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MARCH
19-23 Spirit Week 22 - 8th Grade Parent Tea, 9-10:15am 26 - 30 - NO SCHOOL - Spring Break APRIL 2 - NO SCHOOL - Spring Break 9 - End of Marking Period / EARLY RELEASE 19 - Report Card Distribution 20 - TASTE OF HOOVER 30 - 6th Gr Outdoor Ed Program (session 1) MAY 1-2 -6th Gr Outdoor Ed Program (session 1) 2-4 - 6th Gr Outdoor Ed Program (session 2) 6-12 - Staff Appreciation Week 8 - PTA General Membership Meeting at 7pm 18 - Talent Show 7pm 28 - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day JUNE 1 - Hoover Dance 12 - Last Day of School / End of Marking Period / EARLY RELEASE 21 - Report Cards Mailed |
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Hoover Spirit Wear - Get your short sleeved shirts for the warm weather! Check out the new items and order HERE. You will be able to see and touch all the new items – and we take credit cards! Questions? Email colleen.greer@verizon.net.
THANK YOU - Staff Appreciation Week
Thank you for the generous donations by our Hoover parents and local businesses to the Hoover PTA staff appreciation celebration! The four days of festivities were supported by parents and local businesses with volunteering at the events and donating food, snacks, desserts, drinks, gift cards, gift certificates and many other items needed to host our various events. We could not have pampered our Hoover teachers and staff this week without you!
Gift card / gift certification Donation - Local businesses
Attman's Deli, Bethesda Magazine, Bowl America, Cava, Chuy's, Clyde, Crave, Di Marco Restaurant, Dulles Golf Center & Sports Park, Extend Yoga, Founding Farmer, Giant, Gregorio's, Gusto, Habitat Burger, Maryland Science Center, Mezeh, Mission BBQ, Niwano Hana, Potomac Pizza, RTR Pilates, Sushi Damo, The Original Pancake House, Urban Hot Pot, Summer House (donated an appetizer gift card for each staff member)
Gift card / gift certification Donation - Parents
Bhatia Family, Brooks Family, Chae Family, Chowdhury Family, Conary Family, Darby Family, Glassman Family, Goldberg Family, Guiterman Family, Hemphill Family, Horton Family, Johnson Family, Mai Family, Marin Family, Matin Family, McKim Family, Myers Family, Ouinaksi Family, Raab Family, Rincon Family, Saha Family, Song Family, Sun Family, Tamari Family, Tholan Family, Ton Family, Verba Family, Vinal Family, Wang Family, Yuan Family, Zoulis Family
Catering
Chuy's Tex-Mex, Rockville
Classes
Yoga, Polly Poffenroth
Snacks, Desserts, Drinks
Thank you to the 40+ parents that contributed!
Parent Volunteers
Jyotsna Gupta - Staff Appreciation Committee Chair, Diane Berinstein, Sheila Coleman*, Noel Dahlby*, Gayle Friedman, Marta Gomez*, Tamara Gruber, Virginia Horton*, Juli Jamison, Zainab Mai*, Nadia Mansour*, Carla Morris, Carla Rush*, Goldie Shturman, Moon Song*, Pritha Srinivasan, Monica Svinicki, Maria Tamburri*, Sentil Yogesvaren*, Linda Young*, Monica Zoll
* Teacher Appreciation Committee member
Highlights from this year's PTA meetings . . .
May's PTA Meeting
Vaping/Juuling 101 - We were informed and enlightened by the information presented on Thursday evening. It challenged many of our preconceptions about vaping being harmless. We encourage every parent that could not attend the presentation to learn more about the dangers of vaping. It was a privilege to have our MCPS Cluster Security Supervisor, Mr Cedrick Boatman, and our School Resource Officer, Officer Amy Homrock, join us to share their experiences and how we can respond to this current trend that is impacting our children's health. Our school health teacher, Ms Heather Burns, provided a very informative presentation which was supported by evidence and information from our Country representatives. If you want to learn more about this, please do reach out to our school professionals who are happy to provide help.
February's PTA meeting
We were so privileged to have Ms. Wise present Closing the achievement gap: Putting neuroscience to work. Closing the achievement gap continues to be a topic of debate in the world of education. What does current research suggest we consider when determining a course of action and how can parents utilize this important knowledge base when supporting their students in the classroom and beyond. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE HER PRESENTATION
Valaida Wise, Ed.D (Val) is currently the Head of School at National Child Research Center, an inclusion model preschool since 1928. An educator for more than 20 years, Val has written several articles on education, educational leadership, early childhood and inclusion in early childhood. Val is also an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Syracuse University, M.A.T in Early Childhood Education from Trinity College, Washington DC and Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
1st PTA Meeting of the Year - Was held on October 10th at 7pm in the Media Center. Kara Trenkamp, Ph.D., Director of Technology Integration and Support from MCPS, talked about the new myMCPS Classroom. We were very impressed with the capability of this new platform! Please take some time to click here to see how you can set this up to best track your student's progress through middle school..
and last year.....
SCREENAGERS - Hoover PTA proudly provided a screening of the documentary, SCREENAGERS on March 2. SCREENAGERS addresses the most pervasive parenting issue of our time head on—depicting teen struggles over social media, video games and internet addiction. The film empowers kids to best navigate the digital world and provides practical resources to help them do it. Please click here for a parent discussion guide.
THANK YOU - Staff Appreciation Week
Thank you for the generous donations by our Hoover parents and local businesses to the Hoover PTA staff appreciation celebration! The four days of festivities were supported by parents and local businesses with volunteering at the events and donating food, snacks, desserts, drinks, gift cards, gift certificates and many other items needed to host our various events. We could not have pampered our Hoover teachers and staff this week without you!
Gift card / gift certification Donation - Local businesses
Attman's Deli, Bethesda Magazine, Bowl America, Cava, Chuy's, Clyde, Crave, Di Marco Restaurant, Dulles Golf Center & Sports Park, Extend Yoga, Founding Farmer, Giant, Gregorio's, Gusto, Habitat Burger, Maryland Science Center, Mezeh, Mission BBQ, Niwano Hana, Potomac Pizza, RTR Pilates, Sushi Damo, The Original Pancake House, Urban Hot Pot, Summer House (donated an appetizer gift card for each staff member)
Gift card / gift certification Donation - Parents
Bhatia Family, Brooks Family, Chae Family, Chowdhury Family, Conary Family, Darby Family, Glassman Family, Goldberg Family, Guiterman Family, Hemphill Family, Horton Family, Johnson Family, Mai Family, Marin Family, Matin Family, McKim Family, Myers Family, Ouinaksi Family, Raab Family, Rincon Family, Saha Family, Song Family, Sun Family, Tamari Family, Tholan Family, Ton Family, Verba Family, Vinal Family, Wang Family, Yuan Family, Zoulis Family
Catering
Chuy's Tex-Mex, Rockville
Classes
Yoga, Polly Poffenroth
Snacks, Desserts, Drinks
Thank you to the 40+ parents that contributed!
Parent Volunteers
Jyotsna Gupta - Staff Appreciation Committee Chair, Diane Berinstein, Sheila Coleman*, Noel Dahlby*, Gayle Friedman, Marta Gomez*, Tamara Gruber, Virginia Horton*, Juli Jamison, Zainab Mai*, Nadia Mansour*, Carla Morris, Carla Rush*, Goldie Shturman, Moon Song*, Pritha Srinivasan, Monica Svinicki, Maria Tamburri*, Sentil Yogesvaren*, Linda Young*, Monica Zoll
* Teacher Appreciation Committee member
Highlights from this year's PTA meetings . . .
May's PTA Meeting
Vaping/Juuling 101 - We were informed and enlightened by the information presented on Thursday evening. It challenged many of our preconceptions about vaping being harmless. We encourage every parent that could not attend the presentation to learn more about the dangers of vaping. It was a privilege to have our MCPS Cluster Security Supervisor, Mr Cedrick Boatman, and our School Resource Officer, Officer Amy Homrock, join us to share their experiences and how we can respond to this current trend that is impacting our children's health. Our school health teacher, Ms Heather Burns, provided a very informative presentation which was supported by evidence and information from our Country representatives. If you want to learn more about this, please do reach out to our school professionals who are happy to provide help.
February's PTA meeting
We were so privileged to have Ms. Wise present Closing the achievement gap: Putting neuroscience to work. Closing the achievement gap continues to be a topic of debate in the world of education. What does current research suggest we consider when determining a course of action and how can parents utilize this important knowledge base when supporting their students in the classroom and beyond. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE HER PRESENTATION
Valaida Wise, Ed.D (Val) is currently the Head of School at National Child Research Center, an inclusion model preschool since 1928. An educator for more than 20 years, Val has written several articles on education, educational leadership, early childhood and inclusion in early childhood. Val is also an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Syracuse University, M.A.T in Early Childhood Education from Trinity College, Washington DC and Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
1st PTA Meeting of the Year - Was held on October 10th at 7pm in the Media Center. Kara Trenkamp, Ph.D., Director of Technology Integration and Support from MCPS, talked about the new myMCPS Classroom. We were very impressed with the capability of this new platform! Please take some time to click here to see how you can set this up to best track your student's progress through middle school..
and last year.....
SCREENAGERS - Hoover PTA proudly provided a screening of the documentary, SCREENAGERS on March 2. SCREENAGERS addresses the most pervasive parenting issue of our time head on—depicting teen struggles over social media, video games and internet addiction. The film empowers kids to best navigate the digital world and provides practical resources to help them do it. Please click here for a parent discussion guide.
Our programs can't happen without YOU! There are many opportunities to volunteer with the PTA.
School Store - We offer a parent-run school store in a dedicated room in the cafeteria. We need parent volunteers to staff the store for 1.5 hr shifts during lunch Monday through Friday. If a parent does not volunteer, then the store does not open. Come on your own or sign up for a shift with a friend HERE.
Please email Colleen Greer if you have a particular interest in promoting the Amazon program, organizing Spirit Wear OR helping with Staff Appreciation events throughout the year.
School Store - We offer a parent-run school store in a dedicated room in the cafeteria. We need parent volunteers to staff the store for 1.5 hr shifts during lunch Monday through Friday. If a parent does not volunteer, then the store does not open. Come on your own or sign up for a shift with a friend HERE.
Please email Colleen Greer if you have a particular interest in promoting the Amazon program, organizing Spirit Wear OR helping with Staff Appreciation events throughout the year.
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