The Soaring Hawk

The Newsletter of the Harvest Ridge School Improvement Team

Web Site: harvestridge.fhsdschools.org

FHSD Web Site:  www.fhsdschools.org

YOURCHILD’S SAFETY COMES FIRST

In order to help insure the safety ofyour child(ren) every personentering the building at any timeduring the school day for any reasonmust report to the office first.  Anyoneneeding to go anywhere other than the lobby must sign in and receive a visitor passfrom the office to do so.

May23, 2012                                 UPCOMING EVENTS                                      Vol.6 No. 33

May24 – LAST DAY OF SCHOOL & EARLY RELEASE DAY 1:10 DISMISSAL

August6 – Open House For The 2012-2013 School Year 6:30-7:30 p.m.

August8 – First Day Of The 2012-2013 School Year

Girls Basketball Information

Any girls interested in basketball – therewill be a girl’s basketball camp the week of June 4-7 at Bryan Middle.  The camp will teach the fundamentals of thegame, some game-play knowledge, and how to develop a love for the game.  Camp is from 5:00-7:30 p.m. and is open toany girl K-8^th grade. Registration forms and more information can be found on our website at http://fhladyvikingbasketball.weebly.com/or you can contact Melanie Zerr at melaniezerr@wentzville.k12.mo.usor at 636-485-0550.

Parent Survey

All Harvest Ridge parents are invited totake part in our annual building survey. We value your input as we strive to improve our school community.  Here is the link that will take you to thesurvey ~  http://www.research.net/s/ROGJJKFThank you.

Our S.E.A.M. Award Winners

Eachyear our teachers vote for faculty and staff members who have gone above andbeyond with our special education program. This year we would like to congratulate Linda Appelbaum, Kathy Humburgand Jill Oetting for their work with our students in the special ed. program.

Kindergarten Lady & Gentleman Of The Week

Eachweek our kindergarten teachers select a girl & boy from their class whodemonstrate good manners, good listening, are a good friend & an all aroundgood student.  They are recognized at anassembly, have their picture taken with their teacher & select aprize.  Last weeks’ ladies &gentlemen were:

Mrs. Gorris’ Class ~ Damla Devecigil & Dylan Green

Mrs. Ridenhower’s Class ~ Taylor Inman & Nigel Bailey

Mrs. Chamberlain’s Class ~ Jenny Conte, Emily King & MikeClark (2 ladies)

Mrs. whitworth’s Class ~ Rishil Gadde & Kaden Dzierwa (2gentlemen, no ladies)

Ms. McCarthy’s Class ~ Torie Montgomery & Wyatt Hines

Ms. Barth’s Class ~ Amyah Thompson & Tyler McNamara

Ms. Eaton’s Class ~ Teriyah Long & Ethan Ludtke

Congratulations to all of our Ladies & Gentlemen!

Question About Next School Year

If you know your child will not be returning to Harvest Ridge next year, or you find out over the summer you’re moving, please make sure to notify the school office.  The office is open over the summer & you can contact Ruth at 636-851-5184.  Thank you for your help as we prepare for next year.

News From The Read, Right & Run Club

The Read, Right & Run Club voted to donate the money they earned through recycling CapriSun pouches to the ‘Five Acre Animal Shelter’ on Pralle Lane.  Thanks to your support, they were able to give $140.00 to the shelter.  They hope to continue their collaboration with Terracycle, the company through which this donation was made, next year and possibly expand it to include more products.

Harvest Ridge Night At Papa John’s

Thanks to all who participated in the recent ‘Harvest Ridge Night’ at Papa John’s. Our school will be receiving a check for $50.00 and Mrs. Bayne’s first grade class won a pizza party.

End of the Year News

We will be saying goodbye to Mrs. Wyse at the end of this school year.  She will be moving to Fairmount where she will be teaching 3^rd grade.  Fairmount is fortunate to be getting such a wonderful teacher.

Mrs. Stahlman will be a stay at home mom.  She too will be missed, but knows the time spent with her family is what she truly wants to do.

Mrs. Clinard will be retiring at the end of this year and plans on traveling and enjoying time with her family ~ sounds wonderful.

Mrs. Leander will be a stay at home mom also.  She will enjoy being there for her children, a change that she is looking forward to.

Mr. DeVouton will be retiring this year.  He has made an impact on so many students with kind words and thoughtfully remembering birthdays.  We are happy to know that he will continue coming to Harvest Ridge as a substitute.

We have some awesome staff members coming to Harvest Ridge for the new school year, but it will still be hard to say so long to these lovely ladies and amazing gentleman.  Thank you for making our school a better place.

Have a wonderful, safe summer break.  We look forward to seeing everyone at Open House on August 6^th and the first day of school on August 8^th.

We SOAR Together.