Silver Hill Jaguar Journal 03/03/24

Dear Silver Hill Community,

Happy Sunday! I hope you all are enjoying the weekend – the weather today is beautiful! I think most people are definitely ready for spring!

We loved having the members of Haverhill High School’s production of Seussical perform for our grades K and 1 students on Friday, and then read to them afterwards – I have never seen that group so entranced – they loved it!! Thank you to the HHS students and staff, as well as all of our other guest readers who read to classrooms on Friday – Read Across America Day! It was great fun – please see photos below.

Staffing Updates

We are still looking for a General Music teacher. Mrs. Kallas gave birth to a beautiful baby girl at the end of January, and unfortunately, we have not been able to find a permanent substitute yet. Please let me know if you know of anyone who may be interested.
We have a new Compass teacher starting tomorrow! Her name is Kirsten Corbin and she comes to us from HHS but with previous elementary experience. We are looking forward to her joining us at Silver Hill! 🙂
We have had several new ESPs join us in the past months who are all doing an excellent job! We are still looking for a couple more positions to be filled so again, please reach out if you know anyone.

MCAS Testing – For planning purposes, here are the Spring 2024 MCAS testing dates:

Monday, April 8th and Wednesday, April 10th – Grade 3 ELA

Tuesday, April 9th and Thursday, April 11th – Grade 4 ELA

Monday and Tuesday, May 13th and 14th – Grade 3 Mathematics

Wednesday and Thursday, May 15th and 16th – Grade 4 Mathematics

Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions.

Sincerely,

Donna Martin, Principal

UPCOMING EVENTS/INFORMATION/REMINDERS

Snacks – Please be sure and send your children with snacks on a daily basis. The school does provide breakfast and lunch, but does not provide snacks. However, a fruit or vegetable choice is provided to each classroom on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It is fun to watch the children try some new healthy treats!

LOST AND FOUND – We have a HUGE Lost and Found! (Please see photos below) Please check to see if any of your child’s belongings are in the Lost and Found. Items not claimed will be donated SOON!

Attendance – If your child is tardy, please walk them into the office to be signed in. If your child is going to be absent, please call the school at 978-374-3448 or email us at silverhillabsences@haverhill-ps.org.

Thank you!

PTO CORNER

Thank you to all who attended the PTO meeting on Monday, February 5th. The next meeting will be Monday, March 4th at 6:00 pm. All are welcome!! We would love to have many new members, even if you can only be involved a little bit!

PTO Facebook Page – If you have not already, please join this page for up to date information on what the PTO is doing, general discussions and information about meetings and events. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silverhillpto/

Fundraiser for the End of Year Events for Grade 4

Grade 4 Fundraiser! Please use the following link to purchase some popcorn to help support the Grade 4 end of the year events! Thank you for your support!!

https://popup.doublegood.com/s/dnz29k12