Hello Hayes Families,
Here is some news to get us into the weekend…
Trunk-or-Treat
Hayes Intermediate's Trunk-or-Treat is coming to town! Get ready for a night of frightful fun on October 24th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Join us for this family-friendly event and be amazed by the creepiest, coolest, and most creative trunk decorations.
Families and school groups: Sign up to decorate your trunk and hand out candy to costumed kids. Students, siblings, and community members: Don your most awesome school friendly Halloween attire and prepare to trick-or-treat in style!
Want to join the fun? Check out the link below to sign up or donate candy. We can't wait to see you there for a night of spooky thrills! Sign Up Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4FAFAC2EA7F4C34-52014743-trunk
Fall Harvest Celebrations
Our classroom Fall Harvest Celebrations will be held on Thursday, October 31. Teachers will be coordinating activities and snacks for students in their classes. Please look for communication in the near future from your child’s teacher for the specifics. The celebrations will not include costumes.
Parent Teacher Organization
We have an outstanding joint PTO with Beagle Middle School. They have provided several incredible opportunities for our students and staff over the past few years. This work is accomplished through the support of our community and family members like you. We encourage family members to attend our PTO meetings. Any participation is helpful and impactful to our school culture and it benefits our students.
The next meeting will be Tuesday October 22nd at 6:30pm. The meeting is held in the media center at Beagle. You can attend in person or virtually at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82744686994
*Picking up a student during school hours*
To ensure the safety of all students, our staff will not call students to the office to leave early for the day until the person picking them up has presented a valid ID and completed the sign-out process. Please plan accordingly for appointments, allowing extra time for this procedure. Additionally, it's important to keep your student's contact information current. If someone not listed on your student's emergency contact list arrives to pick them up, we will not be able to release your student to them.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Parent/teacher conferences at Hayes Intermediate will be held on the following dates, in the following fashion: November 7th (virtual, 4-6pm); November 12th (in-person, 4-7pm); and November 14th (in-person, 4-7pm). Please look for sign-up information to come via email the week of October 28th.
Volunteer Application
If you plan to volunteer or need to enter the building for an extended period of time, please fill out this application. This is REQUIRED when coming to volunteer in our building. It takes a couple of days for the background check to be completed, so please plan accordingly based on your volunteering schedule. In addition to volunteering, this application will also allow you to sign out a student at the kiosk. The secretaries will still need to call down your student to the office, but this process is an extra layer of security when releasing a student to an adult.
Advisory on Phones Outside of School
We have started getting reports of questionable activities that students are doing with their phones outside of school hours. Of course, we don’t monitor student phone usage as phones are not allowed during the school day at Hayes. That said, students often tell us about TikTok and YouTube videos that they watch after school that most parents would not find appropriate for 10 and 11 year olds. Once students see alarming things, they cannot unsee them. We also are occasionally asked to intervene in inappropriate SnapChat or Instagram conversations that happen outside of school. Most social media sites require members to be 13 years old before even creating an account, but kids often bypass that by simply saying they are old enough. For the safety of all, if you allow your child to have a cell phone, please consider setting parental controls and carefully monitor their use.
Hayes Happenings!
The school news is a completely student-led operation. They work hard creating and putting together content each week! They analyze and critique each episode as a class on Mondays and aim to improve each week. Thank you for supporting and encouraging our students! Here is a link to this week's episode:
District News, Events, & Community Information
View flyers and more of what the school district shares in newsletters about events, news, and information by visiting:
Lost and Found
Fall is upon us and that brings lost jackets, sweatshirts, sweats to the lost and found table. There is already an overflow of lost items with limited storage space. If you know your student had a certain clothing item and you have not seen it in a while please come and check out the lost and found. Items that are not claimed before Thanksgiving break will be donated to Ken’s Coat Closet.
Looking Ahead
October 22 - PTO Meeting at Beagle
October 24 - Trunk or Treat at Hayes
October 29 - Last Day of 1st Quarter Specials
October 31 - Fall Harvest Celebrations in Classrooms
November 1 - NO SCHOOL - Staff Professional Development
November 7 - Parent Conferences Begin (signup available late October)
November 15 - Last Day of 1st Trimester Enrichments
Take care,
Eric and Scott
Eric Leopold, Principal
Scott Millbrook Assistant Principal
Hayes Intermediate School
