Northwood Hills News
January 30, 2025
Safety Drill Notification
Wednesday, February 5th will be our next "I Know What To Do" Day. Students and staff will revisit safety protocols and practice a Lockdown drill. No action or preparation is necessary on your part as a parent. However, we encourage you to talk with your students after the drill to ensure they feel that they understand what to do in the event of an actual safety situation.
Dear Parents / Guardians,
Thank you for your continued support in helping our students follow the new badge procedures! Wearing badges each day teaches responsibility, prepares them for junior high, helps with efficiency in the lunch line and library, and most importantly, helps keep our school safe.
Please remind your child to wear their badge daily. Each student receives one free badge and two free replacements. After that, there is a $2.00 replacement fee. Payment reminders will be sent home in Tuesday folders next week.
We truly appreciate your partnership in making this a smooth process. We had a fantastic first semester, and we’re excited to finish the year strong together!
As always, thank you for your support!
Estimados padres / tutores,
¡Gracias por su continuo apoyo en ayudar a nuestros estudiantes a seguir los nuevos procedimientos de identificación! Usando los gafetes cada día les enseña responsabilidad, los prepara para la secundaria, ayuda con la eficiencia en la línea del almuerzo y la biblioteca, y lo más importante, ayuda a mantener nuestra escuela segura.
Por favor recuerde a su hijo(a) que use su gafete todos los días. Cada estudiante recibe un gafete gratis y dos reemplazos gratis. Después de eso, hay una cuota de reemplazo de $2.00. Recordatorios de pago serán enviados a casa en las carpetas del martes de la próxima semana.
Realmente apreciamos su colaboración en hacer de este un proceso sin problemas. ¡Tuvimos un primer semestre fantástico, y estamos emocionados de terminar el año fuerte juntos!
Como siempre, ¡gracias por su apoyo!
Please click here to read the latest Specials Student Services Autism Parent Newsletter. This month’s newsletter includes information about sensory toys, upcoming parent education opportunities, resources for parents of children with autism, and more!
Newsletter link: https://secure.smore.com/n/rtepz-risd-sss-parent-newsletter?ref=email
RISD is seeking parents and community members interested in serving on three new committees that will begin meeting this semester. Learn more about serving here.
Beginning next week, visitors are welcome to join their students for lunch. Here are a few reminders when planning to visit for lunch.
- Due to space in our cafeteria we are asking that parents who wish to have lunch with their child do so only once per week.
- Arrive before your child's scheduled lunchtime.
- Bring your ID to be screened at check-in. You will be given a visitor badge to wear at all times while on campus.
- Visitors should sit at the designated visitor table with their child and are not permitted to sit at the class cafeteria tables.
- Lunch visitors may eat lunch with only their child. Friends will not be permitted to join another parent for lunch.
- We request that visitors follow a no-cell phone policy to ensure student privacy and quality time with their child. Taking pictures or videos in the cafeteria that include any other students or staff is not permitted.
- When your child’s lunch period is over, visitors should exit the building from the front or office doors. Lunch visitors should NOT walk their child back to class.
- If a visitor who is not a parent or guardian comes to eat lunch with a student, we must have permission ahead of time from the parent or guardian or they will not be permitted to eat with the student.
These guidelines may need to be adjusted from time to time. Updates will be communicated as needed.
Safety and security is a top priority for us. You must complete a background check yearly if you will be volunteering for ANY school activities. Please go to RISD Voly to fill out an application. Please make sure you select Northwood Hills Elementary as your school. Again, this process needs to be completed every year!
All visitors must show a government-issued ID every time you are either visiting school or volunteering and will need to have a Verkada Badge. The great thing about our new system is that you can use the QR Code from home in the morning, and your badge will be waiting for you when you arrive. Please wait to access the code until 7 am the day that it is needed so that the badge doesn't time out. This is a requirement for any activity we will have during the school day.
Before entering the building, you will need to push the doorbell. Our office staff will ask how they can help you before letting you in. This is a requirement for everyone even if our office staff knows who you are. We appreciate your support and patience with this process.
Parents and Families On Campus
With the increased need for security on all campuses, NHE will continue to use Verkada to sign in all visitors on campus. If you plan on visiting campus, please make sure to bring your driver's license to the front office to be scanned by our RAPTOR system.
During occasions when we have a big event, we will send out a QR code ahead of time for you to complete to help speed up the check-in process.
If you plan to volunteer on campus, please complete the additional background check with VOLY. It is best to complete the VOLY application as soon as possible. VOLY requests can take up to 72 hours to complete. Please call the Northwood Hills office for any help needed with completing VOLY. Sign up to volunteer at risd.voly.org
