1. How do I know if there is school when it snows?
   Answer: The easiest thing to do is check with the local radio or television media as they will announce which school districts are closed or delayed during their broadcast of the local news.
   
   There is a list of local media on our Emergency School Closures & Delays page. You can also check on the Salem-Keizer Schools website on the morning in question by clicking here. Info should be posted by 5:30am.

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Our opening bell rings at 8:00am for Grades 1-5. Students are considered tardy after 8:15am.

Kinder starts at 8:25am (morning session) and Noon (afternoon session). For more info about Kindergarten click here.
Kinders are considered tardy at 8:40am (morning session and 12:15pm (afternoon session). Your child's prompt presence in the classroom dramatically affects their learning. Arriving late and being absent not only affects what they can learn but how they learn as well.

If your child is absent please contact the office at 503.399.3157.

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The East Salem Branch of the Marion & Polk County Boys & Girls Club is located to the north of Hoover Elementary on our school grounds. On school days, it serves students in grades 1-12, Mondays through Fridays from 2:45-6:45pm. On most vacation & school insevice days it is open from 10:00am - 4:00pm.

Membership is $5.00 per school year.

For more information contact them directly at 503.361.3081.

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Hoover's School Based Health Center serves Hoover students registered with our Eastwood Branch of the Boys & Girls Club by providing:

• vision, dental & blood pressure screenings
• complete physical exams (including sports physicals)
• health education & wellness promotion
• prescription of medications
• immunizations
• and referral for services not offered at the clinic

Those without insurance are encouraged to pay a minimum $15 donation.

Clinic hours have traditionally been weekday mornings when school is in session. The clinic is closed on Wednesdays.

Contact them directly at 503.581.1713 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

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Hoover believes in making our school a place where students want to stay. We offer afterschool programs in literacy & math tutoring, DaVinci Girls, and 24J Math Challenge.

• Students in grades 1 through 5 can attend the before-school program in the library, which begins at 7:30 a.m. [Students will not be admitted after 7:45.]

• Adult evening programs such as Adult English-as-a-Second-Language, Family Literacy to assist our parents in helping their children learn, GED/High School Equivalency, Parenting Classes through Marion County, and even gardening are offered.

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Hoover qualifies for schoolwide free lunch. There are no fees for lunch and/or breakfast. However, we do require that everyone completes a yearly application.

• All students eat breakfast in their classrooms. Most students will eat their lunch in the cafeteria (although two classrooms will need to pick up their lunch in the cafeteria and then return to their classroom to eat).

• If your child participates in the afterschool programs here at Hoover they will be given a snack (supper) for that time as well.

•If you wish to eat with your child: adult breakfasts are $1.50 and adult lunches are $3.00. They can be purchased through the cafeteria.

• Kindergarten students will be provided a lunch/snack in their classroom.

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For all Salem-Keizer elementary students, there are three grading periods.

1) From the start of school until fall conferences

2) From fall conferences until the first week in March

3) From the first week in March until school ends in early June

All students grades 1-5 receive grades scored accordingly:

6 - Exemplary

5 - Advanced

4 - Proficient

3 - Developing

2 - Emergent

1 - Pre-emergent

Inc. - Incomplete

X - Not applicable at this time

Students also recieve grades for Self Management/Effort:

E - Excellent

S - Satisfactory

N - Needs Improvement

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For Kindergarten hours see Kindergarten section.

Students in Grades 1-5

8:00 - Students admitted for Team Time

8:25 - Students return to their classroom [Breakfast is served in their classroom.]

2:45 - School dismissed (Buses arrive @ school between 2:45 and 3:00 p.m.)

3:00-4:00 - Afterschool Programs (Mon. – Thursdays.)

Regular school office hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

School closures due to weather will be announced to the local media by 5:15a.m. In the event of a two-hour delay: morning kinder will be cancelled and afternoon kinder will be on normal schedule. You can also find information at http://www.salkeiz.k12.or.us

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• Kindergarten students are not allowed to attend school until they have a minimum of one dose each of required vaccines.
• Students may be exempted from receiving certain immunizations for medical conditions or religious reasons.

IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS BY GRADE LEVEL ** Students must be “IN COMPLIANCE” by Exclusion Day, February 18, 2009 **
	New Requirements Implemented 2008-09
Students Entering Grade

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