We will not have tutoring at HMS on Thursday, March 16 from 3:00 - 4:00 pm. There will be tutoring on Friday morning, March 17 from 7:00 - 8:00 am.
HMS Parents, while you can take the 5 Essentials Parent Survey until March 31, today is the last day to take the survey and get an iReady exemption for one week from math and reading for your child. Additionally, you will get your name in a drawing for a $50 Wal-Mart gift card. Thank you to all the parents who have taken the survey so far! We currently have a 42% response rate and would really like to take to at least 50% of our parents! Take the survey to help us know what we need to work on to improve our school! After you take the survey, send me an email at dmcgowan@harrisburg3.org to let me know you completed it. Click here to take the survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
HMS Parents, Liberty Road is closed so please use the Highway 45 entrance. There is water over the road in that area too, so be careful. Please don't drive through any areas that you feel are not safe.
Parents, if you take the 5 Essentials Survey, email me at dmcgowan@harrisburg3.org to get the iReady exemption for your child and a chance to win the Wal-Mart gift card. I inadvertently left the email off of the previous message. Thank you.
Your child recently participated in the Illinois 5 Essentials Survey as did his or her teachers. We are now asking that you participate in the parent survey part of the Illinois 5 Essentials. We guarantee that survey responses will never be connected to the identity of you or your child. School reports will only present aggregated information of how many parents and students responded as a whole. This information will help HMS guide improvement.
Please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ to take the parent survey. If you take the survey and email me at the email address below on or before Friday, March 3, your child will be exempted from one week of his/her reading iReady and math iReady and a 100% for those assignments will be entered in PowerSchool. Additionally, your name will be entered in a drawing for a $50 Wal-Mart gift card.
Are you 100% sure your teen has never tried alcohol? When was the last time you talked to your kids about underage drinking? When it comes to keeping your kids safe, the more you know, the better. For more information, visit theelephantisintheroom.com.
Just a reminder that Harrisburg High School will hold a "to be" freshman registration meeting on Wednesday, February 15 at 5:30 pm. Building tours will begin at 4:45. Please enter door #24 and the meeting will be in the cafeteria. Hope to see you there. Scott Dewar, Principal, Harrisburg High School.
HMS students will take the 5 Essentials Survey on Thursday, February 9. A letter was sent home with students on January 24 giving parents/guardians an opportunity to opt their student out of taking the survey. It also provides you with a link to preview the survey questions. Additionally, there is a copy of the survey in the office for you to review upon request. If you DO NOT WANT your child to take this survey, please fill out the form at the bottom of the letter and return it to the HMS office no later than Thursday morning. There is no need to return it if your child will be participating in the survey.
HMS tutoring for this afternoon, Monday, January 30, is cancelled.
Due to the possibility of inclement weather, the volleyball game scheduled for tonight with Herrin has been cancelled. It has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 1 at 5:00 pm.
The 8th grade girls volleyball tryouts that were scheduled for tonight have been cancelled. They have been rescheduled for Friday, January 20 from 4:30-6:00.
Last chance to submit a recipe for the HMS cookbook - the deadline is Friday, Jan. 20.
Volleyball tryouts will be next week. Tryouts for 8th grade girls will be on Tuesday, January 17 from 4:30 - 6:00 pm at HMS. Tryouts for 6th grade girls will be on Wednesday, January 18 from 5:00 - 6:30 pm and tryouts for 7th grade girls will be on January 18 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm at HMS. All girls who tryout must have a current physical as well as a permission to participate, concussion information form and insurance form filled out and signed by a parent or guardian.
The 7th Grade girls basketball game start time has been changed to 1:30 today.
Dental Safari will be at HMS on Monday, January 30. Online registration is required. Sign up by going to www.DentalSafariForms.com or scanning the code on the attached form.
The 8th grade is still needing several more recipes for their cookbook! Dig out your recipe boxes (or call your favorite cook), jot down the recipe, and send it to HMS. We need these as soon as possible so we can determine if we will have enough to make a cookbook. Thanks!
Pigs can fly. Lie. Your kids are too young to be thinking about drinking alcohol. Lie. You talk to your teen often about the risks of underage drinking? Lie? Nobody’s perfect. TRUE. Start a conversation! For more info, visit theelephantisintheroom.com
There will be practice on Monday, January 2 from 4:00 - 5:30 pm at the HMS gym for any 6th grade girl interested in playing on the 6th grade team. Contact Coach Hannah Bartok for additional information.
There will be a practice/tryout for any 6th grade girls interested in trying out for 6th grade basketball on December 20 from 4:00-5:30 at the West Side School Gym. Contact Hannah Bartok if you have any questions.
The consequences of not talking to your kids about the risks of underage drinking can be costly. Invest early and start a conversation with your teen today! For more information, visit theelephantisintheroom.com
