GOOD AFTERNOON HMS FAMILIES:
Thank you to everyone who contributed toward the “Pie in the Face” fundraiser. We raised $450.52 for Harborside families in need. This most-anticipated event will be held next Friday at our first pep rally since Covid (you bet there will be pictures!) We also promise some entertaining performances and games hosted by our staff on this day. Get your cozy pjs ready, find your red and white clothing for candy cane day, dig out your winter clothing accessories, and dust off your “ugly sweater” for next week’s spirit week. (Details below!)
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 the Recap.
Beverages/Food at School -
Students may have reusable water bottles at school to hydrate throughout the day.
Students are not to be bringing in and/or consuming outside beverages or meals from places like Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, etc. If these items are purchased prior to being dropped off at school, students are to finish them before being dropped off or leave the beverage/food in the car.
Parents are not to deliver outside/restaurant food to students for lunch.
Bus Reminder -
Students are not allowed to travel on buses other than their own per Durham Bus company policy. They will not be permitted to enter/ride a bus that is not assigned to them.
HMS Spirit Week -
PTO Holiday Breakfast for HMS Staff -
Our HMS PTO is looking for help to spread some holiday cheer to the HMS staff on Wednesday, December 20th.
If you are able, please sign up for one (or more) of the slots below. For more information please click HMS Holiday Staff Breakfast.
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, December 20 - HMS Band/Strings Winter Concert at Law High School Auditorium at 6:30pm.
Friday, December 22 - This is a full day of school.
Monday, December 26 - Monday, January 1 - No school for Holiday Recess.
Wednesday, January 10 - Early dismissal for students and professional development for staff.
Monday, January 15 - No school in observance of Martin Luther King Day.
Wednesday, January 24 - Early dismissal for students and professional development for staff.