Hennessey School News

Hennessey students and staff participated in a school-wide initiative called “Move in May.” We all worked hard to increase our physical activity throughout the day and tracked our progress. Micah, a 2nd grader loves to be active by running outside. He can run for an hour without getting tired! Students received bracelets for completing different activities on our monthly fitness calendar. Henry, a 4th grader, likes to run in place, dance and run around in circles to get exercise. Henry knows it’s important to have a healthy body. We ended our Move In May month with our annual walk-a-thon that is always a lot of fun!

In May, students focused on the core value of TEAMWORK which tied in nicely with our Move In May initiative and spirit days. Our spirit days this month were Fitness/Workout Clothes Day, and Red, White and Blue Day. Envyie, 5th grader, likes the spirit days because she likes to see how creative people can be with the outfits. Her favorite day was the colors day where her whole class wore yellow.

Kindergarten and first grade students had an amazing learning opportunity with “The Chick Project” last month. Students learned all about the life cycles of chickens and what living things need. Students counted down to hatching with great anticipation. Kelly, a 1st grader, learned that there are different types of chickens. A kindergarten student, Ava, loved holding the chicks because they were so cute and soft!

A huge thank you to the Hennessey PTA and all the families for celebrating teachers and staff during teacher appreciation week in May! We appreciated all the kind notes and words, treats, gifts, lunches, and breakfasts. We THANK YOU for entrusting us with your children each day!

Many of our staff members have completed our Kingian Nonviolence Training with Nonviolent Schools RI. The group increased their knowledge on the 6 Principles of a Peaceful Community, conflict reconciliation and shared agreements. We look forward to creating a peaceful community within our school and bringing more of this new learning to our school community in September.

A Little Free Library will be coming to the Hennessey community soon. We know the importance of READING each day and are excited to be able to share books throughout the summer and school year.
Hennessey Heroes are Feinstein Junior Scholars and we are happy to announce that we will be expanding our community closet to help others in our community.

We know that Hennessey Heroes show our core values of being SAFE, RESPECTFUL and PROUD not just in the 10 months that school is in session but throughout the summer. Don’t forget to check out our google classroom throughout the summer for fun and engaging activities that our staff has created that will keep the learning alive throughout July and August. We know that if we continue to move forward, push ourselves and each other to be our very best, that we will continue to RISE! We wish you all a safe, fun, and relaxing summer vacation and look forward to seeing you in August for a brand new school year!
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