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12/20 Coffee with the Principal
12/20 Dance Winter Performance
12/20 8th Grade Field Trip
12/21 6th Grade Field Trip
12/22-01/06 Winter Break
01/09 Classes Resume
01/13 Report Cards Go Home
01/16 MLK Day
*All Hogg home games have a cash-only entry fee. ($1/student $3/parent)
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Attention: Razorback Families
Please do not park at the surrounding businesses at any time during drop off or pick up. Also, be mindful of our neighbors and do not block their driveways.
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Staff of the Week
Ms. Landa
The IB trait I probably value the most is Inquirer. I love learning new things & asking questions! I almost always start my classes with a question because I want to encourage my students to think for themselves to form their own ideas about the world around them. I always tell my students, "My job is to teach you how to think, not what to think."
This is a big part of why I wanted to start up Debate Team at Hogg too! I love seeing my students be able to debate using real coherent arguments that they have developed themselves! I can't wait for them to actually compete!
I am so grateful to be able to teach World Cultures- (one of things I love the most) and I think I was chosen because I am passionate about helping students uncover history and ask meaningful questions about the world around them! Some of my favorite memories from Hogg have been creating a life-sized timeline with my W1 &W4 class last year and putting together our Greek Myth Skits during our Greece Unit! Students were so creative and made me laugh so hard!
Outside of school, I love to spend time with my family and friends, traveling and learning about new cultures and languages. I am working on my French right now! I also love to be active and often go running or swimming and am learning to play tennis as well!
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Student of the Week
Seventh grader, Jackson Ray, is Student of the Week because he exhibits the IB Traits of Inquirer and Communicator. Jackson loves baseball, video games and school because that’s where all his friends are! He believes that he’s an Inquirer because he asks lots of questions to clarify his understanding, and he loves to talk to his friends, which sometimes gets him in trouble. As a student, he’s proud of maintaining good grades.
His favorite memory at Hogg is 6th Grade Field Day! He said Field Day is all about hanging with your friends, being outside, jumping around in bouncy houses, and eating food. His mom was a chaperone, so that was nice to have her around, too.
For Christmas, he’s just asking for new shoes. He’s been asking his parents for a phone forever, but they say he doesn’t need one. His family will be traveling to Mexico for the holiday break!
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A message from Ms. Graham | |
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Matrix scores were distributed to all 8th grade students on Monday, December 5, 2022 during their ELA classes.
Students will need these scores when they apply for high schools.
High School applications opened on December 14, 2022.
Phase One for applications closes on February 2, 2023.
Please make sure you complete your high school applications before the February 2, 2023 deadline for Phase One.
School Choice Fair is this Saturday, December 10, 2023, at Worthing High School from 9am-12pm.
You can meet with representatives from all of the high schools during this fair.
Please reach out to our Magnet Coordinator Mrs. Graham (LGraham1@HoustonISD.org) if you have questions or concerns.
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Razorbacks on Duty
Here at Hogg we pride ourselves on parent involvement! We are looking for male role models to help monitor and engage our students during all three lunches.
Volunteers must sign up and be cleared through VIPS.
Thank you in advance and we look forward to seeing you!
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If anyone has any questions or needs assistance with their applications, please contact Ms. Hardaway at khardaw@houstonisd.org.
December 9th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 19th and 20th Ms. Hardaway will be available after-school to assist anyone with their applications.
Remember applications are due December 31, 2022.
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UIL Academic folders went out this week for the following events:
Impromptu Speaking, Spelling, Ready Writing, Editorial Writing and Number Sense. For all of these events, Hogg will hold a preliminary to determine who will represent Hogg at January 28th competition. Information about the events and practices is included in the folder. Information folders for the February 25th competition covering Maps, Graphs & Charts, Math, Chess, Science, Calculator, Dictionary, Listening and Social Studies will be sent out after the new year.
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Magnet Tours @ Kinder HSPVA
Tours of Kinder HSPVA for prospective students and families will be conducted on Thursdays at 1:00 pm on the following dates:
- December 8, 2022
- December 15, 2022
- January 12, 2023
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January 19, 2023
- January 26, 2023
Magnet Open House - Wednesday, January 18, 2023 @ 6:00 pm
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The event will feature student performances and provide prospective parents and students an opportunity to meet with art area faculty.
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Attention 8th Grade Parents: School Choice Application & Magnet Tour Info | |
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Application Dates for the 2023-2024 school year
* Some high schools will not have space available after Phase 1.
* Please make sure you apply for high school during Phase 1.
HISD School Choice Fairs
Magnet School Campus Tours
Elementary and K-8 Schools- 9:00AM
Middle and High Schools- 1:00 PM
Thursday tour dates:
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Thursday, December 8, 2022
Thursday, December 15,2022
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Thursday, January 26, 2023
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Parents stay informed on what is happening in the classroom | | |
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Canvas: Parent/Observer Account
Canvas is a reliable and reputable web-based learning management system. With an observer account parents and guardians can monitor students' Canvas courses, calendars, and announcements. Observers can access their account on a browser, or the Canvas Parent app using iOS or Android devices.
Click on the HISD-Canvas logo for more information and watch the tutorial on how to create an account.
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Author Visit was a HUGE Success! | |
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Last week Hogg hosted the 6th grade and 4 elementary schools including Browning, Crockett, Harvard and Travis, for our first IN-person author visit since the pandemic. What better way to kick it off than with a Choose-Your-Own Adventure with Dylan Thuras of Atlas Obscura!?
Mr. Thuras, Co-founder of AtlasObscura.com and author of Atlas Obscura for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid, gave the students two exotic places to choose to explore… either a volcanic tower island off the coast of Australia OR a verdant island off the coast of Brazil. In the end they learned about the rarest insect and the most venomous snake!
Kids loved the anecdotes Mr. Thuras had to share. His biggest message was that you don’t have to go very far to discover amazing things right in your very own backyard!
What we discovered about our kids is that they are bonkers about geography! In the weeks leading up to the author visit, Ms.Chance and Ms. Brown visited all the 6th grade Social Studies classes and played GeoGuessr. It was quite a competitive group! Students who placed in the top three received a free copy of Mr. Thuras’s latest book, Atlas Obscura for The World’s Most Adventurous Kid!
If you’re looking for a fascinating book to gift to someone awesome in your life, order a copy of the Atlas Obscura from Blue Willow Bookshop - the independent bookstore that brought us this amazing author!
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Celebrate Jolabokaflod with your family!
This Icelandic tradition is celebrated on Christmas Eve. Jolabokaflod translates into "Christmas Book Flood." The tradition is to give or receive books. Hogg loves to support the independent bookstore that brings us our authors. So, consider purchasing the books below from www.bluewillowbookshop.com or in person at their store,
14532 Memorial Drive, for that middle schooler in your family!
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Bike Thefts
Attention Razorbacks:
To prevent your bike from being stolen, please ensure that you are securing your bicycle at all times. We strongly suggest you purchase a lock if you don't have one.
Bikes should not be left overnight or over the weekend.
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* We are experiencing shipping delays
Students are welcome to wear any of the available colors regardless of their grade level. Please have your child see Ms.Cavazos in Office 203 if you have questions about sizing. Outerwear is ordered on a rolling basis with orders placed on November 4th, November 18th, December 9th, and December 17th. Outerwear will arrive two weeks after the order date and will be delivered directly to the student. There are no refunds or exchanges.
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Ms.Penrice and her Robotics students. | |
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A few members left before the announcement of winners: Maddux,Daniel, and James (they are not pictured). Left to right: Brisa, Emma, Lennon, Owen and in the front is Jayleen.
We advanced to the next round, which will take place in Splendora, AND we won 1st place for our innovative idea. Their idea was to save schools energy while promoting student health by adding stationary bikes, treadmills, pull down machines, and elliptical machines around the gym to store energy in an alternator to be used to power the gym or parts of the school.
I am so proud of my students. We also had the 6th highest robot games score out of about 15 schools, which is amazing!
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Shoutout to Mr. Sells and the Jazz band for performing at Lights in the Heights! | |
Winter Concerts and Performances | |
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Cookie Decorating with Ms. Leija!
Kids came for a Teacher Sign Up Party - part of the PTA Fall Fundraiser. Thank you, parents, for supporting Hogg Middle School and Ms. Leija for putting together such a fun opportunity for our kids!
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Aggie Homework Helpline
Howdy Parents! Do your kids need homework help? The Aggie Homework Helpline (AHH) is an initiative to help provide quality, free online tutoring to PK-12 learners and families.
Click here for more information.
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For assistance with just about anything related to supplies, applying to high schools, study-skills development, immigration, counseling, nursing, language learning, click here.
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The Hogg Health Center Updated Information
For the latest information about the Hogg Clinic, click here.
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