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News and events
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June 5, 2023
Character Trait of the Month
Our NEW Character Strong trait for May and June is CREATIVITY. Check out what each grade level is working on!
A Message from the Principal
Hello Hoover Families,
Can you believe this is our last weekly Hoover Family Updates for the 2022-2023 school year?! This update is packed full of information, so please take some time to read through it all.
Summer resources:
- Reading:
- Grade K Wonder s Summer Access Letter
- Grade 1 Wonders Summer Access Letter
- Grade 2 Wonders Summer Access Letter
- Grade 3 Wonders Summer Access Letter
- Grade 4 Wonders Summer Access Letter
- Grade 5 Wonders Summer Access Letter
- Math:
- Resources for Families (Food, Housing, Clothing, Activities, etc):
Some reminders as we wrap up the last week of school:
- If you are planning to sign-out your student(s) early, make sure to arrive BEFORE 3:30. Our main office stops early dismissal at 3:30.
- Bring your picture ID/license when signing out your student(s).
Here's a peek at upcoming events:
- June 6 - 5th-Grade DARE Celebration
- June 7 - 5th-Grade Walking Trip and Graduation
- June 7 - Last Day of School for Elementary Students
- June 8 - Last Day of School for Secondary Students
- June 9 - Last Day of School for Staff
- June 13 - PTO Fundraiser Night at Davanni's - Info Flyer
Please check out this link for our PTO End-of-Year Recap Newsletter.
As we wrap up our last week of school, it has been a privilege to be a part of our families' lives. Thank you to our PTO and volunteers, along with our families, who have helped support our students and staff this year. We look forward to summer and a well-deserved break!
Always do it #thehooverway, where ever you are and spread love and empathy with everyone you meet!
Best,
Mrs. Strusz
5th Grade End-of-the-Year Events
- Where: Grassy Area by Door 5 (Behind the Garage)
- Time: 3:00-3:45 PM
- Additional Information: Officer Bryan will hand out certificates, t-shirt and a treat! This celebration is ONLY for the students and teachers. Families are not invited. Thank you for understanding:)
Wednesday, June 7th - Walking Field Trip:
- Where: Rockslide Park
- Time: 11:00-1:00
- Additional Information: 1:00 - PTO is providing pizza and juice/water. PTO also will be providing a class t-shirt to each student.
Wednesday, June 7th - Graduation:
- Where: Grassy Area by Door 5 (Behind the Garage)
- Time: 5CF - 1:30-2:00, 5SK - 2:00-2:30, 5NC - 2:30-3:00 (Updated Times!)
- Additional Information:
- There will be an introduction, a presentation of student certificates, and opportunities for pictures.
- Families are invited to attend.
- Please do not bring any food, drink, or decorations to the celebrations.
Parents/Families can choose to stand or bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on.
Students can be dismissed after their graduation ceremony. Parents/families will sign out their 5th-grade students with the classroom teacher.
If you would like to sign-out younger siblings, please go to the main office to sign-out younger siblings.
Please reach out to your student's teacher with any additional questions about these events.
Nicole Chesney - nicole.chesney@ahschools.us
Cory Flaata - cory.flaata@ahschools.us
Samantha Kroll - Out on maternity leave; please contact Ms. Chesney or Mr. Flaata.
School Yearbooks Can Be Purchased at School for $10
If you did not pre-order a yearbook, a limited number of yearbooks are available at the school for $10.00 cash in June.
Students can buy them from Mrs. Brady in the music room from 9:30-10:00 or 3:30-4:00 on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. If a parent wants to buy one during the day, there will be some in the main office for them to purchase.
If you are interested in donating to our Yearbook Scholarship Fund, please let Mrs. Brady or the office know. Extra funds will be used to help students who may need financial support. Thank you for your consideration.
Please contact Michelle Brady at michelle.brady@ahschools.us with questions.
Muffins in the Morning Event Feedback
We had over 150 students/family members attend this year's Muffins in the Morning event! Thank you for making the time to join our students for a fun morning of reading, muffins/juice, and quality time spent together.
We would love your feedback on how the event went and what we can do to make it better for next year. Please complete this link: Hoover Muffins in the Morning Feedback Survey
Look for These Resources Coming Home with Students This Week
Students in Kindergarten through 4th-grade will be bringing home Scholastic Summer Express workbooks again this year. These are great activities aligned to state standards that will provide fun academic practice throughout the summer to prevent summer loss! Students who complete the activities and bring in the completion certificates when school starts back up in the fall, will get to choose a prize to take home! We had many students participate last summer, and we hope we can increase the number this year!
All students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 5th-grade will bring home a free book of their choosing this week also. Marine Toys for Tots Organization donated almost 500 NEW books to our Hoover students to continue the love of reading this summer.
Hoover Highlights 🌟
Hoover students recognized for Growth Recognition awards
The district identified students who made significant growth over the past school year in the areas of math, reading, and language acquisition using the MAP, MCA, CogAT and ACCESS. Growth was measured by comparing performance on two of the same assessments in any of the three examined areas. Students demonstrating growth within the top five percentile at each grade level districtwide were identified. Of these identified students, those with highest growth at each school were invited for School Board recognition at the Anoka-Hennepin School Board meeting May 8 to be recognized for the achievement:
Adams Elementary - Ella Braaten, Ruwayd Jama, Hana Umal, Yacoub Al Battat, Charlotte Chandara, Trevor Stone, Lily Wilson, Carlos Cruz Martinez, Oryna Krasnoshchok, Elizabeth Schoenrock, Za’Mera Thompson, Alexander Wilson.
Eisenhower Elementary - Luis Morales, Kenzie Barrett, Almedin Sivac, Zachary Kuehl, Austin Moua, Nada Abdelbaki, Cameron Axtman, Calvon Horton, Shawn Kowal, Kyler Mcguiggan, Byrce Osebe, Matthew Ritter.
Hamilton Elementary - Joseph Frias Velazquez, Bonface Orina, Abigael Wesleys, Alhassan Alkademe, Timothy Hawthorne, Wesley Johnson, Bella Sawyer, Lucas Vue, Azul Becerril Zavala, Jacqueline Hoggarth, Izin Obiomah, Mark Olaniyan, Michael Olaniyan, Emmalee Ringstad.
Hoover Elementary - Emil Abibullaiev, Brady Crosbie, Victoria Jensen, Levi Shasky, Lhasung Choephel, Victoria Dickey, Eric Haglund, Parker Hyry, Carter Miller, Kailyn Vang, Nathaniel Vasquez.
Mississippi Elementary - Greyson Duhamel, Alex Mbayoh, Steven Acevedo Caballero, Analeece (Annie) Carlson, Manel Lahlou, Samario Taye, Ethan Dabrowski, Amzar Gagiev, Loc Nguyen, Zoey Steen, Tegan Taylor.
Morris Bye Elementary - Nathan Janssen, Annabella Nash, Roland Eyberg, Alexi James, Faith Labante, Makale Wise, Hendrix Davis-Wilkes, William (Billy) Halluska IV.
University Avenue Elementary- Nkaujhnubcinsta Lor, Garmai Mator, J’amarie Wright, Suzanne Ali, Winnie Binman, Charlotte Edwards, J’Marion Epps, Julieta Gallegos, Art Aliu, Lila Collins, Daqwavieon Garcia, Hunter Solomonson.
Coon Rapids Middle School - Yahya Albouali, Mohamed Aljabri, Shaylin Flesvig, Rufina Prysiazhnenko, Austin Williams, Elvina Abibullaieva, Keyshia Johnson, Anthony Medeck, Connor Brown, Madden Carey, Jaziah Dean-Garcia, Jason Ikeji, Gerald Kennedy, Kingston Sladek, Isla Stromgren.
View recognition photos from the May 8, 2023 School Board meeting.
Message From Our School Nurse
Dear Hoover Families,
It has been a pleasure working with you and your students this year. A few things from Health Services:
- MEDICATIONS: If your child has medication stored in the health office it will be sent home with them on the last day of school. If you would like to pick up the medication instead or you would like us to safely dispose of any unwanted medication-please contact the health office by email or phone.
- COVID TESTS: We have an abundance of at home COVID tests-Please feel to email us and we will send them home with your child.
- VISION: If you have any vision concerns-we have vision of hope gift certificates available that cover a professional eye exam and glasses-for those who qualify.
- VACCINES: If your child needs any childhood vaccines-Anoka County has low-cost resources available, follow this link for more information available in multiple languages.
- MEDICAL/DENTAL RESOURCES: Does your child need a check-up/well child visit? or a visit with the Dentist? Follow this link for more information available in multiple languages.
- MENTAL HEALTH: Mental Health Services are available. Follow this link for more information available in multiple languages.
We hope you have a wonderful summer and look forward to seeing you and your children back in the fall.
Take Care,
Dar Anderson and Michelle Erickson
Hoover Health Services:
Dar Anderson RN 763-506-2804 or Darlene.anderson@ahschools.us
Michelle Erickson LSN 763-506-2834 or Michelle.Erickson@ahschools.us
Parent Educator, VSC, and PTO Updates
Volunteer Service Coordinator, Nicole Kunza - June Hoover VSC Newsletter
PTO - Hoover PTO would love to increase participation! Please click here for more information on how you can participate! Reach out to hooverpto@ahschools.us with any questions.
Transportation Updates
As a reminder for our families with students riding buses, you can find information about the district's transportation services at https://www.ahschools.us/transportation and how to download the FirstView Transportation App to get real-time bus updates. Remember that the app might not be as accurate/updated when there are substitute bus drivers.
Support Hoover with Box Tops 4 Education
Another option is to go to https://www.boxtops4education.com/ to learn more about downloading the app to scan receipts for box tops for Hoover Elementary.
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