From Principal Eromosele:
Hello NMS Families,
I want to start by thanking you all for your understanding while I was out the last couple of weeks. Some of you may know that I was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. In the last two weeks, I had a chance to take my two young sons and wife to visit my family in Nigeria for the first time. It was a tremendous experience for my family and I am so grateful to work in a community and with colleagues who value family and the human connections we all share. Now that I am back, I am doing my best to respond to anyone who reached out to me in my absence. I also want to thank my colleagues who covered during my absence.
As we go into our final week before the winter break, we want to share the below information with you and hope you and your family experience good health and togetherness during the winter break.
Counselor's Corner
Greetings from the counselors,
This week's character dare discussed being a positive critic. The dare asked student to pick a business in the community they think deserves recognition. and write a thank you know, a positive review, or thank them in person!
Please know, if your student is in need of hats, mittens this winter, reach out to the school counselor. We do have resources to give to our families in need.
Amanda Clark 8th grade: 952-988-4826
Michael Rask 7th grade: 952-988-4461
Andrea Yesnes 6th grade: 952-988- 4852
3, 2, 1, Lego
Last weekend, North and West students participated at this year’s High Tech Kids Lego regional finals competition. The competition involved a 30-second period where each team had to code their robot’s behavior and let it drive itself. Then, they have a two minute driver-controlled period where they have to move and pick up plastic discs from the ground and launch a paper airplane drone. Finally, the robot had to reach up and suspend itself from the frame over the field.
Each team was narrowly edged out of the top 4 and won’t be moving on to the state competition in February, but each had a consistently performing robot that was much improved over the beginning of the competition season just 3 weeks ago. They were all excellent sports and kind teammates and competitors. They cheered each other on and had a lot of fun.
Cops for Kids
A limousine outside Hopkins High School and West and North Middle Schools turned heads on Wednesday, Dec. 13. The luxury vehicle was there to pick up scholars, who were surprised with a ride-in-style to a shopping spree at Target sponsored by the Hopkins Police Department. Each scholar was given gift cards to purchase gifts for their families and was surprised with an additional gift card to spend on themselves at the end. The night ended with a gift-wrapping party and a Chick-fil-A dinner. Thanks to the Hopkins Police Department for organizing an outstanding “Cops & Kids Shopping” event!
This event is a long standing tradition to support and build community with students and families in need during the holidays.
Importance of WIN
Timely attendance ensures that students can fully participate in all aspects of the school day, including essential activities like our WIN (What I Need) sessions. These WIN days are designed to offer targeted support to students, addressing individual learning needs and providing additional assistance in challenging subjects.
Save The Date: Sounds for Justice
You are invited to a fundraiser for the Hopkins Social Justice Club! It will be held on Feb. 16, 2024, at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. SoulFlower and the Omar Abdulkarim Quartet will perform. The show starts at 7 p.m., but there will be an opportunity to mingle, shop, or network with others from 5:30 p.m.
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Hopkins Middle School
Principal email: julius.eromosele@hopkinsschools.org
Website: https://hopkinsschools.org/schools/secondary-schools/hopkins-north-junior-high
Location: 10700 Cedar Lake Road, Minnetonka, MN 55305, USA
Phone: (952) 988-4800
Facebook: facebook.com/HopkinsNJH/
Twitter: @HopkinsNJH270