HIll Country Middle School

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MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL KATHLEEN SULLIVAN

December 11, 2017

 

    

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 Last Chance To Recover Lost Items

 

The school's lost and found boxes are piling up!  Please ask your children to check for lost items, such as red athletic bags, gym clothes, lunch boxes, water bottles, etc.  Items will be donated on Friday before the winter break.

Donate old iPhones and cords to the Library!!

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 COUGAR HIGHLIGHTS
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Latin Club Takes 1st

 

The Hill Country Junior Classical League team competed bright and early on Saturday in a Latin tournament hosted by Westlake High School. Congratulations are in order for our team comprising of 8th graders Justin Shim, Luke Morgan, Joey Hummel, Carter Wiese, and 7th grader Caleb Dintzner, who earned 1st place among all middle school teams in a blowout win, bringing home yet another trophy (it's the red one front and center).

Cougar Scoreboard

 

To keep up with Cougar Athletes in action visit https://twitter.com/HCMS_Athletics   

 

Cougar Basketball vs Hudson Bend    

   

HCMS Girls Basketball took on Hudson Bend last night at home! 7th grade A won 40-17, while B won 32-21! Both 8th grade girls team fought hard and fell to very good Hudson Bend teams. 8A score was 19-36 and B was 4-37. 🏀 #CougarHoops #GoCougars

HCMS Boys Basketball brought home 4 wins at Hudson Bend Monday night! 7th grade A won 56-27 while B won 42-23. 8th grade A team won 42-25 and B won 21-10. Way to dominate, boys!

🏀 #CougarHoops #GoCougars

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

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COUGAR CLUB NEWS

Parents of Cougars,


One last newsletter before we are off for a welcome break. Please be sure to check out how Cougar Club will kick right back into gear when we return. We'll have an informative, parent meeting and we will also have our annual 8th Grade Career Day. As always, thanks for your support!

 

  

 View Cougar Club Newsletter

 

 

 

SCHOOL CALENDAR

Saturday - December 16, 2017
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
 
Sunday - December 17, 2017
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
 
Monday - December 18, 2017
2:44 PM - 3:04 PM
 
2:44 PM - 3:04 PM
 
4:15 PM - 8:00 PM
 
4:15 PM - 8:00 PM
 
Tuesday - December 19, 2017
All day
 
Wednesday - December 20, 2017
All day
 
2:44 PM - 3:04 PM
 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
 
Thursday - December 21, 2017
All day
 
Friday - December 22, 2017
All day
 
Monday - December 25, 2017
All day
 

HEALTHY STUDENTS

Self-Awareness and Self-Management

EISD has chosen to highlight self-awareness and self-management as our SEL focus for the second nine weeks.

SELF-AWARENESS: There is a growing body of evidence suggesting “that mindful practice could be beneficial to teens”. Being mindful is part of being self-aware. Educating teens about the mindfulness research and the benefits of mindfulness is a way to support teens in developing their own mindful practice. “Students who meditate before an exam perform better than students who do not”, and “mindfulness-based interventions have been demonstrated to reduce the symptoms of anxiety, stress, and depression.”  In order to learn other strategies to on how to encourage your teen to be mindful read “Teaching Mindfulness to Teenagers: 5 Ways to Get Started.

SELF-MANAGEMENT: Parents and staff members had the opportunity to hear Jessica Lahey speak at the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year. Jessica highlighted three points: autonomy, competence and connection. As caring supportive parents, we need to encourage our children to be autonomous and independent and try not to control their thoughts and actions. Children build competence through practice and experience. Contributing to household chores builds competence. Viewing failures as learning opportunities allows our children to learn from their mistakes. Loving your child for all their strengths and weaknesses and accepting them for who they are builds connection. Building autonomy, competence, and connection with our kids develops self-reliant, competent and resilient adults.

The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed by Jessica Lahey.

In Praise of Mediocre Kids” is another article that supports Jessica Lahey’s message of building autonomous, independent kids by not “pushing” our kids and trusting they will find their own way.

 


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HILL COUNTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL
1300 Walsh Tarlton, Austin, Texas 78746

http://hcms.eanesisd.net

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