Haywood County Schools Brownsville Tennessee

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Haywood County Schools
900 East Main Street
Brownsville, TN 38012
Phone: 731-772-9613
Fax: 731-772-3275
Email: battled1@k12tn.net
haywood.k12.tn.us

Doris Battle, Editor

Welcome to a new year

It is my pleasure to welcome all Haywood County students to the 2008-2009 school year. As interim director, I realize the great responsibility our school system has in shaping the lives of the children. We hope all students have settled into their classrooms and are looking forward to a great school year.

As you may have heard, our system made AYP during the last school year, and we are proud of the administrators, teachers and students for their hard work. This is an ongoing challenge for us all, and you should know that our administrators are ever vigilant in doing what needs to be done to continue this trend in our schools.

I have visited all the schools this year and always enjoy seeing all the children at work and at play. It’s part of our job to provide not only academic training in our schools but also lessons in good behavior, social interaction, the arts, music, and athletics. Each school is providing healthy food choices and exercise opportunities for the students to promote a healthier lifestyle and opportunities to learn through hands-on experiences in many different areas. We want our schools to be a well-rounded learning experience for all children.

So, to all the students and their families, let’s join together for another year to give our children an exceptional educational experience. It’s the most important thing we can do for them and for our community.

East Side students celebrate achievement at McDonald’s

Third and fourth graders at East Side Elementary enjoyed a trip to McDonald’s as a reward for achievement. All first and second honor roll students were treated to ice cream, compliments of McDonald’s, and French fries, courtesy of the school, for their good grades.

Over 1600 Items Collected for Food Drive
By: Peggy Jackson

Recently, a need was identified by the local Carl Perkins Center for food to distribute to families in Haywood County during the holiday season. The Family Resource Center at Haywood Elementary in partnership with the Tennessee Nutrition & Consumer Education Program (TNCEP) of the University of TN Extension organized a food drive that was held at Haywood Elementary and East Side Schools.

The “YES, YOU CAN BRING A CAN!” food drive encouraged all students and staff members to bring one canned or non-perishable food item to contribute to The Carl Perkins food pantry. The overwhelming response produced a collection of over 1600 items to assist many Haywood County families in having a happier, healthier holiday season. Our goal to collect food for the food pantry also proved to be a great way to teach our children to help others!

I personally want to thank the administration of East Side (Tammie Canada and Yvette Blue); the Haywood Elementary administration (Jean Wills and Carolyn Caldwell) and the UT Extension Director (Walter Battle) who personally loaded the food items and delivered them to The Carl Perkins Center and all the parents and children who contributed to the Food Drive. This was truly a great experience for all involved.

Parents are invited to visit The Family Resource Centers, located on the campuses of Anderson and Haywood Elementary Schools. The Centers are open Monday-Friday from 8:00 – 3:30 and are a team effort of UT Extension and the Haywood County School System.

Sidelines

School Dates

Oct.13-17
Fall Break

Nov. 5
End 2nd Six Weeks

Nov. 14
Report Cards Issued

Nov. 26-28
Thanksgiving Holidays

Dec. 2-4
Gateway Test (Grade 9-12)

Dec. 19
(½ Day Students & Teachers) End of 1st Semester (89 days)

Dec. 22-31
Christmas Holidays