The Hive

Dear HMS Families,

We hope you all had a great week! We had a lot of things going on as we got back into the swing of things after Thanksgiving break.

While we are not sure what the weather is going to bring tonight or the next couple of weeks, we do hope that you consider joining us for the Hockinson Tree Lighting tonight. It's always one of our favorite events to attend.

With Kindness,

Bess & Sid

I just wanted to thank you all for the food your children have been bringing in to support our food drive and help those families in our community in need of food assistance. In these difficult economic times your help and sacrifice is truly appreciated. Our school’s current total donation stands at 2091 items which is nearly half-way to our school goal of 5000 items. Thank you!

Next week our bonus points items for the Homebase competition are canned meats and crackers on Tuesday followed by condiments and salad dressings on Friday, but any food of any type is always a huge help. And another day of Campbell’s “bombs” will be happening on Thursday. The students really enjoy delivering the Campbell’s cans to other classrooms for negative points. I encourage you to ask them about it.

If you’re out shopping this weekend please consider adding a few more items to your cart for our food drive. A little help from a lot of us will go long way to making a big difference. Thanks so much again and enjoy your weekend.

As we wrap up the winter season, I want to send a huge thank you to all of our athletes, coaches, and families for another successful season! Wrestling has one last week where our wrestlers will have an opportunity to compete in their postseason tournament. I have enjoyed watching everyone compete each week and seeing success on and off the courts/mat. I hope that all of our athletes continue to participate in other sports and activities this school year.

We will have our End of Season Sports Awards on Monday 12/15 in the main gym from 4:30 - 5:15. All athletes and their families are encouraged to attend as we celebrate individual and team accomplishments.

Wrestling -

12/11 Round Robin Tournament - Coweeman Middle School

12/13 District Championship Tournament - Woodland High School

Upcoming Sports Registration - Boys Basketball

Boys basketball registration is currently open and tryouts will begin January 26th. Please make sure that your athlete has a current physical on file, and all forms are signed through FinalForms prior to the first day of tryouts.

Boys Basketball is open to 7th and 8th grade students. We will have 3 teams and not all athletes who try out will make a team.

Hello Hockinson Middle School Families!

This year we are excited to be able to expand the resources we are able to provide to families in need. Attached you will see a Holiday Resource Guide that goes over all the different ways we are able to provide support this year. Additionally, our annual Christmas Giving Tree is now live in the HMS Office. This year all tags will be gift cards to various stores in the area as that is the most in-demand need from our families.

Please feel free to come grab a tag and return the item by December 15th!

Thank you and feel free to reach out to me with any questions! Have a great holiday season! Ben Nelson (Ben.Nelson@Hocksd.org)

The PWT and AAA Boosters put on a fun cookie exchange event every year at all three schools. They have asked us to share this information with all of you, if you are able to provide cookies for this event. It's so fun to see all the different cookies that our amazing community provides!

Here is the link for parents to sign up to donate cookies: HSD Cookie Exchange Donation Sign Up.

Here is the link to purchase Al & Ernie cookies for donation or donate money if a parent is unable to bake/buy cookies: HSD Cookie Exchange CheddarUp.

Hockinson School District has launched a new Strategic Plan to guide our work through 2030, along with a new online Data Dashboard that tracks progress toward district goals using clear, measurable indicators. Hockinson schools are on an upward trajectory, together. We’re proud of the progress made through strong community partnership and input. The work doesn’t stop here!

In this video, Hockinson High School students were asked what their school’s tagline, “Elevate,” means to them. Whether it’s Elevate or Upward Together, HSD is ascending.

This is such a fun community event and we are excited to encourage all of you to join us in our community tree lighting. Our very own HMS band will be performing holiday songs for everyone to enjoy. The event begins at 6:00pm. We hope to see you there!

The Hockinson PWT is excited to continue supporting the students and staff at Hockinson Middle School this year! In partnership with school administration, we are raising funds for two important initiatives: Staff Appreciation activities HMS Staff Hospitality and new Recess Equipment HMS Recess Equipment.

• Our fundraising goal for staff hospitality this year is $2,500.
• Our fundraising goal for recess equipment this year is $300.

Your support makes a big difference in creating a positive, engaging environment for our students and showing appreciation for our hardworking staff. We would love your help in contributing to these important fundraisers, thank you for being part of our community!

December

December 5th Hockinson Tree Lighting

December 13th Donuts with Santa

December 15th - 19th Spirit Week

December 18th HMS Winter Band Concert

December 20th Band Movie Fundraiser

December 22nd - January 2nd No School: Winter Break

January

January 5th Return from winter break

We really try to post one thing a day that is student centered. If you are curious what we are up to throughout the day, please consider following our Facebook or Instagram accounts. We love to give you all insight to all the amazing things that happen here.

We have such an awesome community and it's wonderful to be able to celebrate it!

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

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/