HFMS Families: Please see the attached October Newsletter for important information and updates:
https://secure.smore.com/n/1veqt
8th Grade students in Mr. Coleman's and Ms. Vogel's ELA classes were able to visit Anna Frank's attic through virtual reality and participate in The Butterfly Project honoring an individual who was impacted by The Holocaust as part of their unit on The Holocaust: Memory and Meaning.
HFMS Families: In Spring 2024, your student took the West Virginia General Summative Assessment. Student results can be accessed on the Family Portal. An access code, along with information on how to log into the Family Portal has been sent to your student's K12 email address. Please see the attached letter for more information. Reach out to Mr. Bauer if you have difficulty accessing this information.
Upcoming PERC Events! See flyers for more information.
HFMS Families: Fall Picture retakes will be done on October 17th between 8:30 and 11:30am. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
Students in Ms. Kowalski's 7th Grade Ancient Civilizations classes completed an irrigation project to show how civilization developed through farming by creating levees and channels. Students as a class were tasked with building a levee to stop the river from overflowing and ruining their crops. They were also tasked with getting the water and silt to the reservoirs by building channels. Classes received points for the amount of water or marbles that made it to end of the river or into a channel. Students also learned about the importance of government through trying to work with each other to complete the task.
To celebrate Constitution Day and the end of Freedom Week, students in Ms. Kern's WV History classes completed an escape room where they worked together to solve puzzles to learn facts about the U.S. Constitution and those who signed it.
We’ve reached the halfway mark of the first nine weeks! Please check your student’s grades on Canvas, and if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact their teacher. Let’s work together to finish out this term strong!
HFMS Families: Just a reminder that today marks the midpoint of the first grading period. Please review your child's grades on Canvas and reach out if you have any concerns or questions.
Congratulations to Ms. Alyson Whitacre and the 8th Grade WV History Bowl Team! Skinner Law Firm donated $1000 to the team to help with travel and other needs. Ms. Whitacre is interested in using part of the donation to purchase a buzzer system for the team to use. Pictured below is Stephen Skinner presenting the check to Ms. Whitacre with the students and Mr. Vandell.
HFMS Families: Please see the attached September Newsletter for updates and information.
https://secure.smore.com/n/1b5dte
6th Grade students in Ms. Wagoner's and Ms. Schriver's classes created paper airplanes out of notebook paper, copier paper, and cardstock. The students used the scientific method to develop a hypothesis. Then, they flew the airplanes in trials to collect data. This is also practice for the Science Fair, so students will know the steps for it.
Students in Ms. Schriver's STEM class used the Engineer Design Process with a budget of $10 and classroom supplies to create some system that would allow them to launch and catch an object while they are six feet apart from their partner. Students creativity and resilience helped them in this project.
Reminder: Please plan to join us this Wednesday, August 28th from 6-8 for Meet the Teacher Night! We will also be hosting our annual Back to School BBQ from 5-6 the same evening. Ice cream can be purchased from the Ice Cream truck for an additional cost. We hope to see you there!!
Students in Ms. Henry's 6th Grade US History classroom completed an escape room as a beginning of the year activity. Students used their knowledge of the continents, longitude and latitude, and the roles of the branches of government to solve the different puzzles.
HFMS Families: Please plan to join us on Wednesday, August 28th from 6-8 for Meet the Teacher Night! We will also be hosting our annual Back to School BBQ from 5-6 the same evening. Ice cream can be purchased from the Ice Cream truck for an additional cost. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
HFMS Families: We are thrilled to welcome your students back to Harpers Ferry Middle for the 2024-2025 school year. Please click the following link to access our August Newsletter for important information. https://secure.smore.com/n/g6a47
HFMS Families: Fall sports pictures will take place on October 2. To preorder pictures, please see the attached flyer for information. To get 10% off your order, use the code: F202410OFF
HFMS Families: Volleyball Tryouts will be held next week from 3-4:30 pm. The dates are as follows:
Monday 8/12: 6th Grade.
Tuesday 8/13: 7th & 8th Grades.
Wednesday 8/14: All Grades.
Students must have a sports physical completed prior to attending tryouts.
🍎🌟 JCS offers teachers professional learning for classroom excellence! We're excited to share the success of our third annual Classroom Management Workshop! Our amazing educators engaged in interactive sessions over three days to boost their teaching strategies. This focus on continuous improvement gave them new tools and techniques to create even better and more supportive classrooms. The enthusiastic participation and positive feedback demonstrate just how impactful this workshop was in fostering educational excellence!
