                                                                                                      Horizon Middle School
                                                                                                      1750 Piros Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80915
                                                                                                      Telephone: (719)495-5210, FAX: (719)495-5209
                                                                                                      Attendance Line: (719)495-5201
                                                                                                      Email: hms@d49.org

Breaking News:

HMS will be CSAP testing during the following dates and times – please make sure your student is in attendance at school on these dates. Students cannot be pulled out during testing so please do not schedule out of school appointments during testing times. Also, please keep in mind if your student is receiving accommodations on CSAP, their testing times will run longer each day.

March 2, 3, 4, 9:
All Students: 8:05 – 11:15am

March 10:
6^th & 7^th grades: 8:05 – 9:45am
8^th grade: 8:05 – 11:15am

March 11:
8^th grade: 8:05 – 11:15am

Grade Level Panoramic Pictures have been rescheduled for March 19^th

February ETO Math Newsletter Click here to view.

For a complete calendar of upcoming events, this link

SAVE THE DATE APRIL 23, 2010 Horizon Middle School is hosting a community International Cultures Night! Crafts, food, entertainment, art & project displays & loads of fun! If you would like to be involved or can donate food items or have a craft idea please contact Denise Phelps at dphelps@d49.org or 495-5206.
The PTO would like your help in completing a survey. Click here to view.

March Newsletter contains important information for students and parents. Click here to view.

Intramurals are held in the HMS gym Tuesday through Friday mornings from 7:00AM to 7:55AM. There is a one-time yearly fee of $20. The primary focus for this program is to give students the opportunity to learn and practice various sports skills and learn basic game rules. Students should wear comfortable clothes and supportive athletic shoes.

Breakfast and Lunch menus can be found on the D49 website. Click here to view.

Love and Logic®: is a common-sense approach that provides parents with easy-to-learn skills that create respect, responsibility and good decision-making in youth. We are offering a one-day Introduction to Love and Logic® workshop to introduce you to the basic ideas of Love and Logic and a six-week Becoming a Love and Logic Parent® class. Click here for information about the full six-week class running in January and February.

Parents – Attached is a flyer for a Becoming a Love and Logic Parent class being offered at Skyview Middle School. Click here to view.

Last year's CSAP scores have been released. Click here to see how Horizon scored compared to other schools in D49 and the rest of Colorado.

A copy of the Principal Attestation regarding qualifications for teachers and paraprofessionals is available to the general public as required by P.L. 107-110, Section 1119(i). If you would like a copy just ask our office staff.

Useful information about gangs for parents and community. Click here to view.

Health Room Policies informational letter from our school nurse about health room policies and immunizations. Click here to view.

H1N1 Flu Virus informational letter from the Falcon D49 central office (updated 9/24/09). Click here to view.

The following school/parent compact is required of Horizon by the state because our school receives Title I funds. The intention is to provide parents of our mutually agreed upon responsibilities with regards to the academic success of our children and school. If you have not received and/or returned a signed copy please take the time to do so. Thank you for your support. Click here to download.

The 2009-2010 HMS Homework and Late Work Policy is now available Click here to view.

Swine Flu Information. Click here to view the parent letter. Click here to view the "Cover Your Cough" flyer.

Falcon School District 49 is going green this year. Sign-Up for the Parent Portal
Infinite Campus offers a Parent Portal which allows you to see your student's grades, daily attendance, progress reports and report cards. If you are not currently enrolled, you can still sign-up with the front office. New families to the district will be able to sign-up when completing the enrollment process.

Note-Taking and Reading Strategies
Here's a useful tool to help students with their reading and note-taking.
Click here for Word format, Click here for PDF format.

HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL SEEKS TO BECOME AN IB WORLD SCHOOL
Horizon Middle School and Sand Creek High School wish to be authorized as an IB World School and join the community of state, private, national and international schools from every region of the world. These are schools that share a common philosophy, a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that this school believes is important for our students. Only schools authorized by the International Baccalaureate (IB) as IB World Schools can offer any of its three academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), or the Diploma Programme.

We are candidate schools, acting in partnership, and aspire to be IB World Schools, offering the Middle Years Programme. A school applying to offer the MYP must begin implementing the programme before the school is granted IB World School status. Implementation has begun in sixth and seventh grades with eighth and ninth grade coming on board next school year. A delegation appointed by the IB will schedule a visit to the schools and report on the progress and capacity to deliver this programme. Upon successful completion of Application B, the school will be authorized to offer the programme and will attain the status of IB World School.

Evans Elementary, our feeder elementary, and Meridian Ranch Elementary are in process of becoming authorized in the Primary Years Programme. Sand Creek High School is also working on authorization to implement the Diploma Programme. We have been granted support to continue the implementation process by the Falcon School District 49 School Board.

For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit http://www.ibo.org.

Attention International Baccalaureate Students and Parents:
Click here to view a PowerPoint slideshow on IB Research.
Click here to view our honor code.
Click here to view our honor code rubric.
Click here to view our Mission Statement.
Click here to view Community Service Opportunities.