Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School

Check out this week's Every Royals Voice blog post to learn about a community / school partnership that is providing hands-on meaningful learning for a group of high school students. https://hbrcommunityblog.blogspot.com/2023/11/farm-friends-is-non-profit-organization.html #EveryRoyalsVoice #TogetherWeAreHBR

Do you need winter gear? Do you have winter gear to donate? Maddie's Mitten March is coming to Hinckley at the Midwest Sportsplex.

On Friday, November 10 we will celebrate Veterans Day at HBR! In continuation of our tradition, we will host all HBR Veterans (family members or community members!) at the elementary school for breakfast and a special program in honor of our veterans. Please RSVP for breakfast here: https://forms.gle/1PTdLSvMDjUnjCzi7 We would love for our school families to invite family members or neighbors/friends to our breakfast and program so we can honor all veterans! Thank you for spreading the word!

This Friday, November 2, will be Fall Picture Retakes. We will have the VanGogh photographer here at 9:00 Friday to take pictures of students who were absent previously AND to take pictures of students who would like a retake. If you are doing a retakes, you MUST return the previous photos on Friday. **PLEASE see the flyer in your email for ALL details about retakes and how to purchase photos. Thank you!

November Lunch Menu

Tomorrow/ Saturday is our FALL FUN FEST!! Come to school in costume- enjoy the haunted house/ hallway with or without lights- and be a part of the costume contest! The fun kicks off at 1:00 and goes till 5. See the flyer for details!

Check out this week's Every Royal Blog post to learn about a new student-led club teaching a timeless skill! https://hbrcommunityblog.blogspot.com/2023/10/blog-post_27.html #EveryRoyalVoice #RoyalPride

We want to say THANK YOU to our INCREDIBLE HBR community!! 💙🤍 Our walk-a- thon raised $7497! And our students and staff walked &/ or ran 1638 miles!! We are so grateful and sincerely want to say thank you all for participating!! Enjoy a few photos from our assembly today to celebrate our totals!

On Thursday, we had a blast at Not So Spooky STEAM Night! Thank you to all that joined us! Today we welcomed author Ruth Spiro to meet our 3rd, 4th & 5th graders. She taught us that WE can be experts in many areas and explain things to grown-ups! Thank you to our PTO for purchasing How to Explain Coding to Grown-Ups for each classroom teacher!! We are grateful for our PTO's generosity!! (If your student would like a signed copy of this book, they may buy it in the office tomorrow for $17.99)

Check out this week's Every Royals Voice blog post as Mrs. Hervey introduces more new members of the HBRES team--you don't want to miss learning more about these familiar faces! https://hbrcommunityblog.blogspot.com/2023/10/blog-post.html #TogetherWeAreHBR #EveryRoyalsVoice

Monday (10/23) is our author visit for grades 3-5! Ruth Spiro will join us to share her new book “How to Explain Coding to a Grown- Up.” Students may purchase a book to be personalized & signed by the author. Books $17.99- checks should be written to Hinckley- Big Rock Elementary School.

So excited for Fall Fest next Saturday! Don’t miss this fun HBR tradition!

Check out this week's Every Royal's Voice Blog post as Mrs. Clark reflects on how we are celebrating languages across HBR this month: https://hbrcommunityblog.blogspot.com/2023/10/honorourlanguages.html #TogetherWeAreHBR #HonorOurLanguages #RoyalPride

Our PTO Inboden's Pie sale ends tomorrow! Please bring all order forms to the office. These delicious pies will be perfect for the upcoming holiday season. The turkey or chicken pot pie is the perfect meal for a busy night. Thank you for supporting the PTO who supports our students!

Many thanks to our PTO for planning a special author visit for our EC-2nd grade Royals. John Sullivan came out from Chicago to tell us about his brand new book, Ethan and the Strays. Our students loved hearing about his pets and listening to his book! It’s not too late to buy a signed copy. Send in payment ($19) this week.

Check out this week's Every Royal's Voice blog post as HBRHS introduces us to their newest staff members. https://hbrcommunityblog.blogspot.com/2023/10/let-us-introduce-you-to.html #EveryRoyalsVoice #TogetherWeAreHBR

October is breast cancer awareness month. 1 in 8 Women in the United States will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. On October 12th we will all fight together against breast cancer. HBR Lady Royals will Dig Pink against Leland Panthers. Get your Dig Pink shirt today! https://www.storessimple.com/cbd/groupproducts.php $6 for every shirt sold will be donated locally, to help those going through treatment for breast cancer. All orders must be placed by October 5th. Shirts will be available for pickup at the High School or at Chickabitty's porch on the 11th after 3pm. They can also be picked up at the game. #TogetherWeAreHBR #DigPink

October Lunch Menu

We are so excited for our WalkAThon next Thursday! See our flyer for all of the details! 👣

Mrs. Garrey’s kindergarten class enjoyed celebrating Sleeping Beauty’s PJ day today/ Monday, as we kicked off Homecoming Spirit Week!