Bobcat News

This Week at
HAMS
Monday, 3/30:
Flag football game
4:30 pm
Student of the
Month
Bobcat News
The end of the year is coming quickly and so are a lot of events
and deadlines! Please check the “Mark your Calendars” section
on the last page for upcoming dates and deadlines!
We have added a yearbook signing party and extended the
deadline to order a yearbook to April 3rd.
Don’t forget there is NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, APRIL 3rd!
Tuesday, 3/31:
Wednesday, 4/1:
Last day to sign up
for 8th grade Grad
Night
Thursday, 4/2:
New Student
Registration Day
9:30 am—2:00 pm
Friday, 4/3:
No School
Last day to purchase
a yearbook
HAMS 2nd Annual Wine Tasting
and
Silent Auction
April 10, 2015
7-10pm
Comfort Suites 5421 West Waters Ave
Wine and light appetizers, lots of great baskets to bid
on and fun with other HAMS families and friends!
Tickets are on sale now!
The last day to purchase a ticket is April 6th.
Tickets are $25 for non-PTSO Members &
$20 for PTSO Members.
You can still become a member!
Tickets are available for purchase on the PTSO
website in the E-Store or by filling out the auction
ticket sales flyer in the forms section and turning it in
to your teacher.
The FSA testing schedule has been posted to the PTSO website. If there are
changes to the schedule the revisions will be posted once we are notified.
March FSA Testing Schedule
March 30:
March 31:
FSA makeup testing
FSA makeup testing 5-8
GR SAT 10
Testing
Schedule
Join April
HAMS
Choir!
April 13: Grade 5 CBT FSA
ELA
I 803-8
mins.
Open
toPart
Grades
Grade 6 CBT FSA Math Part I 60 mins (3 sessions max)
Afterschool from 3:30 to 4:30 in Room 231
April 14: Grade 5 CBT FSA ELA Part II 80 mins.
Meeting Dates:
Grade 6 CBT FSA Math Part 2 & 3 120 mins (3 sessions max)
March 3, 16, 24, 30
April 15: Grade 5 CBT FSA ELA Part I 80 mins.
April 6, 14, 20, 28
Grade 6 CBT FSA Math Part I 60 mins (3 sessions max)
May 4, 12, 18
April 16: Grade 5 CBT FSA ELA Part II 80 mins.
A concert will be held the last week in May (date TBD).
Grade 6 CBT FSA Math Part II & III 120 mins (3 sessions max)
Songs: Spiderman, What a Wonderful World & Colors of the
April 17: Grade 8 FCAT Science Makeup testing
World
April 20: Grade 5 CBT FSA Math Part I 80 mins.
Contact Ms. Emgee at bemgee@channelside.com
Grade 7 CBT FSA Math Part I 60 mins (3 sessions max)
April 21: Grade 5 CBT FSA Math Part II 80 mins.
Grade 7 CBT FSA Math Part II & III 120 mins (3 sessions max)
April 22: Grade 5 CBT FSA Math Part I 80 mins.
Grade 7 CBT FSA Math Part I 60 mins (3 sessions max)
April 23: Grade 5 CBT FSA Math Part II 80 mins. Grade 7 CBT FSA Math Part II
& III 120 mins (3 sessions max)
April 24: Math FSA Makeup day Makeup testing
The Middle School Sports Banquet will be held on April 30th at 7pm in the school
cafeteria and will be catered by Lee Roy Selmon’s. There will be a $10 per plate
charge on EZ Pay.
All of the HAMS Middle School sport participants and their families are invited to
attend.
The PTSO Board elections and
chair positions
Yearbook Signing
Party
PTSO Elections will be held on April 23rd. If
you would like to run for a board position,
please send in a brief bio that will be
attached to the ballot.
There will be a Yearbook
Signing Party the last
week in June. Students
will listen to music and
have snacks while they
have time to hangout
with their friends and
sign their yearbooks.
According to the bylaws only PTSO members
will be able to vote at the meeting. Members
must be “in good standing” meaning they
can not have missed 2 meetings in a row.
Students must have
purchased a yearbook to
attend. The last day to
purchase a yearbook is
April 3rd.
Open to Grades 3-8
We also have several committee chair
positions open. Please email
ptso@hillsboroughacademy.com if you are
interested.
Join HAMS Choir!
Afterschool from 3:30-4:30 in Room 231
March 30; April 6, 14, 20, 28
May 4, 12, 18
There will be a concert the last
week of May.
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Teacher’s “Gift of Time”
Teachers are donating to the auction
too! They are donating a “Gift of
Time” to the auction. The gifts are fun
experiences that the kids can have
with their teachers either after school
or during lunch. There will be a “Gift
of Time” wall at the Silent Auction so
you can bid on the
experience.
Here are some experiences:
Ms. Rees and Stockowski are both
auctioning Painting with a Twist for a
student and a friend;
Ms. Cali and her dog, Gia, will have
lunch with a student and a friend;
Coach Cooney will take 3 students
to a Storm game;
Or a student can be the Principal
or Vice Principal for the day!
Thank you
Rockatar Academy,
Empress Tea Room,
Jump Zone,
Sephora, Rookies
Baseball Academy,
Papa John's, Orange Theory Fitness, Cine Bistro,
Dunedin Golf Club
and Berkley Prep
for your donations!
Important Auction Information:
We will be using a mobile bidding system this year. You can access this through any smart phone or wifi enabled device (iPad,
tablet, iTouch, etc.). Wifi connection will be available at the hotel.
You can also sneak preview auction Items:
http://mobilesmartbid.com/store/hamsptso New items are being
added daily. If you have your tickets you can preregister.
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Are there any season
ticket holders that
would be willing to
donate tickets to a
game for the Silent
Auction? Please contact
Angela Dodd or the
PTSO if you
would be
interested in
donating.
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The Silent Auction Raffle
items include a flat
screen TV, a wine basket and a Google
Android tablet! Raffle tickets are $5
each and can be purchased the night of the
auction. There is also a 50/50 raffle with
tickets costing $1 that will be sold at the
auction.
Another huge THANK YOU to Comfort Suites for offering a
discounted rate of $69.99 for the night of the Silent
Auction! The rate code LHAMS has been setup
so you can book the night of the auction using
the following link: http://www.comfortsuites.com/ires/en-US/
html/ArrivalInfo?hotel=FL760&srp=LHAMS&pu=no
Free Parents Night Out
Extreme Youth Sports is
offering free childcare during the Silent
Auction and Wine Tasting.
Space is limited, so sign up today to reserve your spot.
Pizza will be served for $6 per child.
http://extremeyouthsports.com/HAMS/
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If you have a 5th grader that will be moving
up to middle school at HAMS and have
questions, Dr. Cullen will have a Middle School
Night on April 23rd following the PTSO
meeting (approximately 6:30) until 7:30pm.
Only a few days let to order!
I’m glad I
didn’t buy
a yearbook
— said NO
ONE!
The deadline is quickly approaching! Don’t let your
kids come home upset when yearbooks are
delivered and they did not get one. The books have
great pictures and memories that the kids love!
The last day to order is April 3rd.
There will be no extras.
To order: ybpay.lifetouch.com
Yearbook ID Code: 11838515
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Announcements

The last day to buy Silent Auction tickets is April 6th. The event is April 10th.

5th Grade “Move Up Day” (daytime) and 8th Grade Graduation (6pm) are June 4th!
Make sure you buy a yearbook by April 1st for your graduating student!

Lost and Found: Have your children check for their stuff! Items that have been there
longer than a month will be donated. Lunch boxes are located in the cafeteria, valuable or small items (head bands, etc.) are at the front desk, and coats, sweaters, pants,
etc. are in front of the Media Center. There are 2 sets of car keys at the front office.

Yearbook Signing Even is scheduled for the last week in June. You must purchase a
yearbook to attend.. Last day to buy a yearbook is April 3rd.

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 4th—Math 8th.
Upcoming Field Trips:

2nd grade field trip to Clearwater Marine Aquarium on April 23. Deadline to pay on
EZ pay is April 3rd.

4th grade Florida Aquarium and Dolphin Cruise Field Trip is April 24th. The cost is
$31 on Ezpay.

5th grade manatee trip is May 1. The cost of the trip has been covered, but permission slips need to be turned in by April 24th.

5th grade Sea World trip is May 29th. All permission slips and EZ pay payments
are due May 24th. If you plan to sign your child out at the end of the Sea World trip
to stay in Orlando, you must write this on the permission slip prior to the trip and
sign out with Ms. Szczepspanski once the field trip is over.

7th grade field trip to Kennedy Space Center on May 6th. Please return permission
slips by April 8th.

8th grade Holocaust Museum Field Trip is April 22nd. The cost is $17 on Ezpay.
Please bring small
denominations of cash
to purchase raffle
tickets and tip teachers
who are working. We will
have tip jars out for all
the teachers volunteering at the event.
We are so appreciative of our teacher
support. All tips with go toward Amazon
gift cards to be used on classroom items
for the teachers volunteering.
Thank you Mr. Brown for coming
out to support Skate Night!
Also, you can get a Special Sneak Preview
of Auction Items: http://
mobilesmartbid.com/store/hamsptso new
items are being added daily. Also, if you
have your tickets you can preregister.
We will also have people at the event to
help you register if needed.
Make sure you check the volunteer tab on the PTSO page regularly for
volunteer opportunities. We are always adding additional opportunities!
Each family is required to volunteer 10 hours per year! If you are looking
for opportunities outside of regular business hours, please consider helping to get donations for the Silent Auction. Also, you get 1 hour for each
PTSO meeting you attend.
New spots recently added: We need judges, score keepers and time
keepers to help with Battle of the Books in May. Also, we need help at
the Silent Auction.
http://hillsboroughacademy.my-pta.org/content.asp?PageID=2
Busch Gardens has extended the deadline to sign up for Grad Nite to April
1st!! There are only a few days left to
register.
8th graders transitioning into high school can attend the
Busch Gardens Grad Night on May 1st from 7 p.m. until midnight. The cost is $53.50 per student and includes rides, DJs,
live entertainment and dinner. Busch Gardens is open exclusively for 8th graders that night.
Flyers are available on the
PTSO website. Please return a completed form to child’s homeroom teacher by April 1st. Parents are needed to chaperone
and transport to and from Busch Gardens. There will be a parent sign up on the website closer to the event. For every 10
paid kids there will be a free chaperone.
We have enough 8th graders attending to allow for two paid teacher chaperons: Mr. Cooney and Ms. Hertenstein. Parents are welcome to chaperon, however we do not have paid tickets for parents. You may go on Ezpay by April 1st and make a payment for
yourself under your 8th grader's name to cover the cost of your tick-
et should you choose to chaperon.
Don’t forget the opportunities to help us collect “Free Money”
This money really adds up quickly and we have already
been able to purchase a lot from these programs!
Please continue to turn in Coke Rewards: Every point counts towards
free money for the school. Codes can be found on the packaging of
your favorite Coca-Cola brands, including Powerade and Dasani water.
Codes are located under caps, inside the tear-off on 12-packs and on
multi-pack wraps.
Please download the Shoparoo app and start takpictures of your grocery, Target, Walmart, Lowes
and other receipts.
ing
Send in your Box Tops as soon as possible so they can be included in the
next submission.
Be sure to sign up for a Target Credit or Debit card then
designate our school as your school of choice. You will save 5% on your
purchases and free shipping. Plus, HAMS will earn 1% of your purchase.
Do you purchase from Amazon? Do all of your Amazon shopping through
the link on the PTSO website.
We also participate in the Tyson
Project A+™ Program, a fund-raising program sponsored by Tyson
Foods, Inc. Just clip and collect Tyson Project A+ labels from Tyson products. Send the labels to school with your child. We’ll collect the labels and
send them to Tyson Foods.
Now in addition to the website, the Facebook page, weekly newsletter, the
PTSO app and email reminders you can sign up to receive text reminders from
the PTSO!
Please text @hamsptso to 81010 to receive reminders of what is happening
at school.
March
May
 30 Student of the Month
 1 Busch Gardens Grad Night for
Flag football game at 4:30 pm
8th Grade 7:00 - midnight
April
 5 Middle School Battle of the Books
 1 Last day to sign up for 8th grade Grad
8:45—10:15 am
Night
Dad’s Club Meeting at Charann’s Tavern
 2 New Student Registration Day from
from 6:00-7:00 pm
9:30 am—2:00 pm
 11-15 Book Fair
 3 Last day to purchase a yearbook
 14 Elementary Battle of the Books
 3 Teacher Work Day – No School
8:45-10:15 am
 6 Last day to buy Silent Auction tickets
 15 Skate Night 6:00 - 8:00 pm
 7 New Student Registration from 4:00 - 6:30  21 Teacher Appreciation Breakfast (PTSO)
Dad’s Club Meeting at Charann’s Tavern
K-8 Spring Concert from 6-7pm
from 6:00-7:00 pm
 25 Memorial Day—No School
National Elementary Honor Society
 28 PTSO Meeting 6:00 pm
Induction Ceremony 6:00-7:00 pm
 29 Middle School End of the Year Dance
 9 New Student Registration Day from
June
9:30 am—2:00 pm
 4 “Move Up” Day for 5th Grade (during
National Junior Honor Society
school) & 8th Grade Graduation (evening)
Induction Ceremony 6:00-7:00 pm
 5 Last Day of School
 10 Tasting for Technology Silent Auction
7:00-10:00 pm
 16 Teacher Appreciation Breakfast (5th)
New Student Registration from 4:00 - 6:30
 23 PTSO Meeting--Board Elections 6:00 pm
Middle School Night (after PTSO Meeting7:30)
 24 $1 Dress Down Day
Find us on the web
http://hillsboroughacademy.my-ptso.org
https://www.facebook.com/hamsptso
ptso@hillsboroughacademy.com