Husky Howl

I just want to take a moment to sincerely thank every single parent, student, and staff member for making this such an amazing school year! It is such a busy time full of celebrations, it is important to take some time to reflect on all the hard work everyone has done this year and acknowledge the incredible growth our students have shown!

We are working hard to prepare for next year. My plan is to share one more newsletter in a few weeks with information to help you prepare for next year!

If you have suggestions or feedback that will help us plan for next school year, please use the QR codes below to take you to some feedback surveys. You can also just email me (mredmond@kpbsd.k12.ak.us) with any thoughts you have!

Please take a few moments to follow HMS on Facebook and Instagram (@hmsalaska), as we keep these very up to date with pictures and announcements about what is happening at HMS. You can also check out our school website (https://kpbsd.org/schools/homer-middle/), although it is updated far less often. I also ask that you check your contact settings in PowerSchool to make sure you are opted in to receive emails/calls/texts from the school and district to ensure you aren't missing important communications. As always, if you need anything at all during the school year, please do not hesitate to reach out. You can email me at mredmond@kpbsd.k12.ak.us or call the office at 907-235-5700.

-Principal Redmond

Please take the time to complete the surveys below. They can be filled out at any point in the year and as many times as you would like! We value your compliments and constructive feedback!

-May 3- Last ALICE/Fire drill of the year

-May 3- track meet @ Kenai

-May 6- Site Council meeting at 4

-May 6/7- 7th grade field trips

-May 7- track boroughs @ Skyview

-May 8- Spring music concert @ 7 pm @ HHS

-May 10- Dance

-May 11- track borough finals

-May 16- last day of school and 8th grade promotion (1:45-2:45)

On Monday and Tuesday, May 6 and 7, HMS seventh graders will participate in four off-campus curricular activities. Students will practice wilderness and marine survival skills; investigate bird biodiversity; and present poetry performances. For more information, please follow this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-RjJWq2TtpaJeVd0wv4Aonx0MHxHjd_ggAjTMB9OBvY/edit?usp=sharing

Get your order in today! Remember 25% comes back to our track program! Orders close at midnight on 5/2/24. https://ovfundraising.chipply.com/homertrack2024/

If you preordered a yearbook, they have arrived and will be handed out the last day of school. We have 35 left to sell! Remaining yearbooks for sale are available first paid first served by bringing $40 cash or check to the office. (Not sure if you preordered? Call the office!)

Friday, May 10th

6:00-8:00 for ALL students

8:00-9:00 for 8th grade only!

Please note for 8th grade parents, 8:00-9:00 is for 8th graders only! All 8th grade parents are invited and encouraged to attend (and dress up!) as well for celebration, treats, and dancing!

1. Complete this form as many times as possible https://forms.gle/qbDRnmHnfLF6VVQz9. We will take your messages and make appreciation cards for our staff!

Fill this out to give a staff member a shout out in our next newsletter! You must enter your name and email to complete this form, but when shout outs are included in the newsletter, they will be anonymous. https://forms.gle/jwBobbqcsr8gXwYh8

We want to welcome 2 new staff members to the Homer Husky team for the 24-25 school year! We are so excited to have them on board!

With only two weeks of school left, the thought of the next school year is surely not on many people's minds. But I would like to utilize this opportunity to encourage you to plan for the next school year. For those families that have children with health concerns, please keep an eye out for required medical forms being sent to you in early-June. When you take your child to their health care provider, please bring these forms with you so that they can fill them out and then bring to the school at the beginning of the school year. Lastly, for those families that utilized the Religious Exemption form for immunization compliance, those forms will be mailed early-July. Please make your best effort to get those notarized and brought to school before the first day of school. I hope you all have a fabulous summer!

Cheers,

Rebekah Theriot, RN

Regular attendance at school is a vital part of student success. Parents/guardians are expected to call or email the school by 9:30 am whenever their child will be absent.

• Excused Absence- a parent has notified the school that their child is or will be absent from school.
• Unexcused Absence- a parent has not notified the school that their child is or will be absent from school.
• A student is considered absent from a class period once they are 15 minutes late.

When a student will be absent from school for 5 consecutive days or more, a prearranged absence form must be completed and submitted to the office in advance of the absence. The student is expected to be responsible for completing this form and following up with his or her teachers about missing work once he or she is back from the absence.

If a student will be absent more than 10 consecutive days, the parent is required to meet with the principal to discuss the absence and determine next steps.

A letter will be mailed home once a student has reached 10 days absent in a semester, and then every 5 days absent after that.

Have you updated your registration for next year yet? If not please do so here https://forms.kpbsd.org/guardian/login?returnUrl=%2Fguardian .

Add funds to your child's lunch account here https://kpbsd.revtrak.net/

Check your child's grades and see if you still owe any course fees in PowerSchool here https://kpbsd.org/students-parents/powerschool/

Are you interested in volunteering at Homer Middle School? Complete the KPBSD volunteer application at this link https://kpbsd.org/departments/assistant-superintendent/instructional-services/hr/volunteer/. Once you are approved, reach out to the office and we can find a way for you to help!

• Morning tutoring- 8:00-8:30 am every day in the library

• Morning library- 8:30-8:50 am every day the library is open for work time

• Enrichment- set up a time to meet with a teacher in advance

• Enrichment- the library is open every day to work on class work

• Advisory- most Tuesdays will be study hall. Study hall time may be available other days in advisory as well.

• After school tutoring- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 3:50-5:00 in Mr. Olson's or Mrs. Booz's room

• Work on school work when I am at home!