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Parent Newsletter

April 29, 2016

Dear HMS Community, Our return from April vacation has proven to be busy and productive as we enter the home stretch of the 2015 – 2016 school year. The PARCC testing window has begun, and our eighth graders have now completed their ELA testing sessions. Today, the seventh graders are paticipating in their first session for ELA. I am happy to say that to this point, the sessions have gone very smoothly in regard to our technology infrastructure. Most of the students that have taken the PARCC for ELA that I have spoken to report that they felt confident, and thought that they did well. The teachers and I have been reminding students that the PARCC test is not anything that they need to feel stressed out about, and that all that they need to do is try their very best. Eighth grade students that participated in the DC Trip Cookie Dough Fundraiser must pick up their orders next Wednesday, May 4th. Students with three or less orders will be given the opportunity to pick up their cookie dough near the end of the school day, and bring it home on the bus or with their ride home. If a student has more than three orders, they are asked to pick up the orders between 2:30 and 6:00 pm. If your child has more than three orders, and you normally pick him or her up at the end of the school day, we ask that you park in the lot in the rear of the school next Wednesday, and come in after 2:30 with your child to pick up the orders. Students will not be allowed to take more than three orders with them home on the bus. Also, all orders must be picked up by 6:00 pm. We do not have adequate freezer space to store any orders overnight, so please mark your calendars and make arrangements to have the cookie dough orders picked up on May 4th between 2:30 and 6:00 pm. The PTO Fundraiser orders are due next Friday, May 6th. The HMS Drama Club production, Something Cursed This Way Comes, will be take place at Seekonk High School on Friday, May 13th at 7 pm, and Saturday, May 14th at 2 pm. Tickets for the show are now on sale. In order to purchase tickets, students must obtain a Permission/Order Form during lunch, and return it with the payment by the end of the day on May 6th. Ticket prices for students and adults are $5 each. The price per ticket for children under ten years old is $2, and infants/toddlers are free. This week I am completing my final teacher observation reports of the school year. I could not be any more proud of our faculty, as I continue to see the time and dedication that they have put in when it comes to planning engaging, interactive, challenging, and fun lessons for their students. I believe that the quality of education that our students receive at HMS is second to none, and have enjoyed being part of so many classroom lessons with the students and their teachers throughout this school year. I am including the HMS End of the Year Calendar for one final time in the newsletter for your reference. Don’t forget, the calendar, along with a lot of other useful information can be found on the Principal’s Page of our website. Two important dates which I would like to highlight for you are May 19th—DC Trip Parent Meeting at 6:00 PM, and May 20th—8th Grade Semi-‐Formal Dance. The Semi-‐Formal is sponsored by our PTO, and is free of charge. Dr. Whalen

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 Interim Assistant Principal



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HONOR ROLL – 3rd QUARTER 2015 – 2016 HIGHEST HONORS GRADE 8 Bailey Adams, Amelia Biggs, Laura Catalano, Giana D’Ambra, Kaylee Fonseca, Christina Gennari, Henry Jordan, Natalie Kach, Nicole Kach, Jessica Kogut, Brendan Morales, Joshua Morra, Benjamin Pope, Madison Silva, Isabelle Soito, Abigail Tenreiro, Olivia Tortolani, Joshua Valente GRADE 7 Gerard Ayotte, Trinity Barata, Hailey Bodick, Elizabeth Bradshaw, Christina Chen, Katherine Corbett, Faith DaSilva, Jessica Elkhoury, Emily Fasteson, Ethan Gallishaw, Eva Glaser, Nicholas Jankowski, Jackson Kinney, Isabella Lachance, Destini Langlois, Jackson Leonard, Victoria Luis, Alexander Medeiros, Amelia Mignacca, Jared Moran, Kyle Oliveira, Olivia Penacho, Bethany Pucino, Trey Ramos, Emily Rieben, Madison Sirois, William Smith, Lauren Tortolani GRADE 6 Julianna Anderson, Lillian Bento, Lucy Codega, Dakota Cote, Kyle Cristino, Cameron Culpan, Soleil DeBarros, Spencer Deering, Bria Dunphy, Kelsey Gendreau, Chanelle Gomez, Emma Hindle, Rowan Jordan, Ian Kane, Nicholas Kasper, Sarah King, Rebekah LaFleur, Nicholas Lehourites, Kate Leinson, Stephanie Letourneau, Camryn Loomis, Lilly MacDonald, Brady Moniz, Jazlyn Monteiro, Owen Pacheco, Emily Pedro, Leandra Pereira, Shriya Sivakumar, Abigail Sousa, Thomas Wang, Nicholas Yang HIGH HONORS GRADE 8 Macy Anderson, Matthew Anghinetti, Madison Bedrosian, Amy Botelho, Jared Cabral, Lyla Carvalho, Benjamin Correia, Jaimee Deslauriers, Charlotte Drainville, Elizabeth Dyson, Page Fecteau, Matthew Frias, Ryan Gill, Madison Horlbogen, Marcus Hoskins, Allison Houle, Miguel Jorge, Madison Khan, Shreya Kotwal, Molly Loiselle, Lyndsey Menard, Edward Monigan, Eli Morrison, Kevin Moszkowicz, Ariel Nault, Isabella Paterson, Sophie Percival, Katherine Perry, Jordan Pina, Tiffany Rainho, Elizabeth Sicard, Robert Strycharz, James Tenreiro, Catherine Testa, Daniel Thibault, Vianne Turcotte, Austin Wellman, Jocelyn Wozny, Logan Zonfrillo GRADE 7 Madison Armell, Emma Auger, Jacob Barreira, Loukas Bitsakis, Grace Borden, Tara Botelho, Andrew Cabral, Serenna Cabral, Francisco Carvalho, Nathan Clarke, Shauna Contois, Madison Costa, Noah Cristino, Mersadies Crompton, Christopher Cruz, Victoria Dasilva, Jaden Deal, Veronica DeMoura, Jenna Desmarais, Mia DiPippo, Mya Ferreira, Nathan Fournier, Perry Francis, Erin Fratus, Sierra Frausto, Mackenzie Gingras, Kennedy Hall, Emma Hill, Katana Hollins, Ashton Lamarre, Megan Langlois, Madison Lezy, Sarah Lezy, Ella Lyon, Sarah Mace, August Montgomery, Rachele Papineau, Lauren Paulo, Jacob Pegoraro, Kaylie Pereira, Kailee Peterson, Julia Rickard, Alica Santana, Brady Santoro, Rebecca Santos,


Adam Schneider, Bianca Sebastiao, Cameron Silva, Jacob Silvestre, Isaiah Smith, Alejandro Tabares, Anika Toprac, Caroline Turenne, Megan Viera-‐Hicks GRADE 6 Jared Amado, Catherine Bergstrand, Milo Biggs, Victoria Bourassa, Sofia Cabral DaSilva, Nathan Cabral, Chase Carlsten, Emily Chen, Ethan Clarke, Alexander Cordeiro, Giuliano Cozzo, Dominic DeLuca, Jason Deslauriers, Ali Faria, Ava Gardner, Isabella Gerardi, Olivia Hardro, Maddison Julien, Lauren Keough, Melanie Keough, Isabella Lastrina, Corey Ledoux, Isaiah Leonard, Hannah Luz, Nathen Mallon, Roasalita Medeiros, Jillian Mello, Luke Mello, Nathan Mello, Jeffrey Michaud, Julianna Mihailides, Sarah Parent, Finn Paterson, Jessica Provazza, Ryan Provazza, Caterina Pilato, Christopher Rezendes, Angelyna Rios, Tyler Royer, Kelli Ryan, Cameron Sears, Ryan Serpa, Ashley Silveira, Molly Swist, Angelina Toledo, Jack Tow, Mira White, Julia Woodcock HONORS GRADE 8 Victoria Correia, Mia DiBiase, Mathieu Dundas, Tyler Gomes, Charles Lehourites, Jessica Leonard, Bernard Mallon, Sydney Mello, Katerina Mihailides, Jaden Pappas, Samuel Parks, Vivek Patel, Ryan Pelletier, Zachary Read, Samantha Studley, Sadie Swist GRADE 7 Collin Braga, Ryan Clegg, Sydney DaLuz, Olivia Deltufo, Gianna DiBiase, Thomas Field, Rosalina Figueiredo, Celine Glaude, Chelsea Lima, Madison Mancini, William Pezzulli, Tyler Pimental, Brandon Ruiz, Jonathan Sobczak, Zoe Walker GRADE 6 Matthew Boutin, Kendal Cacchiotti, Kaylin Chase, Aaron Chen, Isabel Figueiredo, Michael George, Aliya Goulart, Grace Ippolito, Valerie Lamanuzzi, Luis Landaverde, Jacob Laquale, Brooke Meyer, Joseph Poirier, Erik Rebelo, Chloe Pimentel, Mackenzie Reilly, William Silveira, Sean Simmons, Ethan Sorrentino


Blue Team

ELA:-Students are reviewing literary terms in preparation for PARCC. Please make sure your child has a hearty breakfast and a good night’s sleep the night before! They will have no homework the nights before PARCC testing. Science This week we are reviewing for Astronomy Unit test that was Thursday. During PARCC testing the students will be doing an Engineering Project that will lead us into our Force and Motion Unit.

Army Launcher Challenge Project: Your goal is to get your army man to launch the furthest using ONLY the materials provided. You don’t need to use all the materials, but you must use at least 2 different materials provided.

Materials Provided: 1 Paper cup, 1 army man, 1 spoon, 6 popsicle sticks, 2 rubber

bands, 30 cm of string, 1 meter of tape


Dear Parents , On May 2nd and 4th, Scoliosis Screening will start for both 7th and 8th grade students. If you would not like your child to receive a screening, please contact my office. Girls are encouraged to wear a sports bra for the exam. Privacy is maintained upon the exam for all students. This Postural Screening Program is not a diagnostic service, but does provide screening for postural problems. All abnormal findings will be reported and a referral recommended. Thank you, Kathy Cavaco, RN.


Dr. Kevin M Hurley Middle School

SPRING BAND FESTIVAL CONCERT

Mrs. Susan Grande-Band Director Mr. John Marshall-Guest Clinician

Thursday, June 2, 2016 @ 6:00

Dear Parents, I am pleased to announce the 2016 Dr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle School Spring Band Festival Concert Schedule. The concert will be held in our middle school gym on Thursday, June 2 at 6:00. The program will feature: Pegasus Band, HMS Jazz Band, Intermezzo Band and HMS Concert Band. The 6th Grade Pegasus band should arrive at 5:30 P.M. and report to the BAND ROOM for warm up and tuning. After completing the performance, students will return their instruments to the band room closet. All students are invited to stay for the remainder of the concert. Jazz Band will perform immediately after the Pegasus Band, so please arrive at 5:45 to warm up and tune. The 7th grade Intermezzo band and 8th grade HMS Concert band should arrive at 6:00 P.M. 7th grade students will get their instruments and put cases on the floor near the fire exit door, then stay on the left side of the band room. 8th grade students will put their cases near the MIDI lab and stay on the right side of the band room. All students will warm up and tune at the SAME time! Please be quiet and ready. Students are reminded to wear concert attire for their performance: Black pants/skirt and white shirt blouse. I look forward to seeing you! Mrs. Susan Grande- HMS Band Director


More from Mrs. Grande…… The East Bay Summer Youth Ensemble is looking for students entering the 8th grade in the fall. I spoke with each band about the opportunity for playing in an advanced band. Please check out the website at www.ebswe.org. I will be sending in names of students being recommended. The is a WONDERFUL summer activity.

Cookie Dough Fundraiser Order Pick-Up

May 4th

Students with 3 or Less Orders will be able to take them home on the bus

Students with More than 3 Orders will need to pick them up between 2:30 – 6 pm

Orders must be picked-up during the designated time frame, as HMS does not have adequate freezer space to store any orders.

Please make arrangements!

May 19th – DC Trip Parent Meeting – 6 pm

May 20th - 8th Grade Semi-Formal Dance – 6 pm



8th Grade White Team ELA Students completed the 8th grade PARCC ELA yesterday. Great focus and diligence! The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Autobiographical Anthologies are up next on the agenda. National Poetry Month ends tomorrow, yet students continue to produce amazing poetry!

The Plane Came Down

Plane came down taking three music l’rds Buddy Holly, Rich Valens, Big Bopper The plane went down, thus silencing their ch’rds And they w’re always the best show stoppers The times w’re so sad, that February People cri’d out “Where is the music anon?!” Lots came to their resting cemet’ry To the headstone, many people gave bows. Drove down to the levee, but it twas dry Sadness soon did not endeth, nor did fade. The good ol’ boys drinking cider and rye Seem’d like ev’ryone was living in shade Singing “This will be the day that I die!” Oh, “yes this will be the day that I die.” David Pedro

Statue of Loyalty There she stands tall and straight Standing as if I’m the welcoming gate So much drama in the air my head’s going to explode It’s hard to make people happy with what they have showed Passing the warrior statue so tall she says, “Without nice words we will all fall” The girls are stronger than Greek goddesses at work While the boys are just giving us smirks Walking past girls talking behind each others backs Learning loyalty, looking for good friends Searching for friends who are always going to be there for them Friends who will be there during rough times Being sad about people who you thought you trusted were being unfaithful Loyal friends are always the ones you want Smiling at all the friends who appreciate you Not fighting over pointless things and getting along with each other Caring about others feelings other than yours


Overall your friends should always be there Loyalty is a person’s most important trait “Not being loyal will get you no friends in life” Said the statue in great emotion We see a girl walking by going to Ms. Bouchard's office “I wonder what she’s doing” said the statue The girl starts saying “We should make a statue of loyalty” “What’s a statue of Loyalty?” Ms.B said Loyalty is a good thing to have Statue of Liberty is important to the world Therefore a statue of Loyalty should be put in the school To show girls all have each others’ loyalty and trust Alexis Melo

Light in the Darkness

As dark as the night, It’s cold coals that won’t be used When it seems there is no light in sight, A single torch can still be fused. With memories from night and day, Some sad and some happy, It will not be to your dismay, And the light will dance in your eyes so you can see. A man and girl stand together in woe, Looking at the light so they might try, To see beyond this darkness that they sow, And to be happy when the time is nigh. With the loss of their closest friend, Their happy tears are of the end to his suffer. With this they realise it is not the end, And the man can hold hands with the girl by his side; his daughter. Though little and naive, Her joy can bring her father’s back. With happiness, a blanket she will weave. And it will protect him until he is back on track. The small protect the large, The young protect the old, To happiness the path does targe, And everyone can be bold. The light is there, and brighter than before. Through this tough time, a family stayed strong. The man’s heart can dance once more. A bond that was built will last very long. Through the darkness all can shine right through, And now the tears are but a few. Madison Silva


Health Class with Mrs. Latimer: 6th Grade: Students are continuing with the Nutrition Unit. This is a very important unit because it will teach them (and reinforce what is learned at home) that proper eating will lead to a healthier life. Students will be bringing home an assignment that will involve them interviewing you about your own eating habits and what influences your food choices. Also, students may need your help in creating a “healthy menu” for one day. At the end of this topic, students will be able to:

o Demonstrate their understanding of the six main nutrients to growth and development o Analyze their own eating habits o Explain the importance of a healthy diet and exercise to their growth and development o Analyze beverage and food labels o Identify and measure portion sizes o Explain and demonstrate their understanding of MyPlate© and the recommend daily allowances o Create a day of healthy eating to demonstrate their knowledge of meeting recommended amount of

food groups per day MA Frameworks Standards covered: Standard #8 Disease Prevention & Control (8.5) Standard #3 Nutrition (3.8, 3.9, 3.11) National Health Education Standards:

o Standard #1: Core Concepts o Standard #: Analyzing Influences o Standard #7: Self-‐Management o Standard #5: Decision Making o Standard #6: Goal Setting o Standard #8: Advocacy

7th Grade: Students are continuing with our Mental Health unit. Students are now learning about Stress Management. We will be discussing quite a few things regarding the physiology of stress and healthy ways to handle stress. In this unit students will be able to:

• Identify stressors in their life • Identify symptoms of stress • Explain healthy and unhealthy ways to reduce stress o Explain the effects of long-‐term stress can have on our bodies o Identify who should be in their own personal support system

MA Frameworks Standards covered: o Growth & Development (1.8) o Mental Health (5.8, 5.8, 5.11, 5.16, 5.17, 5.19) o Violence Prevention (11.2)

National Health Education Standards:

o Standard #1: Core Concepts o Standard #5: Decision Making o Standard #6: Goal setting o Standard #7: Self-‐Management o Standard #8: Advocacy

8th Grade: Diet Analysis Projects are in. Unfortunately, some students did not turn in their project. They understand that this project counts as a test grade and have received a zero. My goal is to update 4th quarter grades over the weekend. I will then post to Edline. Students are now beginning our Substance Abuse Unit. We will continue learning about various drugs including over the counter drugs, prescription drugs, club drugs, street drugs and narcotics. We will also be discussing he difference between responsible drug use, drug misuse and drug abuse. Of course, we cannot discuss all of these substances without practicing decision-‐making skills. Students will be able to:

o Explain the difference between responsible drug use, drug misuse and drug abuse o Identify the different classifications of drugs


o Explain the effect of marijuana on the brain, particularly the adolescent brain o Accurately respond to scenarios using the decision-‐making model taught in class o Explain the difference between “snitching” and reporting o Describe the stages of addiction o Identify internal and external factors that influence decision to use or not to use drugs. o Identify physical, emotional/psychological and social effects of using drugs

MA Frameworks Standards covered: o Tobacco, Alcohol & Substance Use/Abuse Prevention (10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.13

National Health Education Standards:

o Standard #1: Core Concepts o Standard #4: Interpersonal Communication o Standard #5: Decision Making o Standard #7: Self-‐Management o Standard #8: Advocacy

Red Team News:

History with Mr. Durand –We have been working through Latin America since starting Term 4. We covered some of the major land and water features before getting into the history. Students have since created Facebook profiles for countries using research skills in class. We'll continue with European Conquest and Colonization and Independence over the next few weeks. Students will have map quizzes on May 3 (Central America, Caribbean) and May 11(South America). English with Ms Thivierge – English has been caught up in a whirlwind of PARCC for the past couple of weeks! We're taking a 'brain break' today, and we're back to it for our last two days next week -‐ but the end is almost near! :) After PARCC testing is over, we're diving right back into poetry. Looking forward, The Giver isn't far away, either! Where does the school year go? :) Science with Mrs. Metcalf -‐ Students have been learning about ecology in science class! We kicked off our unit by students uploading photos of ecosystems in their neighborhoods! We saw how turkeys, geese, and skunk cabbage are all biotic parts of ecosystems in Seekonk. Students also have made a terrestrial ecosystem in our classroom. So far, we have worms, centipedes, and a turtle! Next week we will learn about some of the abiotic parts of our environment when we review the water cycle and introduce the carbon cycle. This is a great time of year for 6th graders to learn how all things in our environment are interconnected! Math with Mrs. Handfield – Statistics, statistics, statistics!!! We are using the AL East Baseball Home Attendance numbers to reviewed mean, median, mode and range. We then took those same numbers and we found the relative attendance The students are also learning about Quartiles and Box-‐and-‐Whisker plots with the AL East attendance data too! We will cover a few more “quick” topics before PARCC and then get back to statistics. The last topic we will tackle this year is solving algebraic equations…we are in the home stretch!


2016 HMS BASEBALL/SOFTBALL SCHEDULE All games start at 3:15 pm

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Seekonk @ Case (Monday, May 9th)

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 Middleboro @ Seekonk (Tuesday, May 3rd)

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Norton @ Seekonk

Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Seekonk @ Somerset

(Wednesday, May 4th)

Thursday, April 28, 2016 Seekonk @ Berkley

Monday, May 2, 2016 Seekonk @ Rehoboth

Thursday, May 5, 2016 Case @ Seekonk

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Seekonk @ Dighton

Thursday, May 12, 2016 Coyle Cassidy (BASEBALL ONLY) @ Seekonk

Monday, May 16, 2016 Rehoboth @ Seekonk

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Dighton @ Seekonk

Thursday, May 19, 2016 Seekonk @ Bridgewater

Thursday, May 26, 2016 Seekonk @ Raynham

Tuesday, May 31, 2016 Somerset @ Seekonk


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