April/ May 2020 

As our final newsletter of the school year, all of our Shirley Heim families are now at home, quarantined and socially distanced from their classmates. This is an unprecedented time in our country and we are thankful to our families and staff as we work as a community to stay home, and keep our community safe.

We would like to encourage your family to use the documents presented by Stafford County for recommended at-home learning activities.  These activities are intended to build on skills your student already has, and will ideally lead to stress-free review.  We recommend these digital resources, if you have internet access (Click here for online resources)

For Literacy:

• Lexia Power Up (login located on Clever)
• Read 180/ System 44 (for students previously enrolled in the course), by logging into Google and clicking on the Google Waffle and looking for the Read 180 icon)
• Big Ideas (login to Clever)

For Mathematics (Math 6, Math 7, Math 8, Extended Math 6, Extended Math 7)

• DreamBox (login located on Clever)
• DESMOS (login located on Clever)

For Mathematics (Algebra I and Geometry)

• McGraw, Hill Textbooks for Geometry or Algebra
• ALEKS (login through aleks.com)
• DESMOS (login to Clever)

Social Studies (Grade 6-7)

• McGraw-Hill online textbook (tttp://student.efiveponds.com. Username: StaffordS Password: 22554S)

Social Studies (Grade 8)

• McGraw Hill online textbook (login to Google and select McGraw-Hill icon)

Science (Grades 6-8)

Pearson Interactive Science Textbook (login to Google classroom and locate through Google waffle)

Health and PE (Grades 6-8)

• Focused Fitness/ Welnet (https://focusedfitness.org/)

Health and PE (Grades 7-8)

• Everfi (login located on Clever)

Gifted and Secondary Programs

• Khan Academy (login located on Clever)

Career and Technical Education (Business, FACS, Tech Ed)

• Everfi (login located on Clever)

Band (Grades 6 &7)

• Essential Elements Interactive (web based student online log-in)

Off-line resources and activities

The County website also suggests a variety of off-line resources and activities (Click here for offline resources) for your students as well. Check them out!!  

Additional information, including assignments for different instructional levels, is available at this link. 

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Prior to Spring Break and our social distancing,  we had a busy March, as several Shirley Heim students traveled to the College of William and Mary to attend the Model United Nations Conference, where our students researched issues, delivered speeches and resolved conflicts through hard work and negotiation.

On March 4^th, our top finalists in our school science fair traveled to the University of Virginia to compete in the Regional Science Fair. The students showed off their projects and completed a series of interviews with the regional judges. A special thank you to Mr. Kinger and Ms. Biggers for all of your support guidance.

Our Drama Club students did a stellar job performing SHMS’s performance of “The Sound of Music”. The students worked so hard all year and it paid off with their performance. Kudos to Ms. Irby for her time and commitment to our students.

 Our Bingo Night Fundraiser was a huge success, thanks to all of our families coming together for the fun-filled event. It was our best turn-out yet.

 We would especially like to thank all our donors for helping make Shirley Heim Bingo Night a success. Please support our Donors!  

Adventure Brewery

Chick-fil-A

Chili’s

Edible Arrangements

Mission BBQ

Paragon Theaters

Sky Zone

Splitsville Lanes

Stafford Soccer

Washington Capitals

Washington Nationals

Washington Redskins

Wegmans 

For the latest updates, please check out our website and Follow us on Facebook at “Heim Middle School PTO”.

March 2020 

Spring is in the air as we prepare for warmer weather. March is National Reading Month and Shirley Heim Middle School encourages students to read, read, read! Students are participating in Battle of the Books, which is a reading program in all middle schools in Stafford County.  All the students participating in the Battle of the Books will read from the same list of 15 books, chosen by the librarians in the county.  Each school will bring the final, competing team to a countywide competition. Good luck SHMS.

We wish the best of luck to the Science Fair winners heading to UVA to represent Shirley Heim this month. We also wish continued success to our Boys Basketball team and Timberwolf Wrestling team.

Good luck to all of the students trying out for the Boys and Girls Track team and Girls Softball this spring. We cannot wait to cheer you on.

This year’s theater production is underway and our Drama students are hard at work rehearsing for “The Sound of Music”. Please stay tuned for dates and show times, coming this spring.

PTO

Our next PTO meeting will be on Wednesday, March 4 at 7pm at Shirley Heim.

Spirit Night: Please order Paisano’s Pizza on Wednesday, March 4. Enjoy a night off from cooking while raising money for our school.  

For the latest updates, please follow us on Facebook at “Heim Middle School PTO”.

February 2020                                    

Despite a chilly January, we had a great month at Shirley Heim Middle School. We are thankful for our amazing teaching staff and administration, and our PTO provided a Soup and Chili dinner to show our appreciation. It was quite a spread. Thank you, families, for your contributions. We also had a fun-filled family spirit day at Cavalier Skating Rink. A fun time was had by all. Good luck to our new 2020 Boys Basketball team and Wresting team. We wish them success this season.

Shirley Heim hosted a Challenge Day (www.challengeday.org) and we were fortunate enough to provide this opportunity for a cross section of our 7th and 8th grade students.  Teachers, counselors and adminitrators nominated 100 students who were invited to participate.  The day was high energy and was emotional at times, dealing with issues faced by our youth today.  With a focus on empathy, the only real weapon against bullying, students are able to share what they have learned with the rest of the student body.  Students were chosen across all demographics and ethnicities.  Athletes, academics, artists, and and students who are searching for their own wheelhouse.  These students represented all the different subgroups within our building and created a day that will have a lifelong impact.  

This year’s theater production is underway and our Drama students are hard at work rehearsing for “The Sound of Music”. Please stay tuned for dates and show times, coming this spring!

PTO

Our next PTO meeting will be on Wednesday, February 5th at 7pm. All PTO meetings are held the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm at Shirley Heim.

Again, this month, we have our Paisano’s Pizza spirit night, Wed February 5th to raise funds for our students. Neighbors and friends- please help us fundraise and support Shirley Heim. Just mention “Shirley Heim” to the cashier for your take-out and delivery orders.  No cooking, no dishes, so stop by our PTO meeting!!

Family Bingo Night Fundraiser will be held on February 28. Please come for a night of fun and check out our amazing prizes. We are still accepting donations for prizes and gift baskets.

If you are able to help, please click HERE!!! Mark your calendars for this fantastic event, and bring your friends and neighbors.

 For the latest updates, follow us on Facebook at “Heim Middle School PTO”. Sign up Geniuses will be posted. You can always read updates on our Shirley Heim PTO website throughout the school year.

January 2020

Happy New Year and welcome 2020! We hope you enjoyed your winter break and had a wonderful holiday season with your families.

We are proud of our students as they worked hard to complete all their midterm exams before the holidays and successfully close out our first semester. Our Science Fair was a success in December and we would like to congratulate Shirley Heim’s Science Fair winners! We wish them luck as they head off to the Regional Science Fair at the University of Virginia!

Congratulations to the Shirley Heim Girls Basketball team on their successes on the court. We have loved cheering you on this season. Good luck to our students trying out for our Wrestling and Boys Basketball teams in early January.

PTO

Our next PTO meeting will be on Wednesday, January 8^th at 7pm at Shirley Heim. 

Skating Spirit Event: Our annual skating spirit event will be on Saturday, January 11th at Cavalier Skating Rink from 10:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Students can enjoy time skating with friends and teachers, so come on out and support Shirley Heim.

Family Bingo Night Fundraiser will be held on February 28th. We are starting to collect items for our prize gift baskets. If you have a business or know of one willing to donate, please email us: shmsptopresident@gmail.com. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for further information.

December 2019                                                

The holidays are upon us. We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break and best wishes for a happy holiday season.

We would like to congratulate the members of the Timberwolves Girls Basketball team. Best wishes for a great season!

Kudos to our All County Debate participants, as well as All- County Band, Chorus and Orchestra students who bravely auditioned and participated in these county wide events, wonderfully representing our school.

PTO

There will be NO December PTO meeting. See you again in the New Year on January 8^th at our 7pm meeting.

Spirit Day

 Our next Spirit Day will be at Paisano’s Pizza (in Stafford Marketplace) on 12/4. Dine-in, carryout, or delivery on this day will support our Shirley Heim Middle Schoolers. (Online orders do not count, so you must phone in your orders). So friends and neighbors, save yourself from cooking (and dishes!) and support our neighborhood kids!!!

A Special Thank You to the Aquia Harbour Evening Lions Club for their generous monetary donation to our Shirley Heim Middle School Nurse for much needed medical supplies. We also thank the Aquia Harbour Host Lions for their amazing donation supporting our Challenge Day.

We look forward to our holiday concerts here in December by our talented Shirley Heim musicians. Good luck to the Orchestra, Chorus, and Band performers as they entertain us and show off their hard work this school year.

For the latest updates, follow us on Facebook at “Heim Middle School PTO”. You can always read updates on our Shirley Heim PTO website throughout the school year.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all!!

November 2019                                                  

Congratulations to the members of the Shirley Heim Football Team, Cross Country Team, Volleyball Team and Field Hockey Team for a season well done!! We are so proud of our student athletes. And thank you to our parent and student volunteers who came out and worked concessions to make our home games great!

Shirley Heim is very proud of our student musicians. Our students had a wonderful Chorus Concert last month. Our Pep Band worked hard, entertaining the crowds at our home football games. Our band students had an opportunity to perform at a Brooke Point High School football game. They even had an opportunity to shadow the band on the field as they marched their show. And congratulations to our students who tried out and made the Jazz Band. We are looking forward to the musician’s upcoming band and orchestra concerts next month. 

Pink Week

In October, Shirley C. Heim Middle School supported Breast Cancer Awareness, in honor of our former School Board Member, Shirley C. Heim, for whom our school was named. The students and staff showed their school spirit by wearing their pink spirit wear, locker decorating competitions, a Pep Rally, classroom donut parties, and themed announcements for Breast Cancer Awareness.

PTO and Pizza

Our next PTO Meeting will be Wednesday, 11/6 at 7:00 p.m. Meetings will be held the first Wednesday of every month, at 7:00 p.m. Come and get involved!

Again, this month, we have our Paisano’s Pizza spirit night to raise funds for our students. Neighbors and friends- please help us fundraise and support Shirley Heim. Just mention “Shirley Heim” to the cashier for your take-out and delivery orders.

Fall Socials

6^th grade: 11/1 from 3:00- 5:00 p.m.

Hope a fun time was had by all! 

7^thand 8^th grades: 11/8 from 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Tickets will be sold during lunch Wednesday- Friday, the week of the social.

Fun Activities for our Luau themed social include: a DJ and smoke machine for a rockin’ dance party, carnival games, Ping Pong, hot dogs, chips, baked goods, and more! 

Click here for Fall Social Permission Form

Click here for food donations and to Volunteer for event!!

Library News

The Heim library is VERY excited to be hosting a visit with author Neal Shusterman on November 19!  Mr. Shusterman was the winner of the National Book Award in 2015 and has received dozens of other awards and recognitions for his books.  Mr. Shusterman will meet with students on Tuesday, November 19.  We are selling copies of many of his books that will be autographed by Mr. Shusterman on the day of his visit.  Check out the SHMS website under “Library” for forms and additional information.

Follow us on Facebook at “Heim Middle School PTO”.

October 2019

The fall season has finally arrived and our students are working harder than ever. Students are currently working on science experiments for their Science Fair projects this month. We look forward to seeing the results!

Pink Week

In October, Shirley C. Heim Middle School will be supporting Breast Cancer Awareness, in honor of our former School Board Member, Shirley C. Heim, for whom our school was named. Come out and support our football, field hockey and volleyball teams as they dress in pink jerseys to show their support. The Volleyball team’s home pink-out game will be Thursday, October 3^rd, after school vs. Rodney Thompson. The field hockey home game will be Friday, October 4^th vs RTMS. Come on out and support our football team on Wednesday, October 23^rd at home vs. Dixon Smith Middle school.

Pink week will be October 21^st -25^th. School time festivities include:

Monday, Oct. 21 – Think Pink! Locker decorating during homeroom

Tuesday, Oct. 22 - locker decorations must be completed by the end of homeroom

Wednesday, Oct. 23 - Wear Your PINK! Pink Rally

     Hat day $1 each

     Pom Pom sales $2 each

Thursday, Oct. 24 - Think Pink! Locker judging

Friday, Oct. 25 - 1st Place per Grade Level Winner Announced. Donuts Distributed to winning locker

PTO and Pizza!!!

Our next PTO Meeting will be Wednesday, 10/2 at 7:00 p.m. Meetings will be held the first Wednesday of every month, at 7:00 p.m. Come and get involved!

In addition to our PTO meetings being held the first Wednesday of every month, we will also hold a MONTHLY spirit night at Paisono’s Pizza. No need to worry about cooking and dishes! And you will assist in raising funds for our students. Paisono’s is conveniently located in Stafford Marketplace but the best part is….they deliver, so navigating 610 is not a requirement!!

Box Tops

SHMS is collecting Box Tops this school year. There will be a box in the front office for students to turn in Box Tops.

Wolf Grams

Wolf Grams will be sold at lunches from 10/28- 10/30 and will be delivered to students in their homeroom classroom on 10/31. Students can send fun messages to their friends for a starting rate of 25 cents!

Fall Dances

Save the date for our Fall Dances. The socials will be scheduled for November 1^st - 6^th graders and November 8^th for 7^th and 8^th grades.

Report Cards

Report cards will go home on Friday, October 18^th.

Parent Teacher Conferences and Teachers’ Dinner

Parent/ Teacher Conferences will be held Thursday, 10/24. Please look for signups from your students’ teachers.

The PTO will host a dinner for the teaching staff, so they can quickly eat after school before parents arrive for conferences. We are asking parents for food donations for this taco themed event.  

Thank you to all of our families for your continued support. Go Timberwolves!

 September 2019

After our shortened summer, school is well underway here in September. Students have transitioned well to the new school year and we are off to a great start.

Congratulations to the members of the Shirley Heim Football Team, Volleyball Team and Field Hockey Team. Come on out and cheer on your classmates. GO TIMBERWOLVES.

Volleyball team vs SHMS Teachers: Save the date for Friday, September 6^th, as our new volleyball team will take on their Shirley Heim Teachers. Game time is: 3:00- 5:00 p.m., cost is $2 and concessions will be sold. All students, parents and staff, come on out and cheer on the staff and volleyball team.

Click here for permission form   o en español

PTO

Our first PTO meeting of the school year will be Wednesday, 9/4 at 7:00 p.m. Please come and see how you can get involved and find out information for the new school year. Volunteer forms are located on our PTO website. We have many committee positions available as many families moved on to high school after the last school year. Meetings will be the first Wednesday of every month, at 7:00 p.m. Come and get involved!

Spirit Wear

Order Forms are due Friday, September 6! Order now and spirit wear and water bottles will be delivered to your student's homeroom!

Click here for spirit wear form   o en español

We also have Shirley Heim personalized water bottles for sale.  

Click here for SHMS Water Bottle order form   o en español

School Supply List 2019-2020

Click here for the latest school supply list

WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS!!

Here is how to get involved...  Click here for Volunteer Opportunities

Follow us on Facebook at “Heim Middle School PTO”

Our 2019-2020 PTO Board is:

President- Tammy Bowen

Vice President- Brooke Flanagan

Secretary- Amy Bancroft

Treasurer- Heather Grayson

Volunteer Coordinator- Amy Bancroft

Committee Leaders:

Teacher Appreciation- Melynda Moran

Spirit Wear Coordinator- Judy Coffii

Spirit Night Coordinator- Amelia Gillespie

Wolf Grams- Lisa Rulapaugh

For the latest updates, please sign up on our Remind app for all the latest updates with our PTO. Text 81010@shmspt. Or follow us on Facebook at “Heim Middle School PTO”.

Fundraise while shopping

• While shopping Amazon.com, be sure to sign up for Amazon Smile and put “Shirley C Heim Middle School PTO”.  Click here for Amazon Smile instructions   o en español

• When using the Shoparoo app, please put “Shirley Heim Middle School” to help raise extra funds for our school!!  Click here for Shoparoo app instructions   or en español