Hilltop Elementary School

Thank you to the HSA for a successful book fair!

Thank you to all our Hilltop families for attending Literacy Night!

Drop-Off

Please allow a space for students to walk on the back patio to get to their lines during morning drop-off.

Attendance

A reminder regarding student attendance: Per Mendham Borough Board of Education regulation 5200, "A day in session shall consist of not less than four hours, exclusive of recess and lunch periods." A student who arrives late or leaves early and does not meet the four hour minimum will be marked absent. Students must be present for a full day (at least 4 hours of instruction)

Late to school or absent

Please email or call Nurse Kaitlyn to inform the school if your child will be absent or late to school. Any child that arrives after 8:35 must be signed in by their parent/guardian

Pick Up Patrol

Please note that any changes regarding your child’s dismissal plan MUST be entered in Pick-Up Patrol. After 1:00 p.m. any changes must be called into the main office. Staff will send your child to the designated area as specified in the daily dismissal report.

Lost and Found

The lost and found is getting crowded! Please take a look at the attached slide show and email Mrs. Austin austin@mendhamboroschools.org if you see your child's item.

The Thanksgiving Food Drive is complete and the results are in! In total, Hilltop raised $1,470 and collected 1,197 items of food! The West Morris Juniors were able to bag 308 complete meals, thanks to all of the generous donations from our community. In addition, we were able to donate $2,600, broken down as follows:

Center For Family Services: $1,000 plus 308 bags of complete Thanksgiving meals
Chester/Mendham Food Pantry: $800 plus extra food after bagging
nourish.NJ: $800

The winning classes are..........
1st Place: Mrs. Johnson & Ms. Peltzer's 4th grade class (34 feathers: $150 + 216 items of food)
2nd Place: Ms. Cerbasio's 4th grade class (30 feathers: $160 + 55 items of food)
3rd Place: Mrs. Marszalek & Mrs. Gaffney's 3rd grade class (29 feathers: $195 + 31 items of food)

Thank you to everyone for helping to make this year's food drive a success!

Head Lice

We would like to be proactive with stopping the spread of head lice this school year. Please be diligent in checking your child's scalp at home, reporting to the school any instances of active lice, and treating your child's scalp if they have lice. Communication between home and school is essential.

Some helpful tips are

Girls should wear their hair in a ponytail or braids. Hairspray also can create barrier that make it more difficult for lice to settle in your child's scalp
Encourage children to be mindful of head-to-head contact with others, especially during play or other activities
Your child's stuffed animals and bedding should be washed and dried in high temperature settings