
This week our kindergarten students are learning about space. Mrs. Jenson's class had a lot of fun in the mini planetarium she created for learning!




The YMCA has made some updates to their Summer Y Registration taking into account Moorhead School District’s extended summer school dates this year. Attached you will see they are offering a special summer rate for students who are attending summer classes. Please see the attached flyer for more details.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BnOGBkw_S1JBn_WPef8OOARTOkiD-A0d/view


Take a peek at the library schedule for May. If your child has missing library books this is a great month to look for them and get them back to school so your child can start with a clear library record next fall.


Ellen Hopkins students share their love for creativity and Spring in our community garden! Special thanks to our art teacher, Ivy Mattson! #GoSpuds #HopkinsGarden




This Wednesday was Administrative Professional Day. Today we celebrate Bri, Jean, Barb and Kelley for all they do for staff and students at Ellen Hopkins!!! Thanks ladies for helping our school run so smoothly!!! We couldn't do it without you!!! - Sunshine Committee


BOGO Scholastic Book Fair will be May 3-4 from 1:40-6 p.m. in the Black Gym. Enter through the door by the playground. Everything is Buy One, Get One Free. Masks, sanitizing and distancing will apply. (Students will not be shopping during the school day for this event.)


Want to learn more about the new career academy and Moorhead High School’s new approach to education? Check out the article by Fargo INC, Innovation In Education: Enhancing The Spud Experience!
Link 👉 http://ow.ly/6cud50EnT1s


It's National Administrative Professionals Day!
We would like to send a HUGE thank you to all of our Moorhead Schools administrative professionals. 🧡
In honor of today's celebration, we are featuring Briana Schrotberger. Briana has been working as an Administrative Assistant at Ellen Hopkins for almost two years. Learn about Briana below! 👇
🔶She graduated from MSUM with a degree in Elementary Education.
🔶Her hobbies include: reading a good mystery book, binge watching TV, online shopping way too much, trying new recipes, attending concerts and spending time with her loved ones.
🔶Briana’s favorite part of her job is being able to connect with so many wonderful people at MAPS!


Looking for something fun and educational for the kids to do this Summer? Check out all of our awesome Summer Camps. There are so many options from sports to music to technology. There is something for everyone! 🎵🏈🏐💻
Check them out here: https://moorheadcommunityed.ce.eleyo.com/search?q=Summer+Camps&redirected_yet=true&s=name&sf[category]=87%2C86&sf[max_age_month]=0&sf[max_age_year]=100&sf[min_age_month]=0&sf[min_age_year]=0&sf[q]=Summer+Camps&v=list-view


Check out these kindergartners writing about their plant observations!




Helping our school all year long is easy! Just shop and take a picture of your receipt in the Box Top App. Our school PTAC earns money that goes back to our school in many ways. Anyone can submit their box tops to Ellen Hopkins so share the idea with family and friends!


Listen to the virtual School Board meeting tonight at 6 p.m. A recording will be posted following the meeting. Under Minnesota Statutes 13D.021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the school board has determined to limit public attendance at School Board meetings to 10 people, as set forth by the CDC and MDH until further notice.
>>Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6bIMEmt2j4


Check out these sharp thinking third graders who figured out their tangram puzzles.




Tonight is the Hopkins PTAC Papa Johns Pizza Night!
Papa John’s Pizza Days are an opportunity to help raise money for the schools. All you have to do is order pizza today and mention you are calling for Ellen Hopkins School Pizza Day. You get a deal and so does the school!

What a fun Tuesday! Moorhead Police Officers visited the 2nd graders to read the book Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann. Each student got to keep their own copy too!


All are welcome to join our next PTAC meeting on Tuesday, April 13th at 6:30PM. We will be talking about our upcoming Spud Splatter Run that will be held during our school day this year as well as our updates from building principals and our school board member. Use this address to enter the virtual meeting. tinyurl.com/Hopkinsptac


Are you interested in fun summer camps? See what Moorhead has to offer! Summer Camps KIDsource: https://5il.co/redx


Some of Mrs. Rusten's kindergarten students had coding fun on Friday!




Our whole school celebrated Kindness month in March.


Our 4th graders are working on building their state commercials as part of their research project.
