Click Recap to view pictures and read about what’s been going on at HMS this week.
Harborside Class of 2026 Fundraiser Opportunity
Please consider supporting Grade 8 with its first fundraiser of the year by purchasing a mum or three for your yard.
Click Mums to complete an order form.
Click Fall Mums for pricing.
Pick up will be on Thursday, September 25 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
Early Dismissal Procedure
If you need to pick your child up early, please email our Greeter directly at ktilt@milforded.org, so she can have your child ready in a timely manner You may also send in your child with a handwritten note, or call the main office at 203-783-3523.
Please remember to bring your photo I.D. when picking up your child so we can safely dismiss them.
The adult picking up your child must be authorized to do so in PowerSchool unless written or verbal communication is given to a staff member by a parent or guardian prior to dismissal.
Please know that an early dismissal will be considered excused once a note is brought to school on the letterhead from the office visited.
As a reminder, if your child is not feeling well they are encouraged to be evaluated by our school nurse.
Students should not be using their electronic devices or the office phone to call home to be picked up without being seen and discharged by the nurse.
Lunch Menu -
This year, menus will be available on myschoolmenus.com.
To view the HMS School menu, select HMS from the drop down menu and then select menu (Breakfast or Lunch) type from the drop down menu. Then click Go.
This platform has many interactive features available-- to learn more, watch this instructional video on how to navigate the website.
Club Information will be in next week's weekly.
PTO -
The first PTO meeting will be on Wednesday, September 17 at 7:00 PM at HMS.
HMS Drama Club Reminder -
If you are interested in joining the Drama Club this year as a cast member or on the stage crew, there will be a mandatory meeting for students and parents/guardians on Monday, September 8 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM in the HMS cafeteria.
Students should come along, as well as one grown-up with them. A virtual option is available if you cannot attend. Please email hmsdramaclub175@gmail.com in order to receive the link.
Auditions for this year’s show will be held on Thursday, October 9 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Please know that late buses will not be running yet, therefore, students staying after school for auditions will need to have transportation arranged prior to staying for auditions.
Cast rehearsals will start on Thursdays, 10/23 and run through April on Thursdays.
Stage crew will start in January also on Thursdays.
The week before performances will require daily evening rehearsals for everyone involved at Jonathan Law.
All information will be given out at the mandatory meeting, including audition information!
Please email hmsdramaclub175@gmail.com with any questions!
Tardy to School
We know sometimes things happen that cause us to be late, which is why we wanted to let families know Harborside’s practice on frequent tardiness.
Unexcused tardies (not being late due to an appointment accompanied with a doctor’s office note) are counted at the district level and reported. At 5 unexcused tardies, an email will be sent to parents to make them aware of accumulating late arrivals.
Students are considered tardy to school if they are not in their assigned classrooms by the school’s start time, which is 8:00 AM. Please note that our bells are synchronized to cell phone and computer clocks.
Any student arriving late to school must report to the Lobby Greeter to check-in. All tardy arrivals are considered unexcused unless a doctor’s note is provided.
Tardies resulting from professional appointments (medical, legal, etc.) must be documented by an original note from that professional and submitted at the time the student signs in with the Greeter in the Lobby. These notes must be on the professional’s original letterhead.
Excessive tardiness will result in the following;
At five (5) tardies, students will receive notification that they have been tardy five (5) times and that additional tardies will result in consequences/intervention. For example,
At (ten) 10 tardies, a student will receive an after school detention for being tardy for ten (10) days.
The time of detention will be 3:00-4:00 pm. A late bus can be provided if the student is assigned a bus at the beginning of the year.
After the first detention, a student will receive an after school detention for every five (5) tardies after the original detention was given.
Students with chronic tardiness will receive additional interventions/consequences.
In person meetings with parents may be necessary if the pattern continues.
Monday, September 1- No school in observance of Labor Day.
Thursday, September 18 - Open House from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. More information to follow.
Tuesday, September 23 - No school in observance of Rosh Hashanah.
Tuesday, September 24 - Early release for staff professional development. Students are dismissed at 12:45 PM.
Thursday, October 2 -Yom Kippur.
Monday, October 14 - HMS Clubs start
Wednesday, October 15 and Thursday, October 16 - Early release for Fall Conferences.
Fall Middle School Conferences -
Tuesday, October 15th 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 16th 1:05-3:05 p.m
Spring Middle School Conference -
Tuesday, March 18th 1:05-3:05 p.m.
Wednesday, March 19th 5:30-8:00 p.m.