September 9, 2009

HOOVER HAPPENINGS
Produced by the Herbert Hoover Middle School PTA • http://sfpta.org/Hoover
Spanish Version / Chinese Version
SCHOOL CONTACTS
Attendance 759-2783
Administration 759-2783
Counseling 759-2787
GATE 263-6842
YMCA (Maggie Bruening) 832-0622
Mr. Graven (Principal) 263-6782
COUNSELING OFFICE VOICEMAIL
TO BETTER SERVE YOU
We want to better serve you by being able to direct your calls more efficiently. Parents or caretakers are to use the most direct school telephone numbers to relay their questions and concerns.
*For any student related concerns, call 759-2787 or 2793 to reach the Counseling Department
ATTENDANCE ABSENCE PROCEDURE
We do not longer release kids from school without written consent (note, or faxed {759-2881} note). We do not accept phone calls to excuse absences. We need written notes to excuse any absences, when they return to school. Otherwise, they will be marked as unexcused absence.
PTA CONTACTS
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
HOOVER HAPPENINGS:
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GOT NEWS?
We now only take electronic submissions. Send items via email to Joann Tracht-Rawson:
joann-r@comcast.net

 
CALENDAR
Sept 10 Picture Day
Sept 14 PTA Board Meeting, 5:00 - 6:15 p.m., in the Main Office. All are invited to attend and contribute ideas.
Sept 14 General PTA Meeting, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., in the Cafeteria. Topic: Welcome & Introductions. This will be a great opportunity to meet other Hoover families and learn more about the school and the Parent Community Group (PTA)
Sept. 15 Hoover's School Site Council Meeting from 8-9 a.m. in the library. Get involved in decision-making & goal-setting at Hoover.
Sept 24 Back to School Night/PTA Membership Drive; 6:30 p.m. Auditorium. Meet your child’s teachers, the principal, and learn about the school.
Sept 29 Magazine/Gift Wrap Sale Kick-Off
Oct 13 PTA Board Meeting, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., in the Main Office. All are invited to attend and contribute ideas.
Oct 19

General PTA Meeting (Topic: Choosing a High School), 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., in the Cafeteria: All are invited to attend. Are you and your child thinking about High School? Please come to this very informative event to learn more about choosing a public High School in San Francisco.


SCHOOL LOOP LOCATOR CARDS:
Locator cards with school loop passwords will be distributed today along with the Hoover Happenings in Homeroom. Please follow the instructions on the locator card to log yourself into your childs schoolloop account. Schoolloop is a website where you can check your child’s grades, attendance and get lots of other useful information about the school. There will be a PTA training about how to use school loop on November 16. MARK YOUR CALENDAR.

STUDENT DROP-OFF:
Parents please do not drop off students at the Castenada gate. Neighbors are concerned about safety as there are too many cars congesting the cul de sac. Remember that you can drop your students at the intersection of Rivera and 14th and have them come down the back way to the yard, if the 14th and Santiago entrance is too crowded.

PARENTS FOR IMMERSION EDUCATION:
There will be a meeting for Immersion parents to discuss program changes and improvements on Wednesday September 16th at 5:30 PM in the Library.

GIRLS BASKETBALL:
Tryouts are Tuesday, Sept. 8th and Wednesday, Sept 9th for 6th Graders and 7th Graders. The 8th Graders are Thursday, September 10th, and Friday, September 11th. All tryouts will begin at 3:40pm. In order to tryout, all athletes must HAVE PHYSICALS TURNED IN to Mr. Gomes before participation.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION PROGRAM
Did you know that Hoover participate in the Box Tops for Education program? Please help Hoover earn cash to purchase school supplies. You can find box top labels on hundreds of items from food to household goods. Each box top is worth 10 cents to our school. Just clip the box top labels and turned them into the main office. For more info, visit www.btfe.com for participating brands and merchants. Please help us turn dimes into dollars. Contact Frances Lee at mbe24th@dslextreme.com if you want to help with this program.

Most of the information is poste Hoover Website: http://sfpta.org/Hoover

JOIN HOOVER GOOGLE GROUPS:
A "FREE" service: Please join Hoover Middle School PTA Google Groups. As a member, you will receive the Hoover Happenings Newsletter in electronic format, stay informed on what is going on in your child's school, as well as have the opportunity to ask questions and participate in group discussions.

To join, please visit http://groups.google.com/group/hoover-pta ad click on “Apply for Group Membership” on the right. Please e-mail Susan Yalca at syalca@yahoo.com if you need assistance.

JOIN HOOVER PTA:
Please contact Angela Morrison at angela.l.morrison@hud.gov or Debi Skaggs at dbskaggs@yahoo.com.

SEASONAL SPORTS:
http://sfpta.org/Hoover/HHMS2005/html/athletics.htm

Baseball/Softball Soccer
Basketball (Boys) Track and Field
Basketball (Girls) Volleyball

ANNOUNCEMENT:
The first meeting of Hoover's School Site Council will be held on Tuesday, September 15th from 8-9 am in the library. All are welcome to attend. Future meeting dates to be announced.

PTA VOLUNTEER OPPS:
Need Chinese and Spanish translators for Hoover Happenings!

PICTURE DAY IS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH.
Students will be receiving the order packets in homeroom. Studnets are to give the order packet with a check made payable to "Lifetouch" directly to the photographer on picture day. Students will have their picture taken during their P.E. period.

A HOOVER HAWK THANK YOU TO KAREN PHAN,
mother of Austin Mai in the 6th grade, who donated 5 boxes of colored printer paper and a box of file folders to the school.

THE 25TH ANNUAL CALIFORNIA COASTAL CLEANUP
Saturday, September 19 from 8-11:30 am. This would be a perfect opportunity to gain some hours on your time sheet.