HMS Connection

On Tuesday, September 17th, there will be an informational meeting for 8th grade French students interested in attending the trip to Quebec City in February. Meet in Room 315 after school to find out more and get the necessary paperwork. You must attend the meeting if you plan to participate, or see Madame Swearingen if you are unable to attend the meeting.

Mr. Tiews' Viking Math classes are working on communication and collaboration in mathematics. They applied their new understanding of exponents to challenging order of operations problems on vertical whiteboards. Groups of students were given just one marker and had to take turns and talk through problems together.

Amazing work!

Go Vikings!

The Adventure Club is available to any student at HMS regardless of past attendance on Adventure Club trips. We announce a trip and give spots to the first 30 students who return the permission slip with their cash/check directly to either Mrs. Duncan (room 217) or Mrs. Giordani (room 206).

Students can join our Google Classroom site to learn more about our trips. The code is 3yvxsmu. We also have a website accessible to parents. The website contains information about upcoming trips. You can also subscribe to our mailing list to get notified of upcoming trips.

Check it out here: https://sduncan756.wixsite.com/hms-adventure-club

Our first trip of the year will be to TreeTop Adventures for a ropes course in the trees on September 19th. Permission slip and waiver can be found on Google Classroom and our website.

We look forward to an adventurous year!

Shayna Duncan and Casey Giordani

Adventure Club Advisors

Things are off to a great start for ELA students here at HMS! Last week the author of the One Book, One School selection, A Wish in the Dark, Christina Soontornvat visited HMS to talk about her book and the writing process. In the classroom, students have been working on projects related to their choice books.

While our after school clubs and activities are not yet up and running, we will begin our Late Bus routes on Monday, September, 9. These buses will run Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. and depart HMS at approximately 3:15 each day.

These bus routes and numbers differ from our 2:00 ones, so please review the information below with your middle schooler prior to their first time taking a Late Bus home, in order to find the bus that will bring them closest to their home.

As a reminder, all families are asked to pay the HMS Activity Fee each year. These funds help to defray costs associated with after-school clubs and activities.

You can complete this process by clicking here to find the Unipay site.

Did you know that we post our Daily Notices to the HMS website each day? This is a great way to keep up to date as to what is happening at HMS.

Click here to view them!

Parents/Caregivers must complete the Parent Permission Workflow for each student at the start of the school year to ensure handbook permissions, media releases, and any opt-outs are recorded.

Please update student and contact information using the Contact Verification Workflow, as we will not be sending paper forms this year.

All HMS students are issued a Chromebook to help support their work both in and out of school. These devices are owned by the Hingham Public Schools, and should be treated with the same care as any other school issued materials.

Students are responsible for any damage that occurs to their device, and therefore, participation in an insurance plan is highly recommended.

Please see the details below regarding enrollment.

• Insurance plans are with ITsavvy

• Insurance coverage is for 1 year (2024-2025) and the cost is $23 per device.

• If insurance was purchased last year it expires on 9/5/2024 and a new plan should be purchased for this year.

• Unlimited claims for accidental damage

• All claims managed by HMS Technology Coordinator

• Uninsured repair costs are: replacement device is $275, lcd replacement $32.95, Keyboard/touchpad $19.95.

• Enrollment is open now until September 25th

• Go to this link for more details and to make payment: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4900/HMS/4739152/HMS_Chromebook_Insurance_Plans__3_.pdf .

Open House

The HMS Open House is planned for the evening of Thursday, September 26th. More details regarding times and programs will follow, but please save the date.

Other Events

• 9/17 Quebec Trip Info Session, 2:00 in room 315
• 9/18 Earl Release, HMS Dismissal at 11:00 AM
• 9/19 Adventure Club Trip, 2:00 SOLD OUT
• 9/26 Back to School Night Parents Only

Registration is now open for the 4th season of the Hingham Youth Cross Country Program.

Please note that the first session is MONDAY 9/9 at 4pm at HHS Track.

Practices will be held Mondays from 4-5pm at the Hingham High School track and are primarily led by current HHS Cross Country athletes.

The program is designed as an introduction to the sport. All 6th-8th graders are welcome regardless of running experience.

Mondays from 4-5pm:

9/9/24

9/16/24

9/23/24

9/30/24

10/7/24

10/21/24

10/28/24

Email Hinghamyouthtrack@gmail.com with any questions.

Date and Time: Saturday, Sep 28 ,11:00 am to 1:00 pm. (Rain date Oct 5)

Location: the Tunnel Cap in Downtown Hingham.

The makers market is an open-air market (no food!) consisting of crafts made by children at home, and sold to the public in Downtown Hingham.The market is organized by a group of parent volunteers.

Link for More Information: @makersmarket02043

Contact Information: Please direct all questions to :makersmarket02043@gmail.com

Link for Registration and Volunteering :Click here to register