News and events

November 24, 2024

Our Character Strong trait for November is GRATITUDE. Check out what each grade level is working on:

• Kindergarten

• First Grade

• Second Grade

• Third Grade

• Fourth Grade

• Fifth Grade

Hello Hoover Families,

As we approach the holiday break, we, at Hoover, want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for your continued support and partnership. This year has been filled with growth, learning, and community, and we are so thankful for the opportunity to work alongside such dedicated students, parents, and staff.

This is a time to reflect on the many blessings in our lives, and we hope that you enjoy this well-deserved break surrounded by family, friends, and moments of joy.

Please remember that school will be closed from Monday, November 25th to Friday, November 29th. We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday, December 2nd, refreshed and ready to continue the journey of learning together. Wishing you a wonderful and safe holiday!

This Week's Events:

• Monday, November 25-Friday, November 29 - No School for Students
• 11/25 - Staff PD Day - No Students
• 11/26 - Staff Planning/Grading Day - No Students
• 11/27 - Conference Conversion Day - No Staff and Students
• 11/28-11/29 - Holiday/District Closed - No Staff and Students

Best,

Mrs. Strusz

P.S. In case you missed the last Hoover Family Updates. Click here to view.

Please send an extra pair of pants and underwear for your child in case there is an accident (bathroom, breakfast/lunch spill, etc.). The health office loves donations of gently used sweatpants and leggings sizes 5-10. We also appreciate new packs of underwear for boys and girls sizes 5-10.

The health office has free at home Covid tests. Email Darlene.Anderson@ahschools.us and we can send them home with your child.

Wondering if your child is well enough to come to school? Click here for more information.

If your child goes to the doctor or dentist, please request a doctor's note and send it with your child for attendance purposes.

Thank you so much for all your help preparing for our break this week so our staff are ready to go when students return on 12/2!

I will be out of the office starting 11/22 and will return on 12/2. I will respond to all emails and return phone calls on that date. We will not have volunteers in the building during the week of 11/25-11/29.

I hope you all have a wonderful break!

Just a reminder that any volunteer 18 years or older must complete the volunteer application and background check each school year. Those 17 and younger only need to complete the volunteer application each school year.

Please reach out Tina Fletcher, Volunteer Service Coordinator, at Tina.Fletcher@ahschools.us or 763.506.2830 with any questions.

Hello Hoover Staff and Families! We wanted to share an update about things we have planned for the year.

Fall Fundraiser

Thank you for sharing the fundraising information with our Hoover families and supporting this event!! Our top three classrooms were KSB, 4MR, and 2MT. We’ll reach out to you separately regarding your classroom reward. The pickup date for those who chose to ship items to the school is November 4, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM.

Restock the Classroom - December/January

We’ll sponsor another “Restock in the Classroom” with a January delivery goal. This time we’ll ask for donations from families and our community supporters in advance so we can do more for you!

Read-A-Thon - February

We’ll host a Read-a-thon in February, and this event will rotate every other year with the Kids Heart Challenge. We’ll do our best to inspire the students as much as the Kids Heart Challenge did. One of our annual commitments is to donate $1000 to the Media Center for book purchases.

Spring Carnival - May

We will host the Spring Carnival in May. This event requires many volunteers, and you know we’ll ask you for help too. Feel free to share any feedback or suggestions through Mr. White.

HundredX - May

Our HundredX Fundraiser will return this school year. This one is awesome as it doesn’t require families and supporters to purchase anything. They simply complete questionnaires regarding their recent shopping trips or business interactions.

Fundraiser Nights

We’ll try to have either a restaurant night or a family entertainment night once a month. This is a great opportunity to bond with Hoover families and earn some funds for our initiatives.

PTO Meeting

Our PTO meeting time changed to 6:45 PM – 7:30 PM. We hope the time reduction will entice participation. The PTO Board will now meet beforehand to hash out plans that may overwhelm new attendees. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month unless there is a conflict or need to change.

Classroom Amazon Lists

If you have an existing list or need one created, please send us an email. We will share them on our social media platforms throughout the year. The links will be housed on our Google site here.

We also have a page on our site that will list school & PTO items. Feel free to reference this page for your weekly updates to families.

Please reach out if you have any questions or feedback. We’d love to hear from you. Thank you for your support; we appreciate you!

Cheers!

Hoover PTO

Hoover PTO Facebook page

PTO's website

Hoover Elementary Facebook page

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.

The Anoka-Hennepin School District allows qualifying flyers from nonprofit groups to be distributed at school and sent home with students. These flyers have gone through the district approval process. A virtual gallery of flyers is also available. These events, classes and activities are not sponsored or endorsed by Anoka-Hennepin Schools.

This does NOT change our regular flyer policies or procedures! To have a flyer posted, the organization still needs to go through the process, be approved, and deliver paper flyers to schools in our district.