Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The Anne Arundel County Reading Council recognized the short stories of local students from Hillsmere Elementary, St. Martin's Lutheran School and Wiley H. Bates Middle School.
The Anne Arundel County Reading Council recently recognized 54 students—including four from Annapolis schools—for their talents as storytellers, poets and essayists. The council received more than 1,000 entries. The four winners from Annapolis schools included: The 22 first- and second-place entries will go on to be judged at the state level. Anne Arundel County honored the high school writers at a reception on Thursday, and the younger writers will be honored in April. Click here to see a list of all the winners in the county.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Anne Arundel County public school system has announced when it will host Back-To-School Nights.
Sharpen your pencils, scope out deals on calculators and brush the dust off your backpack—it is already time to start talking about going back to school. Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) has announced the schedule for Back-To-School Night. More than 77,000 students are expected to enter AACPS classrooms this fall, and Back-To-School Nights provide parents with the opportunity to learn more about their child’s teachers, and the instruction their children are receiving, according to a press release from AACPS spokesman Bob Mosier. “Helping our children achieve success is a team effort that requires parents to be involved in the educational process,” schools Superintendent Kevin Maxwell said in the release. “Back-To-School Night …
Monday, February 6, 2012
A Hillsmere Elementary student takes first place in the annual Capital District Pinewood Derby Competition this past weekend.
Three Annapolis area students raced to top spots in the 2012 Capital District Pinewood Derby Competition. The event, held this past weekend at Westfield Annapolis mall, was open to all Cub Scouts from each pack in the district, according to a release. Hillsmere Elementary third-grader Nathan Lynch of Black Walnut Cove walked away with first place. He is a part of Pack 366 at Calvary United Methodist Church in Annapolis, said his mother Kathi Lynch in an email. Also earning top spots were: Kathi Lynch said it was a challenging road to victory: Nathan first participated in our Pack 366 Pinewood Derby race on January 28, 2012. A few days before the January race he used a hammer to tweak his wheel alignment and broke an entire front chunk of …
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Read what the third-grade students had to say about their project in their own words.
Lisa Ferrer's third grade class at Hillsmere Elementary School recently wrote letters and made holiday cards for the troops overseas. Their work was part of a class project started by one of the students. Better than me telling you about it, Ferrer helped her students share their own story with Patch. Here's the story as related by students Riley Saylor, Olivia DiGuardo, Joshua McDaniel, and Emma Reed: Our adventure at Hillsmere Elementary School started with a simple letter from Riley Saylor persuading Ms. Ferrer’s third grade class to create holiday cards for military overseas. With the help from three other classmates from military families, Joshua McDaniel, Emma Reed and Olivia DiGuardo, we created a plan to write letters, make holiday…
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Just in case you missed something this week, Patch brings you the week that was in Greater Annapolis and the top stories that everyone's talking about.
Patch articles always stay on the site, even when they're not posted as a top story, and we encourage you to grab a cup of coffee and spend some time exploring some of the older articles. We have some more information if you'd like to know more about how to use the Patch site. Each week, we'll highlight the top five stories of the week so you can join in the conversation. Remember that you can sign up to receive daily or weekly updates from Patch. We're also active on Facebook and Twitter, too. This week's top five stories (in no particular order):
Thursday, November 17, 2011
School officials encourage healthy eating habits by focusing on foods of a specific color and learning about different types of healthy options.
Beth Oldfield from Hillsmere Elementary recently held a fun program at the school and was kind enough to share some information about its attempts to encourage students to eat healthier. The idea was to focus on a single color—in this case red—and to highlight healthy foods fitting that description. She provided Patch with some photos of the event and how everything went: "We had great feedback from the kids—they wanted to know if we're doing it again soon and I had a number of them ask what the next color we'll be tasting will be. We had a great team effort with prepping the fruits and veggies on Thursday and Friday and had another team show up to serve the 480 students at lunch time. The Health Department helps to provide the …
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Just in case you missed something this week, Patch brings you the week that was in Greater Annapolis.
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Sunday, November 13, 2011
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
This year’s fair is dedicated to the memory of Jennifer Barrett, Hillsmere PTA president who passed away in July.
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
In days gone by, a traditional elementary school carnival might offer games like ring toss or a fishing pond, with a big cake walk finale. Today’s school fun fairs blend the traditional with a bit of flash to bring in the crowds and raise money for Parent-Teacher Association-sponsored programs, making them vitally important supplements to shrinking education funding. At the Hillsmere Elementary Fun Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, you’ll find familiar carnival-style games and, yes, even a cake walk. But you’ll also find a silent auction boasting hundreds of donated items, such as a time share in Belize and Taylor Swift swag. You can peruse the book fair, enter a raffle for an iPad 2 or Nintendo 3DS, and eat food provided by Davis’ …
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Incidents on Hillsmere Drive and at Sylvan Shores in Riva prompt county police to remind parents of "stranger danger."
Anne Arundel County Police are asking the public to be vigilant in protecting children at bus stops after two "suspicious persons" reports on Tuesday, one in Hillsmere and one in Riva. In Hillsmere, police were called after a 13-year-old girl said she saw a suspicious person hanging around the bus stop at Hillsmere Drive and Quiet Waters Park at about 6:30 a.m. The girl said an Hispanic man was in the bushes and appeared to be watching students, although he didn't talk to anyone. The incident is being investigated by southern district detectives. In the incident in Riva's Sylvan Shores neighborhood, an 11-year-old girl got off the bus at Riva Road and Centre Road at 3:20 p.m. She was walking and turned around to find a white minivan …
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Just in case you missed something this week, Patch brings you the week that was in Greater Annapolis.
Patch articles always stay on the site, even when they're not posted as a top story, so we encourage you to explore and read some of the older articles if you're new to Greater Annapolis Patch. We have some more information if you'd like to know more about how to use the Patch site. And to ensure you don't miss anything, we'll do reviews each week to point out stories of interest you may have missed. Remember that you can sign up to receive daily or weekly updates from Patch. We're also active on Facebook and Twitter, too. This past week we introduced you to a new effort that is taking place across the entire Patch Universe. Called DisPatches, the effort seeks to chronicle the ever-changing American Dream. What it means for you, since no …
Chris Diguardo
9:33 pm on Thursday, December 1, 2011
We are so proud of our daughter Olivia and her classmates for supporting the troops overseas. Thank you Hillsmere for supporting their idea. What a great holiday gift for the troops overseas. I hope everyone keeps them in their thoughts and/or prayers this holiday season. more ›