Harrisburg Middle School

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Si su hijo está interesado en la lucha libre o en expandir su habilidades de lucha, visite el Harrisburg Mat Club. El club es de quinto a octavo grado con un costo de $65 dólares. La práctica comienza el lunes 8 de noviembre en el cuarto de lucha en la prepa. Visite el sitio web de Harrisburg Mat Club para obtener formas y más información en https://harrisburgmatclub.org Las formas completas se pueden entregar en la oficina. Atención: Megan Talmadge

If your child is interested in wrestling or expanding their wrestling skills check out the Harrisburg Mat Club. The club is for 5th through 8th grade with a cost of $65. Practice begins Monday, Nov 8th at the High School Wrestling room. Go to the Harrisburg Mat Club website for forms and more information at https://harrisburgmatclub.org Completed forms can be returned to the office Attn: Megan Talmadge

Robotics Club Starting the week of October 25th, HMS will be offering an after school Robotics Club for students in grades 5-8. Applications have been sent home with students and must be completed and returned by October 18, 2021 in order to be considered for the program!

Tuesday is Picture Day! October 5th

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Dear 8th Grade Harrisburg Middle School Families, It is that time of year again! We are excited to announce that 8th grade promotion will be held on the high school football field at 6:30 pm on Monday, June 14th. Promoting students will be seated on either side of the stage in alphabetical order and will be called across the stage in the same order. This will be a “bring your own chair” event. Promoting students will be allowed to have eight family members attend this event. There will be large pods drawn on the football field in which families will need to be in. Please limit the number of guests for your promoting student to eight guests/family members. Students and families will be allowed into the facilities beginning at 6pm. We look forward to seeing you all on June 14th. Respectfully, Pat Jarman - Principal Estimado familias de la secundaria de Harrisburg, ¡Ha llegado el tiempo del año otra vez! Nos complace anunciar que la promoción de octavo grado se va a complacer en el campo de fútbol en la prepa a las 6:30 pm el lunes 14 de junio. Los estudiantes que ascienden se sentaran en los lados del escenario en orden alfabético y se les llamara a través del escenario en el mismo orden. Este evento les pregunta que “traiga su propia silla.” A los estudiantes en promoción se les permitirá que ocho miembros de la familia asistan a este evento. Habrá grandes grupos dibujados en el campo de fútbol en el que las familias deberán estar adentro. Por favor, limite el número de invitados para su estudiante de promoción a ocho invitados/miembros de la familia. Los estudiantes y sus familias pueden llegar empezando a las 6 pm. Esperamos verlos a todos el 14 de junio. Respetuosamente, Par Jarman, Director

Haiku Poems by Grade 5 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQZh_HjNrG_d3bAursGnn0tM8IrnvgczZPE9WtMHdD6XdYocCJRcF7lhNWNaRjI4iNsKJ9wadtAt1ys/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Dear Harrisburg Middle School families, It is time again to recognize our academic achievers for the third quarter! Please join us Friday, June 4th at 1:30 for a virtual awards assembly. Here is the link to the zoom meeting: https://harrisburg-k12-or-us.zoom.us/j/87285387654?pwd=ekZ5bWtSbURLdHpHaVNESXcyaGh0dz09 We look forward to seeing you and celebrating our students on June 4th! Estimado familias de la secundaria de Harrisburg, ¡Ha llegado el tiempo de reconocer nuevamente nuestros logros académicos por el tercer trimestre! Por Favor únase con nosotros este viernes 4 de junio a las 1:30 para una asamblea virtual de premios. Aquí está el enlace para la reunión de Zoom: https://harrisburg-k12-or-us.zoom.us/j/87285387654?pwd=ekZ5bWtSbURLdHpHaVNESXcyaGh0dz09 ¡Los esperamos para celebrar a nuestros estudiantes el 4 de junio!

Middle School Football Sign Ups We would like to determine how many middle school students would be interested in playing tackle football. At this time we are still determining whether a football season could happen. If it can, it would begin in March. If you are a 6th, 7th, or 8th grader who might be interested, please sign the sheet at the office ASAP.

Dear Harrisburg Community, More of our students have returned to in-person learning, which means they are walking, riding in cars or riding bikes to school in the morning and afternoon. As parents drop their children off in front of the elementary and middle schools, please be aware of the increase traffic and pedestrians. Our crosswalks are very busy before and after school, so please be patient and drive slow. Plan for a little more congestion around the schools between 8 am – 8:45 a.m. and 2:25 p.m. – 3 p.m. We appreciate your support as we safely bring our students back to a full day of in person learning.

Interested in Cross Country? On Tuesday, Feb 2nd @ 5pm come to the high school track to meet your Cross Country coach. All registrations must still be done on www.familyid.com Are you in middle school and interested in Cross Country? You may come to the high school track at the same time to meet your coach as well.

If we have inclement weather closure for the school district, we will notify through Flash Alert, robocall and this website. Our notices will go out at 6 a.m. Please make sure you are signed up for Flash Alert. If we have to close, we plan to make the day up later in the school year.

Dear Harrisburg School District Families, We are happy to announce that we have purchased Go Guardian, an internet security software that will protect and safeguard your children while they are using district issued equipment. Go Guardian protects students by limiting the websites they can access and allows their teachers to see what websites they have been accessing while using district issued chromebooks and while on the school district’s network. There are also many internet security threats that exist and Go Guardian is how we protect our students from those threats, as well. However, due to the nature of the protection that Go Guardian provides us, and that we have it installed on every district issued chromebook we are unable to allow students to bring their own personal chromebook, laptop, or iPad to school. Additionally, we would like all Harrisburg School District (HSD) students to use HSD devices while on campus as a way to maintain equity of education while here. Each school has apps and websites that teachers and students can use at any point during the day. All district devices have been set-up to ensure that all students have equal access to the apps that pertain to them. This way we can ensure that all students have the exact same access to the educational processes that teachers are providing. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our technology coordinator, Paul Lambert at paul.lambert@harrisburg.k12.or.us. Thank you for your understanding on this matter.

Dear Harrisburg Middle School Families, This message is for the parents of students who do not take the bus to school. This message is only intended for those who walk, ride or have their parents drop them off. In order to comply with ODE requirements for social distancing we ask that 5th and 6th grade students enter campus through a side gate located on the side of the school. The 7th and 8th grade students need to enter campus through the front doors of the middle school. There will be middle school staff at each door with signs to help students with this new process. All students will exit campus through the same doors they entered. Your student’s teachers will be talking this over with them, as well. If you have any questions please reach out to the front office. Thank you for your continued patience and grace as we work out all minor details with returning students to campus. Estimadas familias de la secundaria de Harrisburg, Este mensaje es para los padres de los estudiantes que no usan el autobús a la escuela. Este mensaje solo es para los que caminan, usan bicicleta o para los papás que traen a sus estudiantes. Para cumplir con los requisitos de la DEO para el distanciamiento social, pedimos que los estudiantes de quinto y sexto grado ingresen a la escuela a través de una puerta lateral ubicada al costado de la escuela. Los estudiantes de séptimo y octavo grado deben ingresar al sitio por la puerta principal de la escuela intermedia. Habrá personal de la escuela intermedia en cada puerta con carteles para ayudar a los estudiantes con este nuevo proceso. Todos los estudiantes saldrán de la escuela por las mismas puertas por las que entraron. Los maestros de su estudiante también hablarán de esto con ellos. Si tiene alguna pregunta, comuníquese con la oficina principal. Gracias por su paciencia y gracia mientras resolvemos todos los detalles menores con los estudiantes que regresan a escuela.

Harrisburg Middle School's Yearbook Program needs your help! Due to the nature of this school year, getting photos is difficult. Below is a link to a Google Form, please take a look at the different categories to see what types of photos we are looking for. Any photos that you wish to contribute would be so helpful in creating a Yearbook that will serve as a lasting memory for our 5th - 8th grade students. Please contact Miss. Rivas if you have any questions at elizabeth.rivas@harrisburg.k12.or.us. Thank you so much for your help! https://forms.gle/8Gkpe82YPM6XGxYo8

Winter Spirit Week December 14th- 17th Monday - Spirit of the Season/ Character Celebration (Represent your favorite Holiday or Holiday Character) Tuesday- Candy Cane Day (Wear Red & White) Wednesday- Deck the Halls (Wear Holiday Hats, Socks, Scarf...) Thursday - Ugly Sweater Day

Our Holiday Adopt-A-Family program has kicked off! We have a tree in the front entrance of the elementary school and still have about 20 families to choose from! Please consider adopting a family to provide some holiday cheer to this season! We need all items by Monday, December 14th by 4:30 pm. Thank you, in advance, for your care and generosity.

7th & 8th Grade Dear Parents, Beginning the week of Oct. 12, students will be using packets for English class. This should make things a lot easier for students, who can work directly on the printed pages to annotate stories, complete graphic organizers, and engage more directly in activities. It should also facilitate their learning, as they can use their devices more often to simply view the class and the teacher's shared screen, and they can avoid having to switch screen views constantly to see the text/story material, a particular worksheet, and/or Google Classroom, for example. Packets for next week will be available for pick-up this afternoon (Thursday, Oct. 8) between 2:30 and 4:30, and also on Monday. Generally, packet pickup moving forward will be scheduled for Mondays. We will advise students and parents when the next packets are ready to be picked up. Thank you!

First four weeks It is hard to believe we are completing four weeks of school in the 2020-21 school year. Our elementary school has grades k-3 meeting on campus for in person learning. Principal Geddes and team have done an amazing job following all of the ODE guidelines for health and safety purposes. Students and staff all wear facial coverings and follow social distancing as much as possible. Recesses are set up uniquely in order to comply with limiting the cohort mingling. Our food service department provides meals in the hallway, so students can eat in their classrooms and sanitation stations are located at every entrance. Our custodians are busy wiping surfaces, door handles and empting garbage cans. They have a restroom system in place that only allows 2 people at a time in the restroom, room capacity signs posted outside every room. As a reminder to our parents and guardians, as you come onto campus to pick up your son/daughter or drop off, please practice social distancing and wear a facial covering. Our success is the Harrisburg community’s success and in order for us to stay open for in person learning, we must continue practicing the safe practices recommended by the CDC. The good news is we remain student and staff free of any positive COVID-19 cases. In the Harrisburg School District, we have a wonderful staff of caring and professional individuals. It will take all of us working together in order to provide a healthy and safe place for our children to learn and grow. If you have questions or concerns please call me at 541-995-6626.