Hello HMS Champions!

Let's finish the semester strong! Students please check lost and found! Parents, if you would like to help with the holiday parties and bashes, please send in individually wrapped candy, Little Debbie's, chips, and drinks! Thanks!

Best,

Dr. Fowler and A.P. Layne

1. CLEAR TOTES ONLY.

2. NO OPEN CONTAINERS (EX: STANLEYS, HYDROFLASKS)

YOU CAN BRING UNOPENED BOTTLES (EX: WATER, GATORADE, SOFT DRINKS).

OTHER SCHOOLS MIGHT SAY NO FOOD OR DRINK, BUT WE REALIZE WE DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE A CONCESSION STAND AVAILABLE.

3. NO COMING AND GOING-NO RE-ENTRY.

4. MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AND YOUNGER MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.

5. STILL, NO ALCOHOL, DRUGS, SMOKING, VAPING.

6. STILL, ONLY SERVICE DOGS ALLOWED. EVEN IF SPORTING EVENTS ARE OUTSIDE.

EMAIL audra.fowler@ccstn.org if you are still having issues. Thanks.

Monday, 12/11: Craft club 3-4pm! Good luck Basketball (away!) Wear ugly holiday sweater!

Tuesday, 12/12: Art Club 7:15am! P7 Bible Study 3-4pm! Good luck wrestlers (away!) Happy Bday Coach Wallace! Dress like your favorite holiday movie character! Parent soccer mtg 7pm at HMS!

Wednesday, 12/13: Unified Club 7:15am! 6th grade field trip! DEAR in RTI! Good luck basketball (home!) Dress like Santa or an elf!

Thursday, 12/14: Lego/Chess club 3-4pm! 6th grade band trip! Good luck basketball (away!) Holiday Glow up- wear lights/tinsel!

Friday, 12/15: Unified celebration at HHS! Wear winter headgear! 1st Jr. Beta Meeting in RTI!

Attention all 6th-8th grade boys!! Spring soccer is about here. If you are interested in playing for the Harpeth Middle School Boys' Team then please mark your calendar for these important dates.

• Parent/Guardian and Player meeting: All parents/guardians and players are encouraged to attend an informational meeting on Tuesday 12/12/23 at 7:00pm at HMS.

• Conditioning: conditioning will start on Tuesday 1/9/24. Conditioning will be held every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 5:30 pm-7:00 pm at the field behind the Kingston Springs Elementary School. **Players MUST have a sports physical prior to attending any conditioning or practices dated 4/15/2023 or later.**

• Practices: practices will start on 1/29/24. **Players MUST have a sports physical prior to attending any conditioning or practices dated 4/15/2023 or later.**

Please feel free to contact me if you have questions. 615-306-7421 or wilesba@hotmail.com

Coach Brad Wiles

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*FYI- Mrs. Callie is now on maternity leave so please email Ms. Brandi at brandi.gilland@ccstn.org or our new intern Ms. Maddie Lamont! madison.lamont@ccstn.org

We have an online form (below) that students and parents can use if they want to request an appointment time to see one of us. (if they either don't feel comfortable asking verbally or can't catch one of us when they need to).

https://forms.office.com/r/9VZXiiWUcm

LOVE, Ms. Brandi and Ms. Maddie

Captain Katie sent out an email today with info of ways to help this December! If you would like to get plugged in, reach out to hmsparentposse@gmail.com to keep up to date with the latest updates.

-Captain Katie Jones and Co-captain Brandi Edwards

Dec 5- Choir/Band Concert 6pm

Dec 6-21st- Holiday Cheer Dress up days!

Dec 7-15th- Student Council will 1. Sell $1 Candy canes and S’s get a vote for a staff to be human sundae’d…2. Have holiday cheer grams for free! You can write a holiday cheer gram to someone. All will be delivered Dec. 19-20th.

Dec. 15th- Unified secret pj party at HHS! (NOT HMS)

Dec 19- Chorus & Band visit KSES & PFAMS to perform.

Dec 20- Color Run in school party & The Blessed Bash! After school, 3-5pm

Dec 21-10:45 dismissal- Pep Rally w/Human Sundae & Spring sports

Dec 22-Jan 8- Winter Break! (Staff reports back Jan 8- Students report back on Jan 9)

Don't forget about our ongoing HMS SWAG STORE online!

https://cheathamcountyschools.revtrak.net/hms/hms-swag-sale/#/list

1. CLEAR TOTES ONLY.

2. NO OPEN CONTAINERS (EX: STANLEYS, HYDROFLASKS)

YOU CAN BRING UNOPENED BOTTLES (EX: WATER, GATORADE, SOFT DRINKS).

OTHER SCHOOLS MIGHT SAY NO FOOD OR DRINK, BUT WE REALIZE WE DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE A CONCESSION STAND AVAILABLE.

3. NO COMING AND GOING-NO RE-ENTRY.

4. MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AND YOUNGER MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.

5. STILL, NO ALCOHOL, DRUGS, SMOKING, VAPING.

6. STILL, ONLY SERVICE DOGS ALLOWED. EVEN IF SPORTING EVENTS ARE OUTSIDE.

EMAIL audra.fowler@ccstn.org if you are still having issues. Thanks.

Everyone picking up a student must come through the carrider line. You cannot park near the school and ask students to walk to the car. We do not have a crossing guard or anyone to monitor them getting into the correct car safely. Please help us out, thanks!

https://4.files.edl.io/48f7/07/26/23/143708-8181e8d3-b139-4aaf-b098-f8d8570e851c.pdf

CA will begin September 11th. It runs Monday through Thursday, 2:45-5:45pm, anyone interested must sign up! Email natalie.bass@ccstn.org if you have questions. Your student can pick up a form in the front office.

Our "Invest In Your Child" account supports our General fund to pay for HMS' monthly supplies, positive incentives for the kiddos, OR you can donate to the staff fund, just write "staff."

https://cheathamcountyschools.revtrak.net/hms/hms-invest-in-your-child/#/v/HMSinvestinyourchild

https://www.facebook.com/people/Harpeth-Middle-Athletics/100071584118163/

For Publix:

1. Join Club Publix and log into your account at publix.com
2. In your ClubPublix profile, select My Publix Partner to choose Harpeth Middle School.
3. Pay with the Publix app or enter your phone number at checkout and Publix will donate a portion of your eligible purchase to our school!
4. See how much our school has earned and learn more at publix.com/partners

HMS Families – we adopted a few new procedures regarding visitors at the school. Thank you for your cooperation with these new procedures as we take every precaution we can to keep students safe.
·If you come to the school during school hours, you will be asked to show your ID to the camera at the door and be prepared to answer these questions:
o What is your first and last name?
o What is the purpose of your visit?
o What is the student’s first and last name?
· If you are checking your child out of school, you will be asked to wait outside while we bring your child to you.
•If you would like to have a meeting with a teacher or administration, please call or email ahead of time to set up a meeting.
· Families are still welcome to have lunch with students. We ask that you let our front office know that you are coming beforehand and that you do not show up unexpectedly. We cannot let visitors eat with students in the cafeteria unless you let us know to be expecting you. You are welcome to call the morning you plan on visiting to give us a heads up.
· We also ask that you let our front office know if you are having something delivered to your child. We will not accept deliveries that we do not know about beforehand.

As always, we are committed to our children & staff's safety. We take it very serious, and we ask that you do too. A few items of importance: Please have your student memorize an emergency contact. When you do come through the doors of HMS, we ask that you never hold the door open for anyone else behind you to enter unless we have spoken with them as well. Thank you for your cooperation. We love our students & staff and are committed to keeping all safe.

The cafeteria is currently updating the menu and gearing up for a great year with awesome food!

You can eat with your student on designated days; however, please do not bring in outside food. Thank you!

https://cheathamcountyschools.revtrak.net/sfa-payments/#/list

Revtrak will open in August.

CLIP: Traditional Box Tops clips are being phased out of production, but you can still send unexpired clips to school. Every valid Box Tops clip is worth 10¢.

SCAN: If you see this label, do not send it to school. Use the new Box Tops app to scan your store receipt within 14 days of purchase. The app will find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to your school’s earnings online.

A reminder to try your best, students. Parents please check in with students weekly about assignments to turn in, and check skyward. Parents, if you need your Skyward information, please email michel.morrow@ccstn.org

Our awesome Academic Specialist, Mrs. Morrow, made a link on our website to all of the standards by grade level so you can accurately understand what your child is having success with or needs help in! Email michel.morrow@ccstn.org if you get stuck!

At HMS we believe grades are used for communication about where our students are with their learning. Our teachers give feedback which is vital and often more beneficial than an actual "number grade" because this guides students to understand what they are learning or not.

We are at the perfect time to continue to shift our numerical grade focused culture (which sends students into anxiety stricken panic attacks at times) into one that is more determined for students to LEARN the content. A numerical grade should reflect this learning and help students realize where they are with learning the standards, but often it deters them from trying to learn the content because so much pressure is riding on what grade they received.

However, please note, in the process of learning, there is a struggle and students make mistakes. They won't always master the standard immediately. This is okay! Mistakes are literal proof that a child is learning. This is why teachers reteach and retest. Did you know that when direct feedback is given to a student versus a 65 (or any number) on their paper, research shows that students (adults included) are more motivated to go back, correct, and learn the concept? Not only that, the students RETAIN the information.

All of that to say, our progress reports have numerical grades but also have written feedback on where your student is for right now in their learning. Class assignments this entire school year could have more feedback and less numerical grades as well. As a parent, you will know more about where your child is in their learning. We ask that you help us in this shift and when you talk with your students about school, ask "what are you learning?" instead of "what are your grades?" Somehow, we have a huge disconnect in our culture, not just here at HMS, that many students just want a grade, rather than to learn something. This will not serve our students well going forward, nor will it help our society.

Here at HMS, a numerical grade should represent the level of learning; it's for communication.

If all of this is clear as mud, just let me know and we will talk :)

Dr. A.W. Fowler

Students are subject to be searched if there is suspicion of having items that should not be on campus. This is how we protect our students from unwanted items coming in our building.

All rising 7th grade students are required to have the Tdap booster upon entering 7th grade. Please note that there is one acceptable TN Certificate of Immunization form that must be turned into your child's school. This form can be obtained from your child's pediatrician or the health department. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact Nurse Debbie at the school, 615-952-2293 or via email at debbie.blanchard@ccst.org. If you would like to email a copy of the shot record, please have it scanned and emailed as pictures of documents don't print properly.

Looking for a way to help our school? Become a substitute teacher through ESS!

ESS Benefits include:

• Be on your child’s schedule and present in their school
• Free entry to sporting events in Cheatham County with proof of ESS badge
• Eligible for local discounts as part of the Cheatham Advantage Program
• Eligible for nationwide discounts as part of ESS Discount Program
• Eligible for Medical and Dental Benefits

You only need 4 free days per month to sub or we have positions available daily if you prefer full time work.

You will need to complete the application here: https://jobs.willsubplus.com/

Contact Carly Moore with any questions. cmoore@ess.com 615.210.3621

Any new student needs to register with Attendance Clerk, Katie Pacifici, by sending her an email to set up an appointment for the first week of August! katie.pacifici@ccstn.org .

ALSO, if your student is coming from Pegram or Kingston Elementary, they are NOT NEW and DO NOT need to register. ;)

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Email: audra.fowler@ccstn.org
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Location: 170 Harpeth View Trail, Kingston Springs, TN, USA
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Encourage, Inspire, and Uplift our students and faculty professionally, academically, and personally. We are Harpeth Middle Champions. We know what we stand for. We will never give up.