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Parents: : H How to support your child’s success in Middle School.

HARDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENT ORIENTATION

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The mission of Harden Middle School is to educate all students to the highest academic and character standards. With united effort, every staff member, parent, and student will work to ensure a clear understanding of academic competency and behavioral expectations, while creating and maintaining a safe and inclusive environment where every member is valued and is an active participant in the community built on respect.

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Meet Harden’s Administrators

• Mrs. McCullick

Principal

• Mrs. Chamberlin

Assistant Principal

• Ms. Estrada

Assistant Principal

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• Mrs. Sanchez
• Mrs. Bailey
• Mrs. Gonzalez
• Mrs. Avila

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Communication Methods

Parent Newsletter Postal Service Face to Face Meetings Email & Text

831-796-7300

salinasuhsd.org/Domain/13

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Harden Middle School www.salinasuhsd.org/Domain/13

Contact Information Staff Directory Bell Schedule Dress Code Student Handbook Registration Information Parent Meetings Sports Events & Information Minimum Days Husky Parent Newsletter School & District News Attendance Information

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You can access ParentVUE From the Harden Middle School Website ParentVUE allows parents to view: ★ Student calendar ★ Attendance ★ Classwork ★ Grades ★ Registration info (counselor & contact info) Synergy ParentVUE is a tool to help families stay informed about their student's progress. The ParentVUE Mobile app helps parents stay informed and connected by providing day-to-day insight into their child’s academic experience.

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Teachers:

• A very useful

communication tool to contact teachers is email, all teachers have an email account with the school.

• If a parent would like a

parent teacher conference they can call the Counseling Clerk at 796- 7300 x8227 for a conference. Counselors:

• A student can request to see his/her counselor

by filling out the google form “Request to see Counselor”, the computer is available at the front desk. The counselors will then pull out your student as soon as they are available.

• Parents can call the Counseling Clerk at 796-

7300 x8227 to request a meeting with their child’s counselor.

• Administration:

Call the corresponding secretary at 796-7300.

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Middle school is an important transition to high school. In middle school, students develop organization and study habits that will follow them throughout their lives.

ORGANIZATION STARTS WITH THE RIGHT SUPPLIES

Essential middle school supplies:

• binder
• lined paper
• writing utensils (pens, pencils, erasers)
• an agenda
• pencil cases
• calculator
• highlighters
• erasers
• post-it notes
• charged chromebook

Your child should also have a good backpack. A backpack with different zippered compartments for different items is a great way to stay organized.

PRO ORGANIZATION TIP: If possible buy high quality and functional supplies. Binders that are falling apart will only lead to more

• disorganization. Sturdier products will be able to

handle the abuse that middle schoolers put them

• through. This saves the need to buy more supplies

during the school year.

***Each class may require additional materials, teachers will share their list of needed materials with students.

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Chromebooks

• The mission of the Chromebook distribution in the SUHSD is to create a

collaborative learning environment for all learners. The Chromebooks are a learning resource.

• There is no opt-out process for receiving a Chromebook because it is an

important tool for completing assigned work, conducting research, and accessing learning materials - just like a textbook.

• Parents can support their students by making sure they come to school with a

charged chromebook every day.

• Please visit the school website for more detailed information about

chromebooks such as: cost for damage, replacement and student responsibility Chromebooks will be distributed when schedules are picked up. All 7th Grade students and parents must complete a 20 minute training in

• rder to receive their Chromebook for the next 2 years.

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 Available in the front office.  Teachers will fill

• ut on Fridays.

 Student is responsible for giving Progress Report to teachers and parents.

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Tentative start date: August 14th

Teachers offer tutoring at different times such as lunch, before and after school. Students must check times and dates with teachers.

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*PE teachers suggest students have back up PE clothes

for emergencies which could be grey sweats and grey shirt with no logos. Also, due to variable weather in Salinas if possible having both a warm and a cold weather set of PE clothes.

STUDENTS WILL NEED THEIR PE CLOTHES AND LOCKS BY: MONDAY AUGUST 12TH

• No ripped

jeans

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Students should be in school daily because…...  Every day missed is two days of being behind their peers because a student must make up for missed learning and also has to catch up with new learning at the same time.  Every day students are in school, they raise their chances to score well on tests, which could lead to better opportunities for college admission and scholarships.  School is also where children learn to socialize and practice skills such as leadership, problem-solving and goal-setting, which can help them throughout their lives.  School attendance is a baseline factor in determining student success.  If you are facing a situation that prevents you from attending school on a regular basis, we encourage you to contact the school for assistance and support.

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ALL absences from school must be explained from a parent/guardian by a note to the attendance office, a phone call, email , or by fax. Automatic Phone Calls The Automatic System is programmed to call the student’s home twice a day, once at lunch and once in the evening, to report absences. It is intended as a courtesy only. It is the parent/guardians’ responsibility to report their student’s absences. Harden Middle School recognizes that success in school is in part related to prompt and regular classroom attendance.

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Lunch Program

Breakfast and Lunch are free for all students! No applications Necessary

 Students will scan their ID cards to get lunch.  First ID card is free, after that they are $5.00 Free Afterschool Snacks for students participating in:

• After school sports
• Tutoring
• Clubs
• Homework Center

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Requirements for Part rticipation in in 8th Grade Promotion Activ ivities

Academic:

• Students must pass ALL 8th Grade Classes.
• No Semester “F’s”
• Students will be provided an opportunity to remediate failed courses that were earned during the 1st

Semester only. Citizenship:

• Students must demonstrate satisfactory Citizenship
• No more than 1 “U” on the 3rd Quarter Report Card
• No more than 1 “U” on the 4th Quarter Report Card
• No serious violations of the behavior code during the 4th quarter that result in a single 5-day suspension or

two separate suspensions.

• Debt: All Bills are paid. No outstanding debts for lost/damaged books, fundraisers, etc.
• Attendance: 85% attendance required (8th Grade Year Only)
• ***Promoting 8th grade students who receive two or more “U’s” during the third grading period will not be permitted to

participate in the promotion ceremony. Special consideration may be given to students who demonstrate improvement by receiving no unsatisfactory grades during the 4th quarter.

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Fall, Start in August Girls Volleyball Boys Soccer Boys & Girls Cross Country Winter, Start in November Boys & Girls Basketball Spring, Start in February/March Girls Soccer Boys and Girls Track Boys and Girls Wrestling

***REQUIREMENTS for participation in sports are at least a 2.0 GPA and attend a mandatory meeting to sign the Non Drug/Alcohol Use Contract. Dates to be determined/

Basketball Club Performance Club STEAMpunk Club Fitness Club After School Sports Club Gardening Club Painting Club **These are some clubs that Harden had last school year, they are subject to

• change. If a student would like to start

a different student club, all they need to do is find an adult sponsor.

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August 30 & 31, 2019

• Data Transmittal Form
• Parent/Student Compact
• Residency Questionnaire
• Signature Page
• Health/History Form
• Accident & Health Ins. Coverage

August 2, 2019 8:30 – 4:00 in the Big Gym  Hep B 3 doses  MMR 2 doses  Polio 4 doses  DTAP 4 doses TDAP 1 dose A SCHEDULE CANNOT BE ISSUED WITHOUT THE SHOT RECORDS Chromebooks will be distributed when schedules are picked up. All 7th Grade students and parents must complete a 20 minute training in

• rder to receive their

Chromebook for the next 2 years.

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Come and learn about our school curriculum and expectations for

• success. You will also have a chance to meet and talk to your

child's teachers. WEDNESDAY August 21, 2019 6:00 P.M. in the Big Gym

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Wednesday August 7, 2019 8:45 A.M.

9:00 A.M. MPR

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