November 2024

Fall Fundraiser

The pick-up date for all fundraising items from the fall fundraiser is November 6th starting at 3:00 p.m.  All frozen items, no matter if sold online or in person will need to be picked up on that day unless the customer chose a ship to home product online.  Customers that purchased popcorn online had a choice between paying extra and having them shipped to their home or shipping them to school for free.  Those items sent to school will also be available for pickup at that time.  Please keep in mind that we do not have freezer space to store frozen product.  If you are unable to pick up the items on November 6th, please make arrangements for someone else to pick it up for you.

Book Fair

Harter's annual Book Fair is here (October 31-November 7).  Students will attend the Book Fair during the school day and it will be open during Parent-Teacher (Student-Led) Conferences.  Don't forget to visit the Book Fair in the library while you are here for conferences.  #KanelandReads

Yearbook

Yearbook orders are being accepted for this school year.  Below is the link to order a yearbook.

yearbookordercenter.com

Harter's school code: 14512

Please don't hesitate to purchase a yearbook if your child would like one.  Our purchasing deadline will be in February.  We typically have upset students at the end of the year when we tell them there aren't extra yearbooks available for purchase.   

PTO

The next PTO meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 13th (virtual) at 7:00 p.m.  McTeacher Night and Winterfest are back. See below for more details.   

McTeacher Night is Back

PTO Winterfest

The KHMS PTO is excited to host Winterfest for the 3rd year.  Gather your friends and family and come join us on December 7th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. for shopping, raffles, crafts, and more!

Student Music Performances: Do you have a student that loves to sing, dance, or play music?  This year we are featuring student performers!  Sign up today to reserve a time slot for solo or group holiday music performances.  

Student Vendors: KHMS students are invited to host their own vendor table.  They can sell student created items such as art work, stickers, 3D prints, bracelets, etc.  This is an excellent opportunity for students to work on entrepreneurial skills while also earning some money of their own.  Use code "student" on the vendor application to receive a discounted vendor rate of only $5.

Community Vendors: Do you or someone you know own a craft/vendor business?  Our Vendor Application is currently open.  Register today to reserve your spot.

Raffles: KHMS PTO is seeking donations from local businesses for raffle items.  If you or someone you know is interested in donating items or gift cards, please email khmspto@gmail.com

We can't wait to see you at Winterfest! 

KORT Hours and MobileServe

Did you know that if your child completes 30 hours or more of documented community service in their time here at Harter Middle School, they earn a Knights of the Round Table (KORT) award? Students can earn these hours by doing things at community events, helping out the elementary and middle school parent-teacher organizations (PTO/PTA/PTN), Performing Arts Boosters, and Kaneland Arts Initiative, as well as doing things within the community and neighborhood like working at a food pantry, serving a meal at a place of worship or just helping an elderly or disabled neighbor with yard work or snow removal.

Even more exciting is the fact that KHMS has partnered with an online app called MobileServe to help make tracking these hours easier than ever before.  No more paper forms that can get lost or torn.  Instead, simply have your child log the hours on the app on their phone, include the supervisor’s email address and an email is sent to the organization for verification.  Once approved, the hours will appear on your child’s dashboard so that you know exactly how many hours they have completed.

Signing up is easy, but we do ask that you help your child to ensure that they sign up with the correct code.  Codes are based on a student’s anticipated Kaneland High School graduation year. KORT hours that your child may have logged via a paper form since beginning at KHMS will be uploaded to the platform so that you know how many they have logged, but please be patient as this will take some time to get done.

If you would like to create an account for you child, you may follow the directions below:

Step One: Open the app or go to app.mobileserve.com & select Sign Up.

Step Two: Enter your name, birthday, and create a password. You can skip the Employer / School box.  Please use your Kaneland email address for your email. Select Next.

Step Three: Add an optional photo to your profile or skip. Select Next

Step Four: Enter the 6-digit code that applies to your child:

KHS Class of 2029 - 766D33

KHS Class of 2030 - BE3233

KHS Class of 2031 - A9E503

Select "Join".

Step 5: Select any activities that you are part of at HMS - Athletics, Student Council, Snowflake, Drama/Music

Step 6: Start logging your activities!

How to Log Hours (video)

How can my child find opportunities?

MobileServe partners with some local organizations to post opportunities. Those can be found on the Opportunities tab on the mobile app or the web app. Additionally, KHMS will send out invitations to students for community service opportunities that are happening at Kaneland district schools, events, etc.  Students will receive those invitations via email and through push notifications on their mobile device where their app is loaded.

Harter Middle School is currently working on getting these opportunities loaded into the MobileServe App

Kaneland CUSD 302 Referendum Town Hall Meetings

Kaneland Connects

Grade Check Form

At this point in the school year, you should have received a Grade Check Form from your child.  We formally do grade checks twice a month, but some teams are using the form more often.  These forms are a way for our students to track their progress in how they are doing academically.  We ask students to email these forms to their parent.  

Awesomeness Around Harter

Twin Day

Disney Day

Homeroom Pop Tab Winners

Fall Play

Fall Play

IESA Cross Country State Finalist

1st Term Incentive

1st Term Incentive

1st Term Incentive

Social Studies Project

Halloween Fun in PE

Halloween Fun in PE

Homeroom Pumpkin Decorating Contest

Homeroom Pumpkin Decorating Contest

Important November Dates

Nov 5 - No School Election Day

Nov 6 - Parent-Teacher (Student-Led) Conferences 3:00-7:00 p.m.

Nov 7 - Parent-Teacher (Student-Led Conferences 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Nov 8 - No School

Nov 11 - Veterans Day Assembly

Nov 13 - PTO Meeting (Virtual Link)

Nov 19 - McTeacher Night @ Sugar Grove McDonald's 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Nov 25 - No School - Teacher Institute Day

Nov 26 -No School - Teacher School Improvement Day

Nov 27-29 - No School Thanksgiving Break

Proud to be a Knight!!!

 October 2024

Fall Fundraiser

The tentative pick-up date for all fundraising items from the fall fundraiser is November 6th starting at 3:00 p.m.  All frozen items, no matter if sold online or in person will need to be picked up on that day unless the customer chose a ship to home product online.  Customers that purchased popcorn online had a choice between paying extra and having them shipped to their home or shipping them to school for free.  Those items sent to school will also be available for pickup at that time.  Please keep in mind that we do not have freezer space to store frozen product.  If you are unable to pick up the items on November 6th, please make arrangements for someone else to pick it up for you.

PTO

Our next PTO meeting will be Wednesday, October 9th at 7:00 p.m.  It is a virtual meeting and you can join the meeting by clicking here.  The PTO is continuing to offer a prize to the homeroom that has the most parents attend the PTO meeting.  

The next No Cook Knight is Thursday, October 17th at Paisano's (both Elburn & Sugar Grove locations).   You can find more information on the KHMS PTO website.     

End of 1st Term & Report Cards

The End of the 1st Term is October 11th.  Report Cards will be viewable in Infinite Campus on October 18th.  A separate email will be sent with instructions on how to view and print the report card.

 

Parent-Teacher Conferences 

Since Parent-Teacher Conferences take place right away in November, we wanted to send out information now.  P/T Conference will be held on Wednesday, November 6th (3:00-7:00 p.m.) and Thursday, November 7th (10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.).  Students do attend school on November 6th, but do not have school on November 7th & 8th.  More information, including how to sign up for a conference, will be communicated from your child's team and teachers in the near future.    

We will follow the student-led conference format.  To learn more about this process, an informational doc has been created: Student-led conferences 

KORT Community Service Program

Kaneland Harter Middle School has a long tradition of celebrating student commitment to community service.   Not only does this program give students the opportunity to learn more about the services of the community and supports the district's mission of graduating students who are college, career and community ready, it also supports the Kaneland Core Values of Citizenship, Responsibility and Commitment to Excellence. Students who accumulate at least 30 hours over their career at Harter are recognized at the end of their 8th grade year and are given a Knights of the Round Table chenille shield and certificate of recognition.  If your child is interested in participating in this program, please read the information here.

Halloween Dance

The Harter Middle School Student Council is sponsoring a Halloween dance on Friday, November 1st   from 6:00-8:00 p.m.  All Harter Middle School students are invited to attend and dress in a costume.  Costumes must be school appropriate as outlined in the student handbook and students should not include any toy or fake weapons.  Masks will not be allowed as it is imperative that staff are able to see students' faces.  Face paint is allowed.  

Entry to the dance will cost $5 and students must present their ID.  Pizza, snacks, and drinks will be available for purchase.  Only Kaneland Harter Middle School students are allowed to attend the dance.  Students from other middle schools, high schools, or elementary schools will not be allowed to attend. 

Halloween Day

Due to the fact we are offering a Halloween Dance, Halloween costumes will not be allowed to be worn at school on Halloween day.  Costumes present a distraction to the learning environment.  Students are asked to attend the Halloween Dance to show off their costumes.    

Awesomeness Around Harter

Fundraiser Assembly

Fundraising Winner

Coding

KHS Traveling Pep Assembly

KHS Traveling Pep Assembly

October Important Dates

October 9 - PTO Meeting (Virtual Link)

October 11 - End of 1st Term

October 11 - Fall Play - The Mystery Club (cafeteria) 7:00 p.m.

October 12 - Fall Play - The Mystery Club (cafeteria) 2:00 p.m.

October 14 - No School

October 18 - Report Cards Available in Infinite Campus

November 1 - Halloween Dance (gym) 7:00 p.m.

Proud to be a Knight!!!

 September 2024

Beginning of the Year Team/Staff Presentations

Are you looking to meet your child's team and teachers?  Click here to access a document that houses all of the information you'll need to better understand your child's day at Harter.  Rather than receiving multiple emails, we put all links in one document.    

How to Observe Your Student in Canvas

If you want to observe the work your child is doing in Canvas, linked here are directions on how to create an account.  Please note that all grades will be housed in Canvas this year.    

Yearbook

Yearbook orders are being accepted for this school year.  Below is the link to order a yearbook.

yearbookordercenter.com

Harter's school code: 14512

Please don't hesitate to purchase a yearbook if your child would like one.  Our purchasing deadline will be in February.  We typically have upset students at the end of the year when we tell them there aren't extra yearbooks available for purchase.   

PTO

Our next PTO meeting is September 18th at 7:00 p.m.  It's a virtual meeting and you can join by using this link.  

Our next No Cook Knight will take place on September 19th at Open Range in Sugar Grove (website).   A portion of the proceeds will be donated to our fabulous PTO.  

Kaneland 302 Resources 

Kaneland CUSD 302 Information

Get ready for an exciting update!  Kaneland parents/guardians will receive our newsletter directly in your email every Monday morning.  Stay in the loop with all the latest news and updates.  Not a school community member?  No problem!  You can still catch the action by visiting our social media accounts or the website to view the newsletter every Monday.  Don't miss out on what's happening at Kaneland.  

Links:

First Issue

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Website

www.kaneland.org

Social Media

www.facebook.com/kaneland302/

x.com/Kaneland302/

www.instagram.com/kaneland_d302/

2025-2026 Kaneland IgKnight Academy Information

If you're interested in learning more about KIPLA and/or have been thinking about enrolling your child next year, please click here for more information.  

KHS Football Games

Kaneland High School will not have a middle school section this year.  Any student not of Kaneland High School must be accompanied by an adult and sit with that adult at the games.  Students who arrive unaccompanied will not be allowed in the gate.  Students found attending without an adult will be required to call parents to be picked up.  Students will not be allowed to play football in or outside the stadium at any point and will be asked to sit in the bleachers.  Your cooperation is appreciated.  

8th Grade Washington D.C. Trip

If you have an 8th grade student and you are interested in learning more about the Washington D.C. trip for 8th graders, we are hosting a meeting on Thursday, September 5th at 6:30 p.m. in the HMS cafeteria.  At the meeting, parents will receive pricing information, travel information, and there will be time for a Q&A session.  You can enter through door 20 (back parking lot).  

The Washington D.C. trip is scheduled for April 11-13, 2025.    

Awesomeness Around Harter

Golf Invitational Champs

Open House

Open House

6th Grade Jump Start

First Day of School

PTO 6th Grade Gift

KHMS Marching Band

Important September Dates

September 2 - No School Labor Day

September 18 - PTO Meeting (virtual link) 7:00 p.m. 

September 19 - PTO No Cook Knight at Open Range in Sugar Grove (website)

September 25 - School Picture Retake Day

Proud to be a Knight!!!