What's Old is New Again!!

A new sign graces the front lawn at Memorial Middle School...   Well, it's not exactly a new sign! This sign was mounted over the front door of Memorial Middle School prior to the renovation 15 years ago.  It was put in storage during the renovation and there it stayed. Recently Keith Connelly, a long time Hull Public School's Custodian, made the suggestion to mount the sign on the front lawn.  Thank you, Keith, for your excellent suggestion and your continued service to the children of Hull!  

Spelling Bee Results

Memorial Middle School hosted its 2nd Annual Spelling Bee on Friday, April 15th.  The entire school gathered in the auditorium to watch 10 students from each grade compete for the title of Spelling Bee Champion!  Thirty students took the stage as Assistant Principal Greg Kelley moderated the event and Grade 8 Teachers Lila McCormack and John Whittle judged the bee.  The thirty finalists were:

Alexis Her	Maya Walsh	Turner Mitchell
Norah White	Bode Weber	Matthew Cooper
Olivia Ball	Troy Healey	Treston O’Hare
Rhyheem Camel	Anthony Scalia	Luke Robbs
Katie Clifford	Patrick Turner	Faye Lofgren
Sam Taverna	Mitchell Russo	Sophia Tremblay
Larkin Tanner	Kaden Letourneau	Olivia Ball
Alex Yennaco	Becca Rosenbaum	Stella Gianadda
Shelby Craig	Lexi Power	Abby Schneiderhan
Sean Marois	Jessica Whitcomb	Jake Allenshepski

After an hour of competition, the field shrank to three contestants:  Shelby Craig, Troy Healey, and Turner Mitchell.  Several additional rounds were necessary before Turner Mitchell took first prize.   Turner is a repeat winner having won our 2015 Spelling Bee last year!! Congratulations to all of our contestants!!

Grade 8 Car Wash!! Volunteers and Baked Goods Donations are needed!

Dear Grade 8 Parents/Guardians:

The class of 2020 is sponsoring a car wash this Saturday, April 30th to raise money for the Grade 8 Dance Celebration. The committee is asking students to sign up for one of two shifts. The first shift will run from 8:45 to 11:00. The second shift will run from 11:00 to 1:15. The committee is looking for students to help wash cars. They are also seeking donations of baked goods and other sweets and drinks to sell at the car wash.

Please email Madeline Rys at madelinecrys@gmail.com to voluneer, to donate baked goods, or for more information.

Thank you!!

Grade 8 Promotion and End of Year Activities!!

Dear Parents/Guardians of the class of 2020:

With the end of the school year 8 weeks away, it is time to announce the plans for the end of year activities!!  Please mark your calendars with the following dates:

Friday, June 10th	Grade 8 Celebration Dance, 6:30 - 10:00 pm at MMS
Monday, June 13th	Spirit of Boston Lunch Cruise
Wednesday, June 15th	Canobie Lake Park (Rain Date: Thursday, June 16th)
Friday, June 17th	Grade 8 Promotion and Recognition Ceremony  9:30 – 10:30 am in the Auditorium.   (Family and friends invited!)
Friday, June 17th	Barbeque Lunch and Field Games
Monday, June 20th	Bagel Breakfast and Yearbook exchange

A letter was mailed home today containing these dates. Also in this letter was the final payment information for class dues. Please be sure that class dues are paid in full by Friday, May 6, 2016.  The letter can be found here:

Grade 8 End of Year Activities!!  

The Grade 8 Dance Celebration is always a fantastic event.   I am pleased to announce that the Dance Committee was able to raise enough money to cover the entire cost of the dance.  In prior years, students had to pay $10 to $20 to attend the dance.  This year, the dance is free for all Memorial Middle School students. Thank you to our Grade 8 Dance Committee for their tremendous efforts helping kids make wonderful memories!  

Please remember that students must be in school on time for the day of the dance and that there are no dismissals prior to the dance.  

The grade 8 faculty is also working to encourage appropriate behavior on field trips. After April vacation, the grade 8 team will meet with the grade 8 class to review the following discipline procedure.  If a student is referred to the office for behavioral problems three times, a member of the grade 8 team will contact the parent. If your child is referred to the office a fourth time, the student will lose one grade 8 end of year field trip/activity.  We sincerely hope that all students will be able to participate in all of the activities.  However, we must take the safety of the students very seriously and we cannot risk misbehavior on the field trips/activity.  We must depend on and trust all students to behave in accordance with the Handbook.  Additionally, the administration reserves the right to prevent students from attending field trips/activities when warranted by inappropriate behavior.  

One final reminder that Mike Devine, the High School Principal, will host a course selection information session for parents tonight at Hull High School in the Exhibition room at 7:00 pm.  All current grade 8 parents/guardians are encouraged to attend.  Students do not need to attend as they will receive the same information during school today!

I look forward to end-of-year activities and assisting with the transition to high school.  Should parents/guardians have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at your earliest convenience.  

Sincerely,

Tony Hrivnak

Principal

Hull Police Department and HAPSA Present: "If Only"

The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation and Millennium Health present IF ONLY, a short film intended for teens, parents and adults to raise awareness about the dangers of prescription drug misuse and abuse and to start a conversation that encourages the safe use, storage and disposal of prescription drugs to keep them out of the hands of kids.  See the fliers below for more information.

Spring Break Celebration Rally

Friday, April 15th was a great day at Memorial Middle School!!  Students competed in our 2nd annual Spelling Bee.  We held a rally to end Spirit Week and we held the 2nd Annual MMS Mini-Marathon. During the rally we recognized students that earned a place on the Honor Roll.  We also announced the winners from the 2nd Annual Science Fair.  This year's winners were:

First Place (Tie)

Robert Hunter

Abby Schneiderhan

Second Place (Tie)

Carly Donovan, Sioban Burke, and Bella Hendrickson (Group Project)

Petra Bechtrold

Third Place

Timothy O'Hayre

Science Fair Winners 2016!!

The rally continued with the Band playing their traditional rally theme song.  The Chorus performed a Queen Medley that they also used on there field trip to the Providence Bruins several weeks ago. Both groups of student performers did an outstanding job!!  The rally continued with a several competitions between grade levels including a ping pong ball relay race.

Following the rally, all students went outside and participated in a fun run/walk of about 1/2 mile. Then, students could also choose to participate in a competitive one-mile run.  These two events comprise our annual mini-marathon in honor of the Boston Marathon.

The Fun Run:

The Competitive Run:

Grade 8 Course Request Info Session for High School!!

Grade 8 Course Request Information Session

Tuesday April 26

7PM

Hull High School Exhibition Room

This meeting is for parents and guardians of students in the 8^th grade.  Mr. Devine will be explaining the course request process as the high school guidance counselors prepare to build student schedules for the 2016-2017 school year.  Students do not need to attend as the same information will be presented to them in school on April 26^th.  If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Devine at mdevine@town.hull.ma.us

Science Fair 2016!!

Memorial Middle School hosted its second annual Science Fair Tonight!  Thirty students presented their original projects and were judged by a panel of teachers.  Results will be announced at the school rally on Friday. In addition to the science fair, students from Jacobs Elementary school joined us as we combined their annual Mad Science night with our science fair.  Over 115 elementary students joined us!!  Middle and high school students and teachers demonstrated a variety of science experiments that were met with applause from the Jacobs students.  

 

Transportation Field Trip Pictures!!

Below are a couple of pictures from the grade 7 transportation Field Trip.  Students had the opportunity to talk with professionals in all aspects of the transportation industry.  Our students learned about careers they did not even know existed and the training necessary to work in this field.  

This field trip is an annual event and is a part of our grade 7 Engineering Technology curriculum.  This event was held at Logan International Airport on Wednesday, April 6th. Transportation to this event was funded by our PTO!!  Thank you PTO!!

Mad Science Night!!

Science Fair!!

Memorial Middle School will host its Second Annual Science Fair!!

Wednesday, April 13th 

5:00 to 7:00 pm

Middle School Auditorium 

On display will be:

• Approximately 30 student science projects
• Grade 7 Math Scale Model Projects
• The Green Team will display the latest in our efforts to recycle and compost
• Hands-on science demonstrations.  

Bake Sale!!!

SCIENCE FAIR
BAKE SALE

ALL ITEMS $1.00

Please donate a Baked Good for the Bake Sale.

All Baked Goods can be sent in on the morning of Wednesday, April 13th and dropped off in Mrs. Striglio’s office.

Thank you!

DisplayMyArt!!!

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The magnet and order forms for DisplayMyArt Hull PTO fundraiser went home last week.  You can purchase your child's art work on a variety of different items. (mugs, T-shirts, magnets, water bottles, mouse pads, etc.)  Please look over the order form and help support the Hull PTO.  All proceeds form this fundraiser directly help with the enrichment opportunities offered to the Hull Public School's students.

All orders place by April 28th have FREE shipping to home!

Thank you!

Sharon M. Striglio R.N.

Grade 7 Field Trip - Aviation and Maritime Expo

Grade 7 Students will be attending a field trip to the Aviation and Maritime STEM Education Expo at Boston's Logan International Airport on Wednesday, April 6, 2016.   The cost of the field trip is only $5 as the PTO is paying for one of the buses!  Thank you PTO!!  Permission slips and money must be turned in by Tuesday, April 5, 2016 to the front office or to Mr. Sullivan.   If the cost of this field trip creates a financial burden for your family, please contact the principal to have the fee waved.  

This field trip is an extraordinary opportunity for students to see first hand about the many different types of careers in the aviation, maritime, and transportation industries.  Students and faculty that have attended this field trip in the past always return with wonderful reviews of the event.  

All students should bring a bag lunch and students should dress in layers.  For more information, please click on the links below:

Permission Slip

Field Trip Info