Thursday, November 29, 2012

Fundraiser Checkbooks Still Available

A limited number of fundraiser checkbooks are still available for purchase in the Hidden Oaks office. The checkbooks contain coupons for local merchants and are perfect for holiday giving. $20 each while supplies last!

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Hidden Oaks Writers


Hidden Oaks Writers

Luc Le, 8th grade Advanced English student at Hidden Oaks Middle School, is the winner of the Prior Lake VFW Post #6208’s Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest.  Luc was awarded $200.00 for his winning essay, and will be reading it at the VFW Christmas dinner on Sunday, December 16.  He will now advance to the VFW State level contest. 


Cassandra Herubin, 8th grade Advanced English student at Hidden Oaks, was awarded first runner-up in the Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest.  She will also be reading her essay at the dinner, and was awarded $100.00.

The prompt for this year’s essay contest was “What I Would Tell America’s Founding Fathers.”

Congratulations to both these writers! 



Monday, November 26, 2012

FROG CLUB meets Tuesday morning

Hidden Oaks and Twin Oaks students are invited to join tomorrow's FROG CLUB meeting on Tuesday, November 27th at 6:45 AM in Twin Oaks Room 503. Join other students for donuts and an encouraging devotion. No registration is necessary.  FROG CLUB is a student-led middle school faith club that meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday morning of each month and is open to all TO/HO students.

SPAN



Reminder that SPAN (Synergy/SAGE Parent Action Network) will be hosting an MCGT-sponsored CHAT night on Tuesday November 27 at 7pm in the WestWood Media Center.  The title of of the CHAT night is “The Social and  Emotional Development of Gifted Kids Throughout Childhood.”  Our facilitator will be Dr. Teresa Boatman, a Twin Cities psychologist who focuses her practice on  gifted kids.  Please contact Apryl at span.priorlake@gmail.com with questions or for more information.

6th Gr. Middle School Choir Concert



The Twin Oaks Middle School and Hidden Oaks Middle School 6th grade choirs will present their first concert on Tuesday evening, November 27th.  Twin Oaks choirs perform at 6:45 and Hidden Oaks choirs perform at 7:45 (note second concert time change).  All performances will be held in the Twin Oaks Auditorium.

Join us as our combined choirs from TOMS provide the first of back-to-back concerts followed by the combined choirs from HOMS in a second performance.  Their music making and 6thgrade enthusiasm will offer a charming introduction to festivities associated with the holiday season.

Friday, November 16, 2012

"SOCK IT" to Drugs Day

 Many students got into the spirit and wore fun socks in support of our "SOCK IT" to Drugs Day! Fun socks were all around to show support for Chemical Health week!