IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER Monday, April 22 - Earth Day 2024 - Do Something Positive for Our Planet! Monday, April 22 - E-Sports Club meet in Room B9 2:30pm-5:00pm Monday, April 22 - Track Practice after school 2:30pm-4:30pm Monday, April 22 - Prism Club Meeting in Band Room 2:30pm-3:30pm Thursday, April 25 - 1st Hart Track Meet vs West - 3:45 pm start at Hart Thursday, April 25 - Hart Art Club 2:40pm-3:30pm in the Art Room C6 Friday, April 26 - 8th Grade Inflatable Waivers must be turned in at the Main Office for Farewell Party Friday, April 26 - Final day to turn in Student Council Applications for 2024-2025 school year Tuesday, April 30 - Authors in April visit from author Steve Sheinkin during the school day
Save the dates! Registration, visit the school, school pictures
Hart Middle School is pleased to announce the dates for visiting the school, having school pictures taken, and 6th Grade WEB Orientation in August 2024! Once again, parents will be able to complete their child's registration online. In place of traditional Registration days, we will have opportunities for students and parents to visit the school, stock lockers, and have school pictures taken. Please note the information below, mark your calendars and save the dates! Tuesday, August 13 - 8:00 to 10:30 a.m.
6th Grade WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) Orientation
Wednesday, August 14 - "Visit the School" Day
Practice walking class schedules (Schedules will be available in ParentVUE & StudentVUE prior to August 14th.)
Load lockers with supplies
Practice locker combinations
Have school pictures taken, & get ID cards
Drop off medication, medical supplies & Medical Action Plans (parents/guardians only) to the Hart Counseling Office
Tuesday, August 22 - "Visit the School" MAKE-UP DAY
School pictures will NOT be taken on this day. Students who visit the school August 22 will have pictures taken and get their ID cards on Picture Make-up Day September 5th, during the regular school day.
Practice walking class schedules
Load lockers with supplies
Practice locker combinations
Drop off medication, medical supplies & Medical Action Plans (parents/guardians only) to the Hart Counseling Office
More information will be provided in early August, so please stay tuned!
Positivity Project 2024
As part of our character journey here at Hart this year we partnered with The Positivity Project. All students will build on words each week that help determine our character. We hope our Hart families will follow along at home. More information can be found here : The Positivity ProjectGrade 6-8 password:P2 This week's the lesson will be: Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence We truly appreciate your partnership in this journey!
Student Pick-up & Drop-off Instructions
Reporting an all-day absence or late arrival, or requesting early dismissal Option #1 – Please call the Attendance Line (248) 726-4510 to report an all-day absence, late arrival, or early dismissal. This is a 24-hour voicemail. Please report the following:
Student’s first and last name (including the spelling)
Parent or Guardian’s first and last name
Day and date of late arrival or early dismissal
Reason for late arrival or early dismissal
Early dismissals must be requested with as much advance notice as possible
Option #2 – Use ParentVUE to report an all-day absence. Pleasenote the reason for the absence in the COMMENT section
Each all-day absence requires a separate ParentVUE entry.
Late arrivals and early dismissalscannot be reported on ParentVUE. Please call the Attendance Line at 248-726-4510 to report a late arrival or request early dismissal, giving as much notice as possible.
Monday, April 22nd is Earth Day! The Hart Beautification Club is looking for volunteers to beautify the courtyard. Students who volunteer will eat their lunch at the picnic tables in the courtyard, and then will spend time raking leaves, planting Spring flowers, picking up trash & twigs, & building a plant trellis. If you enjoy making the earth a more beautiful place, then join us on Monday, April 22 to celebrate Earth Day. Signup sheets are located on the courtyard windows across from the Cafeteria. There will be only 12 volunteers from each lunch period. Today is the last day to sign up.
WEB LEADER SEARCH Attn: Current 7th Graders
On Friday, the 7th graders listened to a presentation about our WEB Program (Where Everybody Belongs). The WEB Program supports our incoming sixth grade students by mentoring and assisting them, especially the first semester. If they are interested, they must apply to be a WEB Leader. The application is a part of the following slides which were shared with the students.
Health Physicals for middle school athletes can now be uploaded online via Final Forms! Parents/guardians of Hart Middle School athletes will now be required to create a Final Forms account, where they can register for sports and upload Health Physicals. To access Final Forms, please click on the link below, and follow the steps to create your account, and upload forms. https://www.rochester.k12.mi.us/athletics/athleteregistration Health Physicals can no longer be turned in to the school office. They must be uploaded in Final Forms. If you have any questions regarding this process, please click on the link below to contact a Hart Athletic Liaison (AL), Mr. Dulmage or Mr. DeVantier. https://www.rochester.k12.mi.us/athletics/contact-us-athletics
Only 7 days left to get your 8th Grader registered by the 4/26/24 deadline date for their 8th Grade Farewell Party. Please make note that your 8th Grader also needs to turn in their Inflatables Waiver by 4/26/24.
Let’s send these Eagles out with a great Farewell Party! The celebration will be after lunch on the afternoon of Friday, May 31, 2024. Each student will also receive a swag bag with a SCHS Class of 2028 t-shirt, free student ticket to Stoney’s first varsity football home game, and a coupon for one free popcorn. The cost of the party is $40 per student. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 26th, 5pm Please note: This is a student-only event. Only adults who are signed up to volunteer are permitted to attend. Everyone will participate! If you need financial assistance, please contact Mrs. Roberts and she will make confidential arrangements. You will need to log in to your EagleLink account to register (or create an account as a "New User" if you don't already have one).
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
The party will be from 12:30 pm to 2 pm.
The kids will be eating lunch in the cafeteria prior to our event and will head outdoors after lunch.
Rain date - Monday, June 3rd
PARTY WILL INCLUDE (no additional charge):
Inflatables
Food Trucks
Games
Photo Booth
DJ
Henna artist (**Please Note:Henna is a natural dye which stain handsfor one to three weeks. The stain can vary between orange to dark red in color. It is a plant-based powder mixed with water and essential oils. The henna that will be used is completely organic. If you do not want your 8th grader to come home with a henna stain, then please make sure to have a direct conversation with your child.)
ALLERGEN INFO:
Bubble Bee Tea and The Little Donut Factory are nut free.
Saucy Joe’s Italian Food/Gelato truck is not nut free, but it will offer a sorbet option that is dairy-free. Questions? Please contact Tina Scharf
SCHS Hoodies
"White Fox" inspired hoodies are back in more colors and new styles! Did you miss your chance to get one because we sold out on 8th Grade Parent night? Pre-Order one now! The Pre-Order will be open until 4/11. We will invoice you for the sweatshirt once you have ordered so you can pay for the hoodie. Price will depend on how many are ordered. Pre-order here: https://the-cougar-den.square.site/sale
Spring Band Dates
May 7-7/8 - Band Concert, 7PM @SCHS
May 13-Chamber Music Night on "The Hill" at SCHS
May 21-6th Grade Band Concert, 7PM in the Hart Gym
Attention 8th graders! On Monday members and coaches of the SC Color Guard Team will visit Hart for a demonstration during B & C lunches, and will also visit the 8th grade Art, Choir and Orchestra classes. They will be handing out flyers with more information about joining Color Guard at SC.
Hart Middle School RCS web-site More detailed information can be found on the Hart Middle School homepage by clicking here. Check out the SOCIAL MEDIA tab for daily news happening around Hart. You might see a familiar face or two!
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STUDENT CONNECTIONS
April 9th - 2:30pm-3:30pm
May 14th - 2:30pm-3:30pm
Chartwells is looking to hire cooks #1209948, food service workers #1209939, and unit leads #1209908, to work in the Rochester Community School district. To apply online please visit:compassgroupcareers.com and search the position you are interested in applying for, along with the corresponding position number shown above.