HEMLOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Feb. 20th - Feb. 26th
Weekly Update from our Superintendent
The amount of support and positive energy from all stakeholders for our school system is outstanding. Hemlock Public School District's mission and vision is to innovate, collaborate, and educate our community of learners. We remain committed to communicating with you every week. This marks our 24th week of the 2020-2021 school year.
This week on Monday, students were off, but our staff was working with professional development. Their commitment to learning extends to their craft of teaching and learning; our instructional team spent time learning about technology improvements and ways to increase productivity and student engagement.
Our winter athletic teams are competing; home events and many of our road games can be viewed on NFHS TV. Despite the weather forecast, it will not be long before spring sports will start practicing and preparing for their season.
It continues to be exciting to report that we have not had any new school-related cases of COVID-19 or school-related quarantines since our return to school after the holiday break. Click here to review our COVID-19 Dashboard with data updates in real-time. This link brings pertinent information together into one easy-to-access place.
We have examined our February and March calendar and, based on our staff's scheduled 2nd dose of the COVID-19 vaccine have adjusted the schedule as shown below. This provides everyone advance notice to plan accordingly as we are uncertain about the various reactions of staff to the vaccine. We have made these days asynchronous.
Over the last few weeks, we have gathered feedback regarding our 2021-2022 calendar and will be processing that in the coming weeks. Do not hesitate to give me a call at 989.642.5282 or send me an email to killingbeck@hemlockps.com to share your thoughts. For those who would like the rationale for what was being proposed, click here.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to let me know.
All the best,
Don
PICTURES! PICTURES! PICTURES!
Have you ordered your school pictures yet??
Log in to https://shop.jostenspix.com/login with a parent email.
(This email address should match what we have at the school)
If the email matches, then the students picture will pop right up!
If a parent logs in with a different email address,
it will then prompt for the student's Skyward ID number.
(This should only happen if the parent uses a different email
then what we have on file at school.)
You can personalize your pictures, pay for them and then they will be shipped directly to your home!
Richland Township Park News
The ice rink is ready to enjoy and plowed. Weather permitting it should stay good for a while. The Park Supervisor has programmed the lights to come on from 5:30pm - 10:00pm.
Enjoy and stay safe.
Breakfast and Lunch is FREE to all students
Tug-of-war used to be an Olympic event.
In 1955, a book was returned to Cambridge university Library 288 years overdue.
Antarctica has only one ATM.
Tomatoes and cucumbers are fruits.
Fingernails are made from the same substance as a bird's beak.
Oliver Harwood, 2/20
Harrison Salowitz, 2/20
Hannah Tilot, 2/21
Leah Tilot, 2/21
Ethan Belknap, 2/22
Daniel Lyscas, 2/23
Lyndsey Lyscas, 2/23
Chloe Richnak, 2/25
Emily Davis, 2/26
WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT ..................
- Friday, 2/26: Virtual day for everyone!
- Monday, 3/1: Virtual day for everyone!
- Tuesday, 3/2: Virtual day for everyone!
- Friday, 3/26: Virtual day for everyone!
- Monday, 3/29 - Monday, 4/5: Spring break!!!
- Tuesday, 4/6: School resumes!
HEMLOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Email: kienitz.kris@hemlockps.com
Website: hemlockps.com
Location: 525 North Maple Street, Hemlock, MI, USA
Phone: 989-642-5253