Hornsby Middle School is participating in our first ever Hoops for Heart event! Hoops for Heart is a special event program that raises funds for the American Heart Association’s fight against heart disease and stroke. Hornsby students are participating in “Heart Healthy” activities all this week during their Physical Education class. Each student has received a donation envelope to help raise funds for this event. These envelopes are due back to each student’s advisory teacher on Tuesday March 15. MORE INFORMATION
Help Hornsby Middle School reach our goal of $3,000.00 by encouraging your student to collect donations from friends and family or donate online here:

ANNOUNCEMENTS
WEDNESDAY, 2 MARCH 2011
A DAY

• Shakespeare Festival scene rehearsal will be held today for A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Act 1, Scene 2) and Macbeth (Act 4, Scene 1). Cast members in The Taming of the Shrew and Romeo and Juliet may also rehearse if they wish.
• Mr. Parker has one word for cast members in the Shakespeare Festival: Prologue.
• There will be a final full 7th and 8th grade Hawk band rehearsal today to prepare for the adjudicated performance tomorrow at Jamestown High School.
• Students interested in participating in the “Reshaping the Future, Honoring the Past” art contest please see Mr. Edwards for details. The theme is “Honoring the Past.”
• Here is your Heart Healthy Fun Fact for today. Did you know? If you walk 1,000 miles a year—in your lifetime you’ll have walked around the world twice. Have you gone online to read survivor stories from kids who have special hearts? Visit www.americanheart.org/hoops and check them out today. The money you raise for “Hoops For Heart” will go towards helping save lives. We Jump. We Shoot. We Save.
• Will the following students please report to the Media Center: Corey Shideler, Breanna Rushforth, and Raeven Veal.
• Jennifer Burton please see Miss King immediately following the morning announcements.

WJCC Parents Can Now Get Up-To-The-Minute Info About Late Buses On Twitter

Beginning Tuesday, March 1, parents will be able to learn up-to-the-minute information about late buses by following their appropriate bus tier on Twitter.  By becoming “followers” of Tier 1, Tier 2 or Tier 3 bus information, they will be able to find out what buses will be late each day.  Parents can participate by logging into their Twitter accounts and becoming a “follower” of any or all of the following Bus Tier information accounts:  Tier 1 -- http://twitter.com/WJCCTier1Buses  Tier 2 -- http://twitter.com/WJCCTier2Buses  Tier 3 -- http://twitter.com/WJCCTier3Buses   We hope our families will find this service useful.

Hornsby Premier Edition-Hawk’s Flight Yearbooks are on sale, Hawks!  Go to ybpay.com to order yours today!   If you order online, you can choose from a broader spectrum of additional customization options, and you can use a credit card instead of checks or cash!  The Base price  $ 35.00, icons are $2.00 each,  name imprinting (up to 26 characters) is only $4.00, and plastic book protectors are $2.00.

If your child is absent from school for one day, the student will be able to get the work the next day through the teacher’s game plan book, teacher conference during class time, and during resource.

If your child is absent and work is requested, please contact the child’s teacher directly through email or EdLine.  Please allow 24 hours notice for the child’s work to be collected by 3:15 pm the following day.  The work will be collected through guidance.

If your child will be absent through advanced notice please contact the child’s teachers directly in order to collect the work.  Work is subject to change during your child’s absence, and thus he or she may receive further work upon returning to school. 

PARENTS: Need help in setting up your account in Edline? Here are all of your answers. We hope this will be very helpful to you MORE

We are using state-of-the-art technology in our classrooms!  Click [HERE] to see list of the technologies our students are benefiting from.

LOIS HORNSBY MIDDLE SCHOOL PTA
SPIRIT WEAR ORDER FORM
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Hornsby Hawks Math Counts team sweeps the regional competition.

What is PTA Council? PTA Council is comprised of representatives from each PTA local unit (all schools in W-JCC) and an elected board of officers. The goals include, but not limited to: an advocacy group for all children in W-JCC, to provide any local units with assistance as the need arises, and act as a liaison between local units and Central Office Administrators. We are currently seeking nominations for the following PTA Council officers for the 2011-2012: President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Treasurer, Recording Secretary and Corresponding Secretary. We are encouraging TEACHERS and PARENTS to step forward as both provide a unique perspective to education. If you are interested, please contact: Suzanne Yeats, suzanneyeats@cox.net or 480.529.1331.

FIELD TRIP

Performances will be at Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall
At the
College of William & Mary
March 10th & March 11th

The Hornsby Hawk 6th and 7th graders will be attending on Thursday, March 10th and the 8th graders on Friday, March 11th.  The performances will take place at the Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall. The price per student would be $10.00.  Money will be collected from the homeroom teachers from February 2nd – February 10th.  Parents are welcome. FIELD TRIP FORM

If We Only Knew, If He Only Told Us

October 7, 2003 will always be the day that divides my life. Before that day my son Ryan was alive. A sweet, gentle and lanky thirteen year old fumbling his way through early adolescence and trying to establish his place in the often confusing and difficult social world of middle school. After that day my son would be gone forever, a death by suicide. Some would call it bullycide or even cyber bullycide. I just call it a huge hole in my heart that will never heal. MORE

Lois S. Hornsby take Bullying seriously. Learn MORE

“The more you read, the more you know. The more you know, the smarter you grow. The smarter you grow, the stronger your voice, when speaking your mind or making your choice.” Remember: Power to the Reader!