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Parent Involvement Conference
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8th Grade Prom

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Important Numbers

Main Office 557-4200

Administrators 557-4202

Guidance 557-4204

Attendance 557-4202

Nurse 557-4215

Homework Hotline 557-4200 ext 1

12 Powerful Words

12 Powerful Words Power Point

Concentration Game of the 12 Powerful Words:

Cool online flashcards of the 12 Powerful Words:

Hangman Game of the 12 Powerful Words:

Interactive Crossword Puzzle of the 12 Powerful Words:

Online quiz of the 12 Powerful Words:

Powerpoint Presentation of the 12 Powerful Words with Audio:

Review and interactive quiz of the 12 Powerful Words:

Newsletter

Nov-Dec Newsletter 2009-2010

Sept-Oct Newsletter 2009-2010

Hale Artists

HALE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS SHARE THEIR ARTWORK WITH THE WORLD!

Move Over Famous Artists! Hale Middle School artists are taking over the spotlight! Katharine Anderson, the school's Art Teacher, has teamed up with Artsonia, www.artsonia.com -- the world's largest online kid's art museum -- to display the students' artwork.

Click here for the full story.

History Day Competition

Nathan Hale Social Studies Honors by Contract students had the opportunity to compete in the school's own History Day Competition. The competition's theme was Innovation in History: Impact and Change. Some of the topics the students chose to research were: jazz, the toothbrush, basketball and the I phone. Students created exhibit boards, wrote papers, made their own documentaries and formatted their own website. The competition was Friday, March 5 in the school auditorium. The judges were teachers from other schools, history experts and OPS supervisors.

Parenting Sessions

Teenagers need us now more than ever. Boys & Girls Club of the Midlands is offering free informational sessions entitled “When Your Teen’s Behavior Disrupts the Family."

Click here for more information.

Registration

Nathan Hale Middle School Registration

(Current 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th grade students)

7^th Grade Registration March 29to April 2

6^th Grade Orientation April 19 to April 21 (at elementary schools)

6^th Grade Registration at Hale April 22 and April 28 3:30 PM – 7:30 PM

6^th Grade Visits May 5 and May 6 9:30 AM – 10:50 AM

8^th Grade Orientation April 9 8:00 AM

8^th Grade Registration April 16 8:00 AM

Patriot Flag Program

50 students will win a trip to the

Annual Red and White Husker Football Game!!!

Students earn Patriot Flags for demonstarating Safe, Responsible or Respectful behaviors at school.

The flags get turned into the administrator at lunch for a free pass to the front of the lunch line and

then get entered into a drawing for a trip to the Red and White Football game.

Saturday April 17th

Transporation will be provided.

Patriot Flags will be drawn at the school dance on Friday March 19th. Winners will be given

a permission slip that must be returned in order to go to the game.

Expanded Learning Time

Our Expanded Learning Time school day is from 7:30 – 3:15 with an optional after school program from 3:25 - 4:55. An interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning is used to help students make connection between and among various courses and to real life. Students choose 10 enrichment classes per year…making Nathan Hale the only middle school of its kind in the Midwest. Nathan Hale students increase their proficiency in core academics while mastering 21^st century skills, the ability to communicate, collaborate, compete and connect via innovative, concept-based learning. Nathan Hale will also be a Magnet School starting in the 2010-2011 school year. Expanded Learning Time equals Expanded Opportunities for Students. For more information, please call 557-4216.

Rookie of the Year Award

Congratulations to Nathan Hale's Gifted and Talented Facilitator, Ms. Allred who won the Rookie of the Year Award from the Nebraska Association of the Gifted. Ms. Allred was honored at a luncheon at the organizations annual conference. Ms. Allred has been teaching at Nathan Hale for the past 2 years.

Honor s By Contact (HBC)

This option gives students an opportunity to take greater responsibility for their learning. When participating in Honors By Contract, students will be in a traditional classroom but doing honors-level work. These challenges across the board will prepare students for the rigors of honors and Advanced Placement courses in high school. Those students who choose to exercise the Honors by Contract option promise that they are motivated to: study the class topic in greater depth and intensity; satisfactorily complete the work assigned for the honors credit and dedicate the needed energy to complete their tasks. Honors by Contract components include: experiential learning opportunities; scholarly projects; discovery workshops; Socratic seminars, and student-led conferences. Contracted honors work will reflect work that exceeds the traditional class expectations. Nathan Hale offers HBC in English Language Arts, Science and Social Studies.