Hoover Notes will be sent out weekly to help you keep track of important school community news and events. New items are bolded.  Links are blue.

*There will be no Hoover Notes next Monday 3/25.  Have a wonderful Spring Break!*

1. Hoover staff and students have raised $5,770 in the Read-A-Thon!  Week 2 top readers and classes will receive prizes early this week.  You can still sign up your reader by clicking on https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/lRURRx/1 and selecting on your student's Language Arts teacher's class. This is where you will be able to view and record their progress.  Click here for the weekly winners and here for a list of prizes.
2. Thank you to everyone who donated pies and gave Hoover staff a boost and put a smile on their faces.
3. Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help with outdoor recess. Please consider signing up here for future Fridays.  We need to have at least 3 parentsper grade or recess will not happen.  Be sure to call the main office at 301-968-3740 before going to the school to confirm that recess has not been cancelled because of staffing shortages and/or inclement weather.
4. Thank you to Edith Deng, Golru Ghaffari and Anne Glynn for serving on the Hoover PTA Nominating Committee.  The Committee is seeking volunteers to serve as board members or on various committees for the 2024-2025 school year.   As a new or current Hoover parent, getting involved in the Hoover PTA is a great way to be involved in the school and show your support for the teachers, staff and students.  Interested parents should email Anne Glynn at anne.glynn@gmail.com.
5. Mark your calendar for our next fundraising Spirit Night on 4/10 - Potomac Pizza (Potomac Village and Travilah).
6. The PTA's Safety Committee is working with the MCDOT Safe Route to School.  Corporal Edward Rodriguez, School Safety Section-Traffic Operations Division will be at school on 3/20 to talk to all grades about safety.  Learn more about the Committee's advocacy efforts here.
7. Items on the Hoover Staff's Amazon Wishlist includes support for staff appreciation.  Items should be delivered to the "Gift Registry Address" at 11208 River View Drive, Potomac, MD 20854.
8. Join the PTA if you haven't already. We would love to get to 100% participation!
9. Link your Harris Teeter VIC card to the Together in Education program to earn money for Hoover. Click here for more details.
10. Stay up-to-date with PTA activities when you join the Hoover PTA Facebook Page.

1. Thursday Things to Know March 14 provides information about the Superintendent search and how you can share your input, Kindergarten registration, upcoming virtual interactive sessions for the MCPS Community Engagement Officer (CEO) program, districtwide approach on preventing and responding to hate-bias, extended districtwide survey deadline, college and career opportunities for students, upcoming events, and MCPS news! 
2. Read the latest edition of MCPS QuickNotes, which includes a calendar of events and MCPS news and information.
3. Monday, April 22 will shift to an asynchronous learning day for all students. Students will engage in learning experiences and complete work asynchronously. Read the message here.  
4. Board of Education Member, Julie Yang, is hosting a Secondary School Speech Contest for all middle and high school students living in Montgomery County on 4/13 from 9:30-11:30 am at 9400 Key West Avenue, Rockville, MD.  Students must prepare a 2-minute speech on any topic.  All participants will get a reward. Register by 4/6.
5. Save the Date for a Cluster-Wide Event! The Churchill SGA is sponsoring a Community Carnival on Saturday, April 27th with games, rides, bounce houses, face painting, a petting zoo, free sports clinics, food, music, and more. Along with all of the fun - there will be information booths about clubs and groups, services for our community, the schools and PTSA's from each of the individual schools will be there - and registration information for Kindergarten will be available.  Come out and join the community for this fun for all ages event!
6. Nominations are needed for Churchill Cluster Coordinators for the upcoming school year (2024-2025).  Up to three coordinators can represent the Churchill Cluster.  Past PTA Presidents as well as those who are interested in education advocacy and policy serve as excellent candidates. Candidates must have served on a PTA Board in any role and be current dues paying PTA members.  Questions?  Contact Susan Lifsey,Winston Churchill Cluster Coordinator at susanlifsey@gmail.com.

Student Service Learning is a Maryland state graduation requirement. 75 SSL hours are required to graduate.  For more information and SSL opportunities, visit the MCPS SSL page, the Montgomery County Volunteer Center's website, and the PTA's SSL page.  If you have questions, email Hoover's SSL Coordinator, Amalia Triantis at Amalia_D_Triantis@mcpsmd.org.

SSL Opportunity:

Hey Hoover teens - more green, less screen!  Drop your phones and come work for MSI! Calling all 7th graders and older who love soccer and would like to earn SSL hours (or get paid) while having fun!  Our MSI Youth Game Leaders enthusiastically manage our soccer games for our first and second grade teams. MANY games are played at Hoover every weekend.  Our YGL’s take responsibility for leading two to three hour-long games on Saturdays.  You’ll learn valuable leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.  Our YGL role makes a perfect “first job”.  To learn more details, CLICK HERE (or go to our MSI website, www.msisoccer.org > "Programs" > "Development" > "YGL." 

Herbert Hoover Middle School PTA

8810 Postoak Road

Potomac, MD 20854

hoovermspta.org