The Chat Club will be selling Valentine’s Day candy grams beginning Monday, Feb. 2 in the hallway outside the cafeteria. The cost is $1 and candy grams will be delivered on Feb. 12. All money raised will be sent to Uganda to help support our sponsor child Josephine. Stop by and buy a little treat for a friend so we can show Josephine that 'Harkins Cares'!
Harkins Middle School will be holding a family literacy night on Tuesday, February 17th at 6pm. The entire family is invited to come enjoy milk and cookies and some wonderful stories. There will be door prizes, displays, readings and a used book swap table. Bring some books from home that you'd like to swap for new-to-you books. Encouraging your child to read is one of the most effective ways to help them succeed in school. Hope to see you all there!
Please click on the thumbnail to the left for the Problem of the Week #12 (then click on view image details to see the problem in full view). All solutions must be submitted by noon time on Friday, January 23.
Congratulations to the winner of the Problem of the Week #11, Matthew Brennan from 7E1 (click on the thumbnail, then click on view image details to see his solution). Matthew has won a $15 gift card for the movies. Thank you to all the students who participated in the Problem of the Week #11.
Harkins Middle School will be holding a family literacy night on Tuesday, January 27th at 6pm. The entire family is invited to come enjoy milk and cookies and some wonderful stories. There will be door prizes, displays, readings and a used book swap table. Bring some books from home that you'd like to swap for new-to-you books. Encouraging your child to read is one of the most effective ways to help them succeed in school. Hope to see you all there!
The Middle School Hockey League team is going pretty well this year. So, Ajay has scored 5 goals, Josh has scored 3 goals, and Savannah has scored 2 goals. If, by the end of the season, Josh triples his goals, Ajay doubles his and Savannah quadruples hers, how many goals will they have scored?All solutions must be submitted by noon time on Friday, January 16.
Congratulations to the winner of the Problem of the Week #10, Ajay Prabaharan from 8A (click on the thumbnail, then click on view image details to see his solution). Ajay has won a $15 gift card for the movies. Thank you to all the students who participated in the Problem of the Week #10.
In the spirit of school and community wellness, we will be hosting adult 'pick-up' style basketball on Sunday nights at 6:30pm starting this weekend, in the HMS gym. Adults are invited to bring their friends and get their sweat on! :)
A fast food restaurant sells three items: pitas, baked potato chips and bottled water. The price of an item does not change regardless of the quantity purchased. Purchasing a pita, a bag of baked potato chips and a bottled water costs $6.00. For $9.50 you can buy two pitas, a bag of baked potato chips and a bottled water. A pita and a bottled water can be purchased for $4.70. Blake purchases three pitas, two bags of baked potato chips and a bottled water. How much will lunch cost Blake?
All solutions must be submitted by noon time on Friday, January 9.
Please remember:
Harkins has serious SPIRIT! Winner of the door decorating contest: Mrs Blakely-Doucette's Grade 6 Class!
Overall Grade Winners:
Grade 6- Ms Richardson
Grade 7- Ms Jeffery
Grade 8- Ms Beers
With 88% participation, the overall Golden Sneaker Award goes to Ms Jeffery's Grade 7 Class! Congrats to all HMS Huskies! ;)
See door decor photos here:
