H AMPDE N C HARTE R S CHOO L
OF
S CIENC E
Hampden Charter School of Science 20 Johnson Road Chicopee, MA 01022 Phone. (413) 593-9090 Fax. (413) 294 2648
[email protected] www.hampdencharter.org
January 25, 2017 Dear Parents and Guardians, Here are some of the upcoming events and reminders. Penny Wars have started! Every year, HCSS runs a fundraiser to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Each class brings in their spare change and donates it during lunchtime in the bins provided. The class that raises the most money by Friday, February 3rd will win a free study hall and a dress down! Please help support this great cause! Congratulations to those students who made it to the Science Fair on Saturday, January 28th. Don’t forget that students will be allowed in the gym from 9am-9:30am to set up their displays. Parents, guardians, and visitors will not be allowed in the gym until 11:45am, so please do not show up until then. There will be nowhere to wait. The Award Ceremony will begin at 12:30pm. SENIOR PARENTS!!! Wednesday, February 1st is the deadline for three major Senior items: o
Senior Pictures must be in to
[email protected] or Mrs. Gullett by 2/1/17!
o
Senior Quote must be in to
[email protected] or Mrs. Gullett by 2/1/17!
o
Anyone interested in buying a page in the yearbook must do so by 2/1/17! (Info Below)
The Art Room is asking for gently used paint brushes, small plastic cups, dixie cups, masking tape, and newspaper! Any student that brings these items to the Art Room will receive a wolf buck! The next PTO Meeting will be held tomorrow (Thursday, January 26th) at 6pm in the HCSS Teacher’s Lounge. All are welcome! Thank you for your support!
Brittany Ross Activity Coordinator
[email protected] | 413.593.9090 ext 203
Safe Teen Driving Awareness Dress Down Day Friday January 27th
$2 to wear a Black, Gold or Green T-shirt. Proceeds will be donated to Habitat for Humanity
Greetings from the 6th grade! We are now only a week away from the end of the 2nd quarter. We recently took our second benchmark for the 2nd quarter. I wanted to send this letter to give you an idea of your student’s progress so far this year. Included is a copy of their benchmark report, with an average for each term so far, and a copy of their Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 progress reports including their missing homework highlighted. In Quarter 3, there will be a Geography Quarter Final which is cumulative, meaning it can include information from Quarter 1, 2, and 3. The best way for your student to study is to review the homework from all three quarters. All homework is posted on both the database and the Google Classroom and is available to your students at all times. If for some reason internet is an issue, you need to contact me so I can sign a book out to your student. I do not have enough books to sign out to all of the students so I ask that you only ask for a book to be signed out if you cannot access the internet at home. Also, utilizing the resources I have set up for our classroom is a good way to review. I have a website that has been set up with copies of the classroom textbooks (http://astrem6.wixsite.com/geography). Also utilizing the Google Classroom is a great resource for your student. On the Google Classroom are ways to review and study, such as Quizlet.com which is a free online resource where students can make flashcards, create their own quizzes and track their progress. Reviewing the chapters that have been assigned for homework, reading the classroom chapters and creating study resources like flashcards is a very good way for students to study. That being said, I will also be signing out the Chromebooks at the school more often and trying to create some of these study sets as a team from now on, to help assist students in their study skills at home. Please detach the slip at the bottom of this page and return it to the school so I know you received this report from your student. Also, feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns and I will do my best to reply to you as soon as possible. Thank you very much for your time. Best,
Ms. Allison Strem Social Studies Teacher 6th Grade Chair Hampden Charter School of Science (413) 593-9090 x108 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
I have read Ms. Strem’s letter and discussed it with my child. Child’s name: ________________________________ Parent/Guardian Signature: ____________________________ Date:______________
H AMPDE N C HARTE R S CHOO L
OF
S CIENC E
Hampden Charter School of Science 20 Johnson Road Chicopee, MA 01022 Phone. (413) 593 9090 Toll Free: 1-844-509-9090 Fax. (413) 294 2648
[email protected] http://www. hampdencharter.org
HCSS RE-ENROLLMENT FOR 201-201 The admissions process for school year 201ϳ-201ϴ has begun. In order to determine how many new students we will be able to accept, we need to know the status of current families. Please take a minute to complete the attached information and return it to the main office by March 9, 201ϳ. You can also e-mail Louise Hendrickson at
[email protected] or fax the completed form. If you have any questions, please ask Mƌs. Hendrickson.
Current Student’s Name
YES
HOLD
NO
enroll for 201ϳ-201ϴ
Please hold our slot while we explore other options
do not enroll 201ϳ-201ϴ
Parent(s) Name(s) Address: (Street & House/Apt. #)
(City)
Phone: (
(State)
)
(
)
(Home)
Cellular: (
)
(Zip code)
(Work)
E-mail: SIBLING PREFERENCE FOR THE LOTTERY:
Siblings of current HCSS students receive preference for open spaces at HCSS. If your child has a sibling who will be applying for the 201ϳ-201ϴ school year, please provide: Full Name:
Birth Date:
Grade Level for 201ϳ-201ϴ:
NOTE: YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE AN ON-LINE APPLICATION FOR THIS CHILD PRIOR TO MARCH 9, 201ϳ.
Hampden Charter School of Science shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or a foreign language, or prior academic achievement.
SCIENCE FAIR FINALS SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2017 OPEN SESSION FOR VIEWING PROJECTS 11:45 TO 12:15 AWARDS CEREMONY 12:30 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE FINALISTS!! SEE THE SIGN IN PAGE OF THE DATABASE FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THE FINALISTS
RECYCLE YOUR POSTER BOARD FROM SCIENCE FAIR SAVE IT AND REUSE IT NEXT YEAR SAVE TREES SAVE MONEY
