The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

 Parent  Newsletter  December  11,  2015  

 

                                                                     Dear  Families,       I  would  like  to  congratulate  our  HMS  Boys  Basketball  Team  on  their  6-­‐0  start  to  the  season.  Our  Lady  Warriors  have  also  been  playing  well.  The  teams  will  play  their  last  game  before  the  holiday  break  on  Monday,  December  14th  at  home  vs.  Dighton  Middle  School.  You  can  view  the  full  schedule  on  the  Principal’s  Page  of  our  website.       Next  Thursday,  December  17th  is  the  HMS  Band  Holiday  Concert.  This  newsletter  includes  more  information  on  the  concert.  The  band  students  have  been  practicing  hard  all  school  year  long,  and  I  am  definitely  looking  forward  to  the  opportunity  to  watch  them  showcase  their  talent.       This  edition  of  the  HMS  Parent  Newsletter  includes  the  Honor  Roll  for  Quarter  #1.  Congratulations  to  all  of  the  students  that  earned  a  place  on  our  Honor  Roll.  Your  hard  work  and  dedication  does  not  go  unnoticed.  Your  teachers,  parents,  and  I  am  very  proud  of  you.  Keep  up  the  good  work!    Sincerely,  Dr.  William  V.  Whalen  III  Principal  

Dr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle SchoolDr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle School 650 Newman Ave.650 Newman Ave.

Seekonk, MA. 02771Seekonk, MA. 02771 508508 -- 761761 -- 75707570

www.seekonkschools.orgwww.seekonkschools.org Dr. William V. Whalen III Principal

                   

     

 

The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

  Green Team Science During the first few months of school, students have been learning about abiotic and biotic things, how to classify living organisms into one of six kingdoms and understanding that there are different types of cells. Students are wrapping up this week working on their plant and animal projects!!!! We then will begin photosynthesis!!    

What’s New At Student Council?

By Grace MacDonald

The HMS Happy Holidays Toy Drive has officially begun! Students and staff are asked to donate new, unused, and unwrapped toys and clothing. If you’d like to buy something to donate, the suggested cost limit is $20. All gifts must be in by 12/18. Please donate to help local families in need! Remember, giving is the reason for the season!

Student Council members made posters advertising the Happy Holidays Toy Drive. These are now displayed around the school. Also, we have begun to advertise for the showing of the movie “Elf”, which will take place in the HMS cafeteria on 12/18 from 6:30 PM-8:30 PM.

The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

Blue Team

ELA:-We have completed Among the Hidden, and students have designed their own final projects. Some projects ideas are diaries from the perspective of a major character, interviews of characters, making graphic novel versions of the book, making crossword puzzles of the vocabulary, writing original song lyrics/poems, making flipbooks, collages, etc. Students are using their talents to showcase the information gleaned from the novel. Class time has been provided. Presentations are Friday, Dec. 11. Science: We finished our Cell City Projects and they turned out great. Some really creative ideas like a zoo, Magic Kingdom, and Kanye and Kim’s house. Since we all know that chloroplasts in a plant cell make the food for the cell, we are now going to learn a more detailed process of photosynthesis. Math: We finished up learning how to multiply and divide rational numbers (positive and negative fractions and mixed numbers). We learned what a reciprocal is and discovered the benefits of simplifying our multiplication problems before multiplying. Now we will be applying these skills to solve some real world problems. In supercore, we have been continuing our exploration of experimental and theoretical probability.

The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

                                                       Hello,    How  would  you  like  to  influence  your  school  lunch  menu?        We  are  looking  for  feedback  about  the  school  lunch  program.    Please  follow  the  link  below  https://www.bvfpulse.com/prod/pulse.site/home/anonymousloginprocessing/41e27c62-­‐1e38-­‐43b0-­‐8e35-­‐6a5cf084ec73  to  take  a  quick  survey.    The  results  of  the  survey  will  help  decide  some  of  the  items  on  the  menu  in  the  coming  months.    Your  input  is  very  important.    Please  complete  the  survey  by  December  15,2015.        To  show  our  appreciation  for  participating  please  print  out  the  last  page  of  the  survey  and  bring  it  to  lunch  with  you  on  Wednesday  Dec  16,  2015  and  you  will  be  entered  in  a  raffle  to  win  a  pair  of  movie  tickets!    Karleen  DelEllis  Chartwells  Food  Service                

The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

               HONOR  ROLL  –  1st  QUARTER                                2015  –  2016    HIGHEST  HONORS    GRADE    8  Bailey  Adams,  Amelia  Biggs,  Amy  Botelho,  Laura  Catalano,  Page  Fecteau,  Christina  Gennari,  Ryan  Gill,  Allison  Houle,  Henry  Jordan,  Natalie  Kach,  Nicole  Kach,  Brendan  Morales,  Ariel  Nault,  Sophie  Percival,  Benjamin  Pope,  Isabelle  Soito,  Abigail  Tenreiro,  Olivia  Tortolani    GRADE    7  Gerard  Ayotte,  Trinity  Barata,  Hailey  Bodick,  Grace  Borden,  Andrew  Cabral,  Serenna  Cabral,  Nathan  Clarke,  Katherine  Corbett,  Mersadies  Crompton,  Faith  DaSilva,  Jessica  Elkhoury,  Emily  Fasteson,  Perry  Francis,  Ethan  Gallishaw,  Eva  Glaser,  Emma  Hill,  Nicholas  Jankowski,  Jackson  Kinney,  Destini  Langlois,  Victoria  Luis,  Ella  Lyon,  Alexander  Medeiros,  Amelia  Mignacca,  Jared  Moran,  Lauren  Paulo,  Olivia  Penacho,  Kaylie  Pereira,  Bethany  Pucino,  Trey  Ramos,  Emily  Rieben,  Cameron  Silva,  Madison  Sirois,  William  Smith,  Anika  Toprac,  Lauren  Tortolani    GRADE    6  Julianna  Anderson,  Lucy  Codega,  Dakota  Cote,  Giuliano  Cozzo,  Kyle  Cristino,  Cameron  Culpan,  Soleil  DeBarros,  Bria  Dunphy,  Ava  Gardner,  Kelsey  Gendreau,  Madison  Hernandez,  Emma  Hindle,  Rowan  Jordan,  Ian  Kane,  Nicholas  Kasper,  Melanie  Keough,  Sarah  King,  Rebekah  LaFleur,  Corey  Ledoux,  Kate  Leinson,  Stephanie  Letourneau,  Brady  Moniz,  Owen  Pacheco,  Emily  Pedro,  Christopher  Rezendes,  Cameron  Sears,  Abigail  Sousa,  Jack  Tow,  Thomas  Wang,  Julia  Woodcock,  Nicholas  Yang                              

The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

       HIGH  HONORS    GRADE    8  Megan  Accardi,  Macy  Anderson,  Matthew  Anghinetti,  Madison  Bedrosian,  Jacob  Calamar,  Nicole  Campatelli,  Lyla  Carvalho,  Giana  D’Ambra,  Jaimee  Deslauriers,  Mia  DiBiase,  Charlotte  Drainville,  Elizabeth  Dyson,  Kaylee  Fonseca,  Matthew  Frias,  Tyler  Gomes,  Madison  Horlbogen,  Marcus  Hoskins,  Miguel  Jorge,  Madison  Khan,  Jacob  Klang,  Jessica  Kogut,  Shreya  Kotwal,  Jessica  Leonard,  Kristen  Lewis,  Molly  Loiselle,  Grace  MacDonald,  Jarred  MacDonald,  Brian  Martinez,  Sydney  Mello,  Lyndsey  Menard,  Katerina  Mihailides,  Edward  Monigan,  Joshua  Morra,  Eli  Morrison,  Kevin  Moszkowicz,  Jack  Murphy,  Jaden  Pappas,  Isabella  Paterson,  David  Pedro,  Ryan  Pelletier,  Katherine  Perry,  Jordan  Pina,  Tiffany  Rainho,  Zachary  Read,  Meredith  Riordan,  Jenna  Sevigny,  Robert  Sheahan,  Elizabeth  Sicard,  Madison  Silva,  Macayla  Sousa,  Kyliegh  Souza,  Robert  Strycharz,  Catherine  Testa,  Daniel  Thibault,  Vianne  Turcotte,  Joshua  Valente,  Austin  Wellman,  Jocelyn  Wozny,  Taylor  Zapata,  Eric  Zirkel,  Logan  Zonfrillo          GRADE    7  Brydon  Anderson,  Madison  Armell,  Kyle  Blanchard,  Elizabeth  Bradshaw,  Christina  Chen,  Shauna  Contois,  Alex  Correia,  Benjamin  Correia,  Madison  Costa,  Noah  Cristino,  Christopher  Cruz,  Victoria  Dasilva,  Jaden  Deal,  Veronica  DeMoura,  Jenna  Desmarais,  Kelsey  Dias,  Gianna  DiBiase,  Mia  DiPippo,  Mya  Ferreira,  Nathan  Fournier,  Sierra  Frausto,  Mackenzie  Gingras,  Kennedy  Hall,  Katana  Hollins,  Vanessa  Jacome,  Liya  Khan,  Matthew  Kugel,  Isabella  Lachance,  Megan  Langlois,  Patrick  Lei,  Jackson  Leonard,  Madison  Lezy,  Sarah  Lezy,  Sarah  Mace,  Jamie  Majkut,  August  Montgomery,  Madison  Natale,  Kyle  Oliveira,  Rachele  Papineau,  Kailee  Peterson,  William  Pezzulli,  Karicia  Pimentel,  Julia  Rickard,  Izabella  Russell,  Brady  Santoro,  Hannah  Santos,  Rebecca  Santos,  Adam  Schneider,  Bianca  Sebastiao,  Jacob  Silvestre,  Isaiah  Smith,  Caroline  Turenne    GRADE    6  Brett  Almeida,  Jared  Amado,  Lillian  Bento,  Catherine  Bergstrand,  Milo  Biggs,  Noah  Boudreau-­‐Faria,  Victoria  Bourassa,  Matthew  Boutin,  Madison  Burbank,  Jacob  Cabral,  Nathan  Cabral,  Chase  Carlsten,  Luke  Carvalho,  Kaylin  Chase,  Emily  Chin,  Ethan  Clarke,  Alexander  Cordeiro,  Isabella  Cordeiro,  Jesse  Correira,  Spencer  Deering,  Dominic  DeLuca,  Jason  Deslauriers,  Ali  Faria,  Garrett  Fecteau,  Isabel  Figueiredo,  Noah  Gaspar,  Michael  George,  Isabella  Gerardi,  Chanelle  Gomez,  Aliya  Goulart,  Brady  Halpin,  Madison  Hytinen,  Grace  Ippolito,  Philip  Ippolito,  Maddison  Julien,  Lauren  Keough,  Gabriella  Killam,  Isabella  Lastrina,  Nicholas  Lehourites,  Isaiah  Leonard,  Cody  Leydon,  Camryn  Loomis,  Hannah  Luz,  Lilly  MacDonald,  Aryn  McDonald,  Jillian  Mello,  Luke  Mello,  Nathan  Mello,  Brooke  Meyer,  Julianna  Mihailides,  Jazlyn  Monteiro,  Gianna  Panciotti,  Finn  Paterson,  Kate  Pegoraro,  Leandra  Pereira,  Caterina  Pilato,  Makayla  Pistocco,  Jessica  Provazza,  Ryan  Provazza,  

The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

Brandon  Reakes,  Elisabeth  Roslonek,  Tyler  Royer,  Kelli  Ryan,  Ashley  Silveira,  William  Silveira,  Sean  Simmons,  Ethan  Sorrentino,  Molly  Swist,  Angelina  Toledo,  Erin  Vasu,  Mira  White    HONORS    GRADE    8  Blake  Anderson,  Jared  Cabral,  Alea  Campagnone,  Kameron  Casala,  Joshua  Contois,  Zachary  Cunha,  Mathieu  Dundas,  Tayla  Handy,  Erin  Keough,  Katerina  Killam,  Emily  Ledoux,  Nicole  Lemos,  Bernard  Mallon,  Madison  Meyer,  Charlotte  Millette,  Mariah  Nugent,  Vivek  Patel,  Isabella  Patterson,  Jake  Rose,  Collin  Tenreiro,  Liam  Whelan    GRADE    7  Owen  Bangs,  Tara  Botelho,  Collin  Braga,  Camron  Correia,  Maria  Duggan,  Thomas  Field,  Rosalina  Figueiredo,  Makenzie  Finnegan,  Gamble  French,  Celine  Glaude,  Paige  Griffin,  Jonathan  Labossiere,  Sara  L’heureux,  Chelsea  Lima,  Madison  Mancini,  Emily  Marino,  Cameron  McClintock,  Arron  McDermott,  Aidan  Metivier,  Sydney  Pardi,  Aidan  Pilato,  Alice  Santana,  Tyler  Sceeles,  Jonathan  Sobczak,  Aidan  Steele,  Alejandro  Tabares,  Jack  Tortolani,  Collin  Vasu,  Zoe  Walker,  Norah  Wexler    GRADE    6  Adam  Boothe,  Spencer  Boucher,  Sofia  Cabral  DaSilva,  Madison  Casala,  Aaron  Chen,  Jake  Coleman,  Adam  Deslauriers,  Aurora  Dumont,  Olivia  Hardro,  Valerie  Lamanuzzi,  Luis  Landaverde,  Jacob  Laquale,  Ethan  Martins,  Zoe  McElaney,  Jeffrey  Michaud,  Camryn  Morris,  Chloe  Pimentel,  Jayla  Pina,  Alec  Prata,  Mackenzie  Reilly,  Hailey  Reynolds        

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The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

                 

Concert preparations are under way! HMS Band Concert: Thursday, December 17 at 6:00 in the school gym. 6th grade report time 5:30 7th and 8th grade report time 6:15. SHS students will warm-up and tune these bands. The concert for all students begins at 6 pm. Christmas stocking stuffers for band items are available at Rick's Musical Instruments or Bravo. Good ideas are reeds, metronomes, chromatic tuners, pad savers or mouth piece upgrades.

The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

 

The  following  students  will  be  participating  in  the  second  round  of  the  National  Geographic  Bee  on  Wednesday,  December  16  during  D  period  in  the  cafeteria.  They  will  need  to  bring  a  pencil  or  pen  with  them.    

 

   

Orange Team Bailey Adams Allison Houle Henry Jordan Madison Khan Julian Mendes Isabelle Soito Collin Tenreiro Olivia Tortolani Damion Tremblay Eric Zirkel Blue Team Hailey Bodick Shauna Contois Noah Cristino Emily Fasteson Jackson Kinney Robbie LeBeau Kailee Petersen Bethany Pucino Brady Santoro Brenden Santos William Smith Lauren Tortolani Red Team Alexander Cordeiro Bria Dunphy Philip Ippolito Nicholas Kasper Sarah King Valerie Lamanuzzi Jacob Laquale Zakery Laverdiere Brady Moniz Finn Paterson Ryan Provazza Sean Simmons Jack Tow

White Team Amelia Biggs Casey Brown Jacob Calamar Noah Cooney Aidan Culpan Giana D’Ambra Elizabeth Dyson Natalie Kach Charlie Lehourites Jacob McKitchen Eddie Monigan Jack Murphy Caleb O’Hara Marcus Reakes Green Team Kelsey Dias Thomas Field Perry Francis Ashton Lamarre Victoria Luis Emily Marino Jared Moran William Pezzulli Hannah Santos Madison Sirois Adam Steele Patryk Strzalka Collin Vasu Yellow Team Kyle Cristino Cameron Culpan Adam Deslauriers Ava Gardner Noah Gaspar Matthew Gorton Rowan Jordan Camryn Loomis Alec Prata Cameron Sears

The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

   

     

Red$Team$News:$History(with(Mr.(Durand$–Big$happenings$in$Social$Studies$over$the$past$couple$of$weeks!$We$have$moved$on$from$the$geography$of$Europe$and$we$are$now$focused$on$some$historical$events.$We$started$with$the$Middle$Ages$and$worked$our$way$through$feudalism.$We$made$it$through$the$Black$Plague$without$any$infections$and$we$are$now$working$with$the$Renaissance!$Students$have$some$important$upcoming$assessment$dates/deadlines$$12/15$I$Western$Europe$map$quiz$12/21$I$Black$Plague$Essay$due$

1/6$I$Eastern$Europe$map$quiz$1/15$I$European$Map$test

$$English(with(Ms(Thivierge$–$We$have$been$working$at$fullIspeed$in$Informational$Text!$$We$started$with$a$quick$review$of$"What$is$informational$text?"$I$We$also$began$working$on$our$yearIlong$focus$of$'close$reading,'$which$we$will$do$a$lot$more$of$in$coming$weeks.$$Last$week$into$this$week,$we've$been$working$on$Quoting$VS$Paraphrasing$VS$Summarizing$I$including$extra$lessons$on$writing$summaries$and$some$'Holiday$Summarizing$Centers'$I$as$well$as$working$with$Main/Central$idea$of$pieces$of$text!$$$Up$next$is$Author's$Purpose,$and$there's$a$research$project$coming$up$very,$very$soon!$$Stay$tuned...$:)$$$Science(with(Mrs.(Metcalf$I$Students$have$been$learning$about$the$theory$of$plate$tectonics.$$Many$are$amazed$to$learn$that$the$Earth's$crust$is$divided$into$enormous$slabs$called$tectonic$plates$which$are$constantly$in$motion.$Students$have$developed$a$solid$understanding$of$the$causes$of$earthquakes,$volcanoes,$and$mountain$building.$$$

Math(with(Mrs.(Handfield$–$Students$are$learning$about$multiplying$and$dividing$fractions.$$We$will$be$doing$a$“fraction$division$scavenger$hunt”$that$is$holiday$themed$next$week!$Students$will$wrap$up$the$week$with$a$Chapter$test$on$Fraction$Operations$(I$hope$to$get$this$in$before$vacation$and$NOT$on$Tuesday$the$22nd$!)$$ALL$students$will$need$their$2nd$notebook$in$January$when$we$return!$$If$a$student$has$one$now$and$wants$me$to$keep$it$in$my$room$for$“safe$keeping”$I’d$be$happy$to$do$so.$$

The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

   

The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

   

The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

   

                                             

8th  Grade  Class  Trip    

Payment  #1    Due  Date  

December  15th    

Students  are  receiving  slips  at  lunch  on  December  11th.  The  slips  will  indicate  how  much  money  the  student  owes  toward  the  first  payment,  taking  the  wreath  fundraiser  into  account.  Students  that  did  not  participate  in  the  wreath  fundraiser  will  not  receive  the  slip,  and  will  owe  the  total  amount  due  for  Payment  #1.      Cash  will  not  be  accepted.  Checks  or  money  orders  must  be  made  payable  to  TOWN  OF  SEEKONK  

The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

       

The Seekonk School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.