March is Reading Month at Hoover!

Acting out famous books.

Hello Hoover Rockets,

We kicked off March is Reading Month this week.  Thank you to the Hoover PTA for sponsoring the Magic Carpet Theater Assembly on Friday.

Clara Barton

Sir Isaac Newton

Wax Museum
Mrs. Skibinski and Mrs. Lipinski's 4th graders held their Wax Museum this week.  The students read a biography and dressed as thefamous person.  They shared important facts as the audience guessed the
person.  Great Job!
                           

Professional Development

On Wednesday afternoon, our staff analyzed our Staff Climate Survey results and learned more about Standards Based Grading.  We are preparing for the future shift of a Standards Based Report Card.

Thank you for sending in all those pennies!  We will announce the winning animal next week.
Thank you for purchasing pizza from Cebella's on Monday.  We work hard to find local businesses that support Hoover!
Please join us on Wednesday evening, in the Multipurpose Room, for our March PTA meeting, at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, we have our next Spirit Day.  Donate $1 to wear PJs to school.
We are collecting gently used books for Book Bingo Night (3/15).  We will use the books for prizes.  Please send in any Elementary Level books or adult books (appropriate for a school function).  We have bins in the lobby by the Welcome Table.

What is Standards-Based Grading? Standards-Based Grading communicates how students are performing on a set of clearly defined learning targets called standards. The purpose of SBG is to identify what a student knows, or is able to do, in relation to pre-established learning targets, as opposed to simply averaging grades/scores over the course of a grading period, which can mask what a student has learned, or not learned, in a specific course. Standards Based Grading reports what students know and are able to do within each content area. 

3/8 Kindergarten Information Night 6:00-7:00 p.m.
3/8 PTA Meeting 7:00 p.m.
3/9 PJ Spirit Day, All School Read In
3/10 Marking Period Ends
3/10 Half Day of School, students are dismissed at 12:10
3/15 Book Bingo Night
3/17 Report Cards Go Home, Teachers Swap and Read
3/23 Spring Picture Day
3/24 Guest Reader Day
3/25 & 3/26 Girl Scout Cookie Drive Thru at Hoover
3/27 Buffalo Wild Wings Fundraiser
3/31 Career Spirit Day, Author Assembly, Ice Cream Sundaes