GOOD AFTERNOON HMS FAMILIES:
I am starting to feel like I am in Bill Murray’s Groundhog Day as our rainy weather continues to be a repeat each weekend. The good news is that the forecast for Saturday is less gloomy than previous weekends as only scattered showers are possible at this time. Fingers crossed that the rain holds off this weekend. For you college fans, especially those that follow Penn State, the Nittany Lions play Ohio State Saturday at noon. As it may be rainy, what a great excuse to do nothing but watch college football for about three hours. If you are following the baseball playoffs, the Phillies and Rangers are up 2 games to one in their respectful series.
Please take a moment to review a few important updates and reminders.
HMS Recap -
View our pictures and read about what’s been going on at HMS over the last week: click on theRecap.
After School Clubs -
HMS after school clubs are off to a great start.
A few reminders on clubs:
After school clubs run from 2:55 PM - 4:00 PM.
Late buses are only available for a student that already has bus transportation to and from school on a regular basis.
Please note: The late bus is not your student’s regular bus. We have 5 late buses and students are dropped off near/close to their normal bus stops.
Students that are being picked up will meet their ride up at our regular drop-off/pick-up area at the top of property.
19th Annual Thanks for Giving Food Drive -
Milford Public Schools is partnering with the Boy and Girl Scouts for their annual food drive.
Donations will be collected from Monday, October 30 through Friday, November 10. For more information click Thanks for Giving
HMS families and staff are encouraged to donate a canned or shelf-stable food item to help others during the upcoming holiday season.
Donations are to be dropped off in your student’s homeroom.
HMS Bring a Veteran to School is Back-
Students and staff are invited to bring a veteran family member or friend to participate in and be celebrated at a ceremony and classroom visit on Friday, November 10th.
Veterans Day Forms will be handed out in Homeroom and can be returned to Miss Napier in room A or Mrs. Flaherty in room 8 by Friday, October 27th. For your convenience click Form to print out a copy of the form.
Students and staff are encouraged to wear Red, White, and Blue on this day.
Harborside is also participating in the VFW Patriot's Pen Writing Contest.
Students should see Miss Napier if they would like an entry form or for more information.
Contest entry is due to Miss Napier by Friday, October 27th.
HMS PTO Spiritwear -
Please click HMS Spiritwear to order your HMS gear.
All items will be shipped to HMS.
When orders arrive we will schedule a date for pickup.
Upcoming Spirit Week Plus Two Additional Days -
Ski Club New Member Informational Night -
If you are new to Ski Club please come to the New Member Informational meeting and make sure to register.
The meeting is on Thursday, November 9 at 7:00 PM in the HMS cafeteria.
Click Ski Club for more information.
Comedy Night -
The HMS PTO Grade 8 Committee is hosting a Comedy Night on Thursday, November 2 at the Milford Arts Council. This is an 18 + event.
Click Comedy Night for more information.
Early Dismissal Reminders/Protocol-
If you have a scheduled early dismissal for your student, please email our Greeter: ktilt@milforded.org. She will give your child an early dismissal permission slip and have them prepared to be picked up at your requested time.
If the early departure is due to a doctor’s appointment, a note on the office letterhead is due upon return to school to be recorded as an excused early dismissal into PowerSchool.
Please know that if your child is not feeling well, they are to report to the nurse to be evaluated before they can be dismissed.
Students are not to be texting or calling parents/guardians to be picked up early due to not feeling well.
Start of School Reminder and Tardiness -
Students are to enter the front of the building starting at 7:40 AM and all students are to be in their assigned homeroom for the start of school at 8:00 AM.
Students will be considered tardy to school if they are not in their assigned classrooms by the school’s start time which is 8:00 AM. Please note that our bells are synchronized to cell phone and computer clocks.
Any student arriving late to school must report to the Lobby Greeter to check-in. All tardy arrivals are considered unexcused unless a doctor’s note is provided.
Tardies resulting from professional appointments (medical, legal, etc.) must be documented by an original note from that professional, and submitted at the time the student signs in with the Greeter in the Lobby. These notes must be on the professional’s original letterhead.
Excessive tardiness will result in the following;
At five (5) tardies, students will receive notification that they have been late for school five (5) times and that additional tardies will result in consequences/intervention. For example:
At (ten) 10 tardies, a student will receive an after school detention for being late for ten (10) days.
After the first detention, a student will receive an after school detention for every five (5) tardies after the original detention was given.
Students with chronic tardiness will receive additional interventions/consequences.
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Important Dates!
Spring Middle School Conference -
Wednesday, March 20th 1:05 PM -3:05 PM
Thursday, March 21st 5:30 PM -8:00 PM
Wednesday, October 25 - Early dismissal for students and professional development for staff.
Tuesday, November 7 - No school for students as it is Election Day. Staff professional development.
Wednesday, November 15 - Early dismissal for students and professional development for staff.
Wednesday, November 22 - Early dismissal for Thanksgiving break.
Thursday, November 23 - Friday, November 24 - No school for Thanksgiving break.