LEAP Rotation Class 2011 - 2012

LEAP Rotation Class2011 - 2012

ScheduleBeginning at 8:30, students, 400 total in kindergarten to 5th grade, rotated through the LEAP rotation class on a four day schedule. The curriculum was based on leadership using the Seven Habits of a Happy Kid, environmental awareness, public service and music. The classes were 45 minutes in duration and were led by Carol Thomas.PTO ProgramsAll of the students performed various Christmas songs for the December Festival. They were also invited to share their program at the system wide Christmas event held at the Dublin High School Auditorium. In February, the kindergarten and 1st graders sang songs about Valentines Day and friends. The attendees of the April meeting were treated with the second and third graders sharing their instrumental skills.PTO ProgramsIn May, the 4th and 5th graders sang about friends and being change makers for the future. They also used various instruments such as kazoos, boom whackers, keyboard and xylophones in an interesting number called Boompus. May PTO Program

4th and 5th graders

February PTO program

May PTO Program

Service ProjectsThe students at the LEAP school participated in many community service projects.Service Projects

River Clean Up DayMaking Fall Arrangements For the Community Service Center and Serenity HospiceHoliday Cards for the Veterans at the VA Hospital and Serenity HospiceGift Boxes for Soldiers in AfghanistanThe Fourth Graders Sang at a Retirement Center

Making Of Flower Arrangements

Gift Boxes For Soldiers

River Clean Up

Fall Arrangements

Holiday Cards

Holiday Cards

Holiday Cards

Thank You Cards

Thank You Cards

Garden ClubIn 1963, Mrs. Donald Ricks had an idea about beautifying the Hillcrest School grounds. She shared this idea with Mrs. W. C. Kalmar. They presented the concept to residents of the Green Acres Subdivision and the Green Acres Garden Club became a reality. Over the years, the club has been instrumental in maintaining the beautiful landscape around the school as well as the courtyard, Secret Garden. Partnership with the LEAP schoolAt the May 2011 meeting, the garden club members decided to partner with the students at the newly formed charter school at Hillcrest Elementary to form a Junior Garden Club. Throughout the school year selected 5th grade students attended the Green Acres Garden Club monthly meetings, and the school was hostess for the end of the year picnic to express their appreciation to the Garden Club member. Garden Club Meetings

22Garden Club Meetings

Garden Club Meetings

Luncheon With Garden Club

Front page of Dublin CourierHeraldLuncheon

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Outdoor LearningMrs. Sheri McLeod and her helpers also enjoyed several learning opportunities for the students in the Secret Garden. They planted herbs and flowers to attract butterflies and birds and they wrote poems while combining literature with the outdoors. Outdoor Fun

Outdoor Fun

Outdoor Learning

Herb Knowledge

Seven Habits Leadership Model

LeadershipDuring the 2011-2012 school year, the students at Hillcrest Elementary were introduced to the Seven Habits of A Happy Kid. These are: Be Proactive, Begin with the End in Mind, Put First Things First, Think Win-Win, Seek First to Understand then be Understood, Synergize, and Sharpen the SawLeader In Me TrainingDuring the summer of 2012, the staff at Hillcrest will be receive six days of training to effectively incorporate the Leader in Me curriculum into the 2012-2013 school year. Environmental AwarenessThe curriculum for the environmental piece of the LEAP rotation was provided by the Project Learning Tree, Project Wet and Project Wild Activity Guides. Mrs. Thomas was trained in the summer of 2011 at the weeklong Teacher Conservation Workshop in Mansfield, Georgia on these activities. The students learned to identify the trees on the school campus, counted the rings on a tree cookie to determine the age of the tree and dissected owl pellets.Owl Pellets

Counting Tree Rings

Learning Birding

Special GuestMrs. Laurie Jackson instructed the students in the art of birding or bird watching and demonstrated ways to prepare their yard for birds.Mrs. Patsy Baker with Laurens County Clean and Beautiful enlightened the students on the landfills role in our community and the importance of recycling , reusing and reducing.Mr. Allen Yauck, Mr. Wayne Clark and Mrs. Cindy Greene assisted the students in the owl pellet dissectionOwl Pellet Dissection

Front page of Dublin Courier Herald2012-2013 School YearWe look forward to a new school year in the Leap Rotation Class.