HMS News 10-13-06

MONARCHS

The PTA welcomes you to join fellow Hopkinton families at the

Manchester Monarchs game on Saturday, November 18 at 2:05 pm. Flyers

with full information will come home this week. Tickets are $10.00

each and must be ordered by Monday, October 23. Contact Nancy

Skarmeas (746-5948 or skarmeas@comcast.net) for more information.

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HOMEWORK

I have been fortunate to work as an educator in schools from

preschool to college and I can tell you that one of the most talked

about issues at all levels is homework. Nationally, this educational

issue suffers from a lack of balance in many cases, with educators

and parents often overemphasizing the influence it has on academic

achievement while still other educators dismiss it entirely. There’s

a need for balance. Join us at the next PTA meeting on November 2,

when we will discuss the homework issue in some detail for our

elementary schools.

I hope to see you on Saturday, October 28 for one of Harold Martin

School’s hallmark activities, the Halloween Event that begins at 1

PM. Seeing families together that day is priceless.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Bill Carozza, Principal

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HOPKINTON DRUG

AND ALCOHOL COALITION

The Hopkinton Drug and Alcohol Coalition will hold its first forum on

Thursday, October 26, from 7:00 – 8:30 PM in the Bates Community Room

at the Hopkinton Town Library. Sergeant Steve Percora, from the

Hopkinton Police Department, will give a presentation that will cover

what the Hopkinton Police Department is seeing coming into the

community. The presentation will also cover gateway drugs, small

group parties, cocaine and heroin use, and issues surrounding state

and national trends. A representative from the Concord Substance

Abuse Coalition will be there as well to discuss the TIPP Line and

how it can be utilized. Hope to see you there. For further

information please contact Chris Kelley at 746 – 4167.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Events listed under Community News do not necessarily indicate

endorsement from Harold Martin School or the Hopkinton School

District but are provided as a community service.

HYSA Basketball Evaluations/Tryouts

The Hopkinton Youth Sports Association (HYSA) has scheduled

evaluations/try-outs for the upcoming basketball season as follows:

Monday, October 23rd at Hopkinton High School

*5:00pm-6:15pm 5/6th

grade girls

*6:30pm-7:45pm 5/6th

grade boys

Tuesday, October 24th at Hopkinton High School

*5:00pm-6:00pm 5/6th

grade boys

*6:15pm-7:15pm 5/6th

grade girls

Wednesday October 25th at Hopkinton High School

*5:00pm-6:00pm 3/4th

grade girls

*6:15pm-7:15pm 3/4th

grade boys

· All children who wish to play basketball need to attend at least

one of the dates above. Please note there is only one session for

3/4th grade.

· We understand that there are other sports finishing up. If none

of the dates work for you, please give us a call.

· For 3/4th graders, there is only a B division.

· For 5/6th grade players, there is both an A and a B division.

Please let us know at the beginning of the try-out/evaluations if

your son or daughter doesn’t wish to be considered for the A division

team.

· The A division (5/6th grade levels only) is more competitive and

is not an equal play division although each child will play at least

8 minutes per game (HYSA policy).

· The B division (3/4th and 5/6th grade levels) is more

recreational and focused on developing skills. All players are

required to play equal time.

Please call Brenda White 746-3531 or Mike McCluskey 746-5976 with any

questions.

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HALLOWEEN EVENTS

HMS Halloween Event

Saturday, October 28th 1pm - 3pm

***Volunteers are needed for this fun-filled event***

If you are interested in participating please contact Marcia Clark at

hmsvolunteer@hopkintonschools.org or at 746-3428.

Watch for more information as the date gets closer!

To order tickets call 603 225-111 of order online at www.ccanh.com

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The Hopkinton High School Class of 2007’s

Haunted Trail

Tuesday October 24th

6-8 PM: All Ages

8-9 PM: Super Scary

Admission- $2 per person

At the High School

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THE PACE OF P.E.

Kindergarten

Physical Education for many kindergarten students is a “brand new”

experience. One of our first concepts is personal space. Students

recite the verse, “Space is a place where I touch no one and I touch

no things” and then apply this idea. In the game of Moving with Music

showing their abilities to march, hop, crawl, gallop, skip, and jog

without touching anyone or anything.

Grade One

The beginning of the school year is a wonderful opportunity for the

students to think back and recall the many physical education games,

activities, and experiences that were meaningful and memorable to

them during the past year. The children were encouraged to explore

the concepts of cooperation and fair play.

Grade Two

Physical Education for students in grade two will have an overall

focus on fitness. Students are beginning to understand what it means

to be a physically fit person and the basic concepts of fitness:

muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, cardiovascular

endurance, and body composition.

Third Grade

The third graders are beginning this school year with a Soccer Unit.

The children started the unit by practicing the sport skills of

dribbling, passing, and trapping. The students then learned about the

basic offense / defense strategies of shielding, tackling, using the

long pass, and aiming for accuracy. In the next few classes, the

children will increase their knowledge of basic rules of soccer such

as hand violations, out of bounds play, player positions, field play,

and goalie privileges. The children will then be able to apply all

these skills and knowledge in small sided mini soccer games.

PE SUPER STARS

As many of you may remember, Tim La Torra was my student teacher in

physical education last Fall. Mr. La Torra created an “Express

Yourself” bulletin board that identified the six basic expectations

in PE class:

(1) wear sneakers

(2) actively participate

(3) follow the rules

(4) respect others

(5) use equipment properly

(6) show good sportsmanship.

At the end of every class, students were to express how they

performed in P.E. based on those six expectations: Awesome, Good

Work, or Needs Work. At the end of the month, the class that earned

the most “awesomes” was given the prestigious “Super Sneaker Award”-

one of his size 14 sneakers to keep and display in their classroom!

Mr. La Torra graduated from NEC and is now teaching PE at a middle

school in Sunapee. When Mr. La Torra left, he needed to take his

sneaker awards with him. I am continuing with the tradition of

students recognizing their performance in P.E., and I have now

established the “P.E. Super Stars Award.” The class which earns the

most Awesomes is now given a stained glass star sun catcher to bring

back to their classroom and hang in the window. There a four stars:

Blue for kindergarten, Red for first grade, Yellow for second grade,

and Green for third grade. This month’s P.E. Super Star Awards go

to: Ms. Blanchard’s morning kindergarten, Mrs. Kaplan’s first grade,

Mrs. Jones’ second grade, and Mrs. Grady’s third grade! Awesome work!

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Halloween Costumes!

We need your help!

As many of you have probably heard I help many of the African

Refugees in Concord, NH. I am trying to collect some used/new

Halloween costumes for the refugee children so they can participate

in trick –or- treating and in their school Halloween functions. Last

year many of the kids didn’t have access to costumes or dress –up

clothing so they felt left out of the festivities. If you have old

costumes or would like to purchase new costume you can drop them off

at Bella in Hopkinton. I will distribute the costumes to the

schools in Concord who have refugee children in their classrooms. Any

wigs, makeup, or costume accessories would also be welcome.

The sooner the better …so I can distribute the costumes in time

for the Halloween festivities. The children range in age from

2years -teenagers…

Thank you everyone for all of the donations that you have dropped off

over the last year… we are very grateful! You have helped many, many

needy families! We are continuing to accept donations at Bella… if

you have any questions please contact Kim Harris at 746-6378.

Happy Fall!

Fondly, Kim Harris