Hocker Grove Family Newsletter
November 9, 2020
SECTION 1: NEW/UPDATED INFORMATION THIS WEEK
This Week in The Grove
- Parent-Teacher Conferences are Thursday, November 12 and Friday, November 13. See below for more details.
- No school this Friday, November 13 (not even remote learning) to allow for Parent-Teacher Conferences. The rest of the schedule will remain the same. A group students will be in person on Monday and Tuesday with B group students in person on Wednesday and Thursday.
Signing Up For Conferences
Sign-Up to Bring Food for Conferences
Academic Enrichment
Academic Enrichment for in-person students will begin Monday, November 16th and will continue each week Monday-Thursday from 3:45-4:30pm. This is a great opportunity for students to finish daily assignments, study for a test, or catch-up on missing work! There will be a meal provided and the late bus is available for bus riders. Please email Ms. Schmitt at jessicaschmitt@smsd.org if you have any questions.
Academic Enrichment for Remote students:
Academic Enrichment for remote students will begin Monday, November 16th 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 will be provided in the next parent newsletter. Please email Ms. Schmitt at jessicaschmitt@smsd.org if you have any questions.
Art Show
SECTION 2: STILL RELEVANT
Important Upcoming Dates
November 9 Start of 2nd Quarter
November 12 Parent-Teacher Conferences PK-8, 5-8 pm
November 13 No School PreK-12 for Parent-Teacher Conferences 8 am- 4 pm (break 11-12 for lunch)
November 19-30 Learning Model Change Window open in Skyward
November 23-27 No School, Thanksgiving Break
December 21 and 22 Remote Learning Days for all students
December 22 Early Dismissal at 1:45 pm/Final day before Winter Break
December 23-January 4 Winter Break
January 5 Students Return from Winter Break
January 22 Final Day of First Semester
Updated District Calendar available at https://bit.ly/smsdcalendar
Opportunity to Change Learning Model
Johnson County Toy and Food Drive
SECTION 3: MAINSTAY NEWS
Bell Schedule
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.
COVID-19 Resources
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