HF Patriot Post

A Message from Our Principal

I hope you have a safe and fun Halloween and enjoy the extra hour in your day tomorrow as Daylight Savings Time ends and our clocks are set back one hour. We have a few updates for November and want to invite each of you to join us for our fourth annual Military and Muffins Morning on Veteran's Day, November 11th. Thank you to each of our Veteran's and their families.

Updates:

Military and Muffins: Wednesday, November 11th from 8:15 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. in the Hill Field Elementary cafeteria. This is a great moment for each student to bring a veteran or their family to eat breakfast together. Muffins will be provided by the school. Our PTA Book Fair will also be open during this event. We encourage you to visit the book fair with your student.
PTA Book Fair: Book Fair will be open during our Military and Muffins event, but will also run November 9th, 10th, 11th, and 13th during school hours. Classes will attend during their scheduled time.
Thanksgiving Break: There will be no school on November 25 - 27 for Thanksgiving Break.
PTA Holiday Store: The Holiday store will be open from Monday, November 30 - Friday, December 4. Students with money can visit the store and purchase gifts for their family members. Our wonderful PTA members will wrap and label them so your child can take them home, ready for giving!
School Feedback and Input: We would love your feedback on things you love or want to see continue and any suggestions for improvement you have for our school. Please consider submitting either type of feedback through our Hill Field Elementary Glows and Grows Survey. Thank you!

Warm Regards,

Mrs. Burk

Upcoming Dates

November 1 - Daylight Savings Time Ends Move clocks back one hour

November 2-6 School Psychologist Appreciation Week

November 2 - Fire Drill

November 3 - Election Day

November 6 - Vision Screening

November 9-13 PTA Book Fair

November 10 - PTA Meeting 3:50 pm HFE Faculty Room

November 10 - School Community Council Meeting 4:30 pm HFE Faculty Room

November 11 - Veteran's Day - Military and Muffins 8:15 am - 8:50 am (Book Fair Open)

November 15 - Wear RED to Remember Everyone Deployed

November 15 - Character Education Assembly Self-Confidence

November 20 - Substitute Teacher Appreciation Day

November 24 - Monthly Reward Party Flashlight Reading Party

November 25-27 Thanksgiving Break No School

November 30 - December 4 PTA Holiday Store

REVIEW FROM PREVIOUS PATRIOT POSTS

Hill Field Elementary School-Wide Behavior Management Plan Overview

Click on the photo below to view the four page PDF.

Attendance

This year, we are focusing on regular school attendance. The U.S. Department of Education reports, "Children who are chronically absent in preschool, kindergarten, first, and second grade are much less likely to read at grade level by the third grade. Students who cannot read at grade level by the end of third grade are four times more likely than proficient readers to drop out of high school." That is a BIG statistic. Please consider the impact missing school may have on your child's future. As part of our focus on improving school attendance, we are setting a goal for 95% of students to miss less than 10 school days in the school year. If your student misses just 2 days each month, they will have missed 10% of the school days for the year. Although we want students to stay home when they have a fever or are contagious, we encourage families to minimize the need for students to miss school for non-illness related events. Thank you for your support in this endeavor! If you would like to learn more about chronic absenteeism please visit the US. Department of Education Chronic Absenteeism Webpage .

Friends of BTS Arts

We hope you will consider signing up to be a Friend of BTS Arts. No monetary donations or requests. Click on the image below to access the form for signing up.

Lunchtime/Recess Mentors

Our lunchtime mentor program is expanding to better support our students. We are now inviting our military volunteers to volunteer at any of our recesses throughout the day. This is a great time to play, talk, and be a role model for students.

We ask that volunteers commit to at least one day and time each week. We understand that emergencies and changes arise and can be flexible.

Block 1 ~ 10:20 AM - 11:05 AM (M,T,W,Th,F)
Block 2 ~ 11:30 AM - 1:05 PM (M,T,W,Th,F)
Block 3 ~ 1:55 PM - 2:40 PM (M,T,W,Th)

If you, or someone you know, is interested in volunteering for this program, please reach out to Matt Mason, the school liaison officer, at matthew.mason.9@us.af.mil or at 801-775-5960.

Personal Device Use at School

When devices are connected to the school internet, are running on our network, or are a school issued device, there are firewalls, filters, and additional digital protections to keep students safe. When personal devices are used with their own data or network, we are unable to monitor or filter any inappropriate or unsafe content. As we have observed the use of personal phones and devices before school, we recognize that it is not possible to adequately supervise and monitor devices that are not connected to our network. Because of this, we have worked with our School Community Council to create our policy on personal devices, to better protect our students.

Students may bring their devices to and from school. When students arrive on school property in the morning, the phone or smartwatch must be powered off and put in their backpack until they exit the building at dismissal.
If a student is seen with their phone or smartwatch out on school property in the morning, they will be asked to put it away. If a student refuses to put away their device, they will be referred to school administration.

We encourage students to communicate with their parent as soon as they reach the school safely, then promptly put their phone away. Thank you for your support in keeping all students safe.

Volunteer Background Check Information

We love to have volunteers in our school. Please call the Human Resources department to sign up for a background check. Once you have a background check, it is good for life in Davis School District as long as you check in as a volunteer in the school once a year. Get your background check now so you don't miss out on field trips and other great volunteer opportunities.

For Appointements: DSD Volunteer Fingerprinting Online Scheduler

Anchored4Life Needs Your Help

Dear Parents,

We need your help with our Anchored4Life program. Anchored4Life is a uniquely designed Club that enables kids (Team Leaders) to make connections and help teach other kids life skills with the goal of reducing stress during possible elementary transitions. We have 4 kits that Team Leaders help to distribute and talk to your student about to help with difficult transitions: new student tours (after the start of school), moving during the school year, deployments, and parent return (reintegration).

Please let your child's teacher or Mrs Jackson know if there is an upcoming deployment, reintegration, or move during the school year. We will do our best to support your child in these transitional times.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Olivia Jackson, School Counselor and A4L Advisor

Purple Star School

Please see below for opportunities that support our military families and students.

myDSD Parent Account

If you do not have a myDSD account, please create one using the steps below. This account may be used to clear absences, schedule your Kindergarten assessment session, parent teacher conferences, view report cards, pay for school lunch, apply for free or reduced lunch, and make optional school and class donations.

Go to https://hillfield.davis.k12.ut.us/
Click on MYDSD (top of page)
Click on “Create an account now” Each parent/guardian may create their own account.

School Calendar

View our calendar to stay up to date on schedule changes and upcoming events: https://hillfield.davis.k12.ut.us/o/hfes/events

Preschool Support

Many parents have asked about preschool options and support. You may want to consider one or both of the options below.

Waterford Upstart - Online (Device provided through program if needed)

Utah has funded online preschool for every 4 year old child through the Waterford Upstart Program. It is 15-20 minutes a day and when used 5 days a week, I have personally seen the growth children can make in preparation for Kindergarten.
If you're interested in this program, you can apply through the link below.
https://www.waterford.org/upstart/ut-upstart-program/

Head Start/Early Head Start and Title I Preschool - DSD Early Childhood Programs

Davis School District offers several preschool opportunities housed in Elementary Schools throughout Davis School District.
Visit the DSD Early Childhood Programs page for more information and to apply.
https://www.davis.k12.ut.us/page/early-childhood-programs

Daily Schedules

Kindergarten – 6th Grade

First Bell 8:50 AM
Tardy Bell 8:55 AM
School Dismissal 3:30 PM
Early Out & Fridays 1:30 PM