[HMS News] 11-4-05

[William Carozza]

HMS NEWS NOV. 4, 2005

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CLASH OF THE TITANS TONIGHT! 6:30 PM AT THE HOPKINTON HIGH SCHOOL GYM.

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PTA NEWS
Orders from the PTA September fundraiser (gifts, wrapping paper,  
chocolates, cookie dough) went home this week.  If you do not have  
yours or if something is missing or broken, please contact Kathy  
Donohoe, 746-3502, teamdonohoe at comcast.net.  If you received anything  
extra, please return it to the school as soon as possible as it  
probably belongs in someone else's order.
Thank you.

Next Wednesday 11/9 is the last day to send in your completed form  
and check
made out to "Hopkinton PTA" to order a GIRO ski helmet in time for the
holidays and in time for safe skiing or riding at Pat's Peak and  
other ski
areas this winter.  The prices are better than the same helmets cost at
local ski shops and at the LL Bean Outlet.  If you need a new form or  
if you
have other questions, please contact Natalie Duval, 746-3920, or  
email at
cpspalding at tds.net.


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FROM BILL
One of the most rewarding parts of my job is meeting parents and  
community members and hearing both kudos for the job we’re doing and  
constructive criticism that can help us do our job better. Very  
often, I can answer questions or direct parents to the appropriate  
resource or staff member that can help them. I hope you’ll consider  
attending our next Principal’s Coffee this Monday morning, November 7  
at 8 AM in the HMS Art Room, sponsored by PTA. Enjoy some coffee and  
great conversation with me and fellow parents.

I also hope to see many of you tonight for the first “Clash of the  
Titans” a basketball game between the Laidlaw Bus Drivers and  
Hopkinton District staff. It will begin at 6:30 PM in the High School  
Gym. It will be a great time!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Bill Carozza
Principal, Harold Martin School

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AUTHOR COMMITTEE
The HMS Author Committee is sponsoring a raffle to help defray the  
cost of bringing quality authors to our school. The raffle tickets  
are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. This year’s raffled items are related  
to the seasons in connection with books written by author and  
illustrator Marty Kelley who will visit HMS on Tuesday, Nov. 15th.   
The raffle will take place that evening at the community presentation  
in the Music Room beginning at 6:30.  Additional raffle tickets will  
also be sold before the presentation.  Thanks for your support!

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COMMUNITY NEWS
Events listed under Community News do not necessarily indicate  
endorsement from Harold Martin School or the Hopkinton School  
District but are provided as a community service.

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Historical Hopkinton Candlelight Home Tour

Hopkinton, NH. The New Hampshire Antiquarian Society and the  
Hopkinton Woman's Club present a self-guided tour of historic  
Hopkinton homes on Saturday,
November 12, 2005 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

Featuring six of the most noteworthy homes in the towns of Hopkinton and
Contoocook, the tour begins at the NH Antiquarian Society. Each home  
will
feature the historical facts and folklore of the property, as  
interpreted by
docents from the Society, and entertainment, refreshments or decorative
items for sale. Businesses include Bella's and Cricket Cottage of  
Hopkinton,
NH; the Calico Hen of Contoocook, NH; Cobblestone Design of Concord,  
NH; and
artist Charlotte Thibault. Carolyn Parrott, Melissa Jones and Julie  
Chapin
Bassi will provide live musical entertainment. Sponsors include  
Advantage
Promotion, Sandy Heino and Associates, Cowan and Zellers, Real  
Estate, and
Town and Country Reprographics.

Tickets can be reserved at the Antiquarian Society at 300 Main Street in
Hopkinton now through the day of the tour. Tickets are $15.00 per  
person.
Ticket holders will receive a brochure and map to the homes on the  
day of
the tour.

For more information, please call 603-746-3825. The NH Antiquarian  
Society
is open on Thursday and Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and on  
Saturday from
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

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Dear Harold Martin students and families,

On behalf of the Sunday School at First Congregational Church, I  
would like to thank you for your generous support in helping us  
create Heart-to-Heart Kid Kits for children in need.  Thanks to many  
donations of simple toys, school and basic health supplies we were  
able to assemble 41 kits, with an approximate value of almost $1000.   
We began this project as a way to respond to the tragedy of Hurricane  
Katrina.  But since then the earthquake in South Asia, Hurricanes  
Rita and Wilma and the flooding in our own state have made  
headlines.  So, these completed kits are on their way to the Church  
World Service, who will in turn send them to children in need  
somewhere in the world.  While we may not know where the kits  
eventually end up, it is a comfort to realize that with a box full of  
simple gifts a child's life will be better.

Peace,
Deborah Dyer-Quinn
Director of Christian Education
First Congregational Church of Hopkinton, UCC

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ELECTRONICS
RECYCLING DAY

What are the environmental concerns?

Computers and electronics are an integral part of our daily lives.   
Large quantities of televisions, computers, VCR’s, printers, cell  
phones and other electronic equipment are finding their way into  
illegal dumps and landfills.

Computers and many electronics contain components that can be  
hazardous to the environment.  Some of these components include:

v    Cathode ray tubes (CRT), the glass picture tubes found in  
computer monitors and TV’s, contain lead, while flat screen monitors  
contain small quantities of mercury.  The amount of lead varies from  
four to six pounds per unit.
v    Printed circuit boards contain hazardous metals including  
chromium, cadmium, lead and mercury.
v    Batteries in electronics and computers may contain lead,  
mercury, nickel and cadmium.

Recycling and reusing electronic equipment reduces the amount of  
hazardous materials that enter the environment.  Recycling and reuse  
programs help reduce the quantities of electronic scrap being  
landfilled or incinerated in our state.

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HALLOWEEN PARADE
A Great Big Thank You to all volunteers who participated in this  
year's HMS
Halloween event!   Thank you for all the wonderful donations, and  
thank you
to the parents who hosted doors...they looked great!

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CUB SCOUTS
Cub Scout pack 77 of Hopkinton will be participating in the state- 
wide Scouting For Food Program on Saturdays, November 12th and 19th.   
Please help us stock area food pantries for the holiday season!   
Scouts will distribute collection bags on Sat. November 12.  Please  
place non-perishable food items in the bags and leave them out on Sat  
November 19th for collection between 9 and 11 am.  You can also bring  
donations directly to the I.O.O.F. Hall on Park Ave on the 19th  
between the hours of 9 and 11 am. Questions, contact Lynnette Carney  
at carneyl at aol.com or 746-6563.

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Bill Carozza  | Principal
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Harold Martin School
271 Main St.
Hopkinton, NH 03229
p. 603 .746 .3473
w. www.hopkintonschools.org/hms/principal