Monday, May 25th

-NO SCHOOL-

Friday, May 22nd - B Day

• Ms. McAlpin’s book recommendation is Maximum Ride: The Angel Experience. This is said to make you have all the feels: Shock, Joy, Tears and Laughter. It is a wild ride. It causes you to feel a bit jealous that you don’t have wings. Maximum Ride is a series that contains 9 books in total. 

• For anyone that has overdue HMS media center books, Please get them turned in. We have 12 more school days to get them in. If you cannot find a book, please look again. Check your backpack, classrooms, locker, and at home. Any questions, please swing by the media center. 

• The Media Center is closed today, please go see Mrs. Zeyen in the Wellness Center with any chromebook repairs.

• Shout out to our HMS Track and Field teams. In the final Metro East Conference meet our teams placed in the top two for all groups.

•  Congratulations to the 5th and 6th grade band members on an incredible concert last night! Your growth and progress throughout the year have been truly remarkable, and all of your hard work and dedication showed in your performance. You should be very proud of what you accomplished. Way to go! 

• Attention all students: Today will end with our annual Tug of War competition, and we are excited for the afternoon! Please review the following important information:

• We will be following an alternate schedule today.

• You will go outside with your 6th hour class unless you have already been informed that your advisory class is competing in the Tug of War.

• Do not bring anything outside with you, including backpacks.

• At the end of the event, students will be dismissed back inside by grade level in the following order: 8th grade, 7th grade, 6th grade, and finally 5th grade.

• Your teachers will let you know which entrance to use when returning to the building.

• Once you return inside, you are expected to report directly to your 6th hour class and remain there until the final bell rings.

Thank you, and have fun!

• Reminders from the Raider Cove:

  • The Raider Cove will be open two more times this school year: today and May 29th

  • 8th grade students - you will not be able to use your tickets next year so please plan to use them this month in the Raider cove.

  • 5th-7th grade students - please turn in any unused tickets this spring to Mrs. Zeyen in the Wellness Center so that we can record them and transfer them to next school year for you.

• Raider Way - Safe, Respectful, Responsible

Thursday, May 21st - A Day

• Ms. McAlpin’s book recommendation is described as action packed, easy to read because of the short chapters but each chapter ends with a cliffhanger that keeps you wanting to read more and more. Readers have compared this book to the greatness of Harry Potter and Percy Jackson. 

• Reminder to all 7th graders interested in playing football next year, today during advisory, there will be an informational meeting.  Mr. Black will make an announcement at lunch as a reminder and let everyone know where we will meet.  This is NOT a mandatory meeting so If you are unable to attend the meeting for any reason, that’s ok.

• Shout out to our 7th grade students! Your behavior yesterday was outstanding. You did a great job meeting our expectations of being safe, respectful, and responsible. The Top Golf staff shared very positive feedback about your behavior, and you truly made us proud to be Raiders!

• Raider Way - Safe, Respectful, Responsible

Wednesday, May 20th - B Day

• Exciting news, Ms. McAlpin’s book recommendation is a full novel but it is available as a graphic novel also! Readers mention how this book caused them to form book clubs because they needed to discuss this interesting book. 

• Attention 7th Graders: Reminder for today’s Topgolf field trip: all you need to bring is yourself and spending money, if you chose to bring any. Most importantly, remember that you are representing Hastings Middle School. Show up as your best self and continue to model what it means to be safe, respectful, and responsible.

• Raider Way - Safe, Respectful, Responsible

Tuesday, May 19th - A Day

• The book Ms. McAlpin recommends is about 6 teenagers that are not 100% human. They are not ordinary kids, they have wings and can fly. The main character knows what it is like to soar above the world but unfortunately with the ups, there are also nightmarish downs. 

• Attention all 7th graders interested in playing football next year, there will be an informational meeting this Thursday during advisory.  Mr. Black will make an announcement at lunch that day to remind everyone.

• Congrats to the HMS Outdoor Club on their success fishing at the Cottage Grove Ravine yesterday.

• For anyone that has overdue HMS media center books, Please get them turned in. We have 12 more school days to get them in. If you cannot find a book, please look again. Check your backpack, classrooms, locker, and at home. Any questions, please swing by the media center. 

• Raider Way - Safe, Respectful, Responsible

Monday, May 18th - B Day

• Last week’s Clean Up, People (CUP) award was won by sixth grade! Sixth graders have earned one day this week of extra outside time during advisory. This award will have a new grade-level winner each week so remember to Clean Up, People!

• Ms. McAlpin’s has the book recommendation that is the first book in a series. As a student, this is the book that got her excited about reading. She liked that it was interesting right away. She actually liked it so much that she went on to read the whole 9 book series! Goodreads, agrees. It is ranked 4.1 out of 5. This book is popular!

• Reminder for all Outdoor Clubs kids attending the fishing trip to Cottage Grove today: report to Mr. Shemon’s room right after school for a quick meeting before we leave. 

• Raider Way - Safe, Respectful, Responsible