Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (4/24)

We had so much fun at our Poetry Par-TEA today! Students enjoyed snacks and shared their poetry. We even learned the "proper" way to drink tea with our pinkies up! 😜 Thank you for all of your donations!! 

We also enjoyed our games and stuffie class reward this afternoon! It was a fun Friday afternoon! Here are all the pics!

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Our spring flower fundraiser is winding down. We've sold 87 pots/hanging baskets!! Our goal is 150 and we've got ONE WEEK LEFT to order! 

We are once again partnering with the same wonderful local farm that provides our fall mums to offer beautiful spring flower pots and hanging baskets—just in time for Mother’s Day! 

If you’re planning to purchase flowers for gifts for Mother's Day or to brighten your home this spring, we would greatly appreciate your support through our flower fundraiser. Every purchase helps our garden continue to grow and thrive! 

Clickable link to order:

https://www.dertianranch.com/hutchings

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As a culminating event to celebrate One Book, One School, we are so excited to have a carnival-themed Field Day! We will be participating in activities that go with Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game and Piper Morgan Joins the Circus ALL day! This will be held on Wednesday, May 20th (Rain date is Thursday, May 21st). 

In order to pull off this all-day event, we are looking for both donations and volunteers! There are still lots of opportunities to make a donation towards this event! Thank you in advance for any help your family can give to make this a success!

Field Day Donations

Volunteer Sign Up. **volunteers must have a background check on file in the office

Please see the note below about a summer Reaching Higher opportunity! If you have any questions, please email ann.mettetal@reachinghigherinc.com.

Next Week:

• Math: Unit 9--Equal Shares and Whole Number Operations
• Social Studies: Howell History
• Science: Ant observations 
• CKLA Skills: Unit 5--Spelling Alternatives, grammar
• CKLA Knowledge: Domain 8--Creating Change

Upcoming Dates:

• May 19: Field Trip To Downtown Howell (info coming soon)
• May 20: Field Day (rain date 21st)
• May 25: No School, Memorial Day 
• May 27: Field Trip Matthai Botanical Gardens (info coming soon)
• May 29: Last Day of 2nd grade!

Please note:

• Senior Survior has begun! Please check out the list of all the fun activities the Senior Survivors are doing to fundraise! Thank you for your support!
• Check out our Classroom Volunteer Sign-up for open volunteer slots! Please make sure to fill out the volunteer form and turn into the office before you volunteer. Thank you!! 
• We do not celebrate birthdays with edible treats in 2nd grade. You are welcome to send in a pencil or small trinket for your child to pass out if you would like, but I will make his/her day special regardless! Thank you for understanding!
• Don't forget: students need a healthy snack and a secure water bottle at school each day! We're having an issue with tops that don't close tightly OR that pop open easily. Please check your child's water bottle to make sure it's easy for them to latch. Thank you!

 

A Note from PTO:

Panera Fundraiser

April 28 4-8 p.m. at the Howell location. 

Use code FUND4U to have 25% of sales donated back to the PTO!

We Need You to Keep PTO Events Going!

Dear Parents & Families,

Our PTO helps make school special for our students and staff. Some of the things that PTO has supported/organized this year:

 Husky Hustle Run

 Donuts with Grownups

 Meals for teachers during conferences

 A full week of meals/gifts during Teacher Appreciation Week

 Field trip funding

 Holiday Shop

 End of year event

 Yearbooks for students and staff

Without a full PTO board and family involvement, some of these things may be at risk of cancellation next year. There are 2 PTO board positions available to fill for the 2026-2027 school year.

Elections: May 11 PTO Meeting, nominations due by 6pm on May 4th

All help matters- serving on the board, attending PTO meetings or helping to plan events!

Interested? Nomination form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_Rc9AvMjcncs9yBgSP9BV_FwDH3QdIwrnGwqJ3aCe_8p3PA/viewform 

Please reach out to hutchingsptopres@gmail.com to learn more about serving on the PTO board or getting involved in ways that fit your schedule.

Together, we can keep these experiences going for our kids!

Hutchings PTO

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (4/17)

Our 2nd grade concert was OUT OF THIS WORLD!! The kiddos did so great!! Click below for lots of pics from the concert! 🚀

2nd grade Poetry Par-TEA! We will be sharing our poetry books with our classmates and having a little "tea" party (with lemonade and a few snacks) on Friday, April 24. Please see the sign-up if you are able to help with any of the items needed! Thank you in advance for your donations!

Our field trip to the Community Theater on Tuesday was a blast! 

As a culminating event to celebrate One Book, One School, we are so excited to have a carnival-themed Field Day! We will be participating in activities that go with Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game and Piper Morgan Joins the Circus ALL day! This will be held on Wednesday, May 20th (Rain date is Thursday, May 21st). 

In order to pull off this all-day event, we are looking for both donations and volunteers! There are still lots of opportunities to make a donation towards this event! Thank you in advance for any help your family can give to make this a success!

Field Day Donations

Volunteer Sign Up. **volunteers must have a background check on file in the office

Please see the note below about a summer Reaching Higher opportunity! If you have any questions, please email ann.mettetal@reachinghigherinc.com.

Next Week:

• Math: Unit 9--Equal Shares and Whole Number Operations
• Social Studies: Howell History
• Science: Ant observations 
• CKLA Skills: Unit 5--Spelling Alternatives, grammar
• CKLA Knowledge: Domain 8--Creating Change

Upcoming Dates:

• May 19: Field Trip To Downtown Howell (info coming early May)
• May 20: Field Day (rain date 21st)
• May 25: No School, Memorial Day 
• May 27: Field Trip Matthai Botanical Gardens (info coming early May)
• May 29: Last Day of 2nd grade!

Please note:

• Senior Survior has begun! Please check out the list of all the fun activities the Senior Survivors are doing to fundraise! Thank you for your support!
• Check out our Classroom Volunteer Sign-up for open volunteer slots! Please make sure to fill out the volunteer form and turn into the office before you volunteer. Thank you!! 
• We do not celebrate birthdays with edible treats in 2nd grade. You are welcome to send in a pencil or small trinket for your child to pass out if you would like, but I will make his/her day special regardless! Thank you for understanding!
• Don't forget: students need a healthy snack and a secure water bottle at school each day! We're having an issue with tops that don't close tightly OR that pop open easily. Please check your child's water bottle to make sure it's easy for them to latch. Thank you!

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (4/10)

We had a fun week back from Spring Break! I hope you all had a nice Spring Break, too! ☀️ The kids loved Silly Sock day on Wendesday! It was fun to see all the different silly socks! 🧦

Chaperones for the Community Theater field trip to Seussical Jr. on 4/14 are Mrs. Vaughen, Mrs. Keyser, and Mrs. Lucier. We will be back before lunch, so students do not need a sack lunch. It should be a fun show!

Book Orders are due by Monday, April 13! Please make sure orders are submitted online by noon. All your scholastic orders help us earn free books for our classroom! Thank you for your support! 

Mrs. Burch's Class Scholastic Ordering Page

Mrs. Burch's Code: GZKBK

Students completed a Circus directed drawing in library this week. Check out some of their creations! 

Our field trip to the Botanical Gardens has been changed to 5/27. More info coming home early May!  

Please see the note below about a summer Reaching Higher opportunity! If you have any questions, please email ann.mettetal@reachinghigherinc.com.

Next Week:

• Math: Unit 8: Geometry *Test Wednesday
• Social Studies: Howell History
• Science: Ant observations 
• CKLA Skills: Unit 5--Spelling Alternatives
• CKLA Knowledge: Domain 7 Poetry *Assessment Thursday

Upcoming Dates:

• April 13: PTO Meeting
• April 14: Field Trip To Sesussical Jr. 
• April 15: 2nd grade Concert at 6pm 🎶
• May 19: Field Trip To Downtown Howell (info coming early May)
• May 20: Field Day (rain date 21st)
• May 25: No School, Memorial Day 
• May 27: Field Trip Matthai Botanical Gardens (info coming early May)
• May 29: Last Day of 2nd grade!

Please note:

• Senior Survior has begun! Please check out the list of all the fun activities the Senior Survivors are doing to fundraise! Thank you for your support!
• Check out our Classroom Volunteer Sign-up for open volunteer slots! Please make sure to fill out the volunteer form and turn into the office before you volunteer. Thank you!! 
• We do not celebrate birthdays with edible treats in 2nd grade. You are welcome to send in a pencil or small trinket for your child to pass out if you would like, but I will make his/her day special regardless! Thank you for understanding!
• Don't forget: students need a healthy snack and a secure water bottle at school each day! We're having an issue with tops that don't close tightly OR that pop open easily. Please check your child's water bottle to make sure it's easy for them to latch. Thank you!

Notes from PTO:

April PTO Meeting

The next PTO meeting is April 13 at 6pm in the Hutchings Library. Child care is provided on-site in the library. Please consider joining us and providing input for the end of year activities!

Airborne Night

A dedicated night for Hutchings at Airborne in Brighton is planned for April 16 4-8 p.m. A portion of admissions sales will be donated back to the PTO!

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (3/19)

Happy Thursday! We had some fun visitors today! Two HHS football players visited and read to our class for March is Reading Month! Brandon and Connor did a great job and the kiddos loved having them!

Field Trip permission slips came home earlier this week for our Community Theater field trip to Seussical Jr. in April. Please send your child's permission slip and $10 as soon as possible, if you haven't already. We will do a random drawing for chaperones and chaperones will be announced after spring break.

Senior Survior has begun! Please check out the list of all the fun activities the Senior Survivors are planning to do to fundraise!

Check out our Classroom Volunteer Sign-up for open volunteer slots! Please make sure to fill out the volunteer form and turn into the office before you volunteer. Thank you!! 

Next Week:

• Math: Unit 8: Geometry (2D and 3D shapes)
• Social Studies: Scholastic News
• Science: Ant observations, Matter (solid, liquid, gas)  
• CKLA Skills: Unit 5--/u/ and adjectives
• CKLA Knowledge: Domain 7--Sounds and Stanzas (Poetry)

Upcoming Dates:

• March 30-April 3: No School, Spring Break 😎
• April 14: Field Trip To Sesussical Jr. 
• April 15: 2nd grade Concert at 6pm 🎶

Please note:

• We do not celebrate birthdays with edible treats in 2nd grade. You are welcome to send in a pencil or small trinket for your child to pass out if you would like, but I will make his/her day special regardless! Thank you for understanding!
• Don't forget: students need a healthy snack and a secure water bottle at school each day! We're having an issue with tops that don't close tightly OR that pop open easily. Please check your child's water bottle to make sure it's easy for them to latch. Thank you!

Notes from PTO:

Restaurant Fundraiser

Eat at Texas Roadhouse in Brighton on March 19, 3-10 pm and 10% of your food bill will be donated to the Hutchings PTO!

April PTO Meeting

The next PTO meeting is April 13 at 6pm in the Hutchings Library. Child care is provided on-site in the library. Please consider joining us and providing input for the end of year activities!

Airborne Night

A dedicated night for Hutchings at Airborne in Brighton is planned for April 16 4-8 p.m. A portion of admissions sales will be donated back to the PTO!