Hello Silver Hill Families,Happy Sunday! I hope you all have enjoyed a nice week of April vacation and were able to spend some extra time with family and friends! Today’s April showers will bring May flowers!
Speaking of May, the end of the school year is quickly approaching, but there is still much learning to be done! Attendance is just as important in these final months of school! Please be sure your children are in school, on time, every day! This will help them be prepared for the summer and for the next grade next year.
Car Drop Off in the Mornings: Now that the ice and snow is gone, we will be resuming our car drop off location from earlier in the year. Cars should pull all the way around to the Consentino side of the playscape, and students will enter the school through the playscape. Thank you!
Chromebooks: We will be starting to keep all chromebooks at school and not sending them home. Your child’s teacher will let you know when this transition will happen for their classroom. All students should have a charger at home, and that will need to be returned to school so we can charge the chromebooks nightly. Thank you for your help with this process!
Title I Nights: It was wonderful seeing the families who attended the Grade 3-5 Math Night last week! There will be a K-2 Literacy Night on May 24th – please keep an eye out for information coming home!
The office of Title I and Community Outreach is excited to share with you the Summer 2023 Learning Opportunities for our students! Haverhill Public Schools, in collaboration with our community partners, provides a variety of interesting and robust Summer programs.
Here is the website with all of the listings:
https://www.haverhill-ps.org/2023-summer-extended-learning/
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Other Previous Updates and Information:
A Note From Nurse Fetty:
This letter is to let you know that the Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening Program will be happening soon at Silver Hill.
A BMI is a measure that is used to show a person’s “weight for height for age”. It is calculated using height and weight. BMI data is collected for students in grades 1, 4, 7 and 10.
Your child’s privacy will be respected at all times. The results of your child’s height, weight, and BMI measurements are strictly confidential – the results will be kept in your child’s school health record and will not be shared with anyone without your written permission.
Parents and/or guardians can request in writing that their child not participate in the screening.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you, Nurse Kelli Fetty
2022-2023 Yearbooks!
Preserve a lifetime of memories for your child!
Our Silver Hill school yearbook consists of a photo directory of all students in K-5, staff portraits, candid photos, clubs and a farewell section to outgoing students. 4th and 5th grade students will receive a free copy thanks to our school PTO and business sponsors, and do not need to place an order. Students in grades K-3 will need to place an order to receive a book. The cost per book is $13.50. Please contact the school PTO or email jeni@bentleysrealestate.com if cost is the reason you cannot order.
Place an order for your child’s yearbook at the following link:
http://yearbooks2.pixami.com/SilverHillSchool/home3/Bookstore.jsp?fbclid=IwAR3HRMQnL-ZgxC9WXZSxEAcRziBnlz8mHbz70c3ahq6ObRSiHBdUeKR_WaE
Cell Phone Policy – We have seen an uptick of inappropriate phone use at school. Here is a reminder of our expectations at Silver Hill:
“Cell phones must be shut off and stored in backpacks during school hours. They may not be used at any time during the school day, including lunch and recess.
If they are seen by a classroom teacher, staff, etc. the phone will be confiscated and turned into the main office. The device can be picked up at the office by the student at the end of the school day. Repeated offenses may require the parent to pick up the device and/or require the student to drop it off daily at the office.”
Safety at Dismissal Time – There have been an increasing amount of car driving in during pick-up time that do not enter the car pick-up line but instead park illegally in the bus lanes or faculty parking lot. Please DO NOT continue this practice. This makes it very challenging for the buses to get through. Additionally, students run across the parking lot to meet their rides which is very dangerous.
- If you are walking to pick up a child, please meet them at the front of the school.
- If you are picking up a child in the car, please get in the car pick-up line.
- We appreciate your attention to this matter. The safety of our students and everyone in the Silver Hill community is our number one priority!
Please be sure your children come to school with warm coats, hats, and gloves. We will be having outdoor recess as much as possible through the winter and we want to be sure all are protected from the colder weather!
**Please also be sure to send your children with snacks for snacktime.**
Take care and be well.
Sincerely,
Donna Martin, Principal
