February 28th, 2025

Eric Leopold, Principal

Scott Millbrook, Assistant Principal

Thank you to everyone who attended last night’s virtual conferences—they were a great success! Next week’s conferences will be held in person, and we look forward to seeing you there.

To sign up for Spring Conferences:

Get Your Sheldon Stickers & Support a Great Cause!

During our in-person conferences on March 4th and March 6th, stop by the office to purchase a Sheldon sticker for just $1!

All proceeds will go toward funding projects for Canines for Change, helping to make a difference one sticker at a time.

Thank you for your support! 🐾✨

There has been an uptick in students reporting negative interactions with others on an app called Discord. Discord is a social media app that has historically been used by gamers, but many students use it when not actually gaming. In our recent OK2SAY student presentations, Discord and other social media sites were mentioned as places where adults pose as fellow students in order to lure them in. Additionally, students also use Discord under the guise of “talking about gaming” when they are actually having conversations they would not normally have if an adult were present. Additionally, students learned that OK2SAY has a way for students to confidentially report tips on potential harm or criminal activities directed at students, school employees, and schools.

Sweet Success! The HUE team’s recent candy sale was a big hit, raising $500 in support of GLEAP. Thanks to everyone who participated and contributed to this great cause!

Our whole school will take part in this special, community-wide shared reading event beginning this Monday, March 3. Every family will receive a free copy of the same book  – Booked by Kwame Alexander – and will be asked to read it together at home. We are asking you to set aside about 10 minutes each day so that your family can participate together in this special activity with our Hayes community. 

On Monday your student will bring home their copy of the book, a reading calendar, a bookmark, and 3 reading logs. The Calendar of Events and Reading Schedule is included here. On Monday, March 10 students will turn in their first parent-signed Reading Log to their homeroom teacher. They will turn in Reading Log 2 on March 17 and Reading Log 3 on March 19. On March 20 we invite them to wear their favorite team jersey!

We hope you enjoy this special reading time with your child/children. In the days to come, we will all be talking about the characters in Booked and the lessons learned about facing challenges and disappointments in life while discovering the power of words. With your help, we can build a Community of Readers at our school. Many thanks to our generous Hayes/Beagle PTO for sponsoring this event for the 4th year in a row!

Attention 6th grade students! Do you have a special talent that you would like to showcase? Perhaps you'd like to:

Hayes Intermediate will be offering an opportunity for students to audition and perform at the 3rd Annual Talent Show which will be held on the evening of March 19th. Homeroom teachers will prompt students to fill out an interest survey for those who would like to participate! 

Starting around March 10th, 6th Grade students will be receiving instruction from the curriculum Puberty: The Wonder Years during their Science Classes. Permission slips were sent home on Friday, February 21st. Please contact the school office at 517-925-5740 if you would like to arrange to review the curriculum ahead of time.

Parent-Teacher Conferences are coming up next week. Meanwhile, you can check your student’s progress today!

To see your student’s current progress in the PowerSchool App:

Within the specific essential learning, you can click to get more detailed information about your student’s progress.

Practice Assignments are scored as follows:

Standards are scored using a scale. Scales for all 5th and 6th Grade courses are located on the district website.

Please note: Scale and Rubric grades do not equate to letter grades.

If you need access to the PowerSchool App or PowerSchool Parent Portal, please click here or call the school office at 517-925-5740 and our amazing secretaries will walk you through the process.

If your student is interested in Vocal Arts Day they can pick up a permission slip in the office. Permission slips are due by the end of the day March 7th.

TENNIS for Middle School Girls And Boys » GLPS Community Recreations is doing a doubles tennis league for 6th-8th grade girls and boys – here is a flyer – beginners welcome, no experience required!  Practices Mondays & Wednesdays; matches on Saturdays.

Here is an opportunity to host a high school international exchange student NEXT school year. These students all speak English, have medical insurance, and have money to pay for their own incidental expenses. Students come from over 50 different countries and have a variety of interests. Host families come in all shapes and sizes. Contact Mr. Schuchaskie (schuchaskied@glcomets.net) for more information! 

The school news is a completely student-led operation. They work hard creating and putting together content each week! They analyze and critique each episode as a class on Mondays and aim to improve each week. Thank you for supporting and encouraging our students. Here is a link for last weeks episode. 

ATTENDANCE REPORTING: There are several ways to report an absence at Hayes. When using any of the options below please include the following information; Child's full name, homeroom teacher and the reason for their absences.  

Online Attendance Reporting: You can use the online portal at ps.glcomets.net. Once you have logged in, select “Attendance Monitor” from the left navigation menu. Then, click “Report New Attendance.” After you have entered the date, reason, and explanation, click Submit. For more detailed instructions, please use the Parent Attendance Portal Directions . Please note: online attendance reporting is not available in the app; it is only available on the website.

You may continue to email HAAttendance@glcomets.net or call the attendance line at 517-925-5333.  

We are in the midst of the “cold and flu” season, and still receiving positive reports of Influenza A, Strep Throat, RSV, gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea/vomiting/diarrhea) and other nonspecific or undiagnosed symptoms of fever, cough, nasal congestion, sore throat, and headache. If your student is exhibiting any of the above symptoms, please keep them at home to slow the spread of illnesses. 

When calling or emailing to excuse your students from school for illness, please let the secretaries know what your students symptoms are. We track symptoms and report them to the health department. Thank you!

The lost and found at Hayes is filling back up again. Please stop by and enter Door #19 to go through for your students lost items. All items left over after conferences will be donated.

Please pull all the way forward when dropping off students in the morning and picking up your students at the end of the day. Even though the office has moved, we still need the space to accommodate all the vehicles at pick up.  (If we don't pull all the way forward, this causes the backups on Nixon Rd.)

Just a friendly reminder that dismissal is at 2:25pm and there is no adult supervision after 2:40pm. Please make sure that your student(s) have transportation arranged. 

Due to the construction of our main office, we are unable to accommodate having students wait to be picked up. If you need to pick up your student before dismissal, please give yourself extra time for the secretaries to call down your student to the office once you arrive. Thank you.

If you plan to volunteer or need to enter the building for an extended period of time, including chaperoning for the upcoming dance party, please fill out this application. This is REQUIRED when coming to volunteer in our building. It takes a couple of days for the background check to be completed, so please plan accordingly based on your volunteering schedule

We have an outstanding joint PTO with Beagle Middle School. They have provided several incredible opportunities for our students and staff over the past few years. To stay current on updates and meetings, click here.

The next meeting is March 11th. 

View flyers and more of what the school district shares in newsletters about events, news, and information by visiting: GLcomets.net/Upcoming