Holland Middle

As we approach the holiday season, it’s important to keep in mind that we need to take care of ourselves physically and emotionally. To balance holidays and health, we should think about prioritizing self-care.

Our monthly newsletter from the Holland Hospital School Nurses.

Welcome Back!  

I hope all had a Happy Thanksgiving!  We have just a few weeks before our next break.  Please strive for 0 absences in this period of time.  This will also mark the end of the quarter on December 19th.  Missing school will make it tricky to make up work and to be prepared for any tests at the end of the quarter. For those in high school level classes, teachers will send a message with details of the assessment.   If you do have an unexpected absence, just a reminder that we have have tutoriing/homework help every Tuesday.  Sign up is in the newsletter.  

Clubs and Tutoring this Week: 

Robotics and More- No, be back next week! 
Crafting Club- YES
Tutoring- YES
Cooking Club: YES
Pep Club: YES
Chess Club- YES

Holland Dutch Theatre is ready for opening night of The SpongeBob Musical! This week we talk with Abby Hart and Olivia Zoet from the cast of the show.

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It's Flu Season and the Holland Hospital School Nurses have some important notes on the Flu.

Downtown Holland is partnering with HPS to host a winter gear donation drive to help keep elementary school students warm and dry this winter. A total of 14 Downtown Holland businesses will be collecting donations as part of the drive, being held from November 3 – 16. 

Holland Public School families in need will be able to collect the items at their Power H shopping event on November 19, with details provided to students by HPS.

The health and well-being of HPS students & families is our highest priority. 

During this government shutdown we know that many HPS families could experience food insecurity; especially those that rely on SNAP benefits. If your family is experiencing food insecurity during this government shutdown, HPS is here to help.  

Holland Public Schools and the BeNice organization will host Thrive Together on Thursday evening at Holland Middle School.  This is a night focused on mental health for students and their families.  On the HPSPodcast his week, we talk with Holland Hospital School Nurse Program Mental Health Care Manager Lisa Gort about the district's focus on helping students Thrive and on this important event.

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Thrive Together will be held Thursday, October 6, 5:30-7pm at Holland Middle School.

HPS Nutritional Services Monthly Newsletter:

• Exciting News for Middle School Students Can Now Enjoy Ala Carte Options at Lunch!
• Staff Spotlights, Meet some of our HPS Nutrition Lead Food Service Servers: Lori Lutke, Heather Bowes, Linda Wilson

Take a look at the Holland Dept of Public Safety School Resource Officers (SRO) and Community Policing Officers who are assigned to our schools.

• Ofc. Nicole Hamberg - Holland High
• Ofc. Nic Wedeven – Holland Middle
• Ofc. Spencer DeGraaf – Heights
• Ofc. Padron-Hernandez – West and HLA
• Ofc. Rod Mendoza - Jefferson