HMS Connection

As we begin our December break this afternoon, we'd like to wish every member of our HMS community a happy holiday season and a healthy new year!

We hope you have a restful and relaxing break, and we'll see you in 2025!

Left to right: Ryan Fernquist (3rd), Evangeline Covin (2nd), and Henry Beisel (1st).

And a huge thanks to Mrs. Sullivan for accompanying our winners to the ceremony this past weekend!

You are invited to participate in the Hingham Historical Society's Annual Lincoln Day Essay Contest!

Each year, we celebrate civic engagement and reflect on the lives and legacies of two very famous Lincolns - General Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810) and President Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) - who served their country in meaningful ways.

As we kick off the 250th anniversary celebrations of American Independence (1775-2025), we want to hear from YOU about how these Lincoln legacies shape our communities today and will continue to do so in the future.

Please see the attachment for complete details.

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all the parents, students, and members of our community who contributed to our book drive this holiday season. Thanks to your incredible generosity, we were able to donate over 1,000 books to the Christmas in the City Foundation and other organizations that support children and families in need.

Sra. Manning and Sra. Fossi had a wonderful time making crêpes with their students during the World Culture Club meeting recently.

Students learned that making crêpes can be a little tricky, and came to truly understand the French saying, “La première, c'est pour le chien.”, which translated means, “The first one is for the dog.”

After some practice, students were able to make their own delicious snacks!

So much spirit at HMS this week! Thanks to all who participated!

In preparation for our upcoming research assignments, all 7th and 8th students should bring in 100 3X5 notecards on Monday Jan. 6 for the purpose of starting the research projects.

Thank you!

Mid-Term for term two was this past week.

Please take a moment to review your child’s progress with them. You can follow these steps to view mid-term averages on your X2 portal:

• Select the “MY INFO” top tab
• Select the “TRANSCRIPT” side tab
• Your child’s quarter one mid-term averages will be listed under the column heading of “Q2prg”.

If you are experiencing login difficulties please contact the Hingham Aspen Help Desk at aspenhelp@hinghamschools.org.

Questions or concerns regarding your child’s class average should be directed to the appropriate teacher.

Thank you!

The Barracudas have been reading the memoir On Two Feet and Wings by Abbas Kazerooni.

In his memoir, Abbas learns to play Backgammon as a way to pass the time while living alone in Istanbul. The Barracudas had the opportunity to learn how to play Backgammon themselves, connecting with the story in a fun and interactive way!

The HMS/HHS Small Ensembles Concert will take place on Thursday, 1/9 at 7pm at HMS. This event features the advanced, audition-based after-school ensembles HMS/HHS jazz band, HMS/HHS Chamber Players and HHS Chamber Winds.

Please join us for an evening of music!

Every holiday season, students have the opportunity to share their love and wishes with hospitalized kids. Students recently participated in a lesson on self-esteem and discussed ways to boost our self-esteem and self-confidence.

Among many ways to do so, doing something nice for others and practicing kindness certainly builds confidence and makes us feel happier. These cards are mailed to Cards for Hospitalized Kids in Chicago, IL, where they are then separated and sent out to different hospitals nationwide.

The kids did a wonderful job creating cards and sharing heartfelt messages during this holiday season.

Thank you to Mr. Landis and the HHS Chorus for visiting the middle school and helping us get in the holiday spirit before break.

Grade Eight students, keep Chorus in mind for next year!

In eighth grade science classes, students have been learning about genetics. As part of that study all the classes extracted genetic material (DNA) from plants (a strawberry) this week.

This lab procedure assisted them with answering their driving question "Do plants contain genetic information?".

The Pirate team created scale drawings using heat shrink film (AKA Shrinky Dinks). Take a look at their before and after artwork.

Recently our eighth graders interviewed relatives and wrote Ancestor Poems based on what they learned. Below is one example of the excellent work done by our students

Written by Clayton D.

Dennis the Grandfather on the Seas

Born in Boston

Growing up with 1 brother and 2 sisters

Baking like it was the only thing he knows

Selling bread like it was the only food in the world

Joining the Marines

Sailing for years

Taking small fire

After the seas mail came to be

Working like no other

delivering mail as soon as it was sent

Now retired as a happy old man

Took up painting for a bit

From California to Florida to Massachusetts

Now taken back to the state he was born

Meeting the love of his life

Raising 7 kids

With 6 grandchildren

And 3 grandchildren

Keeps living the life he loves

Seventh grade Library Interns, Lila Mulkerrin and Grayson Teahan beautifully decorated the Library windows for the Holidays.

(With help from Mrs. Lapointe.)

• 12/21/24 - 1/1/2025 Winter Break: No School
• 1/2 - Classes Resume
• 1/3 - Info Meeting for Seventh and Eighth Graders interested in MATILDA JR! 2:00-3:00
• 1/4 - Ski Club Trip to Pat's Peak
• 1/8 - Early Release, 11:00 AM Dismissal
• 1/9 - Small Ensembles Concert at HMS, 7:00 PM

Interested in what's going on after school next week?

Check out our Week-at-a-Glance below!

This past week our Grade Eight Drama students staged an evening of One Acts Plays. A great job was done by all (despite the momentary loss of power)!

And in other drama news . . .

We are thrilled to announce that this year's spring musical is . . MATILDA!

The Google Classroom is now open for students who wish to participate in Cast or Crew.

Audition info and Sign Up Form to come after break!

Classroom code: 5scdu7x

Thank you for supporting our HMS Community!

Thank you to those who contributed towards our PTO Dues. We raised over $19,500 with contributions from 67% of HMS families!

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Through your generous contributions we are able to support the following events and activities throughout the school year.

• Staff Appreciation events throughout the year (i.e. supplies, lunches, snacks).

• Cultural Enrichment fall arts assembly (this year Harvard Veritones acapella group).

• One Book/One Author event (this year was the author of "A Wish in the Dark", Christina Soontornvat).

• Mini grants for teachers

• Various yearly student events (i.e. Veterans Day, special speakers, etc).

• 8th grade field day fund

• Activities fund for students in need

• Miscellaneous expenses (varying requests from staff throughout the year).

Next PTO Meeting: February 11th at 10AM @ HMS.