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Did you hear the news? Helendale's One Word for our year is..................
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You’re KNOT going to believe it, Mr. Cresimani & Mrs. McNally have been practicing show tying with our first and second graders!!
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Thumbs up for Friday! Be sure to check out the newest principal’s update: https://www.smore.com/s89tr
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Our first graders and kindergartners are learning about bullying prevention! Be sure to check out the newest principal’s update tomorrow for more info on talking about bullying at home!
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Our first graders and kindergartners are learning about bullying prevention! Be sure to check out the newest principal’s update tomorrow for more info on talking about bullying at home!
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Reminder- we do not have school
Tomorrow, 1/16, as we pause to celebrate and reflect on the contributions of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Some friends won a cosmic dance party with Mr. D & Mrs. Groat! Others learned about caribou and reindeers and worked on spelling!
A reminder that we do not have school on Monday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
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🚛🚚Vroom vroom! Helendale will be naming two town of Irondequoit trucks! Students will get contest forms home Friday and will have until 1/20 to bring them in!
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Truck naming contest!
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We love our dismissal team and our friends Helen & Dale have picked their word for the year!
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Great start to our one word!
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Helendale had a fun assembly today with a snowman contest, a story by Mr. D. and the announcement that there is a snow day tomorrow! Check out all the fun here: https://eastirondequoit.smugmug.com/Helendale-Road/2022-2023/Festival-of-Light-Performance/ #WeAreEI
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At Helendale, students in Ms. McCrae & Ms. Abel's class have spent December traveling around the world to visit 16 countries and learn about their winter holidays. They have their suitcase packed, and their passport ready for when they go through customs. Check out all the learning and fun here: https://eastirondequoit.smugmug.com/Helendale-Road/2022-2023/Holidays-Around-the-World/ #WeAreEI
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Today, Elizabeth Wyatt's kindergarten class at HR learned about Israel and Hannukah traditions. They played dreidel, made their own menorahs and tried latkes!
More photos on SmugMug: https://eastirondequoit.smugmug.com/Helendale-Road/2022-2023/Wyatt-Hannukah-traditions/
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HR students had a special visitor today! Tricia DellAnno, author of “No Dog in my Yard” and “A Dog in my Yard,” read her books aloud and students got the chance to ask her questions about the stories and what it is like to be an author! Thanks for visiting, Tricia!
More photos here: https://eastirondequoit.smugmug.com/Helendale-Road/2022-2023/Visiting-Author
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Mrs. Langdon & Ms. Shapow's kindergarten classes were excited about the arrival of their first gingerbread from a kindergarten class in North Carolina. They enjoyed learning about how their classes were similar and different. #WeAreEI
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Mrs. Langdon and Ms. Shapow's Kindergarten classes are participating in a national gingerbread exchange. Schools across the country will exchange gingerbread friends fostering learning about schools, students and winter activities throughout the United States. #WeAreEI
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Mr. Eddy's 2nd grade class at HR hosted a Narrative Writing Presentation Party. 🥳 After weeks of preparation, the student authors got the chance to present their stories to their classmates and family members. #WeAreEI
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Helendale Road 2nd grade students worked together on teams to solve math problems to open the breakout boxes. Check out all the pictures here: https://eastirondequoit.smugmug.com/Helendale-Road/2022-2023/2nd-Grade-Break-Out-Boxes/ #WeAreEI
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Stop by the DE PTA's 2nd Annual Holiday Bazaar at Durand Eastman School, 95 Point Pleasant Road, TODAY, November 12th from 11am-5pm. Over 40 vendors and crafters, admission is free! #WeAreEI
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