Announcements
ALL FOUR OLENTANGY MIDDLE SCHOOLS EARN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
All four Olentangy middle schools earned the prestigious Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Harold A. Meyer Award for Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity for the 2009-10 school year. Olentangy Hyatts Middle School (OHMS), Olentangy Liberty Middle School (OLMS), Olentangy Orange Middle School (OOMS) and Olentangy Shanahan Middle School (OSMS) are four of the just 14 middle schools in the state to achieve this honor, which is presented to schools that develop and implement a comprehensive program that reinforces the importance of sportsmanship, ethics and integrity in school culture. In total, Olentangy middle schools have received the Harold A. Meyer Award 24 times. All four schools will receive banners from the OHSAA during an upcoming school assembly or athletic event.
For more information on this award, go online to http://olentangyschools.net/blog/topnews/
Curriculum Night Schedule
Middle School Curriculum Night will be September 7th, 2010 from 7:00-9:00pm. The Schedule will be as follows:
7:00-7:30 – Team Teachers
7:30-8:00 – 6th Grade Unified Arts, 8th Grade Level 1 Foreign Language, Math
8:00-8:30 – Team Teachers, 7th Grade Unified Arts
8:30-9:00 – 8th Grade Unified Arts, Math
A board with teams and room numbers will be posted in the lobby on Curriculum Night. The team presentations and math time will be repeated to allow parents with more than 1 student to get to multiple presentations.
Student Fees
Student Fees will be charged and collected starting the beginning of October. Please hold all payments until that time. We will send an announcement and a fee statement once fees are billed. Thank You!
Flip Flops
We have a lot of students wearing flip flops to school and we have already seen some of them breaking. If your student is a flip flop wearer, please have them keep an extra pair in his/her locker as a backup. Thanks!
Drama Club Auditions
Drama Club audition week begins Tuesday Sept. 7th afterschool from 2:45-4pm.To audition for our show you must attend either Tuesday or Weds to learn the audition material. Stage Crew does not need to attend. The audition sign up sheet is posted outside the choir room (old strings room). Here is the schedule:
Tuesday Sept. 7th-Learn Audition material
Weds. Sept. 8th-Learn Audition Material
Thurs. Sept 9th-Auditions
Friday Sept. 10th-Auditions
Monday Sept. 13th-Cast List posted, rehearsal schedules available
Please remember to bring your parent information sheet with you to your audition. If you are wanting to do stage crew only, I will need the parent information sheet from you as well. Drama Club info is located at Eagle Post or check out the music website at Hyatts and look under the drama club link.
Washington DC Trip Update
On Curriculum Night, September 7, there will be a short D.C. trip question and answer meeting in the Commons at Hyatts at 6:15 P.M. prior to the team and Unified Arts presentations which begin at 7:00 P.M. The next parent meeting will be October 4 at 7:00 P.M. in Hyatts M.S. Commons to share information on what to pack, how much spending money to take, and overall behavior expectations for all students on the trip. Please don’t hesitate to email Kim Haughn or Ellie Abadie if you have any questions.
Your student should have shown you the First Class official Washington, D.C. Trip site — they were asked to do this at school on Friday. You can log in as your student at any time to see all updates and copy medical forms, etc. Please send all medical forms back to Ellie Abadie. If your student takes any prescription medication, we must have the form for that filled out and signed by a doctor.
Check out Hyatts on Schooltube!!
Click this link to get to the Hyatts Middle Schooltube page! On the page, you will see the daily newscast, the award winning videos from the 2010 Hyatts Film Festival and our 2 lip dubs from last year!
Here is the link: http://www.schooltube.com/user/OHMS
Subscribe to the channel and get updated when a new video is added! You will need to create a login to do this. Enjoy!
PTO Announcement:
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!!
THE ANTI-FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
A one time donation, instead of fundraising, to support the PTO goals this year!It only works if everyone does their part!!
To date we have only had 57 families donate! We have a long way to go and need the assistance from Hyatt’s families who are over 700 strong!
You can turn your donations anytime to the front office, or via mail.
The goal this year is to provide 4 requested Smart Boards to assist in your child’s educational experience at Hyatt’s Middle School
Thanks in advance for your support!
SCRIP Order
The next scrip order will be placed on Monday, Sept 6th.~ Please have paper orders into the office by noon on Friday, Sept 3rd to be included.~ Online orders can be place anytime up until noon on Monday, Sept 6th and be included – if not paying online via PrestoPay, please submit payment to the office as soon as possible.~ ~Orders will be available to pick up or go home with your child by noon on Friday, Sept 10th.~ 2% of all your purchases will go into your child’s Washington DC trip account.~ ~ ~Please contact Jonna Beard at jfbeard@verizon.net or Barbara Sheehan at babszip39@aol.com if you have any questions.
Order forms can be found in the OHMSPTO link from the Hyatt’s Middle School website.~ Look under the PTO FORMS AND DOCUMENTS heading and click on Scrip order form.~ Information about setting up an online account can be found at www.shopwithscrip.com.~ If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Jonna Beard at jfbeard@verizon.net or 740-816-6572 or Barbara Sheehan at babzips39@aol.com.~~
2% of all your purchases made thru the Scrip program go into your child’s Washington DC account.
School Store
The Hyatts school store will open this Friday, September 3rd and will be open every Friday during lunch times. Logo wear will be available at the school store.
RECYCLING FUNDRAISER
The Hyatts Wellness Institute is conducting a recycling fundraiser. There’s nothing to buy. We are simply asking you to protect the environment by donating your consumer electronics and unwanted, broken, or mismatched jewelry. Your used items may be tax deductible and will be recycled in accordance with EPA regulations. 100% of the proceeds will help fund the Hyatts Wellness Institute’s Community Garden and Greenhouse. We are currently collecting the following items:
Cell Phones Laptop Computers Inkjet Cartridges MP3 Players GPS Devices Digital Cameras Digital Video Cameras Handheld Game Systems
Radar Detectors Electronic Book Readers Gold, Silver, & Platinum Jewelry
Please no donations larger than a laptop computer.
Please drop off any items you would like to recycle outside of the Hyatts Middle School office.
We greatly appreciate your support!
Sports:
7th Volleyball
In volleyball action last night, the 7th grade team fought hard against a tough Worthington Mccord team. The Eagles pushed the match to 3 sets, eventually coming up short 22-25 in the third. Even with the lose, the Eagles never gave up and showed alot of teamwork and determination.
8th Volleyball
The 8th grade volleyball team won a very exciting match last night againt Worthington McCord. The girls won in two games. They started off slow but were able to pull it together for a victory. They are now 2-0 on the season. Keep it up, girls!
Important Dates
Labor Day – Monday, September 6 – No school for students and staff
Curriculum Night – Tuesday, September 7
Curriculum Day – Monday, September 20 – No school for students
