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By The Hampton Herald Staff
This week is American Education Week, and BCPS is celebrating a little differently because of safety protocols. Instead of having visitors to each school, BCPS is celebrating their schools centrally and encouraging people to post on social media. In celebration of American Education Week, our staff decided to ask some Hampton students who there favorite teachers were and to share their favorite things about Hampton (or their elementary schools). Here's what they had to say: Clara B. Who is your favorite teacher and why? My favorite teacher is Ms. Eickelberg because she is a good teacher and really nice. What is your favorite thing about Hampton Elementary ? The teachers are really nice. Breille M. Who is your favorite teacher and why? My favorite teacher is Mrs. Mazur because she is funny. What is your favorite thing about Hampton Elementary? My favorite thing about Hampton Elementary is that they are sanitary and nice. Lily B. Who is your favorite teacher and why? My favorite teacher is Mr. Carp because he is funny and nice. What is your favorite thing about Hampton Elementary? What I like about Hampton Elementary is that I have my best friends with me. Zehra M. Who is your favorite teacher and why ? My favorite teacher is Mr. Carp because he is nice. What is your favorite thing about Hampton Elementary? My favorite thing about Hampton is that is one of the best schools I have been to. Sam D. (Staff Member) Who is your favorite teacher and why ? My favorite teacher is Mrs. Williams because she is incredibly fun and kind. Bodie J (Staff Member) Who is your favorite teacher and why ? “My favorite teacher is Mrs. Mazur,” said Bodie J. “She is my favorite because she was fun.” Melanie Dodson (Hampton Parent) Who is your favorite teacher and why ? “I liked my music teacher, Mr. Forbes, who wasn’t at Hampton, but he was my favorite teacher when I was in Elementary school, I liked him because he was very funny, and we did lots of fun things in class," said Melanie Dodson What is your favorite thing about your elementary school? My favorite thing about my Elementary school was our library, it was big, and I liked getting books.” said Melanie Dodson. Ben D. (former Hampton student) Who is your favorite teacher and why ? “My favorite teacher was Mrs. Williams when I was at Hampton, she was very understanding, and nice," said Ben Dodson What is your favorite thing about Hampton Elementary? “My favorite thing about Hampton when I was there, is that it’s a good-sized school, so you pretty much know everyone, also, all of the staff members are nice and understanding.” said Ben Dodson Jasen C. What is your favorite thing about Hampton Elementary? “My favorite thing about Hampton is the music program,” said Jasen C. Leena C. Who is your favorite teacher and why ? Mr. Willmore. Very fun! What is your favorite thing about Hampton Elementary? The people are super great. Elia F. Who is your favorite teacher and why ? Mrs. Williams. Kind and funny. What is your favorite thing about Hampton Elementary? Everyone is nice. Ruhaan S. Who is your favorite teacher and why ? Mrs.Wollcot, My first teacher and she got me really far.” Gabriela C Who is your favorite teacher and why ? Mrs. Martin because she is nice. What is your favorite thing about Hampton Elementary? She likes helping new people at our school. Her friends are Sanaa, Emily, and Brooklyn. Jaylin C Who is your favorite teacher and why ? Mrs. Mazur because she was nice. What is your favorite thing about Hampton Elementary? His favorite thing about Hampton is the staff and the Teacher’s. His friends are Connor, Lang, and Mihalis. Emily Who is your favorite teacher and why ? Mrs. Martin because she was funny and nice. What is your favorite thing about Hampton Elementary? Her favorite thing about Hampton is meeting new people. Her friends are Gabriela, Sanna, and Brooklyn.
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Hampton Elementary School students dismissed at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, November 12th due to a partial power outage. At 7:00 a.m., the principal, Mrs. Kaiser was informed that the building had a partial power outage. When some teachers arrived, their rooms were dark and their technology was not working. When students arrived at 9:10, the power was still out. Students noticed that the lights were off and their Promethean Boards weren’t working. “I was confused when I came in and the board wasn’t working and lights were off,” said Bodie J, a fifth-grade student. Teachers found out at 10:30 that school was dismissing early. Some teachers went to get student lunches. Mrs. Kaiser, the school principal, came on the intercom and told students to pack up. The office was inundated with phone calls. Some students took their regular transportation home, while others needed to make changes. “My mom usually picks me up at the bus stop, she doesn’t like me to walk home by myself,” said Audrey D, “so I went to a neighbor’s house.” Several students had to wait for about an hour for someone to come pick them up. The power did return during dismissal, but so many students had left for the day that the early dismissal continued. Teachers had the option of staying to work at school or to work from home. by Hampton Herald Staff
The Lutherville Volunteer Fire Department visited Hampton Elementary School on November 4th to teach students about their jobs and fire safety. Fourth and fifth graders met in the cafeteria and listened to the firefighters give a presentation. The firefighters talked about what to do if there's a fire, the importance of having a fire safety plan, and they reviewed what a smoke detector does. After the presentation, the students were able to donate money for the "Fill the Boot" fundraiser, which raises money to support the fire department. Then they got to go see the fire truck in the front of school. The fire fighters showed students some of their equipment, talked about car fires, and gave students a chance to ask some questions. By The Hampton Herald Staff
We are coming down to the end of the school year, and the end of the 5th graders’ time at Hampton Elementary. Our staff members asked their friends and classmates to share some of their favorite memories from Hampton. Cole M: When I was playing with my friend and he told a funny joke. Jaiden W. When I found a $15 crystal in 4th grade. Lily: When I broke my arm and everyone made me cards. Luke M: When I went back to school. Emma: My favorite memory was when the whole class was saying “SHEEEEEESH” when Kawsi won in a Kahoot. Finn M. My favorite memory is everyone saying “sheeesh” and Mr. Willmore laughing. Rylie G: My favorite member is when I first came to Hampton in 2nd grade where I was so scared and I had a blast at the end of the day Chris: I liked bringing handcuffs to class. It was sooo funny! Alexandra N.: My favorite memory from Hampton was when I dressed as a hotdog for a school halloween party. Silas P.: My favorite memory from Hampton was meeting my friends and teachers. My friends are fun to hang out with and teachers are special. They teach you and good teachers (All of mine) can really influence your life. Ivie.: Whenever i say ‘this class room be businh” she responds with “SHEEEEEEEEEEESH!” Everyone in Mr. Carp’s class when i won kahoot everyone Said “IVIE GO NROWWWWWWWWWWWW!” By Silas P. & Ms. Patek
By Silas P. & Ms. Patek Hampton Elementary School is having a virtual career day this year. Normally, the school has a career day where presenters come and speak to students in the classroom. This year, the school wanted to do something virtual. The school counselors decided to have presenters make videos that teachers could use with their students. “Teachers are using it in all different ways. Some teachers are giving it to students to do it independently, and other teachers are doing it as a class,” said Mrs. Lepley, one of the school counselors at Hampton. “There are activities that you can do and if you do them you can win a prize.” Since some students are still learning virtually and visitors are not allowed in the building, the school counselors needed to come up with a different approach to career day. When Mrs. Lepley and the other counselor, Mrs. Dyer, were discussing options for career day, Mrs. Lepley remembered that she knew someone who was an author and someone who was a zookeeper and that gave them the idea for “Careers from A to Z.” Mrs. Lepley and Mrs. Dyer sat down and made a list of possible careers and reached out to a lot of possible presenters. “Mrs. Dyer and I reached out to people we knew that had interesting careers. And then we also thought that we could invite people with different types of careers,” said Mrs. Lepley. “Some of the careers you need to go to college for and others you didn’t, so we wanted to have a variety.” They reached out to a lot of presenters in hopes of getting “Careers From A to Z,” however they did not get quite that many. “Twelve career presenters came to participate, we did ask a lot more, but those are the ones who were able to complete their videos on time,” Mrs. Lepley said. The goal of Hampton’s career day is to expose students to careers in their community. Hampton wants its students to make connections between what they are learning now in school and their future careers. In addition to career day, the counselors also focus on career exploration during their May counseling lessons. “Our lessons explore finding out your strengths and your interests and how to use those things to find a career,” Mrs. Lepley said. You can view the virtual careers until the end of the school year. By Penelope K. & Silas P.
In celebration of International Museum Day on May 18th, some of our staff members had the opportunity to speak with Karen Via, an External Programs Manager, from the Maryland Science Center to learn more about the programs there. The Maryland Science Center is an interactive museum with lots of opportunities for kids to get excited about science. It is located at 601 Light Street in Baltimore. The Maryland Science Center is open on Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admissions for adults are $25 and Maryland students are free. To reserve a spot you can sign up online under the “visit” tab on the Maryland Science Center's website. The science center has lots of hands-on activities. Their projects rotate every two weeks. There are interactive activities on the floor. Some activities they have done before are Shrinky Dinks, paper marbling, and turtle racers. There are pop up activities that are available on carts dispersed throughout the museum and there are also drop-in activities in The Shed. They also have shows twice a day. These include experiments that are not safe for everyone to do, but super cool to see. Usually, the science center hosts students for field trips, but they have been unable to do that because of Covid-19. However, they do have virtual field trips that schools can play for their students. Because Hampton is celebrating careers this month, our staff members decided to ask about some different types of careers at the Science Center. There are so many different types of careers! Mrs. Via writes the curriculum and programming and she thinks of ways to present the information. There are also researchers. For example, there is someone who researches the stars and the universe and uses that plan for the planetarium presentations. There are also people in charge of the movies in the Imax theater. Our staff members asked Mrs. Via why she thought museums were important. She said that the people creating the museums and presenting you with the information are equally as interested in it as you are and you can catch on to their excitement. Since there are so many different museums in Baltimore, we wanted to know why people should choose to come visit the Maryland Science Center. “I think the museum is so unique because we have lots of hands-on experiments right here in the museum,” said Mrs. Via. “Hopefully, everyone can learn that they can be great as science. It can be a whole lot of fun.” By Penelope K. & Silas P.
The Hampton PTA is sponsoring a virtual race between April 24 and May 1. Registration began on April 19. Students who register get a sneaker hung on the main entrance of the school. Families are invited to participate in the race during those dates. Participants are welcomed to finish a mile however they please. The Hampton PTA has had Fun Runs before but this year they had to do it virtually for COVID-19 regulations. The PTA wanted to make his a family event where people could spend time outdoors. “The goal of the Virtual Family Fun Run is to promote healthy and active lifestyles while at the same time trying to help financially support different areas of the school,” said Mrs. Jessica Williams, the Vice President of Fundraising for the Hampton PTA . Students can register for the race online, and then they can get sponsored by family members and friends to fundraise for the school. “The money that is raised will all be used during the remainder of the school year,” Mrs. Williams said. “It will help with purchasing the 2020-21 Yearbooks, classroom supplies for teachers, Teacher Appreciation Week in May as well as the Fifth Grade Farewell / Field Day.” In addition to doing the race, students can also win prizes. There are different tiers for fundraising, for example students who raise $25 get an HES magnet. Students who raise a certain amount of money will also be entered into a raffle for some additional items. The PTA is looking forward to see the members of the Hampton Community unplugging from work and school and taking some time to reconnect with each other. ere. Fun Run Link https://app.99pledges.com/fund/HamptonESFunRun2021/addme By Penelope K. & Silas P.
On April 6th Hampton Elementary School welcomed third through fifth graders back into the building for hybrid learning. Four hundred thirty three students choose the hybrid learning option, and 212 students chose to remain virtual. The students are separated into three cohorts. Cohort A comes to the school building on Mondays and Tuesdays and Cohort B comes to the school building on Thursdays and Fridays. Cohort C students remain virtual, just think of it as “C stands for computer.” Wednesdays remain asynchronous for all students. Cohort C students continue to use the Google Meet platform to learn from their teachers while Cohorts A and B learn in the classroom and the Google Meets are projected on Promethean Boards. Hybrid students attend their special area classes, such as art and music, in those classrooms. Students attend lunch with the grade level in the cafeteria. Hampton is taking a lot of safety precautions for their hybrid students. Everyone in the school building must wear a mask during the school day, except when eating lunch in the cafeteria. Students maintain social distance in the hallways and in the classrooms. There are footprints in the hallways to encourage appropriate space and smiley face stickers in the cafeteria to keep students spread apart while eating. Visitors are not allowed in the building . Despite the precautions and the excitement to be back in the building, hybrid learning has presented some challenges. Students must remain masked all day, which can be a big adjustment for students who were not used to wearing them. It can also be difficult to hear each other talking. It’s difficult for teachers to teach two groups at the same time. “It’s hard to juggle both online and in person students but it’s great to see the kids,” said Mrs. Towner, the art teacher at Hampton. Another huge challenge is issues with technology. One issue is that virtual students and students in the building have difficulty hearing each other. Another issue is the bandwidth that it takes to operate Google Meets for all students. Last week, the internet in Baltimore County schools went out and virtual students had to work asynchronously. Although there have definitely some challenges, the Hampton school community is happy to have teachers and students back in the building. “I have heard that our children love being back and seeing friends,” said Mrs. Kaiser, the principal at Hampton. “We have a lot of new children who have never attended Hampton, so they are excited to be in the building.” By Amany A. & K.B.S.I.
In celebration of Earth Day, two of our reporters came up with a list of ten things to do to help the Earth. 1.Try to ask mother/father to record you talking about earth. 2. If you go to the beach and see something like trash or plastic in the sea pick it up before a sea animal gets hurt. 3.DON’T dump trash into the water that’s why turtles are choking. 4.This is a very serious topic. Be careful to make sure to pick up your trash or earth wouldn’t be our baby bear from goldilocks. 5.please restrict yourself from fracking this causes pollution. 6. If you are using paper. Use the entire paper before you throw it out because if you're doing that you're wasting trees. 7.Try to regrow plants. 8.Try to refrain animals from plants they are destructive. |
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