Holland Middle

Starting in January, Holland Public Schools will have an exciting opportunity to offer preschool programming to families in our community who have children turning 3-years-old on or before December 1st, 2024. 

• Children will be enrolled in our current preschool classrooms at HLA, West and Jefferson. 
• Full days 
• 5 Days/Week
• Spots will be limited!

Here is all the ins and outs of HMS this week! 

Enjoy the pictures from Mrs. Johansen's 7th grade stem class: catapult building.

Top Ten Reasons to Try School Meals

1. Studies prove that children perform better academically with a balanced meal at both Breakfast & Lunch.
2. It saves time grocery shopping and packing lunches.
3. It saves money and extends your household budget.
4. Breakfast and lunch is a great time to spend with friends.
5. Whole Grains, Protein, Fruits, Veggies & Milk are offered with all School Meals.
6. Meals include kid-friendly national brand name items, but with lower sodium, fat & saturated fat.
7. Our delicious menus have calorie and sodium limits and zero grams of trans fats.
8. You are helping your local school Nutrition Program stay fiscally sound.
9. It is convenient for Students & Parents.
10. Breakfast & Lunch are FREE for all HPS students.

Don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and celebrate our community together!

• Thursday, November 14, 5-7pm at Jefferson Elementary (open to ALL HPS family)
• Enjoy engaging social-emotional learning activities hosted by our community partners
• Sign up for holiday gift assistance with the Salvation Army. 
• FREE food for everyone!

Congratulations to Our Holland Middle School Students of the Month for October!

• 6th Grade | Graham
• 7th Grade | Molly
• 8th Grade | Jade

The Michigan Alliance for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death of the Young is recognizing HPS as a MI HEARTSafe School District.  West, Holland Heights, Jefferson, and Holland Middle School received the award for the first time, HLA was awarded last year, and Holland High School has been awarded a HEARTSafe designation four times.

• To receive the award schools must have:
• A Medical Emergency Response Plan
• A Medical Emergency Response Team
• CPR/AED Training for staff
• Accessible and Maintained AEDs

In the last year, over 130 staff members have been CPR/AED trained with another 70 for the near future.

Students and Staff at HPS are safer because of the hard work of our Holland Hospital School Nurses, the Holland Fire Department, Safety Director Joe Soto, the Michigan Alliance for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death of the Young, and Project Adam (Automated Defibrillators in Adam' Memory)

We're talking about Friday's 4th Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Community Celebration. 

Listen now!

It is time for conferences!  Plan to attend on one of our conference days:

• October 10    Conferences 3:30-6:30pm
• October 15  Conferences 3:30-6:30pm

The middle school conferences are a walk-in conference set up.  You are able to pick up your student's schedule and then have the opportunity to meet with each of their teachers.  We ask that you limit conferences to 5-8 min at the most, to ensure that teachers can meet with all parents.  All students who have a parent come to conferences will receive 5 PBIS Reward points! 

We will also have the following available at conferences: 

• Counseling Information 
• Intervention Information 
• Clubs and Sports

Friday, October 11, 6pm at Ray & Sue Smith Stadium at Hope College

• Holland Football v Comstock Park - Hispanic Heritage Month Uniforms
• Pre-game Parade of Flags
• A special pre-game performance from the HHS Band
• HHS Cheerleaders will perform at halftime
• Food Trucks: Dolce Minicakes, Poncho's Tacos, and Schnack Trap
• Pre-game music from Banda Tamborazo Villanueva

Join the students and staff at HPS as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with our neighbors!

All HPS Students and Families are invited to join Gentex for a districtwide S.T.E.A.M. Night (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics)on Thursday, September 26, 5-7pm at Holland High School

• Chemistry demonstrations
• Robotics programming
• Math games
• Engineering challenges
• Art projects
• Fun games,
• PRIZES... and more!