McCulloch Intermediate & Highland Park Middle School
The HP LitFest is returning to HPMS again this year! The literary events will begin on Thursday, February 20 with a keynote address by two-time Newbery Medal award-winning author LOIS LOWRY! Ms. Lowry will speak to all of our 8th-grade Raiders that afternoon. She won the Newbery for The Giver, which all of the students…
In January, all four of the elementary campuses will participate in One School, One Book and read the same novel. At the same time, the middle school will launch “Read it Forward.” HPMS will be flooded with multiple copies of two novels that share the same themes as the elementary novel. A Raider who finds…
PAWS to Read at this year’s Winter Book Fair! Wednesday, December 4 – Friday, December 6 Daily Hours: 7:30 am – 4:00 pm Raider Library The fair will feature a PURR-fect selection of TAILS and gifts for our students, staff, and families. Plus there will be a PAW-some gift basket available again this year to go…
The current spotlight ProjectLIT spotlight book is Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes. If you have read this book, you are invited to come to the ProjectLIT Book Club! This meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 19 from 3:15-4:00 p.m. in the Raider Library. We will discuss this powerful, thought-provoking novel AND Skype with…
The author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl and The World Ends in April will be visiting with the 5th and 6th graders on Friday, October 18th! Stop by the library to find out how you can participate in a writing workshop with Stacy McAnulty!
Welcome back! Start our your year right with some excellent new books. Also, be sure to keep your eye on the library screen to stay up on library events and news. Remember: Raiders are well-RED, so visit often to keep your backpack full of good books and your mind growing!
Rising 7th & 8th Graders: Take the Raider Summer Reading Challenge and see how much you can read this summer! Those who complete at least 8 of the challenges will be invited to a special celebration after school starts. Print the Raider Summer Reading Challenge sheet to get started. Try out some ebooks and audiobooks from our OverDrive…
The Summer Reading Book Fair will take place in the library on April 30 – May 2. All of the required summer reading selections will be available plus other FLAMAZING books to fill your beach bag.
All 5th Graders Be an EARLY BIRD and get a head start on the 2019-2020 Texas Bluebonnet list by taking part in the Bluebonnet Early Bird Reading Challenge! Check them out from the Raider Library, OverDrive (http://hpisd.lib.overdrive.com), the public library, or wherever you can get them! 5th graders who read at least 8 Bluebonnet…
Bestselling author and Raider favorite NATHAN HALE is coming to MIS/HPMS on Tuesday, February 5! He will speak to all of our 5th & 7th graders that day. Mr. Hale will also host two special events: WRITER’S WORKSHOP for a select group of 5th & 6th graders LUNCH with a lucky group of 7th &…