This school year, we embraced the One Book, One School school-wide reading program! Our entire school community enjoyed the book The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. In an effort to connect the love of literature with the school community, we are planning a culminating, celebratory gathering here in our Hofer Home Thursday, May 9th from 5-7pm!

Grab a glimpse of the movie, The One and Only Ivan for some Hofer family fun in our Hofer gymnasium while enjoying some popcorn! There will be many fair activities throughout the evening for you and your child(ren) to enjoy! Enjoy playing family-fun fair games, enjoy some fair foods from Mr. Salty’s Food Truck (payment accepted: cash, debit card, Apple Pay, & Google Pay), tacos from the Sunshine Mexican Cafe Truck (payment accepted: cash, card, & Zelle), and shaved ice from the Kona Ice Truck (payment accepted: cash, card, & Apple Pay)! Hofer Student Council will have water & freeze pops for sale (cash only). Take time to enjoy our celebration of literacy and an amazing school year!

Congratulations! Our Troy Hofer Grand Greeters have been selected for recognition in the Team category as part of the 2024 Distinguished Service Celebration sponsored by the Illinois Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (INSPRA). We are incredibly HOFER PROUD of the work of our Grand Greeters who are very deserving of this prestigious award. Our AMAZING Grand Greeters will be honored at the upcoming Board Meeting on Wednesday, May 15th at 7pm.

We will be celebrating our LAST 10 DAYS OF SCHOOL with HOFER PRIDE!

Dining for Dollars

Every dollar counts, come on out to Cemenos and support Troy Hofer Elementary on Wednesday, May 8th! All day 10% of all sales go to Troy Hofer! No need to show or say anything to Cemenos for your order. 10% of ALL delivery, carry out, and dine in sales on Wednesday, May 8th will come back to Hofer!

Cemenos

1630 Essington Rd

Joliet, IL 60435

Now is the time to start signing your child up for Band or Choir at WBO! Parents of incoming 5th grade students wishing to join should use this form to sign their children up. Detailed information about the band and choir programs are provided at the very top of the google form linked above. Sign-ups are open now until Friday, May 17th.

¡Ahora es el momento de empezar a inscribir a su hijo en la banda o el coro de la WBO! Los padres de estudiantes entrantes de 5º grado que deseen unirse deben utilizar este formulario para inscribir a sus hijos. La información detallada sobre los programas de la banda y el coro se proporciona en la parte superior del formulario de Google vinculado anteriormente. Las inscripciones están abiertas hasta el viernes 17 de mayo.

Question of the Month

How can we become more aware of kindness in our community so we can experience all of its benefits?

Be Kind Campus: Week 1 of May!

Being Kind in Response to Unkind Behavior: It’s not always easy to be kind, and it’s particularly challenging when someone is unkind to us. Our tendency is to mirror the emotions, feelings, and mood of that person. This is called “complementary behavior” and it’s the behavior we expect. When someone is warm to us, we’re warm in return. Likewise, if someone is rude, dismissive, or hurtful, our tendency is to react with similar disrespect. However, we can choose to act with intentional kindness when someone has been unkind or inappropriate. Stop, take a breath, and think about the kind way to respond. We might choose to be kind to ourselves and walk away from the situation, especially if speaking up feels too hard or not safe. Or, we may choose to calmly let the other person know their behavior is hurtful. We may ask a trusted adult for help. When we’re regularly practicing our kindness skills and feel good about ourselves, we can prioritize kind responses to unkind behavior, even if that means putting ourselves first. It can be an act of self-kindness to decline to mirror negative behaviors. Have a conversation with students sharing ideas around the prompt. “What does kindness look like when someone is unkind to you?”

This is a friendly reminder to parents that our school day starts at 8:35am. This means children should be in their classrooms as many teachers are beginning their important work with students at 8:35am. If you are dropping your child off, please be cognizant that staff must return into the building at 8:35am as their work with students starts at that time. If your child(ren) are exiting the car after 8:35am, we kindly request that you come in to sign them in. We appreciate your partnership in setting your children up for a successful day of learning at Troy Hofer from the very start of their day!

Please be sure to check the weather so our students are prepared to be outside for recess, especially with the varying temperatures during the SPRING months! Our 3rd Grade students sure had fun outside when it was so nice this week!

Hofer KIND kids saving Kind Kid Cash to spend time with friends at the ROYAL TABLE!

• MAY 2nd--4th GRADE CHOIR performance--For those students who attend morning practices with Ms. Heisz!
  
• MAY 6-10 TEACHER AND STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK!
• Students will have the option to support this week each day to show their gratitude for their HOFER teachers and staff! INFO to COME HOME NEXT WEEK!
• MAY 8TH YELLOW DAY--Hofer will celebrate YELLOW DAY on the EVE of YELLOW DAY! Hofer STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR YELLOW TODAY! BE THE YELLOW!!
• MAY 9TH END OF THE YEAR CELEBRATION--ONE SCHOOL ONE BOOK SCHOOL CARNIVAL
• MAY 15TH SMILE, SUNSHINE AND BUTTERFLIES KINDERGARTEN EVENT
• MAY 15TH Congratulations to Gaby Guzunov who will represent Troy Hofer as our Honorary Superintendent for the month of May at the Troy 30C Board of Education meeting! We will be honoring our GRAND GREETER at this meeting as well for their INSPRA AWARD in the TEAM category! We are HOFER PROUD!
• MAY 16TH 4TH GRADE AWARDS CEREMONY, 4TH GRADE CELEBRATION FAMILY DANCE
• MAY 22ND-- FIELD DAY
• MAY 24th--LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! Enjoy an amazing summer!! Keep learning going and growing!

WE WILL BE SENDING HOME OUR SUMMER LEARNING CHALLENGE IN THE MONTH OF MAY! THIS IS A WAY TO KEEP LEARNING GOING AND GROWING OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS! We love celebrating our RAFFLE WINNERS and ALL THOSE who complete the SUMMER LEARNING CHALLENGE when we return in AUGUST!

Care Solace calms the chaos of mental health care.

Our goal: Ensure communities can access reliable, ethical and high-quality
mental health care services – no matter the circumstances.

Care Solace Letter to Families

Care Solace Letter to Families (Spanish)

We are a Be Kind School Community!

Dream it! Believe it! Achieve it!

Email: kcopes@troy30c.org
Website: www.troy30c.org
Location: 910 Vertin Boulevard, Shorewood, IL, USA
Phone: 815-577-6758
Twitter: @troyhoferelem