HIll Country Middle School
MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL KATHLEEN SULLIVAN
April 13, 2018
Mr. Grimmett, 504 Coordinator at Hill Country Middle School, is scheduling 504 annual reviews. If interested in revising your student's 504 plan that is in effect this year, please email Julie Lindley at jlindley@eanesisd.net to schedule a review meeting. If you are pleased with your child's current 504 plan, there is no need to schedule a meeting. Possible meeting dates are April 16-May 16, and available times are 8:30, 9:15, 10:00, 11:30, 1:30, 2:15, and 3:00. Meetings will last approximately 30 minutes. If your child is dyslexic and has a 504 plan, May 2 and 3 are designated dates for those 504 reviews. Once you request a time slot via email, Ms. Lindley will reply to confirm or suggest a different day and/or time.
The BOOK FAIR is coming and we're looking for Volunteers!
We're looking for help with:
planning & decorating
setting up
working the fair registers
Clean-up
Sign up HERE!
TYPEWRITER RODEO
Yee haw! Do you like to plan events?
Well, then sign up HERE to help plan and organize our Typewriter Rodeo!
On May 3, Cedar Creek 1st and 2nd graders will be headed over to HCMS and our 6th graders will be creating impromptu poems for the students! It's our Typewriter Rodeo!
Donate old iPhones and cords to the Library!!
Cougar Scoreboard
To keep up with Cougar Athletes in action visit https://twitter.com/HCMS_Athletics
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Westlake Hyline presents "Zenith 2018: Quoted"
April 19, 20 & 21, WHS Performing Arts Center
Tickets on sale now at www.whszenith.com.
You've seen them on the field at Chapparal Stadium, now come see them on stage! The Westlake Hyline dance team presents their annual spring show, Zenith, on April 19, 20 and 21 at 7:30 at the WHS Performing Arts Center. This year's theme, "Quoted," was chosen because of the many ways dance can inspire, uplift and communicate in the way some of the most often-quoted words do, sometimes even more powerfully. The team, supported by the highly-acclaimed production talents of the WHS Technical Entertainment Crew (TEC), will perform a wide range of fresh, fun choreography: lyrical, hip-hop, modern, jazz and tap, in addition to their award-winning competition pieces and the beloved "Bob & Susie" dance featuring team fathers! Hyline is also proud to welcome to the stage the Star Steppers, the Dance Department Classes, the Madrigals, vocal and instrumental soloists, a high-tech light show, Cheer and the can't-miss "Gyline" to showcase the many performance talents that thrive at Westlake High School.
In preparation for SIV, please make sure you have verified that you can login with your Family Access ID and Password. If you forgot your password please use the Forgot your Login/Password link on the main Family Access login page. If you continue to have issues with your login, please contact your child's campus.
COUGAR CLUB NEWS
COUGAR CLUB NEWS 4/13/18
A NOTE FROM OUR PRESIDENT
Hello Parents!
As I'm writing this before the iffy rain chances of Friday, I am either very grateful to everyone who helped with Carnival, or very thankful for everyone's flexibility as we postponed.
Either way, the Cougar Club is extremely blessed to have a group of parents so generous with their time and skills to help us out on all of our events throughout the year. To that end, please join us on May 2nd for out last meeting, which also happens to be our Volunteer Thank You Breakfast! Please let us shower you with delicious-ness!
Thanks!
Alice Meadows
Cougar Club President
#rawr
COUGARS VIP NEWS
TIP OF THE WEEK
You know the end of the school year is around the corner when… we host our last Teacher Appreciation Luncheon of the year. Let's go out with a bang and shower our teachers with all the love they have more than earned this year! Check out our volunteer section for the signup link.
Cougar Club NEW Website… have you registered?
If you have registered, thank you!! Please spread the word with your friends that the only way they will continue to receive these newsletters after May 1st is to register with our new Cougar Club Website. They'll have to do it anyway to make purchases through the school store. Why not do it now, and not miss out on important school news? Hcmscougarclub.com
Cougar Club Meeting – Wednesday, April 18 8:30am HCMS Library
This month Caitlyn Weeks, MA, LPC, adolescent therapist will be speaking on communicating with your teen. Caitlyn recognizes the unique challenges and expectations that shape our children. As young teens navigate the process of individuating, they often pull away from parents and rely on friends for support and advice. This can leave parents, hurt, and, lets face it, terrified!! 13 year olds don't have nearly the life experience we do!!! Join the Cougar Club and Caitlyn for an opportunity to explore what your student might be going through, what's happening developmentally, and how you can emerge from your child's early teens with a strong, empathic relationship.
As always, you can count on some hot coffee, yummy snacks and all the news from HCMS.
Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night – April 26th
Woo hoo! These are crazy busy days… so take a night off of preparing dinner for your family and let our local CFA do the work for you. Bonus! Some of the money we spend is donated back to our school. Don't forget to mention HCMS Spirit Night when ordering or our school will not benefit.
Cougar Club Gen Mtg/Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast –Wednesday, May 2 8:30-10:30am
At this last meeting of the year, we would like to gratefully invite all volunteers to come join us for a breakfast so we can thank you for your time, energy, ideas, hands and legs (we all know how much legwork goes into parenting)! And finally, we will induct our new Cougar Club 2018-2019 Board Members.
6th Grade Block Party – Friday, May 11 7:00-9:00pm
Dances may be daunting but block parties are a blast! Your 6th grader won't want to miss this awesome, year end event! One last chance to hang with all their old AND new buddies before heading off into the Austin summer sunset! Mark your calendar!! You can find the volunteer signup link in our volunteer section.
COUGAR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER NEEDS
STAAR Testing Monitors – 5/7, 5/14, 5/15, 5/16, 5/17
Lots of days and times available for parent volunteers to monitor our school hallways during testing. Bring a book for some enjoyment, or your computer for some work, but bring yourself. We need both moms and dads. Preferably, at least 2 dads per shift. Reserve your shift!
Teacher Appreciation Luncheon – Tuesday, April 17
Last chance to shower our teachers with gratitude at the last luncheon of the year! We just need small beverage and dessert donations. Please consider signing up to support this event today! Sign up now!
6th Grade Block Party – Thursday, May 10 & Friday, May 11
Come help the HCMS 6th graders celebrate a great school year at the 6th Grade Block Party. Wonder about all of those new kids your kid talks about? Come see them when you volunteer at the party. It will be fun – and don't let your 6th grader convince you they don't want you to be there. Volunteers make this event possible! We need parents to sell tickets during lunch on Thursday and Friday and on Friday we need volunteers to help with set-up, decorating, monitoring, selling snacks and clean-up. Click HERE to signup!
School Store
The School Store is open during all 3 lunch periods so long as we have at least 1 (preferably 2) parent volunteers.
CURRENTLY there are no School Store Closings Week of April 16
COUGAR KUDOS – A Shoutout to the People & Places Who Make this School Exceptional!
Don't you just love morning carpool line? Kinda boring, huh? Well, next time you find yourself bored, be sure to check out our school marquee. You might have thought some sweet elves just show up and change out the messaging, but alas, you'd be incorrect. Our very own
Kim Carr makes sure the marquee keeps you up to speed on all things HCMS. We are grateful for her efforts. We all benefit from her work!
COUGAR CALENDAR OF EVENTS
4/17: Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
4/18: PTO General Meeting
4/24: EISD Early Release/No Homework
4/26: Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night
4/30: School Holiday
5/2: CC Gen Mtg/Vol Appreciation Breakfast
5/11: 6th Grade Block Party
SCHOOL CALENDAR
HEALTHY STUDENTS
One way to support your teen in growing into a successful adult is to teach responsible decision making. In order for teens to learn the skill of making responsible decisions, the teen must have the opportunity to make a decision and experience the consequences of his/her own decision. Young people may make quick decisions that are “rash, egocentric and short-sighted” without fully exploring the impact of their decision. They may even make a poor choice that has painful consequences. As parents it is difficult to watch our children struggle with consequences; however, it is our role as caring parents to do so.
Teaching decision-making is a “complex process that takes years to master”. Read the article Raising Good Decision Makers by Dr. Jim Taylor to learn more about how to teach your teen the skill of decision-making.
The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed by Jessica Lahey and How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success by Julie Lythcott-Haims are two books that address the importance of allowing children to experience the consequences of their actions.
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HILL COUNTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL
1300 Walsh Tarlton, Austin, Texas 78746