North Middle School

HNMS students celebrating Spread the Word: Inclusion by making inclusion pledges and writing thank you/kind notes to teachers and staff! #choosetoinclude #specialolympicssouthdakota

Next week is Spread the Word: Inclusion Week at HNMS! To celebrate including others we will have the following dress-up days: Monday: Kaleidoscope Day! (Kaleidoscope comes from the Greek words kalos meaning "beautiful" and eidos meaning "shape". Education takes on a beautiful shape when all children are included and valued.- Wear tie dye or bright colors. Tuesday: Be comfortable, be you!- Wear pajamas to school. Wednesday: Show support for all members in our school community!- Wear blue for belonging. Thursday: Hats on for Inclusion!- Wear a hat to school. Friday: We are all part of the same team at HNMS!- Wear Tiger Spirit Wear

HNMS 8th Grade: Friday February 19th, 8th grade learners will attend a Virtual Career fair by JA Inspire. All 8th grade will need their headphones. 8th grade learners used an interest inventory to assist with career exploration Learners will have access for 3 mo.

Cᴏ-Cᴜʀʀɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ Oᴘᴇɴɪɴɢs  Student Council Advisor (HHS) Head Competitive Dance Coach (HHS) Assistant Varsity Track Coach (HHS) Volleyball Coach – two openings (NMS) Cʟᴀssɪғɪᴇᴅ Oᴘᴇɴɪɴɢs  Night Cleaning Crew (TBD) Special Education Assistant (TBD) Tutor (NMS)    Cᴇʀᴛɪғɪᴇᴅ Oᴘᴇɴɪɴɢs  Elementary Teachers - TBD Elementary EL Teacher -TBD Elementary/MS Band Teacher (ADVENTURE/SMS) Certified Library Media Specialist (ADVENTURE) .5 Instructional Coach/Reading & Math Interventionist (HORIZON) 7th Grade ELA Teacher (NMS) ELA Teachers – two openings (NMS) Math/Science Teacher (SMS) PE/Wellness Teacher w/1 Section Computers (SMS) Social Science Teacher (SMS) Social Science Teacher (LEAP) Art Teacher (HHS) CTE Building Trades Teacher (HHS) English Teacher (HHS) Math Teacher (HHS) Science Teacher (HHS) Social Science Teacher (HHS) Special Education Life Skills Teacher (HHS) Special Education STEP Academy/Adaptive Teacher (HHS)

What happens when odd & cooky Wednesday Addams falls in love with affluent & "normal" Lucas Beinke? Come find @ the HHS Musical, The Addams Family April 16-18. Good will offering accepted at the door. Masks & social distancing required. Tickets: https://www.vancoevents.com/GRJ

A reminder there will be NO SCHOOL February 11 - 15th. 🐾

The HNMS Student Council is once again selling Oh My Cupcakes! as a fundraiser. Would you like to treat your child for having an awesome conference? Or, how about thanking that special teacher? The cupcakes will be individually packaged and delivered to your student at the end of the day on Wednesday, February 17th. Orders must be received by Wednesday, February 10th. Cupcakes are sold for $5 each. Choose from Party Animal (chocolate) or Pleasantville (vanilla). To order you can complete the paper order form, print off https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1094162/Cupcakes2020.pdf and send it with payment to the North Middle School front office, or place an order online https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiJQIK6z7bQA7kCc9q1lylFw-v9-mGMCjgmleJw4SHY_u5Iw/viewform AND send money in a sealed envelope to the North Middle School front office. Orders and payment can be dropped off, or mailed to: 2201 W. 95th St. Sioux Falls, SD 57108 (Attn: Student Council). If you have any questions, please email: Bridget.Leach@k12.sd.us Orders will NOT be finalized until payment has been received in the office at HNMS.

This week is National School Counseling Week! Join us in celebrating with the following dress up days at NMS! Monday: My School Counselor knows that I have a bright future: Wear bright colored clothing Tuesday: My school Counselor is on my team! Wear favorite team jersey Wednesday: My school counselor supports me as an individual: Dress in style Thursday: My school counselor supports my Dreams for the future: Wear PJ’s Friday: My school counselor supports all Tigers: WEAR Tiger Gear.

REGISTER FOR 2021-2022 Please click on the link below to register your child for the Personalized or Traditional programs for the 2021-2022 school year. 6th Grade Registration for 7th Grade 21-22 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZ4-XAVTsslasQT4qEljsX2K7pYfMwsuqzfDvyC2T2zMYPhA/viewform 7th Grade Registration for 8th Grade 21-22 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfItM_cq9m4DGnMS0PaEUtweRm4fYs89lPJ3tmMu6zkFnvVNw/viewform

Use the link below to check out the latest Job Openings in the Harrisburg School District. 🐾 Classified Openings - Current School Year • Part-Time Kitchen Assistant • Night Cleaning Crew (2 positions) • Special Education Assistant 🐾 Certified Openings - 2021-22 School Year • Math Interventionist/Instructional Coach • Journey Elementary • Art Teacher • Music Teacher • School Counselor https://harrisburgsd.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx

UPDATE: There will be NO SCHOOL today, Friday, January 15th. No breakfast will be served and there will be no before or after school childcare.

There will be a 2-hour late start tomorrow, Friday, January 15th. No breakfast will be served and there will be no before school childcare.

We are in need of Clorox Wipes, kleenex, and hand sanitizer in the classrooms. Any donations would be greatly appreciated.

Fifth-Grade Parents--check out the NMS website! On the "Current Students" tab we have a page called "5th to 6th Transition" which has all of the information we have emailed out and a recording from last week's virtual meeting!

Fifth-grade parents: We invite you to attend our Virtual Informational session Thursday, January 7 from 6:00-7:00pm to learn about learning pathways offered at NMS Zoom Link: https://sdk12.zoom.us/j/99531958826

Shout Out to our North Middle School recipients of the Patriot's Pen Award! Congratulations to all of you! 1st place- Abigaelle Pilaz. 2nd Place - Kennedy Cauwels. 3rd Place - Lunden McCloud. 4th Place - Kailen Lundquist

⚠️ 8th Grade Parents: The HHS Pathways/Registration meetings scheduled for Wednesday, December 16th, and Wednesday, January 6th have been moved online ONLY. Please see tomorrow's PeachJar flyer or visit https://bit.ly/HHS8thReg for full details.

HNMS Families our Change Challenge will run from December 7th-11th. All funds support Harrisburg Families in need All Change supports your teams total Paper money can be used against other grade levels. The winning grade will receive special Prizes Good Luck!

Attention 8th grade families: Pathway information nights with Mr. Rollinger at 7:00 p.m. Presentations will cover TL, CL, Advanced Learning pathways, Dual Credit and Early college opportunities. Wednesday, December 16th, at the HS PAC Wednesday, January 6th, at the HS PAC

We are in need of gift card donations to assist Harrisburg families this holiday season. Gift cards in $25 increments are preferred, but any amount will do! Please drop off your donations in care of the Counseling Department at school by this Friday, December 11th . Thank you! ♥️