News and events

September 1, 2026

We are excited to welcome our students to the new school year! We are still finalizing class lists to ensure a balanced and positive learning environment for all students. Although students are assigned to a classroom teacher within the system, the assignment is not yet finalized, and changes are still being made. This is due to making sure our systems are working and ready to start the school year. Your child's teacher will be officially announced at Open House on Wednesday afternoon from 4:30 to 6:00. This event is a great opportunity to meet the teachers, see the classrooms, and gather all the information you'll need for the year. Thanks for your patience. We look forward to welcoming you back to the building on Tuesday!

Classroom Teacher Updates:

• Ms. Lillian Brummel, Long-Term Sub Teacher for Mrs. Amman/KHA
• Mrs. Karen Holland, Returning to Hoover as a Kindergarten Teacher
• Ms. Jocelyn Horazdovsky, New 1st-Grade Teacher
• Mr. Breckenridge, New to 2nd-Grade Teacher
• Ms. Amanda Davis, Long-Term Sub Teacher for Mrs. Thurmes/3MT (New to 3rd-Grade Teacher)
• Ms. Ashley Nordling, New to 3rd-Grade Teacher
• Ms. Brianna Brollin, New to 4th-Grade Teacher
• Ms. Summer Hayes, Long-Term Sub Teacher for Mrs. Dockendorf/5MD

Best,

Mrs. Strusz

P.S. - August 18, 2026 Hoover Family Updates Smore Newsletter

P.S.S - Did you know that you can access all of our Hoover Family Updates Smore Newsletter on our school website at https://hoover.ahschools.us/about-us/news? Scroll down to the bottom and locate the E-newsletter archive for this year and previous years' newsletters.

Who: K-5 Students and Their Families

What: Hoover's Open House

When: Wednesday, September 2nd from 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

• Students who are a part of our LAUNCH program are welcome to come at 4:00; All students in Launch have been notified

Where: Hoover Elementary School

Why: To meet your teachers, drop off school supplies, and more!

Parking for Open House:

• We are trying something new this year and asking our Hoover staff to park as best they can on the streets surrounding Hoover so that we have more open parking spaces for our families
• That's not a guarantee that there will be open spaces with the amount of families coming on this night, but hopefully it will help
• Please do not park along the yellow painted curbs in our parking lot as these are fire lanes
• Please do not park in the yellow zones around the handicap parking

Start in the cafeteria where you will pick up your classroom teacher assignment and important information and resources for the school year, visit your classroom and teacher, drop off your supplies, and check out other community partners.

2026-2027 School Supplies List

Student bus information is now posted in Synergy/ParentVue. Make sure you've downloaded the new ParentVue app to access this information.

An email was sent to parents on Monday, August 31st, directly with student bus information. The first one was blank, so it caused some confusion, but a second email was re-sent to families.

If you have questions about bus transportation for your child/ren, please call the district transportation office at 763.506.1125.

Every student may receive one breakfast and one lunch at no cost during the school year. The state’s Free School Meals program will cover the cost of one breakfast meal and one lunch meal for every student daily, however the cost of a la carte items, such as milk, other drinks, or extra meal items will not be covered. Students will need to have funds in their meal accounts to purchase any additional food items.

If your family needs access to any other educational benefits available to your student, please visit ahschools.us/freereduced to complete an application. If you don't know if you would qualify or not, apply anyway! You may receive additional benefits that you are not aware of.

The enrollment window for the 2026 Applications for Educational Benefits begins Aug. 1, 2026.

Anoka-Hennepin asks that ALL families complete an online application to provide additional school funding to support all students in the district. By filling out this application, your school can earn funding and you can save money.

Educational benefits include:

• Athletics fees: Eligible students may qualify for fees to be waived or reduced.

• SAT, ACT, AP Fees: Students may be eligible for discounted fees for academic tests

  and some lab fees.

• Other high school activities: Students may qualify for discounts on speech, debate,

  theater, band and others.

• Additional benefits and cost savings: Chromebook device protection, Comcast Internet

  Essentials discount, Amazon Prime membership discounts, discounted bus fares with Metro Transit, Xcel Energy account assistance, discounts at museums and theaters.

What to expect the first week of school:

Anoka-Hennepin has a tradition of hosting a “Welcome Week” for kindergarten students, to ensure each student has the time and opportunity to focus on new experiences. The goal is to ensure all students and families get off to a strong start.

Schedule an individual meeting with your child’s teacher on Sept. 8th or Sept. 9th:

Families will be invited to schedule a one-on-one opportunity to meet your Kindergarten teacher, drop off school supplies and familiarize your child with their new classroom. These meetings will be scheduled in 30-minute time slots and will be offered on Tuesday, September 8th, and Wednesday, September 9th. Classroom teacher information and a link to sign up for the 30-minute meetings will be sent separately via email to kindergarten families the week of August 18th. There is no school for kindergarten students on these two days.

School begins in a phased approach on Sept. 10th or Sept. 11th:

This means that half of the students will attend school on Thursday, Sept. 10th, and the other half of the students will attend school on Friday, Sept. 11th. Schedules are determined by site based on alphabet and number of students at Hoover:

• Thursday, Sept. 10th: Students with last names A-L attend in person.

• Friday, Sept. 11th: Students with last names M-Z attend in person.
  
  

Welcoming smaller groups of students provides your child’s teacher the ability to provide individualized attention as they introduce students to classroom and school routines such as arrival and dismissal procedures; schedules for small group and full class activities; introductions with physical education, music, art, media center, technology, and science teachers; and school lunch routines.

All kindergarten students attend school together beginning Monday, September 14th:

Again, Kindergarten teacher and class assignments will be sent out the week of August 18th, via email. Open House for all K-5 students will be on Wednesday, September 2nd from 4:30-6:00 pm. Students in 1st-5th grade will find out their teacher and class assignments at Open House.

• Wednesday, September 2nd, 4:30-6:00 pm - Open House
• Tuesday, September 8th - First Day of School for 1st-5th Grade Students
• Tuesday, September 8th & Wednesday, September 9th - Individually Scheduled Kindergarten Conferences (Kindergarten families will receive a separate email with information for signing up for the one-on-one conferences)
• Thursday, September 10th - Kindergarten students with last names starting with A-L attend school
• Friday, September 11th - Kindergarten students with last names starting with M-Z attend school
• Monday, September 14th - ALL Kindergarten students attend school
• Monday, September 14th, 6:45-7:30 pm - PTO Meeting (in-person or virtual available)
• Tuesday, September 15th, 5:30-7:00 pm - Gr 4 & 5 Family Welcome Night
• Thursday, September 24th - PTO Back-to-School Bingo Night
• Wednesday, September 30th - Fall School Pictures (a flyer will be sent home with more info

Hoover PTO would love for our families to be a part of the fun and planning this school year! ALL parents/guardians are welcome to join our PTO. Please check them out on the Hoover PTO Facebook page and like/follow them to learn more about what's going on! PTO also has a website with additional information. Please bookmark our PTO's website and check it for updates.

Also, please like/follow our Hoover Elementary Facebook page too!

Planning to attend a field trip with your child during the 26-27 school year? Wanting to help in their classroom? Maybe help at an event? Get your volunteer application and background check completed right away to avoid delays and possible disqualification from attending field trips with your child or helping at events! Getting this done right away at the beginning of the year helps you to avoid any possible complications when the time comes that you are ready to volunteer.

Beginning July 1st, 2026, individuals, including those that completed paperwork for the 25-26 school year, that would like to volunteer for the 2026-2027 school year will need to complete a new volunteer application and criminal record history release form for each school they volunteer for.

Curious what type of volunteer opportunities we have at Hoover? Click HERE to see the needs we have in the Fall when we return to school.

Important Links:

Hoover Volunteering Website

• https://hoover.ahschools.us/involvement/volunteer

• Application for 2026-2027 (every school/building has their own link)
• https://app.betterimpact.com/Application?OrganizationGuid=dea213fd-f64a-4f91-a11e-927011a8f073&ApplicationFormNumber=1

• https://www.rhris.com/ApplyNowV3/ApplyNowV3.cfm?MgmtCoIDParm=299&SiteID=10299s&PNbr=1&OriginalURL=

I will have a table at our Open House night. Please feel welcome to reach out to discuss anything further.

Please contact Beth Berzelius , VSC, at beth.berzelius@ahschools.us with any questions.

Another option is to go to https://www.boxtops4education.com/ to learn more about downloading the app to scan receipts for box tops for Hoover Elementary.