HUES News
By Rebecca Wortham

Scholastic Book Fair..
Get ready to celebrate the love of reading with our upcoming Scholastic Book Fair! We hope you can join us! Our book fair at the Houston Upper Elementary School will be held in the library from October 21 – October 25. Students may shop during their regularly scheduled library time that week. Our parent night for the book fair will be Tuesday, October 22 from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Thank you for encouraging our young readers! We look forward to seeing you! Mrs. Alford, Librarian
PBIS Tier 2 Model School
Congratulations to Houston Upper Elementary for achieving PBIS Tier 2 Model Site status.
Our School Has SWAG (Students Who Achieve Goals)
Houston Upper Elementary will begin its annual Drug Awareness & Red Ribbon Week on October 22 thru October 26.
Monday-- "I Love My Drug Free For Selfie". Wear red.
Tuesday-"Be Someone's Hero! Stand Up to Bullying." Wear orange.
Wednesday-"The Symbol of Hope, The Color of Strength." Wear pink.
Thursday-"Strong Together Against Bullying & Drugs". Wear Maroon & White
Friday- "Say Boo to Drugs". Dress as your favorite book character.
By: Selena Buchanan, Clara Boykin, Chloe Sintikakis
Time Just Flew Right By
Houston Upper Elementary just took their state tests and it seems that the time just flew right by. We all are now finished with our state tests and almost finished with school, but state tests are not what school is all about. Sure state tests play a big role, but school is not just about that. It is also about the learning that leads up to it. We have all done a great deal of learning this year and we are sure we will next year as well.
Ready for the SUMMER!!!
I am sure we are all ready for the summer, and you are in luck because summer is just a few days away. Your teachers will miss you, and you will miss them also. Teachers need a small break from having all of those kids around, and the students think they need a break from learning (though they have a break every weekend). We just wanted to wish everyone good luck next year and have a great summer!!
Hues Kickball TOURNAMENT.
Houston Upper Elementary School will begin its annual Kickball Tournament on February 9, 2018. The championship game will be on February 16, 2018. Donation $1.00.
Online Testing.
Online TestFun Day at Topper Zone
HUES
took all the students with perfect attendance for the month of November to the Topper
Zone. By recognizing students with perfect
attendance, HUES reinforces that strong attendance habits are valued.






HUES named National School of Distinction
National Beta announces Houston Upper Elementary as a 2017-2018 National School of Distinction! This award is an honor for Beta Chapters striving towards academic achievement, exemplary character, demonstrated leadership and service to others and who increase their membership by ten or more percent. Pictured are the 4th and 5th graders, shown with their sponsor, Lysbeth Parker. HUES recently inducted 61 students into the Jr. Beta Club for a total of 93 students.


Hurricane Relief Project
The Houston Upper Elementary Jr. Beta Club is sponsoring a hurricane relief drive. Many families have been devastated by the recent storms, and we would like to give a helping hand. The devastation is overwhelming. There are some who lost all of their material possessions, including their homes. We have reached out to people in the Houston, TX area who have been affected to ask for advice on the items that are most needed.
We are asking for donations of the following items:
Shampoo
Soap
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Deodorant
Hand sanitizer
Toilet paper
Laundry detergent
Cleaning supplies
School supplies (pencils, paper, folders, markers etc…)
If you are able to support our relief drive, please send any of the above items with your child from now until September 29th. If your child is unable to carry your donations, please feel free to deliver them to our school office.
Thank you in advance for your contribution.
New Faces at HUES
Please join us in welcoming the following new staff members to Houston Upper Elementary:
Hope Stantz ~ Librarian
Haley Ard ~ 3rd Language Arts
Hanna Warn ~ 3rd Math/Science
Laura Pepper ~ 5th Grade
Linda Cousins ~ 4th Math/Science
Emily Porter ~ Speech
HUES’s Third Grade "Reading Gate" Is A Success
Congratulations to Houston Upper Elementary Third Graders for a superb job on the 3rd Grade Reading Summative Assessment. HUES third graders had a passing rate of 98.1 percent this year which is the highest percentage of the last three years. Houston School District had the 4th highest passing percentage in the state!
HUES would like to thank the third grade parents for their support. Special thanks to the third grade reading teachers: Mrs. Angela McFarland, Mrs. Lori Moore, Mrs. Morgan Moss, Mr. Nathan Newell, and Mr. Rimmer; and the RtI Coordinator/ Interventionist, Mrs. Rebecca Wortham, for all their hard work and effort in helping these students to be successful.
Accelerated Reader Awards Program
Houston Upper Elementary is proud to be an "Accelerated Reader” School. Pictured below are the elementary students who were recently honored at an Accelerated Reader Award Program.
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Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade
The Accelerated Reader program, known as AR, is a program that allows students to read books on their reading level and then take computerized reading comprehension tests to earn points. Each book is worth a certain number of points based on its length and reading level.
Houston Upper Elementary students earned cash prizes for reading, thanks to PACE, Partners in Achieving Community Excellence. Tom Byrne, PACE treasurer, presented cash prizes to third, fourth and fifth graders, ranging from $5 - $50, to the top 10 point earning students in each grade, giving out a total of $455.
Lysbeth Parker, librarian, runs the AR program at HUES. She keeps a point board outside the library and puts students’ names on it once they earn 10 or more points on the AR tests, updating it monthly.
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Read Across America
NEA’s Read Across America Day is a nationwide reading celebration that takes place annually on March 2—Dr. Seuss’s birthday. HUES celebrated Read Across America by having special guests visit each class and read to the students.
Mr. Trevor Hampton would like to thank each guest for participating and helping to make this year’s Read Across America Day a success.
Ann Landrum Mildred Slaughter Serena Kilgore
Ruth Hodge Julie Springer Lisa Johnson
Sharon Vance William Cook Jason Brassfield
Desiree Abrams Daniel Heeringa Lori Harrington
Lori Harrington Cara Chislom Joanne Whitt
Jared Roberts Shenia Jones Steven Vicars
Todd Stanton Tony Cook Norma Kilgore
National Beta Week
HUES Jr. Beta Club will participate in National Beta Week during the week of March 6-10, 2017.
"Make Your Mark" Monday
Students are encouraged to write on a "make your mark poster" to document how they have made a positive mark on the school, in the community, or with friends/family.
“Tell
About It” Tuesday
Students will share and learn what Beta is all about.
“Work
With Others” Wednesday
Students are encouraged to help others out at home, school, and in the community.
“Think
About Growth” Thursday
Students will make a personal growth plan. Students are encouraged to do what it takes to achieve their goal.
“Feature
Beta Spirit” Friday
The National Beta Club colors are gold and black. Students are asked to wear black, gold, or yellow to show “Beta Spirit”.
HUES Jr. Beta Club
Houston Upper Elementary is proud to announce the establishing of HUES Jr. Beta Club. Membership is open to any fourth or fifth grade student who maintains A’s and B’s on each report card and exemplifies good character. This year invitations for membership were issued to sixty-two students who met eligibility criteria.
We would like to recognize and congratulate the following members of HUES Jr. Beta Club.
Alexis Audette Clara Boykin Haylee Byars
Kimble Clouse Katelyn Collins Sara Cook
Steven Cook Tyler Davis McKenna Diaz
Haley Ellison Lizbeth Espericueta Nathan Ford
Janaisha Free Rhett Goode Eli Griffin
Kinley Hallmark Millie Herringa Taylor Higginbotham
Dakeira Ivy Cameron Kilgore Hayden McManus
Dora Murillo Mark Murillo Tracy Neal
Carmen Owen Jaxon Paras Chloe Sintikakis
Emma Smith Langley Smith Rialey Gage Tucker
Brandi Unruh Jose Varela Bryanna Ward
S.H.O.P Expo at HUES
This coming Friday, November 18, 2016 is the annual S.H.O.P. (Students Helping Others Planet wide) Expo at the HUES gym from 10-2. We are raising money to help our local chapter of Dream Riders Biking for Children. The students have already participated in a can drive, and the United Blood Services blood mobile will be at the school on Friday.
HUES New Staff
Please join us in welcoming the following new staff members to Houston Upper Elementary:
Trevor Hampton, Principal
Beth Brandon
Patricia Geiss
Taylor Gurley
Kimberly Hardy
Nathan Newell
Michelle Rish
Sandee Tutor
Katylynn Wright
John Kimball