October 5, 2023
Dear NHS Families,
Reminder: Friday, Oct. 6th is an early release day with a 12:00 dismissal time. There is no school on Monday, Oct. 9 in recognition of Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day.
Thank you to all those who supported the Fun Run for Jump, Jog, or Jam for the Jaguar Jungle! The event was a big success and raised over $13,000 for a new inclusive playground piece. It was great to have a DJ from Booster and so many parents to cheer our students on! Special thanks to PAL and event coordinators Megan Chartier and Sherri Clerk.
Student Government Seeks Veterans to Attend School Assembly
Our Student Government is planning its annual Veteran’s Day assembly and would like to invite veterans who have a connection to our school to attend. They are also looking for one or two veterans who are interested in speaking at the assembly to share their experiences with our students, remembering we have students who range in age from 5 to 14. Please let us know if you are interested or have a family member who would like to be included either as an attendee or a speaker.
School Psychologist Newsletter
This month’s newsletter focuses on Executive Functioning skills.
Cook Center Resources
You will see the reminder at the bottom of this email about parenting support available to all parents from the Cook Center. (All services are confidential.) They also publish a monthly newsletter. This month’s issue focuses on Friendship Skills.
Message from North Hampton Public Library
The North Hampton Library staff asked us to send this information out to parents. They love having your children visit the library, but also need to enforce their policies so that the library is a safe and happy place for all visitors. Please read it carefully and check out their policy on children in the library.
Children under the age of eleven (11) may not be left unattended at the library unless that child is attending a library program that specifically states that participating children do not have to have a parent in attendance with them. A child is unattended if a parent is not present with the child at all times while in the library.
At the discretion of a parent, a child aged eleven (11) to thirteen (13) may be left unattended for up to 2 hours as long as the child knows how to reach a parent in case the need arises. Children may not be left longer than two hours; the library does not provide child care services.
Middle School Laptops–reminder
This is a request for Middle School parents to please remind their children to not put their laptop and their water bottles in their backpacks together. As you can imagine, this is not a good combination and can lead to water damage to our school laptops. Thank you.
Dates to remember:
Oct. 5: North Hampton School Board meeting at 6:30 PM at Town Hall
Oct. 6: Storyteller Ann Jennison visits classes in grades 2-6
Oct. 6: Early release day–12:00 dismissal for Parent Conferences
Oct. 9: No school-Indigenous Peoples/Columbus Day
Nov. 7: No school–Election Day
Nov. 9: Veteran’s Day Assembly hosted by Student Government
Nov. 10: No school-Veteran’s Day
Cook Center Resources Available to Parents
This year, we have partnered with the Cook Center to offer parenting support for any families that may wish to take advantage of online parent coaching. Please see the flyer below. All services are confidential and the Cook Center will not share any information about which families take advantage of the service.