UPDATE for PTO Carnation delivery:
Due to the unpredictable weather, we will distribute flowers on Tues, February 18th (instead of Thur, Feb 13). This will also give families more time to place their orders!
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Our DoubleGood Popcorn fundraiser is LIVE!
Help support 8th grade and middle school end-of-year activities for Breakthrough Magnet School South students! 🎉 Every purchase makes a difference, and the popcorn is absolutely delicious! 🍿✨
⏳ **Hurry—this fundraiser ends February 11th!
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Basketball schedule this week:
Mon 2/10: boys practice 4-5:30 pm
Tues 2/11: HOME game vs BSTEM - boys 4:30 pm, girls 5:45 pm
Wed, 2/12: girls practice 4-5:30 pm
Thur, 2/13: Girls ONLY away game at McDonough 4:30 pm
Fri, 2/14: No school
No Mini Cheer with Ms. Dachille until Feb. 27 - sorry for the inconvenience!
Last chance to edit or submit applications! RSCO's application deadline has been extended to February 10th at 5:00 pm. Apply today! Go to ChooseYourSchool.org
All families that complete the HPS School Climate Survey will be entered into a raffle for a $25 gift card!
Reminder: Today, Wed, Feb. 5, is a 12:30 pm Early Dismissal day & PTO Dress Down Day for a $1 donation (jersey/sports theme for Super Bowl). Parent/Teacher conferences are today from 1-4 pm and Pika Food Truck will be back so bring your appetites and cash/credit cards.
For the week of 2/3-2/7: Student Council, Middle School cheer, and Girl Scouts are all cancelled due to parent/teacher conferences. Thanks!
Basketball schedule this week:
Mon 2/3: Away games at HMTCA (boys 5 pm, girls 6:15 pm)
Tues, 2/4: girls practice 4-5:30 pm
Wed, 2/5: NO bball (12:30 pm early dismissal for conferences)
Thur, 2/6: boys practice 4-5:30 pm
Fri, 2/7: boys & girls practice 4-5:30 pm
Parent/Teacher conferences are next week Tues Feb. 4 from 5-7 pm & Wed Feb 5 from 1-4 pm. Please make sure to contact your child's homeroom teacher (or crew teacher for middle school) if you haven't scheduled it yet. We are excited to have one of our Breakthrough family's Pika food truck on both days for staff & families to purchase dinner/lunch! Menu will be shared on Parent Square.
Update for middle school basketball (Thur, Jan. 30): Girls game was cancelled and there will be no practice. Boys still have a game at Bellizzi at 4:30 pm on Thur. Jan. 30.
Food Drive Dress down on Friday (for PK - 5th)
This Friday is our Winter Ball in the Gym, and we are collecting cans and non-perishable food items for all to attend. In order to increase our donation to Hands on Hartford, we are also collecting non-perishable food items in order to dress down this Friday. Our goal is to beat our donation from thanksgiving which was 571 pounds of food.
Thank you for your contributions, hope you can make it to the dance!
PTO Winter Ball is this Fri, Jan. 24 from 4:30-6 pm for students in PK - 5th! It is not too late to RSVP to Mrs. Gomez (Gardner). PK - Gr. 1 need to have a parent chaperone with them to attend. Gr. 2-5 parent chaperone is optional - let your child's teacher know if you are giving your child permission to stay after school to attend the ball. Pickup time is 6 pm. Thanks!
Reminder that there is no school on Monday, Jan. 20 for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - stay warm!
Parent/Teacher Conferences are coming up soon! Tues, Feb. 4 from 5-7 pm and Wed, Feb. 5 from 1-4 pm. Teachers have already been reaching out to families via Parent Square to schedule them. If you haven't heard from your child's teacher yet, please reach out to them. As a reminder, Gr 6-8 student-led conferences are scheduled by their crew teachers.
Reminder that our monthly PTO Coffee & Connect is tomorrow - Fri, Jan. 17 at 8:45 am in the cafe! All are welcome to attend!
Lots happening this week! Gr. 4/5 are headed to a week long field trip at STARBASE during the day. Elementary Dance Club, Mini Cheer & Girl Scouts all start this week after school, as well as 2-4-1 TOP Self winter session before school starts up as well. Our basketball teams have two home games this week - Mon 1/13 vs. Burr (boys first) and Wed 1/15 vs. ESM (girls first). Also our monthly PTO Coffee & Connect is Fri, 1/17 at 8:45 am in the cafe (all are welcome to attend)!
Looking for a magnet school for the 25-26 school year? It is not too late to come check out our school and see if it is the right fit for your child. We have our final evening Open House on Mon, Jan. 27 from 6-7 pm. You can also schedule a personalized tour on a day and time that works for your family - you can sign up by using the QR code on the website.
Happy New Year BMSS! This is a reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on Monday, Jan. 6 - schools are closed for Three Kings' Day. We are excited to welcome back students on Tues, Jan. 7 - see you soon!
This a a friendly reminder that tomorrow, Fri, Dec. 20, is a 12:30 pm Early Release and there is no OPMAD aftercare so all students need to get picked up by 1 pm. This originally was scheduled as a full day and then the HPS Superintendent sent a message right before Thanksgiving that it was being changed to a half-day. This will also be a FREE dress down day for students & staff!
Happy Holidays & Thank for you for your parent partnership!!!!