WEEK OF March 8, 2010
Update: Removal From Low Performing Schools List
Please go to the link below regarding the state designation of Hoover Middle School and Low Performing Schools.
Letter_Removal_from_List.pdf
Letter_Removal_From_List_spanish.pdf
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
Running Club is Starting!
Do you run to your next class just for fun?
Do you have enough little feet from PE to “Hang 100”?
Do you want to make new friends while enjoying fresh air and exercise?
Then the Running Club is for you!!!
Join us on Monday and Thursday afternoons from 3:15 – 4 PM.
Our first meeting is on Monday, March 1st .
Come to the outside tables near the cafeteria at 3:15PM.
Bring a friend because everybody loves to run!
Vote for Art to Help Others
Kudos go to Ms. Lyons and her art students for raising $150. towards Haiti relief through the Red Cross. Students and staff contributed as they voted for their favorite Chinese/Vietnamese New Year Dragon artwork. The dragon artwork is now displayed in the front office.
Spanish Club
Spanish Club meets during lunch on Thursday’s for 7th and 6th graders. (Eighth graders meet during brunch on Thursday’s as well) In room 128.
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.
HOOVER EVENTS
WEDNESDAY IS PARENT MEETING NIGHT
Wednesday, March 10th is Parent Meeting Night. At 4:30pm, School Site Council convenes in the Staff Lounge. For this month’s Agenda, click on the link: Site_Coucil_Agenda_March.pdf This month, SELAC (Site English Learner Advisory Committee) meets at 6:00pm, and at 6:30, PTSA joins SELAC in the Media Center. At 7:30, the Performing Arts Booster Club meets.
WEDNESDAY’S SELAC MEETING
SELAC is meeting this week, March 10th at 6:00pm. Please come and join us for another informative meeting. Our SELAC meeting plans include continuing the topic of Student Attendance policy at Hoover. All will take place in the school media center. We hope to see you there.
CONGRATULATIONS TO DANCE EVOLUTION!
Thanks to teachers and staff that came out to support the dance team at the competition this Saturday. The team did a tremendous job, performing as well, if not better than they did in the previous competition. We have two amazing victories to celebrate. Our officers (Elijah R., Megan S., and Nikki H.) placed first in their division. Three officers also swept the solo division with Nikki coming in second/third and Megan and Elijah tying for first.
The “tie-breaker” competition is in two weeks at Cupertino High School. We hope you can come out and support this very hard working team.
AUDITIONS FOR NEXT YEAR!
DRAMA - TUES. April 6 1:30-2:45 (Trace students); 4:30-5:30 (Elizabeth Jordan, room H106)
CHOIR - MON. Apr. 5 3-5 (Joyce Brokke, room 71)
BAND - MON. April 5 3-5 (Nick Burdick, room 63)
ORCHESTRA - MON. Apr. 5 3-5 (Nicole Poulin, room 70)
DANCE - WED. April 7 3:15-5:30 (Erin McKevitt, Dance Studio)
DANCE AUDITIONS AT HOOVER APRIL 7TH! - Auditions are in the form of a dance class including across the floor exercises where dancers will be asked to perform basics steps, turns, and leaps. Dancers will also be taught a short combination that they will perform in small groups to test their ability to pick up choreography as well as showcase their performance skills. Check in happens in the dance studio starting at 3:15 and the audition will conclude by 5:30. Dancers do not need to prepare anything but need to stay the entire time. Bring clothes to move in and dance shoes. This audition is for placement in the intermediate and advanced level classes so only dancers with experience should attend. No audition is necessary to sign up for the Beginning Dance class! Any questions should be directed to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
HIGH SCHOOL CHOICE 2009-2010
The deadline for returning School Choice applications to Hoover’s front office is February 10th. School choice forms will be mailed to all 8th grade families on January 22nd. If you have not received your student’s School Choice form by January 25th, please contact the front office.
We encourage all of our 8th grade students and their families to tour and visit the many high schools in San Jose Unified in order to make an informed decision for next year.
To see this year’s high school events, tours, and information nights, please click on the link below. HSSchoolChoice09-10.pdf
MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOICE 2009-2010
Parents of 5th grade students are invitied to participate in Hoover’s 2010 School Choice events! Do you know a family of a 5th grader? Share this important information with them today!
SchoolChoiceFLYER2010_SPENG.pdf
ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL TOURS ARE HERE!
San Jose Unified School District Elementary District-Wide Magnet School Tours are now scheduled during March and April. Please click on the links below for more information.
Magnet_School_Tours_2010.pdf
MagnetSchoolTours2010SPA.pdf
2nd Annual GATE Art Contest
Calling all GATE students! Here’s your chance to get creative! The theme for this year’s contest is, “I want to be…” This art contest for San Jose Unified School District GATE students from grades 3 - 12. Submitted artwork will be displayed at the SJUSD district office. Prizes will be awarded for the best for elementary, middle, and high school entries. Contest ends on March 12, 2010. Click on link attached for the entry form and details: 2010_GATE_Art_Contest.pdf 10GATEArtContestSPA.pdf
FREE GATE Opportunity for Students!
Students (all ages) from throughout the region (of Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Alameda, and Monterey Counties) are invited to attend the GATE Student-to-Student Conference being held at UCSC on May 8, 2010. This event is FREE
Three Ways to Participate:
• Students can present a workshop of their choice, and also attend other students’ workshops. Workshops can be about almost anything!
• Students can attend the conference without presenting, and just enjoy other students’ workshops.
• Parents/Guardians can attend the parent workshops, or attend the student workshops. (Parents: if your child is presenting, you will also need to be in the classroom while they present their workshop.)
Much like at an adult conference, students who attend will receive a program that lists the various 25 minute presentations or workshops, and they will get to choose to attend up to four sessions.
Attached is an invitation for you to offer to those students who are “resident experts” in a particular topic, or who are passionate about a hobby or topic they have learned about inside or outside of school. Please download it, fill it out and give to students! This is a wonderful opportunity for students to become exposed to each other’s enthusiasm for learning. All students are invited to participate.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
1:00 – 5:00 PM
On the beautiful UC Santa Cruz campus
Some of last year’s sessions:
• How I Started My Chemistry Card Company
• The Chosen Ones: How to Write a Book
• Dance with Masti/Fun
• An Edible Guide to the History of Food
• How to Build a Mac OS X Program
• Environment and Fun
• The Power of Poetry
Go to http://www.giftedcalifornia.org/ http://www.giftedcalifornia.org for more information and the registration form. You must register to present by April 1. You must register to attend by April 30.
For more information:
Call Pajaro Valley USD GATE Services
831-786-2144
Stu2stu2010flyer.pdf
stu2stu_conf_flyer_Spanish.pdf
SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR THE GIFTED - SANTA LUCIA REGION AND MERRILL COLLEGE, UC SANTA CRUZ
DISTRICT NEWS ON H1N1
For current information from San Jose Unified School District regarding H1N1, click on the link:
SJUSD H1N1 Information English
SJUSD H1N1 Information Espanol
HEALTH NEWS
Parents - as you may know, flu can be easily spread from person to person. Therefore, we are taking steps to reduce the spread of flu at Hoover. We are working closely with the Public Health Department to monitor flu conditions and make decisions about the best steps to take concerning schools. We will keep you updated with new information as it becomes available.
Parent cooperation will be important in keeping our students healthy and limiting the spread of influenza.
• Teach your children to wash their hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub. You can set a good example by doing this yourself.
• Teach your children not to share personal items like drinks, food or unwashed utensils, and to cover their coughs and sneezes with tissues. Covering up their coughs or sneezes using the elbow, arm or sleeve instead of the hand when a tissue is unavailable.
• Know the signs and symptoms of the flu. Symptoms of the flu include fever (100 degrees Fahrenheit, 37.8 degrees Celsius or greater), cough, sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, and feeling very tired. Some people may also vomit or have diarrhea.
• Keep sick children at home for at least 24 hours after they no longer have fever or do not have signs of fever, without using fever-reducing drugs. Keeping children with a fever at home will reduce the number of people who may get infected.
• Do not send children to school if they are sick. Any children who are determined to be sick while at school will be sent home.
H1N1_Flu_childcare.doc
