oot ’n Holler Hondo Independent School District

Every Student ♥ Every Classroom ♥ Every Day

June 3, 2015

On May 9, 2015, the voters of Hondo ISD voted 509 for and 194 against the $33.8 million Bond which will provide much

needed additions and improvements to every HISD campus!

THANK YOU for your support and dedication to the success of

Meyer Elementary Woolls Intermediate

McDowell Middle School And

Hondo High School

Our students know – the sky is the limit, and our community’s support only enhances this belief.

Hondo ISD will keep you updated on progress - watch for an announcement for the groundbreaking

during the 2015-2016 school year.

Congratulations to the McDowell Interact Club

Superintendent and Rotarian A’Lann Truelock accepts the 2014-15 Presidential Distinction awarded to the McDowell Middle School Rotary Sponsored Interact Club. Interact is a club for youth ages 12-18 who join together to tackle issues in their community.

Congratulations to the

Class of 2015!

We wish you all of the best that life

has to offer.

Hondo ISD Top 10 Seniors

Recognized for outstanding achievement in academics

AWESOME NEWS Coach DJ Denton was recently

presented with an award from the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches

because the Owls made more free throws than any other Texas 4A

school and placed third in the state among all schools in all classifications.

Overall, the Owls made 491 free throws! A great accomplishment considering the

top 6A school scored 509 free throws.

OWLSTANDING!

SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM Lunch served 11:30-12:30

Woolls Cafeteria Monday - Thursday

June 8 – July 3, 2015 Free of charge for children 1-18

Parent fee $4 per meal

Hondo ISD announces Meyer Elementary and Woolls Intermediate will continue the

Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and now McDowell Middle School will be

added for the 2015-2016 school year! Each student will receive one free breakfast and one free lunch daily

- no application required!

Remember, High School students should complete the form, even if they may not eat on campus daily because there are several benefits if they qualify – including the possibility of a

waiver for ACT/SAT testing fees!

As the old sayin’ goes… Do what you l ve and l ve

what you do! Join the staff at Hondo ISD and you’ll

see why we l ve what we do. Click the sign for

more information on current job openings for the

2015-2016 school year.

Teacher & Coach Positions

Bus Drivers & Monitors

Cafeteria Manager

Cafeteria Workers

Mechanic

Custodian

Technology Facilitator

Instructional Specialist

Physical Therapist

Speech-Language Pathologist

Every Student ♥ Every Classroom ♥ Every Day

Summer School June 8

DATE & TIME HONDO ISD CALENDAR OF EVENTS

June 4 Meyer End of Year Awards

June 4 - 12:15 p.m. Early Release – Pre-Kindergarten

June 4 – 1:00 p.m. Early Release – Kinder-12th

June 6 – 8:00 p.m. Graduation

June 8 Summer School Begins

June 8 – June 16 Summer Conditioning Workouts

June 8 – June 18 Sports Camp (Mon-Fri)

June 22 – June 25 Summer Enrichment Program

Hondo Education Foundation awards $21,924.61 to

Hondo Schools

Thank you for your support! Our students will benefit greatly from your contribution of welding equipment, iPads, Science software and equipment, Boogie

Boards, FUNdations reading programs, Mini iPads, Literacy Support to build our

reading, writing and comprehension skills, math skills, and for teaching us that giving is a

very POWERFUL thing!

Incoming 3rd thru 9th graders $85 if registering after May 29. Students may participate in school summer lunch program, free, or choose to bring their own lunch (lunch program not available on Fridays). Registration and detailed information available at schools.

The Hondo Public Library will be holding a summer reading

program! Participants completing the program will be invited to a “pool party”. Information and

guidelines of the program is available at the library.

The Rick Taylor Recreation Center has informed us that the summer rec

program is at full capacity (you can ask to be put on waiting list). We want to thank the City of Hondo for providing

this summer program to the kids in the Hondo ISD area. Remember this

program for next year if you didn’t get in this year – sign up early!

We’ve had a GREAT response to our summer enrichment classes! We hope

your kids enjoy the program and we look forward to some SUMMER FUN!!!

Progress Notes… HVAC, lighting, and controls project continues to progress – rooftop HVAC replacements have been completed and the project is on schedule with a completion date of July - just around the corner! Student are already noticing the temperature controls and improved comfort levels for heating and cooling.

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Reward Day For McDowell Students Thursday, June 4th

6th Grade

Waterslides, DJ, Snow cones

7th Grade Movie @ Raye Theater

Lunch @ 18th Street Park

8th Grade Pool Party/Lunch @ Hondo Swimming Pool

Early Childhood Parents

Summer Reading Suggestions for your rising first grader!

Henry and Mudge Frog and Toad series Amanda Pig series Little Bear series

Fox and His Friends series Clifford series

Arthur Chapter Books series Biscuit series

Books by Eric Carle Olivia series

Books by Maurice Sendak Dear Dragon series

Harold and the Purple Crayon Junie B. Jones series

BOB Books series

Maintain Routines to Yield Fall Success Stick to a regular bedtime

Start on the right foot – get dressed, brush teeth, comb hair and

eat a nutritious breakfast Visit the library – make reading a

habit Limit Screen time – aim for no more than 10 hours per week

Exercise Builds Important Motor Skills Making sure your child has a strong, healthy body is the first step in helping them learn! Strong muscles, bones and joints are the “drivers” of your preschooler’s motor skills. Exercise is one way

to build your child’s motor skills, and it can also help your child by: Reducing Stress – Maintain a healthy weight – Sleep better

To keep your child moving this summer, encourage them to: Run, walk and skip – Parcipate in swim lessons – Ride a bike or

scooter – play a sport – Play a game like hopscotch

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- ELEMENTARY PARENTS - MAKING THE DIFFERENCE!

Seven ways to prevent summer reading loss… Your child has worked so hard on strengthening her reading skills all year long and you don’t want to lose them over the summer! Thankfully, there are countless ways to encourage your child – and even improve – their reading skills during summer vacation. You can: Read together – not just books but consider recipes, looking up info online and making lists Keep reading materials handy – Comics, magazines, books and newspapers laying around makes it likely your child will pick them up and read Choose irresistible materials – look for books and articles that relate to your child’s interest (sports, art, fashion, etc.) Talk with experts – get suggestions from library or teachers Visit the library regularly – frequent opportunity Take books with you – On trips, waiting rooms, or anywhere you child might say “I’m bored” Be creative – Listen to audio books, play word games, visit a museum and read about displays. And for group fun, start a book club!

SUMMER CHORE CHART - Summer is a great time to help kids become more responsible. Completing chores builds responsibility and helps them to learn new skills. Select age appropriate chores. Show them how to do it, watch them do it then let them do it on their own. Create a chart and most of all, make it fun! Goals help keep them on track – complete your chart, we’ll go out for a treat!

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Insist on respectful and courteous behavior from middle schoolers

Teach your middle schooler good manners

now, and they may grown into a more courteous, respectful adult. To remind

them of what polite behavior looks like: Model it – Let your child see you hold the door for someone or give up your seat on the train to an elderly person. Monitor table manners – Don’t expect flawless manners at the dinner table, but insist on basic etiquette. If you notice your child talking with their mouth full or reaching across someone to grab the butter, politely correct them. Avoid critical remarks – Don’t let your child hear you criticizing teachers or others. If they hear too many not-so-friendly comments from you, she may start thinking it’s okay for her to make similar remarks herself. Role-Play – Help your child practice the proper way to respond when she is introduced to someone. She should say “Hello, it’s nice to meet you,” shake the person’s hand and look her in the eye. Insist on Thank-You notes – There is simply no substitute for a written thank-you.

Try this for fun…

Keep a log of your summer activities!

Summer is prime time for fun and also for risk – especially for middle schoolers, who may not always be in sight of an adult. Here’s a checklist to help keep your summer safe: Do your require your kids to wear sunscreen? Do you insist that helmets be worn when on a bike, scooter or skate- board? Do you consider maturity before assigning chores like mowing with a riding mower? Do you encourage adequate water intake when working out, playing outdoors, etc.? If not, rethink your strategies.

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Reprinted with permission of The Parent Institute ®

Help Your Teen Maintain Healthy Habits This

Summer with 9-5-2-1-0 If they had it their way, most teens would probably stay up until 2 a.m., sleep until noon, live on nothing but pizza and soda, and maybe – occasionally – head outside into the sunlight. Without the routine provided by school, many teens spend their summers exactly like that! This summer, make sure your teen sticks to a healthy routine. After all, they’ll be heading out into the real world soon and won’t have that bell to summon them to gym class or that cafeteria to provide them with healthy meal choices. They’ll be on their own! That’s where the 9-5-2-1-0 initiative comes in. It encourages teens to aim for: - 9 hours of sleep each night - 5 servings of fruits and vegetables

each day - 2 hours of screen time (or fewer)

each day - 1 hour of physical activity each day - 0 sugar-sweetened drinks each day To make it a little bit easier for your teen, stock your fridge with healthy snacks and make sure they have an alarm clock. By following the 9-5-2-1-0 initiative, your teen will be maintaining healthy habits and practicing self-discipline. After all, you’re not always going to be watching over them to make sure they don’t drink half their body weight in soda!

Summer Jobs Can Teach Your Teenager Important Lessons

Whether it’s life guarding at a local pool or flipping burgers, summer jobs can give teens more than just a paycheck. They can also teach important lessons. One of the most important is responsibility. If your teen doesn’t show up to sit in the lifeguard chair, kids may not be able to swim. A summer job can also give your teen a taste of a career. Are they thinking of becoming a veterinarian? Let them see what it’s like to work with animals. Do they want to be a teacher? Working as a camp counselor can give them a glimpse of what it’s like to work with kids. Sometimes, of course, these experiences teach teens that their original career ideas need a little revising. But it’s far better for your teen to learn now that he doesn’t want to be a vet than after they have taken two or three years of college classes towards that goal! And remember: A job doesn’t have to involve a paycheck. Volunteering also teaches your teen real responsibility, while giving them an opportunity to work for a cause or issue they believe in.

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Keep up the momentum… 5 Tips for keeping your kids reading

all summer long 1 – Focus on reading for pleasure and remember that magazines, Sunday comics, news articles about favorite athletes can make reading fun. 2 – Allow them to choose their own books - summer gives kids an opportunity to choose what they read rather than the textbooks chosen for them during the school year 3 – Connect on a different level by passing on a book that you have enjoyed or one that lets your teen know you are aware they are maturing 4 – Read some books written for teens – you might learn things that are on your teen’s mind and open the door to interesting conversations. 5 – Be a good example – your example is a powerful teacher so let your teen see you reading often

NOW GO HAVE SOME FUN!!! BE SAFE!!!

SEE YOU IN AUGUST!