CR Hanna Elementary School

CRH fifth graders attended Quad City Symphony’s Symphony Day 2026. They prepared for the concert in their music classes, learning about composers and melodies, concert etiquette and the instruments in the orchestra. Over 6000 students from in and around the Quad Cities attended the concert “The Orchestra Sings.” Following the concert, the students enjoyed lunch together at The Golden Corral. A big thank you to QCSO and the sponsors of Symphony Day 2026! 🎶

Second grade attended a field trip to the QC Botanical Center and Augustana College Fryxell Geology Museum! At the botanical center, they learned about parts of a plant, carnivorous plants, and toured the sun garden 🪴 At the Geology Museum they learned about the Cryolophosaurus dinosaur, discovered by an Augie professor, Dr. Hammer. They also learned about fossils, rocks, minerals, and gems! 🦖

Our third graders proved that fractions are deliciously fun! 🍕 After learning all about halves, thirds, fourths (and everything in between!), they put their knowledge to the test by solving pizza related fraction tasks.

CR Hanna's character trait of the month for the month of February was SELF CONTROL! Congratulations to this month's winners! In March, we are working on PERSEVERANCE and not giving up!

We were so excited to welcome members of the Orion High School production of The Little Mermaid who stopped by to give our students a special preview of their upcoming show happening this weekend at Orion High School!

Our hallways were filled with smiles and excitement as Ariel, Prince Eric, Sebastian, the evil Ursula, and other cast members made a special appearance. The students loved meeting the characters, hearing a sneak peek of the performance, and getting a little taste of the magic happening on stage.

A huge THANK YOU to the Orion High School cast and director Mr. Wilburn for sharing your time and talents with our students — you truly made our day unforgettable!

Be sure to support these amazing performers and catch The Little Mermaid this weekend at Orion High School!

Mrs. Essary's kindergarten class explored force and motion in science! What a great hands on experiment for little minds!

1st grade celebrated the 120th day of school today with fun activities like counting to 120 and stacking 120 cups!

Love is in the air… and all down our hallway! ❤️ CR Hanna's hallway was bursting with hearts, kindness, and the sweetest little reminders of what Valentine’s Day is really about — friendship, caring, and spreading joy. From colorful creations to heartfelt messages, our students have truly filled these walls with LOVE. If these walls could talk, they’d say how proud we are of the kindness walking through them every single day. 💕 Happy Valentine’s Day from our school family to yours! 💌✨

We had a very special guest in "Charger Country" today! A huge thank you to Chief Meteorologist James Zahara from WQAD News 8 for spending his morning with our wonderful Third Graders at C.R. Hanna Elementary School.

The students were captivated as James shared stories of his own childhood dreams. Long before the high-tech StormTrack 8 doppler radar, James was just a kid with chart paper and colored pencils, drawing his own weather maps and dreaming of the skies.

Our Third Graders learned:
The Science of Prediction: How James uses modern equipment and meteorology to keep the Quad Cities safe.
Following Your Passion: From drawing maps at age 8 to a 30+ year career in broadcasting.
Weather Wisdom: Great questions from our students about everything from sunshine to snow!

We are so grateful for the time he spent inspiring our future meteorologists. It was truly a "bright" spot in our school day!

Reminder: The OHS National Honor Society students are hosting a BINGO night on Thursday, February 12th, at the high school. Doors open at 5:30 and Bingo starts at 6. Bring your family and friends for a fun night of Bingo, raffle baskets, a nacho bar, and games. All ages are welcome to attend. The cost to play BINGO is $10 person. All funds raised will be donated to King's Harvest Ministries to support people experiencing homelessness in the Quad Cities.

CR Hanna students - Grab your favorite hat as you head out the door and get ready for a day full of fun and school spirit! Thursday, February 12 🧢👒

Girl scout troop 5218 had a cooking demo with the high school culinary club. Chef talked about the science of cooking and had them make chocolate covered strawberries. Love to see collaboration between elementary and high school students! 🍓

CR Hanna Leaders of the Month for PATIENCE! February we will focus on SELF-CONTROL

CR Hanna's Space Day outfits were out of this world! 🪐

Hot Wheels meets the Winter Olympics! ❄️🏁 2nd grade students designed their own Olympic-style tracks and tested them out with plenty of speed, strategy, and smiles. Learning + creativity + FUN = a gold medal day! 🥇🚗

Many fun activities happening around CRH for the 100th day of school this week!

E-Learning Day for Orion School District on Friday, January 23, 2026!

This week, students combined for and extra special Music and PE unit. Students spent a drumtastic week drumming and exercising on stability balls. The students enjoyed the activities. While kindergarten through second grades finished up their time with the “drums,” grades 3-5 will continue drumming Tuesday and Wednesday.

4th graders were involved in a special nonfiction text feature “surgery” today!