HIll Country Middle School
MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL KATHLEEN SULLIVAN
May 11, 2018
HCMS Teacher of the Year
I am so excited to announce that Ms. Sheeba Arthur is the Hill Country Middle School Educator of the Year! Her students will tell you she is one of the most dedicated teachers ever! Ms. Arthur encourages all of her students and accepts nothing but their best. She is continually working to make sure her students understand difficult concepts in Algebra and Geometry, and will work with students before or after school to help them understand and be successful.
Ms. Arthur comes from a family of educators. She started her career in India teaching computer science, liking it…but not loving it. When she came from India to the United States, she found a job teaching developmental math at Dallas Community College…and loved it! She was thrilled to have found her true calling, her personal passion, and has been a full-time math teacher for the past eleven years, the most recent five at Hill Country.
This extraordinary educator puts her heart and soul into her classroom and lovingly calls her students "her little ones." For her, the ultimate success is when her students are succeeding. In fact, she has even inspired one former student to become a math teacher! Ms. Arthur has the ability to hold high standards and expectations, while at the same time making sure her students know she cares for every single one of them. She is a phenomenal teacher, and I am continually in awe of her dedication to her discipline and her compassion for her students. We are grateful Ms. Arthur has chosen to teach at Hill Country!
NJHS News
Photos and orders have arrived for new members of the National Junior Honor Society. If you ordered a photo or other items, please ask your son/daughter for the items after school on Friday.
It's POPHAM TIME!
Our National Junior Honor Society students will host the annual Popham Book Buddy Carnival on Friday, May 18th, at Hill Country. First graders from Popham Elementary will visit HCMS, participate in various fun reading and book stations, and leave with armloads of books. We welcome your donations of new or gently used children's books for this meaningful event. Books may be dropped off in the office or delivered to Room 313 to the bookshelf at the door. Thank you in advance for making a difference in the lives of our Austin area children, and for helping to make reading SO MUCH FUN!
Lost and Found
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 at the close of the school year.
Cougar Scoreboard
To keep up with Cougar Athletes in action visit https://twitter.com/HCMS_Athletics
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
COUGAR CLUB NEWS
COUGAR CLUB NEWS 4/27/18
COUGAR CALENDAR OF EVENTS
4/30: School Holiday
5/2: CC Gen Mtg/Vol Appreciation Breakfast
5/11: Carnival
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