HBC Secondary Bulletin

December 11, 2020

H-BC Secondary Families:

It’s already the midterm of Quarter 2! This halfway point is a great time to check your student(s)’ grades on JMC. Family engagement is an extremely important factor for student success. If you need help adding the JMC app to your smartphone, logging onto JMC, remembering your password, please call HBC Secondary at 507-962-3240. We would love to help you out and it works on any Smartphone or device.

As I mentioned last week, please remember to reach out to our staff and thank them for their hard work if you haven’t done so already during this holiday season. We are still in school and this is largely due to our staff going above and beyond to clean, move their classroom to bigger areas if they have more than 20 students, provide masks breaks, remind students to put their mask above their nose, remind students to socially distance and repeat each day with a smile while TEACHING. Personally, I feel extremely blessed and grateful that my son and daughter are still in school at HBC with their friends and teachers. Please join me in showing thanks to our amazing staff by sending them a personal thank you message.

Here are some pictures from this past week.

G.R.A.D. student team helping cut out G.R.A.D. tickets. Thank you for making our school GREAT!

Our 8th graders completed their CO2 Car unit with a race competition. This hands-on unit allowed students to apply science, engineering, design, problem-solving and even artistry to their cars. Here are some of students’ cars. GREAT work 8th grade!

Congratulations to Abby Knobloch and Taryn Rauk! Abby made the All-Conference Volleyball Team and Taryn was All-Conference Honorable Mention.

Congratulations to our All-District Football 2020 Team. (L to R) Chase Bosch, Zander Wysong, Tory Knobloch, Max Scholten, Tyson Bork, Calvin Erickson and Gavin Wysong. Bork and Wysong earned Offensive Players of the Year & Knobloch earned Lineman of the Year. Thank you for an unforgettable season!

Only a couple days left to order Patriot Football Section Championship Shirts and Hoodies. These shirts will be a GREAT Christmas gift and great addition to your Patriot Apparel collection. Click the link below to order.

https://luvprintexpress.com/HBCchamps/shop/home

As a token of appreciation to our AMAZING staff, our staff was treated to Free LUNCH from Redders Food Truck. Staff was able to order deep fried grilled cheese with ALL the fixings including pork or bacon. The french fries and soup were also delicious.

Our 6th grade students won the FFA Food Drive Pizza contest. Our 6th graders collected the most food and goods for those in need. Karl is enjoying the pepperoni winnings.

DO NOT FORGET TO SCREEN YOUR STUDENT REMINDER: (Repeat) Make sure to screen your child everyday, prior to coming to school! Here is the link for Screener. Your assistance is greatly appreciated!

MASKS (New)

Please make sure to send your student with a clean or new mask each day. To encourage our students to wear their masks properly. Our staff is going to be handing out G.R.A.D. tickets to our students who are wearing their mask correctly for the next month. Teachers will be looking for students who…

Keep their mask above their noses
Having a mask that fits properly
Does not have to be reminded for the entire block period

At the end of each week, the students’ tickets will be collected and a winner will be drawn for one of the following prizes

A Patriot Blanket $35 Value
A Donut Party for their class
A Pizza Party for their class
A $20 Visa Gift Card

Please send your student with a clean and properly fitting mask.

Advisory Update - Giving Back to Our School and Community (New)

Our secondary advisories have been busy in the month of December with learning and brainstorming ways they can show gratitude. Giving back (volunteering) is a way to give back to the community you are part of and a great way to show gratitude. Each advisory has been giving a challenge to think of ways you can give back to our communities we are part of and act upon it. Here are some of their ideas.

Ms. Anderson’s freshmen advisory made these Christmas center pieces for the Tuff Memorial Home.

The 6th grade advisory wrote encouraging notes on the lockers of EVERY student.

The sophomore advisory wrote thank you notes to our staff and hung them in the hallway.

Some students cleaned up all the trash around the HBC Secondary outdoor campus.

Early Dismissals Coming Up (Repeat)

The following dates are the early dismissals scheduled for December. HBC Secondary will be dismissed at 12:30 PM on early dismissal days.

Thursday, December 17th

Wednesday, December 23rd

HBC Winter Concerts - December 14 (6th-8th Grade) & December 18 (9th-12th Grade) (New)

Ms. Comp, Mr. Olson and our band and choir students have been preparing for their winter concerts. We will NOT be allowing guests during these concerts due to COVID, but will be streaming the concert on the Hills Cable Channel (242) at 9 PM (not live) and also Facebook Live at 7 PM (Live) The link to Facebook Live will be posted on our website on Monday, December 14th and Friday, December 18th.

Monday, December 14th at 7PM - Grades 6-8 Vocal & Instrumental Music Concert
Friday, December 18th at 7PM - Grades 9-12 Vocal & Instrumental Music Concert

NWEA MAP Testing for Reading and Math (Grades 6th - 8th) (Repeat)

Our 6th - 8th grade students will be assessing their reading and math growth on the week of December 14th - 18th. The NWEA MAP Assessment is an assessment which measures the students growth in math and reading compared to their assessment in September and also allows teachers to see if learning is occurring and will also be used to help provide instruction at the student’s specific instructional level. Students will be assessed by their reading or math teacher in their classroom. Good luck students!

Midterm Grades for Quarter 2 - Sent out on Wednesday, December 16 (New)

Please be checking your emails on Wednesday, December 16th for your student(s)’ grades for midterm Quarter 2. Please continue to follow-up with your student as they make progress throughout the school year.

E-Learning Days (Repeat)

E-learning days...if school is cancelled because of inclement weather or any other reason. Here is the procedure for E-Learning Days (Link).

Cold Weather and Dressing Appropriately (Repeat)

PLEASE make sure your student is prepared for the colder weather. Students will be walking to their PE classes which are located at Hugo Goehle Gymnasium which is 6 blocks away if the conditions are NOT slippery or wet. In most cases, students will walk and need to be dressed for the colder weather.

Great Holiday Gift Idea - Patriot Blanket (Repeat)

Just in time for the holidays, a blanket sale at H-BC. The PTO Patriot blankets are only $35 this holiday season.

The blankets are soft, large and wash well. They make a great present for the Patriot in your life. Starla and Brenda are helping us with contactless pickup at either the high school in Hills or the elementary school in Beaver Creek.

If you are interested in ordering one, please contact l.moore@isd671.net or message b.plimpton@isd671.net. Thanks for supporting our group!