Hero Happenings!

1. We had to postpone BMI and scoliosis this week due to a shortage of nurses. We have rescheduled it for February 13th.
2. Mid-February, we will be sending out information regarding 7th grade electives for our CURRENT 6th graders.

3. If you would like to donate food items or volunteer to help with the basketball tailgate you can sign up here! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040C4CAAA92FA4FA7-47705421-basketball

4. March 6th we will give our first state assessment. We will be giving the WRITING test. Please avoid checking your student out on this day. If you currently have an appointment scheduled for him/her, please try now to reschedule if possible.

Do you ever ask your child about his/her day and you get a shoulder shrug? or "it was fine"? If this is the case, use these questions to ask your child about school - let's get them talking!

Acc. Math 7 - How do we use percentages in our everyday lives?

Science 7 -Where does the flow of energy start in an ecosystem?

Science 6 - What are some activities that create CO2 emissions?

Social Studies 6 - What do you feel is the most important achievement of Ancient Rome, and how does it impact modern-day America?

Social Studies 7 - What does the word "precedent" mean and what are 2 precedents set by George Washington?

Health 6 - Name several human body systems and describe what their function is (what they do for your body)?

Math 6 - What is the opposite of 6 and what is the absolute value of -6?

Math 7 - How many degrees form a supplementary relationship?

Language Lab 7 -How does knowing the definition of prefixes help you when you are reading?

ELA 6 - Name the elements of an expository informational essay.

ELA 7 - What are the 3 main parts of an argument?

Careers - Can you explain the theory behind Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

Band - How do you know when to play the music loudly or softly? (dynamics soft to loud: piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte)

Music - What are the lines and spaces of the Treble Clef?

Thursday, Feb. 8th (7pm) @ Har-Ber High PAC

Schools performing:

Hellstern & Helen Tyson

Central & Southwest

Har-Ber

This was rescheduled from January due to snow days.

If you would like to donate food items or volunteer to help with the basketball tailgate you can sign up here!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040C4CAAA92FA4FA7-47705421-basketball

Tailgate ticket includes food & entry to Hellstern basketball game to be held on 02/08/24 at Har-Ber High Gym. All students must be picked up by 6:00pm at Hellstern Middle School in the 7th grade car rider line. If a student wants to stay for the Junior High game, a parent must be present at 5:45pm at HBHS to check out the student. Please put your student's 1st block teacher in the comment section when purchasing a ticket. Link: https://osp.osmsinc.com/p/GM061-68

Student Council will be selling western accessories for our basketball game against Helen Tyson Thursday! Items will be on sale before school and during lunches Wed - Fri while supplies last.

Choice Summer School is open to all Springdale School students, typically current 8th-11th graders. However, Careers is offered to current 7th graders.

All courses are original credit courses. Credit Recovery courses are not offered through this program.

Courses being offered: Careers (incoming 8th graders only), PE, Health, Civics, Economics, Oral Communication, and Computer Science (full year). Any other course would be by approval only.

Choice Summer School 2024 sign up form link

Choice Summer School online payment link

--Summer School applications are available February 5 - May 22.
--VIRTUAL (online) orientation info will be emailed to student and guardian on June 3 by 4:00 p.m. Orientation Zooms will be held June 4, 2024. Tuition must be paid IN FULL on or before May 29, 2024 to receive orientation link and course access - online, check or cash.

--Course(s) must be completed no later than 3:00 p.m. on July 3, 2024. No exceptions.
--The expected time to complete each course is approximately 60 hours. All courses are delivered online/fully virtually.
--There will be no drops or refunds after June 10.

--Please email Kim Krueger if you have any questions. kkrueger@sdale.org

--Final Grades for paid and completed courses will be available by July 17, 2024.

• Anyone that plans to run track for Hellstern needs to register for the "2024 Hellstern Track" Google Classroom using code 4dudtfs.
• Practices will begin 2/19 at the Har-Ber track after school (specific times to be announced soon).
  
• All athletes must have a current physical and paperwork filled out and submitted to Dragonfly before they can practice/compete.
• If your athlete already has a Dragonfly account, simply add "7th grade track" to their list of sports in your Dragonfly account.
• If they are new to Dragonfly, a flyer with directions on how you can help them set up a Dragonfly account can be found in the "2024 Hellstern Track" Google Classroom.

There will not be a meeting in January. The next meeting is Feb. 6th @ 8:30am.

Each week we will feature staff from Hellstern so you can learn a little more about us! You can see us when we were in middle school and now:)

7 - Family Book Trivia Night (5:30pm)

8 - Jennifer Nielsen visits Hellstern all day

8 - HMS Basketball Tailgate, sponsored by StuCo

8 - School Board meeting (5pm)

13 - BMI & Scoliosis screening

15 - Charlie Brown, drama performance for elementary schools (9:30am)

15 & 16 - Public Performance of Charlie Brown (6pm)

16 - Charlie Brown, drama performance for HMS (2:30pm)

19 - School WILL be in session this day

22 - HMS Band Solo & Ensemble (4-6pm)

23 - Spring Pictures

4 - Parent-Teacher-Student conferences (3:30-6:30pm)

5 - Parent-Teacher-Student conferences (3:30-6:30pm)

6 - ATLAS Writing Assessment - This is the state test for writing. Please have your student to school on time and avoid check-outs on this day.

15 - End of 3rd quarter

15 - 7th grade fishing derby field trip

18-22 - Spring Break - No School

Boys Basketball Schedule - home games played at CJHS unless noted

Feb. 5 - Away vs. Ft. Smith Ramsey (5:30)

Feb. 8 - Home (HBHS) vs. HTMS (4:30)

Girls Basketball Schedule - home games played at CJHS unless noted

Feb. 5 - Home vs. Ft. Smith Ramsey (5:30)

Feb. 8 - Home (HBHS) vs. HTMS (4:30)

Soccer (Weather is always an issue with spring soccer, we will update this schedule as we get information.)

March 1 - Hellstern vs. SMS @ HBHS (Girls 6pm - Boys 7:15pm)

March 12 - KMS vs. Hellstern @ HBHS (Boys 6pm - Girls 7:15pm)

April 5 - DTSOI vs. Hellstern @ HBHS (Boys 6pm - Girls 7:15pm)

April 16 - HTMS vs. Hellstern @ SHS (Boys 6pm - Girls 7:15pm)

April 19 - Make up date

April 30 - Middle School Tournament @ SHS

May 2 - Middle School Tournament @ SHS

May 7 - Middle School Tournament @ SHS

May 10 - Make up date

May 13 - Middle School Championship @ SHS

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Website: http://hellstern.sdale.org/
Location: 7771 Har-Ber Avenue, Springdale, AR, USA
Phone: 479-750-8725
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hellstern-Middle-School