HMS Parents: You are invited to the Hoquiam School District Title I Parent Advisory Committee Meeting. WHEN: Tuesday, June 10, 5:30-7:00. WHERE: The Jitter House on 623 Simpson Ave. in downtown Hoquiam. WHAT: Dinner provided IF you RSVP by June 4. There is even childcare available at Central School! RSVP by using the QR Code attached. Questions? Aubria Niemi at 360-538-8244 or email her at aubria.niemi@hoquiam.net.
HMS 8th Grade Girls: Want to learn how to play tennis? HHS is hosting a Tennis Mini-Camp for girls in grades 8-12. Dates for the sessions are June 3, 4, 10, 11 running from 3:15-4:45 at the HHS Tennis courts. If you don't have a tennis racquet the high school has extras that can be used. All skill levels are welcome and it is free to join! Parents and students are being asked to join Remind online, and text "hhsmini25" to 81010. Camp information will be communicated this way.
HMS Families: Week at a Glance for June 2-6. Have a great weekend!
HMS Families: There is a meeting on Friday at noon for any current 6th and 7th graders interested in turning out for football next year. Students will report to their class and will be excused by announcement.
HMS Families: Week at a Glance for May 26-30: Track comes to a close, and we hopefully finish up all the state testing. Enjoy your weekend. To all who have someone who served and are no longer with us, a respectful wish for a good Memorial Day.
8th Grade families: The letter that came to you contained an error that got through my proofreading...time for new reading glasses, I guess... The 8th Grade Moving up ceremony and practice is scheduled for Friday June 13. One of the events was listed for June 15, and we really don't want any of you to have to give up a Sunday! My apologies for the confusion.
HMS Families: Correction to the Week at a Glance: Thursday and Friday of this week is All Grade ELA Testing NOT 8th Grade Science Testing. That was my omission, and I apologize. Also reminder that Friday is a FULL Day, there is no early release. And finally, there is NO SCHOOL on Monday May 26 in honor of Memorial Day.
HMS Families: State Testing next week in Math and ELA for all grade levels. Assembly on Wednesday. Reminder that Friday May 23 is a FULL day, students will be released at 2:50. And two concerts for the musically inclined! Have a great weekend
HMS Families: On Wednesday, May 21, we will be hosting a guest speaker for an assembly. The topic is teen mental health, as May is Mental Health Awareness month. The speaker is teenage, best selling author Taanvi Arekapudi. There is more information about her here: https://www.taanvi.us/. She has also created an amazing online resource for you and your teen. https://www.nexusforschools.com/. Please check this out!
HMS Families: Next week, we will have state testing on Monday, and Tuesday in all grades for Math, and Thursday and Friday in all grades for Reading and Writing. The first two hours of school will be the testing period each day, then they will have classes. During testing, we ask that students enter their testing rooms with just a library book and their chromebooks. to class. On Wednesday May 21, there will be no testing, but there will be an assembly geared around Mental Health.
HMS Families: Week at a Glance for next week: State testing in Science for 8th Grade, and a home track meet on Monday. Happy Mother's Day!
HMS Families: We have been experiencing a trend brought on by some videos on social media that involve sticking a graphite pencil lead into the USB port of a chromebook. This causes them to spark and smoke, and the pencil lead to get super heated. This can lead to computer damage as well as burns. Despite numerous warnings this continues to happen. We are asking for your help in speaking to your student about this, as it may lead to a suspension from school. Thank you.
HMS Families: Today is the final deadline for yearbook sales. $16 is the cost. Please go to this link: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09023930. ALSO today is the final deadline for parent permission slips for the Youth Mental Health Walk. We have to have those in today in order to clear students medically by tomorrow. You can send a signed permission slip pic to dcook@hoquiam.net and make the deadline.
HMS Families: The walk to suppor Youth Mental Health will be Friday at 12:15 pm. Students were given permission slips to bring home yesterday for signature and return. Students must return these by the end of the day tomorrow (Thursday) to be allowed to join the walk. If your student needs another slip they are available in the office. If there is no signed slip we cannot allow your student to participate.
HMS Families: Good News if you missed out on yearbooks last week. Ms. Aja was able to get the company to reopen the order portal until Thursday. Cost is $16.
Here is the sales link: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09023930
HMS Families: Today at 2:00 is the Missing Indigenous Women's Walk. Reminder that if your child is taking part, we need a phone call, email, or note excusing their absence for 6th period.
Without that they will not be able to participate. Thank you!
Week at a Glance for May 5-7: Walks, Track meets, Dances and Car Washes.....Welcome to May!
HMS Families: Today is IT. Last day to buy your yearbook. You can buy at this link:
https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09023930 Cost is $16.00
The May edition of our newsletter, The Cubby Chronicle, is out! Check it out here:
https://hoquiam.edurooms.com/engage/hoquiam-middle-school/newsletters/cubby-chronicle-64143
As part of a national awareness campaign, students from HMS will have the opportunity to take part in the Missing Indigenous Women's Walk on Monday, May 5. The walk will start at the HS upper parking lot at 2:00 and be in the local area of HHS, HMS and Emerson. THIS IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY ACTIVITY. If you want your child to participate, we ask that you please call in and excuse them for 6th period. Students must be excused and sign up to particpate. We ask they wear red as part of this worthwhile effort. There will be a mandatory sign up in the office. Students have until noon Monday to sign up.