January Students of the Month:
6th Grade: Kyndall Hutchins
7th Grade: Sarina Mays
8th Grade: Chloe Flores
PARENTS OF CURRENT 5TH - 8TH GRADE STUDENTS
Please join us TONIGHT (Tuesday, January 19th) at 6:00pm via Live Stream for a 25-minute informational meeting where each traveler will be eligible for an Early Bird Scholarship of $300!
To join the meeting, simply click this link: https://vimeo.com/490819667/8adcd7622c
For any other questions, feel free to contact Ms. Erisman at destiny.erisman@hssd.k12.ar.us
Don't miss out!
Congratulations to our students of the month:
6th Grade: Brody Hipp
7th Grade: Haven Downs
8th Grade: Liam Buffalo
Progress Reports will be sent home with your students today. They will be given out during 7th period. Be sure and look at those and call us if you have any questions. Thanks!
Thank you to the Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry for their donation of 2000 meat snack sticks for our back program. We appreciate your support as we help feed the children of our school and district.
|HSMS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH|
Congratulations to 6th Grader Heather Johnson, 7th Grader Trinity Bomgardner, and 8th Grader JP Bonkoski on being selected as the students of the month at Heber Springs Middle School!
Thanks to Melissa Poore representing Somerset Senior Living at Seven Springs- they sent a very big donation of much needed hygiene products for Middle School and High School students.
|8th GRADE MATH|
Today Mrs. Bykowski’s 8th graders worked on finding similar figures and determined the scale factor
|HSMS STUDENT CHOICE|
On Friday, Ms. Anderson was selected as the HSMS Student Choice Teacher of the Week by 7th Grader Mya Foster
Mya states, “The teacher that I think should get the teacher award is Ms. Anderson. This is because she is always patient with me and my class, and helps me every time I am struggling on a question. She walks me through the problem making sure I understand what to do. She is always finding ways to make math and the lessons fun! Every time I see her I always have a smile on my face.”
The entire faculty and staff would like to congratulate Ms. Anderson on this awesome award by an awesome student! This is Ms. Anderson’s first year of teaching and she is doing an amazing job! We are so proud of the work you do and are so happy to have you on our staff.
Thank you to the Mayville Engineering Company of Heber Springs on their recent donation to our students. MEC recently donated calculators, earbuds, and many hygiene products for our students and we are very grateful for their generosity!
|SCREENINGS FOR REMOTE PANTHERS|
Hearing and vision screenings for Remote Panthers will be held on Monday, September 21st, between 8:30 and 11:30.
This is for Remote Panthers in 6th and 8th grade and any 7th grade Remote Panther who is NEW to the district.
Please email Nurse Leslie Williams ASAP at leslie.williams@hss.k12.ar.us to let her know that you will be attending the screening.
If these students wear glasses or contacts, please be sure to wear them the day of screening.
|SCREENINGS|
The Middle School nurse will be conducting hearing and vision screenings on 6th graders and 8th graders on September 14 and September 22. Remote or flex students will be scheduled to come by appointment at a later time, if they are not in classes during the screening days. If your child wears glasses, please make sure they have them on these days. This helps to prevent unnecessary referrals.
|HOMEWORK HELP|
Middle School Homework Help sessions begin today. Students are able to stay after school Monday through Thursday from 3:30 - 4:30 to receive help with any homework from that day.
Remote and Flex Panther How-To Guide
https://youtu.be/lCqbrA2MbQU
Reminder- 6th grade Open House tonight from 5-7. Please sign in at the front entrance, wear a mask, and maintain social distancing.
Remote learners need to come by and pick up their chrome books and textbooks this week. Any day from 8-3 or tonight from 5-7 will be fine.
If you are planning for your student to be a remote or flex learner this fall and have not heard from Mrs. Lee in the last couple of days, please call the MS office at 362-2488.
The HSSD is seeking a new superintendent and we request your input in this process. Please take the time to complete this survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HeberSpringsAR
A parent or legal guardian must pick up any unused prescription medicine from the nurse's office by 3:25 on May 22. Any meds not picked up by that time will be destroyed.
ACT Aspire testing will be this Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:00-11:00. Please do not check your child out during this time and make sure they are at school before 8:00 each morning.
Heber Springs School District has been made aware of an alarming social media challenge that is aimed towards children and young adults, called the ‘Momo Challenge.’ We urge all parents to become aware of this threat and monitor their children’s use of social media, apps, and the internet.
The “Momo Challenge” begins with a chat that encourages the receiver to do small tasks and provide photo documentation once completed. It eventually escalates to violent acts including inflicting self-harm, which can be detrimental to impressionable and vulnerable viewers.
Common apps such as Facebook, WhatsApp, TikTok, Fortnite, and YOUTube Kids have all reported instances of the challenge.