September, 2017 Newsletter -- now posted
This year all students, grades 6, 7 and 8, will be using BCPS laptops. In order to take them home for use, all grade 6 & grade 8 parents* need to view a presentation and sign an agreement.
*Grade 7 parents viewed the presentation last year
OPTION - view presentation online instead of in school!
Please go to the
Laptop Information page-
for the full schedule of presentations
Laptop information Page >>
clickHERE
Bus routes NOW posted! > clickHERE
Summer Reading!
>> LINK to the summer reading page
| HMS Calendar
August
30 6th Grade Early Entry Day - 1/2 day,
Students can ride their regular bus to and from school
Dismissal at 11am
September
5 Opening Day for Students!
6- Back to School Night- Gr. 6 6:00-8:00 pm
8- PTA Ice Cream Social 6:00-7:00pm
13- Back to School Night- Gr. 7 6:00-8:00 pm
15- Picture Day
21-Rosh Hashanah- Schools & Offices Closed
27- Back to School Night- Gr. 8 6:00-8:00 pm
6- PTA Fall Fest
October
20- Schools Closed- Professional Development Day
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Check out the new HMS PTA facebook page!
MSDE Report Card for HMS 2016 clickHERE
Request for Bottles for Science! 
The HMS Science Department is in need of several hundred 2 liter plastic bottles. The new grade 6 Science units are being reordered for this coming school year; placing the module “Ecosystem Interactions” first! Please consider setting aside any bottles so that they may be recycled by our young scientists! Drop off at school - thank you!
Check out what's going on at HMS
with these resources!
School campus NEWS Looping latest info >clickHERE
Check out our morning news show, posted daily on our school channel at
http://www.schooltube.com/channel/hmstv/
Microsoft Office 365 FREE for students and their family!
Yes! You get up to five copies of Microsoft Office 365 Suite which includes; Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher. Important to note, this software can be used on personal computers, tablets, iPads, iPhones, and Android devices. For details click BCPS Letter to Parents and Download Instructions
BCPS ONE- gradebook 
GO to
bcpsone.bcps.org
Transportation Office - ph. 443-809-4321
BCPS One Parent Updates
As part of Baltimore County Public Schools' (BCPS) continuous improvement process, security enhancements are being made to BCPS ONE (https://bcpsone.bcps.org) that will increase the protection of student information. Click below for more information
BCPSone - parent accounts >>
Parents/guardians who have never accessed BCPS One should create a myBCPS account
and add a student(s) by using these instructions.
Also, returning parents, if your account is no longer accessible,
see directions here add a student(s) by using these instructions*
*Effective July 31, 2017, in order to access student information in BCPS One, a student contact:
Must have a valid email address set up with the school
NEW! - Parents Resource video UPDATES and Changes to BCPSone
clickHERE