Hoquiam Middle School

HMS Week at a Glance: November 17-21. Have a great weekend!

Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B_8JWzpHDQG1hKwuHS2amALykz1-zg2gr7pKUWVCLUk/edit?usp=sharing

Game time change for Girls Basketball tonight at Rochester. The 8th Varsity will play the 5:15 game, and the 7th Varsity will play the 6:30 game.
Coach Abbi sent the particulars of tonight's trip on Final Forms.

Foodball at HMS: This week marks the annual Foodball Food Drive for the Food Banks in Aberdeen and Hoquiam. The high school students from both schools are out and about holding events and trying to raise as much money as they can. This year the timeline for Foodball is very compressed (7 days). At HMS we basically have TWO days to hold some sort of Foodball competition, so we are going to do our best. Our Homeroom Challenge is basically pitting the students of the Homerooms into a competition to see who can raise the most money, per kid, in TWO days. There is some strategy involved. Day one (Wednesday) is about building up your homeroom's total donations. Day Two (Thursday ) is about bombing out your rival homeroom by donating to them. Thursday donations to another class SUBTRACT from their totals. Afterwards we will count and declare a winner. ALL proceeds go to the food banks.

HMS Families: Week at a Glance November 10-14. Its Foodball Week, Veteran's Day Holiday, and Sports start! Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B_8JWzpHDQG1hKwuHS2amALykz1-zg2gr7pKUWVCLUk/edit?usp=sharing

HMS Families: The Cubby Chronicle is out for November. There is still some things we are going to add so there will be updates to it next week:
https://hoquiam.edurooms.com/engage/hoquiam-middle-school/newsletters/cubby-chronicle-97115

HMS Families: Our Veteran's Day assembly will be tomorrow at 10:15 in the gym. Choir, Band, and student volunteers will be sharing their tributes to our veterans.

HMS Families: Week at a Glance for November 3-7
New Quarter begins on November 6. Here is the link for the folks with smart watches: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B_8JWzpHDQG1hKwuHS2amALykz1-zg2gr7pKUWVCLUk/edit?usp=sharing

HMS Parents: October 31 marks the final day we can take your feedback for our CEE survey. Your choice...Go enjoy Halloween shenanigans or take our survey! OR do both by taking it before Friday! We appreciate your feedback, and thank you for being willing to give it. Here is our link:

Link to Survey: https://ceeffectiveness.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7PXIa71f4BwvfGS

HMS Families: Week at a Glance for October 27-31. It's Hope Week, the start of Girls BB and Wrestling, and ends with a packed Halloween on Friday. Buckle up! But enjoy this weekend first!
Link for Smart Watches: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B_8JWzpHDQG1hKwuHS2amALykz1-zg2gr7pKUWVCLUk/edit?usp=sharing

HMS Parents: Earlier this week, we sent out a QR Code for a CEE survey for parents. I received some communications that QR Codes are awkward and clunky, and tough for some to deal with. They want the links, dadgummit!!! Well, I think this will get you there...I hope. Thank you for sharing your feedback, and the patience to let me sort this out!

Link to Survey: https://ceeffectiveness.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7PXIa71f4BwvfGS

HMS is participating in the Washington State Healthy Youth Survey on October 27. The survey will be given to students in Grades 6, 7, 8, and at the high school. The Healthy Youth Survey includes questions related to physical activity, unintentional and intentional injury, substance use, interpersonal relationships, school experiences, risk and protective factors, and access to school-based services. Survey results are used by schools, communities, and State agencies to plan programs to support our youth and reduce their risks. Participation in the survey is voluntary and steps are taken to ensure student privacy. There are no names or codes used to link a survey back to a student. Please read the attached Information for Parents/Guardians and Youth Letter for more information about the Healthy Youth Survey. Links to the Information Letter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/159spGV0ldb32aHm9uUJ0tk0krJBvNtFZ/view?usp=sharing

Spanish: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L551L-UoDYTxyXmbkzfleSsPz9MMGVfn/view?usp=sharing

Parent feedback wanted! Attached is a survey link that we would sure appreciate your time on! Thank you so much!

Another version of our Week at a Glance with the periods for our halfdays put on. All other activities are the same as the first version I put out.

HMS Week at a Glance-October 20-24: Its conference week! Monday is HMS Evening Conferences from 5:00-8:00, Tuesday -Thursday 12:00-3:30. Early Release at 11:20 Tuesday-Friday. Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B_8JWzpHDQG1hKwuHS2amALykz1-zg2gr7pKUWVCLUk/edit?usp=sharing

HMS Families: As Lee Corso used to say on College Gameday..."Not so fast, my friend!" Girls Basketball and Boys and Girls Wrestling was advertised to start on October 20. That has now been moved to October 27. Sorry for any inconvenience this causes...but it gives you another week to get paperwork done on Final Forms!!!

The 8th grade football team finished their season Thursday night by beating Elma 21-12 and going unbeaten for the season! The game was played under the lights at Olympic Stadium with Mr Ihde announcing... a taste of Friday Nights! Great job Cubs!

Tomorrow at 10:16 a.m. all schools in the Hoquiam School District will be taking part in the Great Shakeout earthquake drill. HMS students will practice duck, cover and hold, and evacuating to higher ground. All students and staff will take part in this drill, and we will be walking up Lion's Park Hill to the baseball field. If you have any questions, please call our main office at 360-538-8220.

HMS Families: TOMORROW is Picture Retake Day. Again, all ordering and such is now done online! See attached for information.

HMS Families: Some cleanup & reminders about this week:
-Tuesday is RETAKE DAY for Pictures. If your student missed or wants retakes we will start at 8:30 a.m.
-Soccer plays Miller, not Tumwater on Wednesday. Sorry for the error!
-Thursday-Great Shakeout Earthquake and Tsunami Drill-10:16
-Friday-11:20 Early Release

Have a great week!