Hoquiam Middle School

Upcoming Dates of Importance at HMS: **March 16-7:00 pm -HMS Band/Choir Concert @ Little Theater-HHS **March 25-11:05 am-Conference Prep Early Release **March 28-11:05 am-District Collaboration Early Release **March 29-April 1-Conference Week-11:05 am Early Release **March 29 & 30-HMS Student Led Conferences 12-3 pm 5-8 pm **April 2-10 Spring Break

The HMS Bands and Choir will be presenting their mid winter concert on Wednesday, March 16 at 7:00 PM in the Hoquiam High School Little Theater. The concert will present a wide selection of musical styles in the theme of Castles, Kings, Dragons, and Things. All concerts are free!

Season 4 Middle School Sports are underway! Here is how to keep track of the Cub volleyball and soccer teams schedules. Please use this link to follow your team. https://www.arbiterlive.com/School/33572 You can also sign yourself up to receive change notifications. There is a "FOLLOW TEAM" button on the right side of the initial schedule that shows up. GO CUBS!

HMS Week at a Glance for February 28-March 4

Reminder that Monday February 28th is a half day early release for all Hoquiam School District students for district staff professional development.

A reminder that Monday, February 28 is an 11:05 a.m. early release for staff development and collaboration. Lunch will be served at the end of the day on a "to-go" basis, and students will be on a shortened period schedule.

Tomorrow (Thursday), students will be completing an athletic survey in their Homeroom classes. The Survey will be emailed out to them to their school emails tonight in preparation for tomorrow.

Alert: Premier Medical Group Covid Testing. Parents/Staff may have received a text message of covid test results claiming the test is for today. This data was being updated from previous testing and was communicated again by mistake. PMG apologizes for the confusing message and is working to correct this. If you or child did not test with PMG today then disregard the message from today. If you have any questions please contact Jason Ihde or Rhianna Culican, RN for more information.

Congratulations to our 1st Semester Students whose academic efforts put them on the Honor Roll. Keep up the great work!

A run-down of our week...A reminder that there is no school on Monday, February 21, as it is President's Day.

Open Auditions for Missoula Children's Theatre production of Johnny Appleseed. Audition: Tuesday February 22, 2022 at 3:30 pm, Central Elementary Auditions will take a full 2 hours, and if chosen possibly a further 2 hours after for some cast members. There are approximately 50-60 parts in this production. A Permission slip is required to audition. They can be picked up at the HMS Office. Rehearsal will be between Tuesday February 22 through Saturday February 26. For more information, please call Carla Estes at 360-538-8243.

The Game of Owns begins February 16! The Game of Owns is a special event for Hoquiam Middle School students, taking place every Wednesday from February 16 to March 16, from 2:30-3:30 PM. This even allows students to experience authentic historical combat direct from cultures studied in their history classes using a virtual reality combat simulator called "Blade and Sorcery." The purpose of the Game of Owns is primarily educational: students will use historically accurate arms and armor from ancient cultures to learn hands on how combat actually functioned in history. All blood and gore is completely turned off in the simulation. All students will be fully supervised by Mr. Nitti, Digital Age Coordinator for the Hoquiam School District and founder of Hoquiam Esports. VR Buddies will be provided to assist students. The winner of the tournament will be awarded the The Crown of Owns and a gift certificate to the Grizzly Den. Parent permission slips are required to participate, and available in the HMS Office. Students must have their own transportation to and from the HHS Library. For more information please contact Mr. Nitti at cnitti@hoquiam.net or at 360-346-6875 with any questions.

This week celebrate National School Counseling Week by highlighting and saying thanks to some of the best. Our school counselors do an amazing job supporting our students and the social and emotional needs and they a big part of the team supporting students academic needs as well. Hoquiam Middle School's Ms. Andrews has a real passion for working with students in the middle. For many, middle school was one of the times in our lives that were awkward and maybe even challenging. Much of the work for Ms. Andrews is coaching and supporting preteens as they navigate through these sometimes awkward years. We really do appreciate you, Ms. Andrews!!

Thursday, February 10th during all three lunches, the Boys Soccer coach will be at the Middle School signing up anyone interested in playing. If your son is interested please plan to have them sign up and meet the coach.

February Dates to Remember: Monday, February 21-No School President's Day Tuesday, February 22-Originally on the calendar, this was an inservice day for staff and a day off for students. With weather cancellations, this has been restored as a day of school. We understand that some families may have scheduled travel for that long weekend already and may be returning home on that date. We will happily work with families in that situation, please call our attendance line (360-538-8221) and let us know if that is the case for your family. February 28-Early dismissal (11:05) as this is a district collaboration day. We will be on a half day schedule, with lunch served at the end of the day on a "to-go" basis.

Here is a rundown of the week...Hope it is a good one for you all.

In case you missed it... Update to the School Year Calendar for 2021-22 As many of you know, the 2021-22 school year has been impacted by closures due to snow and flooding. It can be predicted that we may need to close for additional days due to weather conditions. Please see the updated school calendar which reflects the following changes to student days: -- February 22 is now a student learning day. Students will go to campus for learning. -- March 11 (inclement weather day) will be a student learning day. Students will go to campus for learning. -- The last day of school is still scheduled for students on June 15. *Please know that further updates will be required if there are further district closures. You can access the updated district calendar here at this link https://5il.co/14xqz

Monday, January 31 --Regular Schedule --Last day of 2nd Quarter --PMG Testing-1:30-2:30-HMS Cafeteria --7JV & 8JV practice 3:00-5:00pm --8V game 5:30pm vs. Elma, 7V game 6:45pm vs. Elma at HMS Tuesday, February 1 --7:15 a.m. Grade Level Meetings --Regular Schedule --1st day of 3rd Quarter --PMG Testing-1:15-2:15-HMS Cafeteria --7th JV practice 3:00-5:00; 7th V practice 3:30-5:00pm; 8th JV practice 4:30-6 pm: 8th V practice 5:30-7:00pm Wednesday, February 2 --Normal Schedule --PMG Testing 1:30-2:30 --7th JV practice 3:00-4:30; 8th JV practice 4:30-6:00 --7th Varsity @ Rochester-5:30 pm-Bus leaves at 4:15 pm --8th Varsity @ Rochester-6:45 pm-Sam Bus leave time Thursday, February 3 --Normal Schedule --PMG Testing 1:15-2:15 pm --7th V practice 3-5 pm; 8th V practice 4:30-6 pm --7th JV @ Elma-5:50 pm --8th JV @ Elma-6:30 pm Friday, February 4 --Normal Schedule --PMG Testing 1:30-2:30 --All teams practicing: 7th JV practice 3:00-5:00pm; 7th V practice 3:30-5:00pm; 8th JV practice 4:30-6:00pm; 8th V practice 5:30-7:00pm

We will be welcoming back our students to in person learning on Monday, January 31. Monday will be the final day of 2nd Quarter, and Tuesday February 1 will mark the first day of 3rd Quarter. Student schedules will be distributed Monday afternoon.

Athletic Schedule for the next 3 days. There are gym changes brought on by new changes in spectator policies.