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Isaac Graham: Principal for a Day

Happy Elementary has been known many years for the motto, “excellence is expected, respected, and rewarded,” and fourth grader, Isaac Graham does not fall short. By the fifth six weeks of school Isaac had already . . . read more

Happy Elementary named as a Reward School

February 10, 2017

Happy Elementary School received the honor of being named a Reward School, only 1 of 5 in the Region 16 area. read more

High Performing Campus - Happy Elementary

High Performing Campus Happy Elementary was recognized Thursday, November 3, 2016, by Texas Education Agency as high-performing or high-progress Title 1 schools. Six Elementary schools in Region 16 received the High Performing . . . read more

My Teacher

March 2, 2016 By Arianna Perez, 2nd Grader

By Arianna Perez, 2 nd Grader My teacher’s name is Mrs. Johnson. She is fun. She has us color and do crafts. We get to go to recess. In second grade, I made a catapult and a bridge. Currently, we are . . . read more

Thanksgiving Feast

March 2, 2016 Kamreigh Bender, 3rd Grader

Students at Happy Elementary had our Thanksgiving Feast in the P.E. Gym. We ate popcorn, beef jerky, cheese, grapes and drank Capri-Sun. I sat on the floor with my best friends, Sami and Olivia. We were all . . . read more

When I am a Doctor

March 2, 2016 By Alexa Hackbarth, 2nd Grader

If you want to be a doctor, you have to be in school. If you want to be a horse, you cannot because you cannot turn into a horse. If you want to be a doctor, you must work hard and go to medical school. Being a . . . read more

When I Grow Up

March 2, 2016 By C.J. Moore 3rd grader

When I grow up I want to go to college. First, I want to learn about science and math. I will learn management. Then I want to play football for West Texas A&M University. I will play . . . read more

Basketball

February 29, 2016 By Jane Berry, 3rd grader

Have you ever lost at a basketball game? I hate when I lose because I feel really bad. Basketball is my second favorite sport. Even though I am only 9 years old, I think I am pretty good! Basketball can be hard at . . . read more

Being Creative

February 29, 2016 By Hannah Johnson, 4th Grader

Being creative is the second best thing you can be. Kids at Happy Elementary, where I go to school, are the best at being creative. Karsen built a car from a cardboard tube to illustrate a book he was reading. Alex, in 6 th . . . read more

Dirt Bikes

February 29, 2016 By Codey Barnes, 3rd Grader

In Happy, TX, one of the fun activities for children is riding dirt bikes. The field is ok but riding in the country is better because there are crops, fields, and roads so you can go hundreds of feet in the country. There are . . . read more

Follow the Rules

February 29, 2016 By Dalilah Dooley, 2nd Grader

Rules are an important and ever present part of life. Although a simplified statement might be, “Follow the rules or go to jail,” the truth is rules change as we get older. At home, I must clean my room or I cannot . . . read more

Lego Robots

February 29, 2016 By Kirsten Simons, 3rd Grader

Have you ever built a working robot out of Legos? Well, I have! It can be very complicated at times. You have to be good at math, science, and being creative! Robotics is very fun. The Lego Robot is . . . read more

My Awesome Cousins

February 29, 2016 By Taylor Coile, 2nd grade

My cousins, Jessica, Sarah, and Bethany, are the craziest. Jessica is crazy because she asks me silly questions like, “Who are you?” “How come you can’t drive yet?” Sarah is my next crazy . . . read more

My First Year of Basketball

February 29, 2016 By Elizabeth Barclay, 4th Grader

Last year was my first year of basketball and I was so excited. I had never played basketball before. We were undefeated. When we got to the first game, I was super nervous. I played the wing position on . . . read more

Principal’s Challenge

February 29, 2016 By Maddalinn Higgs, 3rd Grade

Maddalinn Higgs has a principal and she has a challenge for the school. Each class had a different challenge. I was in second grade and the challenge was to read two chapter books. Last year my sister, Baiyleigh, . . . read more

September 11, 2001

February 29, 2016 By Alex Juarez, 6th Grader

On February 26, 1993, a rumbling sensation stopped the bustling borough of Manhattan. Minutes later, the New York Police Department, the New York Fire Department, and ambulances from multiple hospitals arrived as tourists, . . . read more

Show Day

February 29, 2016 By Landon Flowers, 5th Grader

It was finally here, time to show my pig. I had to feed him a lot, then I got to take a nap. I feed my pig Lenders Feed and Oats. After that, I had to clean out his feeder. Following a delicious breakfast, . . . read more

Star Wars, Episode 7

February 29, 2016 By Gus Fields, 6th Grader

Star Wars, The Force Awakens was one of the most anticipated movies of all time. The movie made over a couple of billion dollars. So Star Wars Episode 7 sits right now with some of the greatest movies of all time. For one . . . read more

Stock Show

February 29, 2016 By Chesney Sturgess, 2nd Grade

My big sister, Chandler, shows pigs. She won Grand Champion Swine. Before she shows a pig, they have to be castrated. This is our first year to show in San Angelo. I hope that Chandler will win with her pig. She has . . . read more

Super Bowl 50

February 29, 2016 By Jamison Higgs, 6th Grader

On February 7, 2016, Super Bowl 50 aired on live television where the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers, 24 – 10. The Carolina Panthers were coming off a hot 2015 season losing only one game. But with the Denver . . . read more

The Best Teachers

February 29, 2016 By Zaida Cisneros, 1st Grade

Mrs. Cowart, the Happy Elementary Music teacher, teaches children how to sing and dance to new songs. She likes the students, too. She loves us. The students like her, too. Our parents always come watch us . . . read more

The Big Christmas Program

February 29, 2016 By Jacob Alaniz, 1st Grader

Mrs. Cowart, the Happy Elementary Music teacher, and Mrs. McNeill, the first grade teacher, directed a play for Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1 st and 2 nd grade students. The program was fun to watch and to perform. The students made . . . read more

The Minecraft Game

February 29, 2016 By Travis Doss, 3rd Grader

If you have Minecraft and you do not have the full game, you cannot fly. But if you do, you can fly and make a treehouse. And the most amazing thing is an island in the air with a giant house on it. You can make . . . read more

The Third Grade Class

February 29, 2016 By C.W. Johnson, 3rd Grader

The third grade class at Happy Elementary is the largest class in school. The third graders like to do science. We do a bunch of stuff about the earth. Today we learned how the earth orbits around the sun and the moon does . . . read more

Wax Museum

February 29, 2016 By Mikah Anstey, 6th Grade

On December 18, 2015, at the Happy High School gym, the wax museum came to fruition. It was the last day before winter break and I was Thomas Edison. I learned a lot about Thomas Edison and I liked some of his quotes. . . . read more

When I Grow Up

February 29, 2016 By Breelee Dempsey, 4th Grader

When I grow up I want to be a rancher. I want to be a rancher because I will be free and I will get to ride my horse all day long. My friend and I are going to build a ranch. It is going to be called the M&B Ranch because . . . read more

When I Grow Up

February 29, 2016 By Mikaela Ward, 5th Grader

When I grow up, I would like to be a reading teacher. I want to be a reading teacher because: * I love kids, . . . read more

Writing Enrichement

February 29, 2016 Lynnlea Johnson, 1st grader

When I was in Kindergarten When I was little, I was in Kindergarten at Happy Elementary School. It was lots of fun. Every day we did writing and stations. When I was in Kindergarten, I learned to read and . . . read more

Writing Enrichment

February 29, 2016 Dylan Hackbarth, 5th grader

Science Science is important in education. You can do experiments and other cool stuff. Science takes lots and lots of math. The Periodic Table of Elements identifies elements in our universe. The main three . . . read more

Writing Enrichment

February 29, 2016 By Madelynne Ward, 2nd grade

Writing Enrichment is fun to be in. The first day we made a journal. Chesney and I say by each other. Mrs. Waldo helped me when I was making my journal. Today we made cards. It was very fun, too. read more

Writing Enrichment

February 29, 2016 Ryan Starker, 4th Grade

Minecraft When You are A Noob When you first get Minecraft, you may not know how to move. In Minecraft, PC Edition, I had to look up how to move. You use W, A, S, and D to move. If you do not know how to . . . read more

Writing Enrichment

February 23, 2016 By Waldo, Toni

Happy Elementary offers Writing Enrichment for students in grades 1 st – 6 th during the month of February. 35 students join a crew of staff and volunteers to participate in activities designed to encourage and promote writing . . . read more

February Par Inv Connection Newsletter

February 19, 2016

The February newsletter, The Parental Involvement CONNECTION , is available in English and Spanish. http://www.esc16.net/preview.aspx?name=title1swi.3_newsletter This edition of the newsletter includes articles about nutrition, . . . read more

Making Math Automatic

December 8, 2015 By Waldo, Toni

The Happy Second Grade class and their teacher, Joli Johnson, received a grant for the Reflex Math System. The Reflex system combines research-proven methods and innovative technology to provide the most effective math fact fluency . . . read more

Students teaching students

December 8, 2015 By Simons, Kirsten

Learning to read nonfiction text is a difficult skill for many emerging readers. Mrs. Downing, the third grade Reading teacher, asked me to teach a lesson on reading nonfiction using a text about China. To prepare for the . . . read more

Teaching My Class

December 8, 2015 By Karsen Collier

Because I am very good at reading and understanding nonfiction text, Mrs. Downing asked me to teach the skill to my classmates. To prepare to teach third graders, I read the text prior to the class and answered the questions to make . . . read more

Veterans’ Day 2015

December 2, 2015 By Waldo, Toni

Happy ISD took a few minutes from a busy month to honor Veterans from Happy and surrounding areas. All elementary students, the High School band, FFA members, and student council members participated in the moving program, designed to . . . read more

Rachel Carson, Environmentalist and Role Model

November 12, 2015

By Elizabeth Barclay I was assigned a school project to create a wax museum display about a female role model. I selected Rachel Carson. Ms. Carson was a Marine Scientist who advocated against the use of pesticides such as . . . read more

Happy Elementary Students Ready for Hollywood

November 11, 2015 By Waldo, Toni

November 11, 2015 The Drama Enrichment participants presented a full-length play on Friday, November 6, to their fellow Happy ISD students and on Saturday, November 7, to approximately 150 family, friends, and visitors. The play, . . . read more

Drama Enriches the Lives of Students

October 28, 2015 By Waldo, Toni

Happy Elementary School students had the opportunity to try out for parts in the Drama production of “Cinderella and the Emperor’s New Clothes”. The play is an adaptation of two plays by Blanche Marvin. The plot . . . read more

New Leaders at Happy Elementary

October 1, 2015 By Waldo, Toni

September 22, 2015 The sixth grade students at Happy Elementary gathered prior . . . read more

School Is Cool…With YoYo’s

September 20, 2015 By Waldo, Toni

September 14, 2015 Around the World Yoyo presented the assembly “The School is Cool” at Happy Elementary. John Fox, who travels across America speaking to thousands of students each year, used Yoyo tricks to . . . read more

When I Grow Up

Kason Sperry

September 20, 2015

After reading the book When I Grow Up by Al Yankovic, I decided I want to be a math teacher, a science teacher and a social studies teacher. My mom is a math teacher, Mrs. Hix is a math teacher and a science and social studies . . . read more

When I Grow Up

September 13, 2015 By Blaze Williams

I listened to Mrs. Waldo read When I Grow Up by Al Yankovic. I began thinking about my future. When I grow up I want to be a policeman because they have a car with sirens. I will arrest people who steal from others, people . . . read more

When I Grow Up

Breelee Dempsey

September 7, 2015

When I Grow Up… By Breelee Dempsey After reading the book, When I Grow Up, by Al Yankovic, I began thinking about what I want to be when I grow up. I want to be an adventurer and write about my adventures, sharing my . . . read more