Haynes Bridge Community,

We are almost at the end of the semester! The semester grade is final and will be aver-

aged with the 2nd semester grade for the end of the year grade. Do not let missing as-

signments impact a semester grade. Teachers work with students on NHIs for Major/

Minor Assessments. However, the may have NHIs in classwork and work ethic which will

impact a grade as well. Please review your child’s gradebook for all subjects and look for

any NHIs. An NHI means Not Handed In. If they turn in those assignments the teacher will

be able to see what your child has mastered or struggles with and it will impact the class

grade.

Haynes is in the news!

Congratulations to Emily Minchew on her piano performance at the North Fulton Music

Teachers Association Fall Festival. Read more at:

http://northfulton.com/stories/piano-students-shine-at-music-festival,122343

Thank you to Girl Scout Troop 3002 for helping our families in need. Read more about

how these former Haynes Bridge students have helped our community:

http://www.northfulton.com/stories/girl-scout-troop-buys-13000-worth-of-lunches-for-

students-on-the-reduced-lunch-program,122232

I am saddened to share that a former Haynes Bridge student Dre’Landon Brown tragically

had his life taken on Thanksgiving. Haynes and Centennial were a home to Dre and his

four siblings for many years. A fund was set up through Coach Burch at Centennial

https://www.gofundme.com/funeral-expenses-for-dre-brown. The services are this Sun-

day at Southern Cremation and Funerals in Marietta. Please keep his family in your

thoughts/prayers as they work through this very difficult time.

Thank you,

Mrs. Lauren Malekebu

Message fr om the Pri nci pal

A n e w s l e t t e r f o r H a y n e s B r i d g e M i d d l e S c h o o l p a r e n t s a n d s t u d e n t s

www.haynesbridge.com

Eagle Edition Business Partners

Northside Hospital Sam’s Club

Home Depot Publix

CALENDAR

December 4, 2017 PTA Spirit Day Scream N Nuts

(See page 2 for additional information)

December 4-8, 2017

Book Fair

December 5, 2017 Orchestra Concert

7 pm—gym

December 6, 2017 Band Concert

7 pm—gym

December 7, 2017 Group Pictures

December 8, 2017

Drama Club presents: “A Modern Day Christ-

mas Carol” 6:30 pm gym

December 11, 2017 Centennial HS Winter

Orchestra with 8th grad-ers from Haynes Bridge

and Holcomb Bridge 7 pm @ Centennial

December 1, 2017

THANK YOU !! Haynes Bridge Community for your generous dona-tions to Eagle’s Angels.

THANK YOU !! PTA for the fabulous Staff Appreciation Breakfast.

ARE YOU SCREAM'N NUTS?

Join us for a fundraiser to support HBMS PTA.

Monday Dec. 4th, anytime 7AM - 9PM

Scream’n Nuts at 5950 Northpoint Pkwy,

Alpharetta (near Steinway Piano Gallery, across from Embassy Suites)

Enjoy a morning donut, afterschool treat or dessert such as their donut cones dipped in chocolate and sprinkles then topped with ice cream or a hot sealed donut with a scoop of

ice cream in the middle then topped with a drizzle and topping. Yum!

Mention HBMS to make sure 15% of the proceeds will be donated to our school.

http://screamnnuts.com/

HELP VOLUNTEER AT THE BOOK FAIR NEXT WEEK

The media center is looking for volunteers to help out at the book fair next week, December 4-8. No experience needed. Just come in for a couple hours on the day that works for you

and you’ll get a chance to do a little holiday shopping while you are there.

To sign up go to the sign up genius at

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F044AAFAD28A20-haynes

Book Fair- Online Shopping Link

MATH COMPETITION

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The following is a link to an exciting opportunity for a Math Competi-

tion sponsored by Fulton Science Academy. Fulton Science Academy is

a private school not affiliated with Fulton County School System and as

such may have different policies and procedures than you and your

child are accustomed through Haynes Bridge Middle School. However,

we still feel this is an excellent opportunity for your child to practice Math in an encourag-

ing and enriching environment. http://www.mathgeniuses.org/?ref=email-content#w-7533575637

YEARBOOKS ON SALE NOW!

Order online: ybpay.lifetouch.com

Yearbook ID Code: 12491018

Order Dates: November 3, 2017 thru March 18,2017

Yearbooks were NOT sold by PTA at Open House. Your membership did not include a Yearbook.

You may also pick up a hard copy order form in the front office.

FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES

FCA is selling t-shirts again this year. FCA is Fellowship of Christian Athletes and we meet on Friday mornings from 8:00-8:40 in room 38, all are welcome. We wanted to open up the option of buying the t-shirt to the HBMS community. The t-

shirt is a comfort color T and is printed on both front and back. If you would like to order one or more, please use the link below to order.

*Please note: The last to place an order will be on December 3rd

. The price for each of the shirts $15.23 and FCA does not make any money off of the sale of the t-shirts.

If you have any questions or concerns about the shirt or FCA please feel free to reach out to Nicole Barrett at bar-rettn1@fultonschools.org . I’m here to help out in any way that I can! ☺

Here is the link to order the t-shirt: https://www.customink.com/g/zke0-00b8-05v3

SPECIAL THANK YOU !!

Girl Scout Troup 3002

Girl Scout Troop 3002’s Silver Award

They paid OVER $13,000 for lunches on behalf of students on at Hillside Elementary (45), Holcomb

Bridge Middle (52), Haynes Bridge Middle (49) and Centennial High School (114). This donation

was for each student in the Reduced Lunch Program, and each student received 100 days of lunches

from funds raised by the girls of Troop 3002’s charity, Heartshare!

Newspaper Article

Operation Haynes Helping Hands (OH3 )

When: Starting MONDAY, NOVEMBER, 27th

Why: Did you know some people in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico still don’t have electricity right now

and have a limited supply of food and water? Some people have had their SCHOOLS DESTROYED and have had to

now SHARE schools by having AM and PM sessions to allow two schools to attend? Their school supplies were

also ruined. We have the ability to HELP them so we must do what we can to HELP THEM RE-BUILD their com-

munities by supplying these basic necessities.

Supplies requested: Batteries sizes C & D. Nonperishable food items. Baby formula and food. Pens and pencils.

Notebooks. Binders. Book bags. Loose-leaf paper. Composition books. Girls’ and boy’s socks and underwear.

Math calculators. Crayons & colored pencils.

Box Tops Update!

Parents,

Thank you for your box top donations!

We submitted over 1500 box tops this month. The next deadline for submission is

March 1st. We would love to collect over 5000 between now and then! Every little bit helps!

Please keep clipping and sending in the box tops with your students. Box tops can be dropped off in the media center. All funds earned through box tops goes back to the school to

help support teacher mini-grants, technology, and other student initiatives.

Thanks for your support!

Girl's Jr. Knights Lacrosse Registration for Spring 2018 is now OPEN!

Evaluations for Select Teams are under way.

Lacrosse is the fastest-growing girl's sport in the U.S.

It's a SUPER-FUN game that's based on non-stop action and team-work. The Jr. Knights have teams for elementary school girls in grades 2 through 5, and for middle school-

ers in grades 6 through 8. No previous lacrosse experience is necessary - we're looking to recruit brand-new players! (Loaner equipment is available, if needed.)

Go to www.jrknightslacrosse.com to sign up for the Spring season.

Click "Register" to create an account for your daughter and sign up for Spring Lacrosse.

For questions, email Mark Larsen at mlarsen@walterpmoore.com.

December Words of the Month

Character Word: Meticulous: showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

SAT Word: Loquacious: talkative.

CONGRATULATIONS:

REED SWEIGART

2017 PGA Junior League Champions

Reed is kneeling, bottom right.

Way to go Reed !!!

PTA NEEDS YOU !!!

If you have already joined the PTA THANK YOU! If you have not already joined the PTA at

Haynes Bridge Middle School, please do! It’s not too late. We provide much needed support

to the students and the staff through luncheons, programs, bus driver and teacher appreciation plus many more. This cannot be done without your

support.

Please go to our website hbmspta.com and join today.

Just click on the red banner at the top of the screen.

Math Tutoring

The PTA is looking for volunteers to tutor math during lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Even if you don't consider yourself a "math" person, we have a place for you! Math fact practice as

well as other skills are greatly needed. Please consider volunteering with this much needed activity.

Signup on our Signup Genius page for available times. Contact Angie Curley at wreglgrl@gmail.com or 678-770-9942 for more information.

Parents,

Throughout the school year, families consider an alternate school setting for their child or a physician needs ad-ditional information to help evaluate your child’s medication needs and effectiveness. When these situations arise, they usually request that your child’s teachers complete a teacher assessment, evaluation or recommenda-tion form.

If this situation occurs at any time throughout the school year, please contact the Counseling Secretary, Nita Coloma, to assist you with this request. There is a required Fulton County Release of Information form that must be completed by the parent prior to our faculty members being allowed to share any such information with a third party.

Mrs. Coloma will coordinate the collection of the forms between you and the teachers and forward them to the requesting school, organization or physician’s office prior to your child’s next appointment or registration dead-line. We do ask that you please try to afford us at least a 7-10 day turnaround time to complete your request.

If you have any additional questions, please contact Nita Coloma in the Counseling Department at 470-254-8392.

The Northeast Atlanta Chapter of the National Charity League, Inc. (NCL) is currently conducting its annual membership drive for the 2018 school year. NCL’s mission is to foster mother-daughter re-lationships in a philanthropic organization committed to community service, leadership develop-ment 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 7thand rising 8th grade for 2018-2019. Please visit the NCL website: https://northeastatlanta.nationalcharityleague.org/community-service/ for additional information or contact our local chapter Northeast Atlanta VP of Membership, Michele Colturi at michelecolturi@comcast.net. Thank you for your interest.