Holland Middle

March is Reading Month Fun Week! 

• Monday: Thing One, Thing Two day- Twin Day with friends

  • Twin or triplet with a group of friends! 

• Tuesday: "Dress as a Book Character Day"

  • Dress like your favorite book character or author.

• Wednesday: "Reading Takes You Places"

  • Wear a shirt or outfit representing a place from a book (real or fictional).

• Thursday: "Genre Day"

  • Dress in a way that represents your favorite book genre (e.g., sci-fi, fantasy, mystery).

• Friday: ”Get comfy and read!”

  • Dress in pajamas with your favorite blanket, pillow, and stuffed animals ( WE HAVE A READ IN TODAY TOO!)

March is National Nutrition Month, and it’s the perfect time to focus on healthy eating habits that support growing minds and active bodies! Balanced nutrition is essential for your child’s energy, focus, and overall well-being. 

Here are some tips and ideas to help your family make healthy choices this month and beyond.

This week Superintendent Nick Cassidy met with HPS staff members to share HPS' 5-year Facility Plan. This plan will:

• Ensure Every Student and Staff Member at HPS benefits from upgraded, 21st-century facilities
• Provide equitable access to programming
• Right-size our district to reduce operational costs
• Allow us to invest in our students, staff, and programs

During National School Breakfast Week HPS saw a 16.75% increase in the number of students eating breakfast!!

• Heights 27%
• High School 15%
• HLA 23%
• Jefferson 10%
• Middle School 13%
• VRTech 15%
• West 17%

A special thank-you to our Kitchen Leads: Stacey, Sandy, Julie, Lori, Heather, Melissa & Linda for making it all come together!

Keep up the good work and keep encouraging your students to start their day with a nutritious school breakfast! 

• Breakfast & Lunch is no-cost to all HPS students.

Congratulations to our Students of the Month

• Hendrik Hoekman | 6th Grade
• Will Rund | 7th Grade
• Kailina Beltran | 8th Grade

This week on the HPSPodcast, we're talking with Kayla Gearring and Rionna Garino about Inclusion Week and The Game.

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This week, we introduce you to the Power H Award Building Finalists:

• Holland Middle School: Kyle Kreps, Jeff Minkus, and Daniza Palmateer
• Jefferson Elementary: Julie Mishoe, Mary Wilcox, and Chris Taylor
• District Support: Jordi Fuentes

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For the remainder of the academic calendar, if it is safe to do so, Superintendent Nick Cassidy will consider calling a 2-hour delay rather than a full snow day!  This will help ensure students are in school when it is safe for them to be and that we don't have to extend the school calendar beyond June 4.

Take a look at what the staff at HMS is saying about our Students of the Month:

• Zoe Mulder - 6
• Leah Peck - 7
• Charlie DuMez - 8

February is our Give Back Month for the Power H Shop. Instead of shopping this month you can: 

• drop of donations during the event (Thursday, February 6 at Maplewood) 
• drop them off at any school (there's a box in the office!)
• send them from our Amazon Wishlist.