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Elizabeth Haddon News

January 17, 2022

Tuesday is Day 1

IMPORTANT DATES

1/18 - 2 Hour Delay for Students - Teacher Professional Development

1/21 - Severino Dinner order deadline-See information below

1/25 EH Chorus Rehearsal 7:30am MS Auditorium

1/25 EH Orchestra Rehearsal 8:15am MS Auditorium

1/25 EH Band Rehearsal 9:30am MS Auditorium

1/25 EH Winter Concert at HMS 7:00-9:00

1/27 - Severino Dinner order pick-up, 2:45-3:30pm blacktop

1/28 Kindergarten and Preschool Report Cards Available in Genesis, 3:30pm

2/3 Kindergarten Information Night for 22-23

2/4 Interim Reports Grades 1-5 Available in Genesis, 3:30pm

2/21 President's Day-No School

2/22 No School for Students, Teacher Professional Development

New School Based News

2 Hour Delay Reminder: Tomorrow

Preschool

a.m. session students and ITT only 12:45 - 3:15 / No p.m. session students

Kindergarten

2 Hour Delay AM 10:25-1:10
2 Hour Delay PM 12:15 to 3:00

Grades 1-5

10:25AM-3:00PM

Winter Concert Information: Grades 4-5

Lost and Found: Retrieve Items

Please remind your student to check our lost and found for any forgotten items. These items are now on folding tables outside the APR. Any items not retrieved by the end of this month will be donated to charity.
Covid-19 Isolation and Quarantine Policies

2022-23 Kindergarten Information Night and Registration

Please inform friends and neighbors who have 2022-23 kindergarten age children of the upcoming Kindergarten Information Night on February 3rd at 7PM on Zoom. Kindergarten and New First Grade Registration will take place virtually on February 10th. Click here for registration information.

Previously Shared School News

Lizzy Haddon Severino Dinner Fundraiser

Enjoy our annual Lizzy Haddon spaghetti dinner fundraiser from the comforts of your home!

This year, our "spaghetti dinner" will be Thursday 1/27 and is being served up by Severino Pasta. Severino is offering the following delicious ready-to-heat meal kits. All meals serve 4:

  • Chicken Parmesan (4 pieces) with pasta, bread and salad, $30
  • Meatballs (8) with pasta, bread and salad, $30
  • Veggies with pasta, bread and salad, $30
  • Cannolis (4), $10


Please submit your orders by Friday 1/21 by clicking here. Then, Venmo your order total amount to Lizzy Haddon PTA.

Support Lizzy Haddon PTA AND get the night off from dinner duty? No brainer!

Lunch/Recess Volunteers Needed

1st,4th, and 5th grades have lunch/recess 11:45AM-12:30PM. 2nd and 3rd grades have lunch/recess 12:35PM-1:20PM. One volunteer slot per day. Prior to volunteering you must review this presentation, complete the covid screening form each day you volunteer, and check in at the main office.

1st Grade Lunch/Recess Volunteers

2nd/3rd Grade Lunch/Recess Volunteers

4th/5th Grade Lunch/Recess Volunteers

Reminder: District Policy on Virtual Learning

Every effort will be made by teaching staff to provide students with missed work due to COVID protocols in order to avoid falling behind in classes. Please note that students are strongly discouraged from participating in live streams when ill. When a student must be excluded due to COVID-related issues*, the District’s plan to support the continuity of instruction will be as follows:

  1. Within one school day of notification, teachers will provide the student written coursework (e.g., posting assignments in Google Classroom/Canvas). Your student’s classroom teacher will provide log-in information for live-streaming.
  2. Within two school days of notification, the teachers will provide the student with virtual instruction.
  • Exclusion for COVID related issues includes:
    • Checking off a COVID-like symptom on the daily questionnaire
    • COVID positive diagnosis
    • Receiving an exclusion notice HSD

**If your child is sick due to a non-Covid related issue, written work will be provided and teachers will work with your student on their return to school to help them catch up***

If the classroom teacher is absent, Isolated/Quarantined students will not participate in virtual instruction. We recognize that this is not a perfect situation. Still, we are diligently working to staff classrooms with qualified substitutes and/or teachers that can continue rigorous learning for in-person instruction.

Lunch/Recess Policy

Lunch

  • If the real feel is 35 degrees or above (changed from 45 degrees), students will eat outside distanced three feet apart.
  • If the real feel is below 35 degrees, it’s raining, or the blacktop is too wet, students will eat inside. Grades 2-5 eat in the APR on assigned spots that are distanced three ft. apart. 1st grade students eat in the classroom at assigned spots three ft. apart.
  • Parents can sign students out to go home for lunch. Please inform your child’s teacher. Sign-outs take place in the main office.
  • Snacks will be eaten outdoors unless it below feels like 15, snowing or raining.
  • We use weather.com for our temperature check.

Recess

  • If the real feel is 15 degrees or above, we will play outside.
  • If the real feel is below 15 degrees, we will play inside.
  • We use weather.com for our temperatures.

Calling the Classroom

We make a concerted effort not to call the classroom from the main office, unless absolutely necessary, as this interprets instruction. Please make plans with your child for afterschool in the morning before coming to school.

HMS 5th Grade Curriculum Night: February 1 7PM

5th Grade Families - the adults only - are invited to an evening with Haddonfield Middle School administrators and staff to begin the transition process. The HMS 5th Grade Curriculum NIght will provide families an opportunity to learn about the middle school, the course selection and recommendation process, and will be given an overview of the middle school vision and mission for middle level learners.

This event, as of now, is scheduled to be an in person event on February 1 at 7:00 PM in the HMS auditorium. Should there be a need to host this event virtually, families will be informed in advance.

Families can feel free to contact Principal Ms. Tracy Ann Matozzo at tmatozzo@haddonfield.k12.nj.us with any immediate questions or concerns.

Sora App for Books

Sora is our school's digital library, which is linked to the Haddonfield Public Library and the New Jersey Schools Shared Collection. Students can borrow ebooks and audiobooks using their school Google credentials. Click the link below for directions.

Sora Tutorial for Students and Families

Lunch Menu

HMHS Peer Tutoring for Grades 3-5 Students

HSD students in grades 3-5 are now eligible to receive virtual tutoring from HMHS students. If interested in this please complete this form. Please note that pairings may take 10-14 days to be matched. If you have any questions, please contact Dan Licata, HMHS Assistant Principal at dlicata@haddonfield.k12.nj.us

Used Books for BookSmiles

Throughout the year we will be collecting gently used books for an organization called BookSmiles. which promotes literacy and the joy of reading by giving books to children throughout New Jersey and Greater Philadelphia. Collection bin is located in front of the school.

Preschool Modified Schedule for 21-22

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IXL

We’re using IXL to support our curriculum in Math and Language Arts this year, and your child has access to this online program at home. With thousands of skills that match what we’re learning, as well as insights into student progress, IXL is a great resource to help your child excel and practice skills.Click Here for IXL Parent Guide

Being Your "Best Self"

As part of our initiative to provide social-emotional support for our students, EH students have begun taking part in lessons on how to be their "Best Self," helping them to have their actions match who they truly are as individuals. Students are beginning to recognize their feelings, label, regulate, and act from a place that is true to them. Be on the lookout for "Best Self" bracelets and monthly awards to students who demonstrate their "Best Self." If you would like to join this conversation with your students, you may find the questions below to be a helpful resource; they may provide an excellent foundation for a dinner-time conversation about what it means to be our "Best Self."

EverydayMath Algorithms

This link contains short videos where you can view an example of the Everyday Math algorithms, which are different than traditional methods. This is a great resource for assisting students with homework and studying.


Emotions Matter

As a family, plot yourself on the mood meter. Share where you are and why. Helping your child label his/her feelings enhances self-awareness and helps with the next steps of expressing and regulating emotions.

STOPit App

The Haddonfield School District has once again enrolled with STOPit! STOPit is an online reporting tool designed to deter and mitigate bullying, cyber abuse, and other inappropriate behaviors, consisting of an app and a back-end incident management system for school administrators.Our students can have access to the STOPit mobile app, which has two simple but powerful features. Report can be used by students to report incidents to school contacts anonymously. For more information on this and download instructions, Click Here.


Free and Reduced Lunch Application

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Update Your Contact Information in Genesis

Please click here to update your contact information. Instructions can be found here. It’s important to always keep your contact information updated especially your email. To do this click on “Contacts” at the top right once you login to Genesis. If you need a login please contact Amy Fanrak at afanrak@haddonfield.k12.nj.us

Absence Reporting Procedures

If it is necessary to keep a child home from school, please do one of the following:

  • Call the office before the start of school

Email us at ehattendanceOffice@haddonfield.k12.nj.us or click the link on our school homepage, and include

  • Child’s first and last name
  • Class
  • Reason for absence

If you do not have access to email, you may call in your child absent. You must send in a note when your child returns if you use the call in method.

Elementary District Calendar

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EH TRAFFIC REMINDERS and INFORMATION-PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE

Click Here for policy and Map

Adding School Calendar to Your Phone

Click Here for instructions on how to add this to your phone. Paste this code into the "subscribed calendar" box after you go to “Add Account” then “Other” calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/principalbissinger%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics


My School Bucks

This online payment service provides an easy way to pay for items such as ChromeBook fees and class trips using your credit/debit card or electronic check. Enrollment is easy and is available today! To create an account, follow the steps below:

1. Go to www.MySchoolBucks.com and register for a free account.

2. Add your students using their school name and student ID.

3. Make purchases with your credit/debit card or electronic check.

A program fee of 3.9% applies. You will have the opportunity to review any fees

and cancel if you choose, before you are charged.

If you have any questions, contact MySchoolBucks directly:

· support@myschoolbucks.com

· (855) 832-5226

· Visit myschoolbucks.com and click Help


PTA News launch

District and Community Based News

Click Here for all Community News. All Community News must be sent to Mr. Chuck Klaus’s office for approval. Community members should submit their news by email to Ms. Channell Jorrin at cjorrin@haddonfield.k12.nj.us in order to be included. Please do not send news directly to the school principals.

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