HOOVER HEARTS AND MINDS HEADLINES

HOOVER HEARTS AND MINDS HEADLINES
Hoover Elementary School
12705 West Euclid Avenue
New Berlin, WI 53151
Telephone: 414-604-3800
Fax: 262-782-2231
JANUARY/FEBRUARY
2016
Ali Hatab, Principal
Susan Bernard, Secretary
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Hoover Families,
We would like to wish all of you the best during this festive time of
the year. We hope that you have enjoyed your visits to Hoover during the concerts and have enjoyed listening to your children sing
and practice at home. Enjoy these years as they do grow so fast.
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Appreciation:
We would like to extend our appreciation for your involvement
and engagement the first few months of the school year.
We are truly appreciative to the volunteers that come and help
out daily and weekly. You are great and know that you are
making a difference for all children.
We are happy to note that our parking situation has improved
drastically. We can’t thank you enough for following the parking procedures set forth with the help of our wonderful parents.
Our 5th grade parents met to kick off the completion ceremony and established a committee. Please let me know if you
are interested and willing to help out. I can direct you to the
committee chairs.
PBIS:
Please see our PBIS expectations section and expect to see a
blurb in this/future newsletters. Please talk with your child about
being respectful, responsible and safe at school and outside of it.
We celebrate our students weekly and are proud of their progress.
Collaboration/Communication:
Our staff members collaborate weekly to improve teaching and
learning and we rely on data to form our daily instruction and personalize that instruction for each student. Your thoughts and feedback to teachers are welcomed and encouraged. Staff will continue to send communication home and please make sure to see us
on Facebook and other mediums of communication.
Lost & Found
Our lost & found container located in the MPR has items that have
not been picked up. Please make sure to check it. Items not
claimed will be donated.
Engagement:
Please engage your child daily on what they have learned each
day across all disciplines and encourage them to be critical thinkers. Have them give you examples of what they are learning and
why they are learning it.
As always, my doors are always open. Please do not hesitate to
call and schedule an appointment, either with myself, Mrs. Carr or
your child’s teacher.
FEBRUARY
JANUARY
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School Resumes
2 Open Enrollment Begin
through April 29th
Survive Alive
Team Explore/Inspire
1:00-2:30 p.m.
1st Graders Only
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Kindergarten Registration
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
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PTA Meeting-6:30
p.m.
Survive Alive
Team Reach/Wisdom1:00-2:30 p.m.
1st Graders Only
12 PTA Meeting-6:30
p.m.
18 NO SCHOOL
20 Survive Alive-Team
Intellect-10:30 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Team Sisu/Victory1:00-2:30 p.m.
4th Graders Only
Human Growth Meeting for
Grade 5 Parents-Irving
School-6:00 p.m.
22 Quarter 2 Ends
25 NO SCHOOL
26 4K Parent Info Meeting for
New 4K-Horace Mann-6:007:00 p.m.
27 4K Parent Info Meeting for
New 4K-Mitchell-6:00-7:00
p.m.
29 Report Cards Go Home
12 Human Growth Meeting
for 5th Graders-9:4510:45 a.m
15 NO SCHOOL
17 Parent/Teacher
Conferences-4:30-8:00
p.m.
19 Six Flags Deadline
26 PTA Spaghetti Dinner5:00-7:00 p.m.-Silent
Auction 5:30-7:00 p.m.
STUDENT COUNCIL– 2015-16
HOOVER PBIS (POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS) UPDATE
Students at Hoover are continuing to work
on following our three PBIS expectations: Be
Respectful, Be Responsible and Be Safe.
Students are encouraged to follow our expectations and are rewarded with Spike
Tickets, which can be used for a variety of
individual incentives. We also work towards
whole school incentives. Each newsletter will
now include an update. Just as in academics, a strong connection between what we
are doing here at school and what you are
doing at home will really help our students
be successful!
Celebrations: Classroom behavior referrals
are down 28% compared to this same time
last year! This shows everyone is working
hard to learn, follow and reward classroom
expectations. Overall, the number of behavior referrals is down school wide this year.
Way to go!
How you can help: Our older students are
earning Spike Tickets to spend on an incentive cart, full of small goodies. We are looking for donations to our cart. This can be
anything from small trinkets to gift certificates to your favorite restaurant or movie.
Please contact Amy Gahl-Sweeney at 6043800, ext. 1737 or email me at
[email protected] if you can help.
Student Council held its elections. The officers are
as follows:
Team Victory
Hailey Dahlberg
Breana Foster
Jacob Geboy
Leeasia Hayes
Imani Stanford
Amy Strait
Lydia Werra
Anna Zenz
Team Wonder
Mariana Golombowski
Bianca Mubarik
Matthew Rizza
Callan Wichgers
Team Sisu
Eireland McCully
Lacey North
Team Intellect
Joaquin Beard
Taylor Freitag
Mya Goetsch
Taryn Lisinski
Alyssa Moua
Mackenzie Schumann
Student Council sponsors the Hat and Mitten Tree in
December and will be sponsoring the Pennies for
Patients in February. We applaud the students who
give their time to make Hoover a great place.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
According to Wisconsin State Statute, each student is allowed 10 days
of excused absences throughout the
school year. These absences may be
for illnesses, doctor or dentist appointments or
family vacations.
If your child is absent more than 10 days, an attendance intervention plan will be created to help
your child be in attendance daily. As you know,
daily attendance is crucial for academic success.
If your child will be absent, please call the school
office at 414-604-3800. This is a 24 hour line in
which you may leave a voicemail stating the reason
for absence.
Our school hours are from 8:30-3:30 each day.
Early pick up as well as late arrival is part of our
attendance policy, as every minute counts for learning!
HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT MEETING
State law encourages school districts to provide instruction in human growth and
development to students. The West Allis-West
Milwaukee School District will continue to provide
human growth and development instruction in
grades 5-8. Before providing instruction each
year, the District will provide parents of students
enrolled in these grades with an outline of the curriculum, and explain how parents may inspect the
complete curriculum and instructional materials.
If a parent files a written request for exemption
with a child’s teacher or principal, the District will
not require the student to take human growth and
development. Parents may exempt their children
from all human growth and development instruction, or from instruction in specific subjects.
For more information or to view the complete curriculum and instruction materials for grades 5-8,
contact Jill Ries at 414-604-4960.
There will be a parent preview night held at Irving
elementary School on Wednesday, January 20,
2016 at 6:00 p.m. Irving is located at 10230
West Grant Street, West Allis, WI 53227. Student
presentation at Hoover will be on Friday, February
12th from 9:45-10:45 a.m. Boys will be in the
fieldhouse and girls in room 134.
4 Year Old Kindergarten Parent Information
Nights
Join us for a 4K information session! You will
have the opportunity to learn about:
4K Curriculum
Social/Emotional
Development
Expectations
4K Jump Start Program
The Registration Process
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 26th
Horace Mann Elementary
6215 West Lapham Street
&
Wednesday, January 27th
Mitchell Elementary School
10125 West Montana Avenue
DISMISSAL PROCEDURE
Students will not be called down to the
office until the parent is present in the
office to sign the child out. If you have an appointment, allow enough time for the student to be dismissed from class.
Please be sure to send a note in the morning to let
the teacher know of the early dismissal, so that he/
she will have your child ready.
FOUR YEAR OLD AND FIVE YEAR OLD KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION FOR 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR
Information regarding K4 and K5 registration for the
2016--17 school year will be sent home in January.
Registration will take place on Wednesday, February 3rd. If you have any questions about registration or know of someone in your neighborhood that
needs to register, please call the school office at
414-604-3800.
OPEN ENROLLMENT 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR
Wisconsin’s inter-district public school open enrollment program allows parents to apply for their children to attend school districts other than the one in
which they live. Students in 5 year old kindergarten
to grade 12 may apply to participate in open enrollment. Children entering prekindergarten, 4 year old
kindergarten and early childhood education may participate only if the child’s resident school district offers the same type of program and only if the child is
eligible for the program in the resident school district. Parents should call their neighborhood school
or the district administration office for more information.
For the 2016-17 school year, parents must apply no
earlier than February 1, 2016 and no later than April
29, 2016. Late applications will not be accepted for
any reason. Application forms may be obtained
from the West Allis-West Milwaukee Business Office
at the District Administration Building located at
1205 South 70th Street on or after February 1,
2016.
REMINDERS TO PARENTS
SEVERE WEATHER POLICY INFORMATION
Classroom Interruptions—We
strive to protect instruction
time for students. Please
plan ahead. Information regarding after school activities,
rides, appointments, etc.
should be discussed before
students come to school in
the morning. The only phone
messages into classrooms
should be for emergencies.
As residents of Wisconsin, we all
recognize the need to make special preparations for the safety
and welfare of students in the
event severe weather conditions develop. School
personnel will attempt to take every precaution in
planning for the well-being of your children. In planning for unusual weather conditions, your assistance will be appreciated. When it appears that severe weather conditions are developing, please:
Student Drop off in the Morning—We ask that you
do not walk your child to their classroom in the
morning. You are more than welcome to bring
your child to the school building, but then they
need to walk to their classroom alone. We are trying to keep the classroom interruptions down to
an absolute minimum.
Listen to area radio and TV stations for early announcements regarding the possible school closings. Remember to listen for “WEST ALLIS-WEST
MILWAUKEE School Closings” not “Milwaukee Public School Closings”. Announcements will be made
periodically starting about 6:00 am over the following local radio/TV stations:
Visitors—Visitors must secure a pass from the office before proceeding to visit a teacher, pick up a
student or conduct any business. Thank you for
adhering to this protocol.
Radio Stations
WTMJ……....620
WOKY….…...920
WISN……...1130
WKTI…….....94.5
WRIT………..95.7
WKLH……....96.5
WQBW….....97.3
Parent Contact Information—Be sure to notify the
school office when you have a new address or
phone number. Make sure we can contact you, a
relative or friend regarding your child. This is critical in case of an emergency.
SWEAT PANTS NEEDED
WJMR...98.3
WMYX...99.1
WKKV...100.7
WLUM...102.1
WHQZ…102.9
WXSS...103.7
WMIL...106.1
WNRG..106.9
TV Stations
46D/1005...WDJT CBS58
33D/1006…...WITI FOX 6
28D/1004………...WTMJ4
34D/1012…..WISN-TV12
If you will not be home in the event that classes are
dismissed early, please make arrangements as to
where your children should report. A decision to dismiss early will only be made on those rare occasions when dismissing at the regular time will result
in our inability to get large groups of students home
safely. In such instances, radio stations will be
asked to make early announcements of the time of
dismissal.
We are looking for sweat pants to
help our students that have accidents or fall into puddles or mud.
We are trying to eliminate calling
parents and having them leave work
or home. If we have a supply at Hoover, we give a change of clothing to
the student, and ask them to wash
and return the pants the next day.
On those few winter days when a decision is made
to conduct classes as usual, but as a parent/
guardian you believe it is in the best interest and
safety of your child to remain at home, we encourage you to make that personal decision. You know
your child and your situation better than we do and
should act accordingly. Please be sure, however, to
call the school hotline and report your student absent as “weather related“, so we do not have to call
you.
If your children have outgrown elastic sweat pants
in sizes small (4-6) to large (10-12), Hoover Office
would appreciate the extra pants.
Please remember to always call Hoover office and
report your child’s absence on days they will not be
at school.
PACERS
Cardiovascular fitness is an important component of overall physical fitness. Regular participation in cardiovascular exercise can promote
the loss of body fat, prevent disease, decrease
stress and anxiety and help prevent childhood
obesity. Aerobic Capacity is perhaps the most
important area of any fitness program. The PACER (Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run) is a multistage fitness test adapted
from a 15 meter shuttle run. The test is progressive, which means it is easy at the beginning and gets harder. This test will give a good
approximation of how healthy a student is, in
terms of aerobic capacity (heart health).
All students have participated in the PACER assessment and the following Hoover students are
being recognized for their outstanding efforts:
Top Three Runners
Maxwell Wallace-154
Wilson Scherer-147
Joaquin Beard-115
100 Club
David Bevsek
Jonah Choate
Meka Lund
Bianca Mubarik
Anthony McGowan
Nolan Rausch
Edgar Santos
Daniel Staskunas
Callan Wichgers
90 Club
Ryan Burtch
Ben Derhammer-Gresser
Milos Graovac
Josh Kim
Rayven Kingsby
Anna Zenz
80 Club
Addyson Collings
Hanna Fleming
Isaiah Forster
Jacob Geboy
Nathan Hutter
Dominick Pintarro
Delaney Shotton
Maxwell St. Clair
Mar’niji Taylor
Dario Vujic
Niko Vujic
William Walters
Elizabeth Williams
SIX FLAGS SIX HOUR READING CLUB
Students need to read for six hours
in order to participate in the Six
Flags Six Hour Reading Club and
earn a free ticket to a Six Flags
theme park.
Reading for school or homework assignments does
not count: it’s reading for fun!
Students can read books, magazines, comic books,
or newspapers for the Reading Club. They can
read silently, aloud, or with an adult, or an adult
can read to the child.
Students keep track of their reading on copies of
the form provided by the teacher.
They should record the material they read and the
time they spend reading.
A parent, guardian, or teacher must verify each entry by initialing it.
A parent or guardian must sign the form to verify
that the child completed the six hours.
The dates for reading are due February 19th.
HEALTHY YOU WITHOUT THE FLU
Flu season is upon us once again. The flu spreads
easily when an infected person coughs and sneezes
into the open air and a healthy person breathes it in,
or by touching objects infected with the germs when
touching their eyes, nose, or mouth. The simplest way
to protect our health is by washing hands properly.
Soap, warm water and rubbing hands together
(friction) while washing 20-30 seconds or as long as it
takes to sing Happy Birthday can help prevent infection. Learn to sneeze and cough into your bent arm to
keep the germs from going airborne. Of course we
don’t want to forget to eat a healthy diet, exercise regularly and get enough rest to help our body work best.
One of the best forms of prevention is to get a yearly
flu shot. Everyone over 6 months of age should get
the shot. The West Allis Health Department makes it
easy for you by holding several community flu clinics.
Call the West Allis Health Department flu hotline at
414-302-8670 to hear the dates, times, location and
fees. We want you to be healthy all year long. To
speak to a nurse, call the Health Department at 414302-8600.
SEVERE COLD WEATHER-DRESSING WARM
ATTENTION 5th GRADE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES
Here in Wisconsin, artic winds, a numbing chill,
biting frost, and sub-zero wind chills can lead to
frostbite and hypothermia.
During their SEL lessons, 5th grade students have
been working hard to complete workbooks to
learn about career clusters, work habits, multiple
intelligences and learning styles. These lessons
and activities help students discover more about
themselves as a student and individual and help
them set goals for the future. As part of this experience, each 5th grade student and their family
will have a conference with their school counselor.
This conference will be a positive way for your student to share their goals with you. It will also be a
time to talk about their upcoming experience as
they transition into intermediate school. You will
be contacted in January and February to set up
these 30 minute conferences. If you have questions before then, please contact Mrs. GahlSweeney or Ms. Hennessy at 414-604-3800, ext.
1737.
Frostbite can damage body tissue in fingers, toes,
ears and noses. The skin loses feeling and appears pale white. A wind chill of minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit can cause frostbite in less that 15 minutes. Hypothermia can be fatal and occurs
when your body’s temperature
drops below 95 degrees. Warning
signs of hypothermia are uncontrollable shivering, confusion, slurred
speech and sleepiness. If you detect the symptoms of either frostbite or hypothermia, seek medical help immediately.
Easiest way to combat the extremes of winter’s
cold is to dress for the weather. Mittens are warmer than gloves and wearing a hat helps you to retain body heat. Rather than putting on one heavy
piece of clothing, it is better to dress in layers of
warm clothing. It is also important to keep dry, so
the outer shell should be wind resistant and water
repellant. Wet clothing leads to rapid heat loss
causing hypothermia.
THANK YOU
A big thanks to all who contributed to the Hoover
hat and mitten tree. Many heads and hands will
stay warm thanks to you.
All Board Meetings are held at the School Administration Building, 1205 South 70th Street.
Board of Education
Daniel Bailey
Stephanie Emons
Patricia J. Kerhin
Diane Narlock
Gail Radonski
Jeff Sikich
Susan Stalewski
Sue Sujecki
Patricia Ulwelling
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Dr. Martin Lexmond
January 2016
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Survive Alive
Grade 1 Only
1:00-2:30 Team
Explore/Inspire
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Survive Alive
Grade 1 Only
1:00-2:30 Team
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PTA Meeting
6:30 p.m.
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K4 Information
Night-Horace
Mann School6:00-7:00 p.m.
Survive Alive-Grade
4 Only-Intellect10:30-12:00/Sisu
& Victory 1:00-2:30
Human Growth
Parent Mtg.-Irving6:00 p.m.
K4 Information
Night-Mitchell
School-6:007:00 p.m.
Quarter 2 Ends
Report Cards
Go Home
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Open Enrollment Begins
through April
29th
NO SCHOOL
PTA Meeting
6:30 p.m.
Kindergarten
Registration8:00-4:00
Parent Teacher
Conferences4:30-8:00 p.m.
Human Growth
Meeting for 5th
Graders:
9:45-10:45
BoysFieldhouse
Girls-134
Six Flags Deadline
Spaghetti
Dinner/Auction
Dinner-5:007:30 p.m.
Auction: 5:307:00