August/September 2019

Hudtloff Families,

Welcome to the 2019-2020 School Year. To get ready, in August Hudtloff staff attended professional development with a focus on creating/fostering a Culturally Responsive Classroom Communities. Our goal is to eliminate the opportunity gap and increase student engagement.

Thank you to the new families & incoming 6th graders who attended Hudtloff’s before school orientation. Attending the orientation will support a smooth start to the new school year.

The new school year starts on Wednesday, August 28th with doors opening at 8AM. 6th Graders will start their day in the gym for a Welcome to Hudtloff Assembly and meet their advisory teachers. 7th and 8th graders will start their day in advisory class. Students will locate their advisory class on locator lists posted in the common areas of the building. Staff will support students in finding their advisory class location.

Students will spend the first three days of school attending Hurricane 101. During this time, students will stay with their advisor for 2.5 hours. This time will be spent creating relationships, reviewing the 1st Day Packet, attending an Expectation Assembly, and more. Families please return the Signature Form in the 1st Day Packet on September 4, 2019. This Signature Form needs to signed and returned in order for your student to attend afterschool events: tutoring, dances, clubs, sports events, and night events.

Hudtloff is focused on the safety of all students. Please note that the main doors open 45 minutes prior to the start of the school day. Please review the Main/Guidance Office Hours Listed Below:

• Hudtloff Main/Guidance Office Hours During Regular School Day: 8AM to 4PM
• Hudtloff Main/Guidance Office Hours During Late Start Wednesday: 9AM to 4PM

Hudtloff is focused on ensure all students are successful in their learning. Class time is very important to achieving this goal. Please support your student by scheduling appointments outside of the school day. Please note that students will not be called out of class in the last 15 minutes of the school day without prior arrangement. Students must bring a note to the main office at the start of the school day in order to be released in the last 15 minutes of the school day. This is to support academic time and decrease disruption to the classroom. Thank you in advance for supporting the learning environment.

Important Dates:

Important Information:

Front Door Entry System: To gain entry to Hudtloff Middle School, families/visitors will need to 1. Ring the Buzzer (Located to the right of the main doors). 2. Show ID/state reason for visit. 3. Doors will be unlocked for entry. Please remember No ID/No entry.

Scheduling Meetings with Teachers/Administration: Families we know your time is very valuable, as is the teachers and administration. Please review and follow these steps for schedule a meeting with teachers/administration:

For Teachers:
Call or Email the teacher to schedule an appointment
Appointments will be before or afterschool
Appointment may or may not happen on the same day as the request
Appointment will depend on family’s and teacher’s availability

Administration:
Call 253.583.5400 to schedule appointment
Appointments may or may not happen on the same day as the request
Appointment will depend on family’s and administrator’s availability

Before School Drop-Off & After-School Pick-Up: Families please help us keep our parking lots safe – WATCH for students. Do not pull into the Bus drop-off/loading area.

Clover Park School District’s website has an online payments system-inTouch Receipting System. This is a great way to pay student fees and fines. It can be located in the Parent section of the website.

Family Access: View student attendance, grades, and to load lunch account.

Afterschool events: Afterschool activities, sports, sports games, and Tutoring are supervised and have an end time. Any student who is NOT involved or attending one of these events will be asked to call home and get picked-up by a parent/guardian. Any student attending a sporting event and not following the district/school/sportsmanship policies will be asked to call home and get picked-by a parent/guardian. Any student who is constantly not getting picked-up after an event will not be able to attend future events.

Bus Notes: Parents, if your student is requesting to ride a different bus home (to go to a friend’s house or other) please send a note. Your student needs to bring the note to the main office to get approval. Main office will call you to verify, and an admin will sign. This needs to be done in the morning or at lunch. Any note brought to the main office after school leaves little time to verify prior to buses leaving. Please put your phone number on the note.

Our P.R.I.D.E is Showing!

Respectfully Yours,
Principal Cindy Adams
Hudtloff Middle School