Hello, Hornets, welcome to November and the start of the
second marking period! IT’s been a great
start to the school year at HMS and our teachers and our students have been
quite busy. We’ve been hosting school
dances, putting on band, chorus and orchestra concerts, taking field trips to
enhance some of our project-based learning activities, meeting with parents at
conference nights, raising money for the PATSO through our magazine drive, and
electing our student council officers.
While that list was long, it’s just the tip of the iceberg of what
Henley has to offer. There is something
for everyone here, and I hope that all of your kids are getting involved in
some way.
Many of you may know that we had some renovations done to
the school this summer and have created two large spaces know as our “spark
spaces.” These spaces are designed to
enhance our teachers work to build students’ skills in creativity, critical
thinking, communication and collaboration—the “4C’s” of 21st century
learning. So far they have been a great
success and the kids have been raving about the unique furniture, the
technology available, and the focus on creating that takes place each time they
use the spaces. I believe that just
about every one of our students has had a chance to work in the spark spaces
and encourage you all to have a conversation about the type of learning that
was taking place and what they thought about it.
We’re excited to be moving into the second marking
period, and things don’t look like they will be slowing down for us anytime
soon. Before we hit the end of the
semester we’ll have our winter semi-formal dance, our fall drama production,
holiday concerts, our canned food drive, and lots of opportunities to learn,
learn, learn. We’ll be staying busy and
having fun and continuing to be the best middle school we can be.
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