Today is Friday, May 18, 2012
MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Computer Labs will only be open today during both lunches and then will be closed for the rest of the school year.
• The student store is closed today.
• Geography Jeopardy is this afternoon at 3:30 in the Media Center.
• Sports News:
- ASAS Soccer games tomorrow at San Jose State: girls play at 9:00 and boys play at 11:00am.
• Club News:
- Career and College Club meets today during A Lunch in room H105
- Yearbook members: there is a special meeting today during A lunch in room H206
- Student Council meets in room 60 right after school today - newly elected members are encouraged to attend
- Wrestling Club meets today after school
• Performances this week and next:
- Band groups performed beautifully last night in Hoover Theatre and should be congratulated—especially Mr. Pedroni for his work with all of his band groups.
- Mariachi is performing tonight at Lincoln along with the Folkloric dance group at 7:00pm.
- Orchestra groups perform tonight at 5:00 and 7:00 in Hoover Theatre. This is a free event.
- Choir groups will perform Monday at 4pm and 5:30 pm, also in the Historic Hoover Theater. Entrance is also free, but donations are gladly accepted.
Please support our amazing performing arts programs and come out to watch one or more of these performances where students will showcase their talents.
• Today in Advisory, if you are an 8th grade student who is receiving an award, you will receive an invitation to 8th Grade Honors Night. The award will be revealed at the ceremony, which is on Tuesday, May 22nd, at 6pm in the gym. Please make sure that the invitation gets home to your parents, and congratulations to all the 8th grade award winners!
• In Advisory on Monday, current 6th and 7th grade students will receive information and forms to sign up for next year’s classes.
• Students who are going to Washington D.C. this year and have ordered a sweatshirt should see Mrs. Connet ASAP today.
• R2S3: Keeping hands, feet, and objects to yourself, walking on the right, and using soft positive voices are all part of showing R2S3. Please remember to keep your hands, feet, and objects to yourself, walk on the right, and use soft positive voices.
8th Grade End of Year Information
8th grade Hoover parents, please note that ALL 8th graders were given a packet of promotion information in Advisory today, which contains details about eligibility, promotion practice, Great America, promotion ceremony at the HP Pavilion, promotion dance and last day of school. Please ask your student for this packet, or pick on up from the main office.
8th Grade Honor’s Night
8th Grade parents! An invitation to 8th Grade Honors Night went home today with all those 8th graders who will be receiving an award. Honors Night is at 6pm on Tuesday, May 22nd in the Hoover gym. Please ask your student if he/she received an invitation. We hope to see many of you at the ceremony!
Finals Schedule
For full details of Finals Week, please see the attached document: Finals_Schedule.Eng_.Span_.pdf
Free Swim Thursdays
Students can participate in free swim on Thursdays starting April 19th, every week until May 24th. (Note: no class on May 3rd). Please pick up a permission form from your P.E. teacher - only students with permission forms on file may participate.
Hoover’s Running Hawks Club
The “Running Hawks” club starts up on 4/16 - and continues every Monday until 5/14 from 3:15 - 4pm. Students must have permission slips signed in order to participate - they can get those from Ms. K. in the PE office, or the main office. Anyone who collects 50 laps during the five week program will earn a T-shirt.
Student Essays
Written by Leadership students from Ms. Basore’s class:
Seagulls Attack by Alejandro Solorio seagullsattack.pdf
Generations of Music by Devin Caballes MusicArticle_.pdf
Hunger Games Review
Student Reviews of The Hunger Games: The_hunger_games_review.pdf
Parents Please Note
• 8th Grade parents: We still need 8th grade parents to join the Promotion Dance committee! If you are able to help out with planning this exciting event, please send an email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
• All parents: Please note that black sweaters/jackets may not be worn to school - only uniform colors (white, green or gray) are permitted for uniform sweaters, sweatshirts, hoodies, pullovers or jackets.
PTSA Newsletter
Newsletter.2_.29_.12_.pdf
Newsletter.2_.29_.12:spanish_.pdf
PTSA News
Parents! Are you interested in joining the PTSA Board? We are looking for committee members for the 2012-13 school year! Please email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Uniform Donations
Greetings Hoover Families:
This is a request to all Hoover Middle School parents: Please consider donating your student’s outgrown, gently used uniform clothing to the school for their “spares” store. We are looking for all sizes of plain, undecorated polo shirts and sweatshirts (green, white, gray) and pants/shorts in khaki cotton, polyester, denim or corduroy. Please bring all used clothing donations to the front office. Thank you very much!
Order your Yearbook for the 2011-12 School Year!
We are now taking orders for the new Hoover Hawks 2011-12 Yearbook! The Hawks yearbook will be full-color, and will show the entire year of student and staff pictures. Order now and save money, by ordering your yearbook early! You can place your order at this link: Jostens Yearbooks
8th Grade Gunderson High School Tours
Parents of 8th grade students interested in attending Gunderson High School next year can tour the campus every Wednesday at 9:00am. Hoover students have the opportunity to shadow with a Gunderson student on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact Michelle Reghitto, AP Instruction at Gunderson High. (408) 535-6340
Attention all 8th Graders - Community Service
An 8th grade requirement is that all 8th graders must earn 5 hours of community service per semester. This volunteer service teaches students to give back to the community. Students working for community service hours cannot earn money for their work nor can they work for a family member. Social Studies teachers can help with ideas for where and how to accomplish this goal.
No Cost Health Coverage
Your child may qualify for No- Cost Health Coverage, including medical, dental, and vision benefits. Medi-CalFlyer.pdf Medi-CalFlyerSPAN.pdf
Healthy Start for Families
Healthy Start provides services and referrals to students and their families in collaboration with local community agencies. HSNewLocation.pdf
Resources for Families
SC County Resource Directory
How to View Grades Using the PIV
The Parent Internet Viewer (PIV) is available for parents and students to view student grades, missing assignments, and attendance records. Parents must obtain a code from the school office to register and create a user name and password to access the PIV. Students can log in with this information: PIV_instructions.pdf Parents and students—after 5 failed attempts, you will be locked out of the system. Contact Ms. Ikegami to unlock your access to the PIV.
Parent Brown Bag Meetings
The date scheduled for the next Parent Brown Bag Meeting at the San Jose Unified School District office is on: May 24. The meeting will be held on Thursday at 12:00 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. in Room 337, at 855 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose.
R2S3 at Hoover
Hoover is continuing R2S3 school wide again this year. We practice Respect and Responsibility for School, Self, and Society. The new matrix for R2S3 can be viewed on the attached file: R2S3_Expectation_Matrix.rev_._7-11_.pdf
TDAP MANDATE FOR 7TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS BEGINNING THE 2011-12 SCHOOL YEAR!
Attention parents: Please read the link regarding the TDAP vaccination required for all public and private school students. Students must have a record of this vaccination before starting the new 2011-12 school year, and will not be able to attend school until the documentation of the vaccination is on file. Remember, No TDAP = No School! TDAP_Information.pdf
Health News to Parents
Our Tdap outreach starts this week. While this mainly involves Middle and High School, Elementary sites may be getting questions.
• Middle and High Schools will be receiving copies of the Tdap Parent Letter starting today. These letters need to go out to every student in grades 6-11.
• The attached Parent Link is being sent to the parents of all students in grades 6-11 about the new Tdap immunization mandate this afternoon. The Parent Link is being sent in Spanish and English.
For more information, go to: http://www.sjusd.org/student-services/school/services/info/C7639/
School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County/SHCSCC
School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County keep kids healthy and in school by providing high quality, easily accessible primary medical care and preventive health services to low-income children and adolescents.
Good health is basic to a child’s ability to succeed in school and in life. Yet children are the most medically underserved group in Santa Clara County. As the public safety net of health care services is reduced, families need us more than ever. They increasingly rely on our school-based health clinics to put their children on the road to a healthy future.
School Health Clinics
Hoover is on FaceBook!
Attention Hoover families, alumni, and community members: Hoover is now on Facebook and Twitter! Updates and information regarding Hoover events will be posted there for all to see. Click on the links to visit the pages. Hoover on FaceBook
Hoover on Twitter
PBIS: Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports
Hoover’s implementation of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a proactive approach to improving the behavioral and social culture for all students here at Hoover to achieve social, emotional and academic success. You can find Hoover’s PBIS Matrix at: HMSSchool_Wide_Expectations.pdf HMSSchool_Wide_ExpectationsSP.pdf
STUDENTS MUST STAY ON CAMPUS
Students are reminded that they must remain on campus when dropped off or arriving at school in the morning.
Students who leave campus for any reason will face consequences for cutting.
