The Hive

Dear HMS Families,

We have had a busy week! Starting with the 5th grade listening post, community tour, ended one sports season, while another season began, walked 6th graders to HHS for the play, Unity Day, a student run Unity Day assembly, and today all of our 6th graders ran the mile. These are a few things that happened in between all the learning that took place.

We are looking forward to connecting with you all during conferences next week. Please don't forget to stop by our table and say hello!

We hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

With Kindness,

Bess & Sid

We had a situation today where students were talking about the video game Fortnite and the weapons involved in the game. The conversation evolved to discussing real-world Nerf Fortnite weapons. This conversation was overheard in a classroom, and was brought to our attention.

We take all reports seriously to ensure our school remains a safe and supportive environment for everyone. In light of this situation, we have reminded our students once again that they should not talk about video games or weapons of any kind while at school, as we never know who is listening or how a conversation might be interpreted.

We ask that you please take a moment to discuss this with your child at home and reinforce the importance of keeping school conversations appropriate and safe. Thank you for your continued partnership and support.

Fall conferences are next week! Just a reminder that students will be released at 12:20pm (3 hours early) October 28th-30th. If you are new to HMS, our conferences are a little bit different than what you may be used to. Our schedule for conferences is as follows:

Wednesday, 10/28

12:50-3:50 Pre-scheduled individual conferences with grade level teams

*Grade levels have begun reaching out to these families and we will be scheduling these.

5:00-7:30 Arena Conferences

*ALL of our teachers will be at tables in the commons/cafeteria. You are welcome to come and meet with each of your child's teachers individually during this time. You set the pace, you prioritize who you want to meet with.

Thursday, 10/29

12:50-3:50 Arena Conferences

*ALL of our teachers will be at tables in the commons/cafeteria. You are welcome to come and meet with each of your child's teachers individually during this time. You set the pace, you prioritize who you want to meet with.

Our lost and found will be out for families to look through during conferences next week. We will be donating all items at the end of the day on 10/30. Thank you!

We were so excited to celebrate our fall sports athletes last night at our fall sports awards ceremony and to get our Winter I season started this week. Our boys basketball players were focused during tryouts and we are excited to have our teams prepare for their first games of the season. Our wrestling program had a great turnout for both our boys and girls teams and has been working extremely hard each day. If your child is interested in joining wrestling, there is still time to get signed up. There will be a winter I sports parent night on Monday 10/26 at 6:00 pm in the gym. We will start all together in the main gym and then each program will have an opportunity to meet individually to go over sport specific information.

Upcoming Games & Competitions

Boys Basketball - 7th, 8th, Blended

11/2 Home vs King’s Way - First Game begins at 4:00 PM

11/4 AWAY @ Woodland MS - First Game begins at 4:15 PM

Wrestling

11/2 AWAY @ Canyon Creek - 4:00 PM

11/4 Home vs La Center & Washougal - 4:00 PM

Upcoming HMS Sports Registration - Girls Basketball (7th & 8th grade)

Winter II sports registration opened on October 1st and the season will begin Jan. 19th. Girls basketball tryouts will be 1/19 - 1/21. Please make sure that your athlete has a current physical on file, and all forms are signed through FinalForms. Final Form Registration

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

We are looking forward to honoring our Veterans during our annual Veterans Assembly on Tuesday, November 10th, 9:30-10:30 in the HMS gym. If you are a Veteran or you have a Veteran in your life, we would love to have you join us for this assembly. Our band will be playing and we have a guest speaker joining us. After the assembly, we invite our families and community members to join us in the commons for coffee and a treat. We look forward to hosting you.

If you would like to honor a Veteran in your life at our assembly, please use the link below.

Gear up for the season and show your team pride! We’ve got customizable apparel in youth and adult sizes. There is also a Hawks Wrestling hat and micro plush blanket for $30.

All proceeds benefit the K-12 Hockinson Wrestling Program across HHS, HMS and CCYW!!

Sale ends: October 25th

• Pickup will be at practice 10-14 days after the sale ends

Shop here: https://hawkinsonapparel.square.site/

Please call: (360) 448-6440, select option 1

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Email: ms.attendance@hocksd.org

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Submit an absence report via Qmlativ on the morning of any absence, or earlier.

Thank you!

October

October 26th School Board Meeting

October 28th-29th HMS Fall Conferences

October 28th Late Night Conferences

October 28th-30th 3 Hour Early Release

October 30th Boo Grams Delivered

November

November 9th 7th Grade Hearing & Vision Screening

November 10th Veterans Day Assembly

November 11th No School: Veterans Day

November 13th Fall Dance/Social

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.

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/