Transition Hub
Welcome to the 2024-25 school year Transition Hub!
Important Dates & Daily Schedule
School Hours
8:40 a.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Step-Up Day
Friday, May 10, 2024
Back to School Day
August 22, 2024
10:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Take school pictures
- Pick up student iPad
- Locker assignment
- Drop off school supply donations
- Meet with school nurse to drop off
- immunization records
- Health plans-Diabetes, Seizure Disorder, Asthma
- Prescription medication needed during school hours
First Day of School
Grade: 6
Date: Sept. 3, 2024
Grades: 7, 8
Date: Sept. 4, 2024
Open House
September 5, 2024
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
New for 2024-25 - Middle School Early Release Days
To allow our staff to engage in essential professional development, Hopkins Middle School students will engage in four Early Release days a year. On Early Release Days, middle schools will release students two hours prior to the normal end time. Early Release Days for the 2024-25 school year will be:
- Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Thursday, December 12, 2024
- Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Thursday, April 17, 2025
What I Need!
Scheduled time during the school day for students to select an activity during the week for what they need.
Academic Options
- Make up summative assessments
- Get additional help from teacher
- Time to get work completed
- Etc.
Enrichment/Recreational Options
- Board Game Club
- Chess Club
- Basketball
- Black Student Alliance
- Etc.
POP-UP Clinic
Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024
Time: 1-6 p.m. by appointment only
All the care you need to prepare for the school year is here! Hopkins North is partnering with myHealth to offer a POP-UP Clinic for our NMS families! Whether insured or uninsured, you can sign up your students for FREE Sports Physical and convenient medical care at school. To make an appointment, call 952-474-3251. Please note that parental consent is required for all services.
Click here to learn more and easily sign up for an appointment today!
Step Up Night - Presentation
Daily Schedule
All students in grades 6-8 will have four classes a day, in an alternating A-Day / B-Day schedule.
| Advisory/WIN | 9:25 - 10:15 a.m. (50 minutes) | ||
| Block 1 | 10:19 - 11:34 a.m. (75 minutes) | ||
| Block 2 | 11:38 a.m. - 1:27 p.m. (109 minutes) | ||
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1st Lunch |
2nd Lunch |
3rd Lunch |
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| Block 3 | 1:31 - 2:46 p.m. (75 minutes) | ||
| Block 4 | 2:50 - 4:05 p.m. (75 minutes) | ||
Lockers & School Supplies
- Students will be assigned lockers prior to the start of the school year for use throughout the school day as needed.
- Students will be provided with a planner. School supply list and school donation items will be available in August.
Need help with back-to-school supplies? Sign up for a free backpack!
Learn More
Meals
- Breakfast & lunch served
- Students can bring lunch from home
- Please no fast food delivered to school for your student
- Lunch daily has option of
- Hot Entree
- Salad bar
- Made-to-order sandwich bar
The Free School Meals Program was signed into law in the spring of 2023. This state-funded program allows us to provide meals at no cost to all students. The Free School Meals Program offers one free breakfast and one free lunch to each student every school day. Additional food items will require payment. Rates are below.
Second Student Meal: $5.00
Extra Milk: $0.60
Extra Student Entree: $3.15
Extra Fruit or Vegetables: $0.75
Students must have money in their accounts to purchase any additional item
Breakfast & Lunch Menus Special Diet Request Form Free Meal Benefit Application
Technology
- All students will be given an iPad and iPad charger to use for the school year.
- Students may use cell phones before the start of school (when the bell rings) and can use them when the dismissal bell rings.
- If a student needs to contact a caregiver, they can go to the SSC and use their phone or use the SSC phone.
Transportation
Bus Transportation Form
All families that are enrolled in Hopkins Public Schools are asked to fill out a bus transportation form. If your child does not need transportation, please complete the form and select "Bus Not Needed."
Bus Route Assignments
The transportation department will contact families regarding their assigned bus stops, bus numbers and approximate bus pick up times. You will also be able to look them up using your child's district username and password. If you do not know your child's credentials, reach out to the Hopkins Technology Help Desk at 952-988-4111 on school days between 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
If you have questions regarding your child's bus assignment, please email the Transportation Office at SchoolBus@HopkinsSchools.org or visit the Transportation web page.
Bus stop change requests: If your bus stop change request is based on a change of address, please contact the District Enrollment Department to make the address change first. Enrollment Office: Enrollment@HopkinsSchools.org or 952-988-4110. Find the bus stop change request form here.
Athletics and Activities
We recognize that our middle school end times conflict with the starting time for athletic practice for 7th and 8th grade students participating in after school sports. Our transportation department has built in flexible options that will allow athletes to travel to practice locations.
If a student needs to be released for a high school sport:
- Educators will work to accommodate kids missing school
- Students and teachers will work together to identify scholar needs and supports.
- Typically content will have been delivered to class prior to the last 20 minutes of class
Attendance
If your child is ill or will not be in school for other reasons, please fill out our attendance form or call the absentee number at 952-988-4810.
Leave the following information: student's name, teacher's name, and reason for absentee or tardy. If your child will be absent due to travel or for some reason other than illness, please contact the school for instructional activities.
If your child has COVID-19 symptoms, the school nurse may provide you with specific instructions.
Before- and after-school care
Royal Zone is a middle school before- and after-school program offered on days that school is in session, Monday through Friday, in 8 week sessions at North Middle School. Participating West Middle School students will have transportation before and after school, to and from North Middle School.
Classes offered in each session will include student input and choice. Students will pick from a list of options including sports, cooking, music, homework help, and more.
Registration is required.
Building Hours & Security
The doors open for our students who are not a part of Kids & Company 15 minutes before school begins at 9:10 a.m.
All doors are locked once the bell rings for school to begin.
Caregivers picking up students early from school will need a picture ID to release their student.
Canvas and Infinite Campus
Canvas Learning Management System
Canvas is our District-wide learning management system. Using Canvas, teachers can collaborate to build world-class, student-centered experiences delivered in person, distance, or hybrid. Canvas allows each student’s learning to be in one central place. In addition, parents are able to observe and access their child’s classroom experience.
All parents and caregivers should create a Canvas Observer Account (parent account).
- With an CanvasObserver Account, a parent/guardian can see your student(s)
- course pages & daily agendas
- teacher feedback on formatives
Infinite Campus Parent Portal
Parents and guardians can access attendance, schedule, fees, and final grade reports in their Infinite Campus Parent Portal. If you have not logged in for a while, this is a great time to check your contact information and to verify that your census and ethnicity information is up to date. If you have a student attending North Junior High or West Junior High, you will also use the parent portal to view assignment scores. If you do not currently have an account, you can request an account on our website.
With Infinite Campus, a parent/guardian can:
- View most recent IB scores
- Check attendance
Communication
Advisor: First point of contact
Student Dashboard on Canvas Classroom: Information and student progress information
Conferences: Student progress information
Principal’s Weekly e-newsletter: Building information
Hopkins Royal Report: Bi-weekly e-mail newsletter with District wide information
School Closings, Emergencies, and eLearning Days
Our email notification system will be used to inform you about unexpected delays, school closings, or a need to shift to eLearning. We will also post this information on our website (HopkinsSchools.org), social media, and television stations such as WCCO TV (Channel 4), KSTP TV (Channel 5), KMSP TV (Channel 9), and KARE (Channel 11). An announcement will be sent as early as 5:30 a.m. when a school needs to close, start late, or shift to eLearning. Early dismissal from in-person school will be announced approximately one hour before dismissal.
