Hawk Nation

Main Office

Principal: Mr. Robert Blessington 262-970-3305

Principal's Secretary: Ms. Jodi Aylsworth 262-970-3305

Assistant Principal (6B, 7B, 8B, Dual Language 6 and 7): Mr. Bryan Lyday 262-970-3311

Dean of Students (6A, 7A, 8A, 8C, FLIGHT): Ms. Susan Inkmann 262-970-3450

Attendance/Associate Principal Secretary: Ms. Pamela Craig 262-970-3317

Attendance Line: 1-866-490-7371 or 262-970-3316

Athletic/ Activities Director: Ms. Susan Inkmann: 262-970-3450

School Resource Officer

Officer James Wolbert, 262-970-3304

Student Services

Counselors

Mrs. Angie Jackson (6A, 7A, 8A, FLIGHT), 262-970-3327

Ms. Natalie Ramirez (6B, 7B, 8B, 8C, Dual Language 6 and 7), 262-970-3326

Student Services Secretary: Ms. Sue Miller, 262-970-3303

Social Worker: Ms. Angie Krueger, 262-970-1699

School Psychologist: Ms. Lindsey Lemus 262-970-1093

Health Room: Ms. Olivia Trejo 262-970-3315

Email: rblessin@waukesha.k12.wi.us
Website: https://sdw.waukesha.k12.wi.us/horningms
Location: Horning Middle School, Wolf Road, Waukesha, WI, United States
Phone: 262-970-3305
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HorningMSHawks/
Twitter: @HorningMiddle

• Thursday, March 2nd, Family/ Learner Conferences, 3:30-6:00 PM
• Monday, March 29-Monday, April 5: Spring Break-NO SCHOOL
• May 2021 TBA Showcase of Learning, 4:00 -7:00 PM

This is a reminder that Family/Learner conferences will be held virtually on Thursday, March 4 from 3:30 to 6:00 pm.

For information and sign up, click HERE

Yearbooks can be ordered online HERE

Scroll to "select from list" and search for Horning Middle School. Select Horning Middle School and enter your email address to continue. You do not need an access key.

The sale runs until April 1st.

Horning Parents, please click HERE for important information regarding the School District of Waukesha's new math program to be implemented in the upcoming school year.

Encouraging regular school attendance is one of the most powerful ways you can prepare your student for success—both in school and in life. When you make school attendance a priority, you help your student get better grades, develop healthy life habits, avoid dangerous behavior, and have a better chance of graduating from high school.

Reporting Absences

A parent or guardian can do one of three things to report an excused absence from school:

• Call Safe Arrival 1-866-490-7371
• Call the school attendance office to report a student absent. 262-970-3317
• Email Mrs. Craig at pcraig@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Please do not email the teachers. Sometimes the message does not make it to the office which triggers the robocall. The attendance secretary will mark the absence in Infinite Campus.

A student can only have up to 10 excused absences per academic year. After that, a medical note from a doctor is required.

We are here to help! Reach out if your learner …

• Is experiencing anxiety about school or COVID
• Has a major chronic health issues
• Experienced the loss of an immediate family member
• Experienced a crisis that affects attendance such as homelessness.

What supports can we, as a school, provide to help get your student to school?

Contact: Pam Craig at 262-970-3317. She will redirect your call to someone who can assist you and your family

Natalie Ramirez works with the “B” houses and Dual Language 6-7, and house 8C
Angie Jackson works with the “A” Houses, and FLIGHT
Angie Krueger, Social Worker, works with all houses.


For more information from Attendance Matters click the following links for information in
English or Spanish.

Click HERE for English

Click HERE for Spanish

Dear Parents/Guardians,

During this year of Covid precautions and mitigation, we are fortunate to be able to offer an option for students to continue learning from home. Our distance learning set up is utilized when our students are quarantined or sick, and on a more permanent basis for those who make the choice to learn from home every day. Our distance learning connections are not intended to be used for taking a day away for reasons other than quarantines and illness. Having an ever-changing roster of at-home and F2F students is disruptive to the smooth operations of our classes and to a student’s learning. As a group, our middle schoolers do not attend to their learning with the same level of engagement while they are away.

When F2F students log in virtually for reasons other than Covid quarantines or doctor-excused absences, they are still classified as absent in our Infinite Campus attendance records.

Thank you.

The Horning Middle School 8th grade band presents "African Safari". This virtual concert features selections of traditional African melodies and syncopated rhythms. We hope you will enjoy our performance!

Click HERE to see the performance!

The Horning Middle School 8th grade orchestra presents "Finlandia". We hope you will enjoy our virtual performance!

Click HERE to see the performance!

Attention Horning students & staff: Yearbook club needs your pictures A.S.A.P.. If you have taken pictures during the 2020-20221 school year, please share them with yearbook club. Your pictures need to be submitted to yearbook club by the end of this month, (so time is running out). Help make this years yearbook special by sharing your pictures HERE.

Attention all Horning students: Yearbook club will start meeting next week March 9th. We will be meeting Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays from 2:45 until 3:45. Please make sure that you have a ride arranged to pick you up promptly outside door #4 @ 3:45.

Check out the slides HERE for more information.

The Cadets of Waukesha West Color Guard are holding tryouts on April 6th and 7th from 6:30-8:30 pm. Students should meet in the Waukesha West band room and attend both nights. No experience necessary! Come out and give it a try - you'll be glad you did! Go Cadets!

Please click the link below for some excellent opportunities from Parents United:

https://mailchi.mp/d1801335fac7/upcomingevents_winterspring2021?e=43e751d76a

The School District of Waukesha recognizes the importance of face coverings in order to best ensure health and safety in the school environment. We recognize that this will be a learning curve for many of our students and is something that will require teaching, reteaching, and reinforcement. All 19 public school districts in Waukesha County will be utilizing a "three strikes" policy regarding refusal to comply with the face-covering requirement. The following progressive discipline will be utilized in accordance with board policy #5600.01 - Disciplinary Consequences for Student Misconduct.

Teaching, Re-teaching, & Reinforcing

• The first week of school will include a heavy emphasis on providing clear expectations, support, and instruction to students regarding face coverings. This will include the information regarding the consequences of repeated refusal to wear a face covering. There will be increased leniency during the first week of school in order to best establish this new procedure and requirement for all students and staff; however, all incidents of refusal will be logged in Infinite Campus.

First Refusal

• Teacher redirection

• Parent contact

• Infinite Campus Documentation

Second Refusal

• Infinite Campus Documentation

• The student will be referred to administration and suspended for the remainder of the school day. A reminder of the consequences for further violations will be provided to the parent and student along with the written notice of suspension per board policy #5610 - Suspension and Expulsion.

Third Refusal

• Infinite Campus Documentation

• The student will be referred to the administration. An out-of-school suspension will be issued and the student will be auto-enrolled in eAchieve for the remainder of the school year. The student will be suspended for no more than 5 days until the enrollment and student’s course schedule are finalized. A written notice of suspension will be provided with a resolution detail of "enrollment in eAchieve."

**If the student has an individualized education plan or Section 504 plan, face-covering accommodations should be discussed with the case manager. In the event a disciplinary response is necessary, the administration will follow all federal and state guidelines for discipline, which will include working with the IEP/504 team and potentially proceeding with a manifestation determination process.**

Click here to learn more about counseling services offered to HMS students.

(Front Left to Right ) LINDSEY LEMUS, School Psychologist; KAITLYNN SOSA, School Social Work Intern; ANGIE KRUEGER, School Social Worker; (Back Left to Right) ANGIE JACKSON, School Guidance Counselor; NATALIE RAMIREZ, School Guidance Counselor

GREETINGS FROM HORNING STUDENT SERVICES!!!

School Psychologist: Evaluate students using a wide variety of techniques to determine: Eligibility for special education services, Academic skills and aptitude for learning. Intervene directly with children and their families to help resolve learning and adjustment problems. Promote tolerance, understanding, and an appreciation of diversity within the school community.

School Guidance Counselor: Assist students in personal growth through educational and career planning, self-awareness, goal setting, decision making. Work as student advocates while consulting and collaborating with school staff and families to assist students to be successful academically, vocationally and personally. Please contact them for questions related to school schedules.

School Social Worker and Intern: Provides services related to a student's social and emotional needs while being a link between the home, school, and community. Please contact them for questions related to community resources such as Christmas Clearing Council, financial support, and counseling.

This year Horning is proud to be implementing a school wide organizational system to help develop learners who can organize their thoughts, materials and time. All students will be required to maintain their binder following the AVID binder model.

What Is the AVID Binder?

The AVID binder is a system for keeping essential school materials and assignments organized into one binder. A proper AVID binder contains all the materials in the “Required Items” section below. Items on the “Suggested” list are optional and may be added at your discretion. Binder checks will be conducted once a week in predetermined classes. Teachers leading the monthly binder checks will be looking for the required items and overall organization.

How can I support my child at home?

We encourage you to ask your student to show you their organization system. Your support of the binders and agendas will greatly add to the success of its implementation.

Regularly check your child’s backpack and binder. All papers should be placed in binder rings in the proper class section. Ask them to remove unnecessary papers. Ensure all required materials are present. We encourage you to reference the binder/agenda checklist referenced below.

Check your child’s student agenda daily and have a conversation with him/her about what he/she is learning. It may be a good idea to sign your child’s planner when you review it.

What is AVID?

AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, is a global nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the achievement gap by preparing all students for college and other postsecondary opportunities. For more information about AVID, visit their website at avid.org.

Required Contents:

• Good quality 3-ring, 3” binder / Case It
• Agenda/daily planner
• (provided by the school)
• Colored tab subject dividers to separate all classes
• Three-hole pencil pouch
• 2 or more pens
• 2 or more pencils with erasers
• Loose-leaf notebook paper for each class
• Single subject notebook for Thoughtful Log/Literacy
• 1 or more highlighters
• 1 or more dry erase markers
• 1 glue stick
• Hole reinforcement stickers
• Post-it notes
• Colored pencils or markers
• Earbuds or headphones

Suggested Contents:

• 3 hole punch
• Index Cards

Please take a few minutes to hear from a student’s point of view how valuable her organization system is.

Sophia’s Video

Thank you for your partnership and support. If you have any questions about the binder, do not hesitate to contact us.

Our website, https://sdw.waukesha.k12.wi.us/horningms will have a current calendar of our co-curricular activities for your planning purpose and a Guidebook that will help you learn more about our offerings.

Please contact Ms. Inkmann with questions at sinkmann@waukesha.k12.wi.us.

Email: sinkmann@waukesha.k12.wi.us
Phone: 262-970-3450

The 2nd Thursday of each month starting in September is reserved for our Horning SIte Council meetings. More information will be provided regarding the format.

Horning Site Council's mission is to build community among families, learners, teachers and staff. We WANT people like you to get involved to help improve communication, support school needs, and plan activities to bring the Horning community together.

Site Council was formed in the 2016-17 school year, so we’re fairly new and trying to build our family involvement here at Horning. For the 2019-20 school year, we are looking for members to fill the following roles:

Please join us at any meeting, or contact us any time for more information!

March 11, 2021

April 15, 2021

May 13, 2021

Horning Middle School is on social media! You can like us on Facebook, and follow our Twitter feed.

Horning Website: https://sdw.waukesha.k12.wi.us/horningms

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HorningMSHawks/

Twitter: @HorningMiddle