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Dr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle School Parent Newsletter Education…A Journey Without End

September 16, 2011

Visit our web page at http://hms.seekonk.sharpschool.com/ This newsletter will be sent out weekly by e-mail to keep you informed of programs and events at Hurley Middle School. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns at [email protected].

Upcoming Dates:

September 19 – School Committee work session @ HMS 7:30 PM

September 21 - PTO Meeting @ 7:00 PM in the library

September 20 - First Soccer game of the season @ Raynham

September 22 - First home soccer game @ 3:30 PM

September 23 – 6th grade social 5:30 – 7:00 PM in the cafeteria – co charge

September 23 - School Dance for all students from 7 to 9 PM in the gym - tickets are $5

September 27 – HMS School Council Meeting - 6:30 – 8:00 PM in the library

September 27 – Soccer game Seekonk @ Case 3:15 PM

September 27 – Soccer game Seekonk @ Case 3:15 PM

September 29 – Soccer game Seekonk @ Somerset 3:15 PM

September 30 – PTO fundraiser kick off

October 3 – School Committee meeting @ SHS 7 PM

October 4 – Soccer game Seekonk @ Westport 3:15 PM

October 5 – HMS Band Parents Association meeting @ 7PM in the band room

October 6 – Soccer game HOME GAME Case @ Seekonk 3:15 PM

October 11 – Soccer game HOME GAME Bridgewater @ Seekonk 3:15 PM

October 13 – Soccer game Seekonk @ Bridgewater 3:15 PM

October 18 – PTO meeting @ 7PM in the HMS library

October 18 - Soccer game HOME GAME Somerset @ Seekonk 3:15 PM

October 20 - Soccer game HOME GAME Westport @ Seekonk 3:15 PM

This Friday night on 48 Hours at 8:00 a segment will be on bullying - Words Can Kill Hurley Middle School -School Council We are looking for parents to join our School Council. This committee is required by law and is responsible to assist in reviewing the building budget and the school’s improvement plan. Our meetings for this year are scheduled for Tuesday nights from 6:30 to 8:00 PM on:

Sept. 27, 2011 Oct. 25, 2011 Nov. 29, 2011 Jan. 24, 2012

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March 20, 2012 May 15, 2012 If you would like to serve on this committee please contact Dr. Fargnoli at: [email protected]. Our first meeting of the year is September 27th in the staff room. Stop & StopA+SchoolRewards Program

Dear Parents: Welcome to the start of a new school year and another year of A+ School Rewards. Starting October 6, 2011, through March 29, 2012, Seekonk High School will have the opportunity to earn cash through Stop & Shop A+ School Rewards Program. It only takes a few minutes to register your Stop & Shop card and become part of the A+ program All you have to do is:

Log on to www.stopandshop.com/aplus to register online OR

Dial 1-877-275-2758 to register your card over the phone After you register your card, each shopping trip at Stop & Shop using your Stop & Shop Card earns CASH for our school! Each month, the amount of CASH awarded will be updated on the Stop & Shop website. You can track the amount of points you earn for our school by checking your grocery receipt and online when you create an account at www.stopandshop.com. Our school will receive a check at the end of the program. The money can be used for any of our school’s educational needs. Remember, even if you registered your card last year, you must re-register this year for our school to receive credit. Attending to this simple process makes a HUGE difference to our school. We need your support. Please be sure to register your card to benefit HMS using ID # 07074.

Please encourage your friends and relatives to register also so our school will benefit.

Edline Edline is an easy way for parents to keep-up-to-date online with their child’s grades. Once you have activated your account, and your school has posted information, you can use Edline to view information about your child’s classes. Edline is available for all grades and classes at Hurley Middle School this year. Your child has received his/her Edline account and parents have been issued their Edline account information at Open house. If you have not received your activation code please contact your child’s guidance counselor: Mrs. Czech – teams 6 Red, 8 Orange and 8 White or Mrs. Lehane – teams 6 Yellow, 7 Blue and 7 Green. Use Edline on a regular basis to monitor your child’s homework and class performance.

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Band News ***September 21 is the last date to drop band as an encore.

Jazz Band Auditions will be held on Monday Sept 19 for: PIANO, DRUM SET, ALL GUITARS AND ALTO SAX

Wednesday Sept 21 for: TRUMPET, TROMBONE, AND TENOR AND BARITONE SAXES

Late buses are available

JAZZ BAND WILL BE HELD AFTER SCHOOL ON MONDAY this year.

Parents are reminded that ALL PERCUSSIONISTS MUST HAVE A PAIR OF SNARE DRUMS STICKS with their name on them.

The first Band Parent Meeting will be Wednesday October 5 at 7:00 in the band room. All are invited to attend.

Hurley's Heroes team for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk In the next two weeks, we will begin organizing our Hurley's Heroes team for the Making

Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. This is the third year our team will participate. In our first year, we had 65 participants and last year we had 110 walkers consisting of students, parents, staff members and others. We raised over $6000 in those first two years to be donated to the American Cancer Society! These funds are used for research and to help with treatment and support of breast cancer patients and their families. This year’s walk will take place in the early morning on October 30th at Roger Williams Park. More information and sign up sheets for students will be available next week. In the meantime, please take a look at our website (where you can make a donation or sign up to be part of our team): http://main.acsevents.org/goto/Hurleys_Heroes

Looking forward to another successful fundraising campaign Mrs. DeLeo Team Coordinator

"Grab & Go" Breakfast program We have a "Grab & Go" Breakfast for our students. The cost is $1.25 for full paid lunch students, $0.30 for reduced lunch students and free for all free lunch students. Students that participate in this breakfast program will have to prepay throught the food service program. No money will be exchanged in the lobby when breakfast is being served. Prepayments can either be done on line at www.mynutrikids.com or parents can make out a check to the Town of Seekonk and give it to their child to pay at lunch time at the register; the same way they do lunch. Parents may also put cash into their child’s account at the register the way they currently do for lunch purchases. Students will have the opportunity to purchase a bagged breakfast when

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they enter school in the tower lobby and eat this in their homeroom at 8:00 AM. Breakfast selections will consit of several options such as: muffins & graham crackers with milk & juice, low sugar cereal bowl pack, graham crackers with milk & juice, yogurt, graham crackers with milk & juice, or bagel, cream cheese with milk & juice. As always the juice option can be substituted with a piece of fresh fruit. If you have any question do not hesitate to contact us.

First Dance of the school year We will hold our first dance on Friday, September 23rd from 7 to 9 PM. Ticket sales begin on Tuesday, September 19th. All students must have a completed and signed permission form to purchase a ticket. The cost is $5. You can print out a permission form at the end of this newsletter. Permission forms will be distributed on Monday at all lunches.

Drama Club Attention: All Students Interested In Drama Club!

It's another year, and time for a new drama production! The show we've chosen this year

is "Alice in Wonderland Jr." - There are many available roles for students from all three grades, so if your child has an interest in drama please encourage them to come audition!

The audition dates will be Tuesday, September 20th at 2:40pm in the cafeteria, and Tuesday, September 27th in the cafeteria. If more days are needed, Miss T. will announce it at the end of the week of the 27th.

In order to audition, each student must sing a few lines from any song they choose, as well as read some lines from a script provided.

PLEASE NOTE: No student may audition without a signed contract from home! They will be available in the cafeteria starting Friday, September 16th. Hope to see many auditioning faces! Ms. Thivierge and Mrs. Handfield HMS Drama Club PTO News Our first PTO meeting of this school year is next Wednesday, September 21st at 7 PM in the Hurley library. Please support your child’s school and attend and get involved. We need you!!!

PTO membership forms are at the end of this newsletter along with T-Shirt order forms. Any t-shirt orders received by Monday at 9am will still make the first shipment deadline; all orders received after that date will be included in the October restock shipment.

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**6th GRADERS ONLY**

YOU ARE INVITED TO A Friday Fun Night

Friday, September 23rd, 2011 5:30pm – 7:00 pm

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HMS CAFETERIA WHY: TO ENJOY THE COMPANY OF NEW AND OLD FRIENDS / TO EAT DINNER / TO PLAY GAMES / TO HAVE A FEW LAUGHS / TO WALK INTO THE DANCE WITH YOUR CLASS / TO RELAX / TO HAVE A GOOD TIME Students attending the pizza party should enter at the front entrance of the school at 5:30pm and proceed to the cafeteria. Students will be escorted to the dance at 7pm. Students not attending the dance must be picked up by a parent at the front entrance of the school at 7pm. Tickets for the dance must be purchased in advance at the school. The dance is 7-9pm in the gym and costs $5. The social is a free event sponsored by the PTO.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If attending, please return this form to your homeroom teacher by Wednesday, September 21st. Name: _____________________________________ Team: ___________________ My child will be: ______ attending the dance _______ picked up at 7pm Parent signature: ___________________________________________________________

Any questions? Contact Lynne Simpson at [email protected] or 508-761-7667

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FRIDAY IS PRIDE DAY!! SHOW YOUR TEAM SPIRIT

HURLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM SHIRTS QTY & SIZE OF TEES ___ RED ______ ___ YELLOW ______ ___ BLUE ______ ___ GREEN ______ ___ WHITE ______ ___ ORANGE ______ ___ GRAY ______ Adult Sizes: (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL) STUDENT_________________________________ PHONE # _________________________________ HOME ROOM______________________________ GRADE: _______________ Please return this form Wednesday, September 14th, 2011.

QTY OF TEES _________ $8.00 PER TEE = $ ______

MAKE SURE YOU GIVE SIZES AND QTY OF TEES

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Dr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle School Welcome Dance

Friday, September 23, 2011

7:00 – 9:00 PM School Gym

Admission $5.00

This is our 1st dance of the year and is open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.

Tickets will be sold in advance ONLY! September 19, 20, & 21st at all lunches

Students must present this signed permission form to purchase a dance ticket.

NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR

NOTE –School Policy Reminder: Students that have served a suspension or office detention are ineligible to attend this dance. You must be in attendance the day of the dance in order to attend the dance.

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PERMISSION SLIP I give my child ________________________________________, permission to attend the Welcome

Dance on Friday, September 23rd from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. I understand that my child will not be

allowed to leave the dance before 9:00 PM unless I notify you in writing and come in to pick him/her

up in person. Student’s name: ________________________________________________________________ Grade_______________________________ Homeroom_____________________ Home Phone_____________________ Emergency phone at time of dance__________________ Parent/Guardian Signature________________________________________________________

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Dr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle School PTO Membership Drive

2011-2012

Welcome everyone new and old for yet another exciting new school year! HMS PTO’s is already very active and its’ annual Membership Drive is in full swing. The HMS PTO’s job is to provide information to parents concerning the activities that benefit our children at this age level. The PTO provides funding for guest speakers, teacher requests for additional classroom materials and small technology purchases, grade breakfasts, helps defray the cost of field trips, and after school activities. We cannot provide these services without the support of our volunteers. In other words, get involved in your child’s school just like we stress to them. The kids still need us and HMS PTO still needs you! If you are interested in helping out with any of the activities below, please place a check in the box provide. Please fill out the form and return it to the school with your child in an envelope marked PTO Membership Drive.

MAGAZINE FUNDRAISER-help with collection of orders, tallying of orders (October) NEW!! SPIRIT WEEK JUMP-A-THON-running and tallying group totals and donations (November) FIELD DAYS-help with grade based outdoor activities, set up and assist small groups (June) TEAM BREAKFASTS- help set up, serve food & clean up the morning of the breakfast. SCHOOL STORE- host the store during lunch periods CAREER DAY- help coordinate information & speakers, attend/host event and luncheon BOOK FAIR – help with set up, assisting students and handling sales transactions (October) EIGHTH GRADE DANCE- help with planning and decorating (June 15, 2012) STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK- arrange various gift offerings and staff luncheon (May 7-10, 2012) SNOWFLAKE BALL- organize, set up and host the annual Father/Daughter Dance (Feb 10, 2012) BAKING- provide baked goods for various PTO sponsored functions

WE ASK EACH FAMILY TO HELP US BY BECOMING A DR. KEVIN M. HURLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

PARENT ORGANIZATION MEMBER. EVEN IF YOU CANNOT ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE, YOUR MONETARY DONATION WILL HELP TO SUPPORT THE EVENTS WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE.

MEMBERSHIPS ARE $10. PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO HMS PTO.

Thank you for your support!

Parent’s/Guardian’s Name ___________________________________________________________________

Phone # _____________________ Email address: _________________________________________

Phone # _____________________ Email address: _________________________________________

Address ___________________________________________________________________________

Student(s) Names _______________________________________________________ Grade__________

_______________________________________________________ Grade__________

Please return this entire sheet to the HMS office in an envelope marked “Membership Drive”