Weekly Update

 Need-to-know: 

• Spirit week is next week! If you are a classroom teacher, please be sure to remind your families. 
• We will have a staff breakfast next Tuesday! Please refer to Mrs. Velyk's email for the sign-up. 

Chew on this: 

Keep Learning: 

As we move into the New Year, consider: 

Focus on systems, not just goals!

Ordering Deadline

Please have all orders in to Paula by Monday, December 20th. We will be freezing the budget during the holiday break, so this will give us time to get orders placed! If you need to know how much you have left, please ask Paula.

Healthy Recipe of the Week

 

QUEST Sled Race

 QUEST staff,

 The ground is not exactly covered with snow just yet but it’s never too early to get the kiddos fired up about one of our long standing traditions, the sled race!

 The sled race will be held on Friday, January 21^st  at 9:30.

 A few of you have reached out regarding the dimension requirements for this year. See document below for this year’s guidelines.

Our goal is to make it an enjoyable experience for all and the amount of time and effort put into building a sled is entirely up to the teacher. The tech room will be fully stocked after break and I will have a sign-up sheet hanging outside of the tech room for the 3 weeks leading up to the event. Please remind your students that they can bring in materials from home if they wish but the construction of the sleds has to take place in school. Parents are welcome to come in and assist your classes in the tech room but please make sure they are not in the tech room without a teacher in there as well. If you have items that need to be cut but you run out of time during the school day, have your students bring them to me and I can cut them before or after school.

Please, do not let your student spray paint their sleds on the sidewalk outside of the tech room!!!!!

 

 For Primary Classes below

I will be providing sled kits to the Primary classes again this year. Please let me know if you are a primary class and would like a kit. These kits will consist of:

-1 piece of plywood to be used as the sled base

- 2 plexi-glass runners (skis)

-2 wooden risers that connect the runners to the sled base.

As a class you can simply discuss the design you want your sled base to look like and I will cut them for you. You will then assemble the 3 items into a sled using liquid nail (will be provided to you) and you can then paint them as a class and make them look amazing!

 If we have a very cold day, we plan to have the event streaming in the auditorium this year. If  we have any individuals that wish to watch it but its too cold for them, the auditorium is an option.

 Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns.

Thanks!

Weekly Update

Team,

There is no video message this week. 

Need-to-know: 

• Great work with the evacuation. In the event that you are assigned to a class that is not "your" assigned class, and we are in a location other than the classroom you work in, please bring the roster with you. This will help with attendance. 
• Fire Inspection on the 15th. We will be getting a list soon of corrections we need to make prior to the 15th, and Mike will be coming around to let you know if it pertains to your space. Please know he is not intentionally trying to be the Grinch that stole Christmas! We appreciate your hard work, Mike! 
• On 12/23 we will have a modified special schedule day.  If you typically have a double special on that day, coverage will be provided to give you the additional twenty minutes (the additional twenty minute time slot will be shared when we are closer to the day). Special areas are ending the dance planner with fun and celebration--kudos! 9-10 North Pole classes: Yensan, B. Jones, C. Jones, Firkins, Lippincott, Gibbs, Tracey     10:15-11:15  Equator classes: DiBattisto, Langswager, Monfiletto, PJ, Elias, Moore, Francesca, Velyk   1:20-2:20 South Pole classes: Strecker, Stanford, Tomszak, Booth, Pierri, Carpenter, Butlin
• Joy Shop is next Thursday and Friday. 
• SIT is challenging all of us to cross-school connection. Near the mailboxes you will find cards. Fill one out for a colleague that you don't typically connect with. Once you have done that, add your name in the box EACH time you write a card. At the end of the month we will select a winner who will win $50 to spend on classroom goodies.
• We have a variety of morning procedures, and some poles are meetings once a week, some twice. We are not doing a school-wide meetings. Because of this, we have not had a consistent process as a school for saying the pledge. If you do not already do so, please be sure you are adding a class-wide pledge to your morning procedures. 

Chew-on-this: 

Keep Learning:

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Healthy Recipe of the Week

 

Weekly Update

 Team,

Great week!

Need-to-know: 

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Healthy Recipe of the Week

 

Erin's Law

 Team,

We will begin our lessons with Miss Tippy in February. The schedule has been placed in the schedules folder on the top of the blog and can also be viewed below. Reach out if you see a big conflict. The following is included on the parent blog. 

Dear Hilton Parent/Guardian,

In the past several years, many states including NY, have passed Erin's Law with the intent of increasing the awareness of child abuse. In Hilton, our elementary schools will continue to work with Community Educators from Bivona Child Advocacy Center to help us deliver the Monique Burr Foundation (MBF) Child Safety Matters™ program from the Monique Burr Foundation for Children. The program consists of two age-appropriate lessons to help children spot and respond to child abuse (physical, sexual and neglect), bullying and digital dangers. Most importantly, it teaches that adults are responsible for children’s safety. The program is based on the latest research and has been reviewed and endorsed by national experts.  

What exactly is covered in the lessons? MBF Child Safety Matters covers personal safety, all types of child abuse, digital abuse, bullying, cyberbullying and other digital dangers. The lessons focus on teaching children to rely on safe adults for support. Lessons are taught using age-appropriate and child-friendly language, fun games, and activities. Take-home items are provided as reminders of the lessons. At K-6, these lessons will be delivered by Bivona Child Advocacy Center Community Educators in February. 

How are Hilton parents involved? We value the ongoing partnership that we share with our families.  Please consider joining us at the Child Safety Parent Overview webinar on Tuesday, January 4th at 6pm. You should register in advance for this webinar using this link: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_60k6j8N1RsGkovMa0nRfeQ

The recording of this webinar will be posted to the HSCD website in the following days for those families unable to attend live.  Additionally, each lesson in the program includes materials to read and activities for parents to do with their children.

We look forward to this partnership with Bivona, HCSD staff, and HCSD elementary families to foster a safe and positive learning environment for our children. 

Sincerely,

Derek Warren

CIA