Hello Hoover
September 8, 2023
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Hello Hawk families,
We concluded another successful week at Hoover Middle School. During this week, our students completed the first round of Progress Monitoring (PM1) in English Language Arts and Math. Students’ scores are available on Focus – students will discuss their individual scores with their teacher in class. If you have any questions about your students' scores, please reach out to Mr. Callinan at callinan.brian@brevardschools.org
Our basketball team had an amazing week beating Southwest and Johnson! On Tuesday, they get ready to face Central Middle School at Hoover (5:30 pm) and on Thursday they will face Stone Middle School at Stone (5:30 pm). Please come out and support us!
Administration
1. Open House and Algebra Night– Attend our Open House on Monday, September 11, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm. This will be a great opportunity to meet our teachers and staff. Algebra Night needs to be attended only by 7th and 8th graders currently taking Algebra 1 or Algebra 1 Honors.
2. One of our former students, Dominic Tosi, has been selected by the Society for Science as one of the Top 300 competitors in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, a national science competition for middle school students. Brevard has 5 top 300 finalists. They were selected from over 1800 entrants and will now be in contention for more than $100,000 worth of awards and prizes.
We are very proud of Dominic and Mrs. Zimmerman, our science research teacher!
The top 30 finalists will be announced September 20. Enjoy his picture below!
3. Appointments with our school counselor, Mrs. Earle – Please use the following link to make appointment with Mrs. Earle Appointments with Counselor .
4. Appointments available with Mrs. Foley – Mrs. Foley, picture below, is a licensed mental health counselor who is available to meet with Hoover students twice a week. Mrs. Foley will attend our Open House, so make sure you stop by the Media Center to meet her. In the meantime, here is her contact information: foley.diane@brevardschools.org
5. Thank you to all the families who have contributed to our PBIS program! If you have not had the chance to contribute yet, here is the link: PBIS Wishlist.
6. Media Center Useful links:
· Sunshine State Young Reader Award titles: SSYRA 6-8 titles are available for check out in Hoover’s Media Center. Click here to learn more about this year’s titles: SSYRA 6-8
· Hoover Virtual Library: Looking for book recommendations or Hoover library resources? Check out our virtual library Hoover Virtual Library
· Accelerated Reader Home Connect: Your student(s) uses a program called Renaissance Accelerated Reader at school. Accelerated Reader Home Connect allows you to view information about your student(s)’ progress, and to receive email notifications after they complete an activity or assessment at school. Click here to register: Accelerated Reader Home Connect
· Treasure Tracks by S. A. Rodriguez - Our amazing Media Specialist, Mrs. Woodbrey is organizing an event to all the students who read the book (by March 2024) and passes the AR quiz. Here is how you can help: (1) encourage your student to borrow a copy and participate and (b) help us get enough copies by using the link below to purchase more copies for Hoover Middle School!
- Summary Treasure Tracks: Hurricane Irma is about to hit Florida and Twelve-year-old Fernando “Fin” joins his grandfather on a secret quest to find a long-lost treasure they believe was lost during the Labor Day hurricane of 1935. Fin is left to navigate the hunt alone when his grandfather becomes ill, and is in a race against time to locate the treasure.
7. Fall Dance – Fall dance coming up on Friday, September 22, 2023 at 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm. Tickets will cost $5 before the event and $10 at the door. Students must present a parent permission form to purchase tickets.
· We are so excited to be back at school and cannot wait to see all our students on the dance floor enjoying a fun night with their friends!
· Hoover's dances have always been a great success because of the continued support from our parents and we thank you for that!
· We will have a DJ, food, and drinks and lots of fun for all. Parent volunteers are needed to help in many areas such as selling tickets, selling food, to security.
· Please use the red button to sign up!
· We are also asking for donations of sodas, water and individually wrapped snack/baked goods items to sell. Please drop these items off at your earliest convince to the front office.
8. Feedback and Question: Please reach out to me, with your questions or concerns! ferreira.paloma@brevardschools.org
PTO
1. PTO banner fundraiser deadline is September 1st. If you are still interested in having your family and/or business logo represented in the gymnasium, please send in your donations by then. Please find PDF for donations below.
2. First PTO Meeting: Tuesday, September 12th at 8:30am in the Media Center. We hope to see you there.
3. Thank you so much for our PTO and Long Doggers for providing dinner to our faculty on Monday, September 11, 2023 before Open House!
Clubs and Organizations
1. Hoover Maker Club: Hoover’s Maker Club will have the first meeting on Wednesday, September 20th at 8:30 am in the media center. Students do not need to apply, but they do need to complete a parent/guardian permission form to participate. The MakerSpace is a creative, do-it-yourself space where students can gather to create, invent, and learn. Our school’s makerspace includes: 3D printers, electronics/circuits kits, craft supplies, Promethean board, Ozobots, Makey Makey, Ollies, Sphero, Finch robot 2.0, LEGOS, Duino kits, Meccanoid, Bloxels, Cubelets, K’NEX, paper machines, Google Goggles/VR, audio and video production, and publishing. Everyone is welcome!!
· Please contact Mrs. Woodbrey with any questions. Email: woodbrey.ana@brevardschools.org. Access the Maker Club permission form here: Parent Permission Form
2. First Priority Club meets every Tuesday at 8:30 am, in room A-1. First Priority is a faith based club that meets to enjoy fellowship, share a Christian message and play fun games. Only requirement is a parental form signed. A copy of the form is provided below. For more information, contact Mrs. Sadowski at: Sadowski.brenda@brevardschools.org
3. L3 Harris Stem Challenge: First informational meeting on September 29, at 3:00 pm, in Ms. Earnst classroom (B-15). L3 Harris Stem Challenge is a club for students who are interested in participating in STEM-like challenges, including coding, 3D printing, breakout challenges and problem solving. Members will participate in challenges against other BPS schools in April. Only requirement is to bring a signed parental permission form. Form is provided below. For more information, please reach out to Ms. Earnst at: earnst.katelyn@brevardschools.org
4. Cricut Cares Club - Meets every other Wednesday beginning September 13th at 8:30 AM in Room A - 10 Mrs. Quintero's room. In the Cricut Cares Club, students will design and make cards, stickers, and other crafts using a Cricut craft machine. We will use our creativity to spread joy and positivity within our school community by making birthday cards for/students, stickers, banners, and more. Students must bring a signed permission slip to participate. For more information, please reach out to Mrs. Quintero at quintero.lourdes@brevardschools.org
5. FEA (Future Educators of America) - Meets every other Tuesday beginning September 12th, at 8:30 AM in Room A - 10 Mrs. Quintero's room. A list of possible activities appropriate for the chapter (performing school and community service, fund-raising, marketing the chapter, and social functions) will be developed during our first few meetings. FEA is an undergraduate club that aims to equip future teachers with the skills they need to be successful. Students must bring a signed permission slip to participate. For more information, please reach out to Mrs. Quintero at quintero.lourdes@brevardschools.org
Hoover Mentoring Program
Trained mentors and mentees got paired up this week and met during a fun luncheon! We will advertise our new training dates! If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Gilbert at gilbert.christine@brevardschools.org and Ms. Ralphs at ralphs.rachel@brevardschools.org