Hawthorne Brook Happenings

Dear Hawthorne Brook Families,

November is officially in full swing. I had the pleasure of meeting with every grade level today to explain the link between our monthly school pep rallies, and the importance of coming together as a community. Your children behaved beautifully in the auditorium (as they do in the gym during our pep rallies). With some of the grade levels I shared that their outstanding behavior in the auditorium and gymnasium shows me just how good they are capable of being; that they need to transfer the attention and excellence in those spaces to other areas of our building as well, notably the hallways and classrooms.

As the end of the first term approaches, I have encouraged our staff to hold students to high expectations. By this time in the year, students are well-versed in our classroom and hallway expectations. There is no reason for students to not meet those expectations.

For those students who do consistently meet expectations, we are also planning some opportunities to recognize their effort and hard work. Those opportunities were also shared with students today during our assemblies. If your child is interested in serving on my advisory council, they should check their school email on Monday to learn how to apply!

As always, we are grateful for your support and for the conversations you have with us and with your children. We are strongest as a community when we are working together.

Warmly,

Chantele Olmstead & Jason White

Fall Volleyball Clinics are coming up for girls in grades 5-8. Click here for more information!

Also, please note that a nurse is NOT AVAILABLE before school during open gym.

Throughout the month of November, purchasing the Bailey's Burger will benefit the HBMS Robotics Team!

The Townsend VFW has invited our students to participate in the "Illustrating America" contest. Art is due by December 15th. For more details, please review this information.

If you have had a hard time accessing your Aspen account, please email aspen@nmrsd.org for assistance logging in.

If your child is going to be tardy or absent, please be sure to call the main office OR email hbadmin@nmrsd.org, even if you have notified their team teachers.

If you are sending in a note for your child to get a bus pass, please be sure it is sent in by noon time on Friday. Passes may not be issued if the note is not received by 12 PM.

Here is a link to the 26-27 calendar.

School Committee updated the district cell phone policy, in accordance with a law that is making its way through the Massachusetts legislature. Cell phones/smartwatches/smartglasses are to be off and away for the day. Any student found with a personal device will have the device turned in to the main office. If this happens more than once, families will be asked to pick up the devices. The full text of the policy can be found here.

The end of the day is quite busy, with students transitioning between classes, going to lockers and returning to homeroom! If you need to dismiss your child for an appointment, please try to do so by 2:15. Otherwise, please make arrangements to pick your child up at parent pick up at 2:30.

Is your student looking for an opportunity to play before school starts? Check out this Morning Gym opportunity!

November 11, 2026- No School: Veterans' Day

November 23 & 24, 2026- Half Days; Teacher Conferences

November 25- November 29- Thanksgiving Recess

Email: colmstead@nmrsd.org & jwhite@nmrsd.org
Website: http://hbms.nmrsd.org/
Location: 64 Brookline Street, Townsend, MA, USA
Phone: (978) 597-6914

Fax: (978) 597-0354
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HawthorneBrookMiddleSchool/