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Monday, July 24, 2023

Hunt Middle School PTO 2023-2024

The Hunt Middle School PTO is an organization open to all members of the greater Hunt Middle School community, including families and teachers/staff. 

Our objectives are to promote and support: 

  1. Families' involvement in their child’s learning.

  2. School, community, activities, and events which may include fundraisers and donations.

  3. Community social events to bring home and school into a closer relationship.

  4. Volunteer opportunities in the school/community.

  5. Students and their endeavors.


Meetings for the 2023-2024 will generally be held on the 1st Friday of the month from 7:45am-9am in the Hunt Library.


Anyone may view past meeting notes by following this link.


The Leadership Team includes: Maricela Constantino (Sophia, 7th grade), Christina Erickson (Iris, 8th grade) and YOU! (want a role? We've got one for you!)


Stay in touch!  By joining the PTO listserv, you can opt to get a daily or weekly digest or to receive e-mails from each other as they come in. Follow this link https://groups.google.com/g/hunt-middle-school-community to sign up for the listserv by clicking on "Ask to Join this Group".

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Hunt Middle School PTO 2022-2023

The Hunt Middle School PTO is an organization open to all members of the greater Hunt Middle School community, including families and teachers/staff. 

Our objectives are to promote and support: 

  1. Parents’/Guardians' involvement in their child’s learning.

  2. School, community, activities, and events which may include fundraisers and donations.

  3. Community social events to bring home and school into a closer relationship.

  4. Volunteer opportunities in the school/community.

  5. Students and their endeavors.


Meetings for the 2022-2023 will be held virtually on the 3rd Monday of the month from 6:30-7:45pm in the Hunt Library or via Google Meets: meet.google.com/cug-acuf-qyg 


Anyone may view past meeting notes by following this link.


The Leadership Team includes: Maricela Constantino (Antonia, 8th grade, Sophia, 6th grade), Christina Erickson (Iris, 7th grade) and YOU! (want a role? We've got one for you!)


Stay in touch!  By joining the PTO listserv, you can opt to get a daily or weekly digest or to receive e-mails from each other as they come in. Follow this link https://groups.google.com/g/hunt-middle-school-community to sign up for the listserv by clicking on "Ask to Join this Group".

Monday, December 6, 2021

Hunt Middle School PTO 2021-2022

The Hunt Middle School PTO is an organization open to all members of the greater Hunt Middle School community, including families and teachers/staff. 

Our objectives are to promote and support: 

  1. Parents’/Guardians' involvement in their child’s learning.

  2. School, community, activities, and events which may include fundraisers and donations.

  3. Community social events to bring home and school into a closer relationship.

  4. Volunteer opportunities in the school/community.

  5. Students and their endeavors.


Meetings for the 2021-2022 will be held virtually on the 3rd Monday of the month from 6:30-7:30pm

Anyone may view past meeting notes by following this link.


The Leadership Team includes: Monika Ivancic (Zoe, 8th grade), Angela Smith-Dieng (Absa, 8th grade), Maricela Constantino (Antonia, 7th grade), Christina Erickson (Iris, 6th grade)


Stay in touch!  By joining the PTO listserv, you can opt to get a daily or weekly digest or to receive e-mails from each other as they come in. Follow this link https://groups.google.com/g/hunt-middle-school-community to sign up for the listserv by clicking on "Ask to Join this Group".

Friday, October 27, 2017

Hunt Middle School PTO Blog - 10/27/17



Dear Hunt Families-

Please see below an important update to the school year calendar from the Superintendent's Office. This update will also be posted onto the BSDVT website calendar. 

Important Updates to the 2017-18 School Year CalendarThe Superintendent’s Office has made the following changes to the SY 17-18 District Calendar to account for student days lost during the work stoppage in September. These school days are being made up in March rather than June to allow for greater instructional value and to prevent extending the school year.

  • Tuesday, March 6 -School will be in session on Town Meeting Day, ending spring break one day earlier for students. Teacher in-service will no longer take place that day. 
  • Thursday, March 22 will now be a full day of school. It was originally scheduled for a half-day followed by parent/teacher conferences. 
  • Friday, March 23 will now be a half-day of school for students followed by parent/teacher conferences. It was originally scheduled as a “ no school” day in the District and a full day of conferences. 

There will be added time made available for spring parent/teacher conferences to accommodate this modified District calendar. This will happen on a school by school basis. 

The tentative last day of school remains Wednesday, June 13th as originally planned, subject to change if there are snow days this winter. Any snow days that occur will be made up in June. BHS Graduation will still take place on Thursday, June 14th at 10 AM and will not change. 
Questions? Contact:

Erik Wells
ewells@bsdvt.org
Communications Specialist 802-540-5347


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Basketball Sign-ups

October 30th

3pm in the gymTryouts start Nov 6th






Sunday, May 21, 2017

Hunt Middle School PTO Blog ~ May 21, 2017

Upcoming Band Concert


The Hunt Middle School Band concert is this Wednesday, May 24th at 7:00 pm. We are looking for volunteers to bring baked goods or drinks to the bake sale that night and two volunteers to work the table. 

                                             

Gardner's Wanted!!!


Stay tuned for the date of the gardening work session--we are just waiting on the delivery of the mulch! Helpers are needed to pull weeds, trim back plants and SHOVEL MULCH!





Hunt Tee Shirt Orders are due to the office by 4 pm on May 30th!


We have Men's and Women's cuts,in grey, with the cool HMS panther logo. At only $13 each it's a great way to show off your panther pride while supporting student activities at the school. You can purchase anytime by contacting the PTO at huntmiddleschool@gmail.com. 

All proceeds go toward funding student activities.  


Thank you for supporting HMS!




Sunday, April 30, 2017

Hunt Middle School PTO Blog - April 30, 2017


National Teacher Appreciation week starts Monday!


Tomorrow begins a week of appreciation for all teachers that help guide our children all year long.  Let's show them how special they are!! All parents are encouraged to show their support in some small way, either by a handmade card or sign, flowers, snacks, treats, goodies, beverages.  On your next trip to the grocery store, maybe pick up something a little extra for the teachers.

Goodies can be brought in to the office each day.  They will be placed in the staff room for all to enjoy. 

This is a very special opportunity to show our teachers how much we care!


Thank-you on behalf of the PTO!

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Principal’s Report

April 20, 2017


We are very pleased to welcome our new long-term substitute French teacher, Monsieur Baptiste Delvalle. Monsieur Delvalle is a native speaker of French and is bringing a language immersion approach to instruction in French. He has worked with our after school program teaching French through cooking. Our students are already benefitting from Baptiste’s engaging efforts.


Our student performers recently completed their very successful drama production of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. This production, made possible by our partnership with the Very Merry Theatre Company, provided an opportunity for more than sixty Hunt Middle School students to be involved in a first-rate theatre performance. Special thanks go to Very Merry’s Don Wright for his great work with our students. Felix Nadworny starred as Willy Wonka and  Will Belluche starred as Charlie. It really was a fantastic show and all of the cast and crew did a great job!

With spring upon us we are busy planning for the end of our school year which will be here before we know it. Due to weather-related school closures during our snowy winter our last day of school will now be Monday, June 19th. Our eighth grade promotion ceremony has been moved to Thursday, June 15th at 1:00 P.M. Another very special annual event to which we are looking forward happens on Friday, May 26th when we host next year’s sixth grade students for our annual Step Up Day. On Step Up Day current fifth graders will visit Hunt to learn all about our school and the awesome learning experiences that lie ahead during their middle school years. More information on these exciting HMS events will be sent out to families soon.

We are also gearing up for our eighth grade class trip. This year, as in the past several years, our HMS eighth graders will be taking a class trip to the Six Flags-Great Adventure Amusement Park in Lake George, New York. Students are currently raising funds for their trip through a cookie dough sale. Please consider purchasing a tub of cookie dough from an HMS eighth grader or from our main office to help support this fun culminating experience for our students.

Our aforementioned HMS play was made possible through the efforts of many parent and guardian volunteers who eagerly donated their time and talents to providing a high quality dramatic experience for our students. These efforts included set construction, costume design, makeup application, coaching and instruction on acting, singing and dancing, and many other tasks. These volunteers’ dedication and role-modeling are invaluable to making our yearly drama production a success. Special thanks go to a special group of parents who have been enthusiastic and active supporters of our drama program during the years that they have had students at Hunt. Colby Kervick, Brooks Elder, Kate Belluche, Bella Nadworny and Kat Kleman have dedicated countless hours to helping make our drama productions fantastic experiences for many, many past and present Hunt students.


Respectfully Submitted,

Leonard H. Phelan, HMS Principal



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April PTO Meeting Minutes

Math Counts Update
Parent Kate Stein has been working with 4 boys in the Math Counts competition at UVM. Shout out to Allen Matson for all his help! She also shared that HMS came in  2nd place in the middle school scholar’s bowl, behind Mater Christi.  4 boys participated.  We could sponsor a team and provide tshirts. Consider sponsoring the teams and putting in the budget for next year.

Geo Bee Update
Seven students have signed up to participate next month in the GeoBee,  at Essex middle, representing the HMS team.

PTO President’s Report

The Hunt PTO will need new leadership for next year. Please consider it.  Next month (May) is our last meeting for the school year.

At this time, the only remaining fundraising the PTO has planned are the end-of-the-year concert bake sales:  

Band Concert -May 24 
Chorus Concert- June 7  

We will set up a Signup Genius and need a lead person to coordinate.

HMS T-shirts!  The PTO will sell at 6th grade Parent information night scheduled for May 25th and will do another round of flyers home with students.  2 sample shirts have been donated to the office for display. Could we get Student Council support?

May 8 is deadline to submit dates for printed 2017-2018 BSD calendar.  Need to decide on next year’s events: Back-to-School social, Harvest Dinner? Breakfast/Auction, Plant Sale? Other?

District mediation updates can be found on BSD homepage, link for negotiations page.

Treasurer’s report – Paula Henry
Checking account balance eff 3/31/17 is $9,554.  Of this, $5,708 is unrestricted.  Approved outstanding funding requests and budgeted expenses total $1,580.

New Business

  • Update on the Play -  huge success!  We are losing 2 of the 3 production managers next year.  Volunteers needed to take this on.
  • Update on new fundraiser - Pancake Breakfast/Auction, brought in ~$2,400.  Great volunteers, cooks, donations, and attendees. Hope to see more staff next year! Will donate $150 proceeds from 50/50 raffle to local food pantry.  Where to distribute remaining funds?
  • Staff Appreciation week starts May 1.  Choose date to do something nice for Staff. Last year, goodies and flowers. Need someone to lead, set up Sign-up Genius.
  • New HMS magnets to replace the traditional HMS Honor roll bumper stickers.  This will be a way to celebrate all student success, and incorporate the new HMS logo for recognition in the community.  Will look into pricing.



Last meeting of 2016-2017 is May 18th.  Need 6th-7th grade parents to attend!

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Get Your Hunt Tee Shirts!


Hey HMS families!  
Have you purchased your Hunt Tee Shirt yet?  
We have Men's and Women's cuts,in grey, with the cool HMS panther logo. At only $13 each it's a great way to show off your panther pride while supporting student activities at the school. You can purchase anytime by contacting the PTO at huntmiddleschool@gmail.com. 

All proceeds go toward funding student activities.  


Thank you for supporting HMS!



Sunday, April 9, 2017

Hunt Middle School PTO Blog - April 9, 2017





Mediation Session to Take Place Next Week


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2017 
Media Contact: Stephanie Seguino Vice-Chairperson, Burlington School Board of Commissioners 
802-540-5347 

On Tuesday, April 11, the Burlington School Board will meet with the Burlington Education Association \(the teachers' union) and a mediator in an effort to resolve remaining issues that led to impasse in March. Among the core issues to be discussed are the different positions on operational changes, health care, and what constitutes a sustainable rate of growth in total compensation. 

A summary of the Board's and union's positions moving into mediation can be found on the District's website

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Message From Yaw Obeng, Superintendent

Greetings:

This time of year the Superintendent’s Office receives questions about the administrative hiring process and administrator placement for the next school year, like “can I be part of a hiring team?” and “who will my child’s Principal be?”

Hiring and developing leaders is both an art and a science. Investigating the previous process a year ago, parents, administrators, and media spoke about inequities that tookplace. The consensus was to do something different. So last year our District embarked on a new administrative hiring process based on research-based leadership competencies, comments and reflections received from staff and parents from previous hiring processes. Read more...


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The Link between Negotiations and Educating Children

Burlington School Board
April 4, 2017


In approaching contract negotiations with employee unions, the School Board is informed by its Mission Statement: “The mission of the Burlington School District is to graduate
students who: value different cultures; engage with the community; communicate effectively; think creatively; skillfully solve problems; and achieve at their highest
academic, intellectual and personal potential.” Read more...