November Newsletter
November 2022
Message from Mrs. Yost
Happy Fall! October was busy and November seems to be just as busy! Thank you to our PTO and families for making our Trunk or Treat so bootiful for our students. What a wonderful time had by all! We had perfect weather for our annual Halloween Parade! so many great costumes and smiling faces.
We need your support! Please join us for the Cook Hill vs Parker Farm Staff kickball game Friday, November 4th. Your cheers and smiles are welcomed! Help us honor our Veterans by wearing your Red, White & Blue on Thursday, November 10th. We are thrilled to host an in-person Veterans Day celebration. Our honorees are scheduled to arrive at 9:15am for some coffee and refreshments. Our Cougars are working hard prepping for our school-wide assembly at 9:30am. Thank you in advance for those that are able to attend.
A HUGE thank you to our families for supporting the Lyman Pie, Beaumont Farms and Boo Sign fundraisers. Your efforts do not go unnoticed. Money raised goes directly to our school community. Our new Cook Hill sign is a prime example of that. I hope you feel the same amount of pride driving onto our campus daily as I do! We were grateful to have Principal Friend on site for our ribbon cutting ceremony. Her hard work and dedication for the students and families of Cook Hill School will never be forgotten...Where Character, Community & Achievement Matter!
The 3rd Annual Battle of the School Food Drive will be coming soon. (Mid - End of November). Once again, Cook Hill with Parker Farms, will be victorious over Highland and Fritz. Start collecting those cans. More detailed information will be shared in the next week or two!
Reminder that free meals will end November 30th. See below for full disclosure of support offered by our Food Service.
With the cooler days upon us, please remember to have our child prepared with the proper attire to go outside - coats, pants, etc. Slides are not a safe shoe to be worn to school. Closed toed shoes with a back is the best option.Thank you for your understanding.
As always, feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.
Cook Hill Strong,
Mrs. Yost
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Important Dates
American Indian Heritage Month
Tuesday, November 1st - K-Kids Meeting in the Library @ 8:10am
Tuesday, November 1st - CH/ PK Virtual PTO Meeting @ 7pm
Friday, November 4th - CK/ PF Kickball Game 4:30pm at Parker Farms School
Saturday November 5th - Daylight savings ends - Set your clock back 1 hour
Tuesday, November 8th - Election Day - No School for students
Thursday, November 10th - CH Veterans Day Celebration @ 9:30, Honored Guest @ 9:15am
Thursday, November 10th - Spirit Day - Show our gratitude and pride for our Veterans by wearing red, white and blue.
Friday, November 11th - Veterans Day- No School
Mondy, November 14th - Spirit Day - Kindness Day - Wear light blue for World Kindness Day! Do something nice for someone today ! #WorldKindnessDay
Monday, November 14th - CH Town Meeting @ 2:30pm
Wednesday, November 23rd - Early Dismissal @ 1:30pm
Thursday, November 24th - Happy Thanksgiving - No School
Friday, November 25th - Thanksgiving Break - No School
Monday, November 28th - Board of Education Meeting @ 6:30pm, 45 S. Main Street
Ending date for free student meals extended to November 3Oth!
Please read this post thoroughly and in it's entirety so there is no confusion:
Please note that the date of the end of free school meals at the Wallingford Schools has been extended to Wednesday, November 30th.
This means that as of Thursday, December 1st 2022, students will be charged for breakfast and lunch meals unless they have been approved as eligible to receive free meals.
We will send out periodic reminder notices, as well as timely information on meal pricing, methods of meal payments, as well as other pertinent information during the month of November.
If you have not yet completed the free and reduced meal application, and feel you may qualify but have not been approved for free or reduced price meals, we urge you to complete an application before November 30th. If you have already been approved for free or reduced meals you do not need to do anything.
Applications can be completed online on the district website at www.Wallingfordschools.org
Just log on and click on Food Services. There are also applications in English and Spanish that can be printed out and completed by hand on the website under Food Services, Menus and Mealpay.
Physical applications can also be obtained in each school office or at the Board of Education office at 100 South Turnpike Road.
Thank you
Parent Workshop - How to use Sparkler
Wednesday, Nov 16th
6pm pizza/salad dinner, children welcome
6:30pm program, parents only
Childcare is provided Community Room
Registration required
School Hours
School Hours: 9:05 AM - 3:30 PM
(Parent drop off 8:50am-9:05am)
Delayed Openings
2 hour: 11:05-3:30
No AM Preschool class
Early Dismissals
2 hour: 9:05-1:30
2 hour and 45 minute: 9:05-12:45
No PM Preschool class
School Contact Information
Amy Yost ~ Principal
Kara Piper, Secretary - kpiper1@wallingfordschools.org
Amy Yost, Principal - ayost@walllingfordschools.org
PreSchool Office
Kelly Vallancourt, Secretary - kvallancourt@wallingfordschools.org
Email: ayost@wallingfordschools.org
Website: https://www.wallingford.k12.ct.us/our-schools/cook-hill-elementary-school
Location: 57 Hall Road, Wallingford, CT, USA
Phone: (203)284-5400