Gymnastics is back! Every year HCS students participate in a gymnastics unit in PE class. Gymnastics is a perennial favorite for the kids!
Our cheerleading team is AWESOME!
Girls A bball won back 2 back games making it 4 wins in a row. On Mon. they defeated Litchfield 31-17 and Tues. they beat Raymond 34-26 in a game where they were trailing for 3 1/4s before taking the lead in the final minutes of the game. Their overall record is 5-4.
The Boy's A team improved their league record to 6-3 by defeating Raymond by a score of 61 - 30. Leading the scoring was Ryan L - 18 points + ten other Hawks chipped in. The team rebounded well, shared the ball, and worked hard for this solid win. Today we host Sanborn.
Our 8th-grade scientists, under the leadership of their teacher Emma Murzic, recently completed an incredible project inspired by the work of Jill Pelto, a renowned artist who combines art and science to communicate environmental change. 🌎 🖌️
Students created their own data-driven art pieces, blending information from charts and background reaading into graphs then layered their artistic creativity to illustrate the impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss, changes in sea level, temperature rising and more. 📊+🎨=💡 Their projects beautifully showcase how art can make complex scientific ideas more accessible and inspire action. 🌎 🙌
These amazing creations are now available to view at the Gallery in the Large Meeting room of the Hampstead Public Library—stop by and check them out! 🖼️✨ #ScienceAndArt #JillPeltoInspiration #ClimateAwareness
The boys B basketball team played a tough game against Raymond Friday. Brycen W. had 5 points with a 3 pointer, Brogan E. had 4 points and Gavin F. added 6. Frankie F. had amazing defensive play.
Boy's A Bball defeated St. Joe's Salem 1-9 45 to 23. Leading the scoring for the Hawks were Lucien B, Langdon A, Steven V and Devan D. Defensively Ryan L and Ryder H had several steals. The Hawks are now 5-3 in league play and will play at home Tuesday vs. the Raymond Rams.
The boy's A basketball team lost yesterday to a strong Litchfield squad by a score of 62 to 38. The teams record in league play is now 4 and 3.
Today the team plays an away game at St. Josephs in Salem.
Girls A had a 33-29 win over Litchfield yesterday. After a back and forth game, our lady hawks took the lead for good in the final minute of the game. The win improves their record to 3-4 on the season and they take on Litchfield again in a rematch on the road next Monday.
5th grade STEM project...students learned the story of "Hidden Figures" - how Katherine Johnston made amazing advances in aerospace and American history. They designed "moon-landers" that could safely land on "the moon" and went outside to test their egg drop challenge.
Girls B Basketball team came back strong from winter break, beating Southside at home 34-24. The Hawks scoring was lead by Eloise J, Addy A, Sofia A and Emma W. Adding points to the Hawks scoreboard were Abby E, Emerson S and Mila R. The girls hustled and played great defense.
The boys B basketball team started out strong but came up short in the end. In the first half Ben D. controlled the boards while scoring 6 points. No practice today next game Friday against Raymond.
From our Central School Family to yours.... Happy Holidays!!
On Friday HCS held its annual Jingle Jangle, a musical event featuring festive holiday sing -alongs and dances. New to the festivities this year was the 4th grade & 1st grade Buddy Reindeer- a partnership project between the first grade students and their fourth grade buddy classes. The Jingle Jangle was the perfect way to kick off the Holidays and Winter Break.
Last Thursday we had an exciting performance by Chaos and Kindness - Recycled Percussion! They brought lots of energy, rhythmic beats, sparks, and excitement. Our students really enjoyed the event which included making music on recycled items. The performance ended with a schoolwide dance party. The children will be talking about this event for sometime.! Thank you to all the families and community members who submitted our school for this contest. We appreciate it!
Earlier this month, 8th graders from Mr. Remillard's Industrial Arts class came to visit our afternoon preschool students. During their visit, the eight graders helped their preschool buddies design star, heart, and truck shapes. They planned out the shapes and the colors together. A few weeks later, the eight graders returned with a special gift for their preschool buddies! The shapes the preschoolers helped design were fabricated into wood by Mr. Remillard's students. The preschoolers sanded and painted their shapes with their eight grade buddies. Cookies and hot chocolate for all the students followed. Thank you Mr. Remillard and your students for making this such a fun, inactive experience for both the eight graders and our preschoolers!
Fourth graders met with their first grade buddies this week for festive holiday activities. This year they worked on Buddy Reindeer for the Jingle Jangle. All the students enjoyed the chance to work together and have fun!
Last week our preschoolers received a special package from the North Pole! Santa had visited the Land of Misfit Toys and sent some special gifts for our preschoolers! Everyone was very happy and excited!
Last week our third graders concluded their study of the Native Americans of the Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest. Students researched the different geographic civilizations, created models of regional Native American life, presented their models to the class, and then opened up a museum gallery walk for the entire grade to view all the students' models. Nice work Grade 3!
Will the REAL Grinch please step forward!
