Halloween Spirit Week happens October 27th-Oct 31st here at HMS. Homerooms will face off of a chance at winning the coveted Golden Sneaker Award. Points for participation will be awarded throughout the week. Here is a list of the daily dresscode and activities:
Monday, October 27th
HMS Blue AND White Spirit Week
School-Pride Day!
Tuesday, October 28th
Mismatched Shoes Day!
&
Chubby Ghost Challenge!
(marshmallow eating contest)
(To be held in the SCIENCE LAB during your class’ recess portion of lunch.)
(Mitchel, Alexis, Tristan, Kamryn,Hailey,Benson, Will)
The Red Team will be hosting the Halloween social on Friday night from 6:00-8:30 pm. Come dressed in a costume for a chance to win a prize for best costume. Please remember that full face masks are not allowed. There will a canteen and photo booth available. Admission is $5. We hope to see you all on Friday night!
Any parents interested in chaperoning, please contact your child's homeroom teacher.
A jar contains 8 red, 17 black, 4 white, and 15 gray marbles. A marble is drawn at random. What is the probability it will not be white?
All solutions must be submitted by noon time on Friday, October 24.
Please remember:
First and Last Name
Class
Problem of the Week #
Answer done on a sheet of looseleaf (folded in fourths in order to fit into the ballot box outside of the Math Center on the Orange Team floor.)
Show how you found your answer (answer only will not be eligible for draw)
Put your answer in a summative phrase (sentence form) with a circle around it (makes it clearer)
Congratulations to the winner of the Problem of the Week #2, Josh Russell from 7E2 (click on the thumbnail, then click on view image details to see his solution). Josh has won a $15 gift card for the movies. Thank you to all the students who participated in the Problem of the Week #2.
Come out and join Science East at Harkins Middle School for ILLUMINATE on Oct 22nd! Shedding Light on STEM Careers. Learn how people in your community are applying Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math in their work every day. Talk to the experts! Step into their shoes! Test out the tools and equipment used in their jobs! Illuminate! is a fun family event that sparks inspiration through hands-on play and discovery. That’s Wednesday, October 22nd, 6:00 – 7:30 pm at Harkins Middle School, 301 Campbell Street, Miramichi.Open to the Public. Admission is FREE.
Once again this year, Harkins Middle School waged a very successful Gas Card Fundraiser for our school. We would like to congratulate Burton Mahoney, Deb Halley, Aaron McCutcheon, Rheal Roy, Jamie Preston, Cynthia Wylie, and Charles McCafferty, our $100 gas card winners; Bev Cook, our second-place winner ($500 in ESSO gas cards); and Wade Steeves, the winner of our grand prize ($1500 in ESSO gas cards)! Wade’s 6-year old son actually purchased Wade’s ticket for him without his knowledge!
In cross country action tonight at the Strawberry Marsh, Harkins came away with the following wins:
Grade 6 Boys, 2nd Place, Jacob Tenass
Grade 8 Boys, 1st Place, Will Falconer
Grade 8 Boys, 2nd Place, Tristan Eisnor
Grade 8 Girls, 1st Place, Shaylin MacFarlane
Grade 8 Girls, 3rd Place, Sam Lobban
Way to go team Harkins!
Harkins Middle School will be celebrating Spirit Day on Thursday October 16th by wearing purple to stand up to bullying and support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) youth. Spirit day has become an international event. Observed annually since 2010, individuals, schools, organizations, corporations and public figures wear purple, which symbolizes "spirit" on the rainbow flag. Don't forget to wear purple on Thursday!
