HMS Connection

Greetings from Hingham Middle School!

This week we are asking all families to take some time to complete either the "Returning Students Re-Registration" or the "New Student Registration" in Aspen.

ALL families must complete this process, as it replaces many of the paper forms previously sent home with students, and provides us with important information about our students.

Thank you!

In order to keep our Aspen information accurate and up-to-date, we ask that ALL families either register (for students new to HPS) or re-register (for returning students) following one of the two procedures below.

At this time, only about 20% of families have completed this process!

This workflow includes annual health information and medication authorization needed by our nurses, so parents are asked to please complete it as soon as possible.

Returning Student Re-Registration (OLRR)

Families with students currently enrolled in Hingham Public Schools must complete the Online Re-Registration (OLRR) process each school year.

• Instructions for Returning Student Re-Registration (OLRR): [View HERE]

Families NEW to the Hingham Public Schools

If you are enrolling for the first time in the Hingham Public Schools, please refer to the New Student Registration Instructions before beginning the process.

• Instructions for creating an Aspen Family Account:[View HERE]

• Instructions for New Student Registration (OLR): [View HERE]

Current Hingham families should not use New Student Registration unless they are enrolling a child who has never attended Hingham Public Schools. Selecting New Student Registration for an existing student may create duplicate records.

Students in Ms. Corcoran's class spent time reflecting on the events of September 11, 2001, and how our country was forever changed by them.

Attention, 6th-grade artists and designers! We are hosting a Team Logo Design Contest, and we want to see your creativity! Design a logo that represents your team.

Your design should include:

• Your team name: Navigators, Explorers, or Voyagers

• Your graduation year: 2033

• Keep it simple and black and white (remember this is going on a T-shirt)

Be sure to include your name and your homeroom teacher on the back of your entry. All designs should be submitted to Mrs. Duncan in Room 106 or Mrs. Farris in Room 104 by Tuesday, September 15th.

Students will vote on the top three designs from each team, so make your logo creative, original, and representative of your team! The winning design from each team will be featured on your team’s 6th-grade T-shirt.

We will begin our Late Bus routes on Monday, September, 14, for those students remaining after school to participate in clubs, activities, intramurals, or receiving after school help with a teacher. These buses will run Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, and depart HMS at approximately 3:10 each day.

These bus routes and numbers differ from our 2:00 ones, so please review the information in the attached file with your middle schooler prior to their first time taking a Late Bus home, in order to find the bus that will bring them closest to their home.

Staff will be on hand to make sure students know which bus they should take.

And speaking of Clubs and Activities . . .

As a reminder, all families are asked to pay the HMS Activity Fee each year. These funds help to defray costs associated with after-school clubs and activities.

You can complete this process by clicking here to find the Unipay site.

Did you know that we post our Daily Notices to the HMS website each day? This is a great way to keep up to date as to what is happening at HMS.

Click here to view them!

School Pictures

School Pictures are scheduled to be taken after dismissal on Wednesday, September 23rd, beginning at 3:00 PM. Students should go home and return to school for their pictures. Please plan to have your middle schooler attend during their scheduled time.

• LAST NAMES: A-D 3-4pm
• LAST NAMES: E-K 4-5pm

• LAST NAMES: L-O 5-6pm
• LAST NAMES: P-Z 6-7pm

Open House

The HMS Open House is planned for the evening of Thursday, September 24th and will run from 6:15 - 8:00

Please note that we are aware that South Elementary School has their Curriculum Presentations for grades 1 and 5 that evening, and are working together to make it possible for those parents with students at both schools to make it here in time for ours.

Important Dates

• September 14 - Late Buses Start
• September 16 - Early Release Day. 11:00 AM Dismissal. No lunch served.
• September 17 - Adventure Club Trip: Treetop Adventures, 2:00 PM
• September 23 - School Pictures
• September 24 - Back to School Night, 6:15 to 8:00 PM
• October 1 - Cyber Sense Parent Presentation, HMS Distance Learning Theater, 7:00 PM
• October 8 - Grade Eight DC Trip Kick-off Meeting, 7:00 PM, HMS Auditorium

Do you love writing, art, photography, sports, movies, entertainment, or investigative journalism? Or are you simply looking to try something new? The Helm has a place for everyone! All students are welcome.

Join our Google Classroom with code ono5pjv.

Questions? See Mrs. Murray!

The first Adventure Club trip of the year is to TreeTop Adventures on Thursday, September 17th from 2:00 pm - 5:45pm.

The permission slip and waiver can be found on our website at https://sduncan756.wixsite.com/hms-adventure-club/blank-1

The first 30 students to fill out the waiver and bring in the permission slip and fee DIRECTLY to Mrs. Duncan (217 - 7th grade) or Mrs. Giordani (206) will be able to join us.

Save the Date!

There will be a kickoff meeting for the 2026 Washington DC trip on Oct 7, at 7pm in the Hingham Middle School Auditorium.

On hand will be a representative from Grand Classroom, along with the trip leaders, class advisers, and representatives from our nursing department to discuss important medication regulations and procedures.

We ask that you please plan to attend.

Our September PTO Newsletter is out! Please read through for important upcoming dates and volunteer opportunities.

A couple quick reminders from our newsletter:

• We are looking to elect TWO parent volunteers to serve on our school council. Position includes one monthly meeting with the council to address parent questions, and help develop a school improvement plan. Reps will be selected at random through a lottery process. Please apply here if you are interested.

• Volunteers are still needed for check in at picture day, after school on September 23! Super easy gig, and fun to see all the students camera ready. Sign up here!