{"id":10663,"date":"2013-03-07T18:15:08","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T18:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us\/school\/honeycreek\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:20:48","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/honeycreek\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Honey Creek School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-2152\" style=\"max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-110-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-2152 ml-slider ms-theme-default nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Home Page\" data-height=\"375\" data-width=\"700\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_2152\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_2152\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-13331 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-05-01 12:55:06\" data-filename=\"honeycreek2026-05-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/honeycreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/honeycreek2026-05-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Four children stand in a library smiling.\" class=\"slider-2152 slide-13331 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; 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width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-7758 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-05-30 21:29:16\" data-filename=\"202504AR100PtClubNoWeb-scaled-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/honeycreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/05\/202504AR100PtClubNoWeb-scaled-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2152 slide-7758 msDefaultImage\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Over 50 students earned over 100 pts in the Accelerated Reading Pgm..they enjoyed \"Lunch with the Principal\".<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-7789 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-06-04 20:14:14\" data-filename=\"IMG_1532-scaled-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/honeycreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/04\/IMG_1532-scaled-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2152 slide-7789 msDefaultImage\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Learning how to make beautiful music...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-10191 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2022-05-17 17:25:40\" data-filename=\"202502HCBB-CP1-3-Blue-1-scaled-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/honeycreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/04\/202502HCBB-CP1-3-Blue-1-scaled-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2152 slide-10191 msDefaultImage\" title=\"202502HCBB CP1-3 Blue\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Our students love playing on the basketball teams!!<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-10431 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2022-09-16 21:00:40\" data-filename=\"IMG_9628-scaled-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/honeycreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/04\/IMG_9628-scaled-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2152 slide-10431 msDefaultImage\" title=\"IMG_9628\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Our PAC Popsicle Party is great way for parents, staff, and students to meet old and new friends and learn a bit more about PAC and how you can directly impact the school community.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-10649 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2022-10-22 21:03:03\" data-filename=\"20251007_132738-scaled-e1763487794445-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/honeycreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/11\/20251007_132738-scaled-e1763487794445-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2152 slide-10649 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20251007_132738\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Students anxiously await AR Shopping Day, so they can spend the points they have earned.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-11432 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2023-06-06 22:24:46\" data-filename=\"202510HCSoccerTeam-Red-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/honeycreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/11\/202510HCSoccerTeam-Red-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2152 slide-11432 msDefaultImage\" title=\"202510HCSoccerTeam Red\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Soccer is great!!<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-11782 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2023-11-07 19:48:11\" data-filename=\"IMG_0305-scaled-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/honeycreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/04\/IMG_0305-scaled-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2152 slide-11782 msDefaultImage\" title=\"IMG_0305\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Harvest Parade<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-11873 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-02-01 17:51:00\" data-filename=\"IMG_1166-scaled-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/honeycreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/04\/IMG_1166-scaled-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2152 slide-11873 msDefaultImage\" title=\"IMG_1166\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Students love the TaeKwonDo Club...just one of many after school clubs offered.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display: block; padding-top: 20px;\" href=\"http:\/\/mpsmke.com\/enroll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1873\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Summer-Academy-Banner.gif\" alt=\"Enroll Now\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Honey Creek School is committed to providing an equitable, inclusive, engaging, and collaborative learning community which prepares the students we serve to develop the knowledge, critical thinking skills, and character necessary to be lifelong learners. We are dedicated to partnering with families and our community to help our students succeed to their full potential. At Honey Creek School, the community offers courtesy and professional respect.\u00a0 We embrace differences and are optimistic, resourceful, proactive, and solution oriented. We believe in a growth mindset and pursue opportunities for learning. We hold high expectations for ourselves and our community, and ensure all stakeholders know they are valued.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">US News report ranks Honey Creek #2 Elementary school in Milwaukee &#8211;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a id=\"LPlnk392673\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/k12\/elementary-schools\/wisconsin\/milwaukee-school-district-111407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/k12\/elementary-schools\/wisconsin\/milwaukee-school-district-111407<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/honeycreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/Detail_Public_HC_Elementary-2017_18.pdf\">Honey Creek Greenspace Play-Yard Project<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Honey Creek Elementary and Wedgewood Park International Schools have been awarded a schoolyard redevelopment planning grant to develop a common vision for a greener, healthier schoolyard.\u00a0 The schools and surrounding neighborhood community will work collaboratively with support from project partners to develop a conceptual plan to include new green spaces that manage stormwater, provide improved recreation and education opportunities, and inspire students to take care of the environment throughout 2025.\u00a0 Please follow the progress at this link <a href=\"https:\/\/refloh2o.com\/wedgewood-honeycreek\">https:\/\/refloh2o.com\/wedgewood-honeycreek<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/honeycreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/Detail_Public_HC_Elementary-2017_18.pdf\">Honey Creek CP Charter School\u2019s State Accountability Report Card<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction produces report cards for every district and school in the state. This report includes data on four priority areas:\u00a0<em>Student Achievement, Student Growth, Closing Gaps, On Track &amp; Post Secondary Readiness<\/em>. The report card also provides data on four Student Engagement indicators. These indicators affect student success and school effectiveness. Please click on the link to download the <a href=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/honeycreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/11\/SRCDetail_Public_Honey_Creek_Elementary_2023-24.pdf\">2023-24 Report Card<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click here for an explanation of our report card &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/watch.screencastify.com\/v\/mHSNtv4MOvsewgnh8gk2\">Principal&#8217;s Explanation of HC Report Card<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honey Creek School is committed to providing an equitable, inclusive, engaging, and collaborative learning community which prepares the students we serve to develop the knowledge, critical thinking skills, and character necessary to be lifelong learners. We are dedicated to partnering with families and our community to help our students succeed to their full potential. 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