Haverford Middle School Sixth Grade BacktoSchool Night Welcome

Haverford Middle School Sixth Grade Back-to-School Night

Welcome • Mr. Daniel J. Horan, Principal (Ext. 5551) • Mr. Matthew Crater, Assistant Principal (Ext. 5561) • Mrs. Laurie Van. Trieste, Technology Coordinator (Ext. 5090) • Mrs. Sharon Cianci, 6 th Grade Secretary (Ext. 5550) • Mrs. Lindsey Hughes, Guidance Counselor (Ext. 5562) • Mrs. Jocelyn Drucis, Home & School Visitor (Ext. 5552)

Expectations Haverford Middle School, in partnership with our school community, will provide a welcoming and safe learning environment where all children are valued, challenged, and empowered to: • achieve their highest academic and individual potential • discover their self worth • recognize and accept differences in others • act with integrity and respect • contribute responsibly to their school and community

Communication • Monday Message • School planner • 6 th Grade Weekly Newsletter • Haverford Middle School Website • Curriculum overview • Academics > curriculum guides • Teacher/Team websites • Academics > 6 th grade > select team or teacher (Assignments 18 -19) • Power. School • Monitoring student performance and progress • Video tutorials, creating an account, navigating Power. School • HMS Parents > Power. School

Medical Services • Mrs. Rene Madigosky, R. N. , M. S. N. (Ext. 5102) • Mrs. Amy Shubert, R. N. (Ext. 5470) • Medication • All medication must be delivered to the nurse in the original prescription bottle or over the counter medication packaging. • All medication must be delivered to the nurse by an parent/guardian • Students may not carry medication into/out of school or have on their possession at any time. (Examples of exceptions – inhaler or an Epi. Pen w/doctor’s note) • Physician’s notes and medical issues should be communicated directly to Mrs. Madigosky

Medical Services • Physicals for all 6 th grade students are due by September 30, 2018 • Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) and meningococcal conjugate vaccines are due by the first day of 7 th grade • Students will be excluded from school if they do not have documentation regarding these vaccines • Please plan accordingly

Attendance Law & Policy • Valid excuse notes must be submitted within 3 days of the student’s return to school or the absence will remain unexcused. • The following are valid reasons to be excused from school: illness, danger to health from serious exposure, quarantine, recovery from an accident, death of a family member, medical or dentist appointment when necessary, authorized school activities, pre-approved educational travel (limit to 5 days), pre-approved college visits (limit to 2 days per year), pre-approved religious instruction (limit to 36 hours per year), and observance of the student’s religion. • Please check the following link for more information regarding information on attendance and lateness issues: https: //www. haverford. k 12. pa. us/Page/15822

Safe Arrival App • Phone application https: //www. haverford. k 12. pa. us/site/Default. aspx? Page. ID=1 6283 • Optional electronic notification to parents when their child is not in school • Option to submit absence notes electronically • Reminder to submit an absence note for their child if their child is absent, but a note has not yet been submitted • You will receive notification via School Messenger with your log in information

Camp Canadensis

Important Information • Information will be sent home in October • Coordinators • Matt Crater, Trish Young, and Michelle D’Avella • Dates of trip • May 29 th, 30 th, and 31 st • Camp Canadensis • Canadensis, PA • Approximately 2 ½ hours from Havertown, PA • www. canadensis. org • HMS website > Academics > 6 th grade > Camp Canadensis

Medical Information • Medical support at camp will provide the same level of care and service that our school nurse provides • Medical facility staffed 24 hours a day • Accommodations for food allergies • Peanut free facility

Cost • $170 per student • Check or money order only • Installments due • November 16 th • February 1 st

Parent Chaperones • All potential chaperones must acquire the following clearances and deliver them to Ms. Essie Schiller at the Oakmont Building before February 1, 2019: • PA State Police Background check • FBI Criminal Clearance • PA Child Abuse Clearance • http: //haverford. k 12. pa. us/hms • All potential chaperones must complete a Camp Canadensis Chaperone Application before February 1, 2019. This application can be obtained from Mrs. D’Avella • The principal will select chaperones based on program need • Chaperone cost, $110

Please Note… • Students must commit to attend camp by April 5, 2019 • If your child is expressing hesitancy about the Canadensis trip, then please contact Mrs. Hughes • Discipline issues may prevent a student from attending the trip • Please check your family schedules now to avoid conflicts with the camping trip

Cabins • Students are guaranteed to be in a cabin with at least 1 friend. • There will be 9 -12 students in each cabin. • Male chaperones will be assigned to a male cabin. Female chaperones will be assigned to a female cabin. • There is electricity and running water in all cabins.

Activities • Randomly selected groups of 21 -24 students and parent chaperones • Examples include: boating, cooperative games, orienteering, swimming, t-shirt art, climbing “the wall, ” cooking, pond study, floor hockey, bracelet art, and many other cool activities!

Meals • Many selections for breakfast, lunch, and dinner • The cafeteria can honor all food allergies they are notified about • The cafeteria is a peanut-free facility

Classroom visitation • Start off the night by reporting to homeroom • 10 minutes • Classroom visits • Follow “A” day schedule • 10 minutes in each class • The evening will end at 8: 23 PM • Curriculum • HMS website > Academics > 8 th grade curriculum • Please avoid discussing personal/confidential/individual student information with staff tonight.

Thank You Have a great school year!