DAVIS HILL COMMUNITY WEEKLY UPDATE
January 29, 2018
Another 'spring like' weekend! I hope that everyone had a chance to get outside. I am sure more seasonable winter weather will return soon.
There is a lot of information in this week's update- Please make sure to read thoroughly.
Kindly,
Jay C. Norton, Principal
Highlighted Events/ Information for the Week!
Report Cards Available Monday (1/29/18)
Report Card information for all grades will be available on January 29th after 4:00pm via the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Teacher grades/ comments are not considered final until after this time on Monday, January 29th.
Happy Retirement!
School Store
The School Store will be open during lunch on Friday, February 2nd.
New selections this month include: Valentines Day items, rubber ducks, light up tops, dice erasers and more.
Walking Line Reminder
In the past week I have heard from a few neighbors in the Nola walking line area that have asked for me to send out a reminder regarding parents picking up students from the walking line in cars and parking on neighborhood roads and idling their cars while waiting. In addition to those concerns, there is also a concern about the speed of cars traveling in the neighborhoods surrounding the school. I have included the note from one of my September updates below. In addition, I have also alerted the Holden Police Department of the concerns that I have received.
SUPPORT A LOCAL SCHOOL IN NEED OF HELP- DONATIONS NEEDED
We are asking our community if there is anything that they have that could be set aside to support the teachers and students from Crocker Elementary. At this point, they are grateful for anything that anyone is willing to part with. We are working on getting a more defined list of needs from Crocker Elementary and will be collecting items throughout the week. Thank you for your support!
Square One Art Sign-Ups
Full Day Kindergarten Lottery Registration Is Open
The registration for the Full Day Kindergarten Lottery is open. Please see the link below for further information.
A few things to be aware of:
- In addition to submitting the Kindergarten registration paperwork to school secretaries, families MUST also register on-line to be entered into the Full Day Kindergarten registration. The Full Day registration link can be found off of the WRSD main website www.wrsd.net and clicking on Full Day Kindergarten Information.
- Lottery Registration closes on March 16th. The lottery will be held on Friday, March 30th at 4:00 in the Central Office Curriculum Center (1745 Main Street, Jefferson). Families do not need to attend the lottery. The lottery for all schools takes less than 1/2 hour to call all names. If a parent is not present at the lottery, the families will be notified via email/mail the following week.
- Tuition information (cost and payment plans) are outlined on the Full Day registration page. http://www.wrsd.net/fulldayk.cfm
Please see the link below for more information: http://www.wrsd.net/fulldayk.cfm
VALENTINE’S DAY NOTE/ REMINDER FOOD POLICY
With Valentine’s Day approaching, I want to remind everyone about School Committee Policy 6619 Life Threatening Allergies, which was approved by the School Committee in August of 2015. This policy states that, “In response to the presence of food-based allergies, parents/guardians may not send outside food/candy/drink to share in the classroom. As part of a District-wide initiative to discourage the use of food as a reward, both teachers and parents/guardians are encouraged to recognize and celebrate students by methods that do not involve food. For this same reason, any projects or classroom activities should also avoid the use of food items”.
If your child’s class is exchanging Valentines, we ask that you strictly adhere to this policy. This is a school-wide rule and no Valentines that have a food ‘treat’ will be exchanged in the classroom. Your child’s teacher may have additional requests/ instructions if their classroom is exchanging this year (Please contact your child's teacher regarding their specific plans for the occasion).
I appreciate your understanding in regard to this matter.
BOXTOPS
As we enter 2018, please keep those BoxTops submissions coming in! We hope to raise $2000 this school year via BoxTops (We earned approximately $900 with our first submission earlier this fall). Once a month the PTA has a raffle for students who submit BoxTops where the top three winners earn "Dragon Bucks" for the School Store.
The next submission date is April 1st... meaning that we need as many BoxTops as we can get prior to mid-March if we are to meet our goal.
Thank you!
Click HERE for the link to the new site.
Please also review the following link which highlights basic guidelines for when your child is sick.
PTA/ COMMUNITY INFORMATION
UPCOMING EVENTS
Report Cards Available Via PowerSchool Parent Portal
Monday, Jan 29, 2018, 04:00 PM
Davis Hill Elementary School, Jamieson Road, Holden, MA, United States
School Store Open
Friday, Feb 2, 2018, 11:00 AM
Davis Hill Elementary School, Jamieson Road, Holden, MA, United States
Davis Hill Student Council Spirit Day (Patriots/ Favorite Team Theme) Go Pats!
Friday, Feb 2, 2018, 09:00 AM
Davis Hill Elementary School, Jamieson Road, Holden, MA, United States
PTA Wachusett Food Pantry Donation Day
Wednesday, Feb 7, 2018, 09:00 AM
Davis Hill Elementary School, Jamieson Road, Holden, MA, United States
SIMCO
Thursday, Feb 8, 2018, 04:00 PM
Davis Hill Elementary School, Jamieson Road, Holden, MA, United States
PTA Meeting
Thursday, Feb 8, 2018, 06:30 PM
Davis Hill Elementary School, Jamieson Road, Holden, MA, United States
February Vacation
Monday, Feb 19, 2018, 09:00 AM
Davis Hill Elementary School, Jamieson Road, Holden, MA, United States
Davis Hill Elementary School
Email: jay_norton@wrsd.net
Website: http://www.wrsd.net/davishill/
Location: 80 Jamieson Road, Holden, MA 01520, United States
Phone: 508-829-1754
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavisHillDragons/
Twitter: @DHPrincipal