Deal Hale Families,
Next Monday the portal for securing parent teacher conferences (Pick-a-Time) will open at 7 pm. You will need to use the link below to access the portal. Directions for creating an account are attached below.
Portal Link
Directions
There are a number of very important updates in this newsletter. Please take a look below. Here are some of the major topics covered: girls basketball, scholastic art award, 8th grade parents night at NRHS, spring sports registration, updated MCAS testing dates, 8th grade end of year events and postural screenings.
Regards,
Kyle Grady
Principal
Upcoming Events:
3/2 Pick-A-Time portal opens for parent conferences 7pm
3/3 No School - Super Tuesday Voting Day
3/5 8th Grade Parents night at NRHS 6:30pm - 8pm
3/6 No School - Full Day Faculty PD
3/12 Faculty Meeting
3/13 Grades Close - End of Trimester II
3/18 Early Release - Parent Teacher Conferences
3/20 Dance and March Madness Basketball Tournament 6:30 - 8:30
3/25 Early Release - Parent Teacher Conferences
3/26 Hale Musical, Frozen Jr. 7-8:30pm
3/27 Report Cards Issued
3/27 Hale Musical, Frozen Jr. 7-8:30pm
3/28 Hale Musical, Frozen Jr. 2-2:30pm
Undefeated Season!
Congratulations to our girls basketball team for going undefeated this season (16-0)! We are working on a banner to hang in the HMS Gymnasium. Check out this photo!
Donovan Wins Scholastic Art and Writing Award
Emma Donovan won two Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. A Gold Key for her oil painting titled "Free Breath" and a Silver Key for her fashion piece Egyptian Bead Net Dress. The Gold Key painting will be considered for a national award now and hang in the Boston Museum School exhibit for the month of March.
Free Breath
Egyptian Bead Net Dress
8th Grade Parents Night at NRHS
NRHS is hosting an 8th Grade Parents Night starting at 6:30 on March 5th. The snow date is March 6th
Postural Screenings
Screenings will begin on Monday, February 24th. These are the last screenings of the school year. Contact the nursing staff with any questions.
Spring Sports Registration
Spring sports registration will open by mid March. Students will need to have an up-to-date physical on file in the Health Office. We typically start the season by April 1st. This is dependent on the conditions of the fields. I will send out the registration link in a future Hale Newsletter and post the link to our website.
Below is the updated MCAS Testing Schedule
| Date |
Grade / Subject / Test # |
| 4/6/20 |
8 ELA #1 |
| 4/7/20 |
7 ELA #1 |
| 4/9/20 |
8 ELA #2 |
| 4/10/20 |
7 ELA #2 |
| 4/13/20 |
7/8 ELA Make Up Session |
| 4/14/20 |
6 ELA #1 |
| 4/15/20 |
6 ELA #2 |
| 4/16/20 |
6 ELA Make Up Session |
| 5/5/20 |
6 Math #1 |
| 5/6/20 |
7 Math #1 |
| 5/7/20 |
8 Math #1 |
| 5/12/20 |
8 Math #2 |
| 5/13/20 |
7 Math #2 |
| 5/14/20 |
6 Math #2 |
| 5/15/20 |
6/7/8 Math Make Up Session |
| 5/19/20 |
8 Science/Technology/Engineering #1 |
| 5/20/20 |
8 Science/Technology/Engineering #2 |
| 5/21/20 |
8 Science/Technology/Engineering Make Up Session
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Would you like to be part of Career & Innovation Day? Click here for details!
8th Grade Washington DC Trip Update:
Medical forms are coming home today. Please return them ASAP but no later than 3/14/20. If your child misplaced the forms you can find them here on our website.
Baseball Clinic:
The NRHS Baseball is hosting its 18th annual clinic on March 14th. Click here for NRHS Baseball Clinic Flier.
8th Grade end of year events:
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We have a tentative date for our 8th grade promotional ceremony. This is dependent on the last day of school which may change due to school cancellations. For now our tentative date is June 18th from 6-7pm in the HMS Auditorium
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The 8th grade dance sponsored by the SPTO has been scheduled from 6:30 - 9pm on June 12th in the HMS Gymnasium. Details forthcoming.
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The 8th grade class trip to Kimball Farms has been scheduled for June 12th. Details forthcoming.
Be sure to scroll thru the Important Updates to the left!