Hoover
Elementary
School
Parent Handbook
12705 West Euclid Avenue
New Berlin, WI 53151
414-604-3800
Fax 262-782-2231
Ali Hatab,
Principal
Paul A. Strobel
Interim Superintendent
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
From the Principal…………………………………………………………………. Page 1
Mission Statement/Visional Statement/Beliefs…………………………………… Page 2
Board of Education ……………………………………………………………….. Page 2
Arrival ……………………………………………………………………………. Page 3
Attendance/Tardy ………………………………………………………………… Page 3
Bicycles, Scooters, Skateboards and Playground Equipment …………………….. Page 5
Bus Transportation/Daycare Van …………………………………………………………. Page 5
Girl Scouts/Brownies/Cub Scouts…………………………………………………. Page 6
Code of Pupil Rights and Responsibilities ………………………………………. Page 7
Conferences ………………………………………………………………………. Page 7
Custody Plans …………………………………………………………………….. Page 7
Daily Time Schedule ……………………………………………………………… Page 7
Dress Code for School Clothing ………………………………………………….. Page 8
Early Dismissal …………………………………………………………………… Page 8
Fees ………………………………………………………………………………. Page 8
Girl Scouts/Brownies/Cub Scouts ……………………………………………….. Page 8
Head Lice Check …………………………………………………………………. Page 9
Health Department/Vision and Hearing Screening ………………………………. Page 9
Health Room ……………………………………………………………………… Page 9
Hoover Hears and Minds………………………………………………………….. Page 10
PBIS……………………………………………………………………………….. Page 10
Immunizations ……………………………………………………………………. Page 10
Kindergarten Screening …………………………………………………………… Page 11
Lost and Found …………………………………………………………………… Page 11
Lunch/Breakfast Program ………………………………………………………… Page 11
Birthday Snacks…………………………………………………………………… Page 12
Peanut/Nut Free Snacks…………………………………………………………… Page 13
Health Snacks……………………………………………………………………… Page 14
Medication at School …………………………………………………………….. Page 14
District Guidelines for Students Use of Personal Devices……………………….. Page 15
Pass (Partnership for Academic Achievement and Student Success) ……………. Page 16
Pictures …………………………………………………………………………… Page 16
PTA ………………………………………………………………………………. Page 16
Public Notice …………………………………………………………………….. Page 16
Student Services …………………………………………………………………. Page 17
Report Cards/Five Week Progress Reports ……………………………………… Page 17
Safe Program ……………………………………………………………………. Page 17
Special Subject ………………………………………………………………….. Page 18
Telephone-Hoover School Information Hotline ………………………………… Page 18
Tuition Waiver/Open Enrollment/Moving Out of the District …………………. Page 19
Visitors ………………………………………………………………………….. Page 20
Weather …………………………………………………………………………. Page 21
Website …………………………………………………………………………. Page 21
Yearly Enrollment Forms ………………………………………………………. Page 21
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FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Ali Hatab
Welcome back to another exciting year at Hoover School. On behalf of the staff, I welcome all of the new and
returning students and parents to the start of a new school year.
We look forward to your continued support, guidance and feedback to ensure that every child receives the quality
of educational excellence that you have grown accustomed to. Your engagement however, is imperative to guide
and encourage your child to do their best day in and day out to reach their maximum potential.
Please take the time to read and save the Hoover Parent Handbook with the day to day policies and procedures to
help our school accomplish the daily routines needed to run our school effectively. Please keep your contact information updated so that it is easy for us to reach you in case of an emergency.
I do encourage you to ask questions, share your ideas with us during the course of the year. Our staff will always
take the time to help problem solve with you as parents to help your child achieve at school.
Please make sure to call our staff members who work with your youngster so we can work collaboratively to help
your child succeed academically, socially and behaviorally this school year.
Please take a look at the last page of the handbook to see staff and room changes for the 2013-2014 school year.
Please return the following forms to your child’s teacher by Friday, September 6, 2013:
-Student Fee Info/Envelope
-Hoover Emergency Form/Annual Health Questionnaire
-Free/Reduced Lunch Application
-Student Health Insurance Forms
-Rights and Responsibilities Parent Signature
-PTA Directory/Membership/Volunteer Forms
-Updated Immunization Forms for K4 and K5 Students
-Media Opt Form (Optional)
-Notice of Refusal to Release Director Data (Optional)
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WEST ALLIS-WEST MILWAUKEE, ET. AL.
Mission Statement
The mission of the School District of West Allis-West Milwaukee, et al. in partnership with
family and community, it to provide challenging curriculum and engaging instruction so that
every student may attain academic success.
Vision Statement
The School District of West Allis-West Milwaukee, et al., provides a learning environment
where all students will achieve academic excellence in schools in which teachers are involved
in continuous professional development so that they can provide exciting, relevant instruction in
a school setting that fosters respect, integrity and character.
Beliefs
1. Student achievement is the primary responsibility of the district.
2. Instruction must be delivered to reflect that learning occurs in different ways and at different rates.
3. Learning is the shared responsibility of students, staff, family and community.
4. A positive, supportive environment contributes to an individual’s success.
5. Respect for diversity is essential.
6. Every student is entitled to a safe and secure learning environment.
7. Each student is entitled to an equitable education that maximizes his/her potential.
8. On-going professional development and staff collaboration are vital to student success.
Board of Education 2014-15
Daniel Bailey
Annette Frymark
Patricia J. Kerhin
Diane Narlock
Gail Radonski
Jeff Sikich
Susan Stalewski
Sue Sujecki
Patti Ulwelling
Darlene Ziemendorf
All Board of Education meetings are held at the School Administration Building, 1205 South
70 Street.
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ARRIVAL
Students are not allowed on the school grounds until 8:20 a.m. each school day with the exception of students attending before school rehearsals or breakfast program.
The school playground is not supervised before 8:20 a.m. Students who arrive prior to these
posted times create supervision difficulties. With prior planning, all our students will arrive at
school on time and safe.
ATTENDANCE/TARDY
Please report all absences to our attendance line at 414-604-3800. Parents are expected to report a student’s absence by 9:00 a.m. on the day of
the absence. You can access the attendance line 24 hours a day, seven
days a week. A telephone call must be made each day a student is absent. A written note is not necessary if you have called in the day before.
Parents are contacted at home or work by the school office if the parent has not called to report
the absence to the school. Please make sure all home/cell/work numbers are kept current.
The purpose of this procedure is to ensure that your youngsters are in a safe location at home or
school.
Any absence not reported by note or phone call within 24 hours of a student’s return to school
will be recorded as unexcused.
Each family will be receiving an Attendance Brochure to review concerning the school district’s attendance policies and definition or excused and unexcused absences.
Tardy
When a student is tardy to school, you must call the attendance line stating the reason. Upon
arriving to school, the parent must sign the student into the office and receive a pink tardy slip.
If a student arrives before 10:15 the student will be marked tardy. After 10:15 the student will
be marked absent for the morning.
When a student has an early dismissal and leaves before 2:15 the
student will be marked absent for the afternoon. If the student
leaves after 2:15, the student will be marked present.
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Homework Request for Absent Student
When children are absent from school and parents, or a sibling, or
classmate wish to pick up their child’s homework, please indicate this
with the voice mail for attendance. Early notification is necessary in
order that the teacher will have sufficient time to prepare the materials and have them ready by the end of the day.
Extended periods of absence from school due to a family trip should
be explained in a letter format to the school with enough advance
warning so homework can be provided. Your advanced planning will minimize the possible
disruption to your child’s education. If they miss school, they miss out.
Habitual Truants
A “habitual truant” is a pupil who is absent from school without an acceptable excuse for either
of the following: Part or all of five or more days on which school is held during a school semester. This applies to all children under the age of 18. Children can no longer be released
from compulsory school attendance prior to age 18.
Parent/Guardian Responsibilities
Under Wisconsin Statue 118.15, any person having control of a child between the ages of 6 and
18 shall see to it that the child attends school regularly until the end of the school term of the
school year in which the child becomes 18.
Penalties
According to 118.15 (5) of Wisconsin Statutes, a parent or guardian of a child may be held responsible for the child’s non-attendance, and if convicted, he/she may be fined not more than
$500 or jailed for 30 days, or both, and/or revocation of vehicle registration.
Ordinance 6.06 of the Revised Municipal Code of the city of West Allis makes it unlawful for
any pupil to be truant from any school in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District. If a
parent knowingly allows their child to be truant from school, the parent can be issued a citation.
Truancy Parents and Student Rights
Parents have the right to receive written notice of their child’s nonattendance from school. Parents and students have the right to attend a
meeting with school officials to discuss the child’s truancy. Parents and
student may request a number of programs or curriculum modifications to
attempt to improve regular school attendance.
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BICYCLES, SCOOTERS , SKATEBOARDS AND PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
If a student rides a bike to school it should be locked and parked in the bike rack. The school is
not responsible for them. Students should walk their bikes to the rack in the morning and off
the school grounds at the end of the day.
Students are prohibited from bringing skateboards or scooters to school. There have been too
many injuries and problems on the playground with skateboards and scooters. Parents, please
help us enforce this rule.
Students at all grade levels have access to basketballs, kick balls, soccer balls and jump ropes.
Students are allowed to bring a small soft/nerf style football to use at the noon hour since the
larger footballs are hard for students to use in cold weather. Students may also bring a basketball, but all equipment must have a student’s name on it. The school is not responsible for all
lost or stolen items. Please encourage your child to give any
valuable items to his/her teacher if they were brought to school by mistake.
Students should not bring any baseballs, bats or mitts, frisbees, tennis balls, small rubber balls,
and small toys for recess at any time.
BUS TRANSPORTATION/DAYCARE VAN
Bus Information
The majority of Hoover School pupils are bussed to school each day.
All students must be at their stop at lease 7 minutes before scheduled
pick-up time. For obvious safety reasons, it is essential that youngsters display appropriate behaviors while riding the bus. The following simple rules will need to be followed:
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Pupils must remain seated.
Voice Level at “1”
No food or beverages on the bus.
Act respectful to the driver and passengers.
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Video cameras are used on all routes on a random unannounced basis. The videotapes, driver
reports, and other student reports will be used as the basis for disciplining students who cannot
follow the bus rules.
If a parent moves within the school attendance area during the school year, you will need to
provide a two week notice to the school office to avoid interruption of the bus service. Otherwise, a parent would need to transport their child until bus service can be initiated to the new
address.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
If there is a change in dismissal schedule, a note must be sent to the classroom teacher or
a telephone call to the office. All students who ride the bus daily go home on the bus
unless a note/telephone call is provided.
Please plan ahead if there is any changes in your schedule. Please do not ask for students to
ride busses with other students. These requests cannot be granted for any reason by district
transportation policy.
Parents are reminded to call the bus company directory about pick up or drop off problems, or
late busses. First Students telephone number is 414-649-2625.
Daycare
Parents of students who ride a daycare provider are reminded that it is
the day care centers responsibility to know a child’s daily schedule.
If a parent is going to pick up a child during the school day or after
school, the parents must notify the day care center and the school office so that the child is not left at school. Please remember to communicate with your day care center.
GIRL SCOUTS/BROWNIES/CUB SCOUTS
Scouting troops will be forming this September at Hoover School. Information will be coming
home with students at the grade levels that the scouting groups
serve.
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CODE OF PUPIL RIGHTS AND REPSONSIBLITIES
The Board of Education has an established Code of Pupil Rights and the contents of the code
will be discussed with all youngsters in the classrooms the first week of school. Each family
will be receiving a handbook at Open House.
The behaviors listed in this policy disrupt the learning environments and/or the safety of students and staff here at Hoover School. Our plan covers most of the items in the state statutes.
CONFERENCES
Parent-teacher conferences will be scheduled each quarter. The following dates are for the
2014-15 school year:
October 8th
December 9th
February 25th
April 28th
CUSTODY PLANS
Parents with custody arrangement are reminded to provide the school office with a current
copy of the custody order so we do not release a child to someone who should not be picking
them up from school.
Non-custodial parents may request progress reports, report card copies, and may be scheduled
for parent teacher conferences at their written request. Non-custodial parents wishing school
information such as report cards or newsletters must provide a supply of stamped self-addressed
envelopes to the school office so we can accommodate your request for information.
DAILY TIME SCHEDULE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR
8:00
8:20
8:25
8:30
11:10
11:15-12:00
11:45-12:30
12:50
3:30
School Breakfast Opens
Earliest arrival to school for students
First Bell
All pupils K4-5 in Classrooms (Tardy Bell)
Half day AM EC and K4 dismissal
K5 Lunch Time Begins and recess to follow
Grades 1/2/3 Lunch Time Begins (lunch 11:45/outside recess 12:10)
Grades 4/5 Lunch Time Begins (outside recess 11:45/lunch 12:10
PM EC and K4 classes Begin
Dismissal
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DRESS CODE FOR SCHOOL CLOTHING
It is expected that youngsters will wear appropriate clothing each day to school
that does not interfere with the instructional process.
Students with shirts, t-shirts, and other articles of clothing with slogans or pictures that are not appropriate for school will be asked to turn the shirt inside
out for the remainder of the day, or return home with parent to change to more
appropriate clothing. Shorts and skirts must be finger tip length, and straps
on shirts and dresses must be two finger tip wide.
Parents should set this dress standard at home and check their youngsters daily
as to the clothing being worn to school.
EARLY DISMISSAL
Parents should send a note to school each time a child must leave school early. Parents must
pick up the child at the school office. Students will not be sent out to a waiting car and students
cannot walk home. A parent must come in and sign their child out of school. We do this for
you child’s safety. If someone other than parent picks up student, they must show identification.
All parents are asked to try to schedule appointment for doctors and dentists until after school
hours if possible. This practice minimizes the disruption to your child’s daily education.
FEES
School fees at the elementary level include supplies and workbooks, and a recorder and music
book in grade 4, and technology fee for K4-grade 5.
EC/K4
$50.00
K5-5
$70.00
If you qualify for reduced lunch your fees are reduced to the following:
EC/K4
$25.00
K5-5
$50.00
All student fees unpaid by the end of the school year will be turned over to the district for collection including possible referral to a collection agency.
A student fee waiver procedure, based on the reduced meal income criteria on the Free and Reduced Lunch Application will be used by the district to determine families who cannot afford to
pay student fees. All of this must be accomplished prior to November 1st.
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HEAD LICE CHECK
Yearly we have trained health volunteers who will screen each student here at Hoover School
for head lice. We have screenings three times a year, beginning of the school year, after winter
break, and after spring break. Students suspected of having head lice are rechecked in the
school office and parents are contacted to take the youngster home and clear up the problem
before the student returns to school.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT/VISION AND HEARING SCREENING
Vision and hearing screening will be done by the health department personnel and PTA volunteers. Annually we will screen K4, K5, Grades 1, 3 and 5.
Hoover School receives public health services from the West Allis Health Department. Should
parents who reside in New Berlin have any questions regarding public health services, contact
the Waukesha County Department of Health at 262-896-8430, Monday through Friday, from
8:00 am-4:30 pm.
The nurse who will service Hoover School from the West Allis Health Department will be Mrs.
Rose Aird. The telephone number for the West Allis Health Department 414-302-8600 for parents who reside in West Allis and have any questions regarding public health services.
HEALTH ROOM
The health room is run by the school office. The school does not have a registered nurse on duty.
If your child is sick or injured, the office staff or health room volunteer will
attend to your child. Parents are notified when illness or injuries are serious
enough to warrant communication. If the parent is unable to be reached, we
will attempt to reach alternate contacts provided by the parent. It is advisable
to list “local” emergency contacts to minimize the response time. Your assistance in keeping the office informed of any changes in your phone numbers or your emergency
contact information is greatly appreciated. When picking up a sick or injured student, please
report to the office. Children need to be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school.
In the event of a serious injury or other emergency which requires hospitalization, the City of New Berlin will handle all cases, including students who reside in West Allis. Since the school is located in the City of
New Berlin, jurisdiction in these matters is their responsibility.
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HOOVER HEARTS AND MINDS
Hoover School is devoted to helping children use their hearts and minds well. As members of
the Hoover School Community, we all want to foster a love of learning in a
caring, supportive, respectful, safe environment with positive, consistent expectations, opportunities for participation, and personal accountability. With
that in mind, students are called to focus on five key behaviors upon which
this type of learning community can be built. They are:
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Showing empathy and acceptance
Demonstrating kindness and courtesy
Taking responsibility for learning
Respecting adults, peer and property
Working and playing safely
We know you will do your best to reinforce these important behaviors with your child and appreciate your support and involvement as we strengthen the Hoover School community so that
all members are better able to use their hearts and minds well.
PBIS
Positive Behavior Intervention Support is the process of creating safer and more effective
schools. It is a systems approach to enhancing the capacity of schools to educate all children by
developing research based, school-wide, and classroom behavior supports systems. The process focuses on improving a school’s ability to teach and support positive behavior for all students. Rather than a prescribed program, PBIS provides systems for schools to design, implement, and evaluate effective school-wide, classroom, non-classroom, and student specific plans.
PBIS includes school-wide procedures and processes intended for all students and all staff in all
settings. PBIS is not a program or curriculum. It is a team based process for systemic problem
solving, planning and evaluation. It is an approach to create a safe and productive learning
environment where teachers can teach and all students can learn.
IMMUNIZATIONS
Wisconsin State Law requires that all students enrolled in public schools be immunized against
diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, rubella and mumps. In addition, all
youngster who will be in Kindergarten through grade 5 in September, 2011 must have
had two doses on the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine and the Hepatitis B
series, Also Varicella (Chicken Pox) vaccine will be required for students, or the history (year) when the student had chicken pox. All dates on the immunization form
must be in a month/day/year format.
Immunizations to protect against all of the above diseases can be obtained Free of Charge at the
West Allis Health Department, 7220 West National Avenue, West Allis (414-302-8600) or the
Waukesha County Department of Health, 515 West Moreland Boulevard, Waukesha (262-8968430).
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LOST AND FOUND
Every year many students leave behind articles of clothing and school equipment/materials that
should make it home. Please take the time to mark your youngster’s clothing and school materials with their name and room number for the school year. Parents are welcome to check lost
and found for missing articles located outside the office. Small or valuable items are maintained in our office.
LUNCH/BREAKFAST PROGRAM
Students have the opportunity to bring a lunch from home or to purchase a hot lunch The hot
lunch/breakfast menu is sent home monthly. When buying tickets, money must be sent in a
sealed envelope. The front of the envelope should have the student’s name, grade, teacher’s
name and amount enclosed. Make checks out to Sodexho Food Service or pay on line. If you
have any questions about the hot lunch program, please call 414-604-3000, ext. 3046 and a supervisor from Sodexho Food Service Company will help you.
Breakfast is served from 8:00-8:25 in the Field House.
The following rates apply to hot lunch/breakfast for the 2014-15 school year:
Breakfast
$1.30
Reduced Breakfast
.30
Lunch
$2.05
Reduced Lunch
.40
Milk
.35
Students who eat lunch at school may purchase hot lunch on a daily, 5 day, or 20 day ticket basis. Children who purchase or receive a full priced/reduced priced or free lunch also receive
milk with their lunch. If a student would desire an extra milk with their hot lunch, it would be
an additional .35.
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Students who qualified for free or reduce lunch last year will need to return to school the annual
application that was sent home in your open house packet. The form must be completed within
the first two weeks of school. Please include your case number and signature. If you have been
pre-certified and have received a letter from our District indicating your students are already
approved for free meals for the school year, you do not have to return the form.
If your child or children are new to Hoover, they must be approved for free or reduced lunch by
the school district food service.
Students who bring a bag lunch will also be able to buy white or chocolate milk. We ask that
these students only buy two milks at each lunch period, please. No bills will be accepted that
are larger than a dollar. Please, no glass containers or soda cans in the lunchroom.
Parents are requested to follow the procedure listed below regarding
lunchtime activities.
 We will expect that all students grades K5-5 will stay for lunch each day
unless we are notified.
 If a student is going home for lunch, parents are requested to send a note to the child’s
teacher on the day the child will not eat lunch at school . You must sign your child in/out of
the school office.
BIRTHDAY TREAT AND SNACKS
During the course of the year, many children bring in snacks to celebrate special occasions such as birthdays. There cannot be any
snacks/treats containing any signs of peanut ingredient. There are
students within Hoover that have severe peanut allergies. Families or
teachers generally keep special treats for these students to enjoy when
treats are shared with the class. Parents and teachers work together to
ensure the safety of children with food allergies. Please do not send in
special treats for specific children in a class who may suffer from allergies. The allergies are often complicated and many similar foods may
prompt an attack. The kindness of parents wishing to send “safe”
snacks is appreciated but parents fear an ingredient may be overlooked. Please know that we will ensure each child has a safe treat for
them when snacks are distributed. Suggestions for Peanut/Nut-Free
snacks/treats can be found on the following page.
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Peanut /Nut Free Snacks
Crackers
Honey Maid-Cinnamon Grahams & Sticks, Honey Grahams and
Sticks
Ritz Crackers (plain only, not sandwiches)
Keebler Club Crackers (original only, not sandwiches)
Nabisco Saltines
Sunshine Cheez-Its
Triscuit
Wheat Thins
Pepperidge Farm Cheddar Goldfish (only plain, pretzel
or cheddar. Not Cinnamon Grahams)
Sargento-Mootown Crackers & Cheese Dip
Keebler Town House Crackers
Sportz Cheddar Crackers
Kraft Handi-Snacks Cinnamon Graham Crackers
with Applesauce Dip
Kraft Handi-Snacks Crackers with Cheese Dip
Fruits
All Fresh Fruit
Dole Fruit Bowls
Del Monte Fruit To-Go Cups
Sun-Mail Raisins (not chocolate covered)
Applesauce Cups
Motts Fruit Blasters Applesauce Tubes
Vegetables
All Fresh Vegetables including
Carrots with Dip
Celery Sticks with Cream Cheese or Dip
Gummy Snacks (not Brachs- Only Betty Crocker or Nabisco Fruit
Snacks including:
Fruit Roll-Ups
Fruit by the Foot
Gushers
Shark Bites
Fun Fruits
Scooby Doo Fruit Snacks
Sweedish Fish
Trix Fruit Snacks
Hi-C Fruit Snacks
Pokemon Fruit Snacks
Jellos and Puddings
Hershey Chocolate Pudding Tubes
Kraft Handi-Snacks-Wacky Gels, Vanilla &
Chocolate Pudding
Hunts-Juicy Gels, Vanilla and Chocolate Pudding
Jello-Gelatin Cups, X-treme Jello Tubes, Vanilla,
Chocolate and Oreo Pudding
Dole Fruit-n-Gel Bowls
Delmonte Fruit & Gel To-Go Bowls
Cookies
Nilla Wafers
Oreos and Mini Oreos (not mint creame)
Chips-A-Hoy (not minis)
Bisco Wafers
Teddy Grahams
Pepperidge Farm (Milano, Chessmen, Shortbread and
Sugar Cookies)
Keebler (Butter Cookies, Grasshopper Cookies
Nabisco (Barnum Animal Crackers, Oatmeal & Iced Oatmeal
Cookies, Cameo Cookies, Fig Newtons, Kool Stuff
Strawberry Seas Bars)
Hostess Ho-Ho’s & Twinkies
Rice Krispie Treats (plain only)
Nutri-Grain Apple Cinnamon/Brown Sugar Twists
Frozen Treats
Minute Maid-Juice Bars, Fruit & Cream Swirls,
Frozen Lemonade
Good Humor-Fudgesicles, Popsicles, Fire Crackers,
Great White, MicroPops, and Scribblers
Nestle-Itzzakadoozies, Ice Screamers Flintstones Rainbow
Sherbet Treats & Juicy Juice Frozen Juice Pops
Lick-A-Colors
Tropicana Fruit Juice Bars
Welch’s Fruit Juice Popsicles
ICEE Frozen Treats
Misc.
Cheese
Yogurt (not soy brands)-Gogurt, Danimals, etc.
T. Mazettis Carmel Apple Dip (with apples)
Pizza-Papa Johns, Dominoes, Pizza Hut
Candy-Starburst, Skittles, Twizzlers, Hershey Milk
Chocolate Bars (not with almonds) and Hershey Kisses
(not with almonds and not Hugs), Milk Duds, DOTS,
Sour Patch Kids, and Tootsie Rolls
Doughnuts-Krispy Kreme “Original Glazed” only (only
From the store-with or without sprinkles. Not
Pre-packaged from a grocery store)
Jet Puffed Marshmallows
Salty Snacks
Rold Gold Pretzels
Ruffles Potato Chips
Lays Potato Chips
Fritos
Doritos (not crackers)
Cheetos
Tostitos
Pringles (original only)
Popcorn (Pop Secret, Orville Redenbacher, Health Choice)
IMPORTANT: Due to continual changes in manufacturer packaging and processing, please read the ingredient label of your snack chosen from this list to
ensure that it does not contain any of the following...peanuts/nuts, peanut/nut
butter, peanut/nut oil, peanut/nut flour, peanut/nut meal, or any of the statements “May contain traces of peanut/nuts” or “Manufactured in a facility that
also processes peanuts (and/or other nuts)”.
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HEALTHY SNACKS
We at Hoover try to reinforce our healthy lessons about nutrition with the student learning to
bring in a quick, healthy snack each day. High sugar snacks or snacks without nutritional value
(such as chips, cookies and pudding) should not be brought to school. Below are some suggestions. Because of the limited time, please have the snack be quick and easy snack to eat.
Acceptable
Fresh fruit or raw vegetables
Bread
Pretzels or popcorn
Yogurt
Cheese
Raisins
Fruit muffins or
Bagels
Crackers
Not Acceptable
Chips
Soda
Doritos
Cookies
Cake
Pudding
Candy
Cup Cakes
MEDICATION AT SCHOOL
At times during the school year, it may be necessary for children to take medications. These
can be prescription or non-prescription medications. Parents are reminded that the school district has specific policies regarding school personnel administering medications during the
school day. They are as follows:
1. For all prescription medications, one permission form must be signed by
the parent and the child’s doctor. The forms will be placed on file in the
school office. Without this permission form, it will be necessary for the parent to come to school and administer the medication.
2. For all non-prescription medications, the same permission form must be
signed by the parent and placed on file in the school office.
In both cases, this form should include all necessary information for properly administering the
medication, including dosage, duration and time of administration.
Also, there is an asthma form that must be completed for any student who suffers from asthma.
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DISTRICT GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS USE OF PERSONAL DEVICES (BYODBring Your Own Device)
The district permits use of personal devices by users in support of teaching and learning in order
to further the educational aims of the district, increase accessibility to technology-related curricula, and personalize learning. Personal devices may include laptop computers, tablets, cell phones,
IPods/MP3 players, wireless devices, digital cameras, storage devices or other electronics that
may be carried on a person.
The district recognizes that whether students have their own personal devices, and if they are allowed to bring those devices to school, is a family decision. In order to address equity issues, the
District will provide access to students who do not own a personal device in circumstances when
their use is required for instructional purposes during the school day.
During class time, students may use personal devices only under the direction and supervision of
staff members. Use during non-instructional times (e.g. lunch, passing periods, before and after
school) is permitted so long as it does not interfere with educational or employment responsibilities, and so long as it does not hinder, disrupt, or consume an unreasonable amount of network or
staff resources, or violate school rules, state law, federal law or Board policies. Students are expected to follow the directives of staff members restricting the use of personal devices at any time
during the school day, or while attending a school-sponsored activity.
Users connecting to district systems, even those with a personal device, should have no expectation of privacy. The District may review and monitor accounts, without notice, to ensure responsible technology use and main system integrity.
The District reserves the right to confiscate and search personal devices if reasonable suspicion
exists that District policies have been violated. The personal device may be turned over to law
enforcement if the personal device has been used for an illegal purpose. Upon request, users must
surrender the personal device in it entirety. Devices may then be held by school staff for short periods of time consistent with school procedures.
Users found to be in violation of District policies using a personal device will be subject to consequences, including disciplinary action, exclusion of the device from the District, or criminal prosecution.
Responsibility for the care of personal devices and behavior while using the device belongs solely
to the owner. The District is not liable for loss, theft, damage, or misuse of any personal device
including while on District property, connected to District systems, or while attending school
sponsored activities. Technical support for personal devices may not be available. Any support
provided by the District shall be done in good faith, and does not render the district liable for the
function of any personal device.
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SPARC
The purpose of the Sparc Program is to provide students with additional academic support outside of the school day to prepare them for all of the challenges and opportunities that living in the 21st century bring. Again, our focus is math and reading. As we reviewed our students; functioning on classroom, district and statewide assessments, math/reading are areas in which we
would like to see improved achievement for our students.
This program is offered to selected students on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each
week from 3:30-4:30 p.m. If your child is selected for the program, you will receive notification when your child’s teacher refers him/her.
PICTURES
School pictures will be taken Thursday, September 18th. Information will be sent home in September.
PTA
JOIN THE
PTA
The Hoover PTA extends a warm welcome to youngsters and parents
who are new to our school, as well as to those who have been a part of
Hoover School in past years. Our PTA is involved in a wide variety of
activities at our school and is always looking for volunteers who are
willing to help. By becoming a member of the PTA, you are showing
support and dedication to the quality of events and services provided
for you by the PTA:
 Welcome Back Picnic in September
 Dances
 Field Trips (Money contributed to classrooms each school year)
 Special Programs
 Fifth Grade Graduation
Membership information will come home the first week of school.
newsletter goes home with the youngest or only student.
Every other month a PTA
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the School District of West Allis-West Milwaukee, et al. has completed inspection of all building as required by the Asbestos Hazard Emergency A Response
Act (AHERA). Management plans for all buildings operated by the School District are available for inspection at the individual schools and at the District Administration Center, 1205
South 70 Street.
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STUDENT SERVICES
Student Services personnel include school psychologists, speech clinicians, learning and behavior disability teachers. These individuals provide resource and program assistance.
They work closely with classroom teachers and building principals to help meet the varied
learning needs of youngsters in our schools. School psychologists are primarily involved with
pupil testing and consultation with teachers and parents.
Speech clinicians, learning and behavior disability teachers and ELI/ILI teachers have teaching
responsibilities in addition to giving specific tests related to their area of learning.
REPORT CARDS/FIVE WEEK PROGRESS REPORTS
Students in grades 1-5 receive four report cards during the school year. Kindergarten students
receive their first report card at the second marking period.
Kindergarten students do not receive five-week progress reports until the second marking period. Students in grades 1-5 will receive a five week progress report each quarter. Special subject five-week reports only go to students performing below proficiency and/or needing improvement in work habits or social skills. Special Education Reports will accompany all progress reports and report cards in one envelope for ease of communication.
Please contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions or concerns about your child’s
progress.
SAFE PROGRAM
The WA-WM Recreation Department sponsors an after school SAFE Program for students each
night at dismissal from 3:30-5:30, Monday through Friday when school is in session. The cost
is $65.00 per semester per child or $130.00 per year per child no matter how many days a student participates. Students will not be able to leave the program unless checked out by a parent/
guardian.
Mail or drop off your registration form with payment to the Recreation Department, 1205 South
70 Street, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 p.m. Registration is also accepted at the
SAFE Program in the Hoover field house between 3:30-5:30 p.m. Hoover SAFE number is 414
-588-1459.
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SPECIAL SUBJECT
The following information is a schedule of special subject classes. This may help parents understand the instructional program for your child at their grade level.
ART
K5-Grade 2
Grades 3-5
One 60 minute class per week
One 60 minute class per week
VOCAL MUSIC
K5-Grade 5
Two 30 minute classes per week
PHYSICAL ED.
K5-Grade 2
Grades 3-5
Two30 minute classes per week
Two 30 minute classes per week
SOCIAL/
K5 -Grade 5
EMOTIONAL LEARNING
Two 30 minute classes per week
Students must have a pair of gym shoes for physical education class. It is desirable that these
gym shoes not be worn to school, but rather kept at school and changed prior to gym class and
removed after gym class. This prevents students from forgetting their gym shoes and having to
sit out of gym class. Student clothing worn to school should be comfortable and
appropriate to participate in gym.
Eye glass guards are available for students who need to wear glasses during physical education instruction. These are provided by the physical education teacher.
Request for a student not to participate in physical education class should be accompanied by a
doctor’s request with the date to resume participation.
The following programs are also offered:
 Dare Program
Grade 5
 Survive Alive
Grades 1 and 4
 School Chorus
Grade 4 and 5
 Orchestra
Grades 4 and 5
 Suzuki Violin
Grades K-3
 Band
Grades 5
Voluntary Sign up in September
Voluntary Sign up in September
Voluntary Sign up in September
Voluntary Sign up in September
TELEPHONE-HOOVER SCHOOL INFORMATION HOTLINE
The Hoover School information Hotline is a tool for parents to gain quick and complete access
to school information at times most convenient for them-day or night!
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A recorded introductory message identifies a number of initial options
for information from which to choose. These are activated by pushing
the numbers on your touch tone phones. Sorry, rotary dial phones cannot
access this system.
The school office telephone (414-604-3800) will operate from 7:45 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. if a caller requires personal assistance. Calls after hours or
on weekends will automatically be transferred to the secretary’s voicemail.
School telephones may be used by students only for necessary calls. Ordinarily students will
not be permitted to use the phone for forgotten items. School supplies, books, lunch money,
band instruments, etc., are the responsibility of the individual student. Please encourage your
child to accept and learn this responsibility.
MEDIA OPT
Periodically, the print and electronic media will report on public events and activities that take
place in the schools. If you do not want your child’s name, image and/or words or work to appear in the print or electronic media as a result of his or her participation in and/or attendance at
a non-public activities or events, please pick up a form in the school office to be put on the Media Opt List.
TUITION WAIVER/OPEN ENROLLMENT/MOVING OUT OF THE DISTRICT/
INTRA DISTRICT TRANSFER
If a family moves from the Hoover School attendance area during the school
year, please let the school office know this as soon as you have a new address.
District policy allows for students to finish the school year if the parents are willing to provide
their own transportation to and from school. Parents need to complete a Tuition Waiver form.
Students who move after February they may apply for an additional year of Tuition Waiver.
The following year they MUST apply for Open Enrollment in order to continue enrollment in
the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District. Any questions, call the district office at 414604-3030.
If you plan on moving out of the district, please notify the school office as to what district you
will be transferring to and the name of the new school. Records will be mailed to the new
school when we receive a request for records from the new school your child(ren) will attend.
If you move to another West Allis School boundary and would like your child to continue at
Hoover, you must complete an Intra-District Transfer form. If the transfer is approved, you will
have to provide transportation to Hoover.
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VISITORS
All visitors to Hoover School are reminded that the doors are locked at all
times. Parents and visitors are required to check in and out of the school office so we may direct you to a specific area as well as keep track of the visitors in the building. Please enter at the main door on Euclid and press the button on the door monitor. After you hear a click, the door will be unlocked. After entry, all visitors must report to the office to sign in. Thank you for your patience and understanding with
this security procedure for your child’s safety.
WEATHER
Students will be allowed in the building at 8:15 a.m. and will have indoor recess in the event of
inclement weather. Inclement weather situations are rain, when the temperature is below ten
degrees Fahrenheit or the wind chill is ten degrees below zero. A flag will be placed by the entrance door indicating that students may enter the building.
As a resident of Wisconsin, we all recognize the need to make special preparations for the safety and welfare of students in the event severe weather conditions develop. School personnel
will attempt to take every precaution in planning the well being of your children.
When it appears that severe weather conditions are developing, please listen to area radio and
TV stations for early announcements regarding the possible closings of schools. The announcements will be made periodically starting about 6:00 a.m. over the following local radio/TV stations:
Television Stations
CBS 58
TMJ 4
FOX 6
WISN 12
W.A. Cablevision
FM Stations
WKTI 94.5
WKLH 96.5
WLTQ 97.3
WMYX 99.1
WLZR 102.9
WXSS 103.7
WMIL 106.1
AM Stations
WTMJ 620
WOKY 920
WEMP 1250
Make arrangements as to where your children should report if you would not be home in the
event that classes are dismissed early. A decision to dismiss early will only be made on those
rare occasions when dismissing at the regular time will result in our inability to get large groups
of students home safely. In such instances, radio stations will be asked to make early announcements of the time of dismissal.
On those few winter days when a decision is made to conduct classes as usual but as a parent or
guardian you believe it is in the best interest and safety of your child to remain at home, we encourage you to make that personal decision.
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WEBSITE
The school website on the internet is very informative about school dates and events. How to
get to the website is as follow:
WEB ADDRESS:
http://www.wawm.k12.wi.us
CLICK ON THE WORDS: Our Schools
CLICK ON:
Hoover
CLICK ON:
View our school site
YEARLY ENROLLMENT FORMS
Parents are asked each year to fill out a number of forms to be returned immediately at the beginning of each new school year.
Annual Student Emergency Contact/Health Condition Form-The Annual Student Emergency
Contact/Health Condition Form is very important to have all current address and telephone
numbers for the household. Work numbers are very important in the case of sick or injured students.
Please call the school office with any changes to home/work numbers during the school year. If
we are unable to reach a parent, we will call your emergency phone numbers.
The emergency school closing information is used to help you plan ahead in the event we have
to dismiss school early because of an interruption in utility service to our school or due to the
weather. You need to discuss this plan with your youngster and walk them through it until you
are sure they understand the procedure.
Students who take the bus will first go to their normal bus stop. Your plan must start there.
The students who walk to and from school will need to know where they should walk to upon
dismissal.
The back side of the form, (Health Condition), helps the school nurse identify those children
attending our school that may have critical health care.
Please make sure if your child has severe case of asthma requiring medication that you indicate
this and provide the office with the medicine/district forms to help make sure we can effectively
help your child. If your check Asthma/Breathing problem on the form, your must complete an
Asthma Care Plan.
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School Insurance Plan-An accident insurance plan is available to any interested family. If you
are interested in this plan, please complete the enrollment form and return it to the office within
two weeks. If you are not interested, please sign the bottom portion of the form indicating that
you were provided the opportunity.
PTA Directory Information-The PTA compiles a Hoover directory for all families who are interested in having their names and telephone numbers published in a directory for everyone to
use. If you are interested in having your name published, return the slip to the Hoover Office.
District Directory Form-This form provides a way for parents to opt out of releasing directory
information to the general public on a yearly basis.
Student Rights and Responsibilities Booklet-This booklet is revised each year to provide due
process to parents and students regarding district behavioral expectations. There is a return
form for parents and students to sign indicating they have discussed the book.
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