It was a pleasure to meet many of you this week at our Coffee and Connect Sessions! I'd like to thank our PTA Hospitality Team for providing our morning coffee. I sincerely appreciate the warm welcome extended by many, in person, by phone and via email. If we haven't yet met, I look forward to the opportunity at Fall Fest or during American Education Week!

I'd like to thank the parent volunteers who chaperoned the 6th grade field trip this week. We can't provide this type of enrichment experience for our students without your help. This is an amazing community and I'm so excited to work in partnership with you.

MCAP Individual Score Reports were sent home with students this week. This is one measure of a student's progress with grade level content standards. We hope that you find this information useful for academic planning for your child.

As a reminder, our make-up picture day is scheduled for October 23, 2024. In an effort to continue to provide a safe environment for students and staff, we want to be sure that the photos in our student information system (Focus) are updated. If your child didn't have their photo taken on the original picture day, we will ask that they do so on the make-up date. There is no obligation for families to purchase photos. Lifetouch has graciously agreed to print new ID cards for all of our students which we will begin using once they are delivered. Additional information will be forthcoming.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Warm Regards,

Mrs. Moore-German, Acting Principal

OCTOBER 18 MSEA CONVENTION, SCHOOL

Schools are closed for students

OCTOBER 31 END OF THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD

Schools close 3 hours early

7th Grade - Wednesday, November 20, 2024

8th Grade - Thursday, November 21, 2024

Additional details to come!

As we look forward to celebrating American Education Week, we kindly ask that any parent/guardian(s) who have not yet come into the school to have their license added to the Raptor system, please do so before this time. This will help expedite the process during this special event. Additionally, if you are interested in volunteering at any time this school year, please make sure you have completed both the volunteer application and the required training certificate. If you have any questions or need assistance with the volunteer process, please reach out to Ms. Johnson at csexton@bcps.org.

We’re very pleased to share with you that two of our own – Maddie Hawkins (Hereford High School (HHS; 2007)) and Brock Turnbaugh (HHS; 2014) – will join us on Friday, October 22nd, from 9am-11am for an exclusive engagement with our students.

Maddie is the Associate Athletics Director / Director of Recreation at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), a James Madison University graduate (2011) and is currently completing her MBA at the Sellinger School of Business, Loyola University of Maryland . Maddie was a student-athlete on the HHS Girls Lacrosse team. She was Vice President of the Hereford Ski Club, one of the original HLC coaches, and earned her EMT license in 2020. Brock is Assistant Director for Student Athlete Mental Health & Performance at JHU; a JHU graduate (2018); and was a starting goalie on the JHU men’s lacrosse team from 2015-2018. Prior to Johns Hopkins, Brock was a goalie for three HHS teams that played in the state championship, winning two of them. The 2013 team finished the season ranked #13 in the country. He captained the lacrosse, wrestling and football teams, and was the Maryland state champion for his weight class his senior wresting year.

Maddie and Brock will reflect on their middle school selves as they discuss the importance of aligning actions with goals; the connection between academics and sports with one’s future; their experience with the importance of collaboration; and their setbacks and moments that proved difficult towards achieving their goals and how they overcame them. Our students will also be encouraged to generate their own questions for Maddie and Brock from their Effective Learning/Advisory Instruction.

Maddie Hawkins - Assistant Director, Fitness - Staff Directory - Johns Hopkins University Athletics (hopkinssports.com)

Brock Turnbaugh - Assistant Director, Student-Athlete Mental Health & Performance - Staff Directory - Johns Hopkins University Athletics (hopkinssports.com)

As we move deeper into the Fall & Winter months, the temperatures will begin to get cooler. It’s a great time to Monitor Our Health and Well-Being, by ensuring that our students are up to date on vaccinations and have a balanced diet to prevent illness. Be sure to address any emotional or mental health concerns early to avoid prolonged absences. We want to see all of our students #HereForIt as much as possible.

Last weekend, our Hereford Middle School Allied Soccer team participated in a Play Day Tournament on Saturday at Ridgely Middle School. All 9 players from HMS worked hard in all three games. Lilly Mellot was the All-Star of the Day having 4 goals and Chase Esworthy had the only goal in the game vs. Perry Hall. Miss Kim, Mr. Endres, and Ms. Schanberger are so proud of the entire team! They displayed the HMS qualities of respect, responsibility, and kindness in every single game. Go Bulls!

Our Cross Country Team who ran in their first 2 mile competition race of the season last Saturday. The girls team took 1st place! Out of 73 runners, our top 5 finishers were:

● 3rd place: 7th grader Paige Gallup

● 4th place: 8th grader Ana Laura Tosi

● 5th place: 7th grader Fiona McGuire

● 11th place: 6th grader Kate Knuth

● 16th place: 6th grader Naomi Berlett

The boys team took 4th place! Out of 110 runners, our top 5 finishers were:

● 5th place: 8th grader Gili Weisberg

● 14th place: 7th grader Jacob Tanenbaum

● 17th place: 7th grader Wesley Mulholland

● 20th place: 6th grader Jack Malone

● 36th place: 7th grader Callen Swerbinsky

We are one week into our Charleston Wrap fundraiser and still need your help! We want to reach our goals and make this fundraiser a success.Your students should have brought home a fundraiser packet with a preview catalog. This is only a sample of the many great items you can purchase. All proceeds are used to improve the materials and technology we use daily at Hereford Middle School. We appreciate all of your support! Orders are due no later than October 18, 2024.

Magnet School applications are due by 1pm on November 1st. Students in the Hereford Zone may receive bus transportation to Carver and Towson High. Click on the link below to learn more about BCPS Magnet Schools. If you have any questions please reach out to the HMS School Counseling office at 443-809-6837.

Carver Center for the Arts & Technology

• October 15, 2024

• 5-7 p.m.

Towson High School (Law Program)

• October 22, 2024

• 6 p.m.

The BCPS Online Learning Program offers a fulltime online educational environment for students in Grades 4-12. The program offers a full day of synchronous (real time) instruction taught by certified BCPS teachers. The program offers courses that fulfill BCPS requirements for promotion and graduation. Any student who is eligible to attend a BCPS school may apply. The application window for the 2025-2026 school year opens at 1 p.m. on Friday, November 8, and closes at 1 p.m. on Friday, December 13. The application will be available online.

On Oct. 17, BCPS Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers will host the second of two community meetings this fall focused on creating safe and supportive learning environments. Team BCPS students, families, staff, and stakeholders are invited to participate and learn more about BCPS efforts to ensure student and staff safety, connect to community resources, and build positive partnerships for student support.

Spanish interpretation will be provided. Interpreting services for other languages are also available upon request at no cost to participants. Please call 443-809-1250 as early as possible to request.

Do you have questions about the emergency terms BCPS uses during drills and school incidents? Please review the Emergency Preparedness Flyer. Not sure who you can call with questions? Please review the Call BCPS document which includes hyperlinks to applicable websites.

We look forward to seeing you at Kenwood High School on Oct. 17!

Community Conversations on School Safety
Thursday, October 17, from 6-7 p.m.
Kenwood High School, 501 Stemmers Run Rd., Baltimore 21221

Hereford Middle School

cmooregerman@bcps.org

Hereford Middle School is committed to providing a safe and supportive community in which students celebrate diversity, demonstrate integrity and develop mutual respect and responsibility in order to pursue academic excellence.

Hereford Middle School empowers every learner, every day through rigorous, diverse, educational experiences to become productive global citizens.