Originally delivered on 10/1/2026 8:15 am

SUBJECT: October Newsletter

4 Core Community Night - Save the Date!

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 20th! Join HMS and the HMS PTO from 5:00 - 7:00 at The Edge for our 2nd annual 4 Core Community Night. 

Bring your family for a fun evening celebrating our HMS community and our 4 Core values - Honesty, Hard Work, Respect, and Responsibility. Enjoy food and activities while connecting with our school community. You won't want to miss DJ Sillz, bingo, prizes, dancing, celebration of HMS students, and more!

Come hang out, have some fun, and connect with other HMS families and faculty. Drop by or stay a while - either way, we can't wait to see you!

Admission is free! 

Students must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event.

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

Thank you, thank you, thank you! HMS PTO has been spoiled by several sponsors this year. We are so grateful for the local businesses who continue to show up for our teachers, staff, and schools in such generous ways!

Thank you to our incredibly generous neighbor, Taco Mama, for supporting Homewood Middle School teachers in a HUGE way! Taco Mama donated a taco bar for the new teachers and their mentors in August AND a nacho bar for all HMS teachers and staff before Open House in September. We are so thankful for their support of all of our Homewood schools! We appreciate them more than they know!

The Sellers family provided lunch from Miracle Pizza Co to all HMS faculty and staff at our welcome back lunch. At the same lunch, Avondale Brewing Company donated tickets to a concert of a raffle winner's choice, and lucky Ms. Johnson (6th grade) won. Thank you Sellers family and Avondale! 

Heavenly Donuts provided a special teacher treat in September! We are so excited to welcome you to the Edge and are incredibly grateful for your support of our teachers!

SnoWood showed up at Locker Day and donated a portion of every snocone sold to teacher grants. We are so thankful for your support and look forward to having you back again soon!

Big Color donated a giant check for the PTO to use when presenting a surprise donation to the school last month. Your support makes a difference in our schools, and we are so grateful to have businesses like you in our community!

Thank you to ALL of these incredible businesses for investing in our teachers and our schools. Homewood is truly special because of the people and businesses who choose to give back!

Charleston Wrap Update

We are thrilled to report that our Charleston Wrap fundraiser has exceeded our fundraising goal, but we aren't done yet! Charleston Wrap is our biggest fundraiser of the year and the main source of funding to fulfill grant requests from our incredible teachers. HMS is filled with more students than in past years, which means we have more faculty supporting those students. We would love to continue generating additional funds for teacher grants that will directly impact our classrooms and students. 

The deadline for orders to qualify for student prizes has been extended to October 2nd. While orders will no longer count towards student prizes after October 2, we will continue to earn 40% of all orders placed through December 8th! Currently 146 students have participated (13% participation), but we'd love for more to join us. 

For more information, see the HMS PTO Instagram account. 

Thanks to your generosity and support, the HMS PTO was thrilled to present a $2,500 grant to the school at our September meeting! $1,500 will be used to support HMS's clubs, and the remaining $1,000 is going into the principals' discretionary fund. 

Keep funding the FUN!

October's Teacher Treat is sponsored by the 7th grade class. If you have not yet contributed, we would love your help! You can donate here. Remember, if you chose the HMS All In option earlier this year, you're covered! If you have not yet joined the PTO or donated, it's never too late! Visit our website for more information.

We also welcome general donations at any time and appreciate the generosity and support shown to us by so many HMS families already this year!

Important Dates

October 9 - 12 | No School | Fall Break

October 20 | 5:00 - 7:00 | 4 Core Family Night (The Edge)

November 4 | noon | PTO Meeting (Glass Conference Room)

November 11 | No School | Veteran's Day Holiday

November 23 - 27 | No School | Thanksgiving Break

All PTO meetings start at noon at Homewood Middle School. Click here to join virtually.

Stay Connected!

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