Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District

The 7th & 8th graders took part in a panel discussion with community business people. The panel members shared advice, experience, and answered questions about the importance of soft skills, such as communication, problem solving, and collaboration in the workplace.

Check out the calendar below for the holiday dress up days at HMS!

Introducing the Middle School Students of the Month for November! 5th: Ruaan De Winnaar 6th: Kate Carlin 7th: Dalton Van Es 8th: Hunter Ahrenstorff Thanks to you all for being great role models and exemplifying what it means to be an HMS Hawk--way to show your Hawk WINGS (Working Together, Integrity, Never Giving Up, Generous in Spirit, and Show Respect)!

Thanksgiving Break is this week! Reminder: There will be an early dismissal on Tuesday, November 26th at 1:15/1:30 with Thanksgiving Break to follow. School will resume December 2nd.

Introducing the Middle School Students of the Month for October! 5th: Alem Van Roekel 6th: Averie Storm 7th: Derrica Van Loon 8th: Audra Vollink Thanks to you all for being great role models and exemplifying what it means to be an HMS Hawk--way to show your Hawk WINGS (Working Together, Integrity, Never Giving Up, Generous in Spirit, and Show Respect)!

Save the dates!

Check out the awesome merch to support our cheer team! https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/jRwWAbZMJh

The public is invited to attend the Veterans Day Programs at the High School and Middle School on Monday, November 11, 2024. To show your support, please join the staff and students in wearing your red, white, and blue!

During art class, 3rd grade students have been learning about texture and wax resist techniques. The 1st graders have been busy learning about cubism and applying analogous color schemes in their work. Way to go, artists!

6th Graders worked on making good observations by looking at chips. They identified qualitative and quantitative data about the various chips in their science notebooks.

Congratulations to the Cross Country teams on finishing out the regular season strong! The boys are back-to-back Conference Champions! Individual medalists include: Aiden Bush 6th place, Easton Teal 7th place, Damian Dodge 12th place. Congratulations Kamryn Ebel on her 3rd place finish!

Congratulations to Alayna Benz (8th) and Kate Rodriguez (8th) for being accepted into the OPUS Honor Choir! Over 2400 student nominations were sent from all over the state for 720 positions in the four Opus Choirs. The Festival will be held on November 21st at the CY Stephens Auditorium in Ames.

Good morning, Hawks! Here are the activities for this week. Make it another great week!

We Are Hiring! Do you know of any individuals looking to join an excellent school district? If so, send them our way! The HMS Community School District is seeking qualified, caring, and motivated individuals to join our team. All positions are open until filled. For more information, please visit the HMS district employment page at: https://www.hartley-ms.k12.ia.us/page/employment Questions regarding this position can be directed to any building principal or Mr. Carlin.

Introducing the Middle School Students of the Month for September! 5th: Katelyn Rye 6th: Kendal Doughty 7th: Madison Fritz 8th: Alayna Benz Thanks to you all for being great role models and exemplifying what it means to be an HMS Hawk--way to show your Hawk WINGS (Working Together, Integrity, Never Giving Up, Generous in Spirit, and Show Respect)!

5th graders were learning to be creative and think outside the box- or circle. They did the 30 circle challenge where they have 3 minutes to create 30 blank circles into anything that they could think of. Then they went outside and created their favorite into a large creation on the sidewalk.

The Second graders have been busy this week! The O'Brien County Naturalist came and talked about landforms and bodies of water. The students had the opportunity to use playdough to create different landforms and bodies of water. Additionally, they were busy wrapping up their unit on Ancient Civilizations by creating Chinese writing books and paper lanterns. The books included facts about the very first writing system. They then learned about the Chinese New Year and Diwali.

Save the Date! Next week Tuesday and Thursday (during conferences) will be our Fall Book Fair! Save the details below. Where: 1/2 DaVinci Studio When: Tuesday, October 22 and Thursday, October 24 What Time: 4:00-8:00 pm

TK is learning about families and communities. One of their extension activities is making a Family Book. Students drew the members in their families and made revisions to their drawings. Each student dictated an informative text about their family, naming family members and supplying some information about the chore they do to help their family and the fun things they like to do with their family.

5th and 6th Grade Families, Join us Wednesday, Oct. 16th at 6:30 pm via Livestream for a short informational meeting about the 2026 Washington, D.C. trip. Each traveler is eligible for an Early Bird Scholarship of $500! Click to RSVP: https://rsvp.worldclassrooms.com/rsvp/14583646524?rsvp_id=14583646524 Click to join: https://schooltrip.us/HartleyIA26 Don't miss out! Contact Ms. Meendering at the Middle School with any questions!