Welcome Back!

We hope everyone had a fantastic holiday season and were able to spend some quality time with family. We have a lot planned this semester and we look forward to partnering with you. In an effort to bring routine and consistent instruction for our learners at home, we have started a synchronous class schedule. All students should continue to wear a mask everyday and practice social distancing. Parents, if your child is sick, we ask that you keep them home and call the school.

Dress Code Update: No ripped jeans or frays are allowed at Hoffman Middle School.

We look forward to bell to bell learning and providing a safe and secure environment for every student daily. Every month, we look forward to highlighting the great things that are happening on our campus!

We have chrome books available for every Hornet Nation scholar. If your child needs a personal loaner Chromebook from the district, please call Hoffman Middle School at 713-613-7670 or visit the campus to pick one up.

Students should attend school daily virtually or Face to Face.

• Make attendance a priority at home.
• Set attendance goals with your child and track your child’s attendance.
• Avoid taking your children on vacation, unless the school is not in session.
• Contact your child’s teacher, principal, or school counselor to report any concerns you notice like your child experiencing symptoms of school anxiety or refusal to go to school.
• Contact your child’s school to inform the staff of illnesses. In some cases, a doctor’s note may be requested.

We want your feedback to improve our student attendance. Please take a moment to take our parent survey. https://forms.gle/HPFnU9uizS7biWT7A

AISD Call Center

Harris County Digital Access Call Center Number and Hours:

Call Center number: (281) 885-1374

• Weekdays 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
• Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

During regular business hours, please call the Aldine ISD Help Desk at (281) 985-6263 or complete the online help ticket request at http://bit.ly/3t66lNd

Testing Sites in the Aldine Area: Drive-thru rapid COVID-19 testing is available for all Aldine ISD students and staff learning and teaching on-campus at the M.B. Sonny Donaldson Child Nutrition Services Building, 1802 Aldine Bender Rd., Houston, TX 77032. Online registration is required. https://aldinecovid19.paperform.co/

Families are invited to the following training sessions led by the Aldine FACE Department this month:

Parent Training: Informational Session About the COVID Vaccine
Wednesday, February 17
English Session: 9:00-10:00 a.m. https://bit.ly/3pdCLms
Spanish Session: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. https://bit.ly/39Xio6N

Parent Training: Storytelling
Thursday, February 4
Thursday, February 25
https://zoom.us/j/91286173652
English Session from 5:00-5:30 p.m.
Spanish Session from 5:30-6:00 p.m.

Hoffman Middle School is inviting your child to campus to take their STAAR Interim assessment on the following Days:

Reading Assessment Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Math Assessment Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Parents, we are asking you to call the school to let us know if your child will come to campus to test. Transportation will NOT be provided. Students must bring their district issued device.

La Escuela Intermedia Hoffman está invitando a su hijo al campus para tomar su evaluación STAAR Interim en los siguientes días:
Evaluación de lectura martes, 2 de febrero de 2021
Evaluación de matemáticas martes 9 de febrero de 2021

Padres, les pedimos que llamen a la escuela para informarnos si su hijo vendrá al campus para realizar. NO se proporcionará transporte. Los estudiantes deben traer su dispositivo proporcionado por el distrito.

Important:

Commitment Forms & Window- 4th 9 Weeks will be posted on the Aldine Website on Tuesday, February 16- February 26. All request to and changes to learning models will go into effect Tuesday, March 23.

Aldine ISD has designated remote learning days for all students. The dates do not change the 2020-2021 school year calendar; all students will use the dates to learn from home and make up any assignments still pending their completion or review previously assigned videos and work. All students must log on to be counted for attendance.

Upcoming Remote Learning Dates:

Friday, February 26

Friday, March 12

Friday, April 16

Monday, May 17

Progress Report- Feb. 3

President’s Day - Feb. 15

Progress Report- Feb. 24

Spring Break- Mar. 15-19

National School Counseling Week is being celebrated from Feb. 1–5, 2021. The event highlights counselors’ unique contributions and the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. Take a moment to thank our Hornet Nation counselors Mrs. Humber Dixon, Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Alexander.

Spanish for Spanish Speakers Exam for 6th grade will take place on February 12th 2021. Receive High School Credit in Middle School Contact Mrs. Crawford for more information jlcrawford@ldineisd.org or 713-613-7670. Click the link for more information. http://bit.ly/2Msan1D

Pentathlon is an academic competition that begins at the district level and can go all the way to a national level. Students compete on teams of up to 6 students to earn points on quizzes in 5 subject areas: Math, Science, Social Studies, Literature, and Fine Arts. This year the Pentathlon Topic is: The Cold War. Students will learn about how this secret war, that lasted for almost half a century between Russia and the USA, was a war that had spies, secrets, and profound impacts on the culture and art in the world. Pentathlon is a great opportunity for students to be on a team and grow in their quest for knowledge and understanding.

Pentathlon meets every day after school, both in-person and virtually.

Students can join the schoology course GTHC-X8TN-Q25V9

The Science Department held the Hoffman Campus Science Fair on December 14th and 15th. This year we had 19 projects submitted by our students learning on campus and virtually. We are so proud of ALL of our Hornets that participated in this year's Science Fair.

• Keilyn Oates- 5th place
• Sherlyn Anaya- 4th place
• Aileen Hernandez- 3rd place
• Savannah Smith- 2nd place

First place and winner of the 2020-2021 Hoffman Campus Science Fair was McKayla Warfield for her project entitled "How Does Music Affect The Heartrate and Behavior Of A Dog?"

McKayla, Aileen, and Sherlyn will represent Hornet Nation in Aldine's Junior District Science Fair.

Wednesday, January 27th was National Shelfie Day! Students at Hoffman came to the library shelves and snapped a "shelfie" with their favorite books!

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Email: HMSface@aldineisd.org
Website: https://hoffmanms.aldineisd.org/
Location: 6101 W Little York Rd, Houston, TX 77091, USA
Phone: (713) 613-7670
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Twitter: @HoffmanMS_AISD