Hall Happenings
November 2022
Hello Hall Families!
As you know, we value instructional time at HMS, and we know every minute of every class is important for learning and teaching. Over the last several weeks, we have been seeing an increase in tardies. Students have four minutes to get from class to class. Even though it sounds like a short amount of time, up until recently, it has been plenty of time to get across campus. Most students who are tardy have been using this time to socialize instead.
With that being said, we need your help! Please remind your child of the importance of getting to every class on time. In addition, it is important for your child to get to school in the morning on time. If your child is tardy at any point in the school day, you will receive a phone call from your child and an administrator to let you know. After the conversation, your child will return to class.
Thank you very much for your help with this!
Principal: Stephanie Wynne
Assistant Principal: Justin Hooten
Assistant Principal: Annie Pinion
Dean of Instruction: Marilisa Moore
Fall Pictures Are Here!
Student ID Badges
Badges will be used at all campuses district wide and students are required to wear them every day throughout the school day.
- ID badges can be used to check out library books, scan for lunches, and are required for students to scan onto and off of buses (before/after school, field trips, athletic events).
- Students will receive a new ID card each school year. While every student's first ID card is provided at no cost, the district will maintain the policy of a $5 replacement fee to be charged for any damaged or lost cards.
- If your child has lost their badge, they can bring $5 cash to the front office, or you can click the online payment button below to cover the $5 replacement fee.
- Students are permitted to bring their own lanyard if they choose. Lanyards must adhere to dress code standards.
Thank you and we appreciate your assistance in helping your child keep track of their badge!
Please join PTA to support our school!
Important Dates
NOVEMBER
3-10 Food Drive Challenge
4- Pep Rally (2:50)
4- HMS Theater Presents: High School Musical Jr. (7:00 PM, HMS Cafeteria)
4- End of the 2nd 6 Weeks
5- HMS Theater Presents: High School Musical Jr. (7:00 PM, HMS Cafeteria)
6- Daylight Savings Time (set clocks back an hour)
11- Veteran's Day Assembly (9:30)
14- Counselor Connection Night (6:00-7:00 PM, HMS Library)
21-25 Thanksgiving Break (No School)
30- Bilingual Parent Meeting (8:30, HMS Library)
Coming soon...
DECEMBER
7- College Colors Day
13- Yearbook Picture Re-takes
15- Band: Winter Concert (6:30, Durant Auditorium)
16- Early Dismissal
16- End of the 3rd 6 Weeks
Dec. 19-Jan. 4: Winter Break (no school)
*Keep reading below for more information about each event!
Guidance Lessons
Our Roos Choose character trait for the month of November is CITIZENSHIP. HMS Roos are are choosing to be a member of our school and our community.
Counselors will be in 6th grade Social Studies, 7th grade Professional Communications/Data Entry and 8th grade Employability Skills classes to deliver lessons for November’s topic of bullying. We are finishing up guidance lessons the first week of November on Substance Abuse.
We will have a Counselor Connection Night for parents on November 14th in the HMS Library from 6-7 pm to discuss registration for our Rising 7th-9th graders. Please join us!
Contact the Counselors
Darla McKinney- School Counselor
Last Names A-L
817-598-2822 x 3902
Robin Bagley- School Counselor
Last Names M-Z
817-598-2822 x 3918
Sarah Reno- Intervention Counselor
817-598-2822 x 3913
Band
Please congratulate the following students. They auditioned for the Invitational Honor Band at the beginning of October. We had 3 first chairs!!!! They did a wonderful job of representing Hall.
Joseph Grindle - 6th chair flute
Ella Boyd - 7th chair flute
Jaiden Carbone - 12th chair flute
Makaela Dooley - 1st chair clarinet
Cierra Hunt - 12th chair clarinet
Jayden Colodney - 1st chair trumpet
Harper Simmons – 8th chair french horn
Palmer Holmes – 7th chair trombone
Madison Carus - 1st chair euphonium
Athletics
Basketball Tryouts
Basketball Tryouts will be 11/07-11/11. These will take place during the athletic period and after school from 3:55-5:15 daily. The first round of cuts will be made on Wednesday (11/09), the second and final cuts will be on Friday (11/11).
Eligibility Dates
From the Nurses' Clinic
Kanga Care- Telemedicine
Please see the attached flyers on Kanga Care FAQs and instructions on how to enroll your student for Kanga Care. Remember, sign up for Kanga Care now if you would like your student to be tested or seen by our PCHD doctor at any point during the school year.
Medication
If you would like your student to have medication available to them on campus, an adult MUST be the person to drop off medication in order to sign the correct forms. Students are NOT permitted to carry medication on them unless they have a doctor’s note filed in the clinic stating otherwise. This includes prescription and over the counter medication.
COVID
In regards to COVID, please refer to the WISD FAQ link below. There you will find multiple links to CDC, TEA and UIL websites supporting our FAQ. If your student tests positive for COVID please contact the nurses' clinic or attendance clerk and we will guide you through the process.
We are here for you if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for helping keep our students healthy and safe!
Kelsey Ward, RN
Kirstin Mitchell, LVN
817-598-2822 x 3910
Parent Lending Library
Please let me know if there is any way I can help.
Stephanie Jester, 817-598-2822 ext. 3901 or sjester@weatherfordisd.com
Attendance
*Attendance at the secondary school level is taken every class period and students are held accountable for attending each individual class.
Bus Riders
Lunch
HMS has five 30-minute lunch periods:
- Lunch A: 11:18 - 11:48
- Lunch B: 11:50 - 12:20
- Lunch C: 12:22 - 12:52
- Lunch D: 12:54 - 1:24
- Lunch E: 1:26 - 1:56
- Parents who bring lunch to their student will be required to go to the front office, present their ID, and complete the Student Food Delivery Form. Once the form has been approved, the food will be delivered to the HMS cafeteria during your student's lunch.
- Parents who would like to eat with their student will be required to get a visitor’s pass and eat in a designated area. Other students will not be allowed to eat with you.
- No restaurant delivery services are allowed. Only parents/guardians may deliver lunch to their student.
- Parents may bring food for their student only.