JOE CORBI'S . . . ORDERS DUE!
So. . . have you been busy selling some Joe Corbi products? All orders are
due by November 9th to your homeroom teacher. Yes. . . that is this MONDAY!
Each kit you sell will generate $4.00 towards the cost of our upcoming
environmental education trip.
ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS!
All assessments will be completed this week!
All work is due this week!
So. . .let's reflect on 1st quarter and get ready to start 2nd quarter!
The 1st quarter officially ends this Thursday. . . you do not come to school
on Friday! Celebrate the end of the quarter!
END OF QUARTER ASSESSMENTS
Students will be taking end-of-quarter Math assessments soon in many of their
classes. The Mathematics assessment will be given on November 2nd and
November 3rd. Students should begin reviewing for the upcoming cumulative
countywide tests.
PROGRESS REPORT TIME
We are nearing the middle of the 1st quarter of this school year. School
personnel will be printing out hard copies of your student's grades this week.
The hard copy "progress report" will be sent home on Friday, October 9,
2009. Please realize that this represents a specific "snapshot" of your
child's progress. Final grades in each subject area will not be determined
until the end of the quarter. Teachers continue to add grades to the "live"
and ever-changing online posting of grades that is available to you through
TeacherEase. Please discuss all grades, progress, and any pertinent missing
assignments with your child.
Thanks! Mrs. Crandall
BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT
Is your calendar marked for the BACK-TO-SCHOOL night meeting on Monday
September 21st from 7:00-9:00 pm? Please arrive on time and report to your
child's homeroom class to meet the teacher and receive your child's schedule.
We will have announcements on the TV in the classroom during this homeroom
time. Don't miss this opportunity to follow your child's schedule and meet
each teacher and find out about the classes!
Hope to see you then!
PTA COOKIE DOUGH FUNDRAISER
Thursday, September 17th is the final day to turn in cookie dough sales orders
and monies. Please help out the PTA with raising funds for our school, if you
can. Thanks!
TEACHEREASE
Have you signed up for TeacherEase yet? It is offered to parents so that you
can readily view your child's grade online at any time that is convenient to
you. Most teachers have set up their gradebooks online so that you can see
the progress that your child is making. Please submit the "pink" registration
form, if you haven't already. If you have lost yours. . . please ask your
child's homeroom teacher for another brochure! It is a wonderful way to stay
abreast of progress and communicate with us!
Plan to attend the PTA-sponsored ICE CREAM SOCIAL. . .on Thursday, September
10th! Hope to see you there!
Welcome to a new school year at Harper's Choice Middle School! I am looking
forward to working with you this year. . .Check this web site often for
announcements, homework, and special math links.
Have a great year!
Mrs. Crandall
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SCHOOL'S OUT FOR THE SUMMER!
But. . . you can visit with your classmates at. . . OPEN POOL DAY
Mrs. Crandall's house
Wednesday, July 1st
2:00-5:00 pm
Please RSVP. . .either by phone (listed in the invitation) or by e-mail by
MONDAY, June 29th!
Bring a snack to share and a towel! Wear your bathing suit!
P. S. Your parents are invited also! :-)
June 1, 2009
This year the school system will be providing summer practice math packets
online for students. Please visit this link to download the pdf file. You
may certainly print it and use it for practice during those rainy summer days
so students can review and be ready for their next math experience.
http://www.hcpss.org/parents/parent_tips.shtml
I will also provide the link in the LINKS section of this website. Scroll to
the bottom of the list to locate it.
If you would prefer that the school system provide a printed hard copy for
you, they have asked that you return the "Mathematics Summer Workbook Request
Form" that was given to your child in math class. This request form should be
given to the school's main office this week!
Seems everyone is going green! :-)
PLEASE DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS RESOURCE TO BILL BARNES,
COORDINATOR OF SECONDARY MATHEMATICS. . .410-313-6687
May 20, 2009
C O U N T D O W N TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WEEK! We leave next Wednesday,
May 27th! Start packing! :-)
8. . . 7. . . .6 . . . 5. . . . 4. . . .3 . . . 2. . . .1 . . .it will be here
soon!
Thanks to all of the parents who have sent in supplies to help us out for the
various activities.
May 14, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS TO the MATH OLYMPIAD TEAM MEMBERS. . .
Both teams placed in the top 20% of all teams worldwide!
Congratulations to Katie Virostek and Marina Chang who were our 2 top scorers
here at Harper's Choice Middle School. Both Katie and Marina received a
trophy and pin to honor their performance on the 2008-09 Olympiads.
April 28, 2009
Don't forget the DISTINGUISHED STUDENT ASSEMBLY this coming Friday, May 1st!
You are invited to join us in the HCMS gym at 11:45 am to celebrate our 6th
grade Distinguished
students!
Hope to see you there!
April 22, 2009
3rd QUARTER REPORT CARDS will be sent home TODAY!
Please review and return with parent's signature.
The 3rd quarter DISTINGUISHED STUDENT ASSEMBLY will be held NEXT Friday, May
1, 2009.
April 14, 2009
WELCOME BACK FROM SPRING BREAK! I hope that you had a relaxing and fun time!
Can you believe. . . it's 4th quarter?
Let's get our spirals set up for a new quarter of fun and learning!
Mrs. C
March 27, 2009
NEXT WEEK IS THE LAST WEEK OF 3rd QUARTER!
Remember, that we will have 1/2 day on Friday of this week. We will be having
our end-of-quarter activity day!
Reminder:
Pictures taken on Tuesday, March 31st
Staff/student Basketball game on Tuesday, March 31st
Enjoy Spring Break. . . see you back for 4th quarter!
March 20,
Happy 1st day of spring! Enjoy your week-end. . . but remember that we have 2
more days of MSA's this coming week.
On March 24th and March 25th, we will follow a similar schedule to last week
as we will take the READING MSA's. Please get a good night's sleep and be
prepared to do your best.
Reminder: CELL PHONES are NOT allowed in the classrooms.
Thanks for remembering to leave it in your locker.
March 14, 2009
H A P P Y P I D A Y !!!
So. . . did you pause today 3 14 at 1:59 to recite 3.1415926535. . .
MARCH 11, 2009
IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL STUDENTS/PARENTS!
The MSA's (Maryland State Assessments) begin next week!
MATHEMATICS-Tuesday and Wednesday, March 17th and 18th
READING-Tuesday and Wednesday, March 24th and 25th
The Grand Slam Mathematics Review booklets are serving as a practice and
review for these upcoming tests. We have been completing portions of the
booklets together in class and reviewing the concepts. All students have been
assigned to complete the PRACTICE MSA TEST #1 in the end of the booklet. We
will check the answers in class and review any questions necessary.
STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED AND ENCOURAGED to complete ANY and/or ALL of the other
lessons/sections in the booklet. Parents are allowed and encouraged to assist
in directing students to use this tool to help review. (There is a
review/helping page available for each lesson with hints and refresher concepts)
It is our hope that these practice booklets will refresh and review concepts
learned this year as well as in past school years. The 6th grade MSA test is
cumulative and will include topics/skills learned in previous math experiences.
Thank you for your support.
Also, please be aware that NO CELL PHONES are allowed in the classroom. . .
especially during the Administration of the MSA's. CELL PHONES are absolutely
restricted from any testing situation.
Harper's Choice allows students to bring cell phones to school and leave them
in their lockers during the day. . . then pick them up again at dismissal for
use to and from school. They are NOT ALLOWED to be used during the school day.
Mrs. Crandall
March 5, 2009
INTERIM PROGRESS REPORTS. . . will be distributed this Friday. Please review
with your parents and have parents sign the envelope signifying that they saw
and reviewed your 3rd quarter "snapshot" of grades. Return the signed
envelope on Monday, March 9th.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. . .3rd quarter installment payments are due by March
13th. Some students will be receiving reminder notices regarding the upcoming
payments due.
Thanks to all parents who have arranged to chaperone!
Feb. 23, 2009
THIS WEEK IS CONFERENCE WEEK!
We have 2 full days of school. . . and 2 half days of school.
Conferences will be held on Wednesday afternoon and evening. . . as well as
Thursday afternoon and evening.
I look forward to meeting with any parents who have set up an appointment,
either through our guidance office or through the online Pick-A-Time program.
Thanks for all of your support!
There will not be school on Friday, February 27th!
Feb. 16, 2009
HAPPY PRESIDENT'S DAY! Enjoy your day off from school!
We will have 4 school days this week! (Tuesday-Friday)
Feb. 10, 2009
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR A-1 PRE-ALGEBRA CLASS. . .
Please see Homework section!
February 5, 2009
Welcome back to school for the official start of 3rd QUARTER!
We will be focusing on our curricular objectives (mostly Geometry oriented) as
well as spending some time reviewing for the upcoming MSA (Maryland State
Assessments) which will be administered in mid-March.
This should be a great quarter!
Note: 2nd quarter report cards will be distributed on Monday, February 9,
2009 because of the 2 snow days. Look for your name on the Dististinguished
Students wall display.
Distinguished Student Assembly: Friday, February 13, 2009 during Period 3.
January 21, 2009
We will be completing all of the end-of-quarter assessments this week.
Reminder that we have early dismissal on Friday, January 23rd! Also,
end-of-quarter Field Trip Permission forms are due this Friday, January 23rd!
January 20, 2009
HAPPY INAUGURATION DAY!
January 11, 2009
Remember. . . this week is a busy ASSESSMENT week! Check with all of your
teachers for the specific day that your 2nd quarter assessment will be
administered.
Please take your reviewing and studying seriously and do your very best on
your assessments.
January 4, 2009
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Welcome back to school! I hope you enjoyed a fun and refreshing holiday
vacation. Now. . . it is time to get back to work!
ASSESSMENTS for the end of 2nd quarter will begin next week! So. . . let's
finish up the objectives for this quarter and begin reviewing!
Dec. 18, 2008
HAVE A WONDERFUL WINTER BREAK! See you in 2009!
Dec. 8, 2008
Interim Progress reports are being organized for distribution. Please make
sure that ALL of your work has been submitted to be included in your interim
grade.
Dec. 2, 2008
IMPORTANT!!! IMPORTANT!! IMPORTANT!!!
Message to Pre-Algebra students. . .
You only need to complete the 2 sections of Odyssey Math in your backpack on
Coordinate Plane Graphing and ordered pairs! By accident. . . ALL of the
assignments for our unit for the quarter were "dumped" into your backpack!
You must think I am crazy for preparing that much homework for you! :-)
Mrs. Crandall
Nov. 30, 2008
. . . . . . .A Message to parents. . .
Thanks to all who participated in the parent/teacher conferences last week.
If you scheduled and attended a conference, you should have received a
listing
of focus topics and objectives for 2nd quarter. If you did not participate in
a face-to-face conference, please look for the 2nd quarter topic sheet to
arrive home with your child.
If you would desire a telephone conference, please e-mail me and I will call
you to directly discuss your child's progress.
Continued blessings to you and your family!
. . . . . . .A Message to students. . .
The clock is ticking. . .have you entered the contest listed in the RESPONSE
section of the web page? The deadline is Fridy, December 5st at 8:00 pm! I
will download all of the responses and students with the correct answer will
receive a "free" no-homework pass during class the next week to use when
needed! Try it! Just click on the RESPONSE section for the question and
answer it!
Mrs. Crandall
Nov. 18, 2008
A Message to parents. . .
REMINDER: FALL CONFERENCES will take place next week. We will be dismissed
early from school on Monday, Nov. 24th and Tuesday, Nov. 25th in order for
teachers to meet with parents in the afternoon. Conference times are also
available during the evening hours of both days. If you haven't already
scheduled a conference and would like to do so, please send in the conference
request form which may be found attached to the most recent Cougar Newsletter
or in the report card envelope. You may also use the Pickatime.com website
to
schedule a conference.
If for some reason all of the conference slots are booked and you would still
like to schedule a conference with me, please do not hesitate to e-mail me,
and I would be happy to set up a conference outside of the conference window
time frame.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Mrs. Crandall
Nov. 14, 2008
Congratulations to all of the Distinguished Students!
Keep it up for 2nd quarter!
Nov. 10, 2008
REPORT CARD TIME!
Quarter 1 report cards will be distributed this week on Thursday. Please
show
and discuss the report cards with your parents. Parents should sign the
envelope provided and return to the homeroom teacher to signify that the
report card was viewed and discussed.
DISTINGUISHED STUDENT ASSEMBLY!
Also, in celebration of 6th grade distinguished students during the 1st
quarter, the sixth grade will have a special DISTINGUISHED STUDENT ASSEMBLY
this Friday, November 14th at 11:45 am in the gym. This will be during the
Period 3 block of time. All students will attend. . . and parents are
invited
to attend as well! See flier that was distributed in the Monday folder.
Hope to see you there!
Nov. 6, 2008
A "contest question" has been posted in the RESPONSE section of this web
page.
Submit an answer and you may "win" a free homework pass during 2nd quarter.
All responses will be due by December 5th!
TRY IT. . .
Mrs. Crandall
Nov. 5, 2008
WELCOME TO 2nd Quarter!
Today officially starts 2nd quarter.
Please make sure that your Math spiral has enough pages to start 2nd quarter.
We will be setting up the spirals for a "fresh" start so make sure that you
bring them to class.
Also, please make sure that your supplies have been replenished. . .glue
sticks, fresh sharpened pencils, and notebook paper. If you have extras in
your locker, make sure that you bring these supplies to math class daily!
Week of October 27, 2008
All assessments will be completed this week!
All work is due this week!
So. . .let's reflect on 1st quarter and get ready to start 2nd quarter!
October 20, 2008
The end of the quarter is a l m o s t here!
The last class day of the 1st quarter is actually October 31st!
So. . . it is time for us to show what we know by studying and performing
well
on the end-of-quarter assessments.
Assessments begin this week. . . so study hard, ask questions, and do your
best
work!
October 10, 2008
The 6th grade team has decided on the following schedule for the upcoming
end-of-quarter assessments. (Students may have assessments in 2-3 content
areas each day based on this schedule.)
Oct 22, 23, 24, 27 Math and English
Oct 28, 29 Science and Social Studies
Oct 30 and 31 Make-ups or completions in any content area
Students should plan study days in accordance with this schedule. The score
on the mathematics assessment is used in figuring the final quarterly grade
in
mathematics.
September 29, 2008
It was really great to see so many parents able to attend our HCMS
Back-to-School night last week. Thanks for taking an active role in your
child's education! If you were not able to attend Back-to-School night and
would like a copy of the newsletter explaining more detail about your child's
math class for this year, please let me know and I will send home a copy with
your child.
It is hard to believe, but the middle of the 1st quarter is here, so you will
be receiving an Interim Progress report this Thursday. Please review this
with
your child, sign the envelope, and return the envelope only to your child's
homeroom teacher. (We continue to use that same envelope as a covering and
communication tool for the reminder of the interim progress reports as well
as
the quarterly report cards.)
Welcome October!
Mrs. Crandall
September 22,2008
Reminder: BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT is TONIGHT at HCMS! Hope to see you there!
September 7, 2008
It was great to see many students and parents at the ice cream social last
week! Thanks to those who could work it out in their schedules to attend.
It
was a wonderful chance to chat with you in a casual atmosphere.
Please mark your calendars for Back-to-School night to be held on Monday,
September 22nd at 7:00 pm. While it is not a time to receive feedback about
a
student's progress, it is a great time to hear from all of the teachers and
follow your son/daughter's schedule.
Interim Progress reports will be issued on Thursday, October 2nd so that you
can see your son/daughter's progress in each subject area.
In the meantime, if you have any questions or concerns, please fell free to
e-mail me directly. colette_crandall@hcpss.org
HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL LABOR DAY!
We are looking forward to our 4-day school week! Don't forget that Tuesday
is
a B-day. . .and lots more during this week!
-AE schedule will change this week. . . chorus, band, and strings begin
-All students should have a spiral set up for Math class. . . bring it to
each
math class
-All student should be issued a Math textbook. . .make sure that it is
covered.
-Please bring a personal reading book daily to AE class for the D.E.A.R.
portion of the AE class. (unless you are attending Band, Strings, or Chorus)
-Turn-in days for the Magazine Fundraiser begin this week. Thanks in advance
for participating in this fundraiser to help HCMS
WELCOME!
Welcome to a new school year at Harper's Choice Middle School. I am so very
excited to meet each one of my students and parents. You are really in for a
very special 6th grade year! Buckle up. . . and get ready for a grand time
of
fun and learning!
See you in Math class!
Mrs. Crandall
SCHOOL STARTS SOON!
Are you ready?
Friday, August 22, 2008. . .6th grade Orientation!
Come to meet your teachers, get your locker, and get your schedule!
Monday, August 25, 2008. . .School begins!
See you then!
REMINDER: TUESDAY. . . JULY 1st. . . OPEN POOL DAY!
Come and have fun with your classmates!
YOU ARE INVITED!
WHAT: Open Pool Day
WHERE: Mrs. C's house
WHEN: July 1, 2008
Wear your bathing suit!
Bring a towel and snack to share!
Hope to see you. . .
Remember. . . if you need more details. . .Contact Mrs. Crandall!
Call Information for my phone number. . . do you like to CHAT?
Week of June 9, 2008
Can you believe it. . . this is the last week of school???!!! Remember that
your report card will be mailed to you as long as you have submitted all of
your textbooks and media center materials properly. It will have your 4th
quarter grade as well as a final grade summarizing all 4 quarters of your
math
work this year.
I certainly enjoyed meeting and working with all of you this school year.
Now. . .
You all deserve a restful and enjoyable summer! Have fun. . .don't forget
the
mathematics concepts that you learned. . . work on your summer review packet
when you can. . .do something nice for someone!
See you at the end of August!
Love ya,
Mrs. Crandall
Mrs. Crandall