Welcome to Homecoming Week! Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. As you come to the school for the events this week please check out the new Digital Trophy Case (new content being added all the time). If you can't make it to the school you an view it here. https://www.hcosd.org/page/ad
8th graders volunteered their time this morning, in the cold, to help set up the cancer walk at Melissa Memorial Hospital.
After the cancer walk prep, some of the 8th graders walked to the football field to clean up all the trash from Friday nights game.
Mrs. Kings class plays Headbandz to review spelling words before their spelling test. This is a great collaboration tool.
These students, while eager to get to school themselves, took time to hold the door open for others. This type of SOAR behavior is taught everyday at our schools.
6th grade students learned how to use the exercise equipment that is located around the track during PE. Classmates cheered them on as they tried to do their best on the pull ups
Students and staff honored Mr. Kramer today by wearing neckties.
Congratulation to our September Students of the Month - to read more about them please click here https://www.hcosd.org/article/1274780
More than 100 students and staff participated in National Walk to School Day.
Holyoke Students Slide into New Year - Watch a 4 minute video highlight of the last 7 weeks - https://youtu.be/PdbAXMIi4F8 - Read more about it here - https://www.hcosd.org/article/1262689
The Physical Science and Physics classes went to Highline Electric Wednesday to learn about Holyoke’s power system, what a lineman does, and how the substation works. Thank you Luke & Tyler for teaching us about electricity.
5th graders practice multi-digit multiplication by completing and coloring pieces of a puzzle they combined to make into sea turtles.
The Healthy Living class is learning about professionalism. Their goal is to be able to tie a necktie. Mr. Betley couldn't resist helping out when he stopped in to take pictures.
Students learn to graph inequalities and simplify equations. Mr. French explains that taking the time to double check your work can save you time later in the assignment. This is one way students learn to use math everyday.
Concurrent enrollment courses are in full swing at HHS and students are hard at work. Through this opportunity, high school students have the chance to earn college credit through NJC. Classes are offered in a variety of formats including live through Mrs. Kleve and Mrs. Mallari, through a distance learning platform, and in an asynchronous environment.
In Mrs. Pelle’s Reading Group the students worked as detectives to solve a reading mystery of who ruined the ruby red slippers! Students worked to build their fluency and comprehension while working as a team.
Alternative students playing ‘Worse Case Scenario’ and putting together cube puzzles. This is part of the way Mrs. Beavers fosters an inclusive environment in the Alternative High School by allowing the students to step away from their screens and interact with each other.
Reading class is where the foundational elements of education begin. Mrs. Bahler’s class enjoys their time in reading class.
Choir students are learning how about rhythm using karaoke.
Third graders designed buildings for their business they created with a partner. They combined rectangles and found the combined area of their buildings.
These are 2nd graders pointing to the words of the Holyoke Dragon Mindset Pledge while saying it out loud as a class.
