During art class, 3rd grade students have been learning about texture and wax resist techniques. The 1st graders have been busy learning about cubism and applying analogous color schemes in their work. Way to go, artists!
6th Graders worked on making good observations by looking at chips. They identified qualitative and quantitative data about the various chips in their science notebooks.
Congratulations to the Cross Country teams on finishing out the regular season strong!
The boys are back-to-back Conference Champions! Individual medalists include: Aiden Bush 6th place, Easton Teal 7th place, Damian Dodge 12th place.
Congratulations Kamryn Ebel on her 3rd place finish!
Congratulations to Alayna Benz (8th) and Kate Rodriguez (8th) for being accepted into the OPUS Honor Choir! Over 2400 student nominations were sent from all over the state for 720 positions in the four Opus Choirs.
The Festival will be held on November 21st at the CY Stephens Auditorium in Ames.
Good morning, Hawks! Here are the activities for this week. Make it another great week!
We Are Hiring!
Do you know of any individuals looking to join an excellent school district? If so, send them our way! The HMS Community School District is seeking qualified, caring, and motivated individuals to join our team. All positions are open until filled. For more information, please visit the HMS district employment page at: https://www.hartley-ms.k12.ia.us/page/employment
Questions regarding this position can be directed to any building principal or Mr. Carlin.
Introducing the Middle School Students of the Month for September!
5th: Katelyn Rye
6th: Kendal Doughty
7th: Madison Fritz
8th: Alayna Benz
Thanks to you all for being great role models and exemplifying what it means to be an HMS Hawk--way to show your Hawk WINGS (Working Together, Integrity, Never Giving Up, Generous in Spirit, and Show Respect)!
5th graders were learning to be creative and think outside the box- or circle. They did the 30 circle challenge where they have 3 minutes to create 30 blank circles into anything that they could think of. Then they went outside and created their favorite into a large creation on the sidewalk.
The Second graders have been busy this week! The O'Brien County Naturalist came and talked about landforms and bodies of water. The students had the opportunity to use playdough to create different landforms and bodies of water.
Additionally, they were busy wrapping up their unit on Ancient Civilizations by creating Chinese writing books and paper lanterns. The books included facts about the very first writing system. They then learned about the Chinese New Year and Diwali.
Save the Date!
Next week Tuesday and Thursday (during conferences) will be our Fall Book Fair! Save the details below.
Where: 1/2 DaVinci Studio
When: Tuesday, October 22 and Thursday, October 24
What Time: 4:00-8:00 pm
5th and 6th Grade Families,
Join us Wednesday, Oct. 16th at 6:30 pm via Livestream for a short informational meeting about the 2026 Washington, D.C. trip. Each traveler is eligible for an Early Bird Scholarship of $500!
Click to RSVP: https://rsvp.worldclassrooms.com/rsvp/14583646524?rsvp_id=14583646524
Click to join: https://schooltrip.us/HartleyIA26
Don't miss out!
Contact Ms. Meendering at the Middle School with any questions!
TK is learning about families and communities. One of their extension activities is making a Family Book. Students drew the members in their families and made revisions to their drawings. Each student dictated an informative text about their family, naming family members and supplying some information about the chore they do to help their family and the fun things they like to do with their family.
High School TAG is launching a new program called, "Mentors in Motion," designed to connect TAG students with Iowans from diverse career fields. Through guest speakers, students will have the opportunity to engage with professionals who share insights on the success criteria that have shaped their careers to contribute to our communities in Iowa. This program aims to provide students with real-world perspectives that can guide them as they prepare for life beyond high school.
Thank you to District 5 Representative, Zach Deiken, for taking time out of his busy schedule to meet with students this week.
The 7th/8th grade science students went out to examine the prairie grasses along the Sanborn Golf Course today. During their time, they studied and recorded each living organism in a 1m x 1m plot. From there, they worked through a dichotomous key to identify an unknown plant. We were also able to compare diversity in different plots and talk about the importance of diversity in a healthy ecosystem. Finally, they were able to touch on adaptations of prairie plants and their importance in areas with native prairies!
Marble Runs were created by the 5th grade STEM class. Students were asked to work against the pull of gravity and create a marble run. Runs were created from everyday recycled materials. Students used the engineering design process to plan, design, build, test, and refine their designs.
3rd grade ended a busy Homecoming Week with some yoga!
Good morning, Hawks! Here are the activities for this week. Make it another great week!
Check out our HMS 2024 Homecoming! livestreaming now at https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ia/hartley/organization/6636/hartley-melvin-sanbo-high-school/watch?ib=1397349
Happy Homecoming Friday!
We kicked this Friday off with huge High Five Friday! Thank you to the HMS Marching Band, Football Team, Volleyball Team, Cross Country Team and Cheerleaders for joining us this morning! Go Hawks!
Don't forget to join in the celebrations that are happening this afternoon!
Pep Rally - HMS Gym @ 12:45
Parade - Downtown Hartley @ 2:15
See you there!
Classifying living things is the new unit for 6th graders. They started their unit with an activity where they looked at the characteristics of candy. Groups created dichotomous keys to sort the candy based on similar characteristics.
