Beginning May 15-19, our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will be taking the NJSLA ELA and Math assessments. Below are a few reminders for these assessments.

All students are required to bring the following items to school every day:

• District Issued Chromebook (fully charged)
• Wired-Headphones with a standard jack to plug into their Chromebook (airpods and wireless headphones will not work)
• Pencil / Recreational Book (to read after testing)

The week of May 22 we will continue our celebration of Mental Health Month with a spirit week. Please see below for an outline of the week:

The BOGO Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Hillside Avenue School, May 22 - 24th, 2023. What a perfect time to stock up on books for summer reading! Scholastic Flyers with your child's class date/time reservation will be distributed soon.

The day of the sale, please make sure to send your child in with a tote bag, and cash or have eWallets ready. When deciding on a book allowance for your child, please consider the added cost of taxes, which was recently imposed by Scholastic this past fall.

If you decide to use eWallet, note that money deposited in eWallet is non-refundable. Any funds leftover after purchases will remain in the eWallet account and can be used at the next Scholastic Book Fair or on the Scholastic Online Shop. Click for eWallet set-up and for general FAQs.

Parents, please consider volunteering to help with the Book Fair. We need your help to make this event a success! Sign-ups will be available soon.

Your CRANFORD graduate (CHS, 8th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten or Pre-K) will receive a balloon bouquet of as many blue and gold Mylar helium balloons as you order, along with your personal message, delivered directly to their home or available for pickup!

Please click below for the order form: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uKZb_kHfp83bWZBPQ73Dy2s4w75zWzrYbPVpU7b1hIs/edit.

ORDERS ARE DUE May 19th.

Please reach out to Mrs. Willner (willner@cranfordschools.org) or Ms. Perello (perello@cranfordschools.org) at CHS with any questions. Thank you for your support.

Dear Parents/ Guardians:

May is Mental Health month. Here at HAS we believe that talking about our feelings is a healthy thing. We aim to reduce the stigma around mental health and promote positive communication, conflict resolution, and healthy coping skills.

During the Month of May, we will be working with our students on normalizing big feelings and how to talk to a trusted adult about our feelings, as well as what is stress and how to manage it.

Please help us by continuing these important conversations at home.

Thank you,

Stella Siciliano,LCSW

School Counselor/ Social Worker

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Punctuality is also a habit HAS strives to expect and support. Middle school students who arrive after 8:10 a.m. are considered tardy. They must obtain a late pass from the office. After the sixth tardy, a student will receive a lunch detention each time they are tardy. Parents/Guardians will be notified if their child has been tardy five or more times. On February 1st tardy counts will reset and the process will begin again.

Bringing along the family dog, especially with such pleasant weather, during arrival and dismissal has become a common practice for many. However, it does pose some safety concerns for students who have a fear of dogs.

Thanks to everyone for being mindful of keeping the school grounds free of any dogs so that all students can move about freely without worry of having to come in contact or pass by a dog on the premises.

If your child is absent for any reason, please call our absence line at 908-709-6983 (24/7) or email has-attendance@cranfordschools.org.