Husky Howler 2/2/24 (Guardians)

PACK Guardians,

I found this article over kids and energy drinks that you may find interesting! I see a lot of these floating around campus at such young ages. Read it and maybe even share with your student! It was a great week at Hubbard and we are keeping the ball rolling with instruction. Please help us by staying on top of your kids with their grades and attendance. Don't forget to read the information below as it is very important for the upcoming weeks

6th graders and football before school - Campus administration has all agreed that we will no longer be allowing 6th grade students to play football at the front of the building before school. There have been too many issues bleeding into the school day from this activity. We have communicated this to students and will be taking up footballs and disciplining students for failure to follow directives. Please talk with your Husky 6th grade boys!

Preview Night - We are having our preview night for current 5th graders at feeder elementary schools on Tuesday, February 13th at 5:30p.m. in the front Gym at Hubbard. We will have all our awesome clubs/sports/orgs on deck to perform or speak with parents about all the wonderful things going on at Hubbard in addition to moving into our BRAND NEW building. Tell you friends!

Cheer Tryouts! - I know that many of you 6th and 7th grade guardians are excited to get our official Cheer Information! This year a couple things have changed and we want to make sure we have impeccable communication regarding the process, expectations, etc. Please click the link to access all the information including important upcoming dates.

Guardian Informational Meeting - Thursday, February 8th @ 5:30pm in the cafeteria. We will have printed copies of the informational packet at the meeting.

Signed pages due - Friday, February 16th to Gillian Turner by the end of the day

Notification of any ineligibility - Monday, February 26th

Cheer Clinic Week - March 4-8th (Mock tryouts are on Thursday and are CLOSED tryouts)

Official Tryouts - Friday, March 8th during school. Results posted to the website by 5p.m.

Tyler ISD Transfers - Is your child at Hubbard on a transfer? You MUST fill out a transfer request form even if they have previously been accepted. The transfer window opens on February 1st and this is the official Tyler ISD Transfer Request form. We will have them printed in the front office.

Feb 1- First day to apply for transfers

March 1- Last day to submit transfer request form. All transfer requests must be submitted by March 1st to be considered.

April 1- Notification of transfer approval/denial

Panorama Survey - Coming up in February, our PACK students will be taking the annual "Panorama Survey" at Hubbard. This is a survey that helps our campus and teachers gain a valuable understanding of their classrooms through the perspective of a student in areas such as engagement, rigor, etc.. Student responses are completely anonymous! If you DO NOT want your child to take part in this then please see this opt out letter or the Spanish version.

Spinal Screenings - Nurse Olivares has drafted this notification letter regarding upcoming spinal screenings for students. Please read the letter and call Nurse Eleanor Olivares at (903)262-1567 if you have any questions.

Baseball/Softball - Is your 8th grade student interested in baseball/softball at Tyler Legacy for next year? Have them see Coach Morrow in A16! You can e-mail him at matthew.morrow@tylerisd.org with any questions.

***REPEATS***

i-Ready/Edugence - If you would like instructions on how to access your student's i-Ready and edugence information, please use this handout that we created! It is also on the Hubbard website under "parent resources."

Hubbard PTA spirit gear - Keep scrolling to see a pic of what is for sale on the PTA website. We will be kicking off some Hubbard Spirit Gear days in the near future so get yours now!

NEXT WEEK

February 5th - 9th - National School Counseling Week

Monday, February 5th - 7th/8th (A/B) Boys Bball vs Boulter - 5:30/6:30 @ Tyler Legacy

Monday, February 5th - Traveling Tom's Coffee will be outside Hubbard from 7-8:30a.m. for purchase

Tuesday, February 6th - STAAR field test for 6th/7th RLA (this is a CLOSED campus day with no visitors)

Wednesday, February 7th - Kona Ice Day during all lunches (cash only) and Sources of Strength 3:45-4:45pm

Thursday, February 8th - 7th/8th (A/B) Girls Bball vs 3Lakes - 5:00/6:00 @ 3Lakes

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TWO WEEKS AWAY

Monday, February 12th - Teacher Work Day = NO SCHOOL

Monday, February 12th - One Act Play theater performance at Tyler Legacy @ 7:00pm

Tuesday, February 13th - Hubbard Preview Night at Hubbard gym @ 5:30pm

Do you own a business and would like to sponsor our PTA?!? There are many different options outlined below. You can complete this PTA sponsorship form if you would like to get your business name out there as a Hubbard PACK Sponsor!

Do you want some new Hubbard swag?!? Go to the PTA Website and order yours today! Orders placed by Wednesday night are delivered on Thursday!

Our 6th grade girls had a blast at Girl Power last Saturday and even won a spirit award!

They participated in a service project making blankets for the Children's Advocacy Center of Smith County. They learned about skin care, mental health, did a little hip hop, made friendship bracelets and learned some self defense! They even got to meet Paralympic Swimmer McKenzie Coan! A HUGE thank you to the Junior League of Tyler for organizing and hosting our Husky PACK!

7th Grade Honors Math enjoyed some sunshine this week while completing a Probability Carnival! They rocked some Duck Pull, Bottle Flip , What's Your Card? Roll of the Dice , Spin to Win , Plinko , and Trasketball .

Congratulations to our Husky Athletes of the Week for embodying the Husky spirit and being a positive leader on campus!

Girls

7th: Mia Mendez

8th: Caycee Johnson

Boys

7th: Zion Dews

8th: Griffin Fate

6th graders don't complain about using Starburst candy to help learn about the rock cycle!

The Shiloh COC ladies were back at it again this week treating our teachers to a breakfast! Mr. Durham never complains about a free meal!

We love a good reason to wear PINK and run together as a PACK!

You know the drill, all lunches and cash only!

I got to see a sneak peek of our upcoming One Act Play and let me tell you....IT WAS AWESOME! Join us on February 12th to see their performance at the Tyler Legacy Theater. It is completely FREE!

Calling all incoming Huskies for next year! Come hear from our various clubs/organizations and see some great performances. Here is the agenda/map for the evening!

Do you have a student in our Precision Teaching Class or Functional Life Skills? Please consider this FREE caregiver training below!

On February 17th, from 10-2 the Discovery Science Place will be hosting their annual STEM Like a Girl event for middle school aged girls (6th-8th grade). They will have multiple speakers from local women who are in the STEM fields giving demonstrations, experiments, and activities for the girls to show them what types of career options they can pursue!

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Email: john.smiley@tylerisd.org
Website: https://www.tylerisd.org/o/hms
Location: 1300 Hubbard Drive, Tyler, TX, USA
Phone: (903)262-1560
Facebook: facebook.com/HubbardTylerISD