Hart Families and Friends,

5th grade camp

Our 5th graders headed off to camp yesterday and we are hoping that the rain stays away! There is nothing better than the energy in the building the morning our kids leave for camp. I am not sure that many of them slept much the night before in anticipation of the fun they were about to have. Tonight I am heading up to visit the campers and join in the campfire festivities. I can't wait to hear first hand about the great time they are having! :)

PTA Reflections Contest

We are kicking off the PTA Reflections Contest and this year's theme is Beauty Is. This morning on the announcements I challenged our students to meet a goal of 300 entries for Hart. If you remember last year we had over 275 entries and many of our students received various levels of awards. Our participation and student success was so amazing that we had a special awards assembly for Reflections.  It was a standard setting year and we want to continue our tradition of success. Today you will receive a flyer explaining the entry process, so please encourage your child to participate. I will be featuring entries as they are turned in on the morning announcements to help students see examples of what they can create.

Destination Imagination

Another opportunity for our students to expand their learning experience is through Destination Imagination. We would love to have a team per grade level, but we need your help!!!!!!!! Parent coaches are needed to lead teams and I would ask that you consider this opportunity to provide our students a chance to participate in an academic competition that is an experience they will never forget. Please contact Jason James if you are interested in coaching a team!

Highlights from the Halls of Hart...

Our Kindergarten students observed what happens when you heat and cool different objects throughout the week. If you have a kindergarten student be sure to ask them what happens to soap when it is heated? It was pretty cool. Today they worked with eggs, and yes it is true when they tell you the eggs were green! It was a great connection to the book, Green Eggs and Ham. :)

Hats off to our second grade students who were showing off what they have learned about regrouping in problem solving situations. I had a line of kiddos today showing off their thinking on how they solved the problems. I was very impressed! I was also impressed with how the students were able to identify elements of a story such as: Characters, Setting, Problem, Events, Solution and Ending!

4th grade students are collecting data all around the building. They have come up with some interesting questions to ask. My favorite question is, how many times do you ignore your alarm clock before you get up in the morning? For those who do not have an alarm clock, they asked how many times they ignore their mom. I think the parents should get to respond and then they can compare the data! :)

It has truly been a great week at Hart! Have a wonderful weekend and remember that next week is a short week: no school on Friday, October 9th, followed by Columbus Day Holiday on Monday, October 12th!

Kathy :)

Congratulations Silent Auction Winners!

These are the winners of the silent auction held at the ice cream social:

Reserved 1st spot in car line: The Hyde Family and The Dunn Family

Kindergarten Program: Alex and Grace Gladdon, Lee Lee Gist, Emma Bittlestone and Kendall Dohmann

1st Grade Program: Joseph Celania, Jack Naismith, Luke and Lia Hopkinson, Joshua Bittlestone and Natalie Wong

2nd Grade Program: Cade Muziers, Autumn Krisher, Grant Gueller, Keegan Taylor and Cade Allie

3rd Grade Program: Bryce Gournay, Olivia Bullock, Sydney Wong, Matthew Jonke and Brandon Bittlestone

4th and 5th Grade Program: Kaitlin Taylor, Makenzie Simmons, Josh Engler, Mikayla Dohmann and Collin McCarthy

Lunch on the roof with Mrs. Foster:

Kindergarten - Kendall Dohmann

1st grade - Ashlyn Carty

2nd grade - Grace Nguyen

3rd grade - Bryce Gournay

4th grade - Cade Krisher

5th grade - Ashley Tyler

Recess with Mr. James:

Kindergarten - Will Bozeman

1st grade - Lia Hopkinson

2nd grade - Cade Allie

3rd grade - Carson Collins

4th grade - Jake Iovinelli

5th grade - Ashley Tyler

Thanks to all for who participated in the event and an amazing opportunity to have a very successful fundraiser for the PTA.

Upcoming Events and Hart Announcements:

October 5th

2nd Six Weeks Begins

Chess Club @ SCMS @ 3:30pm

October 6th

Elementary Night @ LHS Volleyball Game (see information below)

DI Awareness & Kickoff Meeting @ 5:00pm @ LHS Lecture Hall

Collin County Crime Watch Night

October 8th

Report Cards Go Home

8:30am - K-2 Field Day (see information below and attachment)

October 9th

Staff Development Day - No School

October 12th

Columbus Day Holiday - No School

October 16th

Blackout & Burgers @ LHS

October 19th

Chess Club @ Sloan Creek @ 3:30pm

October 20th

School Board Meeting @ 7:30 @ Red Building

October 23rd

Hart Beat

October 26th

Red Ribbon Week

Chess Club @ Sloan Creek @ 3:30pm

October 30th

Reading with the Leopards

Early Release Day - 12:00pm

End of 9 Weeks

Elementary Night at LHS Volleyball - October 6th

The defending state champion Lovejoy Varsity Volleyball team is hosting their annual Elementary Night on Tuesday, October 6 at 6:00 p.m. All elementary students will receive free admittance as well being entered into a raffle for an opportunity to win Lovejoy Volleyball memorabilia. Come out and join the crowd as the team strives to continue its undefeated district record while taking on the Princeton Panthers.

Come One, Come All  - Kinder, 1^st & 2^nd grades Drug Free Field Day!

When: Thursday, October 8th - 8:30 am – 10:00 am

Why this event is so special? Your child[ren] will be performing 3 to 4 dances that they would love for you to see at 8:30 am in the gym. This will truly be a Kodak moment! Come and watch them dance their way to a healthy life style. (see attached flyer for more information)

Reflections Program

The Reflections program offers students the opportunity to create works of art for fun and recognition. In fact, winning entries could appear in exhibits in Austin.  As you may know, students are encouraged to create and submit an entry in literature, musical composition, photography, the visual arts, and/or dance.  The theme for this year is "Beauty is,"  and the deadline for the entries this year is November 2nd.  Look for more information coming soon!

Attachments to Read:

LD Zone Fact Sheet

Field Day Dance Parent Notice

Blackout and Burgers with the Band Information & Ticket Order Form

Please Remember: WE STILL NEED

FERPA and Student Code of Conduct Forms
Parents, please take a moment to access your student's PowerSchool Parent Portal and fill out the online FERPA forms and Student Code of Conduct forms.  These forms must be completed at the start of each school year for each student.
User name:  Student's first name_last name
Password:  Student's first initial, last initial and the last four digits of their SS#
If you need assistance, please contact Laurie Tayce @ 469-742-8160.

District-Wide Announcements

DI Awareness & Kickoff Meeting - October 6th - LHS Lecture Hall

Destination ImagiNation® is not really a program, it’s a process. Team members engage in creativity, critical thinking, Creative Problem Solving, and teamwork, with DI Challenges, otherwise known as a great practice drill for the challenges of real life! Participants will develop life-long skills that carry over into everyday life – but most of all, they will have fun, discover talents they never knew they had, become friends with kids they might not have ever met, and reap the rewards of teamwork and friendship as they grow and learn.  To learn more visit www.idodi.org.

You and your children are invited to attend the Lovejoy ISD DI Awareness & Kickoff Meeting Tuesday, October 6th from 5:00-6:30pm in the LHS Lecture Hall.

The LD Zone - A Play About Bright Students Who Learn Differently - October 8, 2009 - LHS Auditorium - 7:00pm

This entertaining and educational play is based on a production created by the Dallas Fine Arts Chamber Players in 1996.  Their educational troupe, Dream Collectors, created the play to promote awareness of dyslexia, a reading disorder that affects one out of seven people, and to encourage early diagnosis and intervention.  For more information, please see the attached flyer.

Blackout and Burgers with the Band - October 16, 2009

Show your support for the LHS football players and marching band (see attached flyer for all information)

Dads Club Basketball

The Lovejoy ISD dads meet every Wednesday (closed holidays) at Sloan Creek Middle School for Basketball.  The gym hours are from 7- 9 pm.  This activity is part of the Lovejoy ISD Dads Club and is restricted by the district to Lovejoy ISD taxpayers and staff, so please no ringers, college buddies, co-workers, etc. (unless they live or work in the districts).  The general idea is for the dads to get to know each other and get a little exercise at the same time.  If you know other dads that want to play, please have them contact Jason Vaughn at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to be added to the distribution list.

We play at Sloan Creek Middle School which is located on the east side of Country Club Road north of Stacy Road.  The Gym's are located in the back northeast corner of the school.   Enter around the back of the school through the glass double doors by the tennis courts.  The doors will be unlocked and we will be in one of the gyms and then just follow the sounds of bones creaking and heavy breathing to the gym.

Kathy Foster :)

Principal

Hart Elementary

469-742-8152