Hero Headlines HMS Staff News

1. Is there any room needing a Newline board that we have missed in our building? If there is, talk to Byford asap.
2. The flex day protocol has been updated. Click here to access it.
   
3. The flex day form for next year has gone digital - you must complete yours by May 30th. Click here.
4. If you have a teacher interested in adding sped licensure to his/her teacher certificate, please share with them this Commissioner's Memo.
   
5. After Wednesday's CTM this week, I am going to transfer all the names for summer PD sessions over to the DISTRICT sheet...which will actually get you signed up for the sessions. If you change something on our HMS sheet or add your name after Wednesday, please let me know.
6. I've outlined our dates below. If you have not decided on a field trip and want to take one with your team - you must decide on something in the next two weeks and get it on the calendar.
7. ELECTIVES: Chelsea Jennings, SMS principal, has set up a zoom for singletons with Jon Yost. She has invited us. He is going to customize it for what we've done in middle schools in Springdale. I would very much like you all to join me in the library to watch. If you can't, please let me know what you will be doing - otherwise, let's meet together and learn together.
8. April 28 is the last day to order a yearbook that will be delivered to the school. After April 28, yearbooks that are ordered will be shipped home. ORDER A HELLSTERN YEARBOOK
   

HERE is the slideshow for the week.

1.) Monday:

• Please make sure that you create your PT class BEFORE 9:00 AM on Monday morning, as students will begin signing up for PT during Advisory after the Monday Morning Zoom.

2.) Tuesday:

• MATH Priority
• Battle of the Books in the Library

3.) Thursday:

• ELA Priority
• Battle of the Books in the Library

4.) Friday:

• SOCIAL STUDIES Priority
• Battle of the Books in the Library

You can find our meeting slides here. We will link in these presentation slides to the meeting slides.

Second Semester Faculty Meeting Dates - Please plan accordingly

• April 12th - ACT Aspire Test preparation
• May 3 - Artificial Intelligence: Use It - Don't Be Afraid of It! w/Ripp

10 - Guiding Coalition @ 3:45pm

11 - School Board meeting (5pm)

12 - Faculty Meeting

13 - Girls Spirit Tryout (3:30pm)

17 - Soccer vs. SMS @ HBHS (Girls 6pm; Boys 7:15pm)

18 - Aspire CB Check in Advisory

18-21 Herobotics to Houston (red team)

20 - Aspire practice testing locations during Hero Hour

21 - Alternate schedule

21 - Spring/Aspire Pep rally during Hero Hour

21 - Soccer vs. KMS @ SHS (Girls 4pm; Boys 5:15pm)

24 - Guiding Coalition (3:45pm)

24 - ACT Aspire Reading

25 - ACT Aspire Math

26 - ACT Aspire English

27 - ACT Aspire Writing

28 - ACT Aspire Science

28 - Designated food day

28 - Little Debbie Day (Herobotics fundraiser)

1-5 Summative meetings (sign-up will be coming)

1 - Defenders field trip to UA

2 - Legends field trip to UA

3 - Faculty meeting

4 - All Stars to UA

5 - Olympians to UA

5 - Last day to check out books from library

8-12 - Teacher Appreciation Week

8 - Guiding Coalition

8 - Band Concert (6:30pm)

9 - School Board Meeting (5pm)

9 - XC Parent Meeting (6pm)

9 - Choir concert (7pm)

11 - EAST BBQ Fundraiser (6-8pm)

12 - NTI Field Trip (50'ish students)

12 - Maffoni in building

12 - Spring Fling (6-8pm)

15-19 Chromebooks checked in this week (details coming)

15 & 16 - Kathy Glass in building

15 - EAST Day In

16 - Band Solo & Ensemble (3:30-6pm)

17 & 18 - Maffoni in building

19 - Defenders to Crystal Bridges

19 - Designated food day

22 - HMS Band Parent meeting for incoming 7th (6-8pm)

23 & 24 - 7th grade field trips to JB Hunt Nature Center

25 - Best Variety Show EVAH! (1:30-3pm)

26 - Designated food day

26 - On team all day

26 - Final virtual awards assembly

April 26 National Administrative Professional Day

May 8-12 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 10 School Nurse Day

May 18 Speech Pathologist Day

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