At A Glance at HCMS

    This four day week will wind down the first semester at HCMS. Students will be getting report cards on January 14th that reflect their achievement from the first half of the school year. Please know that we want every single student to be successful. If you have concerns please contact us for a parent conference. I recently came across a video online of a middle school student who obviously has been struggling with mathematics for a long time. However, on this day he had a report card that he couldn't wait to show his dad. I love this dad's emotion when he sees his report card. Check it out.

    Our wrestling team will be finishing up their regular season this week. Coach Sickman has done a great job coaching the guys. They will go into next weekend's middle school conference tournament as the number 1 seed. Great job guys!
    Our boys basketball team is undefeated in the West Georgia Middle School Conference. They have several conference games coming up this week. Please come out and support our Braves this week.

    I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas break with your families. Students last day will be December 19th and their first day back will be January 6th. Merry Christmas everyone!

AT A GLANCE
Monday- Basketball at Mt. Zion
Tuesday- Christmas Concert in the Gym
Tuesday- Wrestling at Callaway
Wednesday- Basketball at home versus Temple
Thursday- Basketball at Villa Rica
Friday- Wrestling at Carrollton (West Georgia Conference Duals)
Saturday- Wrestling at Carrollton (West Georgia Conference Tournament)

This Week at HCMS 12/2/13

     I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Holiday with your friends and family. It's nice to pause and be thankful for all of our blessings. I'm thankful for the opportunity to serve the students of Heard County. My family and I count it a privilege to serve in this awesome community. Please know that my door is always open if I can assist you in any way.

    We have several events on campus this week. Please come out and support our Braves.

THIS WEEK...

Tuesday

• Most Improved Luncheon sponsored by Chick-fil-A of Carrollton. Lunch will be provided for 12 students who are considered by their teachers as "Most Improved."
• Wrestling at Home versus Carrollton, Central, and Bremen beginning at 4:30

Thursday

•  Basketball at Home versus Callaway beginning at 4:00.
• Wrestling away at Temple at 4:30

Friday

• Winter Sports Pictures
• Basketball Tip-Off Tournament at Central Middle School beginning at 4:00

Dates to Remember

12/9/13   Basketball at home versus Bowdon (Rivalry Game)
12/10/13 Wrestling at home versus Bowdon, Bay Springs, and Villa Rica
12/10/13 Basketball at Haralson County
12/12/13 6th Grade Field Trip to Fort Benning
12/13/13 Basketball at Callway
12/14/13 Wrestling at Long Cane
12/16/13 Basketball at Mt. Zion
12/17/13 Christmas Concert 5-9pm in the Gym
12/17/13 Wrestling at Callaway
12/19/13 Basketball at Villa Rica
12/20/13 Wrestling at Carrollton (West Georgia Conference Duals)
12/21/13 Wrestling at Carrollton (West Georgia Conference Tournament)

At-A-Glance Week of 11/18

Getting Organized

     As students enter middle school, their ability to stay organized and on top of assignments is very important. We realize this is not a lesson that is learned in one sit down session at the kitchen table. Has the conversation below happened at your house?

• "How was school?"
• "Great!  I only have math homework."
• "Are you sure?"
• "Absolutely.  Nothing else.  I asked my friend, too."
• Didn't you have Health today?"
• "Oh yeah, he gave us a worksheet to do.  And we started our new technology class today.  It looks great."
• "Don't you usually have a syllabus or something to sign when you start a class?"
• :"Oh yeah, I forgot.  I need you to sign two papers."
• "It's Monday.  Didn't you have a letter you had to write in class today in Language Arts?  Do I need to sign it?"
• "Yeah."
• "And spelling due Thursday?"
• "Uhuh.  She handed out a sheet."
• "Your social studies teacher sent me a copy of your study guide for your test Friday."
• "But that's not due until Thursday!"

     As a faculty we are putting assignments on teacher's webpages this year. They can be found under the section entitled, "Calendar." Many of our teachers reach out in others ways as well, i.e. Remind 101 and email blasts. If you feel "out-of-the-loop" please email or call our teachers. I also want to share a couple of apps that are made for students to help them to stay organized now and in high school.

 

     Remember the Milk is a free personal organization tool that works online and with mobile phones.  Remember the Milk allows students to add assignment due dates to their to-do lists via text, email, or directly on their account homepage. A word of caution, while these services are free, students could incur a lot of charges from text and data communication on their mobile phones so be sure to look at your text and data plan before downloading this one.

Wunderlist

     Wunderlist is a simple-to-use to-do list app that keeps track of several subject-related lists. Students can create a different to-do list inside of the app for each subject. Thanks to its recurring items and notifications, deadlines are difficult to forget.

I hope that these apps might be useful to you and your child if they are struggling to stay organized.

Video

How to Become a Successful Student in Both Middle School and High School

This Week at HCMS

Monday

Our boys and girls basketball teams will play in our Thanksgiving Tournament this week.If they win they will play again on Thursday afternoon. If they lose they will play on Saturday. Please come out and support our Braves.

Thursday

Wrestling Team travels to Central Middle School

Possible basketball games

Friday

High School Football Playoffs- HCHS vs. Jefferson City at Home

Thanksgiving Break is November 25-29

Have a great week!