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 Welcome to the home of the Hawks, here on the Internet site for J. Robert Hendricks Elementary school. Our highly performing campus of nearly 450 students is located in the strong community of Tucson. You'll find us at the central, southern part of Arizona, which offers bright and sunny skies and warm weather all year long. Hendricks Elementary serves kindergarten to 6th grade. We take great pride and care in teaching your children every day. Our teachers and staff know that encouragement and challenging work build great minds and character. We are proud to be an A+ School! Please take time to read our site in detail. This is a great way to keep informed and involved with our school. We'd love your partnership with us throughout your children's education. Our calendar and news page will keep you updated with our many activities. We also have your basic questions answered in the FAQ and you'll notice the Helpful Links page has some terrific links to enhance your child's education. Please contact us for anything you need. Our staff and teachers are glad you and your children are here with us this year!
Dear Hendricks Community, The month of February is full of celebrations, traditions, and events that hopefully leave lasting memories for our students. We will celebrate Love of Reading during the week of February 8, 2010. Reading Rocks is our theme. We will ask students to show their love of reading every day by dressing up. Additionally, we will have guest readers, Childsplay performances, DEAR Time (Drop Everything and Read), and storytellers joining us. We will also celebrate Valentine’s Day. Grade levels will plan age-appropriate celebrations where students will be able to exchange cards and treats. Please refrain from sending in flowers, balloon bouquets, and gifts to school. The goal is to ensure that each and every one of our students enjoys Valentine’s Day with no hurt feelings. Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation. Finally, the month will be rounded out with a Tucson original called Fiesta de los Vaqueros which is on February 25 and 26. School will not be in session on those days. In other news, we have a few more items worthy of mention. First, congratulations to Jeshua Durazo, Mason Gavre, Lauren Mendoza, and Erik Selk who represented us on January 15 at the annual Flowing Wells School District Spelling Bee at the Junior High. Hendricks held a National Geographic Bee on January 12. Congratulations to Jeshua Durazo who was our grand prize winner. Kiley Schiermeyer was first runner-up and Carley Slaby was our second place winner. Congratulations to all of our students who participated in our first annual National Geographic Bee! We will soon be asking sixth grade students to begin the registration process for the Junior High. On February 23, an orientation will take place at Hendricks to begin the transition. Finally, our PTO sponsored Jog-a-Thon will take place on Saturday, March 13. There will be a carnival theme this year with proceeds benefiting the school. Way to go to Ethan Galvin who won the t-shirt contest! It is a healthy and fun event for the whole family. Please join us if you can. Finally, thank you to all of our families who participated in our Haiti Kindness Project and who have donated books to our Gift of Reading Donor library. We have now collected 1,126 books and given out 241 books. Please keep the books coming; the children are really excited about this project! Sincerely,
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