GREGORY HILL NEWSLETTER

Hello Parents, Families, and Community Members,

Although we are getting closer to spring, March is our snowiest month so please make sure your students come dressed for the weather. We often go outside even if the weather is not ideal. As a reminder, we will have parent-teacher conferences March 18th and 19th. Schedules can get confusing during conference. Please see the conference schedule below.

Jennifer Keyes

ELC Principal

enjoy the extra day off.

Do you want to learn more about creating visuals and routines with your children? Join us for Parent Coffee on March 18th at 8:05 or 11:45. Ms. Debbie will be talking about how to implement visuals at home like we use at school.

Parent Teacher conferences is a great time to learn about how your child is doing in class. During this event your child’s classroom teacher will present data about how your child has been performing this year. You will receive a packet of useful information about your child’s progress and specific activities that you can use at home to work on with your child. This will also be a great opportunity to ask your child’s teacher questions that you may have. All conferences will be held in the evening on March 18th or 19th. There will be no school on Friday, March 20th. Please sign up for an alloted time with your students teacher.

Conference Schedule:

March 18th-Regular school day for all students

March 19th-Regular school day for full day students, no school for half day students

March 20th-No school

No School for students, see you all on March 30th.

Full day classrooms will participate in district-wide early release day every Monday. This will allow teachers time to collaborate with colleagues, create lesson plans and analyze student data. Please plan to pick up your child by 1:30 on Mondays.

Half Day instead of early release half day programs will not have school the first Friday of each month. In order for our half day staff to get the same time with colleagues.

Classrooms have started to visit the school’s library once a week to check out a book. Parents should return both the book and the bag so students can receive a new book each week. This is a great way to get children excited about reading and a good way to get them used to being responsible and returning the book weekly.

As we get into the colder, snowy months, the district may call for a “Late Start.” If a late start is decided, parents will receive an automated announcement from WPS.

When a late start day is called for the district, our school schedule will be the following:

Full day students will start school at 10:00 and dismiss at 2:30.

Half Day AM session will be cancelled (No School)

Half Day PM session will be normal (11:40-2:40)

Although some absences are unavoidable, it is important that students attend school as often as possible. Preschool is a great time to start building a habit of good attendance. Please note that we are allowing days for students to be absent for illness and do not want families to send children to school sick. Students are asked to stay home if they are experiencing any cold/flu like symptoms: fever, diarrhea or vommitting. Students need to be clear of the symtoms without being on any fever reducing or other medication for at least 24 hours prior to returning to school. If you would like to learn more about when to keep your child home click on how sick is too sick below. Students with 95% attendance in a month will receive a small token of appreciation from the school.

1. Please refrain from using cell phones in the parking lot.
2. Please drive slowly in the parking lot.
3. Please hold your children’s hands while in the parking lot.
4. All people (parents, students, visitors) coming and going from school must cross the parking lot at the crosswalks.
5. All children must be in car seats and buckled into seat belts before leaving the parking lot. This is a state law and is not optional. Please do not allow them to stand up in the back seat of cars or standing with their heads out the windows.
6. Please be respectful of our neighbors. We ask that you please refrain from turning around in their driveways and parking in private property, places that would block any driveways or that are not marked as parking places.
7. Please drive carefully and slowly while in the neighborhood.
8. There are assigned handicapped parking spots are in the parking lot, these are for cars that have handicapped plates or decals only. Please observe this parking rule. You can be ticketed for parking in handicapped spots without a handicapped decal or placard.

With the recent resurgence of measles, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has created an exposure location website. We encourage all families to consult this resource regularly to see if they may have been exposed.

🔗 Colorado Measles Exposure Location Information

Click on the green bars to be redirected

The Kids First Health Clinic has moved to 3075 W. 71st. Ave., Westminster, CO 80030!

The clinic – serves patients from birth to 21 – is conveniently located in the retail space at Maiker’s Alto Community.

Pediatric primary care services available include:

• Physical health – well child check ups, sports physicals, vaccines, reproductive health, sick visits, management of chronic disease such as asthma, and more.
• Mental health care – brief visits with a counselor, as well as one-on-one therapy.
• Enrollment in Medicaid and CHP+, and support accessing other immediate needs resources.
• Give us a call at 303-428-4384 to make an appointment.