The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations. Parent Newsletter February 5, 2016 Good Morning, I hope that you are home safe, relaxing comfortably today as school has been cancelled due to inclement weather for the first time this year. This cancellation will tentatively move our official last day of school to Thursday, June 16 th . All after school activities have been cancelled for today, including our Valentine’s Dance. Our Star of the Month Breakfast Ceremony scheduled for this morning will take place on Monday, 2/8/16. I would like to officially announce our coaches for the spring sports season at Hurley Middle School. Our softball coach will be Mr. Bill Paulo. Coach Paulo has served as an assistant coach for the HMS softball team, and has also coached many local recreational and travel softball teams. Our new baseball coach for this season will be Mr. Andrew Brum. Coach Brum recently completed his first season as HMS Girls’ Basketball Coach, and prior to that was an assistant coach for that team for a couple of years. I am grateful to have these two gentlemen on board as head coaches for our spring season. They have both established many positive relationships with our students and staff already, and I am confident that they will both do a tremendous job working with our student athletes this spring. Information on tryouts for baseball and softball will be announced over the next couple of weeks. Please take a moment to carefully read Ms. Bouchard’s piece included in this week’s newsletter, as she will be explaining some guidelines regarding discipline and end of the year activities and privileges. She has explained this to all of our students, and it is important that every parent and guardian is also aware of these policies, which are outlined in our student handbook. Enjoy the snow! It’s time to get out and shovel. Have a great weekend. Sincerely, Dr. William V. Whalen III Principal @DrWhalen3 Dr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle School Dr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle School 650 Newman Ave. 650 Newman Ave. Seekonk, MA. 02771 Seekonk, MA. 02771 508 508- 761 761- 7570 7570 www.seekonkschools.org www.seekonkschools.org Dr. William V. Whalen III Ms. Alexis A. Bouchard Principal Interim Assistant Principal
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The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.
Parent Newsletter February 5, 2016
Good Morning, I hope that you are home safe, relaxing comfortably today as school has been cancelled due to inclement weather for the first time this year. This cancellation will tentatively move our official last day of school to Thursday, June 16th. All after school activities have been cancelled for today, including our Valentine’s Dance. Our Star of the Month Breakfast Ceremony scheduled for this morning will take place on Monday, 2/8/16. I would like to officially announce our coaches for the spring sports season at Hurley Middle School. Our softball coach will be Mr. Bill Paulo. Coach Paulo has served as an assistant coach for the HMS softball team, and has also coached many local recreational and travel softball teams. Our new baseball coach for this season will be Mr. Andrew Brum. Coach Brum recently completed his first season as HMS Girls’ Basketball Coach, and prior to that was an assistant coach for that team for a couple of years. I am grateful to have these two gentlemen on board as head coaches for our spring season. They have both established many positive relationships with our students and staff already, and I am confident that they will both do a tremendous job working with our student athletes this spring. Information on tryouts for baseball and softball will be announced over the next couple of weeks. Please take a moment to carefully read Ms. Bouchard’s piece included in this week’s newsletter, as she will be explaining some guidelines regarding discipline and end of the year activities and privileges. She has explained this to all of our students, and it is important that every parent and guardian is also aware of these policies, which are outlined in our student handbook. Enjoy the snow! It’s time to get out and shovel. Have a great weekend. Sincerely, Dr. William V. Whalen III Principal
@DrWhalen3
Dr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle SchoolDr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle School 650 Newman Ave.650 Newman Ave.
www.seekonkschools.orgwww.seekonkschools.org Dr. William V. Whalen III Ms. Alexis A. Bouchard Principal Interim Assistant Principal
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Hello Hurley Families, As we know the month of February always seems to go by fast, and with March 1st right around the corner, I have reminded students (in all three grades during lunch this week) of the following information that can be found in the student handbook on page 25.
GRADE LEVEL/CLUB TRIPS: In order to participate in the end-‐of-‐the-‐year trips students will be expected to complete the specific requirements set up for the trips. Students are reminded that these trips should be viewed as a privilege afforded to the student; it is not a right to which the student is entitled. Trips in June: from March 1st until the day of the trip-‐ A student will lose field trip privilege if the student is: suspended out of school once, or suspended in school more than once, or accumulates more than 3 office detentions.
Note: 8th Grade Parents/Students-‐ This does apply to the Washington D.C. trip, and if a student is not able to attend for disciplinary reasons then he/she may not be entitled to a refund after April 1st. I also reminded the 8th grade of our dance policy in the student handbook on page 25, since it will apply to their semi-‐formal dance on May 27th.
DANCE OR ACTIVITY DAY REGULATIONS: Admission to dances is limited to students of Dr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle School only. Any student having two or more office detentions, or one or more in school/out of school suspensions, forfeit their right to attend the next school dance of the year.
In conclusion, I reminded students that these are great privileges in which their teachers do an awesome job creating these experiences/memories during their middle school years. I along with their teachers want nothing more than for each student to have the opportunity to attend these trips, and so I reinforced the successful characteristics that I had discussed during the State of the School Address. Please feel free to contact me with any questions and have a nice long weekend! Ms. Bouchard Interim Assistant Principal
@MsBhmsAP
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Welcome to White Team English! by Madison Bedrosian
As students begin wrapping up The Tempest by William Shakespeare, they
will be working on improving their reading comprehension and speaking skills.
Students are required to read at least three times as one of the play characters. This
helps them to not only understand the scene and Elizabethan language, but also adds
to participation skills. Performing also helps students become more comfortable with
public speaking, which will benefit them the rest of their lives. In addition to comprehension,
students wrote sonnets similar to that of Shakespeare, but used song lyrics, appropriate, of
course. Students were required to use at least twenty Elizabethan words, and a certain rhyme
scheme (iambic pentameter) with ten syllables in each line. The objective of the poems was to
allow students to relate to Shakespeare's sonnets, while using modern lyrics we could understand
and enjoy. The sonnets will be used in an end of the year project reflecting on the eighth grade
year.
Below is a white team student sonnet. Gif Url: http://www.picgifs.com/graphics/s/shakespeare/graphics-shakespeare-058536.gif
Salute of 21 Soft, dost thee wot an fightings worth it now Thee art trying to find a place to hide Thee don’t want to now taketh a bow Soon thee beginneth to hast little pride Thee feeleth like thou art carrying loads Thy future is unknown for the moment And you’ve cometh to the end of all roads And thy life just needeth a postponement Thee knoweth that life isn’t very fair Thee hath lost somebody that thee doth love For thee knoweth to giveth up thy square Thee desire that those gents art up above And so thee solute with twenty-one’eth But thee knoweth thee wanteth to runneth By: Madison Bedrosian
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Congratulations to the following students for achieving January Spotlight status on the Blue Team: Madison Armell Gerard (Ace) Ayotte Elizabeth Bradshaw Ben Correia Madison Costa Victoria Dasilva Ella Lyon Bethany Pucino This award is based on solid academic performance, 100% overall effort, good citizenship, and/or impressive improvement. Great job! BAND NEWS from Mrs. Grande: GREAT JOB SCHOLAR SQUAD!!!! We were lucky to have 2 awesome mentors working with 6th grade clarinets after school Wednesday. Bailey Adams and Isabelle Soito were wonderful helping the students and me. The most difficult part of clarinet is "going over the break" and yesterday, all were successful. Thank you everyone! NEXT WEEK JAZZ BAND WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTER SCHOOL! We are working on music for the JAZZ DINNER with SHS JAZZ BAND on Thursday April 7th. Please make every effort to attend. The SHS Marching Band will be performing for ALL HMS band students on Monday, February 22. This is a recruiting effort for all 8th graders and also lots of fun. DON'T FORGET.... UNCLE TONY'S FUNDRAISER MONDAY FEBRUARY 8TH!!!!! Please join us for the next HMSBPA meeting Wednesday February 10th in the band room at 6:00. All are welcome. With cold and flu season here, we are welcoming donations of green mint alcohol for the mouthpiece disinfectant. Stop at CVS or Walmart for a bottle. All the students will appreciate it.
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GUIDANCE NEWS
Mrs. Czech will be meeting with all 8th grade students who have applied to Tri County and Bristol Aggie on Thursday, February 11th. We will be preparing
for the interviews that are coming up at the end of February. Students will be bringing home practice questions.
Reminder to all 8th grade students interested in applying to
Tri County or Bristol Aggie: Please get your applications completed as soon as possible. Those interested in applying to Bristol Aggie, please bring your completed application to Mrs. Czech.
Students who are applying to Tri County can apply with their parents at: https://tri-county.go2cte.com/
Interviews for Bristol Aggie will be taking place on February 22. Interviews for Tri County will be taking place on February 23.
Mrs. Czech will be preparing all students for the interviews.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the application process,
please contact Mrs. Czech
.
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*HMS Builder's Club* DONATIONS ARE STILL
BEING ACCEPTED… On Wednesday, February 10th, the HMS Builders Club
will be dropping off our donations to the Seekonk Animal Shelter on 100 Peck Street.
*HMS BUILDERS CLUB MEMBERS:
If you would like to participate in the donation drop off event, please arrange for transportation from HMS at
2:45pm to the Animal Shelter at 3pm. Feel free to carpool.
Students will meet at the Animal Shelter at 3pm to deliver the collected items, visit the pets & take a
group photo. Parents are encouraged to stay, since our visit will be short.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Builder's Club Advisors, Mrs. Farrow & Mrs. Kenney
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Science – Orange Team Students have wrapped up filming their science commercials to try and sell an element on the periodic table. These commercials not only highlighted uses and characteristics of elements, but also showcased students’ various talents … acting, singing, dancing, and even some dunking! The project allowed for some creative freedom as well as provided students with an opportunity to delve deeper into the elements of everyday life. Some still frames of the videos are below:
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Kiwanis is sponsoring their 20th Taste of the Towns on Tuesday, March 8th, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Grand Rose Ballroom at the Clarion Inn, 940 Fall River Avenue (route 114A). Over 25 restaurants will offer samples of their menus and there will be wine and beer tasting. There will also be raffles of gifts from the various vendors and local businesses and a 50/50 raffle. Tickets are $30 and are available from Beverly Del Grotta 401-‐ 749-‐4841 or [email protected], Bev Hart 508-‐336-‐9352 or [email protected] and the town clerk 508-‐336-‐2921. Good Luck to our new HMS Debate Team! They will be competing on Monday, 2/8/16 in a competition vs. other schools of the Massasoit League of Middle Schools. Next week’s newsletter will have more news about the competition and our new academic team at HMS. Stay tuned!
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Seekonk Girls Softball League 2016 REGISTRATION INFORMATION
ALL GIRLS IN GRADES K THROUGH 12 ARE WELCOME!!
Two ways to sign-up:
1. Register and make your payment on-line at our USER-FRIENDLY WEBSITE www.seekonkgirlssoftball.com no later than March 7, 2016 (please note, there will be NO FEES for signing up on-line)
2. Register in person on the following dates:
Saturday, February 27, 11:00am – 1:00pm, at the Seekonk Library Saturday, March 5, 10:00am – 1:00pm at the Seekonk Library
Please make checks payable to: S.G.S.L. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 477, Seekonk, MA 02771
All coaches and administrators are volunteers. Any fees collected during registration are used to pay for equipment, uniforms, trophies, umpires, insurance, permits, etc…. Divisions Reg. Fees Each Additional Child (in same family)
Instructional (Born 2008-‐10) $60.00 $45.00 Minor (Born 2005-‐07) $85.00 $65.00 Majors (Born 2002-‐04) $85.00 $65.00 Senior (Born 1997-‐01) $85.00 $65.00 *There will be a cap of $150 per family. Ages and/or grades for each division are subject to change based on the number of players registering. **Registrations will NOT be accepted after March 7, 2016. If for any reason a player is unable to participate, registration fees will be refunded “in full” up until March 24, 2016. After March
24, 2016 registration fees are NON refundable. MUST ATTEND: All players in the Minor Division only (Born between 2005-2007) will be required to attend a skills demonstration at the Kevin Hurley Middle School on Friday, March 11 from 6:30pm - 8:00pm.
The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.
The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.
The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.
The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.
