Heads Up Hamilton, October 10, 2024

Posted October 10, 2024


The Week Ahead

Monday, Oct. 14th

  • School Closed/No School for Staff and Students. We hope you enjoyed great extra long weekend!

Tuesday, Oct. 15th

  • Brain Bowl – Brain Bowl will have practice from 8:10 – 8:55 AM in the Community Room
  • Boys Baseball – Bruce Randolph vs Hamilton @ Hamilton MS. Game starts at 4:30PM.
  • Community Crunch otherwise known as Coffee Chat with Dr. Mark Fritzenschaft, 3-4 PM in the Community Room/Room 143. This meeting is open to all Hamilton Parents & Guardians  

Wednesday, Oct. 16th

  • Chess Club – There will not be Chess Club this week. See you next week!

Thursday, Oct. 17th

  • Brain Bowl – Brain Bowl will have practice from 8:10 – 8:55 AM in the Community Room
  • Kona Days at Hamilton. Kona Ice will be on site from 4:05 to 5:00 PM so stop and buy a snow cone. Proceeds go directly to Hamilton and supports school events & activities. We appreciate your support!
  • Thursday, 10/17 DINE OUT @ Bad Daddy’s (Landmark location) from 5-9pm and Hamilton PTSA receives 20% back to support staff and students.  You must tell them you are with Hamilton.  

Friday, Oct. 18th

  • Student Council Meeting in room 27 at 8:15 AM

Admin Updates

From The Desk Of The Principal

Greetings Hamilton Families!

It was a short week but a full one! Thank you to all the families that were able to attend Parent-Teacher Conferences Tuesday evening. Being able to have teachers, students, and families in the same room is a recipe for success. 

Husky Bucks are here! Our House system is a great way to reward and reinforce positive student behavior and choices. A new piece that we have just added in addition to earning house points is that students can earn Husky Bucks! These can be entered into raffles or used to purchase small reward items.

For the month of September, Hamilton was ranked in the top 5 secondary schools in DPS for attendance with a 90%! To keep up this trend, from October 15 to November 15, every student that is in attendance for 90% or more will be recognized and have a reward the week of November 18th.

Our Dia de los Muertos event is coming on October 30th and we are looking for volunteers! Please contact Francisco Lanchipa at f_lanchipa-mejia@dpsk12.net if you are interested.

We hope you and your family have a restful Fall Break and we will see you all on Tuesday!

Onward,
Dr. Mark Fritzenschaft

Principal

Hamilton Middle School


What are my meal options?

Breakfast Menu Link for the Month of October

Lunch Menu Link for the Month of October

Healthy Mind & Body

CU Anschutz Presents: EXPOSUREPALOOZA

Department of Psychiatry at CU Anschutz is hosting an event next Saturday, October 13 for parents and kids, staff, or anyone interested in learning more about OCD/OCD treatment.  Attached is the event flyer. You can also reach out to alie.garza@CUAnshutz.edu with more questions.


FREE LEGAL RESOURCE DAY

Attend FREE Classes About Family Law Matters, Probate Matters, and County Court Civil Matters.

October 24, 2024
8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Denver City & County Building

1437 Bannock Street
Denver, CO 80202

Check-In on Second Floor in Room 281. See attached flyer for more information.


Culture Corner

Dia De Los Muertos Celebration

Hamilton will be celebrating Dia De Los Muertos on Oct. 30th from 5 to 7 PM, but we need help from our AWESOME community to make this event AMAZING! Scan the QR code or click the link below to find out ways that you can help.

cLick here TO VOLUNTEER


Hamilton PTSA

Hello Hamilton Families!

Here are our PTSA events for the coming weeks:

  • Thursday, 10/17 DINE OUT @ Bad Daddy’s (Landmark location) from 5-9pm and Hamilton receives 20% back to support staff and students.  You must tell them you are with Hamilton.
  • Friday, 10/25 we need 5 volunteers to help pop popcorn for a student celebration.  CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
  • Wednesday, 10/30:  Hamilton Dia de los Muertos Celebration!  Don’t miss this fun event for the whole family!

Thank you to all the families that attended last night’s PTSA meeting. We had an informative presentation about the 2024 Bond Initiative. If you missed it, the details are attached below. Check it out and learn how the Bond Initiative would impact Hamilton!

LINK TO THE TRANSLATED VERSIONS OF THE BOND LETTER

Get your Hamilton Swag!

If you haven’t purchase swag from the Hamilton Spirit Wear store, now is the time to act. They have all of our sports represented in Hamilton colors. As you can see there is something for the whole family. Many of the items are customizable for Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Teachers and more! Check them out if you haven’t!

GO HUSKIES!!!!

LINK TO HAMILTON SPIRIT WEAR STORE