GREGORY HILL NEWSLETTER
May 2025

Message from the Principal
Hello ELC Families,
I truly can’t believe that we made it; we are in our last month of school for the 2024/2025 school year! A big thank you to all the families that were able to join us on the field trip. Please help us celebrate our amazing teachers. Teacher appreciation week is the second week of May. We would like to provide a potluck lunch for the staff on Friday, May 9th. If you would like to participate, please drop off food in the office by 12:00. Also, teachers will have posters outside their classrooms with a few of their favorite things. If you are unable to participate in the potluck but still want to get something special for your child’s teacher you can get ideas from these posters.
Did you know that May is Better Hearing and Speech month! It is an opportunity to help raise awareness about how speech/language pathologists (SLPs) help adults and children in areas such as communication, swallowing and more. Audiologists help adults and children with balance and hearing health.
Jennifer Keyes
ELC Principal
Keep up with Gregory Hill
Spirit Week
Help us celebrate the end of the year with a little fun, May 12th - 16th.
Monday, May 12th- PJ Day
Tuesday, May 13th- Crazy Hair
Wednesday, May 14th- Sports Day
Thursday, May 15th- Disney Day
Friday, May 16th- Hat Day
Fun Day
May 22nd
We hope everyone will be able to join us for Fun Day on Thursday, May 22nd in celebrating the end of a successful academic year! Fun day will be out on the playground from 11:00-12:15. Parents and family are encouraged to attend. This will be the last day for students in the 3-year-old program.
Graduation
May 23rd
Our ELC Graduation ceremony for students going on to kindergarten will be held on Friday, May 23rd. This is a chance to say congrats and goodbye to another wonderful group of 4-year-old students. The students will each receive a “diploma” and families will view a slide show of the whole year. We invite all 4-year-old parents and their extended family members to attend.
8:30am-rooms 5, 7, 11, 12
9:30am -rooms 3, 4, 9, 13,14
Your Opinion Matters
You are invited to participate in a community engagement event vital to the future of our school facilities. As we explore the possibility of school closures or repurposing existing buildings, your voice is essential in helping us make informed and equitable decisions. We hope you can join us on Thursday, May 8th. More information can be found below.
Reminders!!
Parking Lot
- Please refrain from using cell phones in the parking lot.
- Please drive slowly in the parking lot.
- Please hold your children’s hands while in the parking lot.
- All people (parents, students, visitors) coming and going from school must cross the parking lot at the crosswalks.
- All children must be in car seats and buckled into seat belts before leaving the parking lot. This is a state law and is not optional. Please do not allow them to stand up in the back seat of cars or standing with their heads out the windows.
- Please be respectful of our neighbors. We ask that you please refrain from turning around in their driveways and parking in private property, places that would block any driveways or that are not marked as parking places.
- Please drive carefully and slowly while in the neighborhood.
- There are assigned handicapped parking spots are in the parking lot, these are for cars that have handicapped plates or decals only. Please observe this parking rule. You can be ticketed for parking in handicapped spots without a handicapped decal or placard.
Does your child neeed a physical (well child visit) for the upcoming school year?
Kids First Health Care here at Gregory Hill offers well child care including physicals, call to make an appointment at (303) 428-4384. We accept Medicaid, CHP+, most private insurances, and uninsured patients.
Although some absences are unavoidable, it is important that students attend school as often as possible. Preschool is a great time to start building a habit of good attendance. Please note that we are allowing days for students to be absent for illness and do not want families to send children to school sick. Students are asked to stay home if they are experiencing any cold/flu like symptoms.
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