
Middle School art blog has been updated!
http://heardmiddleart.blogspot.com/?m=1

HCMS Basketball & Wrestling:
Here’s a diagram/layout of our gym-seating arrangements. This has been implemented in order to help prevent the spread of COVID. Please review this diagram. It will also be posted in the lobby/concession area of the gym. Thank you Coach Lasseter for the diagram and setup.

Update to Virtual Meal Pick-ups:
We will be changing the location of the virtual meal pick-ups to Heard High School rather than Heard Middle School due to staffing concerns.
You will be able to pick up your pre-ordered meals by driving around the back of the high school by the softball field. Please text 770-328-3095 with your children's names when you arrive. We will place the food on a table. Please wait for us to back away from the table before exiting your car to minimize the risk of potential exposure.
Meal orders can be submitted using this form (https://form.jotform.com/203333665255050) up until midnight tonight in order to get a free lunch for tomorrow and breakfast for Wednesday morning. Menus can be viewed at Mealviewer.com - Heard Middle School but are subject to change.
If you have any questions, you can email melissa.vannorden@heard.k12.ga.us

We are extending our deadline for virtual meal pick up to midnight the night before. So if you would like a free hot lunch for your child tomorrow and a breakfast for the next morning, please fill out this form https://form.jotform.com/203333665255050 by midnight tonight! We need these orders to make sure we prepare the correct amount of food for our virtual students. Check out Mealviewer.com to see what's on the menu!

A lot of great stuff going on in our Middle School Art program! Click the link below to see the recent artwork created by our talented students.
https://heardmiddleart.blogspot.com/

Heard County School System will be closed for children on Thursday, September 17th. School will be closed due to an overabundance of caution after watching the 11:30 a.m. National Weather Service briefing. We have large concerns for the amount of rain forecasted for our area. Dirt roads and gravel roads will likely be washed out and make travel impossible in some areas.

Heard County has a new Powerschool Code for you to enter on the Powerschool app! When you open the PS app, please enter JWJQ.
You must uninstall the current app and reinstall the app so it will work with the new code.
The new Powerschool Student/Parent Url is https://heard.powerschool.com/public/home.html

If you did not receive your schedule at open house, please come to the table set up at the front entrance of the school in the morning to get yours.

We are excited to welcome our HCMS students tomorrow! If you haven’t signed up yet for the Remind messages for important announcements from your child’s teachers, please do so. You received a handout with Remind signup information at Open House. Thank you and Go Braves!

Don’t forget to come to our “Back to School Bash” today. It ends at 11:00. We have about 40 middle & high school boxes left and about 300 elementary school boxes remaining. Come on out folks!!!

We can't wait to see each and every one of you tomorrow for Open House. If you are able please complete the required forms online. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/796285/HMS_OPEN_HOUSE_2020_FORMS__1_.pdf and https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/796304/HMS_Student_Handbook_agreement_Form.pdf
If you are not able, we will have paper forms available at open house. We will have a designated area for you to fill these out or you may go to your car. As always please bring your proof of residence with you if you’re completing the paperwork at the school.
Thanks for all of your help and patience during this process.

HCMS Cheerleading:
If you are interested in trying out for cheerleading, there will be a sign up sheet at the athletic table tomorrow at Open House. You will need to have a physical for tryouts, you will need to sign up for that as well. The physicals will be this Thursday at HCHS @6PM. Please make sure you sign up!!

Attention Heard County Middle School Students, if you plan to enroll in Georgia Virtual School, you must do so by Friday, July 31st at 3 pm. You will need to call the school to let us know your plans, and sign a commitment form. You will then need to go to https://gavs.gavirtualschool.org to create an account and complete the scheduling process.
**Any registrations after this date will not be approved or paid by the school system**.
Please contact us first so we can assist you with the initial process. You can also email Mr. McCullough, Mr. Wiggins, or Mr. Hadley.

Reminder, Reminder:
Upcoming 6th Grade Parent Night
Welcome to Heard County Middle School! We have scheduled a 6th Grade Parent Night on Thursday, July 23rd at 7:00 PM via Google Meet.
Directions: At 6:55 you may start logging on using the following link:
https://meet.google.com/msf-tvnt-nuq
Please mute your computer by clicking on the microphone once you “join” the session. Information to be discussed will be the daily schedule, classroom procedures, resources, dress code, drop-off time, pick-up time, and other exciting activities at HCMS.

Heard County Community Partnership has a new initiative for the families of Heard County School System. We are connecting families with information and partnering agencies that provide quality rated childcare, workforce training, continuing education, and military enlistment. Please complete this survey so that we can provide you with the best resources available to fit your needs. Thank you for your participation.
Please use the link below to complete the survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiW5hAqW7PsdMJfnFokyxyjoSyxi3lif4ByvoEzj-758AGzQ/viewform

Upcoming 6th Grade Parent Night
Welcome to Heard County Middle School! We are anticipating an exciting year, filled with new possibilities. We know that 6th grade sometimes brings about a little nervousness for both students and parents. In an effort to make the transition from elementary school to Heard County Middle School a smooth one, we have scheduled a 6th Grade Parent Night on Thursday, July 23rd at 7:00 PM via Google Meet.
Directions: At 6:55 you may start logging on using the following link:
https://meet.google.com/msf-tvnt-nuq
Please mute your computer by clicking on the microphone once you “join” the session. Information to be discussed will be the daily schedule, classroom procedures, resources, dress code, drop-off time, pick-up time, and other exciting activities at HCMS.

Back to School Bash at HCHS (August 1st from 9:00-11:00) Please view the link below:
https://youtu.be/tR869dF-FXE

New Student Registration by Appointment Only
on July 21st & July 22nd from 8:00 AM- 3:00 PM
(Note: For students who are "new" to Heard County)
Please call or email using information from the website.

Please review this video by Mr. Mike Roberts (Associate Superintendent) regarding Georgia Virtual Learning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8HSkgIxRZw

Please review the information regarding Open House for HCMS:
Open House Video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i_640y7FgnJnsn2FQme9_zTK63EMt0bv/view?usp=sharing

Stakeholders Survey - Please click on the link below to complete the survey if you have a child attending Heard County Schools:
https://www.facebook.com/152107268272556/posts/1623716587778276/?d=n

We’re thrilled to announce Heard County School
System’s new app! Carry “The One Brave Nation”, in your
pocket. Download the app on Android:
https://bit.ly/3g0t72u or iPhone: https://apple.co/3ebshOy.

We’re thrilled to announce Heard County School System’s new app! Carry “The One Brave Nation”, in your pocket. Download the app on Android or iPhone. Watch the video on you tube with this link, https://youtu.be/Byi8PtslDb4 Please download the app so you can stay connected.

We will have locker content pickup on Tuesday June 9th and Wednesday June 10th, from 2-7 pm each day. This will be for students that left personal items in there lockers and would like to retrieve them. Not all students had contents left in their lockers. Pickup will be at the front of the school just like Chromebook returns.

Heard County Middle School NEW Student Registration
Tuesday, July 21 & Wednesday, July 22, 2020
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
These days are only for NEW students transferring to HCMS (not for students entering 6th grade coming from HCES, EES, or CES).
To make your appointment, call the middle school at 706-675-9247.
Please bring the following with you when you come for your appointment:
Withdrawal form from previous school
Transcript (or last report card )
Social security card (or copy)
Birth certificate (or copy)
Shot records and vision/hearing/dental certificate
Driver’s license of parent/guardian
Custody paperwork (if applicable)
Heard County proof of residency (lease, mortgage, deed, or most recent property tax, home insurance, electric, water, gas, or landline phone bill)
If these days don't work please call to make an appointment.

Information for parents and students: Middle Years
https://bit.ly/2yLkrw1

Supply List 2020-2021 https://5il.co/gqbe

Yearbooks will be given out at Open House!!!

Click here for Physical Form 2020 https://5il.co/df8k

Per Governor Kemp's Executive Order, Heard County School System will remain closed until Monday, April 27th. We will continue to operate with online learning during this time period. If you have internet connectivity issues please reach out to your child's teachers and principal.