Hazelwood School District

Congratulations to the Jamestown Elementary School Teacher of the Year, Cynthia Hei!

Here we go middle school families!!

Happy Founders' Day to the ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Hazelwood School District is fortunate to have several members of this service-based organization working in key leadership roles. From mentoring projects to health initiatives, this non-profit organization is playing a crucial role in HSD's efforts to educate students.

Thanks to HNEA and Industrial Soap Company five employees and all students who submitted entries for the Help Hazelwood Get Healthy Contest will each receive a $50 gift card! Click here to see the list of winners: https://bit.ly/3bYArft. All of the amazing submissions will be shared on our social media pages throughout the school year. Even though the contest has concluded, we encourage everyone to continue to submit photos, videos, and creative content inspired by the Help Hazelwood Get Healthy campaign. Submissions can be sent to [email protected].

Questions about the COVID-19 vaccine? Help Hazelwood Get Healthy by checking out this free virtual panel on Thursday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-sense-of-the-covid-19-v

Through King Arthur Baking’s Bake for Good outreach program, Sarah Sullins, a Family and Consumer Science teacher at Central High School, provided baking kits for 82 students to bake at home during virtual learning. Students who received a baking kit learned how to make yeast dough, then went to work on making their dough into cinnamon rolls, pizza, dinner rolls, challah bread, garlic knots, butter braids, or pretzels. Check out some of their creations below, and click here to read the full article: https://bit.ly/2Y32mm4

So proud of this HSD family's work in the community!

To celebrate the extraordinary work of our seniors, we are seeking high-resolution photos of seniors engaging in activities related to school. The photos will be shared in the district’s monthly newsletter and through other district communication channels. Additionally, the photos will be used to create a gallery that will be shared to celebrate the Class of 2021. Photos can be emailed to [email protected] throughout the 2020-2021 school year. Yasmine submitted the collage below of her senior photos.

Congratulations to the Grannemann Elementary School Teacher of the Year, Jermelody Collins!

Congratulations to the Garrett Elementary School Teacher of the Year, Misty Borgsmiller!

Is your student feeling anxious or stressed? Learn how to take calming breaths with Elmo! Check out the Sesame Street video below on how to belly breathe. https://youtu.be/_mZbzDOpylA

The deadline to apply for the Earl Collins Foundation and Florissant Valley Kiwanis Club scholarships is this Friday, Jan. 15. If you are a graduating senior and are interested in applying, please click here for more details: https://bit.ly/35BQUT3

Thank you to all who submitted Halloween photos! It was a very difficult decision to choose the winners because we had great submissions. The winners are featured as the district's Facebook and Instagram profile pictures for the Halloween weekend. We hope everyone has a fun and safe weekend!

Ms. Brewer has a Bad Case of Stripes and is our employee winner for the HSD Halloween Costume Contest! Miss Brewer is using her costume to teach internal and external character traits for reading and descriptive writing. She also uses her costume and this book in social skills class to address the Zones of Regulation and allowing students to compare themselves to the next. Have you read the book A Bad Case of Stripes?

Send us your Halloween photo by 2 p.m. today to [email protected]!

Reminder: Friday is the deadline for Pre-K and K families to switch to half-day virtual school. On Tuesday, October 20, the Board of Education approved an option for early childhood and kindergarten students to change to half-day virtual instruction. This option is available to all early childhood and kindergarten students while the district is 100% virtual. Early childhood and kindergarten parents can select half-day virtual instruction in the Parent Portal from Friday, Octo...ber 23, until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 30. The change can be made through the Student 360 Parent Portal on the district website or through the Tyler SIS Student 360 mobile app. To make a selection, parents can login to the Parent Portal and click on the banner indicating that there are required documents to be completed. When prompted, parents can click on the form and make the desired selections. As a reminder, families that selected the 100% virtual instruction model over the summer will remain in that model for the duration of the school year. Additionally, 100% virtual students who select the half-day option will remain half-day for the duration of the school year. If the district implements a hybrid model of instruction this school year, it is not anticipated that the half-day option will be available for the families that participate in that model of instruction. Any information regarding a potential transition to hybrid will be shared at a later date. This offering is dependent upon approval of a waiver from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Additionally, the change to half-day virtual instruction will not be immediate due to scheduling considerations. Depending on how many families make the aforementioned changes, student and teacher class assignments may change.

Reminder: There is no school on Tuesday, Nov. 3 due to the election.

Special Board Meeting

Don’t forget to send us your photos by 2 p.m. tomorrow!

Jury Elementary School for the win! Today, was Favorite Team Gear day! The theme is part of Red Ribbon Week, which focuses on how to keep all kids drug-free and safe.

HSD Parent University's virtual yoga is tonight from 6-7 p.m. Don't miss out!

HSD students and employees Don’t forget to submit your Halloween costume pictures to [email protected] by 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, to be entered into the HSD Halloween Costume Contest! The student who wins will be featured as the district’s Instagram profile picture for Halloween weekend, and the employee who wins will be featured as the district’s Facebook profile picture for Halloween weekend.

Today, Jerri Henry-Union and Tamyka Buchanan we’re recognized during the KMOV Salute to Teachers segment. Both were praised for their work by parents. Great job! You can view the stories and nominate your favorite teacher here: https://www.kmov.com/coronavirus/salute_to_teachers/

Help tell our story!

Andre Jackson, who has a second grader at Lawson Elementary, had a message for teachers during the school’s Halloween trick or treat parade.