HMS Spirit Week continues....
Thursday: 5th grade - Dress like a teen, 6th grade - Dress like a baby, 7th grade - Dress like an adult, and 8th grade - Dress like a senior!
Friday: Red Carpet Day - Dress like you are walking down the red carpet!
HMS SPIRIT WEEK!
Monday is PJ Day - Dress if your favorite comfy pj's!
Tuesday is Travel Back in Time Day - 5th gr. 1960's, 6th gr. 1980's, 7th gr. 1990's, 8th gr. 2000's!
Wednesday is Color Day - 5th - green, 6th - blue, 7th - pink, 8th - orange.
It was the 100th day of school today! Check out some of our 1st graders in Ms Gallant's class!! They sorted the 100 Day Trail Mix into ten ten frames ◡̈ and made 100th day Fruit Loops necklaces.
Today HCS third graders had a special visit from News 9 Weather's Kevin Skarupa! This visit coincides with the third grade's study of weather. Mr. Skarupa taught students about being a meteorologist, weather conditions, predicting the weather, and how he broadcasts the weather on TV. It was a fun and informative visit and a perfect way to finish Gr 3's study of weather. Look out for a video shout out to HCS on the news! Thank you Mr. Skarupa for visiting with us!!
Happy 100th Day of School! Every year, this special day is celebrated with a variety of 100th Day activities including crafts, cup stacking, math games, writing, and fun with all things "100."
The Girls B Hawks basketball team lost a hard fought semi final game to #1 seed Amherst 28-35. The Hawks trailed very close behind a tough Amherst team for almost the entire game. Early in the 4th quarter, the Hawks tied it up and battled for the win. Unfortunately in the last few minutes of play, Amherst sunk three back to back three pointers to win the game. The girls had an awesome season and should be so proud of how far they made it. A big shout out to our two captains, Eloise and Abby, for leading this team with devotion and spirit. Great season girls. Go Hawks!
Hampstead Central School students attended an assembly last Friday to learn about Kindness Week! They learned about Blankets of Hope, a service learning project where students will write messages of inspiration, encouragement, and kindness to those in need. Students will participate in a Kindness Workshop where they will attach their letters to one of the 420 blankets that were donated for this project. The blankets will then be delivered to local foundations and organizations to be given to those who need them the most! Stay tuned for photos of the Kindness Workshop in action in our classes! Thank you to Mrs. McLaughlin for organizing this great community service project!
Hampstead Middle School took second place at the Nashua cheer competition today! Nice job Hawks!
HCS Kindness Week February 10-14--
Next week HCS will celebrate Kindness
Week! We will practice acts of kindness and celebrate with
spirit-themed days. Kindness Week will kick off this Friday, February 7th when
we will have an assembly to launch a project called Blankets
of Hope. This initiative spreads warmth and kindness to those
in need. As part of the project, our school is not only
donating cozy blankets but also writing heartfelt messages
and encouraging notes to individuals facing hardships. This
experience teaches students about the power of generosity
and making a difference in their community.
Girls B defeated Milford 31-19 in their 1/4 final playoff game. Addy A led the way in scoring with Eloise, Emma, Abby, Sofia, Evie, Mila, Emerson and Julia adding pts. This was a whole team win, both offensively and defensively. They will move onto the semis against Amherst.
A depleted Hawks A basketball team played Litchfield yesterday in a Tri-County quarter-final game at Litchfield. The Hawks gave them all they could handle as they played an inspired game both offensively and defensively. With the lead changing many time the Hawks found themselves down by 5 with a minute and a half left in regulation but managed to hit some crucial shots and tied the game just before the 4th quarter buzzer sounded. Overtime saw several Hawks foul out, yet they continued to battle. Eventually Litchfield pulled away for the hard fought win 65-58.
Playing great defense and offense the team stuck together and made themselves proud to be HMS HAWKS. Quinn B led the offense with 20 points while AJ M had 15, Parker C had 12 and Christian W had 11. Parker also had the tough job of covering their scorer and amazingly held him to one basket. Emilio D had numerous rebounds and played a strong defensive game.
Girls A lost a tough one 2 Sanborn. The loss ends the season with a 6-8 record. After battling injuries/illness our girls always came to compete + work hard. TY 8th graders- Leah A, Taya M, Sidney B, Tess M, Lea M, Alexis N, Julia F, Emily M, + Kassidy R - great season!
This past week, fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Burkett brought the US National Park experience alive for our fourth graders. Pictured here, Mrs. Burkett's and Mrs. Alessio's classes visited Acadia National Park in Maine with Ranger Sam. Students participated in "Sedimentary Sleuths" where they learned about sediments, weathering, erosion, and their effects on Acadia's landscape. Thank you Ranger Sam! Fourth graders will continue to virtually visit National Parks across the country in upcoming visits.
The HCS Ski Club celebrated another great season at McIntyre Ski Area in Manchester. Thank you to all the parent volunteers and HCS staff who helped make this a successful season!
Girls A beat Chester 34-28. After a strong 1st 1/2, Chester battled back to pull within 2 points in the final minute of the game before some clutch free-throws sealed the victory for Hampstead. The win puts them in the 1/4finals against an undefeated Sanborn Team on 2/3.
Even with the clouds rolling in, we had a very successful night of over 100 people joining the NH Astronomers to view our night sky. Families of 5th graders saw clear views of Jupiter and its moons, Mars, Venus and more during the January planetary parade spectacle in our sky!
Our Girls A Team wrapped up the regular season yesterday losing to a 2nd ranked Pelham Middle School team. Our Girls A-Team has a Home Playoff Game here at HMS this Thursday at 3:30. Come out and support our Hawks!
The Boy's A team lost to Pelham by a score of 51-34 in the last game of the regular season. The team will take on Litchfield next Monday in a 1/4 final game at Litchfield -starting time tbd. Reminder that all tournament games will have an entry fee for spectators.
Every Thursday this past month our Ski Club has been hitting the slopes at McIntyre Ski Area in Manchester and loving every minute of it! Thank you to all our staff and parent volunteers for helping make this program so much fun for our kids!
Happy Halfway Day!!! Today was our 90th day of school. Today marked the mid point of our school year and the end of the second quarter.
