Harwood Middle School Update, May 17, 2019

Curious about how to build a circle with Pringles? Easy... right? Not really.

HUMS engineers work together to build a ring using only Pringles chips. The Pringles Ringle is an engineering challenge in which students create a ring using only Pringles chips, no tape or glue allowed! The challenge requires a lot of patience as well as careful and precise chip placement. Although, the hardest part of the challenge is not eating all of the chips before finishing the ring.

"MESSAGES OF MERCY" PEN PAL PROJECTHUMS Connected Across the Globe

HUMS Students involved in the Kenyan Pen Pal Letter project received their first set of letters from their Pen Pals in Kenya.  HUMS is participating in the "Messages of Mercy" Project through the non-profit organization "Everyone's Child," dedicated to improving the lives of children in Africa.  Former HUMS student and Harwood graduate Tracy Guion is a volunteer with "Everyone's Child" and is spearheading the letter writing project.  Part of Tracy's presentation was to show HUMS students a video of the village and orphanage where their pen pals are from.  Many of the Kenyan Pen Pal Students are orphans; many of their parents have perished from the rampant AIDS virus, while others were involved in automobile accidents as the roads there are dangerous and not well regulated.  Our students learned that potable water is one of the most precious commodities in the village where our pen pals live.   This week the HUMS Pen Pal Project was featured in the"EVERYONE'S CHILD" BLOG PAGE . . . Check it out!  

Curious about where Alice went?   

Our MS performers are busy memorizing lines and designing their costumes for our upcoming musical. Alice in Wonderland JR features our MS chorus classes on 

Thursday, June 6th at 6pm! 

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.

The Valley Players Present HARVEY  a hilarious three-act comedy, May 31-June 16, Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm.Tickets are $16 for evening shows and $12 for the matinee.

Free Parent Workshop: Helping Your Kids to Be all That They Can Be June 6th, 6-8pm, Crossett Brook Middle School Cafeteria. Come join us for a night of parenting support and laughter with Charlie Appelstein as we learn positive strength-based approaches to growing our children to be the best that they can be.  We will look at many topics including the decoding of problem behavior, mindset changing, self-esteem building, helping inflexible/explosive children, humor at home, limit setting, logical consequences and so much more. Please RSVP to Moie Moulton LaRock atmmoulton@huusd.org .  Walk-ins are also welcome.  Free childcare will be provided at Moretown School.  Childcare space is limited and slots will be first come first serve so please let Moie know if you would like to reserve a spot.

Art Show, Social and Fundraiser for Waitsfield Children's Center   May 16, at The Mad River Barn, with raffle drawing at 6:30.  The raffle prize is seven nights lodging in a one bedroom Condo anywhere within the Interval International Timeshare Network with locations worldwide and throughout New England donated by Eagles Resort. All ticket sales benefit The Waitsfield Children's Center. Fifteen percent of food sales will also benefit the Waitsfield Children's Center.

Host Families Needed  The CIEE student exchange program is looking for host families for 8 high school students arriving in August. By opening their home, host families make it possible for members of their community to meet, interact, and learn from someone from a different culture.  Host families provide their student with three meals a day, a bed (can be a shared room with 1 other sibling) and love.  Many host families develop a relationship that lasts a lifetime with the student they host.  For more information, contact Susan Kuegel at susankuegel10@gmail.com