March 7, 2024
Dear NHS Families,
We spring forward into Daylight Savings Time this weekend! I hope you all enjoyed the vacation week. It feels like we are ready for spring!
Town Election Day–March 12, 2023
Please remember that there is no school on this day. It will be a teacher professional day. Among the school budget items is a warrant article supporting our EA’s new contract. Their union is called SESPA and you will see it on the warrant article. A ‘yes’ vote ensures they get a much needed pay increase. You can also vote for School Board candidates and other town offices.
Monthly newsletter from our School Psychologist
This month’s newsletter from Haleigh Hutcheson has to do with chronic absenteeism and its effects.
PAL Fundraiser
NHS PAL Community Event at Sweet Chix on Tuesday, 3/12 from 3-8pm with 20% of proceeds going directly to PAL.
PAL meeting Wednesday, March 20 at 6pm in the NHS library
Communication from school–please read
Please see the attached flyer to opt in for text message communication from our school. We will be trying to send text messages for notifications that are time sensitive, like when we find out a bus is running late. School messenger requires that parents opt in to receive text messages. Please see the flyer and use the QR code to opt in if you wish to receive text messages. Thank you.
Maple Sugaring Time
Our 4th graders have been tapping maple trees and boiled their sap yesterday yielding a banner amount of sweet maple syrup (104 ounces)! Thank you to our 4th grade teachers, Linda Donohoe and Karen Haas, and all the volunteers who helped make this possible!
NHS SAS Testing Schedule
Grade 3: Writing– March 13,14; Reading–May 8, 9; Math–May 16, 17
Grade 4: Writing– March 13,14; Reading–May 8, 9; Math–May 20, 21
Grade 5: Writing– March 6,7; Reading–May 14, 15; Math–May 21, 22
Grade 6: Writing– March 13; Reading–May 7, 8; Math–May 15, 16
Grade 7: Writing– March 11; Reading–May 9, 10; Math–May 20, 21
Grade 8: Writing–March 11; Reading–May 9, 10: Math–May 20, 21
Dates to remember:
March 7: North Hampton School Board meeting at 6:30 at Town Hall
March 11: Last day of Trimester 2
March 12: PAL fundraiser at Sweet Chix
March 12: Election Day–no school for students
March 18: Report Cards available for parents to view in Powerschool Parent Portal
March 20: PAL meeting at 6 PM at NHS
March 21: Incoming Kindergarten Parent Information Night (adults only)
April 3: No school–Teacher professional development day
April 4: North Hampton School Board meeting at 6:30 at Town Hall
April 5, 6, 7: Middle School Production of “The Little Mermaid”
April 19: The Jaggy Awards at 8:45 AM (paparazzi and mom-arazzi welcome)
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.
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.