Students at HSES have embraced Beanstack, the new reading motivational program in Douglas County Schools! Students have met the community reading goal of 50,000 minutes in less than a month. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Polar Patrol will make a stop to reward students for their reading in the next few weeks and Hawks will have a higher community goal to reach. Students also have individual reading goals. 4th Grade student China O. says, “I really like earning badges when I log my minutes. I like to be able to see my achievements. In the future, I can always look back and remember all the books I have tracked in Beanstack.” Her 4th Grade teacher, Dr. Ashley Lindeman said, “Beanstack adds a layer of friendly competition. Students look at what their friends are reading and at the leaderboards and it encourages them to read more”. Students who meet their goal of reading and logging 750 minutes every nine weeks will earn different rewards or a party invitation to celebrate meeting their individual reading goal. Also, at the end of each month the Top Readers, Classes, Staff Members and Grades will be recognized for logging the most minutes read with a special reward from the Media Center. Mrs. Harbin, the Media Specialist, encourages Hawks to read anytime, anywhere and log their minutes with the app. Media Clerk, Mrs. Nancy Tucker, asks students when checking in and out books if they have logged their minutes in Beanstack to help encourage students to keep reading!
Congratulations to these five ladies for being the recipients of a grant from the Douglas County Education Foundation! The grants will be used to benefit our Holly Hawks from adding new books to the SORA app, to writing center activities, flexible seating options, books, and more!
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming soon! Book Fair flyers with information will come home in the Hawk Eye today. There is a link to make an e-wallet on our Book Fair website on the flyer and is also linked below. This is an easy way to add funds to your child's account without having to send check or cash to school. Any family member can add funds! The Book Fair runs September 9-13 and is open Monday - Thursday, from 8-1pm and Friday from 8am until noon. Please help support the school library media center's fundraiser!
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/hollyspringselemschool3
Grandparent's Day Lunch in the school's cafeteria in conjunction with the Scholastic Book Fair in the Media Center is coming soon! Please see the flyers for details. Kindergarten and 4th Grade - your day is Tuesday, Sept. 10. 1st and 3rd Grade your special day is Wednesday, Sept. 11. 2nd & 5th grade, invite your grandparents Thursday, September 12th! This information will be in the HawkEye tomorrow!
EASY LUNCH/DINNER ALERT: Marco's Spirit Night is tomorrow night! The proceeds from this fundraiser help provide incentives four our hard working teachers and staff. Make sure to order anytime between 11am-11pm. If ordering online, use code HOLLY or if ordering over phone or in person, tell them you are with HSES! Thanks!
Reminder: No School on Monday, Sept 2 in observance of Labor Day and Tuesday, Sept 3 is a Teacher Work Day!
Today's Faculty Feature is Mr. Mosley, our School Resource Officer! Officer Christopher Mosley was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from H.M. Turner High School and Georgia State University. Officer Mosley started his law enforcement career in 1998 and has 23 years of law enforcement experience. He has served his community as a patrol officer, field training officer, polygraph examiner and Sergeant.
Officer Mosley began working with youth as a member of the MARTA Police Department by returning truant students back to school and teaching them life skills during the youth police academy during the summer.
“I became a School Resource Officer because I wanted to do my part in making the Douglas County School System a safe place for our kids. “ The best part of my job is I get the opportunity influence students to live a purpose driven life and not end up on the wrong
side of the criminal justice system.” I believe every student has to opportunity to achieve something significant!”
Officer Mosley and his wife have four kids, two of whom are Hawks! He enjoys watching sports, playing games and spending time with his family. We are thankful to have him at HSES, along with Mr. Robins. Mr. Robins is our other School Resource Officer and will be featured next week!
Our morning news broadcast team began a Featured Faculty Member segment this year. We wanted to share our featured faculty members with all of you so far this year.
Mrs. Smith, is a Kindergarten teacher who is also our school’s Teacher of the Year. She has taught at Holly Springs Elem for 5 years. Outside of school, she enjoys kayaking, traveling, and spending time with my family and friends. If you see Mrs. Smith in the halls or around the school make sure to tell her hello!
Mr. Carl Subadan is our school's Technology Specialist. Originally from Jamaica, he has lived in the US for over 40 years. He has three kids and two grandchildren. He has worked for the schools for 8 years and loves the challenge that working with technology brings. When he solves a problem it makes him want to say Woo Hoo! He cheers for Atlanta United and says Geaux Saints!
Ms. Crystal is our Cafeteria Manager. She is married with three kids who keep her busy with all things softball. She has worked in the school nutrition department for 12 years. She loves reading and completes about 20-30 books a month! She yells Roll Tide. Ms. Crystal loves being at HSES because it feels like family. She loves seeing Hawks outside of school on the ball field!
Congratulations to our summer reading participants! We had several students participate in the DCSS Summer Reading Challenge through Beanstack OR through the partnership with the Douglas County Public Libraries. They received a goodie bag from Mrs. Harbin, the Media Specialist, and a free book! Way to go, Hawks!
The class in each grade level to have 100% parents sign up (and teacher) for the
PTA starting now through August 23rd will win an Ice Cream Party for their
class! Sweet!
Flyers with information on the School Year Reading Challenge in Beanstack will go home with the HawkEye Tuesday! Get a sneak peek now!
The Beanstack app for Android or Apple devices should work now! Thank you for your patience. We are so excited about our new reading motivational program across all of the Douglas County Schools! View the image below for more information. You may also track your reading at home with a desktop computer or laptop by logging into the Classlink portal at http://portal.dcssga.org and then clicking on Beanstack. If you have any questions or problems, please let Mrs. Harbin know at 770.651.4014 or kerry.harbin@dcssga.org.
Marco's Pizza Spirit Night is coming soon....easy dinner one night...while supporting our school = win, win for all!
The PTA membership link is updated and live! A one time, nominal fee of $10.00 gets your membership going and our school set in motion for the 2024-25 school year.
Anyone is welcome to become a member of the PTA, including friends, parents, grandparents, etc. Let’s work together to support our school so that our children can have all the tools they need and to pour directly back into our school needs as well! Here's to the best year ever!
https://hsespta1.memberhub.com/store/items/50415
We're thrilled to announce the new app for DCSS! It's
everything DCSS, in your pocket.
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All the need to know information for back to school may be found here! We can't wait to see all of our Holly Hawks tomorrow at Sneak-A-Peek! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uvoFk-gxuOf7IHhW3PHkfX0dsDaOr-0S/view?usp=sharing
Mark your calendars, DCSS families! The new school year is almost here, and we can't wait to see all those smiling faces (new and returning!) back in our classrooms ✏️. Check out this graphic for more details about our Sneak-a-Peeks and Back-to-School Bashes coming up.
We're looking forward to welcoming our DCSS community for our annual Back to School Kick-Off on Saturday, July 20 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Please note the event will be held at the Legacy Arena, 9030 Hwy. 5, Douglasville, GA 30134, and the Clear Bag Policy will be enforced. Current DCSS students and families are invited for food, games, prizes, school supplies, and more! Community agencies offering a variety of resources will also be onsite to provide information and assistance.
Kindergarten Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is currently taking place. Students must have completed registration by July 9 in order to attend Kindergarten Camp, the Douglas County School System's four-day camp that provides students with a preview of the school day and an opportunity participate in fun activities, learn routines, and become familiar with the places and faces within their new learning environment. View the attached flyers in English and Spanish for more information about Kindergarten Registration.
