Seven Hills Elementary News
A Home-School Connection
December 4, 2017
Picture Retakes are Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 5!
Seven Hills Exemplar Educator Nomination Window Open Through December 8:
It is time again to take nominations from students, parents, teachers and community members for the 2017-2018 Seven Hills Exemplar Educator. Please copy and paste in your browser the links below to review and download the nomination form and criteria. Paper nomination forms will be available in the front office. Please send your paper nomination form to the Seven Hills front office by Friday, December 8, 2017.
The nominees will complete an Exemplar Educator application that is then scored by a committee using a rubric. Announcement of the Seven Hills Exemplar Educator takes place in the Spring of 2018.
Being named an Exemplar Educator is quite an honor for a teacher and puts him or her in the running to be the district Exemplar Educator. Thank you for taking the time to honor an educator who has made a difference!
Exemplar Educator Nomination Form:
https://docs.google.com/…/1jUmnNco66gbYgWPmcvnYsjBARl…/edit…
Exemplar Educator Criteria:
https://drive.google.com/…/1a4qX8Wxygm9UZYGP0eYPzR9jb…/view…
A Few Winter Social Program Highlights
5th Grade Girls Dance Team
2nd and 3rd Graders
Outtakes From Behind the Scenes
Reindeer Romp is Saturday, December 9:
Packet Pick-Up Information:
- Wednesday, December 6 at NISD Stadium from 6-8 pm
- Thursday, December 7 at Lakeview Elementary from 6-8 pm
Race Information:
- Alliance Airport
- Arrive early for a campus picture
- 1 Mile race begins at 8:30 am
- 5K race begins at 9:00 am
- Wear Reindeer Romp T-Shirt and festive attire
- While all Running Club students were registered for the event as part of Running Club, students must be supervised by a parent at this event. This is a family event, not at field trip for Running Club.
Note: Running Club will take a winter break after the Reindeer Romp. It will resume after Spring Break.
PTA Winter Wonderland Shoppe Open This Week Only:
A Very Merry PTA Breakfast With Santa
Speeding to Read Update:
Our campus Wildly Important Goal is that all students will meet or exceed end of year expectations in reading. In order to reach this goal, Seven Hills Leaders need to be reading every day! Speeding to Read is a fun way to help students get excited about reading and help students reach their goals. We are in turn 2. Please make sure your child is reading at home and logging their books. Reading logs should be in STAR folders. If you need a new log, please contact your child's teacher.
- For Turns 2, 3 and 4, the minimum goal is 25 books per turn for Kindergarten–2nd-grade students and six (6) chapter books for 3rd–5th-grade students.
We encourage students to set high goals and read over the minimum number of books each turn. We had many students read over the minimum and we’d like even more this time! Turn 2 ends on December 12!
Note: Each turn starts over with the count of books. The books read in turn 1 do not count in turn 2.
Winter Parties Are Friday, December 22:
Our Winter Parties are scheduled for Friday, December 22. Room parents will be sending details to homeroom classes soon. Because our parties are on an early release day, there is an overlap in party times.
Winter Party Times:
Kindergarten: 9:00 - 10:00
1st Grade: 8:00 - 9:002nd: Grade: 8:00 - 9:00
3rd Grade: 9:00 - 10:00
4th Grade: 9:00 - 10:00
5th Grade: 8:00 - 9:00
Save the Date:
Picture Make-Up Day:
- Tuesday, December 5
Big Kahuna Fundraiser Party Bus:
- Wednesday, December 6 (permission slips and information has been sent home to students who qualified for the field trip)
7 Hills Exemplar Educator Nominations Due:
- Friday, December 8
NISD Reindeer Romp at Alliance Airport:
- Saturday, December 9
- Packet Pick Up At NISD Stadium 6-8 pm on Wednesday, December 6
- Packet Pick-Up at Lakeview Elementary 6-8 pm on Thursday, December 7
Speeding to Read Turn 2 Ends (reading logs due):
- Tuesday, December 12
Speeding to Read Turn 3 Begins (new reading logs go home):
- Wednesday, December 13
7 Hills Spelling Bee:
- Wednesday, December 20 8:00 am
Choir Concert:
- Tuesday, December 19, 6:00 pm at 7 Hills
7 Hills Ultimate Book Challenge:
- Thursday, December 21 at 8:15 am
Winter Parties:
- Friday, December 22
- Thursday, December 21 at 11:40 am
- Friday, December 22 at 11:40 am
Winter Break:
- December 25 - Januray 8
- Students return to school on Tuesday, January 9
Parent Feedback Opportunity:
Our school has partnered with BrightBytes - an educational research organization - to explore our use of technology for learning. We invite you to answer a few questions about your technology use and that of your student. It should take less than 5 minutes to complete on any device with internet access. Please click here to take the survey.
Please Check the Lost and Found
Campus Information and Reminders:
Running Club will take a winter break after Reindeer Romp. It will resume after Spring Break.
- School Doors Open and Staff Are On Duty at 7:20 am: Please remember that students should not be dropped off at school before the doors open and staff are on duty at 7:20 am.
- The safety and security of students, staff, and visitors is a priority. All visitors must sign-in with the front office using the Raptor system to receive a visitor badge. Any visitor without a badge will be redirected to the front office. Please note that we have a new and improved Raptor system for signing our visitors and volunteers in at Seven Hills. All guests and volunteers will be required to scan their ID on their first visit to school this year. Thank you in advance for your patience.
- Student Absences: Please contact the school office if your child will be absent from school. This helps us verify our overall attendance for the day and properly account for all students. When your child returns to school after an absence, please be sure to send a note explaining the reason for the absences.
NISD Information:
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Location: 654 FM3433, Newark, TX, United States
Phone: 817-215-0700
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