7the grade Girls’ volleyball action today vs. ‘Muth
Did you know studies show that participation in extra-curricular activities positively affects current academic success, school climate, and long term personal success? Get involved! Whether it's drama, student council, sports, robotics, spelling bee or any other activity, it matters now and for your future!!
Thought for the day!
Cross Country- team members are dismissed at 2:30 today for their meet. Get dressed here--bus leaves from HS at 2:45. Good Luck!!
7th & 8th Grade Robotics- if your parents did not make it to the meeting on Sept. 4th see Mr. Wilkowski for paperwork. The first student meeting will be
today after school until 4:00.
4th-6th Grade Robotics- you have a meeting here at the Middle School today after school in room 10 until 4:00. Students must already be signed up to attend the meeting.
Disc Golf- Forms to join disc golf club should have been returned to Mr. Schiller by now, and the first meeting will be from 3-4:30 this Thursday.
Picture Day- tomorrow Sept. 12th, parents can pre-order online using code LM438053Y0. Orders placed online receive free 8x8 Shutterfly book
What is the OK2Say program? Check out this link to see https://youtu.be/9hCP1QnTSww Perhaps you might wish to talk to your child about the power of this program to help them communicate things they see happening that they might feel otherwise powerless of intercede in?
How do we share important procedural and policy information with students? One of the ways we do this is using a Monday Morning Meeting (MMM) assembly. Every student comes to the gym first thing and I speak to all of them together. Today's MMM began with a Google Slides review of some handbook rules and then ended with an introduction to the OK2Say program. OK2Say is a State-sponsored program and is explained in the final slides of the Slides program you can view at the following link-- https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1z4mUxd931lp8zUmFcoy9ygiE4ow90zGjTSUg949Ibfw/edit?usp=sharing. Simply click the link in the final slide to view the OK2Say promo. We will be publicizing this program in several ways--one of the ways is to share OK2Say videos with our students during the coming months along with school rules that parallel the program objectives. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1z4mUxd931lp8zUmFcoy9ygiE4ow90zGjTSUg949Ibfw/edit?usp=sharing
Did you know that 8th graders, beginning Spring 2019, will take the PSAT rather than the M-STEP Math and Reading tests? More information can be found at https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2018/09/04/psat-right-mpsat-right-move-michiganove-michigan/1145629002/
Some information for parents and students to read about our 8th graders taking the PSAT this Spring rather than M-STEP Math and ELA. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2018/09/04/psat-right-mpsat-right-move-michiganove-michigan/1145629002/
Our PAWS winners for this week are: Jordan Stiverson, Lola Simerson, and Anna Premo! Great job!!
Our recycling program is off to a great start. We have sets of three containers as shown below distributed around the building for everyone to use. We also have two different poster contest winning displays in the building to remind kids to recycle.
What Can a Parent Do To Best Help Their Teen in School and in Life?
Being a parent can be a tough job. Being a kid can be tough as well. So...what can a parent do to help their child on the road to solving their problems, accepting responsibility, and becoming an independent thinker and problem solver?
How old is your child?
School age kids: start practicing now! Let your kid do the talking as often as possible: ordering at restaurants, asking for directions, or calling a friend on the phone to ask for a playdate instead of arranging it yourself via text message.
High school kids: while there is still room for parental involvement at this age, insist that your child attempt all communication on her own first. If she needs to miss a quiz and do a make-up, have her make the arrangements with the teacher, and only intervene AFTER she has made the first attempt on her own. If she has a conflict between track practice and music lessons, have her discuss the possibilities with the involved groups, then have her make the decision and deal with the potential consequences.
Kids of all ages: TRUST your kid to do well, and tell her repeatedly that you believe that she can make good decisions on her own. Give her room to make mistakes, even major ones sometimes, and learn from them together.
As parents, we will inevitably watch our kids struggle, feel uncomfortable and even fail. As painful as that can be, you aren’t doing your child any favors by trying to shield her from this part of life or solve her problems for her. Instead, give her opportunities to learn strength and self-confidence, so she can handle future challenges with grace.
Thought for the day.
Drop off and pick up traffic-The traffic patterns have improved overall with the new guidelines put in place at the start of the year. Thank you for your help in keeping traffic flowing and keeping students safe. In case you missed the announcement--I have pinned it back to the top of our Live Feed so you can read it.
Parents-please remember that State of Michigan law prohibits us from administering any medication, prescription or over the counter-without a completed medication form signed by a physician. We realize that this over the counter physician signature requirement is new, but we are obligated to follow the law. You received both forms in your Welcome Back to School folder, copied on opposite sides of the same sheet of paper. See the attached pictures of the form. We want to do everything we can to assist your child here with medications-please ensure these forms are complete so we can do so. Thanks!
Each of you has (or had in the past) a career our kids need to know about.
We are looking for parents and other volunteers who would like to share their career information with our Hemlock Middle School students.
We want as many different careers as possible presented to our students. No career is too small or too big. Please join us in this effort by completing our survey below.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XHlBBBeasgQX52VC-mLMKdiIaYiX5lx4DfVHX6AGAbw
