HARRIS HAPPENINGS

The Newsletter of the Principal of Harris Middle School , Bill Pietkiewicz

April 10, 2008

 

 TCAP TESTING:  This year the TCAP testing will be the week of April 14-18.  The faculty, staff and students of Harris Middle School have worked very hard all year to prepare for this important testing process.  Please make certain that your children get plenty of sleep, that they eat a good breakfast each morning, and that they arrive on time each day.  School attendance is always important, but it is even more of a priority during this week of the state-mandated testing.

 

TESTING CONDITIONS:  In order to maintain the state mandated testing conditions, students will turn in all cell phones to the teacher for storage until the testing throughout the school has ended for the day.  The phones will be identified and kept in a container by the teacher.  Once the testing process has concluded for the day, the phones will be returned to the students.  As always, students are not allowed to use phones during the school day or to have phones turned on.  All testing will take place during the homeroom class, and all testing will take place in the morning.

 

REGISTRATION FORMS:  Student registration forms for next year will be sent home with the students on Monday, April 14.  The forms must be returned by Thursday, April 17.  These forms are very important for the proper registration of all students at HMS.  It is necessary that the school has all of the information completed correctly on the form for each student.

 

SPRING SPORTS:  The Spring Sports Season is in full swing!  You are invited    to enjoy a pleasant afternoon or evening with the Baseball, Soccer, Softball and Tennis Teams. 

 

REPORT CARDS:  The fifth six weeks will end on Friday, April 11.  Report Cards will be distributed on Wednesday, April 23.

 

STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY:  On Friday, April 25, there will no school for students as teachers have a Staff Development Day. 

 

HMS COLORS:  You should have already received the news before Spring Break of the allowable colors for the Student Dress Code for 2008-2009.  The colors at Harris will be the same at Central High School in order to make that transition an easy one for our students.  Those colors are Blue, Gold, Red, Gray and White.  The dress code may be read in its entirety on the Bedford County Board of Education web site-www.bedfordk12tn.com

 

SPRING PICTURES:  Proofs for Spring Pictures were sent home with the students last week.  All orders are due by Monday, April 14.