

HPMS Family Bulletin
Week of March 20, 2023

HP INFORMATION
- Harbour Pointe Office Hours 7:30am-4:00pm
- Doors open for students at 7:35am
- Office phone: 425-366-5100
- School Hours - Monday-Thursday - 8:05am-2:45pm, LIT Fridays - 8:05am-1:30pm
- Attendance phone number is (425) 366-5105 or email HPattendance@mukilteo.wednet.edu
- The HPMS Family Bulletin is NOW available in multiple languages. The "Translate" function can be found at the top of this webpage.
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE
MONDAY, MAR 20
- NJHS Meeting, 2:50-3:50, Commons
TUESDAY, MAR 21
- Crochet & Knitting Club, 2:50-3:50, N206
- Game Club, 2:50-3:50, N104
- Social Justice Club, 2:50-3:50, W105
- STEM Club, 2:50-3:50, N212
- Student Faith & Fellowship (SFF), 2:50-3:50, N211
- Ultimate Frisbee Club, 2:50-3:50, Field
- COED 7/8 WRESTLING @ Kellogg MS, 3:45
- HP 5th Grade Family Night - Welcoming our 2023-2024 6th grade Class!, 6:00
WEDNESDAY, MAR 22
- 8th Grade Symphonic Band @ Sno-King Band Festival
- Cooking Club (Group A), 2:50-3:50, N108
- Drawing Club, 2:50-3:50, W102
- Guitar Club, 2:50-3:50, W117
- No Minecraft Club - Minecraft Club will return on April 5!
THURSDAY, MAR 23
- SOCCC Field Trip
- Chess Club, 2:50-3:50, N106
- QSA Club, 2:50-3:50, N202
- Ultimate Frisbee Club, 2:50-3:50, Field
- COED 7/8 WRESTLING vs. Heatherwood MS, Gym, 3:45
FRIDAY, MAR 24
- LIT Day, Dismissal, 1:30
IMPORTANT DATES - LOOKING AHEAD!
MARCH
- 29 - Non-school sponsored 8th grade East Coast Trip Meeting
- 30 - 6th & 7th Grade Party
APRIL
- 3 - Track STARTS
- 4 - HP PTO Meeting
- 10 - 14 - Spring Break
FAMILIES OF 5TH GRADERS
HARBOUR POINTE MIDDLE SCHOOL - 5th GRADE FAMILY NIGHT
Tuesday, March 21st - We can't wait to meet our incoming 6th graders!
6:00PM Doors open to HPMS - This is an optional time for families.
Meet members of our staff, parent volunteers, community organizations, check out the "Clubs & Activities" displays and musical instruments from Kennelly Keys Music.
6:30PM - 7:35PM - "Welcome to Middle School"
7:35PM - 8:00PM Explore HPMS
Take a self-guided tour of our building or visit with HP staff, PTO, and Booster parent volunteers in the Commons. Following the program, Ms. Francisco, our 6th grade counselor, will be available in the gym to answer your questions.
PARKING IS LIMITED!
Please consider walking, carpooling, or parking in surrounding neighborhoods or at Kamiak HS.
If you have questions, call us at 425-366-5100
See you on March 21st - GO HAWKS!
6TH & 7TH GRADE PJ PARTY
When: March 30th from 2:45 - 4:00
Where: HP Great Hall, Gym & Commons
What: A variety of activities & games to play with your friends
Theme: PJ Party - wear your favorite PJs or sweats to school
- ASB will provide a snack & bottle of water.
- You can exchange HP cards for popcorn while supplies last.
- Hawks Nest will be open, you can purchase treats.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
6th & 7th Grade Party - Thursday, March 30
Could you help with our 6th & 7th Grade party? We are looking for at least 10 volunteers to help set-up and supervise events such as: rock painting, balloon volleyball, ping pong, face painting, making popcorn and a variety of other activities. The party is on Thursday, March 30th, from 2:45 – 4:00. We’d love parent volunteers to arrive at 1:45 to help Ms. Nelson set up. Please e-mail Karen Howard at HowardKE@mukilteo.wednet.edu. Volunteers must have current volunteer paperwork on file. Thanks!!
HPMS BASIC NEEDS PANTRY
Items needed for HP Basic Needs Pantry. Can you help?
Your donations of nonperishable snacks for HP students in need would be greatly appreciated.
Here are some ideas:
Granola Bars / Breakfast Bars
- Peanut Butter Crackers
- Beef Jerky / Beef Stick
- Apple Sauce Pouches
- Fruit Snacks / Fruit Bars
- Trail mix packets
- Protein Shakes
- Protein Shakes (Soy Milk)
- String Cheese Sticks
- Fruit Juices packs
- Protein Bars
Other items:
- Hygiene products - toothpaste, toothbrushes, floss, deodorant, shampoo, feminine products, etc.
If you have questions about specifics needs, please contact Ms. Rhoads at rhoadssr@mukilteo.wednet.edu
Donations may be dropped off at our Main Office. Please label items - BNP. Thank you for your support!
HP PTO NEWS
Our next General PTO Meeting will be Tuesday, April 4th at 7pm in the library.
We need people who are interested in joining the board to attend. Questions? Please contact Tiffany Smith.
Staff Appreciation is coming:
The HP PTO will be providing muffins and coffee to the staff on March 22nd.
Hawks' Nest:
Please sign up to volunteer to work in the Hawks' Nest selling freshly baked cookies and treats to students during lunch periods. If you would like to volunteer, please click on the link below.
Hawks' Nest volunteers do need to be PTO members. Parents/Guardians can join via our website: www.harbourpointepto.com.
2022 - 2023 CLUBS & ACTIVITIES
HPMS offers a variety of after-school clubs supervised by HP staff members. All students are welcome to attend clubs. Most clubs begin at 2:50P and end at 3:50P. If your child takes the bus to and from school, they are considered a "regular bus rider" and they will be able to get a ride home on one of HP's activity buses after attending a staff supervised after-school club or activity. A bus pass will be required to ride the activity bus. Club advisors will distribute bus passes to students who participate in after-school activities. Activity buses depart from the front entrance of HPMS at approximately 4:05P. Please note: Most athletic practices end after 4:00P so the activity bus is not an option for those students participating in after-school sports teams.
ACTIVITY BUS INFORMATION FOR MONDAY - THURSDAY (NO ABs on FRIDAY)
Need to take an Activity Bus? Here is all the info you need:
- Students must be a regular bus rider (live within the school bus boundaries)
- There are two Activity Buses (a NORTH bus and a SOUTH bus).
- Students need to know their address to get on the correct bus.
- There are limited stops on the route, so it may not be your child's regular stop but somewhat close in proximity.
- Students may ask the bus drivers to find out which bus they should take and what stop they should get off. Students need to know their home address.
- This is NOT your student's regular bus route. Your student's arrival time home will be determined by the number of stops on any given day.
- Activity Buses leave at approximately 4:10PM from the front of the school.
- Activity Buses on All-School Party days will depart school later and arrive home later.
If you have questions, please call school at 425-366-5100
HP MUSIC NEWS
Band
5th Grade Family Night - 8th Grade Symphonic Band & Jazz Band - 3/21
The Harbour Pointe Jazz Band & Symphonic band will be performing Tuesday March 29th in our gym for the 5th grade family night. Students will need to help set up the gym at 6:00 p.m. and the performances will start at 6:30 p.m. I am expecting the performances to be finished sometime shortly after 7:00 p.m. Students will need to wear their band shirts (tucked -in), navy chino pants and white shoes for this performance.
Parents can drop their musician off in the back of the school and then pick up around 7:20 p.m. I appreciate all the hard work you have done this year and I’m proud to have the chance to share your talents with the younger kids.
Sno-King Band Festival - 8th Grade Symphonic Band - 3/22
The Harbour Pointe Symphonic Band will be performing at the Sno-King Band Festival on Wednesday March 22nd. Permission slips must be filled out and returned by Friday March 17th.
All students and chaperones that volunteered will need to meet in the band room in uniform by 7:30 a.m. in order to arrive and prepare for the festival in Edmonds. Our band warms up at 8:45 a.m. and we will leave the school at 7:45 a.m.
Students will need to wear their polo band shirts (tucked in), navy slacks and white marching shoes for this performance. All students will be required to bring a pencil to take notes during the clinic.
Chaperones for this event will need to ride on the buses with the students. Please make sure you have turned in your paperwork as a volunteer with our main office at Harbour Pointe. The following parents have volunteered as chaperones for the morning: 8th Grade – Dan Thorson, Amy Brant-Zawadzki, Jill Schlosser, Janelle Jensen.
Orchestra
- The West Side District Orchestra Festival scheduled for Wednesday, March 8th has been postponed. We are hoping to reschedule and hold the event at Kamiak near the end of April.
- The Advanced Orchestra will be performing at 5th grade family night, Tuesday, March 21st.
Choir
- The Advanced Choir will be performing at 5th grade family night, Tuesday, March 21st.
HP Music Boosters Fundraiser
The Music Boosters Fundraiser through Snap Raise is reaching it’s final hours. We are eternally grateful for the support of the community. If you have not yet donated to the campaign there is still time. Please contact Ms. Small or Mr. Moody for more info. Every donation, no matter how big or small, matters! Thank you again.
SPRING MUSICAL NEWS
Rehearsals are off to a wonderful start! At this point we have been concentrating on DANCE and MUSIC, and have added BLOCKING/DRAMA. We are halfway through Act One and I could not be more pleased with this cast. This coming weekend we welcome Ms. Lamb for MUSIC and DRAMA and Ms. Bunes for MUSIC.
Please welcome Scott Watkins and Angelica Salgado has our Co-Drama Boosters Presidents. THANK YOU in advance for your hard work!
LOOKING FOR A BALLERINA:
Please check in with me, if you have a child who would like to participate in the Spring Musical, as a dancer, but was not interested in Drama or Music. The commitment involves being in some scenes with no lines, but highlighting the element of BALLET. Time commitment? Some regular rehearsals and the month of May, plus “Production Week” and the four performances.
BUTTERBRAIDS are in your future! – LAST WEEKEND/BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK TO ORDER!!!!
DRAMA BOOSTERS FUND RAISER:
A GREAT WAY TO GET ORGANIZED FOR THAT EASTER OR MOTHERS DAY BRUNCH! The BUTTERBRAIDS fundraiser runs until March 22! Online ordering can make it easy! The pastries will be distributed April 3 at Harbour Pointe Middle School. Many thanks from the cast of “Beauty and the Beast”.
Students, if you have questions, please stop in and see me in W210. Parents, if you have questions, please email at riccardoae@mukilteo.wednet.edu
Thank you,
Mrs. Riccardo
Director, HPMS Spring Musical & 8th grade Social Studies teacher
NJHS NEWS
Our next meeting will be on Monday, March 20th from 2:45 – 4:30 in the Commons. The members have received a notice about what to bring. We are supporting the Everett Animal Shelter with donated items. The meeting is put together by our officers and is filled with games and history lessons about Women! A very fun and relaxing meeting! Questions or concerns? Please check in with one of us! Mrs. Giddens and Mrs. Riccardo
HPMS ATHLETICS
HP 4TH SEASON SPORTS INFORMATION
Track - SIGN UP NOW!!!
- Coaches: Bob Simon, Dan Thorson, Lauren Rutter, & Stephen Fleming
- Practice starts April 3, 3:00-5:00P on the field
- Practice Monday - Thursday 3:00-5:00P/Friday 7:00-8:00A
- 7th & 8th compete, 6th - practice only
HP 3RD SEASON SPORTS INFORMATION
Wrestling
- Coaches: Bryan Stelling and Travis Hickox
- Practice Monday-Friday 3:00-5:00PM
- 7th & 8th grade - compete, 6th grade - practice only
HOW DO I SIGN MY STUDENT UP FOR SPORTS AT HPMS?
1. Register online
- Go to the HP school website and click on “Athletics”
- Complete the online registration in Final Forms
- If you competed in a sport this year, just go back into Final Forms and select "TRACK"
2. Sports Physical
- Submit a sports physical (good for 2 years) - FORM HERE
3. Purchase ASB card -WAIVED THIS YEAR (2022-2023)
GUIDELINES AND EXPECTATIONS FOR HPMS HOME GAME ATTENDANCE
Please help us remind students the following guidelines and expectations for Home Games:
- Rides home must be prearranged before attending the game
- Once student enters the gym, they must remain in the gym until a ride home arrives or the game is over
- Students must remain seated in the bleachers during the game unless attending to personal needs
- There is no food or drinks in the gym
- Always remember positive cheering for all. Go Hawks!
- Parents, if you're coming to the game, please park in the back parking lot and enter through the rear doors. Game entrance (back doors) will be open at 3:30PM. The front entrance to school will be locked.
- Questions, please call school at 425-366-5100.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
HP Coaches select "Athletes of the Week" based on student-athletes demonstrating the following attributes on and off the field:
- Hard working
- Demonstrates Leadership
- Team commitment
- Positive attitude
- Coachable
- Helps make their teammates better players
CONGRATULATIONS HAWKS!
Week of March 6, 2023:
Basketball - Azriel Davidson (7) and Inessa Ilchenko (8)
Wrestling - Micah Arceo
SPORTS SCHEDULES
Always check sports schedules for day of meet/game location changes or cancellations.
Our counselor's move with their students each year.
- 6th Grade: Ms. Ashley Newman newmanal@mukilteo.wednet.edu
- 7th Grade: Mr. Stephen Fleming flemingsc@mukilteo.wednet.edu
- 8th Grade: Mrs. Megan Francisco franciscomm@mukilteo.wednet.edu
Families of Current 6th and 7th Graders
The registration window for future 7th and 8th grade students will be open from March 20th through March 31st. Students will register in Qmlativ. They will receive registration instructions and class information on March 20th. All of these materials, along with an instructional video will be made available on our website on the same day. If you have any questions about registration, please reach out to your student’s counselor!
Families of Current 8th Graders
Kamiak Counselors came over to HP on Wednesday morning and presented to our 8th graders about registration! You should have seen your student come home with a green registration form. Students need to complete the green form AND submit their requests on Qmlativ. They must do both! Green forms can be turned in to Student Services and are due by March 29th. For helpful forms and access to the course guide, feel free to visit the Kamiak Counseling Website (link below). Mrs. Francisco is also available to students who need help filling out their forms!
STUDENT SUPPORT ADVOCATE FOR HPMS
Hello!
My name is Raylin Lucey, and I am the Student Support Advocate for HPMS. I connect students and families to resources and support within the community.
I can help students and families connect to…
- Food or Clothing
- Housing Resources
- Youth Shelters
- Resources for paying bills
- Mental Health Therapists
- Support Groups
- Health Insurance
- Documentation - Birth Cert, ID, DACA, Social Security
- State and federal assistance
- Legal Resources
- LGBTQAI+ Supports
- BIPOC Supports
- A safe place to talk and more...
Click THIS LINK to refer a student / family to the SSA for help
Raylin Lucey He / Him
Student Support Advocate | Harbour Pointe Middle School
Office 425-366-5128 | Cell 425-231-2603
Office Hours Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri @ 7AM-3:30PM, Tue @ 10AM-6:30PM
“Everyone is still healing from things they don’t talk about so be kind.” – Mike Foster
COMMUNITY NEWS
Olympic View Middle School Presents...
Legally Blonde, Jr.
April 5th, 6th, and 7th at 7PM
Kamiak Performance Arts Center
Tickets are General Seating $10 Adult and $5 Student/Child
Purchase tickets HERE, or at the door (availability is not guaranteed)
GOOD TO KNOW
INCLEMENT WEATHER PLANS
Winter is coming - are you prepared?
School may be delayed or canceled because of weather conditions or other events. Bus routes may also be affected by unsafe travel conditions. We communicate school closures and delays in a variety of ways including phone calls, emails and text messages to families. Visit the inclement weather webpage for details.
ACTIVITY BUS INFO
- Students must be a regular bus rider (live within the school bus boundaries)
- There are two lines of Activity Buses (a NORTH bus and a SOUTH bus).
- Students need to know their address to get on the correct bus.
- There are limited stops on the route, so it may not be your child's regular stop but somewhat close in proximity.
- Students may ask the bus drivers to find out which bus they should take and what stop they should get off.
- This is NOT your student's regular bus route. Depending on when your student's stop is, they could arrive home after 5:00PM.
- All Activity Buses leave at 4:10PM from the front of the school.
DO YOU PLAN ON VOLUNTEERING AT HPMS THIS YEAR?
Please be sure that you have current MSD Volunteer paperwork on file. Click on the link below to go to the MSD website. There you will be able to read and complete the necessary forms (available in multiple languages). If you have questions, please contact Karen Howard in Student Services. Thank you!
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT HPMS FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR
Students are welcome to bring a lunch from home or purchase breakfast and/or lunch at school.
To add money to your student's meal account, you will need to do so using My School Bucks. My School Bucks is a third party payment system used by Mukilteo School District. To create an account you will need an email address and your student's district ID number.
Visit MySchoolBucks.com to get started!
You may also send a check to school made payable to: MSD Nutrition Services in the amount you would like added to your child's account. Your student will need to bring the check directly to our Food Service Staff in the cafeteria when they arrive to school.
FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH APPLICATION
Click HERE to go to the MSD website for Free & Reduced Lunch Application.
FAMILY RESOURCES
McKinney – Vento Act
Are you living in or moving to a temporary place due to loss of housing or economic hardship? Did you know that if where you are staying is not fixed, regular and adequate, you may qualify for extra support from your school?
Students have a right to finish the school year at their school of origin. Contact your school if you think you might qualify for services. Learn more about the McKinney-Vento program here.
Packs For Kids
Packs for Kids, a non-profit program to feed children in the Mukilteo School District on the weekends during the school year. Packs for Kids is designed for students to receive a backpack or bag filled with non-perishable food on Friday to support their families through the weekend. If you are interested in signing up for Packs for Kids please sign up online at this link: SSA Referral Form.
IMPORTANT LINKS
Mukilteo School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator Simone Neal (425-356-1319), nealsr@mukilteo.wednet.edu, Section 504 Coordinator Lisa Pitsch (425-356-1277), pitschla@mukilteo.wednet.edu, and the ADA/Access Coordinator Karen Mooseker (425-356-1330), moosekerkw@mukilteo.wednet.edu. Address: 9401 Sharon Drive in Everett, WA. Inquiries regarding ADA/Access issues at Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center should be directed to Wes Allen, Director (425-348-2220) allenwr@mukilteo.wednet.edu. Address: 9001 Airport Road in Everett, WA 98204.