Fox Facts 11/29/23

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FOX FACTS

November 29, 2023

HMS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

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Fox Facts is a weekly newsletter published by Huntington Middle School. It includes important information related to school activities, programs, and events. It also includes a section for the Huntington Middle School PTA and a space to publicize community events and organizations.

Important Dates and Events

November 30: Fox Fuel w/Ms. Hazlett

December 4-8: HMS Spirit Week (see below)

December 6: Band Concert 5:30 and 7:00 PM

December 8: 7th and 8th Grade Winter Formal 6:00-8:00 PM

December 14: Family Matters Workshop 6 PM

December 15: Winter Choir Concert @ SMHS Neher 7 PM

December 19-21: Q2 Finals

December 21: Fox Fuel w/Ms. Hazlett

December 21: Orchestra Concert 7 PM

December 22: Minimum Day & End of Q2

December 25-1/5: Winter Break - No School

Please check our School Calendar for more information related to student events and activities.

Athletic Updates go to hehms.us and click on the Athletics tab.

Our Athletic Director is Ms. Kido (kkido@smusd.us)

Webstore Link: Here

INFORMATION MEETING for

HMS' Spring 2024 Musical, Aladdin Jr!

WHEN:

Wednesday, Dec 6th

12:40 pm in the Auditorium (latter half of lunch)

TOPIC:

All HMS students who are interested to learn about how to become involved in the cast or crew, please come!
All the dates and details for the show will be shared.
Plus, audition tips and the audition packet will be distributed this day!
If you don't know if you should come, then come!
There will be time for a short Q and A.

WHO WILL BE THERE:

Ms. Eleen Hsu-Wentlandt, Director

Mr. Chris Wade, Music Director

Samantha Labrecque, Crew Director

FMI:

If you can't make the meeting, yet would like to get information, please email the director at eleen@eleenmusic.com with the subject heading "HMS Aladdin Jr".

Friday, December 8th is our first 7th and 8th grade formal dance of the year, The Red Carpet!

Dress code: school rules still apply - TENNIS SHOES ARE REQUIRED!

It will take place in the gym, from 6:00-8:00 pm. Tickets will be sold all week from 12/4-12/8 during lunch for $20. At the door, purchases will be $25. WE TAKE CASH AND E-PAY!

The ticket for the dance provides:

One meal from Fat Boys Burgers Food Truck
One photo from the photo booth
One cookie

Students have the option to buy more food, photos, and cookies from the entrance of the gym. Make sure to bring extra money if you wish to purchase extra items!

Hope to see you there!

Patron Packages available now!

www.hmsparentparty.com

We also need items and experiences to add to our Silent Auction! Please contact one of our Foxfather Parent Party Chairs with donations.

Cheryl Freiburg (cherylfreiburg@gmail.com), Mikah O’Mara (mikahmiriam@gmail.com), & Becki Watlington (becki_ballard@hotmail.com)

The HMS PTA Nominating Committee needs your help to select the slate of Elected Officers and Committee Chairs for the 2024-2025 Executive Board!

Be a part of this important nominating process by submitting names of individuals you want to represent you and your school. Self-nominations are encouraged! Click here for the nominations Google form and here for the descriptions of board roles.

Kindly submit your nomination suggestions and/or forms to Hwannie Shen, HMS PTA Parliamentarian, at hwannies@yahoo.com by Tuesday, January 16th, 2024. The new Officers will be elected at the March 2024 PTA Association meeting.

The committee appreciates your suggestions!

HONORARY SERVICE AWARD NOMINATIONS

Do you know a super volunteer who is active in the HMS PTA and in our San Marino community? The PTA Honorary Service Award is awarded annually by the HMS PTA to recognize individuals who have put in outstanding service to our PTA and our community.

It is time for us to think of our wonderful HMS volunteers and we are now accepting nominations.

Please submit nominations electronically using this Google Form, or download and print this Nomination Form to see nomination criteria and past recipients and submit your nominations via email to HMS PTA Historian, Mei Wong, at pharmgal@pacbell.net. You may nominate as many people as you’d like.

Nominations are due by December 15, 2023.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A48ADAE2CA2F94-20232024#/

HMS Spirit Gear!!

HMS T-shirts, hoodies, and sweatshirts are available for purchase using this website. Once purchased, spirit gear will be delivered to students during school hours.

Free after school academic support is available for all students.

See below for a picture of our first of 10 Family Matters Workshops! Join in on this family workshop series hosted by Chinatown Service Center that provides a space for parents and their 4th - 8th grade children to learn more about communication to build and strengthen their relationships. To sign up for our next session on Thursday, October 12, 6pm-7pm click here. Every session you will learn something new. See you there!

We will have our monthly webinar meeting for HMS families with our Principal, Ms. Hazlett on Thursday, November 30th at 9:00 AM via Zoom!

If you'd like to join, here is the link.

Please review our various bell schedules.

HMS Online Wellness Center

The HMS Online Wellness Center serves to provide resources and optional mindfulness activities that can assist students as well as provide supports for parents to assist in communicating with their children at home.

Counseling Corner:

The Zen Zone is open at Lunch for "Wellness Wednesdays."

If you need help getting access to PowerSchool:

Technical Support Contact:

Chat with a technology support team member at www.smusd.us/livechat/
Email technical support at techsupport@smusd.us
Leave a message at 626-299-7002

Free breakfast and lunch!

For the 2023-2024 school year, the State of California is mandating the Universal Meals Program at all schools in the state. With the Universal Meal families need to fill out a Meal Application form, which was part of the online registration package. SMUSD will be offering both breakfast and lunch. Please encourage your students to come and grab a free lunch and a free breakfast daily. SMUSD will be using the Point of Sale system to record the meals for lunch, therefore please remind your students to memorize their 5 Digit lunch number (student ID number). This will help expedite the meal service. For the first week of school the lines may be a bit longer than usual as students may have forgotten their lunch number. If you have any questions, please contact Munira Bengali at mbengali@smusd.us or 626-299- 7000 ext. 1323.

Student Connectedness to HMS Campus Life

HMS events, activities and athletics play a huge part in the overall development of our students. We want our students to stay connected to all the wonderful and interactive school events and activities that are available to each student. Students will be notified of school events and activities with a Schoology notification or an email to their student Gmail account. HMS students and families are also encouraged to frequently visit the HMS school website.

HMS Athletics

Information regarding HMS athletics can be found on our Athletics Home Page. You can also reach out to our athletic director, Ms. Kido, at kkido@smusd.us for any additional inquiries.

Health Information

COVID-19 Information

Please visit the SMUSD COVID-19 Information page.

***Remember, free COVID-19 self-test kits are available in the HMS front office for anyone who wants one.***

Reminders

Attendance:

Parents, the attendance online absence form on the school website is for explaining absences. If your child has a disagreement about an absence on a particular day/period, please reach out to the teacher first.

Late arrival/Early departure:

If your student comes late to school, even if it's 5 minutes late, the parent and the student need to check in at the front office. Your written confirmation needs to be documented and a slip is given to the student to present to the teacher.

Same process for picking a student up early from school. Parent must come in to the office, present ID and sign the student out, to ensure the student is going home with an approved guardian. Thank you for taking a few minutes to help us maintain correct attendance and safely monitor our student's whereabouts.

NO LUNCH DROP OFFS.

Complimentary breakfasts and lunches are available every day in the cafeteria.

Due to COVID restrictions we need to limit the number of visitors to school. If your child forgets his/her lunch, please do not bring it to him/her. They can eat from the cafeteria for the day. For the latest information please visit our SMUSD site here

Cell phones are not to be on or in student's possession from 8:00-2:50. Keep them POWERED DOWN and in the lockers.

Keep our campus clean:

Please remind your students to throw away their food wrappers/containers at snack break and lunch. Thank you for helping us keep our campus clean.

Textbooks/Chromebooks:

Students are responsible for the textbooks and Chromebooks they check out. If a textbook or Chromebook is damaged so it cannot be checked out anymore the student is responsible for the full price of the replacement, plus shipping and handling.

Computers may only be used in class at teacher's direction. Keep them locked in your lockers during lunch, away from the lunch areas and food.

Technical Support Contact:

Open a ticket with a technology support team member at www.smusd.us/livechat/

Email technical support at techsupport@smusd.us

Leave a message at 626-299-7002

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If you have social media, make sure you're following HMS to see the latest in our academic and spirited events.

HMS PTA Facebook

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***THANK YOUS***

Thank you to Staff Appreciation Chairs, Stacy Paek and Allis Lee, along with volunteers Blair Scalise and Christine Min for putting on a delicious staff appreciation luncheon before the break! It was a great way for our PTA to show the staff and teachers how much we appreciate them!

STAY INFORMED!

Join the Huntington Middle School PTA Community Facebook Group. This is the only PTA sanctioned social media community group to get all HMS PTA and school related information.

Dear Fox Parents and Families,

With the new school year starting, we are launching our annual PTA membership drive. You are the “P” in the PTA, and without your support, Huntington Middle School would not be the outstanding school that it is. HMS PTA supports many programs at our middle school, such as Noontime Fun, Reflections art program, 6th grade dances, Career Day, Fox Games, and more! Joining our PTA is another way that you can support these programs and show the students in our school the importance you place on their education.

If you did not join HMS PTA during the online First Day Packet process before school started, then you can still join by filling out our PTA Membership Form and returning it to the HMS front office along with your check payable to HMS PTA, or you can pay via PayPal (instructions can be found here). If you have any questions, please contact Daisy Wilson, PTA VP of Membership at dwilson@coastlinesteel.com. Thanks!

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Community News and Events

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