Important Preschool Info 2010-11
Important Family Information for Preschool 2010-11
Preschool Newsletter September 2010
German Web Site
February 12, 2010 by wcarozza
Filed under Featured, Latest News, Programs
We are excited to debut our new German Web Site produced by Franny McColgan, our German instructor for the Harold Martin School after school World Language Program. Click here to access.
Food Service Point of Sale Program
February 3, 2010 by wcarozza
Filed under Latest News, Programs
December 17, 2009
Dear Parents/Guardian:
With current national attention being focused on children’s health and wellness issues, Hopkinton School District’s Food Service Department is excited to provide parents a convenient, easy and secure online prepayment service to deposit money into your child’s school meal account at any time. This service also provides parents the ability to view your child’s account balance through a web site called MyNutrikids.com. By having money in each child’s account prior to entering the cafeteria, we find the lunch lines move along much faster so your child has more time to eat and be with friends.
Also, parents/guardians will have the ability to print out a copy of their child’s eating history report. This history report will show the dates and times that your child has purchased a breakfast and or lunch within the past thirty days.
These new services are available as of today and we will start using the funds placed on the accounts tentatively February 4, 2010 at Hopkinton Middle/High School and on February 8, 2010 at Harold Martin and Maple Street Schools.
To access these services:
Simply go to the district web site at www.hopkintonschools.org.
Click on the Food Services link.
Click on the MyNutrikids.com link. From this site you will create your account and add money to your child’s school meal account. All you need is your child’s name, student ID number and school ZIP code. The instructions listed on the back of this page will guide you through the easy online account set up process.
Things to know:
If you have more than one child in the District you can handle all online prepayments from the same online account.
Payments may be made through an existing PayPal account or with a major credit or debit card.
In order to use the online prepayment service, a small convenience fee for each transaction will be assessed to cover the bank fees. The convenience fee is $1.75 per deposit transaction. Parents placing money into multiple meal accounts will only be assessed the $1.75 fee once per deposit transaction. Hopkinton School District will not profit from the use of this site.
We are very excited to offer these new services. However, if you choose not to take advantage of the online prepayment service you may continue to make advance payments via check, which should be made payable to the Hopkinton School District. Please write your child’s full name on the check.
If you have any questions about these new services, please feel free to contact my office at 603-746-4167, Ext. 236.
Best Regards,
Tracy Barker
Food Service Director
Registering for MyNutrikids.com
Go to the district website at www.hopkintonschools.org, then click on Food Services, click on the link to MyNutrikids.com OR go to www.MyNutrikids.com.
Click Sign Up and enter the required information.
Click Finish to complete the initial registration process.
Add Students to Your Family Account
When you log in you will be taken to the homepage.
Click MyKids from the main menu OR from the blue navigation bar above.
This is a listing of the students in your account. It will be empty on your first visit to the site.
Click Add Child and enter the required information.
Click Add (next to your child’s name) to continue.
Click Add Child to repeat the process for additional children.
NOTE: Your child’s transaction history report will not display information during the initial account set up process.
How to Make a Deposit
Click Deposit Money located next to Add Student.
Enter an amount in the Deposit column next to your child’s name.
If you have more than one child, enter the amount you wish to deposit into the column next to each child’s name. DO NOT deposit money for your entire family into ONE child’s account.
Click Calculate.
Click Make Deposit.
You will be directed to the PayPal web site to enter your payment information.
You have the option to use your existing PayPal account or a major credit card to make your payment.
If you are using your PayPal account, enter your email address and PayPal password to continue.
If you are using a credit card, enter the required information. For your protection, MyNutrikids.com will not store your financial information.
Click Pay Now when finished.
Click Pay once again to finish the process.
Physical Education
January 15, 2010 by wcarozza
Filed under Physical Education, Programs
P.E. News
From Mr. Girzone
I would like to thank all of the 2nd and 3rd grade students and their supportive parents who collected donations for this years Jump Rope for Heart program. After tallying all of the numbers, it appears that HMS has raised another record amount of money. Over $4000 was donated to the American Heart Association for stroke and heart disease research. In return for participating in this event and raising such a tremendous amount of money, the P.E department will be given a sizable gift certificate for new equipment. As always, I will look for and purchase supplies that will help your son or daughter learn how to love being physically active. In addition to this certificate, each child will receive various small “thank-you” gifts (from the AHA) depending on the amount of donations they collected. Students will receive these gifts during one of their P.E classes sometime before the end of the school year.
Switching gears a little bit, I also want to mention how pleased I was to see such a great turnout last Tuesday for our “Trek” to school. I believe the final count was 19 students who made the effort to show up early and enjoy the walk to school. If you and/or your child would like to join in on the fun, we meet at the Cracker Barrel on Tuesday mornings at 7:30. As of last week, each child will have the opportunity to use a pedometer. If each child shows that they can be responsible and take care of their pedometer, they will be able to take one home to keep. If they choose to walk again, I would encourage them to bring it back and use it on the walk to school.
For the remaining week and half of school, all grades (K-3) will be involved in activities designed to encourage discussion and collaboration. During these lessons students will review how to actively listen to their peers, communicate their opinion, use encouraging comments, and learn positive ways to resolve conflicts all while being physically active. Although kids can be active by themselves, it is a goal of mine to teach them how to do it together.
The Big Picture
Check out the art wiki at: http://www.homeworknow.com/hwnow/gethw.php?username=KEMERSON
Here you can find plenty of student work in grades P-6.
From Mrs. Wilson-HMS Art Teacher
The Big Picture
From the Art Room at Harold Martin:
The Preschool continues to work on learning the colors of the rainbow, cutting, pasting, following directions and working in a group as well as individually.
The Kindergarten has made stained glass windows, built ceramic flowers out of clay and completed the texture project using real dirt to create gorgeous sunflowers.
First grade is moving into a ceramic jewelry-making project to make a plaster pendant they will decorate and paint. They completed the Ocean Project making a huge ocean mural. This required printmaking from rubber fish!
The Second Grade created the beautiful background set for the play, while the Third Grade made rainbow crayon scratch boards, which they will carve through this week. All grades will complete their end of the year self-portraits for Mrs. Emerson.
Music Notes
From Mrs. Griffin-HMS Music Teacher
NOTES FROM THE MUSIC ROOM
Please note the following dates and events:
Monday, May 17th at 6:30 – 2nd grade musical production of
“Character Matters” for parents and families.
Tuesday, May 18th at 8:30
2nd grade musical production of “Character Matters” for school community.
Monday, June 14th –3rd graders need to return recorders to Mrs.
Griffin.
Kindergarten: We have been singing, dancing, and playing along with songs about bunnies. The children played a half note and quarter note rhythm pattern on the drums. They also sang several songs about bunnies in the garden, which gave them each an opportunity to sing alone and with others.
1st Grade: The children have continued their study of “The Carnival of the Animals.” They listen to the music, identify the featured instrumentation, sing a related song, and color a related page of animals and instruments. They kicked along with the wild mules, feigned hee-hawing along with the donkeys, and sang “Tingalayo,” accompanying themselves on the drums. They compared the traditional lively “Can-Can” melody to the arrangement created for Tortoises. This included viewing a brief YouTube segment called, “Bin CanCan,” which the children enjoyed immensely.
2nd Grade: The children are working hard on their upcoming musical. They have been assigned their individual characters. I would like to take this opportunity to share a brief word about costumes… “Simple.”
When preparing for the musical, I try to keep the emphasis on education, giving all of the children opportunity to learn and enjoy all of the various songs and roles. When we present the “show” I like to keep the emphasis on the children, letting their effort, heart and joy shine through. With that in mind, most of the “costumes” that will be provided are simple headpieces. Most of the children are asked to wear a “foundation” of solid colored pants/ shirts that go with their character. For example, a “bear” could dress in brown pants and shirt. However, it is not necessary to go to great expense to “color coordinate.” I will be sending home a notice with more about this in the coming week. In the mean-time, if you are able to take home some of the costume pieces and “freshen them up,” please contact me at: egriffin@hopkintonschools.org. Thanks.
3rd Grade: The students are really coming along well on their recorders. They will receive their 5th piece of music that is eligible for class competition this coming week. They will also be learning the fingering for 3 new notes, which will then enable them to play a major scale. Thank you for encouraging them to come prepared with their recorders on Mondays. Ask your child to explain the “finger and say” method of practice to you – 10 minutes, 2 or 3 times a week works wonders.
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Art Web Site
November 2, 2009 by wcarozza
Filed under Art, Latest News, Programs
Our Elementary Art Teacher Kim Emerson has established an online Art Gallery. Check it out at: http://www.homeworknow.com/hwnow/gethw.php?username=KEMERSON
It is always a work in progress and will be changed from time to time. Feel free to email comments to Kim at: kemerson@hopkintonschools.org.
Blue Ribbon Award for Volunteerism
September 18, 2009 by wcarozza
Filed under Latest News, Programs
We are pleased to announce that Harold Martin School once again won the Blue Ribbon Award for volunteerism from the New Hampshire Partners in Education due to our exemplary program. We were recognized along with many other schools in the state on October 26. Arlene McGrath, Amy Licata, and Julie Morris were the directors last year and they deserve big kudos along with all of you who have lent your time and talent to the cause of our students.
The 3 B’s
The 3 B’s are our school wide rules:
* Be safe
* Be respectful
* Be responsible
I have a recording of the song online, on our podcast page. You can access it here. In fact, our kindergarten children came home earlier this year with a flyer regarding the 3 B’s after learning the rules and song from our School Counselor Jackie Kleiner, Behavioral Specialist Holly Patterson, and me. I hope you’ll have a chance to review this with your children.
