Husky Howler 10/4/24 (Community)

We are the PACK!

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PACK Guardians and Students,

Please scroll through the entire newsletter to see all the awesome things going on at Hubbard! Next week is a four day week with "fall break" on Friday and then it's homecoming week.

Parent Tech Night - Guardians, do you need help navigating some of the parent technology resources at Hubbard? Join us in the media center on Monday for a technology lesson led by our awesome Media Technology Specialist, Mr. Pino. Sessions start at 5 and 5:30pm!

HOMECOMING - Homecoming week is October 15-18 with a dance that Friday. The game is on Tuesday and we are having a theme week!

Pep Rally - All grade levels will get to attend the pep rally on Tuesday at 9a.m. There will be a small parent section as well.
Mums/Garters - These are allowed on Tuesday, for game day only. They need to be reasonable and not pose a distraction to instruction. That means no flashing lights and loud bells. Thank you for understanding that our priority for students is a distraction free learning environment.
Dance - Tickets for the dance go on sale starting Monday during all lunches and will run all week. If you are a member of the PTA, the ticket is $3, if you aren't a member of the PTA, the ticket is $5 per student. In addition to that, we will be selling temporary tattoos for $1 that can be worn on October 15th for the Hubbard Spirit dress up day. Each ticket and tattoo bought will give the student one vote they can use to choose what teacher they want to participate in a fun and messy game during the pep rally. The 6th grade dance will be immediately after school in the cafeteria from 4-5:30pm. The 7th/8th grade dance will be from 6-7:30pm with tickets being sold that week during lunches. The theme for that day is 80's and neon!

7th grade math - Mr. Cowart/Beverly want all the 7th graders to listen up! Check out their brief math newsletter!

Free and Reduced Lunch - We have paper applications in the front office for those needing free/reduced lunch. Please let us know how we can help you! If you would rather, you can go online, click "create an account", and fill it out. You will need your students' ID numbers.

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Leaving Early - If you are picking your child up early from school please do so by 3:15 p.m. We do not allow students to be checked out after 3:15 p.m. since this could hamper our dismissal procedures and ability to retrieve multiple students before the bell. The front office is closed between 3:15 and 3:45 p.m.

Games at Hubbard - On days that we have a home volleyball game at Hubbard, all students are expected to vacate the building before the games start. Any student that returns for a game must go, and stay, in the gym for the games. If they leave the gyms, they will not be allowed to re-enter. if you leave the games, you must exit the building and NOT roam campus. We let students know via announcements that If they are found anywhere other than the gyms, they will receive a consequence. Thank you for understanding!

Hubbard Guardian Handbook

"Lunch Money Now"

(add money to your student's lunch account)

Tutorial Schedule

iReady at home

Instructions for online RLA/Math work

VIP - Progress Reports versus Report Card

This week I sent the email below to all students and guardians regarding progress reports and report cards. REPORT CARD grades are due this upcoming FRIDAY. All student work must be completed and turned in by then.

Many students have come to us with confusion over their VIP status. To help with this, I am providing clarity, along with something that has been updated in the student and parent portal. VIP status only pertains to the students posted progress report grades, not their CURRENT average. For example, at progress report time a student may have all A's/B's qualifying them for VIP status (YAY!). It is possible that two days later a grade is input that drops their average to a C. They do not instantly lose VIP status (or gain) as their status pertains to their posted progress report grades. Here is further explanation:

Progress Report - There is a NEW tab in the online parent portal (and student portal) labeled "progress report." This is ran every three weeks so you will have two of these each 9 week grading periods. This is what we use to determine VIP status and is a snapshot of your student's progress at that time.
Report Card - There is still the "report card" tab on the parent portal which displays the students CURRENT average for the current reporting period. We have official report card grades every 9 weeks. You can click their average in the report card tab to see their individual grades on assignments.

I highly recommend visiting the "notifications" tab on your parent portal account to notify you of your students grades based upon your family standards. Thank you for assisting us in your child's education!

Important Upcoming Dates

NEXT WEEK

Thursday, October 10th - End of 1st 9 Weeks

Friday, October 11th - Fall Break/No School

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TWO WEEKS AWAY - Homecoming week!

Monday, October 14th - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, October 15th - Homecoming football pep rally at 9a.m. and games at Rose Stadium

Friday, October 18th - Homecoming dance at Hubbard. 6th grade 4-5:30 and 7/8th 6-7:30 in the cafeteria.

HMS PTA Facebook

Join our PTA! (and buy some SWAG!)

Do you want some awesome Hubbard spirit gear to show the community you support our campus? Go to the PTA website and purchase some now!

--------------------This PAST week--------------------

TV Giveaway

This week we were paid a visit by Chris Cooper with Cooper Custom Homes where he donated two big screen TV's to the PTA to be given away during homecoming week. We will be giving one away at 8th grade football game and one at the 7th/8th grade dance. You must be present to win! Students, just show up and you will get a ticket for a chance to win!

The PACK runs together!

Players of the week

Shoutout to the two football players of the week, Kye Rochelle and TJ Harris!

Rubik's cube

I'm pretty sure these kids are smarter than the principal, I can't every figure these out!

Dads on Duty

Shoutout to the men who showed up today to greet our Husky PACK! Please feel free to join us on Friday mornings at 7:45a.m.

AVID

Our AVID program is doing phenomenal things! This lesson was a gallery walk over the 10 step tutorial process. Ms. Veatch is a rockstar!

Band Games/Pep Rally

Our band students got to play some band related games and attend the Legacy Pep Rally. We have awesome things going on under the new direction of Mrs. Friday and Mr. Barrett!

Custodian Appreciation

Shoutout to Pollard United Methodist Church and Shiloh Road Church of Christ for honoring our custodial staff. They are a HARD working crew that takes good care of the "Den."

Studinka is famous!

Mrs. Studinka teaches our college and career readiness course for 8th grade students. Last week we had a special guest speaker and she made the news for the lesson and collaboration with the community.

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Monday - Parent Tech Night

Guardians, do you want to learn how to navigate your parent portal? Do you know what CANVAS is? What about how to access our online media resources? Come see us for the Parent Tech Night on Monday. Sessions start at 5 and 5:30pm led by Mr. Pino in the media center!

Tuesday - Fields of Faith

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Homecoming = October 15-18

The MUCH anticipated homecoming week is October 15-18th. There will be a pep rally on Tuesday at 9a.m. for all students in the competition gym with a small section for parents. Parents will need to check in by 8:45a.m. in the front office. The dance will be on Friday after school. For 6th graders it will be 4-5:30 and for 7th/8th 6:00-7:30pm in the cafeteria. The theme days are in the flyer below.

Future Red Raiders

Athletics has approved the Future Red Raiders shirt for free admission for our K-6th grade Future Red Raiders with a paying adult. This admission is to all home games at Legacy for Basketball, Baseball, Soccer and Softball but does not include playoff games. The price of the shirt is $10 so this shirt pays for itself if a student attends 2-3 events. This store will close October 23rd and shirts will be delivered to Hubbard for distribution.

--------------------ONGOING GOODNESS--------------------

Rose City Readers

"The 10 Book Genre Challenge has begun! Can you read 10 books from 10 different genres by Spring Break? You can earn a badge for each genre you complete and join the library celebration if you complete the challenge. Grab your badge tracker from the library or an RLA teacher and let the reading journey begin!"

Your Future Is NOW!

This is a great opportunity for middle and high school students to see the variety of programming our district provides. We will have teachers and current students doing demonstrations and hands-on activities with our guests. It will be a great night and any student that shows up will receive a VIP pass to use on a day of their choice! Find Mrs. Fancher and Ms. Norris at the Hubbard table to check in!

Legacy Basketball - October 23rd

Coach Barber/Smith at Tyler Legacy are excited about the upcoming basketball season! They wanted to share information with you all about our Red Raider Madness happening October 23, 2024 at Legacy. This will be a great night to kick-off the basketball season with door prizes and games to showcase the Boys and Girls Basketball programs at Legacy!