Torrey Hill Intermediate School

As principal of Torrey Hill Intermediate School, it is my pleasure to welcome everyone back for another great year. We are all excited to have students back in our classrooms and hallways filling them with energy and enthusiasm for learning. It is our mission to help every child feel welcomed, connected, and a part of our LFCS family! At Torrey Hill we have great teachers and support staff who spend hours planning and creating classroom activities to engage our students in learning.

Thanks to our community support, we made several building improvements. Some of them you will visibly notice include the addition of cabinetry in the classrooms and new windows at our main entrance. Additionally, we hired eight new teachers! Two of them are shared between West Shore and Torrey Hill. You will learn more about them within this newsletter.

Now in my fifteenth year, I am honored to serve as the principal of Torrey Hill. It is truly a privilege to be part of a community where parents/guardians, teachers, support staff and students care for each other. Throughout the year, if you have concerns, please feel free to contact me at 810-591-3617 or kconover@lakefentonschools.org. Again, welcome back and lets make it another great year!

Yours in Learning,

Mrs. Kathleen Conover, Principal

August 23rd-Torrey Hill Chromebook Pick-Up at THIS 9:00A.M.-1:00P.M. (See information below)

August 26th-Class Lists will be available in Synergy

August 26th-Open House

• Students with the last name A-L 5:30-6:15P.M.
• Students with the last names M-Z 6:15-7:00P.M.

**Chromebook pick-up will be available in the Torrey Hill library. (See information below)

August 30st-First Day of School 1/2 Day 8:25A.M.-11:40A.M.

September 1st-No Flex Day

September 6th-No School/Labor Day

October 1st-Progress Report #1

Welcome to our new staff members Elisabeth Boaz (Music), Mary Clark (3rd), Chase Dawley (5th), Lexi Dekalaita (3rd), Tara King (4th), Alyssa Ramoie (3rd), Briana Shanafelt (4th), and Laura Thomason (Art).

We are in need of lunch/recess aides. Feel free to share this request with neighbors, friends, grandparents, etc. Please see the job posting below.

https://www.applitrack.com/gcaps/onlineapp/jobpostings/view.asp?internaltransferform.Url=&choosedistrict=true&applitrackclient=731&category=Student+Support+Services

We are also in need of Academic Interventionists, as well.

Please visit the link above for access to openings in ALL buildings. If you have questions about any of our job postings, please contact the building principal, Mrs. Conover.

Please be sure to log in to your Parent Vue account ASAP. You will need to verify your information and accept all consent forms to view your student’s teacher when they are posted. This MUST be done on a laptop or desktop computer. A tip sheet is provided below. If you have any trouble please call the Torrey Hill office at 591-3617.

Per the 1:1 Chromebook Agreement, all students in grades 3-12 will pay a $20 Annual User Care and Repair Fee which covers the cost of the first Chromebook repair and sets a cap on subsequent repairs. The agreement is available in ParentVue. Before you pick up your Chromebook, all students must have paid their fee.

You have 3 options to pay:

• Cash
• Check (made out to Lake Fenton Community Schools)
• Online using our online payment system (directions are available at https://www.lakefentonschools.org/page/online-payments

Please remember that if you are paying the $20 insurance fee online it needs to be paid 24 hours in advance. You can also pay in person with cash or a check during registration.

If your child will need ay type of medication for the school year you must have your doctor complete the forms below that pertain to your student. Any questions, please call the Torrey Hill office. 810-591-3617

We will be using Car Tags again this year for our pick up lane students. Many of you are familiar with these tags if you participated in the West Shore process in the past. You will only need ONE tag per building if participating in both lanes. To obtain your tag please stop in the office during Open House. If you still have a sign from last year or West Shore they are the same, please use it this year.

If your students need updates from you (parents/guardians) on taking a different mode of transportation home, please call our office before 2 PM. We do our best to get all "change in transportation" messages delivered to the students at the end of the school day and we certainly do not want any errors.

Any bus changes must be approved by the principal at least 24 hours in advance. Students are not allowed to take alternative buses home unless their is an emergency situation. Please do not use bus transportation as a means of transporting friends for after school social or extracurricular events. Our buses have capacity limits and we cannot add students to bus routes. We care about the safety of our students and therefore must closely monitor ridership on our school buses.

We realize the morning and afternoon can be busy times in our parking lots at West Shore and Torrey Hill. Please help with traffic concerns by avoiding crossing over the incoming lane (AM) and outgoing lane (PM) at West Shore (Lahring entrance).

Also, if you enter Torrey Hill from Torrey Rd., please remember you can only turn right at the flagpole. Some are turning left where the sign, "No Left Turn", is located. Thank you for your support.

Please use the link below to view COVI-19 frequently asked questions:

https://www.lakefentonschools.org/page/covid-19-resources

8:25 A.M. - 3:40 P.M. (M, T, TH, F)

9:15 A.M. - 3:40 P.M. (W)

Half Day - 8:25 A.M. – 11:40 A.M.

No Delayed Start (Flex Day) on September 1st.

Our first Delayed Start (Flex Day) is WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th

BREAKFAST AND LUNCH: Due to the pandemic, the USDA has extended free meals for all students for the 2021-2022 school year.

Breakfast and lunch will be free of charge for ALL students. We are still accepting FREE and REDUCED applications for the 2021-2022 school year.

Completing this form allows us to continue to support our family's needs now and in the future. If you have qualified for free and reduced lunch in the past, applications must be submitted yearly. Go to www.lunchapp.com to complete the application process. The form is also below.

Food Service Website

http://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php?sid=1206121805457735

https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1339582/2021-2022_THIS_Student_Handbook.pdf

Lake Fenton District Mission- Learning For Continuous Success (L.F.C.S.)

Lake Fenton District Vision- Lake Fenton Community Schools through shared leadership, will educate all students to achieve their highest potential in a positive, safe and student-centered environment

Lake Fenton District Beliefs-

• We believe all students and staff work and learn best in a Positive school environment.
• We believe all students and staff are responsible for creating a Respectful school environment.
• We believe all students and staff thrive when demonstrating Independent thinking.
• We believe all students and staff benefit from trustworthy and Dependable relationships
• We believe all students and staff are successful when actively Engaged in learning

Email: KCONOVER@LAKEFENTONSCHOOLS.ORG
Website: https://www.lakefentonschools.org/o/torrey-hill-intermediate-school
Location: 12410 Torrey Road, Fenton, MI, United States
Phone: 810-591-3617
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lftorreyhill
Twitter: @lftorreyhill