s

and our partners who are involved in the education of our children.

Thank you for taking care of kids.

Jake

Weekly Update

M O U N T A I N H O M E P U B L I C S C H O O L S

Every Student ~ Every Time.

Upcoming Events:

September 16 Fair Parade–

5:30pm

September 17—School

Board meeting– 6:00pm

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There’s a lot of learning going on here at MHK. This may be the first time some children are exposed to the school setting. Students in Mrs. Rowlett’s class are learning how to interact with other students, how to problem solve and how to pay attention for extended periods of time.

Mountain Home Kindergarten Sept. 11, 2015

There is social interaction and a bit of geometry, if you will.

A little giving and receiving….

At the end of the day, it’s thumbs up for Kindergarten

“Go Bags”

Mrs. King, Mrs. Roberson, Mrs. T. Stone and Mrs. Baker are ready for anything. As part of our district

crisis plan, each classroom is equipped with “Go Bags”.

NWH Upcoming Events

Friday, September 18th

-Field Trip to Baxter County Fair (1st

grade 12:15-2:15 p.m. & 2nd

grade 9:45-11:45 a.m.)

Friday, September 18th

-Approved Snack Day

Wednesday, October 7th

-Fall Pictures

Thursday, October 8th

-Fall Festival (5:30-7:30 p.m.)

Tuesday, October 13th

-1st

Quarter Ends

Wednesday, October 14th

-2nd

Quarter Begins

Thursday, October 15th

-Parent/Teacher Conferences (2-8 p.m.) & 2:00 Early Dismissal

Friday, October 16th

-No School for Students

Friday, October 31st

-Approved Snack Day

Zero the Hero

Celebrating the 10th

day of school with a visit from Zero the Hero!! Thanks Bob Harris for always being

willing to make the day special for our kiddos.

GBCCA FALL MUM

FUNDRAISER!

Accepting pre-orders now!

$15 each ~ payable on delivery the week of Sept 28th

Our 12” Fall Chrysanthemum pots contain 3 stunning plants 22” tall by 24” inch wide!

Call Guy Berry 425-1261 or Email Kyle Tardiff

ktardiff@mtnhome.k12.ar.us to place your order!

Five gorgeous colors to choose from: Purple, Bronze, Red, White, Yellow & Tri-Color

Studying Is Fun!

Mountain Home Jr. High

Join Us At the Baxter County Fair!

Many of our students, especially Mrs. Albright’s

FFA students will be participating in the fair. Come

by and see how all of their hard work has paid off!

FACS students in Mrs. Bishop’s class enjoyed reviewing for a test with “Arkansas

Squares,” the game show where correctly answered questions earn points on a human tic

tac toe board!

The Journalism class traveled to the Josten’s workshop at

ASUMH on Thursday.

Students learned good interviewing skills, looked at award

winning yearbooks and learned what makes an award winning pho-

tograph.

Journalism Class

Attends Josten’s

Workshop at

ASUMH

Student Council Gets Ready to Dance The Night Away - Luau Style

MHJH Band Suppor ts the Jr. Bombers

8th grade science did a lab using a paper helicopter to practice making hypothesis and identifying variables and then testing to see

what happens if you change a variable.

8th Grade Science Classes Play “Pass the Bottle!”

More Science Labs!

It was all for Sci-

ence! Students

measured vari-

ables as they de-

termined how

long it took to

pass the bottle

around the circle.

Mrs. Kristyn Goodwin - Counselor Mrs. Mary Beth Russell - Counselor

Around our School

Mrs. Cassy Barnhill, Assistant Principal Mr. Kevin Roach, Assistant Principal

Hackler Intermediate School Newsletter 965 West Road, Mtn. Home, AR 72653 ~ Phone 425-1288 / Fax 425-1290

Principal: Mrs. Sondra Monger

September 10, 2015

Around our School

Help Hackler raise money to purchase drums/instruments

for the music classroom!! Our goal is $5,000.

If interested in donating, please visit gofundme.com/tv7q9kew

Community Opportunities

What: Good News Club will begin on Tuesday, September 29th- November 3rd at Hackler Intermediate School. Time: 3:10 – 4:30, Pick up: 4:30 in 5th grade Car Line Who: 3rd-5th grades Call Mary Foreman (491-5152) with questions. Pick up your registration form in the front office or from Mrs. Reding in the Library.

Pro Hogs Baseball Clinic On October 9th & 10th in Mountain Home at the Twin Lakes Complex. For more information go to prohogsbaseball.wix.com/prohogs for more details and other clinic locations. Some of the professional instructors include: Cobly Suggs, Zach Cox, Matt Vinson, Blake Logan, Trey Killian, Trent Daniel, Scott McGough. This will give athletes a chance to get sharpen their baseball skills, get autographs, take pictures and just hang out with the Pros. If you have questions call 417-293-9809 or email progogsbaseball@gmail.com. See the back for information on the Baxter County Fair tickets.

Please notify the office with any address or phone number changes. It is vitally important

we are able to contact you in case of an emergency or a health care issue. Also, make sure

the office has copies of any up to date legal documentation.

Remember to follow the NO PHONE ZONE.

Safety of our students is our number one priority!

Please make sure your child knows how they are to go home before they get to school.

If a student is going to be riding a bus for the first time, they will need a bus pass.

The teacher will issue a bus pass and the information the teacher will need includes a

bus number, complete address, and a contact number.

Tickets will be sold at Hackler Intermediate School from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in front of the Library on Monday and Tuesday only.

After students purchase tickets they will return to their homeroom and put them in their backpack. Hackler Intermediate School is not responsible for lost or stolen tickets.

September 18 - Bombers versus Nettleton at Home

October 2 - Bombers versus N. Little Rock at Home

October 6 - School Pictures

October 10 - Hackler 5K

October 15 - Early Dismissal at 2:00 p.m. Parent Teacher Conferences

October 16 - No school for students Parent Teacher Conferences Bombers versus Marion

October 21 - Unity Day / wear orange Hackler Flu Clinic more information coming

October 26 - 30 Red Ribbon Week more information coming

October 30 - Bombers versus Searcy / Homecoming

PLEASE PAY LUNCH CHARGES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Current outstanding balance for Hackler is $10,460.73

3rd = $3,493.00 4th = $2,412.17 5th = $4,555.56

Payments with debit and credit cards can be

made through ezschoolpay.com.

Please call Mrs. Debbie at Food Service at 425-1225 for payment arrangements or questions.

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Sept. 11, 2015 Medical Human Anatomy & Physiology Classes Identify

Body Planes

Students in

Nurse C's Med-

ical Human

Anatomy and

Physiology

class today dis-

sected Sour

Patch Kids to

identify the

Body Planes.

They then wrote questions they would

like to investigate, and broke into groups

based on which question they found

most interesting. We have studies going

on that answer questions about cricket

swimming speed, jumping ability, habitat

choices, chirp decibels and even food

choices. Who knew crickets will eat

ham?! As the final step in the project the

classes will communicate their findings

in a scientific poster session.

Pre-AP Biology is having a

great time experiencing the

nature of science. Rather

than take notes on how sci-

entists operate, they are

conducting their own, self-

directed experiments on

some aspect of cricket be-

havior. Initially they ob-

served crickets, recording

their anatomy and simple

behaviors.

Crickets...Who Knew???

Mrs. Teems Forensics Class investigated a crime scene and measuredSuspects (each other)the way Alphonse BertillionDid in 1853, before Fingerprinting.

Forensic Classes Investigate a Crime Scene

High school counselors work with high school students to register for upcoming College Fair. The College Fair will be held Friday, September 18th for juniors and seniors.

MHHS Juniors and Seniors Prepare for the

College Fair Scheduled for September 18th!

Monday 09/14/15 Football vs. Highland (Home) 6:00

8/JV

Tuesday 09/15/15 Cross Country Zizzer Invite @ West Plains 3:00

7/8/HS

Tennis vs. Searcy (Home) 4:00

Volleyball vs. LR Central (Away) 4:30

JV/V

Swim Parent Meeting @ HS Cafeteria 6:00

Wednesday 09/16/15

Thursday 09/17/15 Golf vs. Lake Hamilton (Home) 1:00

Tennis vs. Jonesboro (Away) 4:00

Volleyball vs. Jonesboro (Home) 4:30

9/JV/V

Football vs. Newport (Away) 5:30

7/9

Friday 09/18/15 HS Football vs. Nettleton (Home) 7:30

Saturday 09/19/15 Volleyball Conway Tournament TBA

8/9

Go Bombers!!!

Week ending September 11, 2015

We Remember

September 11, 2011

our moment of Silence was dedicated to those who lost

their lives in 9/11 and to the Heroes of that Day.

Students Watched a Video Clip About the event and

Reflected throughout the Day.

BOATLIFT, an Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience (and the spirit of the American people working together to

help those in need).

https://youtu.be/MDOrzF7B2Kg

Labor Day Football Game

7th Grade Bombers Defeat Batesville

Lady Bomber Volleyball Pep

Rally!

The 7th Grade Lady Bomber Volleyball Team went on to defeat the

Harrison Lady Goblins!

6th Grade Measurement Lab

6th grade students used paper airplanes to explore

measurement. The students then created graphs

explaining how far their paper airplanes flew.

Academic Advisory Period

(AAP) 6th and 7th grade students met in their AAP classes this

week for the first time. These classes are opportunities for

students to feel more connected to their peers, adults in

the building, and their school.

Pinkston Middle School is a great place to be! Post acts of bomber pride at #bomberpride

Pinkston Middle School @Pinkstonmiddle EAST at Pinkston @AdunavanEast

7th

Grade Promise @deniselauerman Pinkston Choir @Pinkstonchoir

Pinkston Media Center @pmslibrary12

Free Dyslexia Seminar

Featuring dyslexia expert, Susan Barton

Find out why bright children struggle first with spelling, then written expression and eventually hit a wall in reading development by third grade — if not sooner. Susan Barton will share:

• The symptoms & causes of dyslexia

• The gifted areas that come with it

• Effective tutoring methods

• Simple classroom accommodations

Susan will also stay and answer questions.

This presentation is open to the public. Parents, teachers, principals, reading & resource specialists, and other professionals are encouraged to attend. * Certificate of attendance provided by request.

Monday, September 21, 2015 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Cost: Free

Where: Dunbar Auditorium at Mountain Home High School 500 Bomber Blvd. Mountain Home, AR 72653

Contact: Tracie Luttrell (870) 453-8860

Register at: www.FlippinPS.EventBrite.com

Susan Barton founded Bright Solutions for Dyslexia in 1998, to educate parents and teachers on dyslexia

and assist with finding the appropriate resources and support. Susan is trained in seven different Orton-

Gillingham-based programs and teaches graduate-level courses through the University of San Diego. In

2009, Susan was inducted into the International Dyslexia Association’s Hall of Honor for her work and

dedication in the field of dyslexia.