Herbert Hoover Middle School Parent Teacher Association

SUMMER NEWS

Thank you to all the parents who came out and voted in our new board, at our Outdoor PTA Meeting on June 25, 2020!

Please welcome the 2020-21 Hoover PTA Executive Board:
Susan Lifsey (President)
Peggy Davis (Executive Vice President)
Heather Kennedy (Vice President of Membership
Jane Shue (Treasurer)
Maritsa Klashi (Recording Secretary)
Michael Neufeld (Corresponding Secretary)
Michael Ma (MCCPTA Delegate)
Jun Zhang (MCCPTA Delegate)

Summer Math Activities
We at Herbert Hoover Middle School would like to encourage students to explore mathematics in a global context in order to assist them in their journey to becoming mathematicians and thinkers. This summer, Herbert Hoover Middle School students are to complete a minimum of 5 of the tasks on the MATH-O board for their specific math course. Students can also practice their math skills by completing the additional review packets to review a variety of different math skills. You can find these activities on our Hoover website or by clicking on the summer assignments tab on the Hoover MS tile on MyMCPS Classroom.

SUMMER READING

Summer is a great time to sit back and curl up with a book. Don't let all those countless hours of reading over the school year go to waste. Keep building your literacy skills by participating in our summer reading program. Studies show that students can lose 30% of their literacy skills by not reading over the summer. Not only will you enjoy some great stories, but your new English teacher will be impressed with what you learned. Students have free choice in what they read and choice on how they want to reflect on the reading.

Checkout the media center website for our directions and the reflection choice board. In the fall, we'll have a raffle for all students that completed the summer reading to participate in. Summer reading is the safest and cheapest way to travel. Build your imagination, vocabulary, and perspective through story!

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Thank you for supporting Hoover!
-The PTA Board

Churchill Sports News for Incoming Freshman

Attention 8th graders! Are you interested in participating in sports at Churchill HS during the 2020-2021 school year? If so, we want to get to know you and send you information on the coming year. Just click on the link below and complete the google form. Once you do that, a coach will be emailing you in the coming weeks with information on the sports you want to be a part of. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Athletic Specialist Jesse Smith at Jesse_R_Smith@mcpsmd.org.

Can’t wait to see you all next year! Go Bulldogs!
https://forms.gle/RQBzFssttyZ2E1Yz8

CHURCHILL JV FOOTBALL INFORMATION FALL 2020

Hello,

My hopes are that everyone is safe and well. The reason for this email is to provide all the updated information regarding our upcoming Fall football season.
At this time, while there is no official stance from the county on the status of fall sports, we are moving ahead with all the prerequisites that would be required should we be cleared to move forward.
That being said, here is all the information and updates I have to share with you:
1) As of 5/31/2020, we have partnered with TeamBuildR and have begun online conditioning. We encourage all players to sign up, it's free and will allow you a structured workout to begin working out at home.

To sign up,
Step 1: go to https://app.teambuildr.com/signup?ej=true
Step 2: Follow prompts and copy/paste codes below

Ez Join: WKER-HNBK
Password: OIMGBZJF

Step 3: Download the Teambuildr App in the App Store.

2) If you haven't already, please fill out the Bulldog Incoming Freshman Form: https://forms.gle/RQBzFssttyZ2E1Yz8

3) In preparation for in person workouts/training, we need two things:

A completed permission form on record: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfREVpzPgmomEKaICV1YMdEtDVJxaXHOQhpeS36_0cAUsT5OA/viewform

A valid physical

- Since physicals are only good for one year, please make sure that if your son has one that is going to expire anytime during the football season, it's imperative that you schedule to get a new physical ASAP.
- Without a valid physical, they cannot participate in any school sports.
- If the physical expires during the season, then they will be ineligible to play anymore until a new physical is provided.
- Physical forms can be downloaded from our Churchill Athletics website: https://churchillathletics.com/ > Under FORMS

All students wishing to participate in fall sports must officially register with the school/county. All the forms can be found at https://churchillathletics.com/ > Under FORMS. Last I checked, it still hasn't been updated with this year's information, but once it does, the instructions will be found under MyMCPS Registration Info.

Lastly, if we do end up starting (on time), then equipment handouts will likely be on (Monday 8/10 and Tuesday 8/11) with the first day of tryouts/practice on (8/13). Reminder, you must have completed all forms and have a valid physical on file in order to get your equipment.

- From 8/13 (or the actual first day of practice) until the week prior to school starting, we will have two-a-day practices from Monday through Saturday (no practices on Sundays).
- Once we begin following the school practice schedule, typically its the week prior to school starting, we will go down to one practice a day. Practice times will then be changed to 3:00/3:30pm until 5:30/6:00pm. The practice times may fluctuate between these times as needed.
- Final times and calendar of events will be provided as soon as they are finalized and available.

Please let me know if you have any questions, I look forward to meeting you soon.

Thanks!
Coach Rydzewski (Varsity Football)
&
Coach Ho (JV Football)

Announcements

Congratulations again to our Hoover Class of 2020! Have a fabulous summer! We will miss you!

NAACP News

Do you need food during COVID-19? Call 311 & ask for the Food Access Call Center! You’ll receive a call back in the language of choice & talk to a trained staff member about your food needs (free meal/grocery delivery, SNAP, community food providers) No identifying info needed.

(From NAACP Parent Council)

MCCPTA News

We don’t have much information yet about what the fall will look like in MCPS, but I think there will be some online learning and some in-person learning.

MCPS has decided to use a single platform (myMCPS) in the fall rather than two (myMCPS and Google Classroom).
MCPS considers “continuation of learning” in marking period 4 a temporary response to the national crisis, and doesn’t continue when 2019-2020 school year ends. Distance learning in the fall will be more robust than what we experienced in MP4. MCPS aiming for more synchronous instruction, more teacher-led instruction, less centralized content, and more traditional assessments, grading and reporting.
MCPS still pressing forward with curricula rollout, with no desire to fall back to curriculum 2.0. There will be more vendor-supported teacher training this summer.
Testing: Apparently the College Board has decided not to try to conduct a 3-hour online SAT. MCPS is investigating whether it can hold an SAT day for students in the Class of 2021 (whose SAT day in the spring had to be cancelled).
State-required assessments that were cancelled in the spring might take place in the fall.

Challenges for reopening school buildings: limit size of groups, maintain social distancing, close communal areas (such as cafeterias), have staff (and probably many or most students) wear masks, restrict building visitors, more frequent hand sanitizing and building cleaning. Classrooms typically have room for 30 students; limiting to 10-12 requires substantial revision of classroom use. Schools are designed for group collaboration and socializing, so not using the cafeteria and having students eat at desks is also a major adjustment. Schools buses typically hold up to 60 children, but might be limited to half of that, or even as few as 10, which might require more staggered schedules, arrivals, and dismissals. MCPS must also account for students, family members and school staff who are at high risk from COVID-19 and may not feel comfortable with the increased risk of exposure in school buildings, so there may need to be options. There are many other considerations.

Rodney Peele
VP for Educational Issues

HOOVER COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER!
The Amazing Hoover Administration packing up and delivering the supplies donated by our community to our families in need. Thank you everyone for your generosity!

Thank you to the restaurants below that have generously supported Hoover with catering for staff and donations in the past. If you are ordering food for carry-out or delivery during COVID-19, please consider supporting these businesses.

Pike Kitchen - www.pikekitchen.com
Trapezaria - www.thetrapezaria.com
Gregorios - www.gregoriostrattoria.com
Baskin Robbins - www.baskinrobbins.com
Shake Shack - www.shakeshack.com
California Pizza Kitchen - www.cpk.com (sells groceries)
Potomac Pizza - www.potomacpizza.com
California Tortilla - www.californiatortilla.com
Five Guys - www.fiveguys.com
Chipotle - www.chipotle.com

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