Quote of the Week:
Tomorrow will mark the beginning of another week at Hilsman Middle School. We are looking forward to our continued focus on teaching to reach every student as well as maintaining a positive school culture.
With the breaking of the news last week, please be assured that your child is safe at Hilsman. Although I do have not any additional information to share with you regarding the incident, please know that the situation was handled with a sense of urgency and care. This week we will host team town hall meetings to speak with our students and to reassure them that they are safe. It is important that they know that they can trust their teachers and administrators. We want to encourage them to stay the course and remained focused on their academics and behavior. I also want to remind our community that challenges occur, we will embrace them with integrity and heart, manage the situation, and remained tuned in to the work that we MUST do for all of children.
Thank you for your support and willingness to trust the process. We are committed to producing a culture of excellence. Our data is trending higher! All of our students can and will learn. Together we will continue to be an amazing Panther Pack!
Kind Regards,
Principal Tolbert
Announcements
Fall make-up/retake pictures will be Wednesday, Nov. 8th. Students will need to be in uniform for their pictures. Payment can be made online, or you may send in a check when the proofs come back. Order forms with the online payment information can be requested from the student's homeroom teacher next week.
Social Media
Parents, please continue to speak with your children regarding their interactions on social media. We have experienced a rise in discipline infractions due to students inappropriately using social media after school hours. Many conversations have been held with students related to this behavior. It is causing a major disruption to our learning environment. In response, the counselors have arranged for The Cottage to come in and speak with all of our students about social media safety. Any student who continues to impede the learning of others will receive consequences as outlined by our Student Code of Conduct.
Tutoring
News from 6th Grade
Week at a Glance
“There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.” —Michael Phelps
Happy Sunday,Tomorrow will mark the beginning of another week at Hilsman Middle School. We are looking forward to our continued focus on teaching to reach every student as well as maintaining a positive school culture.
With the breaking of the news last week, please be assured that your child is safe at Hilsman. Although I do have not any additional information to share with you regarding the incident, please know that the situation was handled with a sense of urgency and care. This week we will host team town hall meetings to speak with our students and to reassure them that they are safe. It is important that they know that they can trust their teachers and administrators. We want to encourage them to stay the course and remained focused on their academics and behavior. I also want to remind our community that challenges occur, we will embrace them with integrity and heart, manage the situation, and remained tuned in to the work that we MUST do for all of children.
Thank you for your support and willingness to trust the process. We are committed to producing a culture of excellence. Our data is trending higher! All of our students can and will learn. Together we will continue to be an amazing Panther Pack!
Kind Regards,
Principal Tolbert
Announcements
Fall make-up/retake pictures will be Wednesday, Nov. 8th. Students will need to be in uniform for their pictures. Payment can be made online, or you may send in a check when the proofs come back. Order forms with the online payment information can be requested from the student's homeroom teacher next week.
Social Media
Parents, please continue to speak with your children regarding their interactions on social media. We have experienced a rise in discipline infractions due to students inappropriately using social media after school hours. Many conversations have been held with students related to this behavior. It is causing a major disruption to our learning environment. In response, the counselors have arranged for The Cottage to come in and speak with all of our students about social media safety. Any student who continues to impede the learning of others will receive consequences as outlined by our Student Code of Conduct.
Want some fruit?
Hilsman Fruit Sale -- October 16 thru November 15
Fruit will be delivered the week of December 11
Please see Team Gora (Dorsey, Gaertig, Picha, Zabetakis) or Ms. Seymour (FACS) for more information!
All money raised will support student community based instruction and classroom activities.
Tutoring
Students of all grades are invited and encouraged to attend after school tutoring and makeup sessions with Ms. Jones each Tuesday in room 112 from 4 until 5. Students must be picked up by 5:00 or have permission to walk home. HOUSE POINTS AWARDED FOR ATTENDANCE! Come help your grade AND your house!
PSP- Please return all applications to Mrs. Ward ASAP.
Service Help
PSP- Please return all applications to Mrs. Ward ASAP.
Service Help
Please consider contributing to helping the victims of the recent natural disasters. A penny drive, supply campaign, and Stop Hunger campaign are all part of the Hilsman Bands Together campaign.
Yearbooks are currently on sale for $22. Contact Ms. Hubbard or Mrs. Maxey for details.
News from 6th Grade
Dear 6th grade Parents and Students!
In accordance with our School Growth Plan, the sixth grade team would like to introduce intramural sports for the sixth grade students! Intramural sports are a way of respecting the individuality of each student and supporting the academic, social-emotional, and physical well being of our students. We hope that through this afterschool program students will build rapport with their peers, engage in character building, motivate the students to do well academically, strengthen student-teacher relationships, and enhance the overall culture of the school. We plan to enhance the atmosphere of the classroom by teaching students how discipline, collaboration, and hard work is rewarding and self-fulfilling. Starting Monday, November 6th, sign-ups will be available to your students to join intramural sports. If they are interested, this program is designed for each individual to come out and join. Intramural sports will be inclusive of boys and girls and everyone will be able to play a variety of sports, including:
· Flag Football
· Basketball
· Kickball
· Soccer
· Pep Squad
Students will enhance their work ethic, communication, and leadership skills through team sports as they would have weekly practices at least one day a week and games at least once every other week. Students will be encouraged to not only participate in sports, but also to support their fellow classmates by attending their games. We want to encourage the students to be great team players and reliable supporters of one another.
The logistics which includes the need to have referees, field managers, concessions, uniforms, location of practices, times for the practice, a place for games, eligibility, and grade accountability will be discussed further after sign-ups and a parent meeting.
Diarra Mosley (mosleyd@clarke.k12.ga.us)
Rachel Rohrbach (rohrbachr@clarke.k12.ga.us)
Randall Watkins (watkinsra@clarke.k12.ga.us) Week at a Glance
Monday
21st Century
FFA Floriculture Team Practice 4-6
Tuesday
21st Century
FFA Floriculture Team Practice 4-6
FFA Floriculture Team Practice 4-6
Wednesday
21st Century
UGA Floriculture Contest
Building Construction Meeting- 5:30 pm (HMS Media Center)
UGA Floriculture Contest
Building Construction Meeting- 5:30 pm (HMS Media Center)
Thursday
21st Century
Livestock Judging Practice 4:00-5:00
HMS Basketball HMS v/s Hart County Girls 4:30, Boys 5:30 @ Home
HMS Basketball HMS v/s Hart County Girls 4:30, Boys 5:30 @ Home
Friday
Moonlight Madness 6:00-8:00
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