5:30pm - Rising 6th Grade Parent Meeting (current 5th grade families)

6:30pm - Rising 7th & 8th Grade Parent Meeting (current 6th & 7th grade families)

Date: Friday, March 3rd

Time: 6-8pm

Location: HBMS Cafeteria

• Parents must drop off and pick up students at the front entrance of the school.
• Students must bring their student ID badge to enter the dance.
• NJHS will be selling snacks/food! Have your student bring some money if they are interested.

Parents of rising 6th graders: course registration for the 2023-2024 school year is approaching. Please reference the following steps to guide you through this process:

Step 1: Parents and students review the Middle School Course Catalog together.

Step 2: Students will be visiting HBMS on February 24th during the school day for the Fine Arts Showcase

Step 3: HBMS will be hosting a parent presentation in the library for rising 6th grade parents on February 27th at 5:30pm.

Step 4: Students are to choose classes at home through Skyward. They may visit with their elementary counselors should they need further assistance.

Step 5: Course selection access in Skyward closes March 10th. All selections must be entered by this time.

Parents of rising 7th & 8th graders: course registration for the 2023-2024 school year is approaching. Please reference the following steps to guide you through this process:

Step 1: Parents and students review the Middle School Course Catalog together.

Step 2: Counselors will visit Science classrooms February 22nd & 23rd to explain course selection options and provide students with course selection sheets.

Step 3: HBMS will be hosting a parent presentation in the library for rising 7th & 8th grade parents on February 27th at 6:30pm.

Step 4: Counselors will visit Science classrooms on March 6th & 7th to walk students through the process of entering course selections into Skyward.

Step 5: Course selection access in Skyward closes March 10th. All selections must be entered by this time.

Parents of rising 9th graders: course registration for the 2023-2024 school year is approaching. Please reference the following steps to guide you through this process:

Step 1: Parents and students review the High School Course Catalog together.

Step 2: LTHS will be hosting a parent presentation for rising 9th graders on February 13th at 6:00pm in the PAC. Here is the slideshow if you could not attend.

Step 3: Counselors will visit Science classrooms on March 6th & 7th to walk students through the process of entering course selections into Skyward as well as the 4 year plan.

Step 5: Course selection access in Skyward closes March 10th. All selections must be entered by this time.

A Note from the LTHS Counselors: Students will be selecting courses for the '22-'23 school year over the next two weeks (depending on your school). Selections must be finalized and submitted in Skyward by March 10. Skyward will close at that time for student access to course selections. Changes can only be made through an email to the counselor between March 10 - April 6. Completed 4-year plans due to your counselor by April 6th.

Lifeguard, the sexual health curriculum, will be delivered this year for 6th-9th graders. The curriculum has been updated to include the newly adopted Health TEKS that went into effect this year. The curriculum will be released to us after Spring Break. The format will be different as well as the content. The new curriculum will be delivered in a video format for use by teacher facilitators. It will be: watch the video lesson, pause for student comments, restart the video for the answers to be given, etc. Your child's science teacher will facilitate these lessons. The instruction is opt in only. Science teachers will be sending an opt in form home with your child for your signature. These forms will be collected by the teachers.

If you would like more information, there is a Virtual Parent Workshop: March 20th at 6:00pm We will send a virtual link out at a later time. Parents may also request to preview the curriculum here.

We are also offering a half-off sale on all the remaining PROUD shirts and hoodies.

BEFORE SCHOOL - 7:20-8:20am (Monday-Friday)

- Room 748 with Mr. Beatty

- Library with Ms. Hooker

- Room 775 with Mr. Gaffney

AFTER SCHOOL - 4:20-5:20pm (Monday-Thursday)

- Mondays and Wednesdays - Room 752 with Mr. Zambito

- Tuesdays and Thursdays - Room 775 with Mr. Gaffney

- There will not be Homework Help on Friday afternoons

As a reminder, we do not have late buses running routes this year, so if your child stays after school for Homework Help, it is the expectation that you pick him/her up at 5:20pm.

Principal

Laura Keogh

6th Grade

Assistant Principal: Clark Fredrickson

Counselor: Dana Page

7th Grade

Assistant Principal: Brian Gill

Counselor: Kendall Sealy

8th Grade

Assistant Principal: Cristy Castanares

Counselor: Surita Scholla

Please note that The Buccaneer Bulletin is sent to the email addresses you have listed in Skyward Family Access. If you are not receiving weekly newsletters, please verify that your information is correct in Skyward.