Ready to see some gourd-geous literary creations? 🎃📚

Our annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest is officially underway, and the results are absolutely SPECTACULAR! This year, students got creative and dressed up their pumpkins as their favorite book characters! You'll find everything from famous pigs to beloved Disney characters to classic heroes.

How to Vote & Support Our School!
Here's the fun part! YOU get to decide which pumpkin reigns supreme!

VOTE: Cast your vote for your favorite book-character pumpkin by donating coins or cash in the jar next to it.

WHY VOTE: Every dollar (or dime!) goes directly towards supporting our school and library programs!

🏆 The Grand Prize!
The student whose pumpkin receives the most votes (and therefore, the most donations) will win an amazing prize: a $50 Gift Card to the Scholastic Book Fair! What a perfect way to celebrate reading!

🗓️ Important Dates:
Contest Ends: Tuesday, October 28th

Winner Announcement: The winner will be announced at school on the morning of Wednesday, October 29th!

Don't miss out! Stop by the voting area, drop in your donation, and help your favorite book-character pumpkin win!
about 19 hours ago, Mount Hope Elementary
Wilbur & Charlotte #1,  Pete the Cat, toothless
The Hungry Caterpillar, Batman, The Day the Crayon's Quit, Captain Underpants, a minion
Dory & Hank the Octopus, Police Dog, Wilbur & Charlotte #2, Elphaba, Wall-E
Zombie, Wilbur & Charlotte #3
Sonic the Hedgehog, Pug the Vampire, Oscar the Grouch
🗓️ Mark Your Calendars!
The Book Fair officially kicks off tomorrow, Thursday, October 23rd, and runs through next Wednesday, October 29th.

Come on down and snag some amazing new books while supporting our school! We can't wait to see you all! Happy reading! 📖🎉
1 day ago, Mount Hope Elementary
The Scholastic Book Fair Truck has arrived and is ready to deliver the books!
Ways kids can donate their coins
Dress up Day Schedule
At Mount Hope, our commitment to our students is "True Blue"! We believe in continually growing and learning so we can better Educate, Empower, and Equip every student to Excel.

Recently, our amazing teachers came together for a development session, collaborating and diving deep into our exciting new curriculum. Their dedication and teamwork were inspiring!
4 days ago, Mount Hope Elementary
4th grade teachers collaborating to learn the new ELA curriculum
MHE Staff collaborating to learn the new ELA curriculum
MHE staff in their True Blue shirts to show commitment to Educate, Empower and Equip Students to Excel!

Superintendent Dr. St. Pierre stopped by MHE to chat with our 2nd grade students about what they were learning.
While there , he also presented Mrs. Stephens the Triple E Impact Award. This award is presented each month to recognize a staff member in every building who exemplifies our district mission to Educate, Empower, and Equip to Excel.
Congratulations Mrs. Stephens!

7 days ago, Mount Hope Elementary
2nd grade student showing off her leadership binder to Dr. St. Pierre
Dr. St. Pierre presenting Mrs. Stephens her Triple E award
Dr. St. Pierre giving out high fives to students in Mrs. Stephen's class

Congrats to Kindergarten!!
Kindergarten students fed their monster the most candy that will be used to support Trunk or Treat.
Being the top earners, kindergarten students have earned extra recess!

9 days ago, Mount Hope Elementary
Kindergarten teachers with their monster trash can
Our amazing students had a fantastic time at the Principal's Lunch Bunch, where they got to share a special meal with Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Thompson! It was so much fun seeing all the smiles and hearing the great conversations.

These lucky winners earned a chance to enjoy a delicious lunch and chat with our wonderful principals. It's always a highlight of their day, and ours too!

Keep up the great work, everyone – who knows, you might be next to join the lunch bunch!
9 days ago, Mount Hope Elementary
4th grade students enjoying their lunch bunch
2nd grader Miles at his lunch bunch
3rd graders Meilani & Ryker enjoying their lunch bunch
1st grader Desmond smiling at his lunch bunch
Mrs. Cater and Mrs. Thompson with 2nd grade lunch bunch students
Hand in hand, we’re building friendships that last a lifetime. #FriendshipFriday
14 days ago, Mount Hope Elementary
3 students walking into the building holding hands
Mrs. Webb's class celebrated finishing their personal narrative unit with a Personal Narrative Celebration. Students had treats while they shared their end of the unit narrative that they wrote. They then asked interview type questions to the author.
What a fun way to celebrate!
23 days ago, Mount Hope Elementary
Part 1 of the decor for the celebration
Part 2 of the decor for the celebration
Mrs. Webb's girls celebrating
Mrs. Webb with her class and their narratives
Mrs. Webb's boys celebrating
We have been working hard these past few weeks getting ready for big assessments!
Check out Miss Thorpe (Eichler)'s class taking care of their body and minds with some yoga before reviewing for their ELA assessment!
23 days ago, Mount Hope Elementary
Students practicing a warrior yoga pose
Students practicing a "dead bug" pose
Students practicing a squatting yoga pose
Students practicing a squatting yoga pose
Last Friday, we had our first Lunch Bunch!
Students' names were drawn at our Husky Assembly, and these special students got to have lunch with the principals!
Check out the photos of the fun setup Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Thompson made for the students!
about 1 month ago, Mount Hope Elementary
Student's names on the board that attended the lunch bunch
The set up for the lunch-bunch

Staff Spotlight

Meet Mrs. Collins. She was a first-grade teacher, and now she is a Special Education Teacher here at MHE.
Check out the photos to learn more about Mrs. Collins!

about 1 month ago, Mount Hope Elementary
Mrs. Collins and her husband posing on her graduation day
More information about Mrs. Collins
We're halfway through the week!
Take a look at some highlights from the past week!

Students work hands-on to build sentences as they learn about nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

Students are digging into their leadership portfolios, setting and tracking goals, and self-assessing to determine areas they want to grow in.

Kindergarten has been learning about nursery rhymes today as Mrs Parton's class reviewed the rhymes, they acted them out as well by being nimble and jumping over the candlestick.

Kindergarten students in art are learning to mix colors to create new ones
about 1 month ago, Mount Hope Elementary
3rd grade students looking at parts of a sentence
parts of sentence up close- students checking to make sure it makes a sentence
Students working  filling in a graph on their learning
Student filling in their iReady math goals
tudent filling in their mission statement
Kindergartener acting out jumping over a candlestick
Kindergartener acting out jumping over a candlestick
Kindergartener learning to mix colors to create purple
Kindergartener learning to mix colors to create purple
Don't forget!
Stop by and see some of our MHE Teachers at McDonald's on N Main Street, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
20% of the proceeds will be donated to MHE!

The Schedule:
4:00-5:00 - Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Morefield, Ms. Mullins
5:00 - 6:00 - Mrs. Roettger, Mrs. Garnett, Mrs. Stephens, Mrs. Lockhart, Mrs. Muenks, Mrs. Carter
6:00 - 7:00 - Mrs. Roettger, Mrs. Parton, Mrs. Bedford, Ms. Sind, Ms. Wolfman
about 1 month ago, Mount Hope Elementary
McTeacher's Night Flyer
We just LOVE to see it!
Students making great friends and supporting one another at MHE.
about 1 month ago, Mount Hope Elementary
3 kindergarten friends holding hands as they make their way to their bus
Happy Friday!
To end the week, we wanted to share some highlights from our first Husky Celebrations Assembly of the year that we had on Wednesday.
Students celebrated their Husky High-Fives they may have gotten over the past month, and received awards for being the leader of the month in their classroom or special class.
about 1 month ago, Mount Hope Elementary
Kindergarten students with their Leader of the Class Awards
2nd Grade Students with their Leader of the Class Awards
3rd Grade Students with their Leader of the Class Awards
1st Grade Students with their Leader of the Class Awards
 Students with their Leader of the Class in Specials Awards
4th Grade Students with their Leader of the Class Awards
5th grade students performing a song/dance about the 7 habits
WEAR-IT, SHARE-IT WEDNESDAY!
In honor of the 5th grade's ELA curriculum's first unit covering Personal Narratives, the 5th graders participated in WEAR-IT and SHARE-IT on Wednesday.
This means that they will wear a shirt, jersey, hat, accessory, etc., that tells a story about them
about 1 month ago, Mount Hope Elementary
Ms. Sind's 5th-grade students in their "Wear it, Share it" gear
THANK YOU! To everyone who attended Donuts with Dudes and our STEM event!
We hope you had as much fun as we did!
about 1 month ago, Mount Hope Elementary
Our wonderful volunteers handing out our doughnuts
Our wonderful volunteers handing out doughnuts
Student creating a course and coding bee bot to the obstacle
A student coding dash robot
Students working together to create a path for Indi
Students figuring out the Indi challenge puzzle
Don't forget!
We have Donuts with Dudes coming up on Wednesday, September 19th from 8:00-8:45 for grades Kindergarten, 2nd, and 4th.
A flyer was sent home. Please make sure you fill it out and send in your money to be apart of this special event!
We will also have a STEAM activities going on during this event that you can participate in with your dad, grandpa, uncle, or another special person in your child's life!
about 2 months ago, Mount Hope Elementary
Donuts with Dudes FLyer
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Last week, Mrs. Radosevich's class got to celebrate with our resident alien ! The whole class earned a Husky High Five because their leadership was out of this world!

Some more highlights from last week-
1) Ridley bringing his classmate birthday gifts. So kind of him to share a gift since we no longer bring snacks to school to share.

2) Scarlet writing a letter about why she is LOVING 2nd grade!
about 2 months ago, Mount Hope Elementary
Mrs. Radosevich's class dancing with the MHE alien
Mrs. Radosevich's class dancing with the MHE alien
Scarlet's letter about 2nd grade
Scarlet with her letter
Showing off our new green bracelets from our classmate

New Staff Monday!
We'd like to take the Monday to introduce are new staff members here at MHE!
First up, we have Ms. Rachel Quinley.
She is apart of our Special Education Team this year.
Click here to watch the video to learn more about Ms. Quinley!

about 2 months ago, Mount Hope Elementary