Hastings Middle School Family Flier
February 25, 2024
Conferences
Conferences are on February 13th from 4:00pm - 7:30pm. Please know that our teachers will prioritize invitations based on the progress of our students. If you are not contacted for a conference, but would like to schedule one, please email your child's grade-level counselor.
IPRs
Due to our use of an online grade book, we no longer send home physical Interim Progress Reports. Instead, at the halfway point of each quarter teachers are asked to check their grade books to make sure they are up to date and to add a comment for any student earning a C or below at the time of IPRs. Please check PowerSchool on Tuesday, February 11th for updated grades and any necessary teacher comments.
Student Names for Yearbook, Programs and End-of-Year Awards
If you would like your child’s name to appear as something other than what is listed in PowerSchool in the yearbook, any event programs and/or end-of-year awards, please complete the form below by Monday, February 3rd. Please know that this form does not change their official name PowerSchool.
https://forms.gle/NMgP1W6LG6LKTERf7
Our yearbook sale is LIVE!
- We will be selling yearbooks online from now until February 28th. In order for students to get their yearbooks before the end of the year, we need to have all orders placed by the due date. We cannot accept any late orders, so please be sure to order now!
- Yearbooks will be delivered to Hastings and passed out in advisory. In the last week of school teachers set aside time for students to sign yearbooks and share memories together
- Place your order at book.hrimaging.com
- Yearbooks are $40
- Please reach out to our yearbook advisor Allison Tomlin (atomlin@uaschools.org) with any questions
Pittsburgh Trip 2025-2026
We will once again be traveling to Pittsburgh for our 7th grade trip. We wanted to share information sooner rather than later, so please see below for important dates.
Trip Dates
Wednesday, October 15th - Thursday, October 16th (Please note, there will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, October 17th)
Tuesday, April 22nd - Spring Information Meeting at 6:00 pm in the Hastings Auditorium
Thursday, August 14th - Fall Information Meeting at 6:00 pm in the Hastings Auditorium
Thursday, August 21, 2025 - final payment due
Pricing and itinerary are still being finalized and will be available at the April meeting. For all other questions, contact Tawnya Schroeder (tschroeder@uaschools.org) or Beth Joseph (bjoseph@uaschools.org)
Iowa Assessment Results
Iowa assessment results will be sent home in sealed envelopes for each student on Thursday, February 13th. If your child misplaces their assessment results, please reach out to Megan Lippert (mlippert@uaschools.org).
House 7 Gold-Star House Service Project
The students and teachers of House 7 Gold are excited about their service project with the Star House. Beginning Monday, February 3 through February 14, we are collecting supplies for the Star House, a youth and young adult center that provides various services for homeless youth. We are collecting new socks, reusable water bottles, toiletries (toothpaste, shampoo, soap, etc..), new or gently used winter coats, rain ponchos, and jackets as well as new and gently used men's and women's clothing (for ages 14-24/sizes adult small and up). Students can bring the items in and drop them off in their classrooms.
Career Day
During career exploration time today, our seventh grade students had the opportunity to listen to a speaker, take a personalized strength inventory in our MAIA learning system (this replaced Naviance), discuss employability skills, hear about college choices and jobs/career training, and play a large group game similar to tell the truth.
Our speaker started the day by talking with students about how to turn personal skills and interests into a job; he stressed it may not be a full time career, but one can pursue personal interests and related jobs along their journey. He talked about employability skills and stressed the need to think about how you represent yourself when you are building contacts. The importance of hard work, kindness, and practicing social skills were key components of his message.
The day was focused on the variety of pathways people take when finding their careers rather than a couple specific careers. Students heard that often a career path involves multiple steps: part-time jobs, volunteering, training programs, courses/college, and self- reflection. These paths are linear for some people, and for others it can be a very windy path; we discussed that sometimes certain classes or experiences can help you determine which professions may not be a great fit as well as those that are a great fit. The game at the end of the exploration time involved students listening to part-time job/career descriptions. They heard about the job responsibilities and some specialized training needed for the jobs, and then voted on which staff members they thought had held that job before becoming an educator. We asked them to look for patterns and surprises. There were numerous aha moments (most of the staff members have held jobs in the community dealing with people- restaurants, retail, camp counselors, etc.) and laughter. Hopefully they will share additional details with you at home.
Questions about High School?
Please reach out to your student's High School Counselor.
Amy Aspengren
Last names starting with PSU
Allen Banks
Last names starting with JLM
Matt Biedenbach
Last names starting with EKNOWXYZ
Mary Anne Holloway (Matt's substitute)
Maddie Keen
Last names starting with CDQTV
Liz Hughes
Last names starting with ABFI
(Please note em not e or l)
Heather Peebles
Last names starting with GHR
IB Information Night
HERE is the presentation from Thursday's IB Information Night.
Helpful Links
Transportation Questions: schoolbusquestions@uaschools.org or call 614-487-6477
Upper Arlington Schools Lunch Information link: https://www.uaschools.org/NutritionalServices.aspx
PowerSchool Parent Portal: https://ps-uar.metasolutions.net/public/home.html
If you need assistance logging into PowerSchool, you may reach out to: familytechhelp@uaschools.org
Student Fees/SPS EZpay: https://www.spsezpay.com/upperarlington/login.aspx
