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| Get Ready - Get Motivated! HUMS Spirit Week Coming Soon Watch the Trailer Click Below https://vimeo.com/417294786 |
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"Are adults and educators providing students with what they need during this crisis?" Check out what CASEL has researched during the crisis in this power point https://casel.org/wp-content/
CAREGIVERS AND STUDENTS: TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF:
1. Move. Our bodies need to move. They need to stretch, reach, twist, bend, step, sweat, to whatever degree works for our unique shapes and constitutions.
2. Nourish. Always wanted to make a dietary change, learn to meal prep, teach your kids to cook, or sample a new cuisine? Now’s the time! Structure one or two 30-minute chunks of cooking into your days
3. Connect. This one, more than ever, is key. Humans need to feel connected. We need to feel seen, heard, and understood by another human – and to extend the same in return.
4. Be. Amid all the “doing” – the preparing, protecting, adjusting, coping, responding, providing, procuring – humans need moments to simply BE.
HUMS Wellness Opportunities (Week of May 11-16)
Please email the teacher listed if you are interested in one of the groups listed below (some opportunities will be sent to ALL students in invite email.)
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 Our HUMS Hardcopy Newspaper 3rd edition is ready for your review. Lots of great informaiton and article - intern tributes.. - it is all included Here is the link: HUMS hard copy newspaper, 5th edition |
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| Last Day of the 2019-2020 schoolyear June 12, 2020 |
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Harwood Middle School Attendance
Reminder!
As mandated by the Vermont Agency of Education (AOE), every Vermont public school during this Remote Learning period must record attendance on a daily basis. We received notification of this mandate last Wednesday. In order to meet this requirement we developed a attendance process based on the guidelines put forth from the AOE, which included an immediate start of this process. To meet this requirement we initiated our Remote Attendance system without first informing our school families about how we would be completing this task. We apologize for any confusion or concern this caused and appreciate your patience as we strive to keep up with the pace of changes that come to us on a sometimes hourly basis. We hope the following description of our attendance process will help answer any questions you may have.
The Agency of Education defines attendance during this Remote Learning period as a student who connects with the school on a daily basis. If we can verify that a HUMS student connects with school by email, phone call, google classroom, an online sign in for a group or teacher meeting, assignment completion etc - the student is marked present by the school for that day. To be counted towards our required student day requirement of 175 days, the HUUSD district must have at least 51% of students present on any given day.
Liz Hepp, our wonderful administrative assistant will be our point person for all things to do with attendance. She will not be making phone calls or sending emails home if a student does not connect with the school, instead our HUMS admin/support team (Jen Dreimiller, Hillary Wheeler, Eric Larose, Mara Urban and Duane Pierson) will review daily attendance, look for trends of missed days and intervene when needed. Dr. Melody Frank will continue to act as our school’s truancy administrator during this time period.
If you have any questions please contact Duane Pierson at dpierson@huusd.org. Thank you for your continued patience as we develop and implement our Remote Learning system. |
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HUMS COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT:
8th GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
STUDENT WINNERS AT
VERMONT HISTORY DAY CONTEST
Vermont History Day is an exciting education program that encourages students to develop research and critical thinking skills through project-based learning and the study of history. It also provides students the opportunity to share their projects at the annual state contest. Vermont History Day is affiliated with National History Day.
Each year, eighth graders in Mrs. Ibson's Social Studies classes participate in the project with coaching and lessons tailored to research practices and the presentation of the information. Students are supported in various aspects of the assembly and presentation of this in-depth research-based exploration.
Students conduct research online and in libraries, museums, and historical societies, and interview experts on their topic. Using evidence from primary sources, the students share their knowledge in the format of their choice: exhibits, websites, documentaries, performances or papers.
The entries are then judged by local historians, educators, and other professionals at the state contest. Through their work, students gain a deeper understanding of how people, cultures, and events affect the course of history.
The 2020 state contest took place last week as a virtual contest in response to the current situation. See the link below for additional information.
Mrs Ibson is proud to announce that HUMS had several students win or place in their categories in the contest this year!
Melanie Snell and Jaia Frank-Adams
1st Place for their website on Rosalind Franklin
Abigail Leighty
2nd Place for her website on Snowman: The $80 Champion Jumper
Derek Wenner
1st Place for his website on the Cotton Gin
Rowan Clough
2nd place for her exhibit on Rachel Carson
Solveig George and Libby Spina
2nd place special prize
for their exhibit on Katherine Johnson
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE VHD/NHD CHAMPIONS!
Go HUMS! There were also a few winners from CBMS and one HUHS 1st place winner.
Learn more about NHD at the new NHDWebCentral website editor: https://www.nhd.org/nhdwebcentral |
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HUUSD Remote Learning Survey, March Administration Summary
In late March, as we prepared to move from Maintenance of Learning into a Continuity of Learning period the HUUSD Administrative team distributed a brief survey to HUUSD students in grades 3 - 12, parents of all students, and all staff. This survey was distributed by building administrators through a variety of methods (direct email, posting in school newsletters, etc.).
Message to Students:
Thank you students for trying your best while learning from home. Please let us know how things are going by completing the survey below. Your answers to this survey will help us know more about your experience and make improvements. This survey needs to be completed by May 15, 2020.
Thank you,
Message to Parents:
Thank you parents and caregivers for everything you are doing to support your child/children during this unprecedented time. As we enter the final weeks of learning from home and look toward the next school year, please let us know how things are going by completing the survey below. Your feedback at this time will help us continue to make improvements. This survey needs to be completed by May 15, 2020.
Thank you,
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Essential Community Resource
Mad River Valley Community Fund short term assistance link: The MRVCF created a short form application in response to a variety of Covid- 19 concerns and challenges we face as a community. In an effort to bridge the gap between layoffs and receipt of unemployment benefits we have created an expedited financial support process. Please click on the following link and select submit when finished entering your information. Rebecca Baruzzi, the program coordinator, will be in contact with you regarding your application.Link: https://forms.gle/QA27oXMFDeRsMFZN9
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| We receive daily updates from the VT Department of Health, which are linked to our district working response plan, found on the HUUSD website. |
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