Harrisburg Middle School

There will be no after school study hall Tuesday April 16th, 2024.

Time to clean out our lost and found. We are overflowing with student jackets, sweatshirts, pants, shirts and other items. Please remind you students to check the lost and found this week. Parents are welcome to stop by and look through it as well. We will be donating any items not picked up at the end of this week. Thank you!

We're thrilled to announce that our Read-A-Thon is underway! We're counting on you to make it a success. If you haven't already, please take a moment to activate your child’s personal reader page by clicking on the following link: https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/323737363834 It only takes a minute or two, and your support will greatly assist us in meeting our financial goals. Thank you for your help in reaching our goal. Harrisburg Middle School

Have you ordered a yearbook for this school year? If you haven't, please come by the Middle School office to pre-order your student's yearbook. We will be placing our order soon and to insure your student gets a copy, please pre-order. We are offering hard back for $30 or paper back for $25. Thank you!

Mark your calendars, March 21st, 2024!!!

Harrisburg Middle School has decided to hold a Read-a-thon this year! Read-a-thons actually get your reader excited about reading and it gives friends and family the opportunity to encourage your child to read even more. Our Read-a-thon starts Monday March 4, 2024. About one week before our Read-a-thon starts we will send home instructions on how to activate your reader's personal page. This is where you will be able to view and record their progress. We encourage you to activate your reader’s account today by clicking on https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/323737363834/1 and following the simple instructions. We've chosen Read-a-thon because it will not take much of your time, gives your child a reason to read and helps in the development of stronger reading skills. We hope EVERYONE participates. Thanks so much, Harrisburg Middle School

Softball

Hello Harrisburg Middle School families, This is a friendly reminder that we have the Thanksgiving food drive kick off tomorrow at the Homecoming football game! Non-perishable Thanksgiving food items will be collected next to the admissions booth. These donations help support families directly in our community. Students can start bringing donations to school Monday, October 2nd. There will be prizes for the AVID advisory class and the grade level that brings the most food items! We are looking for stuffing, instant potatoes, green beans, corn, rolls, gravy packs or cans, chicken broth, cranberry sauce, turkey pans and roasting pans. PTA also accepts gift cards and monetary donations. Let the competition begin!

Say “hello” to parent-teacher chat in the HSD app! The same district app now offers class streams, class announcements, and parent-teacher chat. Download for Android http://bit.ly/39hXRb7 Download for iPhone https://apple.co/39mDFol

Lunch Bunch!

Harrisburg School District is on a two-hour delay for Tuesday, February 28. Bus routes will be on a two- hour delay as well. All staff should report on campus by 9:30 AM.

2 Hour Delay

New school year Our campuses are full of students and staff excited to kick off the 2022-23 school year. It is wonderful to see everyone’s smile as students move about their perspective campuses. Over the summer some areas were painted while deep cleaning took place in every building. The old furnaces in the elementary school classrooms were replaced over the summer using federal funds. The new units provide heat and air condition which is greatly appreciated as the temperatures are in the upper 90’s this week. The school district provides one-hour weekly for professional learning community (PLC) time. The Harrisburg School District will have late start every Monday. Everything will begin one hour later. There are two weeks during the school year when there is a holiday on Monday, Labor Day and Memorial Day. The late start will move to Tuesday. This is true for next week when Monday, September 5 is Labor Day holiday. We will have late start on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. If you have daycare issues and need to get to work, you may drop your child off at the elementary or middle school at the regular time. We will provide a safe place for all k-6 grade students who cannot stay home one hour. Building principals will provide staff who will oversee the K-6 grade students who arrive during the PLC time. We welcome parent involvement and I would encourage you to support the Harrisburg PTA. There are ways to support your schools through site councils and booster club. Contact the building principal if interested in supporting your son/daughter’s school.

Hello everyone, I want to provide an update for the 2022-2023 school year. Currently, the district allows one hour a week, on Wednesdays, for staff to engage in professional Learning Communities (PLC’s). The goal of these PLC’s is for staff to work together for school and learning improvement. Part of this work entailed sending staff and building principals to White River School District for an up close look at a school district whose PLC process is efficient. One of the takeaways from that trip was the time and day for PLC’s to take place. The team came back recommending we change our PLC time from an early release on Wednesdays to a late start on Mondays.This means that, on Mondays only, students will arrive at school an hour later than usual. The district understands that many of our families will have daycare challenges that will result in a late start. If you have a K-6 student you will be able to drop your student off at their respective school at the normal time on Mondays. The district will be happy to provide a safe environment for all K-6 students who arrive before school on Mondays. Building principals will provide communication on the new late start time. This hour of time is very beneficial for our teachers to discuss their instruction while examining data collected each week from agreed upon student work. The Harrisburg School Board of Directors gave us the time to improve learning and our professional practice by doing the work of a PLC, layered under the four critical questions of learning; What do we want students to learn? How will we know if they have learned? What will we do if they don’t learn? What will we do if they already know it? Each team has identified essential standards, learning targets, instructional strategies and student engagement and unit pacing. Please contact your building principal for specific details concerning late start Mondays.

Enrollment for Summer School courses open June 1st-16th. Digital Learning Summer School courses start June 20th and run 9 weeks until August 22nd. Click the link for more info: https://www.harrisburg.k12.or.us/o/hfa/page/enrollment-transfers

There will be no after-school study hall on Thursday, May 19th. Sorry for any inconvenience!

Harrisburg Middle School The end of year school picnic is only a few weeks away! Friday, June 3rd at Armitage Park Please see the attached student permission slip that is due by Thursday, May 23rd. https://5il.co/1aov2 - English https://5il.co/1aov8 - Spanish

⚠️📢 It's here! Today is Tuesday March 1st! That means it's time again for our monthly PTA meeting! Please join us in the HES/HMS library no later than 4:30pm or sign into zoom and join us online as we discuss what is new, upcoming and ongoing with PTA! We look forward to seeing you! Harrisburg PTA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Harrisburg PTA's Personal Meeting Room Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/2519123158?pwd=QmdTcW1JNjZnS3FwbnhVVC9SbmFkdz09 Meeting ID: 251 912 3158 Passcode: ZHFxp1

Baseball Sign-ups! Registration is now open for Baseball (3rd-8th), Softball (3rd-8th) You can find the registration links for Softball and Baseball at https://eagleathletics.sportngin.com Deadline to register is March 10th. Baseball/Softball (3rd-8th) Fees: 3/4 Grade - $60 5/6 Grade - $80 7/8 Grade - $110

Urgent Notice! Due to an unforseen event Willamette Valley Pie Company notified us this morning that our pies will not be available for delivery on Monday October 25th. We are working with them to get a new delivery date and will notify everyone as soon as we have that date set. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. Please know, we are just as shocked as you all. If you have any questions please email us at harrisburgoregonpta@gmail.com