Hocker Grove Family Newsletter
August 16, 2021
SECTION 1: NEW/UPDATED INFORMATION THIS WEEK
Back to School Night
The schedule for Back to School Night can be found here. Families will follow their student's schedule starting with Eagle Hour and progressing sequentially through 7th hour. School staff will assist with directions to make sure you find your way to each class. We hope you'll make plans to join us. See the flyer below.
Pick Up and Drop Off of Car Riders
Students are allowed to start arriving to Hocker Grove at 8:20 am for school to start at 8:45 am. Thank you to all of our families who were so patient at both pick up and drop off last week. Our traffic the first few days of school are always the highest. While driving your student to and from Hocker Grove is always the safest option, some families choose to have their student walk to or from the Methodist Church located a couple of blocks to the West of our campus, which has a larger parking spot. If you choose to take this option, the law firm located next door (Gary Smith & Associates) has asked that families avoid parking in their lot due to the limited number of spaces.
Please see the picture below for guidance on where families should enter if you are planning to pick up or drop off via car. Note the entry and exit point are the same.
Update from Health Services
COVID Management for the 21-22 school year will look different from last year.
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SMSD COVID Team will notify JCDHE of all positive cases.
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JCDHE will manage all contact tracing and quarantine related to exposure to a positive case.
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Report all positive cases of COVID-19 to the school nurse.
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Keep your student home when they are ill and get a PCR test.
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PCR Testing – SMSD only accepts PCR COVID tests
SMSD offers free PCR testing Monday- Friday 8am-4pm when school is in session by calling 913-993-6218. Free PCR testing is also offered at community testing sites such as www.gogettested.com/kansas, CVS, Walgreens, etc.
If you or your student have a known exposure to a positive case of COVID-19 outside of school/school related activity, please contact JCDHE at 913-715-2819 for instructions.
Section 2: Previously Shared But Still Relevant
School Pictures
Our School Day
Our bell schedule can be found by clicking here: https://bit.ly/hgbells21-22
School-based Health Partnership Clinic
Health Partnership Clinic has moved from Merriam Park to SMWest. It will be open Sept 2nd to serve all SMSD students and their siblings on Tuesdays from 11am-3pm. Please see the flyers below in English/Spanish for more info. This is THE ONLY school based health clinic in Johnson County and we want to be sure our students to benefit from it.
Join The Hocker Grove PTA
· Fund Teacher Grants Applications for materials not provided by the SMSD
· Provide support for school field trips
· Assist with events for student and family activities
· Host Staff Appreciation Events for our AMAZING faculty and staff
There is no wrong or right way to be involved – anything you can give, whether it’s time or money, will support your child’s potential. We invite you to join because we can do more together than apart. It only takes 5 minutes: https://hgms.new.memberhub.store/store
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