10.5.18

Hello Hoover Rockets,

Kate with her winning banner entry.

Walk-a-thon

We had a great time walking with Paws at the Hoover Walk-a-thon.  Thank you for all your hard work collecting pledges to support Hoover.  We achieved our goal and we will have the dunk tank on Field Day.  The final numbers are being tabulated and we will announce the winners next week.  It is very tight so if you have any remaining donations please send them in on Monday.

3rd Grade Team with Paws

Outdoor Classroom and Garden

Mrs. Eckerle's class used our pumpkins from the school garden for a science\math exploration. They tested them to see if they would sink or float. They measured circumference. The kids also decorated them with a Sharpie.

They talked about why a grape sinks, but a pumpkin and apple float.

KINDNESS The October Climate Character Trait is Kindness.  Each day the students here a "tip of the day" during the announcements.  Today's tip is:  Sit by someone new at lunch.

Mrs. Lipinski's class wrote about kindness this week.

Why is it important to be kind you ask?  Well here is why. Kindness helps with many things like:  making friends, having fun and even makes people smile!  Here are some ways to be kind to others; share, give, think of others, help and if people are feeling lonely ask them if they want to play.  That's a way to make a new friends!  See kindness is important!  I hope you are kind too!  Lucas R.

Kindness is super important!  What is kindness?  Kindness is giving to the less fortunate.  Kindness is playing with someone who is not having a good day.  There is no limit to how kind you can be.  When you are kind you will have more friends, feel good about yourself and have a better day.  If you are mean and do not treat others the way you want to be treated you will not have as many friends and not a lot of people will want to play with you because you are an unkind person.  As you can see being kind is great.  So the next time you see someone sad, play with them.  Then you know you are being kind.  Tommie H.

Livonia Cub Scout Pack 907 will be doing a can and bottle drive on Saturday, October 27^th in the north Hoover parking lot from 12:00 pm-4:00 pm.  So save those returnables, drive on over and we will help unload your vehicle.  Come support our active local Cub Scouts!

Did you know what a difference a few minutes makes in the morning?
Think about it this way....
If your student is chronically late every morning, or many mornings, as he/she is arriving, the rest of the class is already moving on.  Morning routines include: being organized for the day, morning work, attendance, lunch count, specials, calendar, reviewing daily schedules, etc.!  You would be amazed at how much is happening the very first 10 minutes of class.  When your child is late, they miss out on this very important part of the day.  Please have your child here before the first bell, which is at 8:50, when children are escorted to their lockers.  By the second bell, 8:54, instruction is beginning!  We appreciate your support.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT for our Walk-a-Thon!!!! We met our goal of $10,000. We will have the final numbers with the class and student breakdowns next week.

Box Top$ for Education FALL contest starts this coming Monday, October 8^thand runs until Friday, October 19^th. Please help our AMAZING HOOVER ROCKETS earn "free money" by sending in your Box Tops for Education. The PTA will award a classroom party to the top earning class in each grade level.  Some popular brands supporting Box Tops are Annie’s, General Mills cereals, Zip Loc bags, and Lysol products. Just cut out the Box Tops coupon on the packaging and save it to send in to your child's class during the contest. Each coupon is worth 10 cents. Last year, we raise around $800 for Hoover Elementary School!! You can also participate by downloading the Bonus Box Top App to your smart phone. Simply download the app, create or login to your Box Top account, look for Bonus Offers, buy the products and upload a picture of your receipt to the app for points. Look for more details to come home as the contest approaches.

NATIONAL PTA REFLECTIONS CONTEST: Calling All Artists Is your Hoover Rocket a visual artist, photographer, write, dancer, musician, or film maker? Then keep reading because the PTA has a program for them!! Students make projects that are inspired by a theme. This year’s theme is “Heros Around Me.” They can make a project in as many categories as they want. It is free to enter!! This is the 50^th Anniversary of the National PTA’s Reflections Contest and we are excited to offer it at Hoover. LPTSA will judge all the entries from Livonia Public Schools. They will choose four winners in each age range and category. Then they send those winners on to be judged at the state level. Top winners at the state level go on to national judging. Please watch for an eblast from Mrs. Linn with more information during the first week in October. The deadline to turn in projects is November 14, 2018. Please contact our Hoover PTA Reflections Chair, Christina Testa, Christina.testa.80@gmail.com, if you would like information. 

Next PTA MEETING Tuesday, October 9, 2018 10:00 AM  Hope you can join us in the Community Room!

10/8 Nuts About Science
10/8-10/19 Box Top Contest
10/9  10:00 PTA Meeting

10/11 2:15 Fire Drill
10/16 Hoover Highlights

10/17-10/18 1/2 Day of School Parent Teacher Conferences

10/19  Spirit Day College Day 

10/19  Last Day for Box Top Contest
10/24  10:40 Fire Drill

10/25  6-8:00 Hoot N' Howl

11/6 NO SCHOOL Election Day, Professional Development Day

11/9 Spirit Day Gum Day

11/13 7:00 PTA Meeting

11/21-11/23 NO SCHOOL THANKSGIVING BREAK