Hurricane Middle School

HMS

Hello. There seems to be some confusion on virtual 5-day meal pick up. We had many meals not picked up on Monday. I am asking for any full-time virtual student that wants to have the 5-day meals picked up please call the school one last time so we can get an accurate list. Please call 304-562-9271 extension 3601 by Thursday morning and we will provide meals to only those that call this week. You will not need to call each week. However, if you wish to cancel, we would appreciate a call. Please make sure your child has completed any missing work as midterm grades are coming home soon. Have a great evening!

Salvation Army - Angel Tree Program Due to COVID19, the process for signing up for the angel tree program will be no contact and applications will be accepted online. The following instructions will guide you in the process, and a video walkthrough has been posted below. You will need a VALID PHOTO ID, SNAP letter, or PROOF OF INCOME for the Head of Household. you will also need BIRTH CERTIFICATES for all children or MEDICAL CARDS (with BIRTHDATE). The Angel Tree program is for children 12 YEARS AND YOUNGER. To apply visit the website at https://www.pwhdev.net/angelwebsql/loginangel.html . Once on the site, you will need the following code to sign in to your county. Please NOTICE THE DATES that applications are being accepted. This code will take you to your pre-registration where you will complete all steps. Putnam County October 12-16, 2020: Code Putnam You MUST upload your ID, SNAP or INCOME, and CHILD DOCUMENTATION for all children. You MUST have a VALID EMAIL ADDRESS and WORKING PHONE NUMBER. You will receive an email with your angel code and once approved you will receive an email with an acceptance letter.

October Menu

It’s a great week to be a Redskin! Congrats to our Boys and Girls tennis teams for a win on Thursday. Our volleyball and football teams were both victorious over Winfield, and our soccer team went 3-0. Good luck to the XC team in their meet tomorrow.

This message is only for full time virtual families. Five day full time virtual students who ordered the five day meal packs will be able to pick those up starting Monday, October 5 in the front loop near the breezeway gate from 9:45am to 10:15 am. This will happen every Monday until further notice. Many virtual students have missing assignments. Please check with your student and see if they need to turn any missing work in. Have a great weekend.

Hurricane Area Afterschool Tutoring Runs Peachie Arthur bus 1301 T, W, TH 5:30 HMS 5:40 HHS Virginia Ave to Rt. 60 Main Street to Rt. 60 Speedway to Midland Trail Midland Trail to Hurricane Creek Road Hurricane Creek to Hurricane Bus Lounge Bobby Hughes bus 1502 T, W, TH 5:30 HMS 5:40 HHS Rt. 34 / 60 Split Rt. 34 Lake Hollow, Buff Creek (South end), Kelly’s Creek, Turkey Creek, Clymers Creek, Sycamore (South end), Harvey’s Creek, Big Creek Rt. 60 Stuart Circle, Buff Creek (North end, Wickline, Brendenwood Lane, Mynes Road, Hodges Road, Sam’s Fork Rd, Brown’s Creek. Melissa Patton bus 1603 T, W, TH 5:30 HMS 5:40 HHS Teays Valley area Tackett’s Branch -meets at concrete place at the end of Tackett’s Branch Cow Creek- meets at West Teays Elementary Teays Lane/Teays Hollow.-meet at CVS South Poplar- Meets at City National Bank Mt. Vernon Road- depending on which end- can either be Rite Aid or Sheetz Marina Drive- Rite Aid or end of Lake Chadesa Drive North Poplar- BP Station

Hello. Our students have done a fabulous job at HMS so far this week. We are so very proud of how they have listened and followed all the social distancing guidelines required of them. Masks are required from arrival to leaving HMS property. If your virtual student is interested in having tutoring in math or language, they will need to contact their math/language teachers via Schoology and let them know what day they plan to attend virtually (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 3:34-5:30). The math/language teacher will then give one of the Afterschool Tutors the name and email of the student, as well as the day they wish to have tutoring. The Afterschool Tutors will then set up a team meeting for virtual students to join. Students/Parents will be expected to notify the teacher of interest at least one day in advance. In person tutoring is also available as I mentioned last night. Permission slips are in the planner. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 3:34-5:30. Buses will drop off at central locations. Parent pick up will be in front of new building starting at 5:20. I will send via text and post the bus information to the PCS Connect app. Under HMS. Have a great evening.

Hello. After school tutoring has started and will be every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 3:34-5:30. If your student wishes to attend they must complete and turn in the permission slip located in the planner. Students will report to the sixth grade hall after school and someone will be there to show them where to report. All school rules will be followed. If you are picking up your student please report to HMS by 5:20 out front of the new building. Teachers will dismiss as they see parents arrive in order to practice social distancing. Buses will drop off at select locations. Those will be sent out tomorrow. Have a great evening!

Hello HMS. HMS students that are Virtual only will now have 5-day lunch and breakfast pick up at HMS starting October 5, 2020 in the front loop of the school. The designated time will be sent later this week. If your student wishes to be added to the virtual 5-day meal pick up. Please call the school at 304-562-9271 extension 3601 after 9:00 am tomorrow morning and leave your students name with the office staff. The deadline to order virtual meal pick up at HMS will be Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at noon. Excited to see students L-Z tomorrow!

We are so excited to see the children tomorrow! You will find important information below. Tomorrow students with the last names of A-K will report and Tuesday those with the last name L-Z will report. They will rotate every other day. Please discuss social distancing with your student and the need for them to follow all the guidelines that are shared with them from HMS staff. Arrival at HMS: Bus students will report to areas by grade. 6th to the cafeteria, 7th, and 8th to the gym. They will receive breakfast after 8:00am. Drop off and walkers: Doors at HMS will open at 8:00 and will remain open until 8:30. All parent drop offs must take place in the back of the building in the parent loop. If you drop your child off after 8:30, you must do so in the front of the building. Every student will have the opportunity to receive breakfast when they arrive. 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students will report to the café to obtain breakfast and then to their first core class. Teachers will be in the hallways to direct students to the correct location in case they are unsure of where to go. Make sure that students bring their computers to school with a full charge. Also, students need to bring their chargers, in case the computers battery would die. This will enable teachers to assist you with Schoology and TEAMS if you have any questions. Masks will be required to be worn throughout the day. If your child has a medical reason to not wear a mask, a note from the physician must be provided to the school. If your child does not have a mask, the school will provide them with one. Unfortunately, microwaves will not be available to be used at this time. We will also not be able to accept deliveries at lunch. Pease ensure that if you pack your child's lunch, they do not need to use a microwave to heat up its contents. The menu for this week is posted on PCS Connect App. Please remember bus times are delayed 30 minutes. For example, if it says morning pick up time is 6:15 on the website, the pickup time will be 6:45. You can find the bus schedule on the Putnam County Schools Web Page and the PCS Connect App. Please do not be alarmed if the buses drop off a little later than normal the first few days. HMS administrators will stay at HMS until all students have been dropped off at home. All water fountains will be covered, and not available for student use. However, the bottle filling stations will be available for students to fill up their own personal bottles. Please ensure that their bottle has a lid that will fit securely to make sure no water will be spilled. Lockers will not be used. It is suggested that each student carry a backpack, (they do NOT have to be clear) so that they can keep all their belongings with them. Parent pick up will take place out front. All students riding a bus will be loading on the buses in the back of the building, please do not pull around back. If you sign your child out for any part of the school day for an appointment, they may ONLY return with a doctor note, If a student is signed out for any other reason, they will not be allowed to return that day.

Please take time to find out your student’s bus number. Pick-up times are delayed 30 minutes and drop off times are an approximation. Please do not be alarmed if buses drop off a little later than normal this week. HMS administrators will remain at school until all students have been dropped off. Bus Routes Link: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/728784/Bus_Routes.pdf

Health check before sending your student to School. Thank you.

Lunch Menu for this Week

October 5, 2020 is the end of the first nine weeks midterm. Science and social studies classes will switch on October 6. Please make sure your student has completed all of their work as this grade will also be their first nine weeks grade. We still have many students not completing assignments or logging on to Schoology. If you need help, please call the school. If your household has no internet, please call the school, and ask for Mr. Skolny. If you need tech support, please call the county hotline. Some things to remember when we start back to in person. No microwaves for lunch. No lockers- please bring a backpack. Bring your laptop fully charged. Wear a mask. No cell phones- must stay in your backpack. Practice social distancing always. No outside food items delivered. If you are signed out during the day you can only return with a doctor note. Complete the health check each morning. As always please call the school if we can help in any way.

INSURANCE OPTIONS FOR PCS STUDENT TECHNOLOGY DEVICES School Device Coverage (SDC) Insurance Services is offering families the opportunity to protect their child's technology devices with insurance coverage through SDC. SDC will offer insurance services/coverage, including: Broken glass screen Charger port failure Theft Device disappearance Broken LED/LCD displays Accidental damage Power surge, fire, and flood Water damage Loss Vandalism Touchscreen failure Electrical failures Coverage is for the 2020-21 school year. To view the full terms and conditions of the policy, please visit https://schooldevicecoverage.com/policy. If a claim has been filed and the device will need repair, the student would bring the device to the school. The PCS technology department will make arrangements thereafter. Cost of Coverage: Apple iPad 6 or 7 - $39.00 Lenovo Thinkpad L360, L390, L440, L450, L460 - $46.00 PCS has issued two models of HP devices at this time, the HP Stream and HP 360. Students that were issued an HP device will not purchase insurance. PCS will be upgrading the HP machines to Lenovo. If you have any HP device issues, please contact your child’s school or the PCS Technology Hotline at 304-586-4946. Families can now enroll online at www.schooldevicecoverage.com or complete the School Device Coverage Form provided HERE - https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/931071/Putnam_Device_Insurance_Digital_9.22.pdf. The window to purchase the device insurance is September 22, 2020, until October 30, 2020.

If your student is having trouble messaging their teacher with the envelope on the top right, try this instead: Open the course that there is a question about, and choose “Members”. Then choose the teacher. The page will load and there will be a “Message” button on the right. Permissions have been turned on to message from the home page, but for some reason it keeps going off.

Information for this Week’s Tech Support Available times for the Week of 9/21 can be found on the link below. Appointments this week can be made for the following: Office Updates - this is needed if your Office programs say “Unlicensed Product” at the top. Hardware Issues - Nonworking microphones, speakers, cameras. Computer Power Issue - Computer will not charge or stay on. Choose this if the computer is continually freezing. Any issues opening or submitting a specific file should be directed to the teacher of the course. Other issues can be addressed by calling the Putnam County Schools Tech line. Hours of operation are 4:30-8:00pm. Please call 304-586-4946. When selecting an appointment, you must choose an issue before selecting a time. Please describe your issue in the “Notes” section. https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/HMSTechSupport@k12.wv.us/bookings/

We will be offering in person Tech Support four days this week. The times will be 9-11 and 12-3, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. While Tuesday will be 11-3 and 4-6. Please follow the link that was sent via text and is on the Live Feed on the PCS App and School Website to register. Anyone who shows up without an appointment will have to wait to see if a spot is available. Make sure to bring the computer, charger, and login information. It is preferred that the student be present, and be the one to report to the breezeway. Parents do not have to be present; therefore the student can be transported by another family member. Masks must be worn and social distancing guidelines followed. outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/HMSTechSupport@k12.wv.us/bookings/

Julie Marino doing HMS yearbook again this year.   I would love some virtual back to school pictures for our yearbook.   Just send them to my work email jamarino@k12.wv.us We are currently still waiting to receive 2019-20 yearbooks but when we do I’ll immediately find a way to get them distributed.