Husky Families,
I hope you had a restful and relaxing weekend. We have several important updates and reminders to keep everyone on track, so please take a moment to review the information below. Let’s make this week a fantastic one!
End of the 1st Quarter: This is the final week of the 1st quarter grading period. Please take a minute to check your child’s grades online. If you have any questions about grades, please contact your child’s teachers. In order to stay up to date about your child’s grades and attendance, it is very important that you download the Powerschool Parent Portal App. HERE is all the information you need to download the app and set up its features. If you have any questions or are having trouble logging in to your PowerSchool account, please email Christy Lyle, our PowerSchool Data Manager at (Christy_Lyle@abss.k12.nc.us).
Additionally, if you want to be a parent observer in your child’s Canvas courses then click here for instructions.
School Dance: The first school dance is this Friday, October 25 from 4:00 - 6:30 pm. Tickets will cost $5. We will sell tickets on Friday morning from 7:20 - 8:00 as well as at the door. As a reminder, students who owe money to cafeteria accounts or technology fees will not be allowed to attend the school dance. Students should check with the front office if they are unsure as to whether or not they owe a fee to the school. All fees must be paid by Thursday afternoon in order to purchase a ticket to the dance on Friday. Students who are attending the dance should report to the gym after school where they will remain until the dance begins at 4:00 pm. Concessions will be available for purchase. We look forward to seeing all of our students for a fun-filled evening!
Attendance: Hawfields Middle School is committed to engaging students in challenging learning opportunities that are matched to individual needs. In order to allow our teachers and staff to support students in this way, it is imperative that every student attend school regularly. Our overall average attendance rate last week was 95.0%, with the 6th grade class having the highest attendance at 96.1%! Thank you for helping us keep our weekly attendance at 95% or higher!
Reproductive Health Consent Forms: Please log into PowerSchool to complete the Reproductive Health Consent or Withhold Consent for Student Participation form for your student. This is a new form, and even if you have already submitted other back-to-school forms, we still need your input on this specific matter. Your prompt attention and assistance are greatly appreciated as we ensure all necessary documentation is in place for the school year.
Vision Screening Consent Forms for 7th Grade Students: Our school nurse will start vision screenings in the coming weeks for 7th grade students. Please log into your PowerSchool account and Opt "In" to the Vision Screening Consent Form by November 8th, 2024 in order for your child to participate.
Free & Reduced Lunch Application: Breakfast and lunch are not universally free for all students. If you would like your child to eat meals at school, you will either need to put money on their online account or you will need to secure a free/reduced lunch status by filling out the required form. The form is available in the HMS main office or you can fill it out online: https://www.lunchapplication.com/ More information is available here. This year, we are asking that all families complete and return the form, regardless of whether your student will eat a meal at school.
Academic Boosters Updates:
Halloween Decorations Needed - We are in need of some Halloween decorations to make the dance extra Spooky!!! We are collecting spider webbing, spiders, bats, toilet paper rolls and more! Check out the SignUp Genius to donate today!
Halloween Dance Gaming Tournament - REGISTER NOW for our 1st EVER Gaming Truck Tournament! Please use this Google Form to register today. The Gaming Tournament will be a new addition to the dance! Entry Fee is $5. After registration has begun we will be able to let you know if there is space to buy back in if you are eliminated.
The Gaming Tournament runs from 4-6pm.
Located in front of the school, near picnic tables and gym entrance.
Gift Card & Bragging Rights to the WINNER.
Halloween Dance Volunteers - We are looking for Volunteers to help make the Halloween Dance as successful as it can be. We will need decorators, people to set up, run the gaming truck tournament and more! See the SignUp Genius Link to volunteer today!
Lettuce Love on Our Staff - With your help we want to host a Salad Bar for our amazing Staff on Friday, October 25th. Please use SignUp Genius Link to help us fill in the needed items & have those delivered to school by Thursday, October 24th. We are thankful & grateful for your continued support, as well as the continued support of our community sponsors. Speaking of community sponsors BiG SHOUTOUT to Texas Roadhouse for the FREE salad and rolls for our Salad Bar Staff Treat!
Staff Favorites - Check out our Staff’s List of their Favorite Things. Some teachers have provided their Amazon Wish List, as well—let’s clear their list!!! Sharing is caring and together we can do TOP DOG things! We are a Pack and where there is a need or gap we will fill it! HUSKY PROUD & HUSKY STRONG!
Athletics: Paper copies of sports physicals will no longer be accepted. All sports physical paperwork must be uploaded to DragonFly. Instructions on how to set up a DragonFly account can be found on our school website under the Sports section. If you need assistance or have any questions, please feel free to contact Coach Marsh at lavar_marsh@abss.k12.nc.us.
Free Sports Physicals: Emerge Ortho in Mebane is offering free sports physicals for all ABSS students from now until December 31, 2024.
Upcoming Calendar Events:
Tuesday, October 22: Football at Woodlawn - 4:45 pm
Thursday, October 24: Girls Volleyball & Boys Soccer at Woodlawn - 4:45 pm
Friday, October 25: End of Quarter 1
Friday, October 25: School Dance - 4:00 - 6:30 pm.
Monday, October 28: Teacher Workday. No school for students.
Tuesday, October 29: Girls Volleyball & Boys Soccer vs. Broadview at HOME - 4:45 pm
Wednesday, October 30: Football vs. Broadview at HOME - 4:45 pm
Wednesday, October 30 - FCA Fields of Faith at Southeast Alamance High School - 7:30 pm
Thursday, October 31: Girls Volleyball & Boys Soccer at Western - 4:45 pm
Tuesday, November 5: Teacher Workday - No school for students.
Monday, November 11: Veteran’s Day Holiday - No school for staff and students.
Friday, November 15: Makeup Picture Day
Monday, November 18: 8th Grade Science NC Check-In Assessment
Tuesday, November 19: 6-8 Reading NC Check-In Assessment
Wednesday, November 20: High School Speciality Meeting for HMS Families - Hawfields Media Center @ 6:00 pm.
Thursday, November 21: 6-8 Math/Math 1 NC Check-In Assessment
Wednesday - Friday, November 27, 28, & 29 - Thanksgiving Break