Hunt Middle School

This week lot's going on!

1. Students should keep bringing their backpacks, laptops and chargers every day this week. Also, this week turn in library books, athletic uniforms, etc. Also, ThunderRolls is this week, where students have a final chance to show what they learned and improved their grades!

2. This Monday, fieldtrip permission forms will go out for the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade end of year fieldtrips. Please get those returned to us as soon as possible.

3. Tuesday, June 11, "Night at the Movies" end of year concert will run from 5PM - 7:30PM. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy the entertainment from our Performing Arts Department. Food trucks and concessions will be available.

4. ThunderDash occurs this Wednesday: $2 registration to join this 2-mile fun run (or walk:-) Turn in the $ and blue registration form by this Monday. Participants should be sure to wear good footwear and being outside (the weather is looking great!)

5. 7th Grade Award Ceremony will be the morning of June 13th. 7th Grade families be on the lookout for communication about the event.

6. 6th Grade Award Ceremony will be the morning of June 14th. 6th Grade families be on the lookout for communication about the event.

This is an important scheduling reminder from Tacoma Public Schools.

Friday, May 24, there is no school for all students. It was originally held as a possible snow-make-up day. We did not need that snow day. District offices will remain open.
There will be no school for all students Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. District offices will be closed.
We will resume our normal school schedule Tuesday, May 28.

For more information please visit the district’s website at tacomaschools.org.

From the TPS Athletics Department:

All students must register for athletics using the FinalForms registration system. All incoming 6th graders and their families should have already received an invitation to create a FinalForms account. If you have not received an email invitation, first check your spam email folder, then contact TPS at [email protected] or 253-571-1123.

To practice and compete, students will need to have all of their forms completed and their valid sports physical submitted and reviewed. The summer is a great time to get the physical taken care of!

Important dates for middle school fall sports: September 16 - boys basketball, boys baseball, boys and girls cross country, and girls soccer

Hunt fams, here's a series of upcoming dates to keep in mind... maybe load into your phone.

Be mindful that May 24 and May 27 is no school either.

Come to our Just Dance concert this Thursday! Enjoy student choreography by Hunt dancers. Doors open at 6:30PM with concessions for sale! Performance starts at 7PM and lasts ~1 hour (with an intermission).

🌸 Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing caregivers in our middle school community! Whether you're a mom, grandma, aunt, guardian, or any loving figure, today we celebrate YOU! Your endless support, love, and dedication make our school a brighter place. Thank you for all that you do! 💖

Please note the upcoming days on which there is no school:

-Friday, May 24: No school. May 24 was originally a possible snow make-up day. We do not need that snow day.

-Monday, May 27: No school due to Memorial Day. School and district offices are closed.

Remind your child to come prepared every day! The laptop and charger are both needed each day. If you find that your child has lost their charger, you can order a new one here:

https://a.co/d/eYWuR3X

Hunt reopened in 2021 and has been steadily building its athletics programs. Another sports milestone: Hunt Thunder Wrestling won its meet for the first time in decades! Congrats to the Hunt Thunder Wrestling Team!

Taylor Beidatsch and Erina McClaren will be playing!!!

Sunday Update: Thank you to the Hunt and Tacoma Public Schools Community for all the support and caring expressed this week.

End of next week Hunt teachers will be submitteding midterm grades. This is a progress marker for halfway through the semester and a good check to see on your child's learning.

No Club B this week. Session 4 starts April 22.

Spring sports games, matches and meets start this week. The time competitions end is not as precise as with practices. If your child does not ride the After School Activities Bus or does not walk home, please have a more flexible transportation plan in place for your child on competition days.

School resumes tomorrow April 8. Athletics, including fastpitch, wrestling and track & field start April 8 as well, running from 2:45PM - 4:45PM Monday through Friday.

This is the last week of Session 3 Clubs. Club B Session 4 will begin Monday, April 22.

Encourage your student or students to focus and show their learning to their teachers to get their grades up. Mid-term grades are approaching!

Big shout out to our athletes from last sports session! We reached new milestones, including Hunt Girl's Varsity Basketball reaching the championships, Hunt Varsity Football notching its first victory, and our bowling teams taking 2nd Place in Girls and 3rd Place in Boys. We also had two of our girls take 1st and 2nd Place respectively for 7th Grade Girls Bowling, and one of our boys take 2nd place for 8th grade.

Quick update!

We will have a Pep Assembly Friday, March 29, and part of the fun will be for students to dress up in a thematic color. 8th gray, 7th green, and 6th blue.

And reminder that Spring Break is next week. School will be closed April 1 - April 5. District offices will be closed April 5. School resumes on April 8.

Sunday Update!

1. Huge thank you to all of our Career Day folks who spoke about careers, college, financial literacy and extracurricular activities! Photo below captures our 30+ career speakers from last Friday.
2. Look for and sign digital fieldtrip forms (sent via email) for students to watch the Addam's Family performance.
3. Grades are due in a few weeks. Tell your student to keep their eye on the prize as we near 3rd Quarter.
4. March 27 and 28 (7PM) will be our evening performances of the Addam's Family. Join us!

Big week!

1. High School and Beyond:
Wednesday: fieldtrips (8th to Foss, 7th to UPS, 6th to TCC).
Thursday: high school and extracurricular experiences!
Friday: 31 career speakers visit to share what they do and how they got there!

2. Conferences continue! Remember Thursday and Friday are shortened school hours. School ends a 11:30AM both days. Lunch will be served.

Hunt Families, be sure to check your emails and complete the K-12 Fieldtrip Forms sent to you. If you have already done so, thank you!

Also, be sure to attend your child's Student-Led Conference. Conferences will be happening over the next couple weeks. If you have not scheduled a conference yet, please reach out to your child's Advisory Teacher.

Keep your eye out for your student's Advisory Teacher reaching out to schedule Student-Led Conferences this week. The window for Conferences will be March 11 - March 22. It's an important opportunity to check in and have your student update you alongside the Advisory Teacher! Students will be preparing for their conferences this week!

And please complete the school climate survey sent to families via email (on February 5th). If you have already done so, thank you!

Sunday Update:

Keep your eye out for your student's Advisory Teacher reaching out to schedule Student-Led Conferences this week. The window for Conferences will be March 11 - March 22. It's an important opportunity to check in and have your student update you alongside the Advisory Teacher!

Beyond that, lots of after school action at Hunt this week! Sports! Clubs! Musical Rehearsal!

Make sure your student is prepared for school with laptop and charger every single day!

Sunday Update:

1. REMEMBER TO VOTE BY TUESDAY, FEB. 13: On the Feb. 13 Special Election ballot, you'll be asked to consider Prop. 1: Neighborhood School Improvements and Safety Upgrades. If the measure is approved, nearly every school in the district will receive improvements and safety upgrades.

2. No School Feb 16, 19, and 20. School resumes as a normal Late Start Wednesday Feb 21.
-Feb 16 is an unused snow make-up day
-Feb 19 President's Day holiday
-Feb 20 Staff training

3. There is no Club B the week of 2/12 - 2/15. Club B Session III begins Feb 21.

Facts & Information about Proposition 1 Facts & Information about Proposition 1

Fun Fact: Hunt Thunder won its first football game in 3 decades! Congratulations to our super students and coaches.

Sunday update: No school Monday, 2/5 for students. It is a workday for staff as they wrap up 1st Semester and prepare for 2nd Semester.

Tuesday, 2/6 is the first day of 2nd Semester!

A couple other things: this is the last week for Session II Clubs and Hunt Thunder Bowling starts Thursday, Feb 8!