P.O. Box 280
Hay Springs, NE 69347
Ph. 308.638.4434 / Fax 308.638.7500
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Elementary Quiz Bowl




Last Friday, August 31st, the high school held a Quiz Bowl for grades K-5. There were a lot of High School students gone because of the games in Mullen. The elementary students were divided into eight teams, each lead by a senior. Rachel L., Kat H., Jessica K., Jake P., Justin B., Brad P., Jaymee H., and Jennifer K. were the leaders of the teams. The rest of the older students helped out by reading the questions and keeping score and time. Jaymee’s team came in 1st, Jessica’s team came in 2nd, and Kat’s team came in 3rd. At the conclusion of the games, everyone gathered in the lunch room for root beer floats. All the elementary had a lot of fun! We hope we can do it for them again!

Trooper Flick Visits




On Wednesday, October 24, 2007, Trooper Tim Flick visited the Hay Springs Elementary and spoke about drugs. These are some thing that he talked about.

Smoking is one drug that is bad for you. Smoking can hurt your lungs and teeth. Smoking can also cause cancer. Second hand smoke hurts everyone around you. Smoking makes things stink. Smoking is not safe for anyone.

Drinking alcohol sometimes makes your body uncontrollable. When you drink alcohol it makes your brain cells explode. Drinking alcohol damages your brain. Alcohol makes you think wrong. If you are pregnant, drinking alcohol will hurt your baby. It causes you to make bad choices.

Do you want to try something gross? Try kissing someone who has chew in there mouth. Chewing tobacco makes your teeth turn black. Lip, mouth, and throat cancer can be caused by chewing tobacco. Chewing tobacco smells and tastes so bad that you might throw up.

What is Huffing? Huffing is sniffing things that you are not supposed to. Some things not to huff are white out, markers, glue, expo cleaner, gasoline, purell, hair spray, grem-X, fingernail polish, finger nail polish remover, or spray paint. Huffing kills brain cells and makes you have to wear diapers, be in a wheelchair, or not be able to eat or drink by yourself. The only thing that you might be able to do by yourself is HUFF!!!

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2nd grade

Christmas Slime




Christmas Slime
By 2nd grade

On December 19, 2007, the 2nd graders visited Mr. Planasky’s last hour Chemistry Class to make Christmas Slime. Our helpers were Carlyn Ehrman, Brooke Housh, Jordyn Heiting, Nicole Tlustos, and Terry Bronson. We divided up into partners and put our goggles and aprons on. In our groups we put some water in a Styrofoam cup and marked how high the water was. Then we dumped the water out. Next, we put P.V.A and red or green food coloring into the cup. Finally, we added some borax and stirred. When the slime was thick enough we scooped it out of the cup and placed it on waxed paper. We could now play with the slime.

Mattie ~ I thought that it was fun.
Tony ~ I thought that is was cool and gooey.
Ciara ~ I liked making the slime.
Wesley ~ It was cool because it was gooey and fun.
Thomas ~ It was squishy and squashy.
Nick ~ I enjoyed it.
Kaelob ~ I thought that it was hard work.
Sam ~ I think it was gross.

We would like to thank Mr. Planasky and his class for a really fun time!!!!!!! We would love to come back again sometime!!

Kindergarten Registration

Hay Springs Public School and Mirage Flats will have Kindergarten Registration Wednesday, April 16, 2008 from 1:00 to 3:00 in the Kindergarten room. The 2008 Kindergarten students will visit their "new" school Friday, April 18, 2008 from 8:00 to 11:00. If you are unable to attend registration at this time please contact the school at 638-4434.

A child must be 5 by October 15 to register. Please bring your child's certified birth certificate, social security number, and immunization record.

Pop Tab Contest

We will be having a class pop tab collecting contest. The pop tabs will go to Haley Wright, daughter of Alicia (Hindman) Wright. The money generated from the pop tabs will go directly to her account. In May, we will conclude the contest with a party for the students and an extra prize for the class who collected the most tabs.

Kindergarten Round-Ups

Just a reminder! Hay Springs Kindergarten round-up registration is scheduled for April 16th from 1 to 3 p.m. Visitation is scheduled for April 18th from 8 to 11 a.m. Please call Mrs. Olson at 638-4434 with any questions.

Science & Tech Family Night

The family night has been rescheduled for April 17th at 6 p.m. in the Hay Springs School Cafeteria. Mr. Olsen will have a surprise project and Ms. Garrett and Mrs. Raymer will lead the owl pellet dissections. This will be a fun and educational night. There will be door prizes and snacks.

Anyone is welcome to our family nights! Grandparents bring your grandkids! Moms and dads bring your children, your neighbor's children, whatever works for you! Hope to see you there! There is no charge, although free will donations are accepted.

Early Childhood Round-Up

The Hay Springs Early Childhood Program will hold visitation and registration for the 2008-2009 school year.

Where: Head Start building
When: April 23, 2008
Bring your child between 9 and 11:30a.m to observe classroom activities. We will also have qa registration from 5 to 6 p.m. that evening for parents who are unable to attend that day.

Please bring your child's birth certificate, immunization record, and your 1040 tax document. Call 638-7691 for more info!


4th Grade Makes Butter


Jake and Daniel making butter
Making Butter
By Jakeb Johnson
4th grade



When we made butter, first we had to get heavy
Whipping cream, pour it in a jar, and shake it up. It looked
Like mayo after a while. It took 40 minutes for it to return to
Butter. My arms got tired from shaking the butter. Tasted
Delicious!

Making Butter
By Daniel Hunzeker
4th Grade


Making butter is really easy! But it takes awhile. My
4th grade glass made butter and had fun too! We had to
Shake it for about 40 minutes. After we shook it, we ate it on
Crackers. It was very good.



 
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