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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, Life at Hendricks keeps humming right along. We had a busy month in October and November appears to be shaping up much the same. First, I would like to sincerely thank all of our parents who attended parent/teacher conferences. Teachers reported a high attendance rate which is sincerely appreciated. The children are always the winners when we stay in close contact between home and school. I am pleased to announce that IBM chose Hendricks Elementary School as the recipient of a technology grant which includes 14 new computers for our school. We will have three new Young Explorer computers for our kindergarten classrooms and we will create our first mobile computer lab. We will use the mobile lab to support research reports, science projects, and students’ presentations. We continue to work on our goal of equipping each of our classrooms with a Smartboard by the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year. If you would like to join us in our efforts, please just let me know. The first Hendricks Awards Assembly was a huge success. We had a great turn-out by family and friends which truly means the world to the children and our staff. Our students seem to be motivated by our new Math Masters program and 200/Classic Club Reading incentives. Please continue to encourage your children to learn their math facts and to read, read, read. Many students recently earned the Blue or Gold Honor Rolls. We appreciate your encouragement and support. It is so important for students to develop these strong academic skills and focus when they are young so that they can continue to apply them throughout their lives. As we look to Thanksgiving, we would like to wish each of our families a healthy and happy holiday. We are grateful for the support and participation of our Hendricks families. Hendricks is a special place because of our students, staff, and families. Sincerely,
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