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.
HMS Families: Yearbook sales close Friday! Here is the direct link to where you can buy your yearbook: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09023930 Reminder that Yearbooks must be purchased by Friday, May 2. Cost is $16
HMS Families: Apparently our QR Code we sent out deactivated. Here is the direct link to where you can buy your yearbook: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09023930 Reminder that Yearbooks must be purchased by Friday, May 2. Cost is $16
HMS Families: Reminder that the deadline for ordering yearbooks is this Friday, May 2nd. The cost is $16 and the information to order online is attached. Don't miss out!
HMS Families: Week at a Glance for April 28-May 2. First Track Meets next week! Have a great Weekend!
HMS Families: We will be having a yearbook this year! Attached is information if you have some candids you would like to include for consideration. We do have limited pages, but we are always looking for good photos. The second QR Code takes you to the pre-order which we cannot encourage enough, as we need to know how many to order! Pre-order Deadline is May 2.. Cost is $16.
Congratulations to our Advanced Band for earning a unanimous "Superior" Rating at Friday's Band Festival in Olympia. Today our Beginning Band makes the trek. Good Luck Cubs!