Page Hilltop Paws-itively News
January 8th, 2022
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Principal's Thoughts
As we compose this edition of the "Paws-itively News", we are watching the arrival of our first significant winter snowstorm. We made it all the way to January 7th for the snow to arrive. Wondering what the groundhog will say about a possible early spring?
This morning I reviewed nearly 200 entries in our "Winter Weather Challenge" contest. We had one student who came within one day of correctly picking the date of the first snowstorm. She was only off by one day as she picked January 8th.
- Congratulations to Teaghan who is a third-grader in Mrs. Arsenault's class. Teaghan will join me for a special lunch, along with several of her friends.
Keep in mind that all of the students still have 2 more opportunities to win: Total inches of snow for the entire winter and Last day that snow is seen on the grounds of Page Hilltop. Good luck to all of you!
Thank you for sharing your children with us!!
Fred Deppe, Principal, fdeppe@asrsd.org, ext 1400
Matt Lutinski, Assistant Principal, mlutinski@asrsd.org, ext 1426
ASRSD 2021 - 2022 School Calendar (revised - December 15th, 2021)
Revisions include additional early release days on the following dates...
- Wednesday, January 12th. **THIS WEEK**
- Wednesday, February 9th
- Wednesday, March 9th
- Wednesday, April 13th
- Wednesday, May 11th
**Early Release Days -- Dismissal @ 1:45 -- Lunch is Served**
JANUARY DATES TO REMEMBER
- Wednesday, January 12th -- Early Release -- Dismissal @ 1:45 -- LUNCH WILL BE SERVED
- Friday, January 14th -- Page Hilltop / ASRSD Spirit Day - Wear your "Maroon and White"
- Monday, January 17th -- MLK Day -- No School
- Friday, January 21st -- 1/2 Day -- Dismissal @ 12:15 -- NO LUNCH SERVED
January's Lunch Menu
Monday -- Lasagna Roll-Up
Tuesday -- Waffles w/ Syrup and Sausage
Wednesday -- Beef Nachos
Thursday -- Meatball Subs
Friday -- Sal's Pizza
ROUTINE COVID SAFETY CHECKS (POOL TESTING)
Directions to provide consent for pool testing...
- Go to https://www.cic-health.com/consent/ma?district=null
- Click "Consent Now"
- Select your school district "Ayer Shirley School District"
- Select your school "Page Hilltop Elementary School"
- Click "Sign Consent Form for a Minor"
- Follow the following prompts
Upcoming ACCESS Testing for ELLs
Any questions can be direct to Mrs. Hoeske (ehoeske@asrsd.org) or Mrs. Desrochers (adesrochers@asrsd.org).
SOCK DRIVE
As of Thursday, January 6th we have already collected 388 pairs of socks. We are well on our way to our January 31st goal of 500 pairs of socks! At this point in time, we are confident that we will reach our goal of 500 by the end of the month. Keep the sock donations coming!
We will not be counting socks or announcing the number collected for the rest of the month now. Instead we will ask all students to PREDICT HOW MANY PAIRS OF SOCKS we will have collected by January 31st. Write your guess down on a piece of paper, with your name and homeroom, and send it to the office. The student(s) who come closest to the correct number of socks will win a prize from our school store.
Thank you everyone for your support.
SPIRIT DAY -- Friday, January 14th
SCHOOL SCHOOL COMING!
WINTERTIME RECESS REMINDERS
Please make sure that your children come to school with appropriate outside clothing. There are many days when temperatures change from morning to mid-day recess times. For that reason, we always encourage students to bring different "layers" of clothing so that they are prepared for all weather conditions.
A reminder that thanks to the generosity of our school community, we have an abundance of winter clothing for anyone in need. Please feel free to contact Mr. Deppe, Mr. Lutinski, Mrs. Savoie, Ms. Ahlquist, or Mrs. Fusco if your family has any clothing needs. There is NO cost factor attached to any of these items.
If students wish to enjoy playing in the snow during their recess time, they are required to have boots & snow pants (along with winter coats, hats & gloves). They may choose to bring these items back and forth each day OR leave a set in their classroom.
CLASSROOM SHOWCASE(S)
Students in Mrs. Furman's Kindergarten class worked on measuring mittens this past Monday using nonstandard units of measure. The students recorded their measurements on their own recording sheet and used cubes, paperclips, and pennies to help measure.
Mrs. Holme's Class: In third grade, Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Arsenault have been teaching students to identify elements of fiction (characters, setting, problem, and events leading up to the solution). For this project, students read Memoirs of a Hamster and identified the book's story elements in a planner. Then they recreated the story using all of the story elements from another character's (Pearl the cat), point of view.
Here are two examples of the books created by Mrs. Holme's students:
- How to Eat a Hamster by Hagan Effler and Anthony DeFreitas
- Memoirs of a Hamster by Mason Marshal
FLAGS OF THE WORLD
At Page Hilltop we celebrate the fact that our school community is made up of students whose families come from many different ethnic backgrounds. We appreciate that our school community is a microcosm of the global community and that is what makes Page Hilltop such a wonderful place to live & learn!
We ask parents to talk with their children as to what country their ancestors might have come from. We then want to make sure that we have a flag of that country hanging proudly in our cafeteria. Show your children what their "special flag" looks like and we will make sure they can locate it in the cafeteria. If we don't have it hanging, we will make sure that we get one. If children are not sure what their flag looks like, we can help them out at school.
We are also asking students to look at all of the beautiful flags that hang in our cafeteria and do some research to learn which flag belongs to which country. Looking ahead we will be holding some contests to "name the flags".
I AM SPECIAL DAY
Before and Afterschool Extra Help Sessions
JANUARY 2022 - Start of a New Year - a time for setting Goals and Resolutions
We are encouraging all PH students to set a "School Goal" for the year 2022. This is something that they hope to achieve between now and the end of the current school year. We ask parents to have a conversation with your child, explore options, and then determine an appropriate goal.
Students should write their goal on a 3x5 index card or piece of paper. They should include their name, grade and a statement: "My goal is ............................"
Parents may also decide to include a family goal along with the individual student goals.
All goal cards should be sent to the school office. We will be posting them all on a large display board so that they can be shared with all members of our school community. We can then celebrate and encourage each other in the achievement of our goals.
AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES
We are looking for some ideas from our students & parents. If we were to plan some after-school enrichment activities, what would your children like to participate in? Please send any and all ideas for activity clubs. You can send a note to the office or an email to Mr. Deppe.
ATTENDANCE
Attendance Line at Page Hilltop -- dial 978-772-8600, listen to the prompts to select "Page Hilltop" and press "3" for the attendance line.