Welcome to HES Junior High!!!

Welcome students, parents, and families. I am so excited to be your child's new teacher for their 6th/7th/8th year. Your student's education this year will focus on English, Math (with Algebra), Reading, Science (Life Science, Earth Science, Chemistry and a bit of Physics), Social Studies (ancient civilizations, Civil War, WWI, WWII, and our government), and a bit of Art and Music. I know this will be a great year!

Please be familiar with the HES student handbook. Our uniform is red, navy blue, and white polo shirts with khaki/tan or dark blue pants (docker type pants, no sweats or jeans). Students in my class are also required to wear a belt. Please help your students come to school dressed for success. If you have any used, outgrown uniforms, please bring them to school to donate to our Uniform Exchange.

This year there will be NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES allowed at school at all! That means your student can not bring a cell phone, even if it stays in their backpack. If they do bring any electric device to school, it will be confiscated. If your student needs to call, I do have a phone in my classroom that is available during lunch and after school to call home.

We now offer Kids Camp before and after school. This program runs from 7 AM - 6 PM every day, and is free (some activities will be extra). We have 1 hour of tutoring after school every day, and then a lot of fun activities for the students after that hour.

Every Wednesday is Duds for Dollars. Dress down (appropriate clothing) for $1. Wednesdays are also half days, and school is dismissed at 11:45 AM. Lunch will be provided ONLY for students staying for Kids Club.

Our class supply list is below. All students will need:

• 3 boxes #2 Pencils
• 2 boxes pens (green, blue, black)
• 8 PLAIN-COLORED Folders
• 8 Spiral Notebooks
• 3 packages Ruled Paper
• Plastic Pencil Box (that will fit in a desk)
• 1 Dry Erase Marker Eraser
• 1 4-pack Expo Dry Erase Markers
• 2 boxes Kleenex (will probably need more during the winter)
• 1 box Markers - 8 pack
• Colored Pencils
• Non-electric Pencil Sharpener
• 2 packages Pencil Top Erasers
• Glue Sticks
• 1 Ruler
• 1 Scissors
• Water Bottle
• Hand Sanitizer
• 1 ream of White copy paper
• 1 Small Dictionary/Thesaurus (Webster’s recommended)

If you have any questions or needs, you can contact me by email (kthies@lpatucson.org) or call the school to set up an appointment. I am available after school most days to meet with you.