Dance, Dance, Dance!

Get Ready for the Whole School Dance, being sponsored by the entire faculty and staff! This will raise money for an All School Assembly.

• WHAT: A Whole School DANCE
• WHEN:  Friday December 15th
• WHERE:  Hunt Middle School, of course!
• WHY:   A night out with friends, classmates and a whole lot of FUN!
• HOW: Easy...Show up @6:30 stay until 8:00
• $4.00 admission

Come get ready to move, whether dancing, playing activities in the gym or games with friends!
You can expect a great concessions stand, pizza, cotton candy, nachos and even hot dogs, but don't forget the homemade baked treats.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

HMS Staff

December Newsletter

Here is a link to the Hunt Middle School newsletter for December. We want to remind you all that you can get ongoing information for our team from the blog, the Twitter feed, and from each class' Canvas page (talk with your child about logging in for the first time.)

Happy Reading!

HMS Food Drive

HUNT MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOD DRIVE

December 4th-20th

Please send in with your student or drop off in the box in the main lobby any non-perishable items to make Food Baskets for our community and to help stock the Hunt Food Closet

during this vacation time.

If you would like to make a cash donation, please make a check out to:

Hunt Middle School.

If you would like to receive a Food Basket for the December vacation, please

contact Liz Trackim (ltrackim@bsdvt.org) at 864-8469 x 61006 or Peggy Weaver (pweaver@bsdvt.org) at X 61007

All contacts will remain confidential. Thank you.

Session 2 Afterschool Programs

Hi folks,

Here is the brochure for the upcoming offerings for afterschool programs. Enjoy!

Conferences

Hi folks,

We're excited to welcome so many of you next week for conferences. We encourage you to bring your child so that she/he/they may be a part of the conversation about progress and learning. There are still some open spots if you haven't set that up yet.

Thanks!

2017 Aiken K-12 Maker Faire

Inspiring the next generation to imagine, design and build a better future

Saturday, December 2, 2017 at UVM's Davis Center

The creators of the Champlain Mini Maker Faire and the University of Vermont will host Vermont's first statewide K-12 Maker Faire at UVM's Davis Center. Embedded in the event will be the annual Aiken Engineering Challenge, presented by UVM's College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences.

K-12 students and families are invited to browse maker and engineering exhibits, participate in programs and workshops and to cheer on students participating in the Aiken Engineering Challenge. The day includes opportunities to make, create, learn and play while exploring engineering, music, science, technology, and more.

Admission is free for the whole family!

2017 Information:

WHAT: Aiken K-12 Maker Faire and Engineering Challenge

WHO: K-12 students and educators will share their engineering and creative projects with the public

WHEN: Saturday, December 2, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. -- 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: University of Vermont, Davis Center 590 Main Street, Burlington VT 05401

Q1 Report Cards

Greetings, families!

By now, your child should have brought home her/his/their report card for the first quarter. Please take the time to review this information with your child. We will be collecting the signed slips, so please send those back in at your earliest convenience.

As always, please be in touch if you have any questions/concerns about your child's performance in a particular class.

iPad Reminders

Greetings Team Phoenix students and families!

We wanted to send some reminders about the expectations for iPad use in school. For students who do bring their iPads home, they are expected to bring them back to school the next day, fully charged and ready to use. All students were issued one charger from the school (through the grant). If something has happened to the charger, families will need to replace it.

Thank you for supporting your child's use of this tool in school.

Team Phoenix

Imitation!

     We have taken a break from reading the amazing Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson. 
We are now studying her style, selecting our favorite poems and imitating her work by writing a poem like hers, but with a different topic!
      Ask your favorite Phoenix student for a peek at their poem!

End of Q1

Can you believe it? The end of the first quarter is upon us. All back work for this quarter must be turned in by the end of day Friday 11/3 (students should check in with each teacher for the precise time in each class.) Monday begins the second quarter. Report cards are slated to go home on Thursday 11/9.

Student Interns in Phoenix Language Arts

Hi Phoenix Families,

We are lucky to have two student interns with us in Language Arts.

Ms Hanf is with us Monday and Wednesday afternoons.  She is a junior at Saint Michaels College.

Ms. Sugar is with us on Tuesday ( all day) and Friday morning.  She is a senior at Champlain; in January she will be with us full time as she becomes a student teacher.

These preservice teachers bring enthusiasm to their work here. We are so fortunate to have them!

School News

Here's some school-related information for the week:

• Student-athletes must turn in their uniforms on Tuesday 10/24
• It's Dance Time! The first dance of the year will be on October 27th 6:30-8:00.
• There will be dancing, open gym and a cafe.
• Cost is $4.00 and it will be costume optional dance. Costumes must meet the school dress code and NO costumes depicting violence, gore, weapons, or illegal activity
• School Dress Code Applies: Students are encouraged to review the school dress code prior to the dance.
• Safety: Running, pushing and other rough physical contact is not tolerated.
• Food and Drinks: No outside food or drink may be brought into the dance. Food will be provided in the cafeteria and must remain in the cafeteria at all times.
• Cell Phones: Since this event takes place after hours, students may bring a cell phone. However we ask that the phones be turned off during the dance.
• Appropriate Dancing: Students shall dance in a manner that does not create inappropriate contact with another student.
• Behavior/Suspensions: If a student has 3 or more planning room/office referrals, lunch detentions or call backs the week of the dance they will not be permitted into the dance. If the student has had an in school or out of school suspension since the last dance they will not be permitted into the dance.
• With two weeks left of the quarter, we encourage you to check in with your child on their progress to date. 

Have a fabulous week!

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