Please join us in congratulating our three Teacher of The Year Finalists, Mrs. Steele, K-5 Dance Teacher, Ms. Bresnan, 5th grade Math Teacher and Mrs. Liebenow, K-5 Music Teacher. We are so lucky to have all three incredible teachers at HHA.
BCSD schools and offices will re-open and resume normal operations tomorrow, Monday, Jan. 27.
Due to the inclement weather and school closures our fundraiser at Texas Roadhouse and the Internet Safety Presentation have been postponed. Everyone stay safe and warm!
Due to concerns about icy conditions and the ongoing impact of inclement weather, Berkeley County School District students will learn from home and complete eLearning Day assignments on Friday, January 24. All schools and offices will remain closed on Friday. Staff will work remotely. DETAILS: https://www.bcsdschools.net/article/1982626
We hope everyone is enjoying this wintery weather as much as we are! Stay safe and warm chameleons!
HHA Class Picture Day will be Friday January 31st!
In response to ongoing forecasts for wintry weather, to include the potential for snow, Berkeley County School District (BCSD) announced that schools will follow the half-day dismissal bell schedule on Tuesday, January 21. Students will learn from home and complete eLearning Day assignments on Wednesday, January 22. All schools and offices will be closed Wednesday.
Additional info: https://www.bcsdschools.net/article/1975777
This week our fourth graders have been working with Artist in Residence James Cannon. They have been exploring sound energy and energy transfer through West African drumming. Students had a blast learning how to play the West African celebration song Kuku, on djembe drums. They also used their senses to find evidence of energy transfer and transformation. What an amazing experience for our Chameleons!
We had another wonderful duty free lunch today! We are so lucky to have such a supportive PTA!
On Friday we had a school wide artist in residence, Tim Lowry. Tim is an award winning storyteller who has toured all over the country. Tim told stories to individual grade levels as a way to teach their standards through story telling. We are so lucky to have Tim visit HHA!
There is still time to register for ECM’s annual fundraiser, The Charleston Half Marathon, 5K, and Youth Marathon! We are so close to winning the Peyton Moore Spirit Award! We hope to see all our Chameleons there!
We had the best time last night at Rayburn's Reading Roundup and Math Night. Mrs. Rayburn shared with families ways to support their student's reading at home. Then K-5 teachers taught and played math games and strategies that families can use at home to support all student's math learning. Thank to everyone who braved the cold to join us!
Our HHA teachers are excited to return to school tomorrow! Today, teachers participated in Math vertical planning. This collaboration aligns standards across grade levels, creates cohesion and shows the skills that build from grade to grade.
We all just settled down for a long winters nap!
We hope all our Chameleons have a fun and restful break!
See everyone on January 7th!
This week parents joined us for exploratories and we had the best time! Parents were able to join their student in their exploratory and participate along side them. It was great to have everyone in the building and we are looking forward to exploring more in the spring!
Our 4th grade and 5th grade students recently participated in our first-ever Wax Museum! Students chose a famous person to research. Then they generated thoughtful questions to ask their chosen figure and wrote a monologue based on their findings. They then memorized their monologue to present! To bring their characters to life, students dressed up in costumes and created a Wax Museum in our classrooms. Each student stood frozen until an audience member pressed a button to activate their presentation.
The Wax Museum was a fantastic showcase, featuring athletes, inventors, artists, war heroes, and musicians. It was wonderful to see the students engage with history and develop their research and presentation skills in such a creative way.
On Friday fifth graders participated in an infusion with PE teacher Ms. Pond and Ms. Bresnan, to create a coordinate system and plot points that represent real world information. Students had to decide how to label the x- and y- axis, deliberate and label an appropriate scale to match the data, and toss a bean bag underhand to plot the point appropriately on their scale. Students investigated the relationships between patterns on the x- and y- axis, and were able to instantly assess and self-adjust if their plotted points did not match the pattern.
Yesterday our wonderful PTA provided another fantastic duty free lunch AND they provided a delicious lunch from Swig and Swine complete with cakes from Publix, for all the faculty and staff at HHA. Each staff member even got to take home a poinsettia from Lowes! We are so thankful to have such a supportive PTA!
Today we celebrated our Terrific Kids for the month of December! These Terrific Kids were chosen by their peers and teachers for their amazing character trait of Generosity! Congratulations to our TERRIFIC Chameleons for December!
✨Fairytale Café✨
Last night, the AIMS Players and AIMS Dance Company brought magic to the stage! Fairytales came to life through student-created monologues, captivating dances, and delightful songs. Thank you to everyone who joined us for this unforgettable evening! 🌟
