Hocker Grove Family Newsletter
January 4, 2021
SECTION 1: NEW/UPDATED INFORMATION THIS WEEK
Students Return From Winter Break Tomorrow (January 5)
Save The Date- Materials Distribution and Picture Makeup Day
We will also be taking pictures for the yearbook on these dates for all students that didn't have their picture taken at the fall family engagement night on October 29. Student pictures will be required in order to be a part of the yearbook. Please reserve your time slot through sign-up genius here or by clicking the image below.
MAP Testing Coming Soon
SECTION 2: STILL RELEVANT
Important Upcoming Dates
January 5 Students Return from Winter Break
January 11-15 Math MAP Testing
January 20 First Materials Distribution/School Picture Makeup Day 4:00-8:00 pm
January 22 Final Day of First Semester
January 23 Final Materials Distribution/School Picture Makeup Day 10:00 am-2:00 pm
January 26 First Day of Third Quarter/Second Semester
February 3-9 Reading MAP Testing
Updated District Calendar available at https://bit.ly/smsdcalendar
Academic Support: After School Opportunities
Academic Enrichment for remote students also started this week and will continue each week Monday-Thursday from 3:50-4:30pm. Students will be able to log into a WebEx room for additional tutoring on assignments, study for tests, and complete missing work. The link to access Academic Enrichment online is: https://smsd.webex.com/meet/hgacademicenrichment Please email Ms. Schmitt at jessicaschmitt@smsd.org if you have any questions. The number of students participating will determine our ability to continue this resource.
SECTION 3: MAINSTAY NEWS
Checking Out HGMS Library Books
Follow these steps to getting the latest releases or your favorite title!
- Open your Chrome browser and type in www.gofollett.com
- Type in “Hocker Grove Middle School” and then “Log In”.
- Log in with your student ID # and the SAME password you use to log in to your MacBook.
- Once logged in, you can either search for a specific title or subject, or you can browse the titles shown.
- Click on a title and click “Hold” to reserve it.
- BEFORE YOU COME TO SCHOOL: Check your student's Destiny account. If the book(s) is checked out to your student, then it is ready for pickup. If it is NOT showing as checked out to the student with a due date, it is NOT READY.
- Requests (holds) will usually be filled within 24 hours.
- It is NOT a same day pickup.
- The office is open 8am-4pm M-F.
- If students have an overdue HG book, they will not be allowed to check out additional books until it is returned; all holds will be deleted. Overdue books will also show on the student account. If you wish to make arrangements with Mrs. Edds to hold a book to be picked up when you return the overdue one, please email Mrs. Edds at CarolEdds@smsd.org.
- If a hold has disappeared AND a student does not have any overdue books, that means the book was not found and the hold was deleted.
- Students are allowed a MAXIMUM of 2 books at this time. The checkout period is 3 weeks.
- A blue crate for returned library books is now on the table in the office.
Observer Accounts for Parents in Canvas
If you would like to become an “observer” of your student in his/her Canvas courses please follow the directions below.
Canvas Parent Directions:
- Download the Canvas Parent App from the App or Google Play store.
- Follow the Canvas instructional guide here to setup your observer account.
- To find your student’s “Pairing Code”
b. Click on “Settings” > then click on “Pair with Observer” (Right side)
c. Enter this “Pairing code” when prompted in your Canvas Parent App.
i. Note that each parent needs a different code, therefore repeating this process to generate a different code
ii. If more than one student, you will be prompted to “add student” on the app. Repeat the process to generate their observer code.
Hocker Grove Middle School
Email: ChrisKase@smsd.org
Website: hockergrove.smsd.org
Location: 10400 Johnson Dr, Shawnee, KS, USA
Phone: 913-993-0200
Facebook: facebook.com/HockerGroveMiddleSchool
Twitter: @HockerGroveMS