Principal's Message/ Mensaje de la directora
Dear Hoover Community,
I hope you have stayed dry during these rainy weeks. We have been busy getting ready for the end of trimester 2. I can not believe we are two-thirds into the school year. Before you know it, the end of the school year will be here.
Conferences are coming! Please take this time to review your student's goals and prepare to meet with teachers. They will be held from March 20th-24th. Please remember that they will be released early all week. (Thursday Schedule) In this round of conferences, teachers will be meeting with specific families unless the parents request to have one for their child.
CONFERENCES
March 20th - Nov 24th
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Please mark these dates in your calendar. Conference time is a space created for the critical adults in the life of children to discuss their progress, ask questions, set goals, and collaborate towards student success. Your input as a caregiver is invaluable in their development.
Suggested questions to ask during conferences:
- How do you best prefer to communicate? (Email? Phone? Text? Notes?)
- What do you see as my child’s strengths?
- What do you think are the academic challenges for my child?
- What would you do if my child were struggling academically with something?
- How is my child doing with their assignments?
- How do you support kids in their social development?
- Is my child on grade level for reading? What about math, science, and writing? How can I help?
- How will the school handle state testing and prep this year?
- Can we talk more about your homework policy and how my child is doing with homework?
- What can I do at home to support what you are doing in the classroom?
Thank you for your continued support and collaboration. Please reach out if you have any questions or would like to volunteer.
Warm regards,
Lupe Guzmán
Principal
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Coffee with the Principal
This Friday, March 10th is Coffee with the Principal. Please join us at 8:30 am in the cafeteria for coffee and a conversation.
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Latinx Youth Conference
Come celebrate 11 years of bringing together hundreds of local teens and young adults ages 12 to 22 with us! This day is an opportunity for youth and their parents to explore questions of identity and purpose, and build community through a fun and interactive day that includes hands-on workshops, inspirational speakers, artistic expression, community resource sharing, networking and free breakfast and lunch.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oye-2023-tickets-529848159107
Need a ride? A bus to this event will depart Hoover Community School at 8 am and return by 4 pm. Please contact Ixchel Baltazar by 3/17/23. ibaltazar@rcsdk8.net..
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Women's History Month 2023
Every year, March is designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation. The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions to American history.
Did You Know? Women’s History Month started as Women’s History Week. Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California. The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women planned and executed a “Women’s History Week” celebration in 1978. The organizers selected the week of March 8 to correspond with International Women’s Day. The movement spread across the country as other communities initiated their own Women’s History Week celebrations the following year.
https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/womens-history-month
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Dress Code
Thank you for ensuring that your child is following the dress code. Unfortunately, I have seen a decrease in the number of students who are wearing them. Please continue to help us ensure that the dress code is being followed. Should you need to have additional uniforms, you may contact the Family Center, or contact Ms. Ixchel Baltazar at ibaltazar@rcsdk8.net.
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Absence Reporting
Our office staff is doing their best to check all incoming messages reporting absences. Thanks to all Hoover parents who continue to communicate with us at (650) 482-2408. Daily attendance and arriving on time are very important. Please do your best to get your child to school on time.\
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SEPTAR FUNDRAISER:
Join SEPTAR on March 16 at 7 pm for dinner and a movie fundraiser! We are raising money to provide inclusive after-school programs, support family connections, and increase disability awareness. Buy a ticket for the film, "This is Not About Me," and eat out at Crouching Tiger Restaurant. SEPTAR will get a portion of the proceeds! Please look at the fundraising flyer for the details.
BUY TICKETS: https://bit.ly/notaboutmefilm
RESTAURANT FUNDRAISING PAGE: https://bit.ly/SEPTARdinner
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Monthly Mental Health Newsletter
Google Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15jkOvR64Nv2g38SvR2Jeb1uJ75eM1_AN/view
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Kindergarten Registration
Registration has begun for incoming TKs and kinder students for the 2023-2024 school year, please click here to get more information. The enrollment team will be at Hoover to help current PreKs and TKs enroll for 2023-24 on Tuesday, December 13th from 8:30 am – 10:00 am in room 207. Please check in at the main office.
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Hoover School Huskies Apparel Store
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IMPORTANT DATES
3/9 ------------- End of Trimester
3/10 ----------- MS Spring Dance, 5-7 pm, Cafeteria
3/12 ----------- Daylight Savings Starts - Spring Forward!
3/15-3/17 -- Middle School Unity Days Pt. 2
3/27-3/31 -- 5th Grade Outdoor Education
3/20-3/24 --- Parent-Teacher Conferences
3/24 ------------ Family Literacy Night
3/25 ------------ Latinx Youth Conference
3/27-4/7 ----- Hoover ELPAC Testing
3/31------------- Hoover Talent Show, 5:00-7:00 pm
4/10-4/14 --- Spring Break
Hoover Community School
Hoover Community School offers bilingual and English-only education, rooted in a tradition of excellence and delivering a 21st century education based on critical thinking, problem-solving, using technology and working together.
Website: https://www.rcsdk8.net/hoover
Location: 701 Charter Street, Redwood City, CA, USA
Phone: 650-482-2408
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HooverCommunitySchool/