Weekly Newsletter- Week of February 2nd
Newsletter Items
All clubs are on this week!
Upcoming Dates for HMS Families- Mark Your Calendars!
- 2/2 Week- PBIS Lessons this week
- 2/6 WIDA Testing begins
- 2/9 Inclusion Week
- 2/9 Reward Breakfast SEE THE ATTACHED DETAILS BELOW
- 2/18 6-12 Conferences
- 2/24 Conferences
- 2/2- 3/2 Mid Winter Break
Attention 8th grade Parents-
LAUP Youth Leadership Conference- All 8th grade students are invited to attend the LAUP (Latin Americans United for Progress) Youth Leadership Conference being held at Hope College on February 17. This conference will give students the opportunity to learn from Latino leaders in our community through a keynote speaker and interactive workshops, as well as explore college and career opportunities. There are 40 spots available, and students will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis based on permission slips received. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Legg at klegg@hollandpublicschools.org.
Career Exploration Club Notes-
Mrs. Legg is trying to reschedule the trip to Holland Hospital that was cancelled due to the snow days. As of right now, there is not a meeting scheduled for February but Mrs. Legg will send an update once we have a rescheduled date.
PBIS
The Holland Public School district is focused on celebrating positive behavior in all of our buildings. This is done by a system referred to as Positive Behavior Intervention System/Supports, PBIS.
In overview, here at the middle school the system is set up so students can receive points for their positive behavior that aligns with the district matrix of D.U.T.C.H., Diverse, United, Thrive, Committed, and Honorable. Students can then save these points to be spent at their PBIS School Store or in a school-wide raffle. The school stores are open weekly by grade level and consist of snacks, little toys, stickers, drinks, and teacher passes. Raffles are held once a month for big ticket items. During the first semester our students were recognized in all the different areas of our matrix. Here are the stats as of January 22:
Grade | Diverse | United | Thrive | Committed | Honorable | Total |
6 | 3,124 | 4,232 | 5,906 | 10,996 | 5,918 | 30,176 |
7 | 2,178 | 3,256 | 6,158 | 8,032 | 4,493 | 24,117 |
8 | 5,453 | 6,038 | 6,448 | 6,770 | 5,862 | 30,571 |
Nurses Corner:
Academic Excellence! We are so excited to celebrate our HMS students who TRIVE each and everyday.
Honor Roll: Our Snow week delayed our Honor Rolls Certificates. Honor Roll students will come home with a certificate on FRIDAY. Parents will get an email alerting them this week as well. Congrats to the 318 students who earned either Principal's Honor Roll (All A's) or Honor Roll (3.0+)
THRIVE Celebration Breakfast is on February 9th! Students will get a ticket to join if they meet 2 of the goals:
- 0 RTC or suspensions for Q1/Q2
- Honor Roll for Q2
- Meet their MAP Reading Goal
- Meet their MAP Math Goal
Students will finish MAP testing this week *
Parent Help Needed:
Donations for the Celebration Breakfast- If you are able, we are in need of juice, plates, cups, silverware, and sweets. See the attached sign up! Thank you for supporting HMS!! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0A44AEAB2BABFB6-61876317-thrive
Sports HOME GAMES this week:
MONDAY
Basketball (Girls 7th Red) - Holland Christian Middle School (A)2/2/2026 4:00 PM
Basketball (Girls 8th White) - Mona Shores Middle School (H)2/2/2026 4:00 PM
Basketball (Girls 8th Red) - Holland Christian Middle School (A)2/2/2026 5:15 PM
TUESDAY
Wrestling (Coed MS) - Wayland Union High School (A)2/3/2026 4:00 PM
WEDNESDAY
Basketball (Girls 8th White) - Lakeshore Middle School (H)2/4/2026 4:00 PM
Basketball (Girls 7th Red) - Zeeland Christian School (A)2/4/2026 4:00 PM
Basketball (Girls 8th Red) - Zeeland Christian School (A)2/4/2026 5:15 PM
THURSDAY
Swimming (Boys MS) - Hamilton Middle School (H)2/5/2026 4:00 PM
Wrestling (Coed MS) - Fruitport Middle School (A)2/5/2026 4:00 PM