Parent Bulletin7                                       HKMS                                                      February 29, 2008

1.       Great news.  The district has converted our parent emails to a "LIST SERVE".  This allows us to bypass the scam filters that many networks have installed, blocking emails to large numbers of recipients.  We are hopeful that this email will be received by ALL of our parents on our email list.   Usually, parent bulletins will be mailed on Thursdays (we delayed this week to get our LIST SERVE organized).

2.       Our Pasta Dinner is scheduled for TONIGHT,  February 29 (Sadie Hawkins Day) in our cafeteria from 6 pm to 8 pm. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children.  Families of 5 or more can purchase a family ticket for $25.    Each 8^th grade homeroom is donating a basket that made be bid on through a silent auction.  The funds raised will be used to reduce the cost of the Washington, DC trip for all 8^th grade students.  The final bills sent home the first week in March will reflect this saving. Scholarship funding will be supported by donations from the Lions Club, PTO, Student Council and Honor Society. 

3.       Congratulations to our students who successfully auditioned for the All Southern Regional Music Festival.  The students will be attending their required rehearsals at Seymour High School today for their concert performances tomorrow.  Bravo!

·        Celine Coleman - Band  8^th (Mallets)

·        Jack Marriot - Orchestra  8^th (Trumpet)

·        Emma Soneson  - Band or Orchestra 8^th (Clarinet or Viola)

·        Austin Boulay - Chorus 8th

·        Gunnar Soneson - Band 6^th (Alto Sax)

·        James Spineti - Jazz Band 6^th (Guitar)

4.       Many parents have asked how snow days and 2 hour delays affect our daily schedule.  If we have a snow day - we actually skip that day and add it to the end of the school year.  So if the day we lost to a cancellation was a B2 day, we return to a C1 day.  With a two hour delay, we drop the first period of the day and shorten the other periods by 5 minutes.  So if the day was a B2 day  and we have a two hour delay, we start the day with C2. 

5.       A letter with the CMT schedule was mailed home on Monday, February 25.  For your quick reference, I have included the CMT schedule blow:

·         Monday, March 3: Practice Test

·         Tuesday, March 4: Direct Writing Assessment

·         Wednesday, March 5: Math Session 3 with Calculators

·         Thursday, March 4: Reading Comprehension I

·         Tuesday, March 11:  Editing and Revising

·         Wednesday, March 12: Math Session 2 with Calculators

·         Thursday, M arch 13: Reading Comprehension II

·         Tuesday, March 18: DRP (Reading)

·         Wednesday, March 19: Math Session 1 no calculators

·         Thursday, March 20, Science for grades 5 and 8 only. 

6.       Final call for Yearbooks.    If you wish to buy your child a yearbook, please send in the form and a check for $25.00 made out to HKMS Student Activity.  Blank order forms are available in the main office. If you are not able to afford a yearbook for your child, scholarships are available. Please contact your child's guidance counselor

7.       Changes in winter season clubs are bold faced and red. 

 The listing below will help you plan for after school activities for your child.  Permission    slips are required for every activity and can be picked up in the main office.  Seating is limited in some of the activities.  The clubs start at 2:50 and end at 4:00 PM unless otherwise stated on the permission slip.

·         Intramural scooter handball:  Two weeks beginning February 25 through March 5.  Every Monday and Wednesday.  Open to grades 5 - 8.  Advisor is Cherie Anderson.

·         Intramural fitness center:  Six weeks beginning the week of February 25 through March 31.  Open to grades 5 - 8.  Every Monday, Wednesday or Friday.  Advisor is Mike Baklik

·         Softball Pitching and Catching Clinic:  Four weeks beginning February 15.  Every Friday.  Open to grades 5 through 8.  Advisor is Cherie Anderson.

·         Book of the Month Club:  Six weeks beginning February 28.  Every Thursday.  Open to grades 5 and 6.  Advisor is Linda Valley.

·         Scrapbooking; Six weeks beginning March 3.  Every Wednesday.  Open to grades 5 - 8.  Ten dollar fee for materials.  Advisor is Heather Pach.

·         Media Center:  Five weeks starting February 5.  Every Tuesday.  Open to grades 5 and 6.  Advisor is Robin Duffield.

Ongoing after-school activities include the 7^th/ 8^th grade musical rehearsals,  Yearbook (5- 8), Art Honor Society (8), Student Council (7-8), SADD (7- 8) and YFS afterschool activities.   For more information about clubs, contact Anne O'Brien, receptionist.