Hall-Dale Middle School is the grades 6-8 school in Farmingdale, Maine. We hope you find all the information you need on our web site. Contact us if you have any unanswered search. Farmingdale is part of the Kennebec Intra-District Schools (KIDS) Regional School Unit (RSU) 2, which joins the towns of Dresden, Farmingdale, Hallowell, Monmouth, and Richmond.
Annie Wilson, an 8th grade student at Hall-Dale Middle School, read all 38 books on this year’s Maine Student Book Award list! She was inspired by a student who read all the books last year, and we hear that a couple of students have taken up the challenge for next year. We hope this will become an ongoing tradition at Hall-Dale. Congratulation, Annie!
Prescription drug abuse is a problem that is sweeping our country. Unfortunately, Maine is at the forefront of the problem. Wendy Goldman is doing her senior capstone on prescription drug abuse in Maine, especially pertaining to high schoolers. For fieldwork, she is interviewing experts on different sides of the issues, including a recovering addict. These interviews will be molded together into a video. On Thursday, April 5, there will be a viewing of this video and a discussion on the issue in the Hall-Dale High School library. The meeting will be held from 6:00 - approximately 7:15 p.m. Parents and students are welcome to attend.
Please read the attached files for information regarding Progress Reports 2011-2012 and a list of Common Vocabulary for RSU2:
Attention: Parents/Guardians
Flu Vaccine Clinic paperwork was sent home with students on October 12th. If you would like your son/daughter to receive the flu vaccine, please complete and return the 2-page permission form to school no later than Tuesday, November 1st. The Clinic will be held in the HDMS gymnasium on Thursday, November 10th, 2011. If you did not receive paperwork, please download the forms.
Vaccine permission form: vaccine_permission.pdf
Inactivated influenza vaccine information page: inactive_info.pdf
Live, attenuated influenza vaccine information page: active_info.pdf
Would you like to see a demonstration of what a standards based/student-centered classroom actually looks like from the point of view of a learner? If yes, then you are cordially invited to an informal evening of the Standards Based/Student Centered Classroom Demonstration on October 19th from 6-8PM. We will begin in the theatre with an overview of our model of instructional planning for standards based instruction. Everyone will be led through the process of creating a code of conduct and the common procedural practices of every class. Next, participants will move through a rotation of 4 classrooms from a variety of disciplines and levels from middle to high school where teachers will walk participants through a unit or lesson similar to what they use with their learners. We’ll also leave some time for asking questions and brainstorming ideas for the higher levels. We will finish with a wrap-up and debrief session back in the theatre.
Reminder to all Hall-Dale Middle School & High School Parents
Maine Dental Health Out-Reach (Tooth Angel Mobile Dental Hygiene Program) is scheduled to be at the middle school and high school in early October. If you would like your son/daughter to be seen by the Hygienist or if you have questions about the program, please contact Michelle Veayo, School Nurse, at 622-4162, extension 213 or by e-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Parking Lot from Parent Forum
Held 9/21/11 @ HDMS/HS
Please find below, comments left on our parking lot after our meeting on 9/21/11.
ParkingLotfromParentForum9_21_11.pdf
Hall-Dale High School Invited to Participate in the New England Secondary School Consortium’s League of Innovative Schools.
Mark Kostin of the Great Schools Partnership serves as the Maine Liaison to the New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC). In his invitation to Hall-Dale High School he states, “As one of Maine’s most forward thinking and moving secondary schools, I am asking you, your superintendent, your leadership team, your faculty and your board to consider becoming a part of the NESSC’s League of Innovative Schools.”
He continues, “We are seeking up to six secondary schools from Maine to join the League this fall and an additional six to join in the spring. Together, this group will join forces with similarly deeply committed schools from Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Collectively, this group of 60 schools will be able to share ideas and resources, learn from and support one another, and benefit from both the cover and support so vital to truly transforming secondary schools so that our graduates are prepared for the demands and responsibilities of 21st century higher education, careers and citizenship. As we work hard to increase the graduation rate in our state and ensure graduates are well prepared to continue their training and learning, we know we have much to learn from your exemplary and pioneering efforts. We also believe that membership in the League of Innovative Schools will provide you with specific resources and supports that will help you continue your forward progress.”
At its meeting of September 8, 2011, the RSU 2 Board of Directors approved Hall-Dale High School’s participation in the League of Innovative Schools. All of us at HDHS are not only proud to have been asked to join the LIS but we are also eager to participate. The benefits of being able to have deep and enriching conversations with other schools that are transforming secondary education will only enhance our efforts here at Hall-Dale.
