October 5th, 2016

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Here are some of the upcoming events and reminders:

Today is Picture Day! Packets are in the Main Office. Students must wear their uniforms

to school and they must follow all HCSS Dress Code Rules.

The next PTO Meeting will be held tomorrow- Thursday, October 6th at 6pm in the HCSS

Teacher’s Lounge. All are welcome!

Don’t forget that Friday, October 7th is a half day. Dismissal will be at 1pm.

We will have a Science Fair Parent Information Night on Tuesday, October 11th at 6pm.

Please see Mrs. Trudeau if you have any questions.

The Nurse now has a new fax number! If you would like to fax anything directly to Nurse

Gemme, please use fax # (413) 683-1961.

Thank you for your support!

Brittany Ross

Activity Coordinator

bross@hampdencharter.org | 413.593.9090 ext 203

HAMPDEN CHARTER

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE

Hampden Charter School of Science

20 Johnson Road Chicopee, MA 01022

Phone. (413) 593-9090 Fax. (413) 294 2648

info@hampdencharter.org

www.hampdencharter.org

 

 

HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD 

WITH SCIENCE FAIR 

TUESDAY OCTOBER 11, 2016 AT 6:00PM 

 

JOIN THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT STAFF 

FOR AN EVENING OF SCIENCE 

WE WILL SHARE INFORMATION WITH 

YOU ABOUT THE HCSS MODEL FOR 

SCIENCE FAIR 

SCIENCE FAIR BACKGROUND

RESEARCH IS DUE WEDNESDAY

OCTOBER 12, 2016

SEE HCSS WEBSITE FOR

GUIDELINES AND GRADING

RUBRIC

Interested in Joining Middle School Student Council?

10/5/16

Peer Mentoring to begin soon!

HCSS offers a Peer Mentoring program where the School Adjustment Counselors

along with HCSS Staff select high achieving High School Students to be paired with

Middle School Students in need of extra help. The students are matched based on

needs of the Middle School Students and strengths of the High School Students.

Middle School Mentees are expected to always have work ready to complete with

their Mentors. A positive attitude and willingness to cooperate with their Mentor is

also necessary. If a Middle School Mentee consistently shows a negative,

disrespectful attitude or is unwilling to complete work the High School Mentor will

be reassigned. This program is meant to benefit struggling Middle School Students

and is a wonderful opportunity for academic as well as social emotional growth.

High School Students may count their Mentoring time towards their required

volunteer hours. This is a wonderful college application or resume enhancer. This is

also a rewarding experience for all of the students participating.

Ideally this program will run throughout the whole school year allowing ample time

for the Mentoring pairs to build a strong rapport and accomplish many goals. If a

Middle School student has been productive although no longer needs the support of

the High School Mentor we can reassign the High School Mentors.

We are planning to have this program up and running soon! Looking forward to

another wonderful year of positive and productive relationships in the Peer

Mentoring Program.

Sincerely,

Ms. Temple, High School Adjustment Counselor &

Ms. Niemczyk, Middle School Adjustment Counselor

HOT PACKS MUST BE

RETURNED TO THE NURSE Several are missing. Only 2 remain available for use.

PLEASE RETURN THEM ASAP

New fax number

for nurse

If you have any medical

documents to send to the nurse

please use the following fax

number:

413-683-1961

OCTOBER 2016

*Dates are subject to change. For the most accurate event schedule, check HampdenCharter.org for the Activity Calendar!

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

3

4 College Rep Visit- WNEU

5 Picture Day

6 College Fair Field Trip (Seniors) PTO Meeting @ 6p

7 Half Day

10 No School

11 Science Fair Parent Info Meeting @ 6p

12

13 14 College Rep Visit- Springfield College

17

18 19 PSAT/NMSQT

20 21 ELA Q1 Final

24 College Rep Visit- MCPHS

25 MATH Q1 Final

26

27 28 SCI Q1 Final Half Day

31 1

2 UMASS Amherst Field Trip (Juniors)

3 College Rep Visit- UMASS Boston

4 First Quarter Ends