Mrs. Cobb’s first grade has been learning about pumpkins and wrapped up the week by carving one. Click on “read more” to see more pictures of students scraping and scooping out the strands and seeds from their pumpkin.

Herty first graders are rolling right along learning about nouns, writing about Halloween costumes and personal experiences, making connections, creating pumpkin/jackolantern art and addition and subtraction. Click on “read more” to see samples of their work.

Brad Stewart, with LISD Technology Department, graciously funded a grant for Ms. Tobin and Ms. Tierney’s Special Education classes at Herty Primary. The grant provided two iPads and Think & Learn Smart Cycles to support kinesthetic learning. Mr. Stewart, THANK YOU for your generosity! Our teachers had no idea he was going to do this for them. They were so excited! Click on “read more” for additional pictures.

Miss Dunn’s class is learning about pumpkins in science. They are growing pumpkin sprouts in a pumpkin! Click on “read more” for more pictures of the class.

Herty 2nd graders have been learning about nouns and verbs recently. Click on “read more” to see some samples of their great writing.

Click on the photo or “read more” to see the impact of reading just 20 minutes per day.

Today is World Teacher Day. Whataburger recognizes Herty teachers for all they’re doing for students during these uncertain times. Thank you, Chris Johnson and Maci Herrington Dover, for the encouragement and morale booster! It is appreciated!

In honor of National Custodial Appreciation Day, Herty celebrates Ms. Cathy, Mr. Jorge and Ms. Sylvia. Thank you for all you do to make our school so clean! Check back later for pictures of our fabulous custodians!

Student’s at Herty Primary are reading and testing in the Accelerated Reading Program. These 2nd grader’s are recognized for their efforts on the Mario Bros “Level Up” bulletin board. As each student meets his/her reading goal, they are rewarded with their name on the cloud. As the year progresses, we’ll see many students move across this interactive reading-comprehension game board. Click on “read more” for more pictures.

Mrs. Miller’s 2nd graders are awesome writers! Click on “read more” for more pictures of Mrs. Miller’s student’s work.