Joseph Niemantsverdriet, Principal February 2014 Harding Herald Principal’s Message: We are now into the second semester. I want to thank the students, staff and parents for their contin- ued support of Harding Middle School. We continue to focus daily on improving student achievement. This is a good time to sit with your child and review their progress to date and help them to set achievement goals for the rest of the year. Congratulations to the 72 students who made the Distinguish Honor Roll for the sec- ond quarter. These students earned an A in all of their classes. 142 students attained Honor Roll in the sec- ond quarter. Honor Roll recipients had an overall grade point average of 3.5 or better. There were 115 stu- dents who earned a place on the Merit Roll for the second quarter, with a GPA or 3.0 or better. The names of these students are listed later in the publication. Please join me in celebrating their success! February is a busy month, especially for eighth graders, who will be starting to plan their schedules for the High School. The transition from middle school to Lakewood High School can be daunting for both parents and students, but LHS and Harding are committed to making the course selection process as easy as possible. Eighth grade parents should look for a copy of the High School Course Guide to come home with their children in the next couple of weeks. Also, the High School Guidance Department is hosting a meeting for parents who have questions about the high school course selection process. Regards, Joe Niemantsverdriet Principal Dear Parents/Guardians: If you or your student would like to order a 2013-2014 Harding yearbook, the forms are located in the main office. The yearbook is on sale for $16.00. The deadline for orders is February 14, 2014. The yearbook is a separate sale for this year and was NOT included in any photo packet price. Also, the 8th grade Panoramic photo will be take Feb. 7th. The packet to order a photo is also in the Main Office. That photo is available for $16.00. The deadline for those orders is Feb. 7th, which is the date of the 8th grade pho- to.
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Joseph Niemantsverdriet, Principal February 2014 Harding Herald
Principal’s Message: We are now into the second semester. I want to thank the students, staff and parents for their contin-
ued support of Harding Middle School. We continue to focus daily on improving student achievement. This
is a good time to sit with your child and review their progress to date and help them to set achievement goals
for the rest of the year. Congratulations to the 72 students who made the Distinguish Honor Roll for the sec-
ond quarter. These students earned an A in all of their classes. 142 students attained Honor Roll in the sec-
ond quarter. Honor Roll recipients had an overall grade point average of 3.5 or better. There were 115 stu-
dents who earned a place on the Merit Roll for the second quarter, with a GPA or 3.0 or better. The names of
these students are listed later in the publication. Please join me in celebrating their success!
February is a busy month, especially for eighth graders, who will be starting to plan their schedules
for the High School. The transition from middle school to Lakewood High School can be daunting for both
parents and students, but LHS and Harding are committed to making the course selection process as easy as
possible.
Eighth grade parents should look for a copy of the High School Course Guide to come home with
their children in the next couple of weeks. Also, the High School Guidance Department is hosting a meeting
for parents who have questions about the high school course selection process.
Regards, Joe Niemantsverdriet
Principal
Dear Parents/Guardians: If you or your student would like to order a 2013-2014 Harding yearbook, the forms are located in the main office. The yearbook is on sale for $16.00. The deadline for orders is February 14, 2014. The yearbook is a separate sale for this year and was NOT included in any photo packet price. Also, the 8th grade Panoramic photo will be take Feb. 7th. The packet to order a photo is also in the Main Office. That photo is available for $16.00. The deadline for those orders is Feb. 7th, which is the date of the 8th grade pho-to.
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MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
As we move forward with the second half of the school year, much is happening in the Lakewood City Schools to be excited about. Thanks to the generosity of our community, the district is moving full steam ahead with the planning phase of our final construction project that will see the remaining of our schools re-built. The Board has approved a transition plan for our students at the three affected elementary schools. Grant will be housed at St. James, Lincoln at St. Luke and Roosevelt at the former Franklin Elementary. Lakewood City Academy, which will be displaced by Roosevelt, will head to the former Taft Elementary. Our transi-tion plan was developed upon analyzing priorities that parents and community members provided to the ad-ministration. Our next big step is to secure architects so that the design process may begin. Once the architects are in place, we will be holding community meetings to solicit input regarding the design and construction phases. This process worked incredibly well in the first two phases with excellent results and we expect the same in our final phase. Jeffrey W. Patterson Superintendent Board of Education Linda G. Beebe, President Emma Petrie Barcelona, Vice President Tom Einhouse Edward Favre Betsy Bergen Shaughnessy
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Attention 8th grade Students and Parent: During the first week of February, Ms. Hallberg, Harding Guidance Counselor, will be going into the 8th grade Social Studies classrooms to provide an introduction to the High School scheduling process. Stu-dents will also be given a Course Selection Catalog to take home and review at that time. After taking some time to review the course catalog with parents and guardians, students will be called down individu-ally to complete the scheduling process with Ms. Hallberg. Individual meetings with students will begin the week of February 17th and continue through the end of the month. Please contact Ms. Hallberg with any questions you have regarding the scheduling process.
MARKET DAY
Market Day Pick-up
Tuesday, Feb.25, 2014
4:00 pm Cafetorium
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2014-2015 ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL OPEN ENROLLMENT
The Elementary and Middle School open enrollment period for the 2014 – 2015 school year will be from March 3 through April 4, 2014. Applications will be processed on a first-come, first served basis.
Open enrollment requests for registered students may be submitted beginning Monday, March 3, 2014. On March 3, 2014 only, requests will be accepted from 7:30 to 11:00 a.m. at Franklin Elementary School, 13465 Franklin Blvd. Forms will first be available at Franklin Elementary the morning of March 3, 2014. After 11:00 a.m. on March 3, 2014, the form will be available at the school buildings and at the Board of Education. You may submit the form at your neighborhood school or at the Board of Education. **Please note: Elementary Open Enrollment approvals will be extremely limited due to construction and transition. If open enrollment is granted, your child will continue at the school through grade five. Families will be notified prior to the end of the 2013-2014 school year whether their request has been approved or denied.
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H2O is looking forward to a great second half of the school year, full of fun and mean-ingful service projects for your students. As a reminder, H2O meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at Har-ding. Meeting dates for the remainder of the year are as follows: Harding: February 4th February 18th March 4th March 18th April 1st April 15th In February and March, H2O’s meetings will focus on increasing students’ awareness and understanding of hearing and visu-al impairments. On February 4th at Harding, Shannon McPeek, a Lakewood City Schools intervention specialist and deaf educator, will be speaking to H2O members about types of hearing loss, deaf culture, and sign language. Students will then create a sign language video to share on the school morning announcements and the City of Lakewood website. On March 4th at Harding, students will learn more about visual impairments and service animals from the Cleveland Sight Center. We are excited to share these new learning and service opportunities with your students!