Seven Hills Elementary News
A Home-School Connection
November 25, 2017
The Seven Hills Winter Social is Friday, December 1, 2017 at 6:00 pm at Eaton High School
Seven Hills invites you to our annual holiday program on Friday, December 1st at 6:00 pm at the Eaton High School Performing Arts Center.
The Winter Social is a time honored tradition at Seven Hills Elementary. All students in Kindergarten - Fifth Grades will be performing a selection of holiday songs from around the world. Our Third - Fifth Grade Dance Teams will also perform. We are very excited to have the opportunity to perform again this year at the Eaton High School Performing Arts Center. The PAC is located at the back of Eaton High School. Please park in the back of the school and enter through the PAC doors.
Important Student Information for the Winter Social:
- Students need to arrive at 5:30 pm. Seven Hills staff will be there to direct parents and students to the rooms for different grade levels.
- Students need to wear blue jeans and a shirt in holiday colors (red, white, green). Girls may wear dresses in holiday colors. Dance teams remain in their costumes for their singing performances.
- Questions about attire, etc. for the program should be directed to Mrs. Howe.
- Questions about Dance Team should be directed to the Dance Team sponsor.
- To respect performers, parents will only be allowed to pick up their child after intermission or at the end of the program. Parents will pick up in the same location they dropped off. We will have activities for students while they wait.
- To respect performers, the doors to the PAC will only be opened between songs.
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…
There Are Still Angels Needing to Be Adopted...Seven Hills Adopts Angels From the NISD Virtual Angel Tree:
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! Make sure you have logged all of the books read over the Thanksgiving break!
Note: Each turn starts over with the count of books. The books read in turn 1 do not count in turn 2.
3rd and 4th Graders at "Wonder"
7 Hills Chooses Kind
4th and 5th Graders at "Wonder"
"Wonder" Experience:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/5-conversations-to-have-with-your-kids-after-wonder
Save the Date:
Winter Social at Eaton Performing Arts Center (K-5 Grades):
- Friday, December 1 at 6:00 pm
PTA Breakfast With Santa:
- Saturday, December 2 9:00 am
Picture Make-Up Day:
- Tuesday, December 5
Big Kahuna Fundraiser Party Bus:
- Wednesday, December 6 (permission slips and information will be sent home this week)
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:
- Tuesday, December 19 8:15 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 (grade level times TBA)
- 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
Sharpen the Saw Clubs:
Campus Information and Reminders:
3rd - 5th grade students will be tested on the FitnessGram during P.E. class for the next few weeks. They will be tested on their push-ups, curl-ups, sit & reach, trunk lift, Pacer (running test), and get their height & weight taken for their BMI (Body Mass Index). Please make sure that students have socks and tennis shoes on for P.E. since they will be taking the running test, and they will be taking shoes off for sit & reach and height & weight. Thank you so much!
- 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.
Thanksgiving Lunch 2017
Reindeer Romp:
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.
NISD Information:
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