T-Bird Times February 16, 2023 - Calendar of Events - Blue Valley Schools

T-Bird Times
February 16, 2023

Calendar of Events
February

17- NO SCHOOL
20- NO SCHOOL
21- Conferences- 3:15 - 5:00 PM Zoom Only
21- Conferences- 5:30 -8:00 PM Walk-In Conferences @ HMS
22- Boys Basketball A2/A1 @ BVMS - 3:25 PM
22- Boys Basketball B2/B1 @ HOME vs BVMS - 3:25
23- Boys Basketball B2/B1 @ HOME vs ABMS - 3:25

March

1 - End of the Year Cheer party 3-4
4 - BV Middle School Orchestra Solo/ Ensemble Festival @ Pleasant Ridge Middle School -
8-1
4 - BV Middle School Band Solo/Ensemble Festival @ Overland Trail Middle School - 8-12

7 - BVNW Area Band Festival (6th, 7th & 8th) @ BVNW - 7:00
10 - No School - End of Quarter
13-17 - No School Spring Break
20 - No School - Professional Development day
23 - BVNW Area Orchestra Festival (6th, 7th & 8th) @ BVNW - 3:00-9:00
28 - BVNW Jazz Festival @ HMS - 7:00

Principals Note:
HMS Families,

Another week is in the books here at HMS. We hope everyone enjoyed having a Red snow day
yesterday. As a reminder, we have rescheduled conferences from Wednesday of this week to next
Tuesday.

With school being canceled on Wednesday, February 15 for the Chiefs Super Bowl Parade, we are
rescheduling our Wednesday conferences on Tuesday, February 21. The format and times will be the
same.

     Tuesday, February 21
             3:15 - 5:00 on Zoom by appointment
                  Use the link below titled Parent/Teacher Conference SignUp Genius Google Doc to book
                 a 15 minute Zoom conference with a teacher.
                 Scheduled Zooms will be honored and take place on February 21 at the same time.
             5:30 - 8:00 in person walk in conferences at HMS
                 Walk in conferences consist of teachers set up throughout the building and open for
                 conferences. We ask that these conferences be limited to 5 minutes each to try and
                 accommodate as many conferences as possible.

Below this note you will find the following information:
     Spring Conferences
     Course Fees
     HMS Volunteer Program
     Honor Code
     Safe School Reporting
     Carline Reminders
     CPR/AED Training
     After School Clubs & Activities
     Athletics
     Harmony Middle School Handbook
     PTO News
     Student Services Update

As always, thank you for your support of HMS.

Sincerely,

Nate Winslow
Principal
Harmony Middle School

Spring Conferences

With school being canceled on Wednesday, February 15 for the Chiefs Super Bowl Parade, we are
rescheduling our Wednesday conferences on Tuesday, February 21. The format and times will be the
same.

    Tuesday, February 21
            3:15 - 5:00 on Zoom by appointment
                Use the link below titled Parent/Teacher Conference SignUp Genius Google Doc to book
                a 15 minute Zoom conference with a teacher.
                Scheduled Zooms will be honored and take place on February 21 at the same time.
            5:30 - 8:00 in person walk in conferences at HMS
                Walk in conferences consist of teachers set up throughout the building and open for
                conferences. We ask that these conferences be limited to 5 minutes each to try and
                accommodate as many conferences as possible.

Parent Teacher Conference SignUp Genius Google Doc

Course Fees
Middle school course fee payment for the second semester is open and online now. Your ParentVUE
login and password are required to pay course fees.
    Course fees are assigned based on your student’s enrollment. Some seventh and eighth grade
    exploratory/elective classes include course fees.
    Course fees are assigned for the second semester only.

Questions regarding fee payment should be directed to Christina Fowles, HMS Bookkeeper.

HMS Volunteer Program
All volunteer service hours must be submitted by April 14, 2023. Please email the completed tracking
form to Emily Wilson eswilson@bluevalleyk12.org or bring a hard copy to the front office. Service
hours, as well as the names of students who have completed the top number of credible community
service hours will be reviewed for recommendation to receive the Blue Valley Volunteer Service Award.

Honor Code
We always encourage our students at HMS to embody and represent our honor code. Feel free to
discuss what it means to be “honorable” at HMS with your student. As we settle into the school year, it
is important that students are hearing this message at school and at home.

Safe Schools Reporting
Please share this message in your upcoming family newsletter:
Blue Valley Schools is committed to promoting and fostering a safe environment in and around all of
our schools. Through the convergence of physical and intellectual security measures, we are
continuously working to prevent, mitigate, respond to and recover from a wide range of emergencies.
Please check out available ways to report safety concerns.

Carline Reminders
Please remember to follow our carline rules at all times to ensure efficiency for all.
**This also applies to before and after school activities**

     Use the east entrance to the front circle. The west entrance is for buses only.
     Pull forward all the way before allowing your student to exit the car.
          This is extremely important. Do not stop until you have pulled all the way up as far as you
          can in front of the school.
          Please have your student exit the car quickly. One slow car can back up the entire carline.
     Pull to the left after your student exits your car. (this is extremely important to ensure traffic
     continues to flow)
     Turn right only when exiting the parking lot. Waiting to turn left completely halts our carline.

Also, please DO NOT park along 141st street during pickup or dropoff. This is a no parking zone as it is
a safety issue for our students trying to use the crosswalk. Please enter the HMS parking lot to pick up
your student after school.

CPR/AED Training (Free!)

After School Clubs and Activities
Check out our list of clubs! Most are open to any grade level. No need to sign up in advance.

Athletics
Basketball Practice Schedule for A and B Teams

Boys Basketball Matchups- Feb. 20th-Feb. 24th

Wednesday, 2/22- A2/A1 vs. BVMS @ BVMS 3:25/4:25pm *A2 plays first game
B2/B1 vs. ABMS B2/B1 @ HMS 3:25/4:25pm *B2 plays first game

Thursday, 2/23- A2 vs. ABMS A3 @ ABMS 5:25pm
B2/B1 vs. ABMS B4/B3 @HMS 3:25/4:25pm
A1- BYE
For specific info. and/or questions, please reach out to
Coach Buchman @ tlbuchman@bluevalleyk12.org

7th/8th Boys/Girls Track
Track is just around the corner, with practices beginning on March 27th. In order to participate, please
make sure that you have completed all medical information and uploaded a current physical to:

https://bluevalleysd-ar.rschooltoday.com/familyaccounts/autopopulate/97

All med information and physical uploads must be submitted by March 24th for participation.

**If you have already completed this process for a fall or winter sport, you can go in and add Track in
rSchool, if you did not elect it upon initial registration.**

Harmony Middle School Handbook

Please use this link to view the HMS Student Handbook. This handbook will be available for students
through our All School Canvas page and can be found at the beginning of the student planner.

PTO

PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR STUCO:

We need two parent volunteers to help with each meeting. Meetings are from 3 - 4 pm and take place
at HMS. Please arrive at 2:50 PM and sign in at the front office. Please click on the link below to sign
up.

                                      STUCO Parent Vol…                            www.signupgenius.com

                                 HMS needs 2 parent volunteers for each meeting. Meetings are from 3 - 4
                                 PM and take place at HMS. Please arrive at 2:50 PM and sign in at the front
                                 office. Thank you so much for volunteering!

Student Services Update

Sources of Strength members taught peers about love languages this week during lunch. Students
read examples of the 5 love languages and wrote on a heart the one that applied most to them for a
super-sized heart collage!

GO FOR THE GREEN FOOD DRIVE February 27th – March 3rd

HMS has had a unique partnership with our local Harvesters organization which allows us to
encourage our families and staff to help reduce food insecurity in the metro area! “Go For the Green”
has been successful for many years and HMS has been recognized for having the most food
donations than any other school in the entire metro!

HMS Student Council is excited to announce that this year we will host the food drive from February
27th-March 3rd! We will have barrels set up in the entry to allow students to donate when they arrive
at school. StuCo members will be at the entrance from collect items and money and give students
tickets for a lunchtime raffle. . ​We will have daily drawings for those who donate and the winner at
each grade level will receive a prize each day. There will also be a prize for the class who has the most
participation! Also, this year we will be having a Go for the Green Assembly on February 24th to kick
off the event and have some fun!

The need for food assistance is greater now more than ever with people in our community out of work
or sick. Please do what you can to help….for every dollar you donate, Harvesters can provide 2 meals
for families in need. We’re looking forward to seeing what our T-Bird family can make happen!

HARMONY SUPERSTARS

A big THANK YOU to the parents that helped supply gift cards for our first semester Harmony
Superstar winners. The students loved hearing their name announced at lunch and it was a wonderful
and positive way to recognize the students exemplifying good behavior and hard work! We are going
to continue this program for the 2nd semester.

If you have signed up to bring a gift card, please bring by Tuesday, February 21. Parent / Teacher
conferences is a great time to drop it off.

Thank you for helping us recognize and celebrate our amazing students at HMS!

$5.00 Gift Cards f…                          www.signupgenius.com

                               A big THANK YOU to the parents that helped supply gift cards for our first
                               semester Harmony Superstar winners. The students loved hearing their
                               name at lunch and it was a wonderful way to recognize the students good
                               behavior and hard work. We are going to continue the program for second
                               semester.

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