Henderson County Schools will be celebrating National School Breakfast Week next week, March 4th - 8th ... be watching for more information!!
Winter Storm Wednesday!
Living in the south, we do not experience winter like our northern state friends, but we are not immune to all of winter's dangerous conditions. Especially in the last few years we have seen dangerously low temperatures and in January we experienced a hefty amount of snow. Being prepared and staying safe during cold temperatures is something we always need to be prepared for.
Interesting Facts:
Winter storms are often as powerful or more so than hurricanes
The coldest temperature ever recorded in the state measured -32ºF in Mountain City.
The most snow ever recorded in the state:
Mar 14, 1993
– Sevier County: 30 inches
Winter storms actually take more lives and do more property damages than do hurricanes.
More people die of the cold than of tornadoes and hurricanes combined.
The second severe weather event is the TORNADO!!!
A tornado is a narrow, violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes can be among the most violent phenomena of all atmospheric storms we experience.
Interesting facts:
Tornado Alley is a nickname invented by the media to refer to a broad area of relatively high tornado occurrence in the central United States.
Tornadoes can happen at any time of year. Tornadoes can also happen at any time of day or night, but most tornadoes occur between 4–9 p.m.
The most destructive tornadoes occur from supercells, which are rotating thunderstorms with a well-defined radar circulation called a mesocyclone.
The longest record for a tornado being on the ground is the Tri-State tornado, occurring on March 18, 1925, with a path length of 151 to 235 mi.
Most tornadoes in a month: April, 2011 : 773 tornadoes
Tornado with the strongest winds: Oklahoma City (May 3, 1999): 318 MPH
Celebrate!!!
January Students of the Month!!
Logan Gore, Seth Bingham, Jayden Phipps, Joanna Tomblin, Justice Mosely, Maleigha McCormick, Grayson Burnett, Lucas Bailey, Sylas Hurt, Ellie Monroe, Hayden Kelly, Bella Hallmark, James Arnold, Liam O'Neal, Gatlin Eason, Sloan Collins, Chloe Smarsh, Abbigayle Wilson, Mateo Rosales Tankersley, Lexie Patterson, Brylee Wilson, Enoch Woolard, Eli Lockhart
4H Food Drive!!
Our first severe weather event is the EARTHQUAKE!
An earthquake is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another. The surface where they slip is called the fault or fault plane. The location below the Earth’s surface where the earthquake starts is called the hypocenter, and the location directly above it on the surface of the earth is called the epicenter.
Interesting facts:
It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year. 100,000 of those can be felt, and 100 of them cause damage.
Some very powerful earthquakes occurred along the New Madrid fault in the Mississippi Valley in 1811-1812. Reelfoot Lake is an 18,000- acre natural area located in Lake and Obion Counties in northwest Tennessee. The lake was created by a series of violent New Madrid fault zone earthquakes in the winter of 1811-1812.
Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state and one of the most seismically active regions in the world.
On February 29 we will be wearing red for our character word of the month: Compassion!
Tennessee's Severe Weather Awareness Week (SWAW) will take place February 25-March 2, 2024. "Severe Weather Awareness Week is our opportunity to prepare before disaster strikes." This week students throughout the school will learn about different severe weather events that could affect our area. They will learn about causes, strategies to prepare, and ways to stay safe during these events. We are so excited about the week and all the interesting fun things happening in the building.
A great summer opportunity!!
The Girls Basketball Team will be having a Bake Sale during the Student/Faculty Game February 27th!
4H is collecting items to help children in need. All donations will be picked up next Friday.
Happy President's Day From Scotts Hill Elementary!
In observance of President's Day tomorrow,
schools will be closed Monday, February 19th! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The schoolwide Spelling Bee is coming up next Friday. Invitations are being sent home today to the Top 3 Spellers in each grade. If you are a parent or guardian of a child that receives an invitation and you wish to come support them, please let their homeroom teacher know.
The Top 3 winners in the school wide spelling bee will be headed to the County Spelling Bee in March!
5th grade sent electronic Valentine cards to St. Jude for kindness week yesterday.
Help us celebrate School Resource Officer Day by showing your appreciation for the man who keeps us all safe. Mr. David Alexander! Thank you, David!!
Love,
All the Little Lions
ATTENTION: Tonight's volleyball game at Bargerton has been moved to February 29th.
Don't forget!! Tomorrow we are painting the school BLUE for International Angelman's Syndrome Day! 😇😇😇💙💙💙💙😇😇😇
Happy Valentine's Day!
2024-2025 District Calendar
