Happy Thursday PHE Families
The weather has shifted the past few days, but I hope everyone had a chance to enjoy Park Hill in all of its splendor before then. I really enjoyed all the colorful leaves on the trees and holiday decor. With the changing weather, I would encourage everyone to make sure their students are adequately prepared for the coming colder days. We strive to keep kids outside as much as possible, so please have them ready to go with hats, gloves, and snow boots as needed. We will move students inside if unsafe weather conditions, but students do better when they can get out and run around.
Join us next Friday, November 15 for Coffee with the Principal. Our Special Education team will be joining to discuss how we set up intervention plans and determining factors for creating 504 plans and IEPs. A few 4th grade students may join us as well to talk about some of their upcoming Sustainability Club efforts.
Stay warm and have a great weekend.
Ken Burdette, Principal
How do we find out about snow days or other inclement weather conditions?
The district decides if school's will have late start or cancellations. They will send out communication (text/emails/voicemails) in the event of a schedule change. Families can call (720)423-3200 for updates on inclement weather. The district's weather delay and cancellation procedure can be found here.
The decision to keep schools open or to close them during winter-weather conditions is made with one overriding factor in mind: the well-being of our students and their families. Schools are not only vital places of learning for students, but they also provide nutrition, health care, counseling and support services. Whenever possible, DPS strives to keep schools open during extreme weather conditions.
Family Curriculum Night - November 14
Join us for Curriculum Night on Thursday, November 14th from 6:00-7:30pm. This is your opportunity to experience classroom learning alongside your child from grades Pre-K to 5. Here is a list of topics for the evening:
Pre-K Reading: Connecting Sounds to Letter Compositions
K-1 Math: Addition and Subtraction Representations and Strategies
K-1 Reading: Blending and Segmenting Phonemes, Phonetic and Conventional Spelling
2-3 Math: Addition and Subtraction Representation and Strategies. The Properties of Multiplication and Division and The Relationship Between Multiplication and Division.
2-3 Reading: Spelling Strategies for Vowel Teams, Multisyllabic Words and Syllable Types : R-Controlled and Vowel Teams
4-5 Math: Multiplication and Division Strategies. 24 math game.
4-5 Reading: Spelling Strategies: Syllabication Patterns and Morphology (Roots and Affixes)
Dinner will be served! We will also have information on the Parent Portal and a Black Family Welcome Table. See you there!
Please RSVP here.
Anti-Idling Campaign
Thanks for supporting Anti-Idling here at the school! We were featured in GPHN earlier this year for all of our efforts. Please try and keep it up as the weather gets cooler. Bring hats, glove, and your jacket with you so you don't need to idle outside the school!
