August 13, 2025

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Welcome to HMS

Welcome to HMS!

Holland Middle School Information

Arrival

  • Doors open at 7:00am

  • Drop off in the front of the school- please use the INNER LEFT lane OR in the parking lot

  • Buses will be dropped off in the bus loop, behind the school

  • Students may go to gym or the cafeteria to sit until 7:25am

  • Breakfast is free in the cafeteria

Schedule

  • 3 min in between classes

  • Advisory = 7th hour teacher

Lunch

  • Dress for the weather!  We DO go outside

  • 20 min lunch/ 20 min activity time

  • Winter- we will provide an indoor option, when supervision is available

  • Please limit-

    • Food for groups- cupcakes, pizzas etc.

Chromebooks

  • Stay at school- unless PATH or checked out

  • You can buy insurance for $20

Lockers

  • For Q1, you must have less than 15 tardies.  If they do not meet this, they may reapply at the end of Q2, per improvement.

  • Students cannot have a 2025-2026 suspension for drugs, vapes, weapons, or threats.  

  • Cannot use lockers that are not currently assigned to students

    • HMS shall have the authority to open such lockers and dispose of all property found therein.

  • Cannot share a locker with a friend OR give out your locker combination 

    • YOU WILL LOSE YOUR LOCKER PRIVILEGES IF YOU DO!

Supports

Special Education and 504 Support

*Within the first week of school, your student’s case manager will reach out

Interventions and Supports

School-wide Interventions

Description

Staff

Check in/Check out 

Provides a morning and afternoon check in to help motivate and reflect upon the day

Behavior Team

Admin Team

Peer Support Groups

Groups to learn/practice particular skills EX:friend groups and problem solving.

Kevin Moore, Community Coordinator

Behavior Team

Admin team

Counselors

  • Nick Koessel

  • Karen Legg

Math Intervention 

A semester long class to boost math skills. 

Stephanie Bleeker

Reading Intervention

4 week interventions pushing in and pulling out students to support both individually and in small groups

Tier 2 Team

Kendall Harmening- Teacher

Shonett Davis- Instructional Assistant

Karen Legg, Counselor

All 8th Grade Students

7th Grade Last Names A-L

Nick Koessel, Counselor

All 6th Grade Students

7th Grade Last Names M-Z

Grade Level Descriptions

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

  • Advisory- Time to grow problem solving skills, reflect on grades, and team building activities.

  • REQUIRED-Student Success:  A middle school success class.  Students will learn about digital citizenship and safety, writing skills, and organizational skills.

  • Music Choice: Choir, Music Appreciation, Orchestra, or Band

  • PE/ Art

  • Full year classes: ELA, Math, Science, History and Geography.  

  • Math Options: Math 6, Adv Math 6 (7th grade math), Pre-algebra (8th grade math- must have a 230 or above on NWEA  and teacher recommendation)

  • Advisory- Time to grow problem solving skills, reflect on grades, and team building activities.

  • REQUIRED-Stem: this is a hands-on project-based learning class.  Students will also learn digital citizenship and safety.

  • Music Choice: Choir, Music Appreciation, Orchestra, or Band

  • Related Arts #3: Choose 4 semester classes

    • Art

    • PE

    • Ceramics

    • PEER to PEER

    • Reading Intervention

    • Math Intervention

    • Theatre

  • Full year classes: ELA, Math, Science, Ancient History.  

  • Math Options: Math 7, Adv Math 7 (8th grade math), Algebra 1 

  • Advisory- Time to grow problem solving skills, reflect on grades, and team building activities.

  • REQUIRED-My Life- A career development class to prepare students for HS.  

  • Related Arts 2: Choose 4 semester classes

    • Art 8

    • PE 8

    • Spanish 1- year long

    • Health

    • Ceramics

    • PEER to PEER

    • Reading Intervention

    • Math Intervention

    • Theatre

    • Advanced Spanish

  • Full year classes: ELA, Math, Science, History.  

  • Math Options: Math 8, Algebra 1, or Geometry 


TWBI Information

6th Grade

  • 3 Classes: 

    • Spanish Language Arts

    • Immersion Science 

    • Immersion Social Studies


7th Grade

  • 3 Classes: 

    • Spanish Language Arts

    • Immersion Science 

    • Immersion Social Studies

8th Grade

  • 2 Classes

    • Advanced Spanish