Hello Silver Hill Families,Happy Sunday! I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend – the weather is spectacular!

A HUGE thank you to Sara Sanchez and the PTO for coordinating a tremendous Teacher Appreciation Week! I think everyone definitely felt appreciated – and full! 🙂 (see pictures below) Thank you to everyone who contributed to the week – it was very special! <3

K-2 Literacy Night – Please come and join us on Wednesday, May 24th for a night full of family fun with Tomie dePaula’s story “Strega Nona”!

• Story reenactment performed by staff
• Strega Nona activities
• Pasta Dinner

Please see RSVP forms below. Hard copies were also sent home with your children.

Hope to see you then!

City-Wide Art Show:

Thursday, May 18, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Citywide Arts Show Opening Reception

Friday, May 19; Monday – Thursday, May 22 – 25
Ongoing Exhibit Open to Families, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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:

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

It is so hard to believe that the end of this school year is approaching rapidly and we are planning for the Fall! In the upcoming weeks, we will be placing students in classrooms for next year, and along with getting input from teachers and counselors, we value any insight you may want to share regarding your children. Please use the attached form to share information with us. While requests for placement with individual teachers cannot be honored, we would invite you to provide information that would assist in the placement process.

2023-2024 Parent Response Form.pdf

2023-2024 Spanish Parent Response Form.docx.pdf

Thank you very much – please let me know if you have any questions.