Let's fill the stands this Thursday to cheer on our football team! Hope to see you there!
Friendly Reminder:
All games starts at 4:00 p.m. Don't forget that if you are planning on staying after school for any home sports game that you must turn in a game permission form by 10:00 a.m. the day of the game to either your core 1 teacher or the front office. If you decide to leave school and come back to the game, you must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. You cannot be dropped off at the game without supervision.
Come play a round and support our team!
October 14-18, 2024
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) serves nearly 30 million children every school day. President John F. Kennedy created National School Lunch Week (NSLW) in 1962 to promote the importance of a healthy school lunch in a child’s life and the impact it has inside and outside of the classroom.
Let's ROCK out this week!
Good Evening!
We are ready for a GREAT week and the following events are included that are noted below.
This Week:
The Holmes Middle School Science Fair Google Site contains everything your students need to know about the science fair. This site includes:
What the Science Fair is All About
Important Announcements Regarding the Science Fair
Online Resources to Support Students
Necessary Forms to be Filled Out
And MORE!
Website Link: https://sites.google.com/rock.k12.nc.us/hms-science-fair/home?authuser=0
Student Leadership News:
Owen Bragdon and Ella Lewis are competing against each other for President of the Student Leadership committee! Starting Wednesday, October 9, Ella and Owen will be outside of the cafeteria each morning collecting "pennies" to see who can raise the most money to be President! All money is accepted, not just pennies! All money raised will go towards student leadership and part of it will be donated to our local animal shelter! This ends on 10/25~
10/14-Soccer home vs. Dillard Middle
-Softball/Tennis home against RMS
-Football playoffs begin
10/14- Robotics Club
10/15- PTSO Candy Kickoff
10/15- Soccer (rescheduled) against RMS
10/15- Tennis/Softball home against Dillard Middle (rescheduled)
10/16-Soccer/Softball/Tennis Playoffs begin
10/16- Student Leadership Mtg afterschool, pick up is for 4:15pm
10/16- Robotics Club
10/16- Brain Games Club
10/17- Earthquake Drill at school
10/17-Football Semi-Finals
10/17- Cafeteria Update: Choice of mozzarella cheese sticks or chicken fajita wraps
10/18- PINK OUT- wear pink in honor of Mrs. French, our amazing data manager!
10/18- RCS Showcase of Bands, 7th Grade Band Field Trip to Reidsville Middle
All games starts at 4:00 p.m. Don't forget that if you are planning on staying after school for any home sports game that you must turn in a game permission form by 10:00 a.m. the day of the game to either your core 1 teacher or the front office. If you decide to leave school and come back to the game, you must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. You cannot be dropped off at the game without supervision.
Boo Bash Volunteers- Below is a link for anyone that would like to volunteer at the Halloween Dance.
Permission slips will go home next week. Cost of the dance is $10. https://bit.ly/4eE2uhD
Upcoming Dates:
October
10/21-25 is Red Ribbon Week- please help us celebrate!
10/21- “Slay all day, Stay Drug Free All Day!- Wear RED and show the world how you slay without drugs.”
10/21-Soccer/Softball/Tennis Semi-Finals
10/22- No Cap, We’re Drug Free.”- Wear your favorite HAT and show that you’re serious (No Cap!) about staying drug-free
10/22- 8th Field Trip to the Zoo
10/23- “Drugs are Mid, Stay Clean.” Wear a pair of SUNGLASSES and show that drugs won’t dull your shine.
10/23-Soccer/Softball/Tennis Championship
10/24- “Flex your Fit, not Drugs.” Wear HMS Gear/Colors to show your school spirit & the real flex is to stay drug free.
10/24-Football Championship
10/25- High key proud, low key clean” Wear your favorite shoes to show your high key (obviously) proud to be drug free!
10/25- Early Release
10/25- PBIS Celebration Day
10/25- Last day for student leadership “votes” with pennies
10/28- Teacher Work Day
10/31- PBIS Fundraiser- special dress up day for $2. Please see the flyer for details
November
11/1- Boo Bash Dance
11/5- Teacher Work Day
11/7- 8th Grade Parent Beach Meeting at 5:30pm
11/11- Happy Veteran’s Day (No School)
11/18-22- Check in Testing Week
11/22- Blood Drive 1:30-pm- 6:00-pm
11/27-29- Happy Thanksgiving (No School)
December
12/4- Make Up Pictures Day
12/10- Choral Concert, 7:00pm at MHS
12/16- Band Concert, 7:00pm at MHS
12/20- Early Release
12/23- 1/5 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Winter Break
January
1/6- First day back for students
On October 7th, our 7th graders attended the Envision Career Fair at Rockingham Community College. It's pretty fair to say they all had a good time.
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It's National Stop Bullying Day! If you see someone wearing odd socks - that's to show that we are all different and that children should be themselves, accepting of one another and celebrate difference.
Don't forget to wear your odd socks tomorrow!
What’s Odd Socks Day all about? People are being encouraged to wear their favourite odd socks to symbolise that we are all different and that children should be themselves, accepting of one another and celebrate difference.
The RCS Board of Education will hold their next board meeting at the Rockingham County Schools Central Office located at 511 Harrington Highway, Eden, NC on October 14, 2024 at 6pm. The BOE Policy Committee Meeting will take place at 4:30 PM in the upstairs boardroom.
Is your student interested in participating in this year's Science Fair?
If so, please complete the google form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeExzAEbM8a0QRPv1dyCpx2GDPSqHTuCAa9-_6DfOc_RvJJew/viewform
Please complete this form ONLY if your child IS interested in participating in this year's Science Fair. This is OPTIONAL for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. After you respond to this form, your child's grade level teacher will send you paperwork to sign about Science Fair requirements and deadlines. Thank you!
Updates for 10/7
Good Evening Holmes Families!
We are ready for a GREAT week and the following events are included that are noted below.
Friendly Reminder- Please do not drop off your student until 7:45am. Please do not pass vehicles in the carline. Sometimes, students leave from both sides of the car and we want to make sure everyone is as safe as possible.
Please note that for our school pictures you pay online via Strawbridge and the details are in the flyer attached.
Please note we have a NEW Robo Call Alert system. I will continue practice using it because I thought it was scheduled for this evening, but it went out very early. My apologies! I have some new tricks to learn! :)
This Week:
10/7 and 10/8- 8th Grade Courthouse Visit Trip
10/7-Football home against RCMS (rescheduled)
-Soccer away at RCMS
10/8- PTSO meeting for all! 6pm in the media center!
10/8- Softball (rescheduled) home against WRMS
10/9- School Picture Day
10/9-Soccer away at RMS
-Softball/Tennis away at Dillard Middle
10/10- Mr. Bulla's last day at HMS, We will miss him!
10/10- 8th Grade Vision Screening: The annual mass vision screening using a vision chart by our school nurse is scheduled for Thursday, 10/10/24 for all 8th graders. If your student wears glasses or contacts, please ensure they are worn to school during this screening. If you do not wish for your student to participate in this screening, please notify your student's homeroom teacher by October 10 at 8am.
10/10- Soccer home against Dillard Middle (rescheduled)
-Softball home against FHE Hawks (non-conference game)
Upcoming Dates:
October
10/14-Soccer away at Dillard Middle
-Softball/Tennis home against RMS
-Football playoffs begin
10/15- Soccer (rescheduled) against RMS
10/15- Tennis/Softball home against Dillard Middle (rescheduled)
10/16-Soccer/Softball/Tennis Playoffs begin
10/17- Earthquake Drill at school
10/17-Football Semi-Finals
10/18- RCS Showcase of Bands, 7th Grade Band Field Trip to Reidsville Middle
10/21-Soccer/Softball/Tennis Semi-Finals
10/22- 8th Field Trip to the Zoo
10/23-Soccer/Softball/Tennis Championship
10/24-Football Championship
10/25- Early Release
10/25- PBIS Celebration Day
10/28- Teacher Work Day
November
11/5- Teacher Work Day
11/7- 8th Grade Parent Beach Meeting at 5:30pm
11/11- Happy Veteran’s Day (No School)
11/18-22- Check in Testing Week
11/22- Blood Drive 1:30-pm- 6:00-pm
11/27-29- Happy Thanksgiving (No School)
December
12/10- Choral Concert, 7:00pm at MHS
12/16- Band Concert, 7:00pm at MHS
12/20- Early Release
12/23- 1/5 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Winter Break
January
1/6- First day back for students
Come join the best PTSO!!
HMS students in the Paxson Patterson Lab are exploring career options in such areas as Cosmetology & Barbering, Robotics and Pharmacology. They’re discovering their aptitudes & interests, and making pathway plans within an engaging, hands-on, project-based learning environment.
Join us in appreciation and celebration of all our custodial staff does at Holmes Middle School.
Our Media Center is BUSY! We love it!
Donations can be dropped of at HMS from October 1 through October 11.
Athletic Information
Today's soccer and softball games have been canceled due to field conditions. We will play the tennis match today against Western Rock Middle.
The soccer game has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 15.
The softball game has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 8.
RCS, RCC and Rockingham County Economic Development is hosting our 2nd annual career expo, ENVISION, on October 3rd for all 7th graders and October 4th for all 10th graders. ENVISION exposes students to all the career opportunities available for them to explore.
October is National Principal's Month. Join us in sharing some love for our very own, Dr. Bailey!
Farm to school enriches the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers by changing food purchasing and education practices at schools and early care and education settings.
For more information:
https://www.farmtoschool.org/
October was first declared as National Bullying Prevention Month in 2006. Since then, October has been a time to acknowledge that bullying has devastating effects on children and families such as school avoidance, loss of self-esteem, increased anxiety, and depression. Bullying can occur in multiple ways. It can be verbal, physical, through social exclusion, or via digital sources like email, texts, or social media. Unlike mutual teasing or fighting, bullying occurs when one person or a group of people is perceived as being more powerful than another and takes advantage of that power through repeated physical assaults, threats of harm, intimidation, or by purposefully excluding a person from a valued social group. Being bullied can severely affect the person’s self-image, social interactions, and school performance and can lead to mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, and substance use, and even suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
In 2015, about 21 percent of students ages 12–18 reported being bullied at school during the school year. Of students ages 12–18, about 13 percent reported that they were made fun of, called names, or insulted; 12 percent reported being the subject of rumors; 5 percent reported that they were pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on; and 5 percent reported being excluded from activities on purpose. Additionally, 4 percent of students reported being threatened with harm, 3 percent reported that others tried to make them do things they did not want to do, and 2 percent reported that their property was destroyed by others on purpose.
To learn more:
https://www.nctsn.org/resources/public-awareness/national-bullying-prevention-month
