Mrs. Curtiss' Foods and Understanding Nutrition Class made cookies for the monthly Board of Education Meeting.
Congratulations to our local K of C spelling team members. Placing second today in the 4th-6th portion of the spelling bee was Sophia Hauffe, placing third Jade Huizar, placing fourth Callie Godwin, placing fifth Kylie Pauls and placing sixth Natalie Bodziachowski. Winning the 7th-9th grade category was 2-time State Champion Chayton Ross. Top 4 finishers in each category now advance to Regional competition in early 2018 at HMS. Great job spellers!!
This is an excellent article on helping your pre-teen or teen to navigate the internet safely:
"6 Internet Safety Rules for Parents of Teens and Tweens" by Tim Woda
It is no doubt that the internet has changed the world in ways most of us couldn’t have even seen coming. Young people today find themselves in a world where they are constantly online. Cell phones, Wi-Fi hotspots, and tablets have made being online 24/7 ‘the norm,” making responsible digital parenting more important than ever. According to research, thirty seven percent of Americans aged twelve to seventeen access the Internet on a smartphone and over half are accidentally exposed to inappropriate content. Because of these stats and the prevalence of the internet, it is more important than ever to lay ground rules for your connected kids.
During the course of digital parenting, it’s hard for children to understand you’re only concerned for their wellbeing. Most advice you offer seems like it’s completely ignored or seen as a challenge. There are ways to set rules with your children so they understand your concern and don’t see it as an attack. Remember that your own teenage years likely saw you become stubborn as you tried to learn how to make your own choices. Technology may connected kids, but it doesn’t change what being a kid is. While the experience of growing up may be the same, the connected world your kids find themselves in creates new challenges that require hard rules. Here are 6 Internet safety rules for parents of teens and tweens to enforce:
Keep computers in the family room and limit kids' home internet time - Make a family rule that keeps laptops and out of the bedroom and in the family room. Your child can still enjoy privacy when going online, but is less likely to search out or click on questionable content if he or she knows that you could walk by at any moment. Enforcing internet time also helps you maintain authority over your child's internet usage.
Teach your child how to maintain personal privacy - One in five children are sexually solicited online. When your tween's Facebook page shows their full name, picture, hometown, age, gender and school, it becomes easier for pedophiles to locate them. Engage with your child about why it's important to protect personal information online and what is appropriate and inappropriate to post. Setting rules, such as "no meeting up with people you meet online unless accompanied by mom and dad " can help your child understand boundaries.
Teach critical thinking skills - As the National Institute of Health notes, children's brains aren't fully developed until age 25. At younger ages, they may lack judgment and critical thinking skills. Walk children through critical thinking about web content using homework assignments as a starting point. For example, if your child needs to write a book report, help her research. Then demonstrate the difference between user-submitted content, authoritative content and spam.
Be honest about content redistribution - Sexting apps like Snapchat promise to delete content by a date you request; however, if a user screen shots the content, they own a copy of it. Socially shared images have had disastrous consequences for teens. Use recent news stories (for example the Steubenville or Maryville rape cases) as a teachable moment for your child. Once posted online, content can be dangerous.
Use an internet system that offers parental control and personal protection - Older kids may take advantage of home alone time by going online. Help keep them safe by investing in a home internet provider that offers parental protection, firewalls and spamware or malware filters. Call and discuss these different features for home phone and internet deals or for satellite providers before committing.
Monitor child internet activity – It is extremely important nowadays to monitor what your child is doing online since there is a big gap between what you can see your child doing at home and what happens in their digital world’s. There are some great products available, like uKnowKids,that can help you understand and engage with your child’s digital life and act if necessary.
Need more tips to keep to keep your family safe and responsible at home? Read our eBook for rules and tips: “15 Digital Safety Rules Every Household Should Follow.”
Toy Drive in progress!
Holiday dance coming up!
Reindeer Grams for Sale! .50 each proceeds go to Mrs. Curtiss CI program. Checks can be payable to Hemlock Public School.
MS/HS Band Concert: Wednesday, December 20 at 7:00 in the High School Gym
More of Mrs. Clayton’s students practicing following a set of complicated instructions to create new patterns in an age-old pastime-making string figures.
Mrs. Clayton’s students have been practicing following a set of complicated instructions to create new patterns in an age-old pastime-making string figures.
Yearbooks- Order forms are located in the office. You can order your yearbook by filling out an order form and dropping it off in the office, or they can be ordered on-line.
Washington DC Raffle- Help support our 8th grade students by purchasing a raffle ticket for $10.00. Tickets can be purchased in the Middle School office or at the board office.
7th and 8th grade boys basketball- sign-up sheets are in the office. Please stop by before or after school, or during your lunch to sign up. Mrs. Galbraith will be here Dec. 20th and Jan.3rd during lunch to hand out “try-out” tickets if your physical has been turned in. Open gyms (8th grade only) Dec. 4 8-9p.m., Dec. 15 7:30-9p.m., Dec. 20 8-9p.m., Dec. 28 7:30-9p.m.. Practices will begin Jan.3, 8th grade 4:30-6 p.m., 7th grade 3-4:30 p.m.
7th grade girls basketball-congratulations last night on the win against Carrollton 52-17. Everyone played a wonderful game rebounding and on defense! A valiant effect as working as a team! Regan Finkebeiner lead the team with 19 points followed by Chloe Watson with 11. Ella Wardlow, Breanna Turner, Alyssa Dearman and Izzy Loucks had a stellar defensive game. The girls are undefeated for the first half of the season!!
8th grade girls basketball- the girls traveled to Carrollton last night and pulled off a dramatic come from behind victory by the score of 42-36. The Cavs led by as many as 10 points before the Huskies outscored the Cavaliers 17-2 in the last quarter. Reagan Keyser led the Huskies with 16 points, with 10 of those coming in the last quarter-while Bethany Beck tacked on 14 points including sinking the tying and go ahead free throws in the final minutes of the game. Sami Seidel also scored 8 points with Avery Robishaw and Cammy Deweese adding 2 each. Helena Marietta and Cammy also shut down the Cavs Leading scorer to just one basket in the 4th quarter. The girls play at home tomorrow. And will have team photos taken before the 7th grade game.
Hemlock Public Schools Christmas Sale- Purchase your Huskie apparel now for Christmas. Online ordering ends on Sunday December 3, 2017. Follow the link hemlockchristmas2017.itemorder.com
Toy Drive- Please help the Hemlock Middle School Leadership Group to collect toys for families in the Hemlock community. The toy drive will be Nov. 20th - Dec. 14th. The donation box is located in front of the library.
7th and 8th grade Robotics- you will meet Tuesday-Friday from 3-5 in preparation for your competition at Kettering University Saturday
Christmas Dance- Our Christmas Dance will be on Thursday, December 14th from 2:45-4:30. Students need to make sure that they are grade and behavior eligible to attend the dance. Wristbands will be sold during 7th hour on the 14th. The cost of the dance will be $3.00 if you’re dressed in holiday or Christmas theme, or $4.00 if you’re not.
Our salmon eggs are slowly becoming salmon! See the 2 eggs with tails?
Penny Drive
