After School Clubs and Additional Info.

After School Clubs
Please be on the lookout for our most recent club offerings.  We are very excited about the clubs we have to offer this fall.  All clubs run for 8 weeks and are filled based on a first come first serve basis so please return your forms ASAP!

Forms for After School Clubs can be found under the Students and Families tab on the District Website or by clicking here.

Fall After School Clubs

Walk to Learn
One of the things that we take great pride in here at HBB is our block of time called Walk to Learn, which happens daily from 9-9:30.  During this time we have all staff available to provide interventions, enrichment and activities to students.  Students are selected based on need and offering and not all students are selected.  All interventions that are provided are designed to be short term (roughly 6 weeks) and designed to give a needed boost.  Over the coming weeks you may hear your child talking about this block of time.  Most children participate in some sort of group during this block of time at some point in their time here at HBB.  Your child's participation in one of these groups is not something to be concerned about.  Rest assured that if we have a concern about your child's progress your child's teacher will reach out to you to discuss the concern.  The Walk to Learn Block is just a creative way to tap into the many strenghts of our staff and to ensure that each child gets what they need when they need it.  As with anything, should you have any questions or concerns give us a call!

Open House
Open House is almost here and we hope you will be able to make it.  Open House is planned for October 11^th from 6:30 – 8.  Open House is a great opportunity to learn about the curriculum, see your child’s classroom and meet the teachers and staff.  Please remember that Open House is not a time to discuss individual concerns about your child with the teacher.  Should you have specific concerns as it relates to your child we ask that you please reach out via email or phone.  We will also have sign up sheets available for Parent Teacher Conferences, which are coming in November.  Parent Teacher Conferences is the time to discuss individual concerns and to find out how your child is doing.
This year at Open House we will also have a One Night  Only Scholastic Book Fair!  The Book Fair will be running all night long and is a great way to pick up some new books.

School Council
If you are interested in serving on the School Council this year please email dthompson@middleboro.k12.ma.us The School Council meets 1x per month and is an equal group of teachers and parents that develop the School Improvement Plan. If we have a large number of interested parents there will be an election at Open House.

Odds and Ends and Ms. Beird's Big Week

Over the past year the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio has been exceptionally popular with our students.  So popular in fact that the Anderson family actually gave us a few hard cover copies of the book and journals that we will be raffling off during lunches.  The central theme of the book is being kind and compassionate and over the course of the year we will be reading quotes from another book the Anderson Family donated to the school called 365 Days of Wonder, also by R.J. Palacio. 

As we shared a different quote each day, teachers will be discussing the purpose and meaning with students.  Thank you to the Anderson Family for their generous donation!  Here are a couple of great quotes from the last couple of weeks.....

“Find Beauty in the world and the world will find beauty in you.”

-       Zoe

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“If there is no progress, there is no struggle.”

-       “Frederick Douglas

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“You can’t have a rainbow without a little bit of rain.”

-       Unknown

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“When given the choice between being right or being kind, chose kind.”

-       Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

School Council

If you are interested in serving on the School Council this year please email dthompson@middleboro.k12.ma.us The School Council meets 1x per month and is an equal group of teachers and parents that develop the School Improvement Plan.  If we have a large number of interested parents there will be an election at Open House.

Important Dates

We have some important dates coming up that we ask you please make note of.   We have our first Early Release Day on 10/6, school is out at 1 pm.  NO school on 10/9.  We have Open House on 10/11 and our next PTA meeting is 10/12!

Ms. Beird had a Big Week!!!!

Congratulations to Ms. Beird for making it further than any other female contestant on American Ninja Warrior!!!  Not only did we get to all watch her compete but she was also on the Ellen show this week!!  Ms. Beird is a true inspiration to our students and we could not be prouder of her accomplishments.  In case you missed it click the links below to watch both her final run and appearance on the Ellen Show.

Ms. Beird's Final Run

Ms. Beird on Ellen

First Full Week!

This week we had our Community Meeting with each grade and had the opportunity to discuss a variety of things with students and to tell them about the year ahead. The big message of our meetings this month was that You Can Do Anything! We want our students to understand that with hard work and perseverance they can be and do anything they put their mind to. We also discussed how your brain is just like a muscle and it actually gets stronger when you work on challenging things.  In 5th grade one of our 5th grade students talked about the book Wonder and the importance of being kind to each other!  We hope that you can take a moment to discuss your child’s goals with them and encourage them to stretch themselves and to work their hardest in everything they do!

American Ninja Warrior

Don't forget to tune in to American Ninja Warrior this Monday night as our very own Ninja Ms. Beird will be competing!  GO MS. BEIRD!!!!!

Proposed New High School
Please join us on Wednesday at 6:30 pm in the HBB Auditorium for an informational session on the proposal for a new Middleboro High School. Learn more about the design and where they are in the process. Hope to see you there!

PTA and New Rugs

This week we hosted our 1st PTA meeting of the year and we had a GREAT turnout!  If you were not able to make it I hope you consider attending our next meeting which is scheduled for October 12th at 6:30 pm.  Our PTA does so many great things for the school and they truly help HBB be Burkland's BEST!  Through their fundraising efforts we are able to do so many wonderful things from field trips, the Husky Haven and our new rugs!  Check them out below!  Thank you for everyone who made it out to the meeting and we are looking forward to another great year!

Open House
Please mark your calendars for October 11th and plan on joining us for our annual Open House from 6:30 – 8! This is a great way to see your child’s classroom and meet the staff. We will have sign ups for Parent Teacher Conferences available during Open House and we hope to see you all there!

Bounce Pages
Looking for a way to better understand that math homework?  Bounce Pages is an app available in the App Store and Google Play that allows parents the opportunity to watch animated videos related to each and every math lesson this year. All you have to do is take a picture of your child’s homework and you will be provided a couple videos related to their homework and the concepts being taught in class. We hope you find Bounce Pages helpful and should you want more information please click the “Bounce Pages for Envisions Homework” right hand side of this page.

New Books

Over the summer our school library was lucky enough to have members of the Oak Point Book Club visit our library and buy some books for our library. I know the students of HBB will be very excited to see the new books. Thank you members of the Oak Point Book Club.

Character Word of the Week Winners

Congratulations to our winners of the Character Word of the Week Award!!!  The word for the first 2 weeks of school was Citizenship!  Congrats and great work!

Great First Week and American Ninja Warrior

Welcome Back Everyone!!!  We have had a great first week of school.  It has been so great to see all the kids and to hear about their summer!  We are looking forward to another great year at HBB.  Here are a few pictures of the kids hard at work, keep reading below for more important information!

5th Grade Ninja

In case you haven't been watching we are very proud to announce that Ms. Beird was once again on American Ninja Warrior this week as she has been doing great this season.  In fact, Ms. Beird was only the 2nd women ever to complete Stage 1 of the Finals!  Stay tuned in to American Ninja Warrior to see how she does in the finals.  Here is a link to a recent article about Ms. Beird from ESPN.  

http://www.espn.com/espnw/culture/article/20580512/meet-allyssa-beird-fifth-grade-teacher-just-became-second-woman-finish-stage-1-american-ninja-warrior

Parent Pickup and Dismissal
If you are picking your child up at the end of the day please remember that parent pickup takes place in the back of the building. If you are dismissing your child, which is not the same as pickup, you must do so by 2:45, otherwise you may be asked to join the pickup line out back. The office becomes exceptionally busy during dismissal and our priority at that time is to ensure that all students get on the right buses and that we have all walkers and afterschool students accounted for. For that reason we are asking that if you need to dismiss your child early, it must be done by 2:45, otherwise we may ask you to join the parent pickup line out back.

Bus Changes
Bus changes are only allowed for emergency day care issues. We try our best to accommodate parents and help out as needed but we do not bus changes for play-dates etc. Some of our buses are full and if we add more students they will not safely fit on the bus. Again, bus changes should only be done for emergency day care purposes. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Breakfast
This year we would like to encourage all students to eat a healthy breakfast every morning. Did you know breakfast is available to ALL interested students? If you have a hard time getting your kids out the door in the morning maybe one solution is to have them eat their breakfast with us. We have allotted time each morning for students to go to the cafeteria to get their breakfast. If you are interested in learning more please give us a call.