From The Desk of Dr. Kern: April 5, 2018 2018-19 Kindergarten Parents Dial-4 Meeting: Parents of all incoming 2018-19 Kindergarten students (Central, Poff & Wyland) are invited to attend an informational session on the screening process and the DIAL 4 assessment on Wednesday, April 18, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria at Central Elementary School, located at 4100 Middle Road, Allison Park, PA. Hope to see you then! Talbot Time Schedule: Due to PSSA Testing, Talbot Time is cancelled during the PSSA ELA and MATH testing dates. Please see the Calendar of Events listed below for revised Talbot Time dates. An information sheet with the updated Talbot Time Schedule will be sent home with students who participate in this after school activity on Friday, April 6. Thank you! Visitor Badges / School Gate Guardian: As of April 2, the elementary schools have begun using the new visitor management badging system called School Gate Guardian. The system has been in place at Hampton Middle School and High School for several weeks. Please read the attached letter explaining the system. PSSA Testing – Attention Parents / Guardians of Students in Grades 3, 4 and 5! The 2018 Pennsylvania System of School Assessments (PSSA) for students in Grades 3, 4 and 5 will be administered following the schedule below. We begin testing each morning at approximately 8:30 a.m. Tests are considered untimed but will take approximately 40-80 minutes depending on the grade and test. Please be sure that students have a good night’s rest and a healthy breakfast. Arrival on time for school is critical, the administration of these assessments is sequential, and classroom interruption cannot occur. Please avoid scheduling any doctor appointments, vacations, etc. during these testing dates. If it is absolutely necessary to schedule an appointment, please make them for the afternoon. If you have additional questions about PSSA testing, please read the attached “Frequently Asked Questions, Information for Parents or Guardians” in our flyer section. We appreciate your efforts to have your child in attendance on all testing dates. News from the Counselor: Help us celebrate Hats On for Progeria Day on Friday, April 6, by donating anywhere from $1.00 or more and wear your favorite hat! Funds raised will go directly to the Progeria Research Foundation. Also please visit our donation page: https://prf.donorpages.com/HatsON2018/CentralElementary/ CALENDAR OF EVENTS April 6 ............................................ Hats On for Progeria Day April 9 ............................................. Lunch & Learn Book Club for English Festival Participants .............................................. Cartooning & Comics Club (3:15 – 4:15 p.m.) .............................................. Girls on the Run (3:15 – 4:45 p.m.) .............................................. School Board Voting Meeting (Tentative) HMS Library (7:30 p.m.) CENTRAL SCOOP Grades 3, 4 and 5: English Language Arts (ELA) Testing Schedule Tuesday, April 10 Wednesday, April 11 Thursday, April 12 Grade 3, 4, and 5: Math Testing Schedule Tuesday, April 17 Wednesday, April 18 Grade 4: Science Testing Schedule Tuesday, April 24 Wednesday, April 25
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From The Desk of Dr. Kern: April 5, 2018 2018-19 Kindergarten Parents Dial-4 Meeting: Parents of all incoming 2018-19 Kindergarten
students (Central, Poff & Wyland) are invited to attend an informational session on the screening process and the DIAL 4 assessment on Wednesday, April 18, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria at Central Elementary School, located at 4100 Middle Road, Allison Park, PA. Hope to see you then!
Talbot Time Schedule: Due to PSSA Testing, Talbot Time is cancelled during the PSSA ELA and MATH testing dates. Please see the Calendar of Events listed below for revised Talbot Time dates. An information sheet with the updated Talbot Time Schedule will be sent home with students who participate in this after school activity on Friday, April 6. Thank you!
Visitor Badges / School Gate Guardian: As of April 2, the elementary schools have begun using the new visitor management badging system called School Gate Guardian. The system has been in place at Hampton Middle School and High School for several weeks. Please read the attached letter explaining the system.
PSSA Testing – Attention Parents / Guardians of Students in Grades 3, 4 and 5! The 2018 Pennsylvania System of School Assessments (PSSA) for students in Grades 3, 4 and 5 will be administered following the schedule below. We begin testing each morning at approximately 8:30 a.m. Tests are considered untimed but will take approximately 40-80 minutes depending on the grade and test. Please be sure that students have a good night’s rest and a healthy breakfast. Arrival on time for school is critical, the administration of these assessments is sequential, and classroom interruption cannot occur. Please avoid scheduling any doctor appointments, vacations, etc. during these testing dates. If it is absolutely necessary to schedule an appointment, please make them for the afternoon. If you have additional questions about PSSA testing, please read the attached “Frequently Asked Questions, Information for Parents or Guardians” in our flyer section. We appreciate your efforts to have your child in attendance on all testing dates.
News from the Counselor: Help us celebrate Hats On for Progeria Day on Friday, April 6, by
donating anywhere from $1.00 or more and wear your favorite hat! Funds raised will go directly to the Progeria Research Foundation. Also please visit our donation page: https://prf.donorpages.com/HatsON2018/CentralElementary/
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April 6 ............................................ Hats On for Progeria Day April 9 ............................................. Lunch & Learn Book Club for English Festival Participants .............................................. Cartooning & Comics Club (3:15 – 4:15 p.m.) .............................................. Girls on the Run (3:15 – 4:45 p.m.) .............................................. School Board Voting Meeting (Tentative) HMS Library (7:30 p.m.)
CENTRAL SCOOP
Grades 3, 4 and 5: English Language Arts (ELA)
Testing Schedule
Tuesday, April 10
Wednesday, April 11
Thursday, April 12
Grade 3, 4, and 5: Math Testing Schedule
Tuesday, April 17
Wednesday, April 18
Grade 4: Science Testing Schedule
Tuesday, April 24
Wednesday, April 25
CALENDAR OF EVENTS (Cont’d) April 10 ........................................... PSSA ELA Testing Gr. 3, 4 & 5 .............................................. Chess Club (3:15 – 4:15 p.m.) .............................................. Talbot Time - CANCELLED April 11 ........................................... PSSA ELA Testing Gr. 3, 4 & 5 .............................................. Gr. 4 Chorus April 12 ........................................... PSSA ELA Testing Gr. 3, 4 & 5 .............................................. Gr. 5 Chorus .............................................. Club Create (3:15 – 4:15 p.m.) .............................................. Girls on the Run (3:15 – 4:45 p.m.) .............................................. Talbot Time - CANCELLED .............................................. Report Cards Home to Parents April 16 ........................................... Cartooning & Comics Club (3:15 – 4:15 p.m.) .............................................. Girls on the Run (3:15 – 4:45 p.m.) April 17 ........................................... PSSA MATH Testing Gr. 3, 4 & 5 .............................................. Chess Club (3:15 – 4:15 p.m.) .............................................. Club Create (3:15 – 4:15 p.m. .............................................. Garden Club (3:15 – 4:30 p.m.) .............................................. Talbot Time - CANCELLED April 19 ........................................... School Store (Lunchtime) .............................................. Girls on the Run (3:15 – 4:45 p.m.) .............................................. Talbot Time - CANCELLED .............................................. Kids Care Club (3:30 – 4:30 p.m.) April 20 ........................................... Elementary Early Dismissal (1:30 p.m.)
School Flyers Visitor Badges / School Gate Guardian Parent Letter PSSA Parent Letter, Info Sheet & Cell Phone Policy Hats On for Progeria Club Create (April Dates) Hampton Township School District Summer Program Brochure Camp Invention Summer Program 2018 Summer Program Registration Form 2018 Summer Program Health Form
Community Flyers Pittsburgh Pirate Tickets 2018 Hampton Summer Basketball Camps 2018 HJFA – Football & Cheer Registration Recycle Rama 2018 Flyer Recycle Rama Volunteer Flyer 2018 Hampton Inline Hockey 2018-19 Children’s Theater Festival Pittsburgh Cultural Trust 2018 Boy Scouts Day Camp Guyasuta Flyer Box Tops CHIP – PA Children’s Health Insurance Program
Dear Parents and Guardians of Central Elementary School Students: The safety of our students is one of our top priorities. To continue to strengthen our safety protocols, the District is implementing a visitor registration system. This system will allow us to more clearly and accurately identify visitors to our schools during the school day and to record when visitors enter and exit our buildings. Beginning April 2, 2018, visitors to Central Elementary School during the school day will need to present a government-issued identification (such as a driver’s license) to the secretary in the captured vestibule. The driver’s license will then be scanned and compared with information from several databases including the registered sex offender database. If there is a match, the secretary will alert the building administration who will assess and address the situation. If there is not a match, the building secretary will print a visitor’s badge which includes the visitor’s name, photo, reason for the visit and location of the visit. Upon completion of the visit, the visitor will need to return to the secretary to scan the barcode in order to exit. All visitors are required to exit the building through the main entrance unless otherwise directed by school personnel. The process of scanning and printing a visitor’s badge should take less than three minutes to complete; however, we do ask for patience from all visitors as this system is implemented. We recommend arriving on campus with enough time to complete the required scanning and check in. The visitor registration system does allow the buildings to pre-populate visitor badges in order to expedite arrivals when we are expecting groups of visitors/volunteers, such as when we host holiday parties. In order to pre-populate the visitor badges, we would need for visitors to have scanned their government issued identification (such as a driver’s license) prior to the event. As such, we would encourage parents who are anticipating arriving for larger events this spring such as Kindergarten End-of-Year Celebration, Science Olympiad, or Primary Science day to visit the building at some point before the event to scan their identification. This process would expedite your badging process on the date of your spring event. Large events where family and friends are visiting only in the gym or cafeteria for a program such as 4th Grade Wax Museum or 5th Grade Promotion Program will not need to be badged. Until we are all more familiar with this process, please continue reading the Central Scoop to learn about what events will require visitors to be badged.
Parents or guardians who are dropping off items for students or staff will not need to have a visitor’s badge but can just leave the items with the building secretary. Thank you, in advance, for your assistance as we implement these additional safety protocols. If you have any questions, please feel free to read our Frequently Asked Questions available on the District’s website at www.ht-sd.org or contact me at 412-492-6320 or [email protected]. Sincerely,
Amy L. Kern, Ed.D. Principal
Hampton Township School District Amy Kern, Ed.D., Principal
Central Elementary School
March 22, 2018
Dear Parents and Guardians of Central Elementary School Students: The safety of our students is one of our top priorities. To continue to strengthen our safety protocols, the District is implementing a visitor registration system. This system will allow us to more clearly and accurately identify visitors to our schools during the school day and to record when visitors enter and exit our buildings. Beginning April 2, 2018, visitors to Central Elementary School during the school day will need to present a government-issued identification (such as a driver’s license) to the secretary in the captured vestibule. The driver’s license will then be scanned and compared with information from several databases including the registered sex offender database. If there is a match, the secretary will alert the building administration who will assess and address the situation. If there is not a match, the building secretary will print a visitor’s badge that includes the visitor’s name, photo, reason for the visit and location of the visit. Upon completion of the visit, the visitor will need to return to the secretary to scan the barcode in order to exit. All visitors are required to exit the building through the main entrance unless otherwise directed by school personnel. The process of scanning and printing a visitor’s badge should take less than three minutes to complete; however, we do ask for patience from all visitors as this system is implemented. We recommend arriving on campus with enough time to complete the required scanning and check in. The visitor registration system does allow the buildings to pre-populate visitor badges in order to expedite arrivals when we are expecting groups of visitors/volunteers, such as when we host holiday parties. In order to pre-populate the visitor badges, we would need for visitors to have scanned their government issued identification (such as a driver’s license) prior to the event. As such, we would encourage parents who are anticipating arriving for larger events this spring, such as Kindergarten End-of-Year Celebration, Science Olympiad or Primary Science day, to visit the building at some point before the event to scan their identification. This process would expedite your badging process on the date of your spring event. Large events where family and friends are visiting only in the gym or cafeteria for a program, such as 4th Grade Wax Museum or 5th Grade Promotion Program, will not
Hampton Township School District Amy Kern, Ed.D., Principal
Central Elementary School
March 22, 2018 Page 2 need to be badged. Until we are all more familiar with this process, please continue reading the Central Scoop to learn about what events will require visitors to be badged. Parents or guardians who are dropping off items for students or staff will not need to have a visitor’s badge but can just leave the items with the building secretary. Thank you, in advance, for your assistance as we implement these additional safety protocols. If you have any questions, please feel free to read our Frequently Asked Questions available on the District’s website at www.ht-sd.org or contact me at 412-492-6320 or [email protected]. Sincerely,
Amy L. Kern, Ed.D. Principal
Hampton Township School District
Central Elementary School Amy Kern, Ed.D., Principal
4100 Middle Road Allison Park, PA 15101-1210 Telephone: 412.486-6000 Fax: 412-486-1144 www.ht-sd.org
March 1, 2018
Dear Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Parents/Guardians:
The 2018 Pennsylvania System of School Assessments (PSSA) for students in Grades 3, 4 and 5 will occur in April. Information obtained from the assessment is often valuable for refining curriculum, designing professional development and informing the community about student achievement.
Below you will find the Central Elementary PSSA Testing Schedule. Testing will begin approximately at 8:30 a.m. each day. Tests are considered untimed but will take approximately 40‐80 minutes depending on the grade and test. Please avoid scheduling any doctor appointments, vacations, etc. during these testing dates. If it is absolutely necessary to schedule an appointment, please make them for the afternoon.
Grades 3, 4 and 5: English Language Arts (ELA) Testing Schedule April 10 Tuesday
April 11 Wednesday
April 12 Thursday
ELA
ELA
ELA
Grade 3, 4, and 5: Math Testing Schedule April 17 Tuesday
April 18 Wednesday
Math
Math
Grade 4: Science Testing Schedule April 24 Tuesday
April 25 Wednesday
Science
Science
The assessments will challenge all students with tasks requiring them to inference, problem‐solve, and identifying concepts. Students will write their own responses to items as well as choose from multiple‐choice responses.
Parents can help their children prepare for the assessment by encouraging them to get plenty of sleep each night and to eat a good breakfast each morning. Also, parents can reassure children that the assessment gives them an opportunity to show what they have learned in order to help teachers plan the best possible instruction for them.
An informational flyer is attached to help you better understand and answer questions regarding the assessments.
Sincerely,
Amy Kern, Ed.D. Principal Enclosure
5, 12, 17, 24
3:15-4:15with Mrs. May
in Room 28
$30.00per student
Fee includes materials
*2 sessions: $15
4th & 5th Graders
This month:Make and Take
Holiday and Seasonal Crafts
I give my child _____________________ permission to participate in Club Create in April. I will be at Central Elementary’s side doors promptly at 4:15 for pick up.
Enclosed is payment of $15/$30 cash or check payable to Tabetha May.
Student’s Homeroom ___________ Circle dates attending: 5 12 17 24
Parent Signature Parent Phone Number
This activity is offered as an additional activity for students and is not sponsored by the Hampton Township School District.
HAMPTON TOWNSHIP
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SUMMER PROGRAM 2018
Session I: June 18 - June 22
Session II: June 25 – June 29
Session III: July 23 - July 27 Camp Invention GENERAL INFORMATION (Sessions I & II)
**SNACKS**
Students are
encouraged to
bring their own
snack for a mid-
morning break.
Students currently in Grades K-11 may register for the summer program. Immediate
registration by mail is recommended. Complete the attached registration form and health
form and mail your check or money order, made payable to:
“HAMPTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT”
Mail to : HTSD Summer Program – 2284 Wyland Ave, Allison Park, PA 15101
While registration by mail is recommended, in-person registration will occur Tuesday, June
12th and Wednesday, June 13th at Hampton Middle School from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, in the
Main Office. This program is open to both Hampton residents and non-residents. Tuition
cannot be refunded after June 18th; however, a credit will be issued for a later session or
the next year for student cancellations after the deadline.
CLASS TIMES: Classes meet for five consecutive days, Monday through Friday, at
Hampton Middle School.
**DROP-OFF**
Students should enter through the library entrance, door #16, which is at the rear of the
Middle School. Students will report to the library where they will be met by their teachers.
**PICK-UP**
All students will be escorted to the parking lot outside the library entrance, door #16.
Please plan to meet your child there. If you have made arrangements for your child to
carpool with another student, you must provide the teacher with a note.
GENERAL INFORMATION (Camp Invention)
Camp Invention is a nationally-recognized STEM program where students will have the
opportunity to work together in a hands-on environment (please see page 7 for more
details). This camp is held at WYLAND ELEMENTARY the last full week in July. The K-5
Camp Invention Program is a full-day camp, 8:30 am to 3 pm. Please drop off and pick up
your child at the front entrance of Wyland Elementary.