
MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER ENRICHMENT REGISTRATION
Reminder that the summer enrichment registration ends on Monday, May 2nd. Click on the link below to register. Thank you!
https://forms.gle/RrT2rVkAMBJnzvhh7

Holgate Middle School will be having a school-wide talent show on the last day of school. If students are interested in performing an act, they should pick up a registration form in the office. Registration forms are due by May 4th.

Holgate Middle School PTA
Final Receipt Contest of the Year!
One last chance to win donuts for your child's homeroom class! Bring in ONLY Ken's & Kessler's receipts to HMS the week of April 25th and we will announce the winner on Monday May 2nd with donuts! Money raised goes towards helping fund HMS Teacher requests for their classroom and fun activities for kids!

Holgate Middle School -- Midterm Grades
We have completed our 4th Quarter Midterm of the 2021-2022 school year. You may view your student’s midterm grades on your Parent Portal account. You may also view your student’s report cards on your student’s portal. Ask your student to log-in to their account as you may need to enter through a security page. If you have questions on the portal, you may contact Janet Simon at the District Service Center at 605-725-7133 or by email at Janet.Simon@k12.sd.us. Once you are in your Parent Portal or your students portal, on the left side you will see a “Reports” tab. Click on this tab, choose 4th Mid-term Report Card, and your students Midterm Report Card will load.

The Holgate Middle School PTA Monthly Meeting is TODAY (April 19) beginning @ 6:30pm. The meeting will be held in the office commons area. We are in need of some new parents to fill the open officer positions for the 2022-23 HMS PTA School Year! If you are interested in getting involved in your kids' school, please attend this meeting or contact PTA President, Jen Deutsch. Thank you!

MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES
The following summer enrichment activities are open to students in grades 6-8, based on your 2021-2022 school year enrollment. Students may select multiple activities to participate in. Holgate and Simmons Middle School students may register for activities listed at either school location. Parents/guardians are responsible for student transportation.
https://5il.co/18kbh

Holgate Middle School
Newsletter -- April 2022
https://5il.co/1818g

The annual South Dakota state testing starts TODAY and runs through Friday, April 8th. Holgate Middle School would greatly appreciate if parents/guardians are willing to donate snacks for students to have while taking their tests. Some possible snack options could include: mints, granola bars, goldfish, fruit snacks, rice krispie bars, etc. We would request that all snacks be individually packaged and peanut free. If your family would like to provide snacks for testing, please have your child bring them to the office. Thank you!!!!

Reminder that the HMS Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held TONIGHT (3/15) from 4:00-9:00 pm and TOMORROW (3/16) from 8:00 am-1:00 pm.

Cassidy Schaar has been named the Head Softball Coach at Aberdeen Central High School! Congratulations Coach Schaar!


The Holgate Middle School Math Department Teachers will conduct a seminar on Tuesday, March 15th beginning at 7:00 pm in Ms. Siever's Classroom (Room #202). All parents and guardians are invited to attend. The topic of the seminar will be as follows: The progression of math classes beyond 7th grade.

Holgate Middle School
March 2022 Newsletter
https://5il.co/16haw

Watch our middle school Jazz Band Live Stream!!!
Starts at 7pm
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/aberdeen-central-high-school-aberdeen-sd/evt51bfc1bdc3

Aberdeen Public Schools will start 2 HOURS LATE on Wednesday, February 23. Conditions are expected to improve overnight. Extra time will be needed for clean-up. There will be no AM pre-school services. Buses will run where possible.

The Aberdeen Public Schools will be CLOSED and activities canceled for Tuesday, February 22, due to ongoing weather conditions. Thank you and stay safe.

HMS MIDTERM GRADES
We have completed our 3rd Quarter Midterm of the 2021-2022 school year. You may view your student’s midterm grades on your Parent Portal account.
You may also view your student’s report cards on your student’s portal. Ask your student to log-in to their account as you may need to enter through a security page.
If you have questions on the portal, you may contact Janet Simon at the District Service Center at 605-725-7133 or by email at Janet.Simon@k12.sd.us.
Once you are in your Parent Portal or your students portal, on the left side you will see a “Reports” tab. Click on this tab, choose 3rd Mid-term Report Card, and your students Midterm Report Card will load.

Holgate Middle School
Newsletter -- February 2022
https://5il.co/153h1

HMS Student Senate:
Donations for Donuts
https://5il.co/14q8d

8th grade boys basketball players who usually practice at CCL with Coach Grewe will be practicing at Holgate MS today (Wednesday). After practice pickup will be at HMS.

Due to a police incident in the area, all students from CC Lee and Holgate must be picked up by an adult today at the front of the school. Students will not be allowed to walk home today. Traffic will not be allowed north of CC Lee of west of Holgate.