We’re just 5 days away from Fall Break and the end of Quarter 1! Our students have been working hard wrapping up district QSEs, projects, and assignments. A reminder that the grading period ends this Friday, October 11th—please continue to check in with your student and monitor their progress.

Last week was full of highlights! A big shoutout to our amazing coaches as we celebrate National Coaches Day—your dedication is appreciated. We also had a fantastic fall performance by our band, led by Mr. Brooks and Mr. Espinoza—well done!

As we finish the quarter, please remind your child to bring their Chromebooks fully charged each day and to wear their student IDs.

Thank you for your ongoing partnership in making this a successful year for our students!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Zamora

Parents,

We’ve received multiple reports of cars using the athletic entrance and parking lot for student pickup. Please remember to use the designated car rider line that leads to the main entrance of Hofius when picking up your student. Using the athletic lot or parking near the athletic entrance disrupts the flow and prevents our school buses from entering and exiting safely.

Additionally, please avoid parking in the reserved spots designated for families who won the parking auction.

We appreciate everyone’s teamwork and cooperation in keeping things running smoothly.

Thank you,
Hofius Admin

Congratulations to our amazing Student Hawks of the Month! Your hard work, positive attitude, and commitment to excellence are truly inspiring. You embody our vision of Hawks Excellence and live out our core values of Honesty, Ambition, Willingness, and Kindness every day. Together, we soar higher! #HawksExcellence #SoaringToSuccess #HawkPride

We use REMIND to regularly communicate with our families. If you have not been getting any messages from Hofius, please make sure to join now.

Hofius REMIND Link

• October 11- Pep Rally (see below)

• October 11 - Last Day of Quarter 1

• October 14-18th - Fall Break - No School

• October 28-November 1- Anti-Drug Dress Up Week (see below)

Click the title above to view the Character Ed lesson for the upcoming week. This week we will begin our Bullying Series.

Sweeeeeep! All volleyball teams beat Strack for a program sweep!

Halfway point District records thus far:

8A 3-2

8B 3-2

7A 3-2

7B 4-1

This week, the Hofius Hawk Football Teams took on Strack with exciting performances throughout the games.

7th Grade Navy Team delivered a commanding performance, defeating Strack 37-0. Coen Dozier connected on three passing touchdowns from quarterback Preston Whitaker. Tanner Schleinz and Santiago Zamora added rushing touchdowns, with Zamora also scoring extra points. The Navy team’s record now stands at 4-1.

7th Grade Green Team continued their winning streak with a 40-18 victory. Zeke Macias opened the scoring with the first touchdown, while Noah Rhodes dominated the game, rushing for five touchdowns. Sebastian Diaz was perfect on PATs, and the Green team remains undefeated at 5-0.

8th Grade A Team had a challenging game but saw standout plays from Max Bacak, who was named player of the game for his key interception and strong defensive contributions.

8th Grade B Team secured a 14-0 win. Greyson Williams and Ryder Addison scored touchdowns, while Colton Miller had a strong defensive game with an interception and fumble recovery. Cash Clay forced a fumble, and Trae Brown made a huge tackle to cap off an excellent defensive effort.

Next week we take on Schindewolf. 7th grade will play away at Klein Collins Hight school on Monday and 8th grade will play at home. Good luck to our boys!

OH YEAH! Our 5th meet, the East Zone Championship meet was FABULOUS! We raced against Krimmel, Hildebrandt, Strack and Schindewolf. Our 7th and 8th grade girls AND 8th grade boys are East Zone Champions! We also had two individual East Zone champions. 8th grade Riley Nish and Jayvion Turner rocked the course to bring home 1st place! Way to go! Next up will be the District Championship at Krimmel. Be sure to send us all the cheers and good vibes. Below are our top 20 finishers! GO HAWKS!

8th Grade Girls - 1st Place

8th Grade Boys - 1st Place

7th Grade Girls - 1st Place

7th Grade Boys – 2nd Place

TOP TWENTY FINISHERS

8th GRADE GIRLS:

Riley Nish - 1st

Isabella Lopez - 2nd

Alice Baker - 4th

Brooklynn Clements - 5th

Ashlyn Woodruff - 7th

Lily Barnes - 11th

Zoey Wright - 15th

McKenzie Hawkins - 16th

Chloe Hansen - 18th

8th GRADE BOYS:

Jayvion Turner - 1st

Ashton Noel - 5th

Kyle Smith - 6th

Kazuki Bunnelle - 10th

7th GRADE GIRLS:

Alessandra Gonzalez - 3rd

Molly Barnes -7th

Evelyn Hand - 8th

Jessica Bialik - 10th

Sadie Burton - 11th

Cameron Galloway - 12th

Isa Pollock - 14th

Madelyn Taylor - 15th

Elizabeth O’Driscoll - 16th

Wendy Osario - 20th

7th GRADE BOYS:

Jacob Patella - 2nd

Owen Van Fleet - 4th

Jack Killough - 13th

Max Chapa - 16th

Thaddeus Noecker - 17th

Harper Wilkerson - 20th

GO HAWKS!!!

To address concerns about lunches, we want to reiterate the following:

Each zone is called first one day a week. This means that each zone gets a chance each week to get in line first before other zones are called in the cafeteria.

We encourage students to get into the shortest line when we call their zone so they can get their food quicker.

We do not allow cutting in lines or getting into several different lines, as this creates longer wait times for students to get their food.

1) Please do not park in the parking lot or in the drop-off line.

2) Please pull all the way down to the end of the drop-off line to drop off your student. This allows the line to keep moving.

3) Please be courteous to other drivers who are also trying to get into the parking lot and drop-off line.

Reminder: Doors open for students at 8:40 am.

We are excited to announce a breakfast and cafe area for 6th graders by the maker space and library beginning Monday, August 26th. This 6th grade breakfast area will offer the same menu items as the cafeteria each morning. If you have a 6th grader who eats breakfast in the mornings, please have them report to the Library/Maker Space area to purchase their food and eat.

The PTO membership drive will be closing October 15! Please sign up here to join the PTO.

Please join us for a Spirit Night at Sonic - Creekside this Tuesday, Oct 8, 5 - 7pm. (see flyer below)

Mark your calendars for our annual Glow Party on Friday, Nov. 8, 6 - 8pm. The PTO is looking for donations for the party. If you would like to donate, please sign up here.

Purchase a Yearbook - presale for $30

Purchase an 8th grade appreciation ad.

Contact the Hofius PTO: hofiuspto@gmail.com

6th Grade Counselor

Anne Francis

afrancis@kleinisd.net

832-375-8800

7th Grade Counselor

Josie Jimenez

jjimenez1@kleinisd.net

832-375-8800

8th Grade Counselor

Tyshkiia Lampley

tlampley1@kleinisd.net

832-375-8800

Is your child too sick for school? If they have the following symptoms, please keep them home.

• A temperature of 100.0 degrees or higher.
• A child should not return to school until they have been fever-free without the use of fever reducing medication for 24 hours.
• Throwing up or having diarrhea.
• Eyes that are pink and have drainage or crust on the eyelashes.
• When coughing will not stop and prevents your child from participating or causes difficulty breathing.
• If there is a diagnosis or suspicion of a contagious illness such as COVID, Strep, Flu, Impetigo etc.

Still unsure? Talk to your school nurse about exclusion policies for these and other illnesses.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the Hofius clinic.

Nurse: Mrs. Epps

aepps1@kleinisd.net

832-375-8764

Cell phones will not be allowed on campus at all during the school day. Phones are to be powered off and put in backpacks once students enter the building at 8:40 am and students will not be allowed to have them out until they leave the building after school. If you need to get a message to your student during the school day, you may call the school and we will deliver the message to your student.

We will be following the Klein ISD dress code as outlined in the Student Handbook.

We appreciate your support in ensuring that all students adhere to our dress code. Please ensure that students come to campus dressed appropriately. Shirts should be long enough to cover midriffs, and skirts and shorts should be an appropriate length—at minimum knuckle-length when arms are placed by their sides—and should remain at knuckle-length or longer throughout the day. Clothing should stay within dress code without needing adjustments after moving. Additionally, please remember that holes in pants should not expose skin above mid-thigh, and no undergarments should be exposed. Leggings or shorts may be worn underneath pants to cover exposed areas. Pajama pants and slippers are not permitted, and shirts with inappropriate language or references to alcohol or drugs are not allowed. We kindly ask that you talk with your students about selecting clothing that stays in dress code throughout the day. Thank you for your cooperation!

Reinforcement Ladder for Dress Code

1st-3rd- warning, change clothes, admin conference

4+- lunch detention, change clothes

Parents, please remind your students to bring their IDs every day!

Students must wear their ID badges around their neck all day, every day, and must have them to purchase food, check out library books, get on the bus, and more. Consequences will be given to students who continuously do not wear their IDs at school.

To ensure all students wear their student ID every day, we offer full/original replacements for $5 and temporary (paper format, valid for one week) replacements. To support students in developing the habit of bringing and wearing their ID, the 1st-3rd occurrences for not doing so are warnings. However, any 4th and subsequent occurrences will result in lunch detention. This is aligned with other expectations, including all students bringing their Chromebook to school charged each day. Replacement lanyards & Plastic sleeve replacement - $1 each.

Replacement ID card - $5 - this charge will include a lanyard and plastic sleeve *IF NEEDED*

Additionally, a $5 replacement ID fee will be added to students SchoolCash account after 3 temp tags have been issued.

Student IDs - please review the Student ID expectations with your student. We appreciate your help and support to ensure the safety of our students while they are in our care.

We are grateful to be able to partner with our families to ensure the safety of our students while they are in our care. Thank, you in advance for your support.

Parents may drop off lunch for their child ONLY. Sharing of outside food is not allowed. Parents please make sure that you are aware of when your students lunch period is in order for your student to be able to pick up their lunch from the front office, and have enough time to eat during the lunch period. UberEats DoorDash, or any other food delivery service is not allowed.

A Lunch 11:29 - 11:56

B Lunch 12:00 - 12:27

C Lunch 12:31 - 12:59

Check-In/ Check-Out

Anytime a student arrives late to school, they must sign in at the attendance office and receive a pass before going to class. If a student needs early dismissal, we ask that the parent notifies the attendance secretary no later than 2:00 pm. Student and parent must sign out at the attendance office prior to leaving school.

Please submit any transportation changes to the Grade Level AP Secretary by 2:00 pm.

Attendance Secretary Information

Ms. Rachel Twardowski

rtwardowski1@kleinisd.net

832-375-8811

Parents! Please remind your student of the expectations for Home Games. Students will not be allowed to enter if they are not following the expectations communicated. We appreciate your attention and support! Expectations are communicated daily during school announcements, in our newsletters, as well as posted at the entry of any home games.

In order to enter a game, students MUST go home and later return to be a spectator in a game. No students will be allowed to stay on campus to wait for a game to start. Additionally, to enter a game, students must remain in dress code, including wearing their own school-issued ID badge. No backpacks are allowed at the games. Students must sit within the student section within the bleachers, unless accompanied by an adult. No foul language will be used, and all students will follow the HAWK Core Values at all times. No re-entry is allowed, once students exit the game/ school, they will not be allowed to re-enter. Students may not attend due to excessive tardies (5 or more) and other violation of the student code of conduct. We appreciate your attention to this.

Students are required to use their ID badge for every cafeteria transaction. By using their student badge, our system will capture all the account’s activity, allowing parents to view the items purchased. It also will help with making the lunch line flow go a lot faster when students are scanning their IDs.

Intermediate Breakfast: $1.60

Intermediate Lunch: $2.75

Add money to your student's lunch account HERE

Check out the school menu HERE

Bus Riders

All bus riders will be dropped off in the bus parking lot with the opportunity to eat breakfast. Please do not use the bus parking lot to drop off or pick up students. Bus parking lot is a reserved area for our buses only.

Do you know what bus your student will ride? Check HERE for bus information.

Car Riders

To maximize student safety, student car rider drop off in the morning will take place in the front of the school. No cars will be allowed to drop off in any other areas, other than the coned area in the front of the building. Students will only be allowed to exit the vehicle next to the curb. The outside lane in the front of the building will be for drivers to pull out into the left hand lane to go around and exit. All students who are car riders will enter the building using the designated front doors beginning at 8:40 am. Students who are dropped off at school prior to 8:40 will be unsupervised as staff duty begins at 8:40 am.

Once students enter the building at 8:40 am, they may either eat breakfast in the cafeteria or go to their designated area and wait until the bell rings. No student will go to a classroom unless they have a tutorials pass. The designated areas are as follows: 6th graders in the small gym, 7th graders to the main gym and 8th graders to the cafeteria.

Safety remains our priority in Klein ISD. The state of Texas has passed a law that any student caught vaping or in possession of a vaping device at school could be sent to alternative school (DAEP). Parents please take note that the consequences for students have increased greatly. Please see the safety letter that was sent to families for more information.

Thank you for your partnership and for working with us to help every student achieve success and find their purpose.

ATTENDANCE UPDATE: Within five days of returning to school, a student who is absent because of a personal illness must bring a statement from a parent , doctor, or health clinic verifying the illness or condition that caused the student’s absence from school.

The academic success of EVERY student at Hofius Intermediate is extremely important to us. Daily school attendance and arriving to each class on time are critical for your student's success. We ask that you be diligent in monitoring your student for regular school attendance. Arriving to school late or leaving early may count as an absence for that class period. You can help in the following ways:

• Speak to your child about the importance of attendance and arriving to school on time everyday.
• Post the school calendar, and plan your vacations and appointments outside of school time.
• Regularly monitor your child's attendance through Klein ISD's Family Access (Skyward).
• Report absences to the school in a timely manner.
• Communicate with the campus regarding any attendance concern.
• Review with your child the Hofius Tardy Policy.

TARDIES

Our expectations is for our Hofius students to be in class on time and prepared and ready to learn! Students are tardy to class if they arrive to class after the tardy bell. Students are subject to disciplinary action for tardiness. If student arrives to class after 15 minutes, then the student is marked ABSENT and is subject to additional disciplinary action.

Disciplinary Consequences for Tardies (tardies reset every 3 weeks)

1st Tardy - Warning

2nd Tardy - Warning

3rd Tardy- Warning and parent phone call home.

4th Tardy - Before School Detention or 2 days lunch detention

5th Tardy- In School Suspension

Tardies will begin to count the week of August 19th.

"At Hofius Intermediate, we are dedicated to creating a positive and empowering learning community where students and staff continuously improve and grow towards excellence. We cultivate a culture of HONESTY, AMBITION, WILLINGNESS, KINDNESS, and SOARING towards excellence."

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Hofius Intermediate School

Principal: Mrs. Ally Zamora

Email: azamora1@kleinisd.net

Website: https://hofius.kleinisd.net/

Location: Hofius Intermediate School, West Rayford Road, Klein, TX, USA

Phone: 832-375-8800

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