Welcome back friends! I hope you all had a restful and wonderful summer break. I LOVE seeing all the new faces and welcoming back our 7th and 8th graders…they are all going to rock it this year! I wanted to share some helpful tips with you all as we get back into the rhythm of school.

If you are needing to speak with your student's grade level Counselor, Assistant Principal, or the Principal, you must schedule an appointment in advance. Please email them directly to set up a call or appointment. As you can imagine, they have meetings, duties and are supporting students throughout the day, so it is important to schedule in advance.

6th Grade Counselor: Dana Page paged@ltisdschools.org

6th Grade AP: Matt Holley holleym@ltisdschools.org

7th grade Counselor: JoAnne Bryan bryanj@ltisdschools.org

7th Grade AP: Brian Gill gillb@ltisdschools.org

8th Grade Counselor: Surita Scholla schollas@ltisdschools.org

8th Grade AP Cristy Castanares castanaresc@ltisdschools.org

If you need to report a student's absence please email our attendance clerk, Carmen Cruz, as we only accept notice of absences in writing: cruzc@ltisdschools.org

You do not need to notify the front office in advance if you plan on picking your student up early from school. Just come to the main office with your ID, and we will be happy to check your student out anytime before 3:50pm. Additionally, please understand that when checking your student in or out, it could take anywhere from 5-10 minutes. ESPECIALLY on Holiday weekends. I am not permitted to call students into the office to wait for a parent to pick them up, so please take this into consideration when planning your day.

As we navigate through this year’s challenges with bus shortages, walking passes are available to those who reside within 2 miles of HBMS. Requests will only be processed if the address in Skyward is within the 2 mile radius of HBMS. Please note that walking pass requests could take up to 24 hours to process.

Thanks for the partnership,

Jenn Brennan, HBMS Receptionist

Attention LTISD Parents and Guardians,

The Discovery Program, otherwise known as Gifted and Talented, is now accepting parent referrals for GT Screening via this Google Form.

Transfer students, who were already identified as GT coming from their previous district, should submit their google form as soon as possible, as the transfer student screening will be set within 30 days of the first day of school. Parents should send proof of their child's selection/participation in the previous GT program directly to the campus GT coordinator.

Parents can submit referrals for screening up until the end of the first 9 weeks, by October 21, 2022. Students will be tested during the 2nd 9 weeks of instruction. If the referral and permission forms are not submitted by the deadline, the student will have to wait until the next year's screening opportunity, as the spring screening session is only for students moving in new to the district after the fall testing window is closed.

The forms and further information about the program can be found here.

Once the request is submitted through the google form, the campus GT coordinator will contact parents via email when the testing dates are set and share additional information. Please plan to attend the Secondary GT Parent Night (virtual event) on September 29 at 4:30 pm for an informative presentation about the program along with a Q&A session with your campus GT teacher.

You are also welcome to contact your campus GT coordinator directly, at any time, with questions. Please reference the contact information below:

Sami Marcoux, Hudson Bend Middle School

marcouxs@ltisdschools.org

Thank you,

Amanda Prehn, Director of Elementary Curriculum & Instruction/District GT Coordinator

• Pictures will be taken at school during science classes.
• These photos will be used in our school yearbook as well.

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: Matt Holley

Counselor: Dana Page

7th Grade

Assistant Principal: Brian Gill

Counselor: JoAnn Bryan

8th Grade

Assistant Principal: Cristy Castanares

Counselor: Surita Scholla

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