Dec. 12, 2024
Dear North Hampton Families,
With the weather getting colder, we’d like to remind families to be sure that students are dressed for the cold weather for recess. Some students in younger grades bring snowpants and boots, but that is only necessary for most grades when there is snow on the ground. Boots are a good idea when it is cold or wet. Please be sure your child has gloves/mittens and a hat/hood on cold days as we go out for recess in most weather conditions. Thank you.
Harvest Meal
We had a delicious harvest meal served in the cafeteria yesterday. It was beef stew made with many vegetables that our students grew in the garden and greenhouse. The stew had beans grown by grade 2, potatoes grown by grade 8, onions grown by grade 7 and peppers grown by grade 6. We hope to have carrots grown by kindergarten served up soon. We even had fresh, homemade bread baked by Mr. Carlson (Dr. Carlson’s husband). Thanks to our kitchen staff and greenhouse stewards for their support.
Nike Elite Zipper Pulls and Tik Tok Challenge
This message is mostly for upper elementary and middle school parents. We have been made aware of a Tik Tok challenge to steal the zipper pulls (the little cord that is tied to the zipper) from Nike backpacks. The zipper pulls don’t even have the Nike logo on them, but as with many social media trends, this seems to have caught on in many places and made its way into our school. If you notice that your child has zipper pulls that do not belong to them, please have them return them to their teacher, who will help get them to the original owner. Unfortunately, we have had students report that zipper pulls have been taken off their backpacks. While it doesn’t seem to be widespread, we hope that by informing you, we can put an end to this at NHS. Thank you for your continued support.
December flyer for Cook Center
We continue to have a relationship with the Cook Center. They offer free parent coaching for any parent in SAU 21. It is confidential and available online. Please see the flyer below.
Dates to remember
Dec. 16: Grade 5 & 6 Band and Chorus Concert
Dec. 17: Grade 7 & 8 Band and Chorus Concert
Dec. 20: Full day of school
Dec. 23-Jan. 1: Winter Holiday Vacation
Jan. 2: School re-opens after break
Jan. 2: North Hampton School Board meeting at 6:30 PM at Town Hall
Jan. 17: No school–Professional Day for teachers
Jan. 20: No school–Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/Civil Rights Day
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Re-runs
Heart Screening Opportunity for Gr. 5-8
North Hampton School will be partnering with an organization called “Who We Play For” to offer cardiac screenings to students in grade 5-8 on Feb. 17, 2025. (See flyer at the bottom of this email for more details.) The cost for this screening is $20. If you would like to have your child screened, but need financial assistance, please let Nurse Mara know. An electrocardiogram is painless, non-invasive, and only takes 5 minutes to complete. Each ECG will be read by a board certified pediatric cardiologist. I will send reminders about this opportunity in January. All sign ups are online through the “Who We Play For” registration portal. Many thanks to Asst. Supt. Mary Toomey and the SAU 21 school nurses for bringing this to our school.
Report Cards
Parents will be able to view their child’s report card in the Parent Portal of Powerschool beginning tomorrow, Dec. 6th at 8 AM. As a reminder, our report cards are competency based grades. Students receive numerical indicators from 1-4, based on formative and summative assessments.
Indicator Language:
4: Advanced: Student performance exceeds the marking period expectation.
3: Proficient: Student performance meets the grade level skills and knowledge for marking period expectation with consistency, quality, and independence.
2: Developing: Student performance is progressing toward the marking period expectation, demonstrating some understanding and application of skills and knowledge with support. Student is not yet independent in demonstrating his/her skill.
1: Beginning: Student performance is progressing with support, but student is unable to meet the marking period expectation with consistency or quality.
Parents will find supporting documents on our website that explain the expectations at the end of each trimester as they relate to the competencies. Here is the link to the supporting documents:
NHS Supporting Documents Page
You will also see the link to the Powerschool login on this page.
You will be able to view (and print if you would like) your child’s report card online via PowerSchool. If you do not have access to the internet or are having difficulty accessing the portal, please contact the office and Mrs. MacLaughlin (smaclaughlin@sau21.org) will help you.
To access your child’s report card, log into PowerSchool with your username and password. This is the same username and password that you used to complete your child’s registration paperwork. You can access PowerSchool from our school website or from the link above. Once you are logged into Powerschool, click the button that says “Report Cards” on the left hand side. (It is where “Student Reports” were in the past.) Next click “24-25 T1 Elementary/Middle School Report Card”.