The Seekonk Public Schools strives to provide a safe, respectful, and supportive learning environment in which all students can thrive and succeed in its schools. The Seekonk Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, gender identity, disability, religion, national

origin, or sexual orientation and ensures that all students have equal rights of access and equal enjoyment of the opportunities, advantages, privileges, and courses of study.  

2019  End  of  the  Year  Calendar  

April    April  1st       MCAS  Breakfast  –  Grade  6               8:30  AM  April  2nd       ELA  MCAS  Testing  –  Grades  6-­8  April  2nd         PTO  Meeting               6  PM  April  3rd       MCAS  Breakfast  –  Grade  7               8:30  AM  April  3rd         School  Council  Meeting               4  PM    April  4th         ELA  MCAS  Testing  –  Grades  6  &  8  April  5th       ELA  MCAS  Testing  –  Grade  7  April  5th       MCAS  Breakfast  –  Grade  8               8:30  AM  April  6th       PTO  Sponsored  “Parent-­‐Child  Dance”  –  Ramada  Inn,  Seekonk       6  PM  April  9th       DC  Trip  Payment  #4  Deadline  April  11th       World  Culture  Night               4  PM  April  12th     Early  Release  for  Professional  Development           12:10  PM  April  15th-­‐19th     Spring  Vacation  April  24th     Portuguese  Soccer  Tournament  at  Seekonk  High  School         5:30  PM  April  26th     Star  of  the  Month  Breakfast               8:15  AM  April  26th     Massasoit  League  Math  Team  Competition  at  Raynham  Middle  School  April  30th     Math  MCAS  Testing  –  Grades  6-­8              May    May  1st       School  Council  Meeting               4  PM  May  2nd         Math  MCAS  Testing  –  Grades  6-­8  May  7th       DC  Trip  Final  Payment  Deadline  May  7th         PTO  Meeting                 6  PM  May  9th       7th  Grade  Gray  Team  Spotlight  Pizza  Party           5:30  PM  May  10th-­‐11th     HMS  Drama  Production  –  You’re  A  Good  Man,  Charlie  Brown  May  14th       Science  MCAS  Testing  –  Grade  8  May  16th       Science  MCAS  Testing  –  Grade  8  May  16th       8th  Grade  DC  Trip  Parent  Meeting             6  PM  May  17th       8th  Grade  Semi-­‐Formal  Dance             6  PM  May  20th       Principal’s  5th  Grade  Transition  Meeting  at  AES           9:30  AM  May  21st       Principal’s  5th  Grade  Transition  Meeting  at  MES         9:30  AM  May  21st       Student  Council  Field  Trip  to  Roger  Williams  Park  Zoo,  Providence  RI  May  24th       6th  Grade  Field  Trip  to  Showcase  Cinemas,  Seekonk,  MA  May  24th       All  Library  Books  are  Due  Back  to  the  HMS  Library  May  27th       Memorial  Day  –  No  School  May  28th       HMS  Band  Field  Trip  –  Seekonk  Grand  Prix  May  29th       Guest  Band  Clinician  –  Schedule  Change  for  Double  Band  Period  May  29th       Aitken  ES  –  5th  Grade  Student  Tour  of  HMS           9:30  AM    May  29th       5th  Grade  Parent  Meeting/Orientation  –  HMS  Cafeteria         6  PM  May  30th       Martin  ES  –  5th  Grade  Student  Tour  of  HMS           9:30  AM  May  30th         Stars  of  the  Year/Warriors  of  the  Year  Breakfast         8:15  AM  May  30th       HMS  Spring  Band  Concert               6  PM  May  31st       8th  Grade  Picnic  at  Francis  Farm  –  Rehoboth,  MA  May  31st       DC  Trip  Chaperone  Meeting  with  Dr.  Whalen           2:45  pm  May  31st       Seekonk  High  School  Graduation             6:30  PM  

Dr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle SchoolDr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle School 650 Newman Ave.650 Newman Ave.

Seekonk, MA. 02771Seekonk, MA. 02771 508508 -- 761761 -- 75707570

http://hms.seekonk.sharpschool.com/http://hms.seekonk.sharpschool.com/ Dr. William V. Whalen III Ms. Alexis A. Bouchard Principal Assistant Principal

                   

     

 

 

The Seekonk Public Schools strives to provide a safe, respectful, and supportive learning environment in which all students can thrive and succeed in its schools. The Seekonk Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, gender identity, disability, religion, national

origin, or sexual orientation and ensures that all students have equal rights of access and equal enjoyment of the opportunities, advantages, privileges, and courses of study.  

                                     June    June  3rd         DC  Trip  Student/Chaperone  Meeting             1:30  PM  June  4th       HMS  Library  Closes  for  Inventory  June  4th-­‐7th     8th  Grade  Class  Trip  to  Washington  DC  /  Philadelphia,  PA  /  Baltimore,  MD    June  5th       7th  Grade  Roller  Skating  Field  Trip  June  10th       6th  Grade  Recognition  Assembly             8:30  AM  June  10th       7th  Grade  Recognition  Assembly             9:45  AM  June  10th       Rehearsal  for  8th  Grade  Promotional  Ceremony         1:30  PM  June  10th       8th  Grade  Promotional  Ceremony             6  PM    June  11th       LAST  DAY  OF  SCHOOL  –  Early  Dismissal           12:10  PM      

       

Dear  HMS  Families,       This  week  kicked  off  the  first  week  of  the  fourth  and  final  quarter  of  the  school  year.  Report  cards  will  be  available  in  the  portal  on  Wednesday,  April  10th.         Students  in  all  grades  completed  the  MCAS  test  for  ELA  this  week.  Although  we  ran  into  some  technical  complications  on  Tuesday,  we  were  able  to  resolve  those  issues.  Testing  sessions  for  sixth  and  eighth  graders  yesterday,  as  well  as  for  seventh  graders  today,  went  much  more  smoothly.  I  thank  all  of  the  students  and  their  teachers  for  their  patience  and  positive  attitudes  during  the  session  that  took  place  this  past  Tuesday.  I  also  commend  Mrs.  Lehane,  Mrs.  Czech,  Ms.  Cloutier,  and  Mr.  Carulli  for  their  hard  work  this  week  in  order  to  ensure  that  the  MCAS  administration  was  a  success.  At  this  time,  we  are  hoping  to  not  have  to  make  any  adjustments  to  the  MCAS  schedule  for  mathematics.  I  will  keep  you  posted  on  this  and  notify  you  any  changes  as  early  as  possible.       Mr.  Holden  will  distribute  payment  slips  to  eighth  grade  students  that  are  registered  for  the  DC  Trip  in  June  on  Monday,  April  8th.  The  slips  will  indicate  how  much  students  owe  for  the  fourth  payment,  taking  the  Cookie  Dough  Fundraiser  into  account.  The  fourth  payment  is  due  on  Tuesday,  April  9th.         There  is  an  early  release  day  for  students  next  Friday,  April  12th.    Students  will  be  dismissed  at  12:10  pm.  Teachers  will  participate  in  a  professional  development  session  on  that  afternoon,  which  will  be  focused  on  teaching  in  a  1:1  blended  learning  environment.  We  are  in  the  process  of  planning  for  our  transition  to  a  1:1  school,  which  means  students  will  have  their  own  laptop  computer  to  use  in  school  and  at  home.  This  rollout  should  take  place  over  the  next  year  or  so.    Sincerely,    Dr.  William  V.  Whalen  III  Principal          

 

Spring  Vacation  –  April  15th  through  April  19th    

 

The Seekonk Public Schools strives to provide a safe, respectful, and supportive learning environment in which all students can thrive and succeed in its schools. The Seekonk Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, gender identity, disability, religion, national

origin, or sexual orientation and ensures that all students have equal rights of access and equal enjoyment of the opportunities, advantages, privileges, and courses of study.  

 

Gray Team

ELA:-So ELA MCAS 2019 is all done! PHEW!! The good news is that students did a phenomenol job using pre-writing strategies plus used the online tools. I was VERY impressed with seeing how seriously they took their writing! In debriefing, most said it was “easy,” and they felt like they were doing another test prep! YAY! Thank you, students, for all your hard work preparing for and taking your MCAS!

Science: What did the paper clip say to the magnet? I find you very attractive. Magnets and its properties was the theme for this week. The students explored the magnetic force and field of different magnets through different activities. Next week we will be combining the ideas of electricity and magnets together when we explore with electromagnets. There will be a short assessment on electricity and magnets Wednesday of next week. Math: This week we finished Geometry. We learned how to find the volume and surface area of rectangular prisms and cubes. Students received a study guide on Friday to prepare them for their unit test on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. Social Studies: We wrapped up our unit on the Peloponnesian War this week. Students learned all about how Pericles, the famed Athenian politician, brought Athens into a Golden Age and then crumbled them into decimation with his decisions in the war. At the end of the week students began prep for a mock trial of the philosopher, Socrates. They recieved roles such as the prosecuting and defense attorney, jury, and even Socrates himself! We willl conduct our trial on Monday of next week.

 

The Seekonk Public Schools strives to provide a safe, respectful, and supportive learning environment in which all students can thrive and succeed in its schools. The Seekonk Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, gender identity, disability, religion, national

origin, or sexual orientation and ensures that all students have equal rights of access and equal enjoyment of the opportunities, advantages, privileges, and courses of study.  

RED TEAM NEWS -- 2018-2019

Science with Mr. Coury Welcome to 4th Quarter! Students are wrapping up our unit on the Earth and its composition and we are moving into Ecology. Students will be exploring living and nonliving organisms and their interactions, how humans impact the environment, and so on and so forth. During this unit students will engage in a research project and a performance based assessment - called the “Human Impact Project”. Parents are encouraged to speak to their students about this project, as there will be an extra credit portion after school - which will require students to present their information (performance assessment) to a parent or guardian. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions at courye@seekonkschools.org .

English with Mrs. Thivierge I am so proud of all of the kiddos this week - they worked on MCAS prep up until the very last day, and then had two days of testing! It wasn’t an “easy” first day, but they were tough, got it done, and rocked Thursday’s testing. :) No more MCAS prep for us! Up next for Red Team English: poetry. Happy weekend! Math with Mrs. Halpin We have been working in our Ratios Unit the last couple of weeks. We learned what ratios are and how to solve ratio problems using the WKU method, tape diagrams, double number lines and ratio tables. One important life skill we are going over is how to find the better buy. We are becoming smart consumers! The latest Mathletics assignment is due on Wednesday 4/10/19. Social Studies with Mr. Manton Recently in social studies we have finished our third quarter unit, Europe and Russia. Students impressed me with their effort, motivation and skills with their country travel projects using Beautiful.AI. Students were invested in their projects and truly wanted to give the project their all! We will now move onto Latin America, our last unit and aim to finish strong! Latin America will have two country quizzes that will be announced at a later date via Twitter and this newsletter.

 

The Seekonk Public Schools strives to provide a safe, respectful, and supportive learning environment in which all students can thrive and succeed in its schools. The Seekonk Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, gender identity, disability, religion, national

origin, or sexual orientation and ensures that all students have equal rights of access and equal enjoyment of the opportunities, advantages, privileges, and courses of study.  

World Language News - Dilworth edition World Language students in grade 6 have finished their study of body parts and are now working on weather vocabulary; their weather quiz will be at the end of next week. I’ve been very impressed how well most of the 6th graders have been applying themselves recently, by the way. Seventh grade Spanish students have been working with the verb tener, which means “to have” and is used in a lot of idiomatic expressions. They’ll have a quiz on it at the beginning of next week. This week they also learned about the founding of Mexico City by the Aztecs by reading a text in Spanish and watching a short English-language video. Ask one of them what sign the Aztecs looked for to know that they had reached the place they should settle. In Portuguese class, 8th graders have been learning how to talk about leisure time activities. They’ve learned the verb estar (one of the two verbs we translate as “to be”), and are now learning some new weather terms. The last topic in this unit that we will address will be how to talk about obligations using the verb ter (“to have”).

 

The Seekonk Public Schools strives to provide a safe, respectful, and supportive learning environment in which all students can thrive and succeed in its schools. The Seekonk Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, gender identity, disability, religion, national

origin, or sexual orientation and ensures that all students have equal rights of access and equal enjoyment of the opportunities, advantages, privileges, and courses of study.  

HMS PTO News

Saturday is our annual daughter and father/father figure dance! We need one to two more volunteers to help out with the event. Help is needed from 6 to 10 p.m. Please email Kim Becher at kimbaab@aol.com if you can lend a hand.

The PTO also needs a chair for Staff Appreciation Week during the week of May 6th-10th. We love to dote on our amazing teachers and staff during this week-long event as they do so much for our families! We typically have a theme each day (breakfast, candy, hot chocolate bar, etc.) and a luncheon one of the days during that week. If you are interested in organizing this event or have questions about how you can help out, please email Jen Dyer at jadyer75@comcast.net

 

The Seekonk Public Schools strives to provide a safe, respectful, and supportive learning environment in which all students can thrive and succeed in its schools. The Seekonk Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, gender identity, disability, religion, national

origin, or sexual orientation and ensures that all students have equal rights of access and equal enjoyment of the opportunities, advantages, privileges, and courses of study.  

 

The Seekonk Public Schools strives to provide a safe, respectful, and supportive learning environment in which all students can thrive and succeed in its schools. The Seekonk Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, gender identity, disability, religion, national

origin, or sexual orientation and ensures that all students have equal rights of access and equal enjoyment of the opportunities, advantages, privileges, and courses of study.  

 

The Seekonk Public Schools strives to provide a safe, respectful, and supportive learning environment in which all students can thrive and succeed in its schools. The Seekonk Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, gender identity, disability, religion, national

origin, or sexual orientation and ensures that all students have equal rights of access and equal enjoyment of the opportunities, advantages, privileges, and courses of study.  

 

The Seekonk Public Schools strives to provide a safe, respectful, and supportive learning environment in which all students can thrive and succeed in its schools. The Seekonk Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, gender identity, disability, religion, national

origin, or sexual orientation and ensures that all students have equal rights of access and equal enjoyment of the opportunities, advantages, privileges, and courses of study.  

 

The Seekonk Public Schools strives to provide a safe, respectful, and supportive learning environment in which all students can thrive and succeed in its schools. The Seekonk Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, gender identity, disability, religion, national

origin, or sexual orientation and ensures that all students have equal rights of access and equal enjoyment of the opportunities, advantages, privileges, and courses of study.  

 

The Seekonk Public Schools strives to provide a safe, respectful, and supportive learning environment in which all students can thrive and succeed in its schools. The Seekonk Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, gender identity, disability, religion, national

origin, or sexual orientation and ensures that all students have equal rights of access and equal enjoyment of the opportunities, advantages, privileges, and courses of study.  

HMS Baseball (1-1) L – vs. Case Jr. High - Swansea

W – vs. Nichols Middle School – Middleboro

HMS Softball (1-1) W – vs. Case Jr. High - Swansea

L – vs. Nichols Middle School – Middleboro