We Read Wednesday
The Holly Harshman Elementary teachers and staff love reading, book talks, and sharing many of their favorite titles with you.
ESL Paraprofessional, Audrey Youmans, has chosen to share one of her favorites with you, My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero.
HHE 5th grade presents their Veteran’s Day program to our neighbors at The Cottages
The Holly Harshman Elementary teachers and staff love reading, book talks, and sharing many of their favorite titles with you.
Andrea Blair, 3-5 Math teacher, would like to recommend the adventure picture book, Bill and Pete to the Rescue, written and illustrated by Tomie DePaola.
🐊“There was a lot of excitement on the banks of the Nile, where William Everett Crocodile (who was known as Bill) and his unusual friend Pete (a toothbrush!) lived with Bill’s mother. One day, their friend, Little Jane Allison Crocodile, went missing. Bill and Pete set out on an adventure to find her.
They boarded a ship called Cleopatra after overhearing some bad guys talking about a small Nile crocodile being taken to the United States. While on the ship, Bill and Pete discovered that animals were locked in cages. However, they couldn’t rescue the animals until the boat docked.
During the journey, Bill and Pete became separated. Days went by, and Bill couldn’t find Pete. When the ship finally docked, Bill spotted the caged animals being unloaded—and to his surprise, Pete was also in a cage. But Bill stuck to his plan: he needed to find Cousin Jane.
Meanwhile, Pete managed to escape his cage and search for Bill.
After a long search, Bill and Pete reunited, found the caged animals, and discovered an unexpected long-lost relative!
Read this heartwarming adventure to find out who the surprise relative is in Bill and Pete to the Rescue, written by Tomie DePaola!”🚢
Check out this wonderful book at your school library!📖
Haley Jacobs came from the State Park came to Holly Harshman Elementary on Friday to share a presentation on alligators.
4th grade GT visited the Mena Municipal Airport today! 🛩️
We toured the Hampton Aviation hanger, got to sit in an airplane and use some of the controls, as well as Mena Fire Department’s aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARF1).
A huge thank you goes to Mr. Ogden for organizing the activities at the airport & our local firefighters, Mr. Harvey and Mr. Hartman, for giving our students a first hand experience with the ARFF 1!✈️
We Read Wednesday📚
The Holly Harshman Elementary teachers and staff love reading, book talks, and sharing many of their favorite titles with you.
Third Grade Teacher, Brittany Ford, has chosen to share one of her favorites with you, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo.
This is the heartwarming story of Edward Tulane, who is a rabbit made out of china. He is a special rabbit. He does not see himself as simply a “doll.” Edward is very proud and self-centered. He loves only himself. Young Abilene loves him, but Edward cares nothing for love. That is until one day, Edward becomes lost, and his whole world changes. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is a story about love, loss, change, and finding a way back home. I know that you will fall in love with Edward, just like I have, and his miraculous journey.
“If you have no intention of loving or being loved, then the whole journey is pointless.” Quote from Edward Tulane
Check out this wonderful book at your school library!
Holly Harshman Elementary and Mena Middle School students attended a Red Ribbon Week Pep Rally on Friday morning in Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium!
These kiddos chose to go to the cottages for their Liveschool reward! They got to play bingo with the residents!
✏️Mrs. Williams’ club went on a “Vowel Scavenger Hunt” around the classroom searching for items with long & short vowels.
Fire Safety Presentation @ HHE
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WE ♥️ and appreciate Mena Fire Department!!
Meet 5th Grader, Harley Beavers! (Mrs Montgomery’s class) Harley has enjoyed reading SO much this year! His favorite book so far is “Storm Runners” by Roland Smith! By reading this book, Harley met his AR Goal he set for himself! He informed the whole class this is the first time EVER he has met a goal and he is sooooo excited! He can’t wait to move on to his next book and reach his next goal!
📚We Read Wednesday📚
The Holly Harshman Elementary teachers and staff love reading, book talks, and sharing many of their favorite titles with you. Jill Newbolt, a HHE 5th grade Math teacher, would like to share one of her favorites with you-The Invention of Hugo Cabret - by Brian Selznick.
“Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.”⚙️
Check out The Invention of Hugo Cabret written by Brain Selznick and other wonderful books at your school library!
HHE Teammate Award Winners are Mason Davis and Ozzie Oxborrow. These two will be the waterboys for the Bearcat football game Friday night.
Leveling up with Lexia!!
📚We Read Wednesday📚
The Holly Harshman Elementary teachers and staff love reading, book talks, and sharing many of their favorite titles with you.
Mrs Holder has a special connection to the book she chose to share:
“Charlotte’s Web written by E.B. White was the first chapter book that my class ever read when I was in the second grade, and it sparked my love of reading! Now you can enjoy the book and even watch the movie to compare the two! In my opinion, the book will always be better!”
Check out this wonderful book at your school library!📖
4th grade broke out their EV3 robots and will start programming next week!🤖
They also explored Bernoulli’s effects and how it relates to the lift forces we see in flight!
Leveling up with Lexia!!
This week’s Teammate Award Winners at HHE are Brynleigh Garcia and Brantley Singleton.
Brynleigh will be the team captain at the Ladycat Volleyball game on Tuesday against Malvern
Brentley will be the waterboy at the Jr High Bearcat football game on Thursday.
Deputy Mike Underwood was in charge of Friday Enrichment this morning! 🌞He spoke to the kids about his job and shared a book as well! 📖
Mrs Jacot’s home room at HHE working on the Preamble Scramble to celebrate Freedom Week.
