Be Caring, Be Connected, Be Curious,
Be HUMS
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| 7th Grade Social Studies year long "Guiding Question". Ask your children about their work around resource management, design and a build task they participated in this past week. Be Curious about their new learning. |
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| HUMS 7th graders in French class Connecting with each other, practicing greeting skills. They practice by moving on to the next partner with another task to accomplish, like counting in French backwards from 20 to 1. If you daughter/son takes French, ask them to explain the ways they connected. |
How do we support a Caring Community
The Harwood Middle School is embarking on a school wide focus on the understanding and implementation of a Responsive Classroom approach this school year. This pilot year offers an opportunity for our community to engage in the work during our Teacher Advisory. We are excited to explore this successful and proven approach at Harwood Middle. Ask your middle school children some of the activities you are participated in during Teacher Advisory time.
Guiding Principles
The Responsive Classroom approach is informed by the work of educational theorists and the experiences of exemplary classroom teachers. Six principles guide this approach:
- Teaching social and emotional skills is as important as teaching academic content.
- How we teach is as important as what we teach.
- Great cognitive growth occurs through social interaction.
- How we work together as adults to create a safe, joyful, and inclusive school environment is as important as our individual contribution or competence.
- What we know and believe about our students—individually, culturally, developmentally—informs our expectations, reactions, and attitudes about those students.
- Partnering with families—knowing them and valuing their contributions—is as important as knowing the children we teach.
CALENDAR UPDATE
September 2018
September 28
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Middle School Picture Day.
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October 5
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No school (In service for educators)
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October 8
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No school
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| Athletic/Activities Calendar |
Community Announcements
Please note that the opportunities/events listed below are not specifically endorsed or screened by school staff. As always, families should use their own standards and review processes to determine appropriate activities.
New Hours at Joslin Memorial Library
CLOSED on Tuesdays and OPEN on Fridays.
New Hours: Monday and Wednesday: 10-6
Thursday and Friday: 12-6
Saturday 10-2
Fencing Instruction Mondays and Wednesdays Sept. 10 - Oct. 15. 6:30 PM-8:00 PM (no class Monday Oct. 8 due to Holiday) at Moretown Elementary School Gymnasium. Student (grade 5-12) cost is $50.00 - All others cost is $125.00. (EACH Fencer also needs to complete the yearly USFA $10 membership). Equipment is provided. For more information visit: https://sites.google.com/site/
All HUUSD staff could participate at $75!
Middle School Volleyball Club Tuesdays, 230 until 4pm. Starting 9/11 and running through and including 10/30. Come learn about and practice the basic skills and rules of the game. Look forward to possibly forming a team in march to compete in a league against other area middle schools. All boys and girls in HUUSD welcome.Best to wear athletic clothes and sneakers. Adult volunteers needed.Please email Dona Culver at dculver@wwsu.org if interested in participating or volunteering.
Learn to Lead Learn how you can make a difference in your state government, girls grades 4-8, September 22, at the Vermont State House. This is a girl scout event, but no previous girl scout experience is required. For details and free registration, visit girlscoutsgwm.org/
Stand Up Paddleboard Yoga for girls in 5th-8th grade, September 16, 10am-12pm. Class will include a mini paddle lesson, paddling games, SUP yoga, and a floating campfire. Pre-registration is required. $10 if you bring your own paddle board and $45 to rent a paddle board. Contact Mindy Pistacchio to register at mindy.pistacchio@gmail.com
Mad Dash 5K & 10K Road Race, 5K Fitness Walk and free kids' fun run, October 7, 10am start, Meadow Road. For more information and registration visit: www.madriverpath.com
New Hours at Joslin Memorial Library
CLOSED on Tuesdays and OPEN on Fridays.
New Hours: Monday and Wednesday: 10-6
Thursday and Friday: 12-6
Saturday 10-2
Fencing Instruction Mondays and Wednesdays Sept. 10 - Oct. 15. 6:30 PM-8:00 PM (no class Monday Oct. 8 due to Holiday) at Moretown Elementary School Gymnasium. Student (grade 5-12) cost is $50.00 - All others cost is $125.00. (EACH Fencer also needs to complete the yearly USFA $10 membership). Equipment is provided. For more information visit: https://sites.google.com/site/
All HUUSD staff could participate at $75!
Middle School Volleyball Club Tuesdays, 230 until 4pm. Starting 9/11 and running through and including 10/30. Come learn about and practice the basic skills and rules of the game. Look forward to possibly forming a team in march to compete in a league against other area middle schools. All boys and girls in HUUSD welcome.Best to wear athletic clothes and sneakers. Adult volunteers needed.Please email Dona Culver at dculver@wwsu.org if interested in participating or volunteering.
Learn to Lead Learn how you can make a difference in your state government, girls grades 4-8, September 22, at the Vermont State House. This is a girl scout event, but no previous girl scout experience is required. For details and free registration, visit girlscoutsgwm.org/
Stand Up Paddleboard Yoga for girls in 5th-8th grade, September 16, 10am-12pm. Class will include a mini paddle lesson, paddling games, SUP yoga, and a floating campfire. Pre-registration is required. $10 if you bring your own paddle board and $45 to rent a paddle board. Contact Mindy Pistacchio to register at mindy.pistacchio@gmail.com
Mad Dash 5K & 10K Road Race, 5K Fitness Walk and free kids' fun run, October 7, 10am start, Meadow Road. For more information and registration visit: www.madriverpath.com
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