Hoover Middle School
Providing our students with the supports, tools, and diverse opportunities needed to meet the challenges of an ever-changing world
Announcements
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Baseball - Softball - Boys Lacrosse - Girls Lacrosse - Boys Tennis - Wrestling - Boys and Girls Track and FieldThe 2021 edition of the Hoover Middle Yearbook is now on sale. The sale will run until Friday, April 23rd and all sales will be online. Due to Covid 19 and limited activities within the building, this year's edition is 32 pages and will cost $12.00. To order go to www.inter-state.com/yearbook and enter this code: 57211Z. For Grade Level please list one of the student's team teachers. Yearbooks will be distributed in June.Hello all HMS families,Attached is the free and reduced lunch form. In-person students will receive a form at school and we are asking VLA families to print one at home if you are able. Please fill out the form and return to school with your child or at food pick up! Although we are lucky to have free breakfast and lunch for all we need everyone to fill out a form as that determines the allotment from the government. Thank you, everyone, for your support :)HMS Theme DaysWe encourage all students and staff to join in our school spirit days each week in order to build community spirit!Mondays = Wear Green or Hoover Gear day - show your Dragon spirit!Thursdays = Kindness Day (wear kindness theme shirts, buttons, and/or extend extra kindness to others)Fridays = Wear gear from your favorite sports teams!From the weekly message from Superintendent Cimato:Revised 2020-21 CalendarAt the February 9 Board of Education meeting, the Board approved a revised 2020-21 school year calendar which includes three important changes. You can access the calendar at www.ktufsd.org/calendar. The first is a change to the Superintendent Conference Day scheduled for Friday, March 19. This day has been moved to Wednesday, March 17, to provide an additional day of in-person attendance. For any students who would normally attend on Fridays, March 19 will be a day of in-person instruction.The second change is the addition of Juneteenth as a district holiday for students and staff. Going back to 1865, Juneteenth is a very important day that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. It is now recognized as a public holiday in New York State. Since it falls on a Saturday this year, the holiday will be observed on Friday, June 18, so there will be no student or staff attendance that day.The final change involves our plan for emergency days. With the addition of Juneteenth, our calendar now allows for up to three emergency days, which are typically used as snow days if needed. If more than the allotted number of emergency days are used, we would normally have to make up these days of lost instructional time. A new state program is allowing school districts to conduct remote learning as an alternative. Therefore, in Ken-Ton, in the event that we need additional emergency days beyond the three that are allotted, we will take advantage of this program. As you know, we have not used any emergency days thus far.
Kenmore West High School Elective Courses For Gr. 8 Students
HMS PTA Membership Information!
For absences and early dismissals of Hoover Middle students: Parents/Guardians, please call the attendance office at 874-8405 (option #1) in the morning to notify them of your child’s absence or early dismissal. Then, make sure you send in an excuse for your child. You can send it to any of their teachers who will forward it to the Attendance Office or even better, you can send it to Susan Krieger at skrieger@ktufsd.org. You can also fax it to 874-8470 or mail it to the address below. In the excuse, please include the student’s name, grade, reason, time, and date as well as parent/guardian name and phone number. In the event that your child sends a note to the teacher regarding an absence, know that it cannot be used as a legal excuse for attendance records. We must have an excuse from a parent or guardian.
Mail to:
Attention: Attendance Office
Hoover Middle School
249 Thorncliff Rd.
Buffalo, NY 14223
Thank you for your continued support.
Remote Online Learning Expectations for Students!
If you are having technical issues or problems please email Mr.Norton. In your email please include your child's name and grade level. If this is regarding an attendance issue, please contact your child's teacher or attendance office.
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Contact Us
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Miss Elaine M. Thomas - Principal
Mr. Marco Galante - Assistant Principal
Ms. Michelle Jaros - Assistant Principal
District Announcements
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Report Cards & Tracking Your Child's Academic Progress
You can access your child's report cards and track their academic progress through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal, which you can access on a computer, tablet, or smart phone. You can access Portal and instructions at www.ktufsd.org/ParentPortal.
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2021-22 Budget Information (Vote May 18, 2021)
On Tuesday, May 18, 2021, Ken-Ton School District voters will have the opportunity to vote on a proposed 2021-22 school year budget. Visit www.ktufsd.org/budget for information on the budget and Board of Education candidates.
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Kindergarten & Universal Pre-Kindergarten Registration
Registration for Kindergarten and Universal Pre-Kindergarten in the Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District for all students who will be attending public and non-public schools will begin in January. More information can be found here.
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Ken-Ton Weekly Connection: Superintendent's Weekly Message & Video Update
Stay up-to-date with the Ken-Ton Weekly Connection, a weekly message and video update from Superintendent Sabatino Cimato. View past editions on the web and sign up to receive it in your email inbox each week.
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Reopening Planning for the 2020-21 School Year
All planning documentation and resources involving the reopening of schools for the 2020-21 school year will be posted to the district website at www.ktufsd.org/reopening, which will be constantly routinely.
News & Headlines
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New York State Gr. 3-8 Math, ELA & Science Assessment Information
Gr. 3-8 Families: Please review this important information regarding the Gr. 3-8 New York State ELA, Math and Science Assessments.
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Numerous Students Selected for All-County Ensembles
The Ken-Ton School District congratulates all the students who auditioned and earned a place in the Erie County Music Educators Association (ECMEA) All-County Music Festival ensembles.
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2021-22 Budget Information (Vote May 18, 2021)
On Tuesday, May 18, voters will have the opportunity to vote on a proposed 2021-22 school year budget. Visit www.ktufsd.org/budget for information on the budget and Board of Education candidates.
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Former Bills Linebacker Joins HMS for Morning Announcements
Former Buffalo Bills linebacker Mark Maddox was a very special guest during Hoover Middle School morning announcements leading up to the January 24 AFC Championship Game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs.
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Kindergarten & Universal Pre-Kindergarten Registration
Registration for Kindergarten and Universal Pre-Kindergarten in the Ken-Ton UFSD for all students who will be attending public and non-public schools will begin in January. More information can be found here.
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Ken-Ton Recognizes Student Artists, Art Teachers & BOE
The Ken-Ton School District celebrated the talents of nine student artists and their art teachers at a special event on October 20 which also recognized the contributions of the five volunteers who serve on the Board of Education.
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KE, KW Earn U.S. News & World Report 'Best Schools' Designation
Ken-East and Ken-West were among the top high schools in the U.S. to earn the "Best High Schools" designation in the U.S. News & World Report's 2020 Best High Schools rankings out of nearly 18,000 schools evaluated.
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Ken-Ton Named a Best Community for Music Education
For the 10th year in a row, Ken-Ton has been designated as a Best Community for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation in recognition of its outstanding K-12 music programs and commitment to music education.
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'Ken-Ton Cares' Volunteers Work to Address Food Insecurity
A group of people in the Ken-Ton community have come together to form a community-driven rapid response team, called Ken-Ton Cares, to help those struggling with food insecurity amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hoover Middle Students Create New Recycling Club
Hoover Middle School sixth-grade students Emma Watson, Kiley Rooney, Jillian Hanley and Haleyanna Hodges were inspired by trash they saw littering the landscape and set out to start an Environmental Club at Hoover Middle.