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HAWK TALK
                                   December 11, 2020

                                  MONTH AT A GLANCE
                                    12/15 iReady Reading Winter Assessment (alternate schedule)
                                     12/17 iReady Math Winter Assessment (alternate schedule)
                                                   12/21 - 1/5/2021 Winter Break
                                              1/18/2021 MLK Holiday (schools closed)

iReady Testing December 15 and 17
It is time for students to show how much they have grown in math and reading this semester!
Students will be taking the iReady winter assessment on Tuesday, December 15 (Reading) and
Thursday, December 17 (Math). We will be on an alternate bell schedule to allow time for testing.

Remote learning students will need to login to their homeroom team at 8:55 AM on testing days. ALL
remote learners need to take the assessment! Please encourage your child to take it seriously and give
his/her best effort.
Homeroom periods are 3rd, (6th grade), 4th (7th grade) and 5th (8th grade) and there is a Team for
each of these periods.

The alternate bell schedule for testing days is below.

Hot Chocolate Day
              Thursday, December 17th, the Kona Truck will be here with hot chocolate!
                             Students can bring $3-$4 to buy a cup.

Girls and Boys Basketball

             Make sure to submit your paperwork and physical for try-outs in January
                 Forms can be found: https://www.fultonschools.org/domain/6121

Hawk Holiday Hero
This accompanies the gift card drive PTA is sponsoring for HBMS families in need this holiday
season. Donations can be made
at https://hbmspta.memberhub.store/shopping/items/156203. We ask that all donations be in by
December 15th. If families prefer to not donate online, cash donations or $25 gift cards to
Target/Walmart can be dropped off either in the front o ce, at morning or afternoon carpool, or at
the Curbside Cookies & Cocoa event next Wednesday.

                                Winter Break Meal Kits
                                Meal kits for winter break (5 breakfasts and 5 lunches) are available
                                for pre-order. FACE-TO-FACE students should order meal kits using
                                this link and will receive their order on Friday, December 18 at
                                dismissal.

                                REMOTE students can pick up the extra meal kit on Thursday,
                                December 17 from 9:30 -10:30 AM curbside. Visit this page for
                                details and to pre-order meal kits for remote students.

Bus Requests
Buses Only Serve the Students Assigned to the Route
In the past, parents have been able to send a request to their school asking for their child to ride a bus
home with another student. Under this example, the parent requests to place their child on a bus that
does not serve the student’s residence. In an elementary school setting, the phrase “play date” is
sometimes used but this could apply under several circumstances: sleepovers, an unusual one-day
aftercare issue, and after school group study at a student’s home. Due to COVID-19 and our efforts to
manage bus ridership, assigned seating, and support case investigations, this practice is no longer
permitted. Buses can only serve the students that are assigned to the bus.

National Charity League Membership Drive is now open!
The Northeast Atlanta Chapter of the National Charity League, Inc. (NCL) is currently conducting its
annual membership drive for the 2021-2022 school year. NCL’s mission is to foster mother-daughter
relationships in a philanthropic organization committed to community service, leadership development
and cultural experiences. Members include mothers and daughters in grades 7 through 12 (a 6 year
experience).

Our chapter will be accepting new members in the rising 7th grade for the 2021-2022 school year.

Please visit our NCL website at https://northeastatlanta.nationalcharityleague.org/about-us/ for
additional information or contact our Northeast Atlanta Chapter VP of Membership, Kim Slawin at
membershipnortheastatlanta@nclonline.org.

Want your student in the Yearbook? Download the
information below to see how to submit a picture. Yearbooks
are now $45. So order now!!!! Jostensyearbooks.com (event
   code - FE31420). Time is running out to place you ad,
recognizing your 8th grader in the yearbook. You only have
       until 12/1 to place your ad at Jostensadservice.com

                                                               Download
 pdf
        Holcomb Bridge Middle School Photo Sharing Flyer.pdf
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Who can I contact for help?
6th Grade:
Kim Kapella, Assistant Principal kapellak@fultonschools.org
Hannah Milligan, Counselor milliganh@fultonschools.org

7th Grade:

Kenneth Greene, Assistant Principal greenek@fultonschools.org
Raven Carnes, Counselor carnesR1@fultonschools.org

8th Grade:
Jennifer Cassidy, Principal cassidyj@fultonschools.org
Last Name A-K: Hannah Millgan, Counselor milliganh@fultonschools.org
Last Name L-Z: Raven Carnes, Counselor carnesR1@fultonschools.org

Staff Email Directory is located on our school website. Click on Staff then Directory.

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