Hunt Middle School News
2/22/18
Parent survey closes Friday
Dear Parent:
We would like to get your input regarding the impact of technology programs on student learning. By completing a 5-minute survey, you will give us valuable information. Data from your survey combined with teacher and student data will help us make short term and long term goals as we look to future technology needs.
We appreciate you taking the time to help us out! The survey will be open until February 23.
Please click this link to begin the Clarity survey: http://www.BByt.es/GG4UP
Track Meet for tonight is cancelled
Last chance to hear about where your tax money goes - Beyond the Bill
Last Chance to Order Yearbooks
New opportunity to purchase a yearbook! Looking into numbers and past orders, we have seen that our yearbook sales are lower than previous years. We would love to give you one last opportunity to purchase a 2017-2018 yearbook. Click here to order yours today http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01112854
After February 27, 2018 a yearbook cannot be guaranteed for your student. Just a few days left!!!! email: WyattE@friscoisd.org with questions.
Talk with your Teen about E-cigarettes
S.A.F.E.R. program
Information on S.A.F.E.R. Program
Situational Awareness for Emergency Response (S.A.F.E.R.) is an innovative partnership with the City of Frisco that gives police, firefighters and emergency responders live access to cameras inside and outside all Frisco ISD schools, including those in Plano, McKinney and Little Elm.
Should an emergency occur, first responders have immediate access to campus floor plans, photos, contact information and much more from inside their squad cars, fire trucks and ambulances. This knowledge would be critical in an actual emergency, giving personnel the ability to plan and prepare in real time, identify the best way to address the situation and minimize any damage.
Before the S.A.F.E.R. program, first responders relied on paper maps, lists and documents. Now they simply pull up a software program on mobile data computers.
To help coordinate prevention and response activities, the Frisco Fire Department also participates in an annual S.A.F.E.R. drill on each campus. The drill is held in addition to other school safety drills and allows first responders and school staff to work together to improve communication, ensure everyone understands the process, etc.
5K for Gabe
Important Dates
- Friday, February 23 - end of 4th marking period
- Wednesday, March 7 - Mock Cheerleader try-outs (mandatory)
- Thursday, March 8 - Cheerleader try-outs
- Saturday, March 10 - Sunday, March 18 - Spring Break
Absences from School
Procedures for missing school
- email Hunt@friscoisd.org the day your child is going to be absent
- if your child is sick then please send a doctors note
- if your child is out more than 3 consecutive days then a doctors note is required or students could be found truant
- if students are absent (excused or unexcused) for more than 8 days then only doctors notes can be turned in for absences.
- parent/child emails teachers for missed work
- upon return student has 1-3 days to make up missed assignments and attend tutoring before/after school. Please notify teachers when you will be attending tutoring.
- Husky Den is available every Thursday until 5:30 on our computer lab for students to also make-up work or work on assignments.
FISD Parenting Event - Angst Movie - Creating Awareness Around Anxiety
Child Misbehavior - Parent empowerment program
Please mark your calendars for our next Student-Parent Empowerment Program entitled "The Four Goals of Misbehavior." In this workshop you will learn why children misbehave and tangible strategies you can use to achieve desired outcomes. This workshop will be presented James Caldwell, FISD Student Assistance Coordinator and Licensed Professional Counselor.
The event will be held at the Student Opportunity Center from 9:00 am-12:00 pm on Saturday March 3, 2018. Misbehavior is the result of a child feeling discouraged due to failed attempts at belonging.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
· Understanding the four goals of misbehavior
· How to determine which goal a child is presenting
· Strategies in responding to each goal
FISD and PTA Present SCREENAGERS Documentary
Frisco ISD, in partnership with the Frisco ISD Council of PTAs, is hosting a screening of the award-winning documentary Screenagers on the evening of February 27. Parents, staff and students (aged 10 and older) are welcome. FISD staff can earn professional learning hours by signing up through Eduphoria. This documentary is designed to help parents learn how to balance their children’s screen time in a tech-filled world. Delaney Ruston, a physician and social change documentary filmmaker, made the film after becoming concerned about her own family and the digital world. The documentary reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and offers solutions on how adults can empower kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance.
All Parents are Welcome
February 27, 20187:00 - 9:00 PM