Homecroft KA

Shared leadership is critical to meet the needs of all students. Homecroft Kindergarten Academy cluster has entire Instructional Leadership Team coaching teachers to deliver high quality, explicit phonics instruction. @perrytwpschools @NIETteach @HKAMightyOaks

HKA teachers are reflecting and celebrating at our retreat today. We are very proud to have earned the District Awards for most growth in mClass and highest growth for WIDA oral proficiency!! Congratulations to our amazing teachers and staff for their hard work 🎉 #wegrowkids

Today some of the students from our very first group of Mighty Oaks walked through our building and spent some time with their kindergarten teachers. What a special moment with a great group of students ❤️

We enjoyed meeting the PTEC preschool students who are headed to kindergarten next school year. They walked over and took a tour of Homecroft K Academy. They were excellent guests and we are so excited to have them be at one of the 4 kindergarten academies next school year!

Celebrating National School Lunch Hero day today!! We love our lunch ladies❤️ Thank you for all that you do!!

Happy Teacher Appreciation week to the BEST group of teachers!! THANK YOU for all that you do for our students ❤️

We love how often Perry Police officers visit our building. Yesterday, they were able to celebrate with one of our students who was excited to share that he was working hard to meet his kindergarten goals! Look at the excitement on his face 😊

Congratulations to Mrs. Cindy Marshall for being recognized as the HKA Teacher of the Year! Her passion and commitment to create a love of learning for all students fosters a growth mindset at the most critical time for our early learners; she truly welcomes all” ❤️

Thank you to everyone who donated and supported our HKA Karlee’s Kindness Project! Miss Scott and Karlee’s parents were able to deliver and meet the kind staff at Southside Animal Shelter. What a wonderful way to honor and remember our beautiful Karlee on her birthday ❤️

Thank you to our wonderful custodian Ms. Sharol & the Perry township grounds crew for working to clear our sidewalks & parking lot today… AND for leaving something to make us smile ☃️ We hope our Mighty Oaks had a little fun in the snow after completing their remote learning!

What a fun morning at HKA! We had our 5th annual Gift of Reading. HKA teachers, staff members & district leadership each read a book to a group of students & enjoyed fun craft, song or activity. THANK YOU to Mrs. Mapes for organizing this special event each year for our school ❤️

Instructional Leadership Team creates a culture of excellence through teacher ownership, shared leadership, and a clear vision for student success! Led by master teacher Jacinda Mapes. @HKAMightyOaks @NIETteach @PerryTwpSchools

We are so excited to have students from Ms. Jordan’s early childhood class at Southport High School helping in our classrooms again this year! They toured our school today and can’t wait to start working with students 😊

We finished up Jumpstart to Kindergarten with a fun field day! We are looking forward to returning to school in July with this new group of Mighty Oaks! Have a great summer☀️

We appreciate our families who were able to attend our car seat presentation this afternoon. Thank you to Assistant Chief, Anthony McGavock from our Perry Police Department and Rosie from the car seat safety program for sharing this very important information with our families!

Thank you to all our families who were able to attend the final day of “Red Carpet” to first grade send off programs! We sure have enjoyed your amazing children this school year and plan to make the most of the last 5 days of kindergarten ❤️

We enjoyed celebrating our Mighty Oaks with families today during “Red Carpet” to first grade send off programs. We are SO proud of your children ❤️ We look forward to celebrating tomorrow with the rest of our classes!

A very big THANK YOU to Officer Humble from our Perry Township Police Department for teaching our students about gun safety today. We are so thankful for our officers and how involved they are with our schools. Ask your child about “Stop, Don’t Touch, Run Away, Tell a Grownup”.

Our very own Miss Alison Scott was chosen by the Southside Times as the 2022 Educator of the Year!! Congratulations to Miss Scott for representing our amazing Homecroft Kindergarten Academy teachers and all of Perry Township!

Congratulations to Mrs. Kinkoph and Mrs. Corthell! This morning they were recognized as our HKA teacher and support staff of the year. They both work tirelessly for our students and families. Thank you for your dedication ❤️