Fox Facts 11/9/22

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FOX FACTS

November 16, 2022

HMS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

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Fox Facts is a weekly newsletter published by Huntington Middle School. It includes important information related to school activities, programs, and events. It also includes a section for the Huntington Middle School PTA and a space to publicize community events and organizations.

Important Dates and Events

Nov. 17: Good Citizenship Breakfast; Trustworthiness

Nov. 18: Minimum Day

Nov. 21-25: Thanksgiving Break; No school

Dec. 2: Arts Rock @ SMHS

Dec. 2: 7/8 Dance @ 6PM @ HMS

Dec. 15: Fox Fuel w Mr. T

Please check our School Calendar for more information related to student events and activities.

Athletic Updates go to hehms.us and click on the Athletics tab.

Our Athletic Director is Ms. Kido (kkido@smusd.us)

Webstore Link: Here

SMUSD Council Reflections Award of Excellence

Congratulations to our SMUSD Winners!

Dance Choreography

Primary

Isabelle Loh

Carver Elementary

Film Production

Primary Division

Jed Sun

Valentine Elementary

Intermediate Division

Jean Zhou

Valentine Elementary

Middle School Division

Kellan Paek

Huntington Middle School

Literature

Primary Division

Liam Islam

Valentine Elementary

Intermediate Division

Juliette Tang

Carver Elementary

Middle School Division

Ian Ycasas

Huntington Middle School

High School Division

Ryan Ke

San Marino High School

Music Composition

Primary Division

Lukas Erenay

Carver Elementary

Intermediate Division

Isaiah Yao

Carver Elementary

Photography

Primary Division

Oliver Tedmori

Valentine Elementary

Intermediate Division

Calia Lin

Valentine Elementary

Middle School Division

Keilani Kooper

Huntington Middle School

High School Division

Jodie Chon

San Marino High School

Visual Arts

Special Artist Division

Jared Wang

Huntington Middle School

Primary Division

Maxson Chen

Valentine Elementary

Intermediate Division

Leanna Huang

Carver Elementary

Middle School Division

Angie Li

Huntington Middle School

High School Division

Naomi Chen

San Marino High School

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Renovation Plans for San Marino Center

The San Marino City Council approved a renovation project for the San Marino Center and contracted with CABD Construction to bring the building up to code, match the decor of the neighboring Crowell Public Library, and make it a usable, flexible, and modern community center facility. Construction is anticipated to begin in mid September with demolition sometime in October. Construction activities will affect parking. Please see attached for the SM Center Project parking collaboration with the City of San Marino for details. The yellow parking area is first come first serve. More information can be found here. If you have any questions or comments in the meantime, please contact the San Marino Parks & Public Works Department at (626) 300-0765 or via email at publicworks@cityofsanmarino.org.

If you would like to purchase these classic, official school portraits taken on Aug. 9th, please go to PremierSchoolPictures.com. QR code is below.

Counseling Corner:

If you need help getting access to PowerSchool:

Technical Support Contact:

Chat with a technology support team member at www.smusd.us/livechat/
Email technical support at techsupport@smusd.us
Leave a message at 626-299-7002

Free breakfast and lunch!

For the 2022-2023 school year, the State of California is mandating the Universal Meals Program at all schools in the state. With the Universal Meal families need to fill out a Meal Application form, which was part of the online registration package. SMUSD will be offering both breakfast and lunch. Please encourage your students to come and grab a free lunch and a free breakfast daily. SMUSD will be using the Point of Sale system to record the meals for lunch, therefore please remind your students to memorize their 5 Digit lunch number (student ID number). This will help expedite the meal service. For the first week of school the lines may be a bit longer than usual as students may have forgotten their lunch number. If you have any questions, please contact Munira Bengali at mbengali@smusd.us or 626-299- 7000 ext. 1323.

Student Connectedness to HMS Campus Life

HMS events, activities and athletics play a huge part in the overall development of our students. We want our students to stay connected to all the wonderful and interactive school events and activities that are available to each student. Students will be notified of school events and activities with a Schoology notification or an email to their student Gmail account. HMS students and families are also encouraged to frequently visit the HMS school website.

Health Information

COVID-19 Information

Starting Tuesday, 11/15/22, employees, parents, and students may pick up free COVID rapid test kits (2 kits/4 tests) from the School Health Office in advance of and for a safe return from the Thanksgiving holiday. https://smusd.info/freetests2022

Please visit the SMUSD COVID-19 Information page.

Reminders

Attendance:

Parents, the attendance online absence form on the school website is for explaining absences. If your child has a disagreement about an absence on a particular day/period, please reach out to the teacher first.

Late arrival/Early departure:

If your student comes late to school, even if it's 5 minutes late, the parent and the student need to check in at the front office. Your written confirmation needs to be documented and a slip is given to the student to present to the teacher.

Same process for picking a student up early from school. Parent must come in to the office, present ID and sign the student out, to ensure the student is going home with an approved guardian. Thank you for taking a few minutes to help us maintain correct attendance and safely monitor our student's whereabouts.

NO LUNCH DROP OFFS.

Complimentary breakfasts and lunches are available every day in the cafeteria.

Due to COVID restrictions we need to limit the number of visitors to school. If your child forgets his/her lunch, please do not bring it to him/her. They can eat from the cafeteria for the day. For the latest information please visit our SMUSD site here

Cell phones are not to be on or in student's possession from 8:00-2:50. Keep them POWERED DOWN and in the lockers.

Keep our campus clean:

Please remind your students to throw away their food wrappers/containers at snack break and lunch. Thank you for helping us keep our campus clean.

Textbooks/Chromebooks:

Students are responsible for the textbooks and Chromebooks they check out. If a textbook or Chromebook is damaged so it cannot be checked out anymore the student is responsible for the full price of the replacement, plus shipping and handling.

Computers may only be used in class at teacher's direction. Keep them locked in your lockers during lunch, away from the lunch areas and food.

Technical Support Contact:

Chat with a technology support team member at www.smusd.us/livechat/

Email technical support at techsupport@smusd.us

Leave a message at 626-299-7002

HMS Online Wellness Center

The HMS Online Wellness Center serves to provide resources and optional mindfulness activities that can assist students during these difficult times as well as provide supports for parents to assist in communicating with their children at home.

HMS Instagram

HMS Twitter

If you have social media, make sure you're following HMS to see the latest in our academic and spirited events.

HMS PTA Facebook

SMUSD Facebook

Huntington Middle School PTA

SAVE THE DATE

HMS PARENT PARTY

Honorary Service Award Nominations

Do you know a super volunteer who is active in the HMS PTA

and in our San Marino community?

The HMS PTA is now accepting nominations for the 2022-2023 Honorary Service Awards. To nominate an outstanding volunteer from HMS, please fill out a nomination form for EACH NOMINEE

(link: https://forms.gle/ZzT47yBdU1RXY3dn9).

You may nominate as many people as you would like. The deadline for nominations is Friday December 2, 2022. The list of Honorary Service Award recipients for the past 10 years can be found at the end of the form.

Community News and Events

The SMHS Dance Dept presents "On the Edge"

Nov 16-17 @6:30pm

Neher Auditorium

Tickets: Student $5 Adult $10

General tickets can be purchased on the SMHS dance page or

at the door.

We will be joined by HMS cheer and 8th grade Junior dancers! See you there!

SUPPORT SMHS GIRLS BASKETBALL!

PANDA EXPRESS ONLINE FUNDRAISER

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

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If you would like to run your company or organization's publication in Fox Facts, please email it to mhazlett@smusd.us by Thursday at 4:30 of each week to appear in the following week's Fox Facts.