The Wednesday MESSAGE!

There's still time to register!

**Correction to the Prize & Awards Categories: 2 rubber pencils are no longer offered as prizes.** Additionally, if your child sends in 7 or more labels, they will earn a bonus entry to be selected to participate in the Special Assembly!

In order to have up to date contact information for all families, please complete Back to School Information review details below:

• In order to ensure proper communication with parents, it is critical that we have current contact information on record. Updates to mailing address information must be presented in person at the Souderton Area School District Registration Office. Updates to phone numbers and e-mail address information must be provided in writing to your child(ren)'s school.

• Please complete and return the Back-to-School 2024-2025 Information Review, available at the link below, for each of your children that attend Souderton Area School District. The review includes required policy and procedure agreements, as well as important weather-related and health information.

Completed forms should be returned to your child’s school no later than Tuesday, August 27th, 2024.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL 2024-2025 INFORMATION REVIEW:
ENGLISH | SPANISH | VIETNAMESE

*If you would like to return your completed Back-to-School Information Review packet via PDF attached to an e-mail, please send it to Judi Landis (jlandis@soudertonsd.org)

In preparation for your child's use of a 1-to-1 device in the 2024-2025 school year, please complete the Mobile Device Use Agreement and pay the device protection fee. Please see the details below.

1-to-1 EQUIPMENT: STUDENT DEVICES/CHARGERS/CASES

COMPLETE AGREEMENT / PAY FEE
Each year, the student/parent mobile device use agreement must be completed, and the device protection fee must be paid, via one of the methods below.

• Option 1 - Complete agreement and pay fee online.
  *Note: If you have never paid through Pay Online/RevTrak, you will need to create an account.
  
• Option 2 - Print agreement and make payment in-person: Complete and sign the Student/Parent Agreement (English | Spanish | Vietnamese). Please send the signed agreement and payment for the device fee to school with your child.

Devices will be distributed to students during the first week of school.

If you have any questions, please contact the Salford Hills Elementary School office at 610-287-9197.

Please complete the below information if you choose to pick up your child(ren) as a daily car rider. A car rider once or twice can be handled with a simple note to the office on the morning of the change.
Upon completing this information, you will receive a school-issued name placard for each person listed. The name placard must be placed on the driver side dashboard, so it is visible through the front windshield of your vehicle. Children will only be allowed to leave in vehicles with school-issued name tags. If you do not have the placard, you will be asked to pull forward to physically sign out your child.

Click here to submit information for a car rider placard.

If you were selected as a Homeroom Parent Coordinator, you would have received an email on September 10th.

Thank you to all who volunteered!

Please join the Home & School Association at our first meeting of the year! This is a great opportunity to meet other parents, learn about HSA events and discover different ways to get involved and volunteer. Bring your ideas, concerns, or questions to the Board and allow the kids to play since childcare is always provided. We hope you'll join us in kicking off a great school year!

**Light refreshments will be provided and all who attend will be entered to win a $10 gift card!**

The HSA invites you to volunteer at Salford Hills this year! The HSA helps coordinate volunteers for classroom activities, social events, school events, etc. As a volunteer, you are welcome to serve as much or as little as you wish. For example, you can volunteer to help during a specific event, lead a committee, help out in your child's classroom and more. There are so many ways to serve Salford Hills and we would love to connect you with opportunities that would be a good fit for you and your family. In order to be contacted regarding these opportunities, you must join our volunteer list by filling out the form below (you must fill this out each year). There is no commitment by joining the volunteer list. By signing up, you will simply join our list to be notified of events needing volunteers and other opportunities to get involved. Thank you for helping serve our students, families, teachers, and staff at Salford Hills!

Clearances should be submitted to Mrs. Landis in the main office or at jlandis@soudertonsd.org.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, you can reach out via board@salfordhillshsa.org to contact all four board members: president (Heather Zeigler), vice-president (Desiree Bonkoski), secretary (Cassandra Clemens), treasurer (Adria Zane).

Please click the picture link below for instruction regarding arriving and dismissing at Salford Hills.

Mrs. Seaman, our school counselor, has been visiting each homeroom to do a lesson on Core Values. Students heard the book “I Promise” by LeBron James in 1st-5th grades and “The Rabbit Listened” in Kindergarten. Then they recited our school pledge: “We are safe, responsible, respectful learners!”

Our Salford Hills C.R.O.P.S. garden was a huge success this summer! We grew huge swiss chard, juicy melons, many raspberries, ginormous zucchini, eggplants by the dozens, and so much more. Believe it or not, there is still produce ripening! We are looking for a few volunteers who might be able to help pick until our growing season winds down in upcoming weeks. Please contact Janet Smith at jsmith@soudertonsd.org if you are able to help. Thank you!

Mr. Burns is reading stories to each classroom to promote our Salford Hills Core Values of being Safe, Responsible, Respectful, Learners.

First grade is hard at work playing the penny and dice game to learn how to count coins.

Please click on the School Menus picture above to see the menus available for breakfast and lunch.

Click on the image below for information about money tendering with the cafeteria.

Click THIS LINK to access the Salford Hills School Calendar which shares district dates and events as well as Salford Hills planned events. Many of these events are conditional at this point and subject to change.

Click THIS LINK to access the Cycle Day Calendar for the year. All elementary schools operate on a four day cycle, and this calendar may be helpful when a homeroom teacher shares the specials schedule (forthcoming). For instance, PE is on Day 2 -- Wear Your Sneakers! :)

The following are recommended school supply lists per grade level. Please remember that all essential supplies are available for students. Lists below are optional (and appreciated!).

• Click here to find school supply lists for each grade level.
  
  

Enjoy a few resources from trusted school digital magazines, Edutopia and Parent:

• How to Ease Your Child's Kindergarten Jitters

• How to Cope With Back-to-School Anxiety

• How Much Screen Time? That’s the Wrong Question

• Teaching Good Study Habits, Minute by Minute

• Hack to School Getting Your Kids Back Into A Routine

• 25 Sweet Lunch Box Note Ideas

Fundamentally committed to each other, we at Salford Hills are a caring community of learners who value each individual’s intrinsic worth and potential.

In our supportive environment, learners are encouraged to achieve high standards by developing responsibility for their learning through authentic experiences that require hard work, critical thinking and reflection.

Learning is a process that positively impacts the future.

Website: http://salfordhills.soudertonsd.org/
Location: 2721 Barndt Road, Harleysville, PA, United States
Phone: 610-287-9197
Twitter: @SASD_SalfordHil