The Hive

HMS Families,

What a week we have had! For those of you who follow our Facebook page, you know that we have had quite a week! In addition to all the learning that took place this week, we had an incredible band concert and wrapped up amazing seasons in volleyball and cross country. We are so incredibly proud of our students and all the effort they put forth in sharing their talents with us all!

At the band concert this week, a parent said, "You know, there hasn't been an event this year that we haven't seen you at." And my thought was- that's the goal! We LOVE hearing feedback like this. We also have students frequently asking us why they see us everywhere. Again, that is our goal! Being visible and present is our top priority. Our focus is to be approachable and focus on a building a collaborative culture. Not only with our students, but with all of our community. We hope that you all are able to see and witness firsthand this is our focus. Another thing we are working on daily is - learning student names!

Our next two weeks are very busy! Next week we have our first spirit week. We are really looking forward to sharing with all of you all the ways our students show school spirit. We also have our first pep assembly! We are so excited about this!

I wrote this last time, but it's still true -- this is a long newsletter with lots of information.

Have the BEST weekend! See everyone Monday!

With kindness,

BC and SS

HMS would like to honor our veterans during our assembly this year and need your help.

Please complete this FORM if you'd like us to recognize a veteran in your life. In addition to honoring them in our video presentation, students would like to send them 1) an invite to our assembly, and/or 2) a thank you card for their service. Please include the Veterans address if you would like us to send them and invite or a card.

If you'd like us to include their picture in the video, please email one to janice.broten@hocksd.org.

Pictures and the form must be received by Friday, November 3 to be included in the video presentation.

HMS Parents:

Our school is participating in the Washington State Healthy Youth Survey during fall 2023. The survey will be given to students in Grades 6, 8, 10 and 12 in large districts and students in Grades 6 through 12 in small school districts.

The Healthy Youth survey includes questions related to physical activity and diet, unintentional and intentional injury, substance use, sexual behaviors, abuse, 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. Parents can view questions HERE.

Participation in the survey is voluntary and the students’ answers are anonymous. There are no codes or information used to match a survey to a student.

Please read the attached Parent and Student Notification Letter for more information about the Healthy Youth Survey.

If you do not wish for your student to participate in Washington's State Healthy Youth Survey, please complete the opt out form linked below or please email Nicole Starkey at nicole.starkey@hocksd.org. You can also call (360) 448-6400 and let the office know.

Nicole Starkey, M.A.Ed.

HMS School Counselor

360-448-6440

OPT OUT FORM

If you are looking for some HMS gear, please check out our Spirit Store! Our store will close at midnight on 10/22. A huge thank you to Mr. Slom for getting this up and running!

HMS Spirit Store

Next week is our first spirit week!

Monday: PJ Day

Tuesday: Sport Day

Wednesday: NEON Orange Day

Thursday: Twin Day

Friday: Color Wars

We will be celebrating unity day on October 18th. Unity day is about joining our HMS community together and focusing on positivity and kindness. We are encouraging everyone to wear NEON orange shirts for our spirit day!

HHES is having their annual Halloween Carnival on Saturday, 10/28 from 3:30-7:00. They are still in need of volunteers to help with this event. If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out this FORM. Thank you!

Beginning on Monday, October 16th, Homework Club will no longer have morning sessions.

We will have longer sessions available after school on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 3:25pm- 4:10pm.

We will meet in the library.

Volleyball-A-Thon is on Friday, October 20th from 6:00-12:00pm. Student teams have already been created and submitted. Please make sure student payments are made to the ASB office. We are so excited for this event!

Please join us in meeting with your child's teachers during conference week. We will be having conferences in the HMS commons/cafeteria during the following times:

10/25 12:50-3:50pm (arena style)

10/26 12:50-3:50pm (prescheduled individual appointments by teachers)

10/26 5:00-8:00pm (arena style)

*There will be a Russian interpreter available from 5:00-7:00pm.

Mr. Slom and Mrs. Colpron will be available during arena conferences as well. We look forward to connecting with all of you!

Winter Sports Begin Monday 10/23

(7th & 8th Girls Basketball & 6th-8th Boys & Girls Wrestling)

• Registration for winter sports will be online through FinalForms. Students must be fully cleared (current physical, parent forms, student forms) before the first day of tryouts in order to participate. Tryouts for Girls Basketball will be Monday 10/23 - Wednesday 10/25. There is a link with more information about registering found here -> Final Form Registration

All athletes must have a current sports physical on file, sports physicals are good for 2 years. Physicals previously uploaded to FamilyID do not automatically transfer over to Final Forms. Physical Form

10/13 No School: In-service Day

10/16-10/20 Spirit Week

10/17 Healthy Youth Survey

10/17 Fall Sports Awards

10/18 Unity Day

10/18 Community Tour

10/23 Basketball & Wrestling begins

10/25-10/26 Conferences

10/25-10/26 Students released at 12:20pm

We teach, guide, and support students and our community by creating a safe environment where we learn and grow together.

School Hours: 8:50am-3:20pm

*Students may be dropped of at 8:00am

Wednesdays: 1 Hour Early Release

Office Hours: 8:00am - 3:45am

Email: bess.colpron@hocksd.org
Website: https://hms.hocksd.org/
Location: 15916 NE 182nd Ave, Brush Prairie, WA, USA
Phone: 360-448-6440
Facebook: facebook.com/HockinsonMS/