North Hills Families,

School Picture Day is less than a week away! North Hills Elementary's annual school picture day will take place on Thursday, September 19th. We encourage all students to come to school 'dressed for success' on this day. Even if students do not order pictures, they will have their picture taken for the PTO memory book, which all students will receive at the end of the school year.

Order forms were sent home last week, with your child. The link below contains a copy of the form for your reference. Additionally, you may visit the Life Touch Website and enter the North Hills Elementary ID Code: EVTDNZKWX.

If you are in need of additional paper order forms, please contact the school office at (717) 846-6789 x1803 and we will send one home with your child.

Students who are absent on Thursday, September 19th will have an opportunity to have their picture taken on our scheduled picture make-up day, Thursday, October 31, 2024.

Have a wonderful week,

Scott Billig

Principal

(717) 846-6789 x1800

sbillig@cysd.k12.pa.us

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September 19 - School Picture Day

September 20 - 1/2 Day - Early Dismissal at 12:30 pm

September 20 - Band Day - CYHS Stadium

Sept 30 - Oct 4 - Scholastic Book Fair

October 2nd - Fall Family Night - 6PM

School Calendar

Click here to access the link to the school calendar for the 2024-2025 school year.

Throughout the school year, North Hills will hold a variety of Spirit Days to promote school spirit across our building. We encourage all students and staff to participate to short their North Hills PRIDE!

The North Hills PTO will meet monthly on the first Monday of the Month that school is in session. This meeting takes place at 6PM in the North Hills cafeteria. The PTO is continually looking for dedicated guardians to volunteer with a variety of student activities, including school wide events, our school store, the Scholastic Book Fair, and the 6th Grade Event. If you are interested, please plan to attend.

6th Grade Families

The North Hills PTO is still in need of lead volunteers that are willing to plan activities for our 6th grade classes. If you are willing to take the lead on some 6th grade specific activities, please reach out to the North Hills PTO

*Please reach out to North Hills PTO at northhillspto1330@gmail.com with any questions or concerns!

Over the first few weeks of school, students are encouraged to consider participating in the North Hills Band, Orchestra, or Chorus. Thursday, all 5th graders were introduced to the musical instrument options of the North Hills band, when members of the high school marching band visited to showcase instrument options. Please ask your 5th grader about this event, and encourage them to consider joining. Students were provided an information packet about joining the band. If you need an additional copy, please reach out to the North Hills Office.

Central York School District offers optional protection plans for your child’s District issued devices.

The protection plan fully covers your child’s device for any accidental damage that occurs. The cost is $25 per year for iPads and $60 per year for Macbooks.

Learn more and sign up: https://dpp.centralyork.org/

Central York School District is excited to announce that we have partnered with Linewize by Family Zone, a leading education technology company, to provide District families and students with the highest quality of online safety and digital wellness education.

As members of the Central York Community, you have access to an Online Safety Hub, as well as free parent/guardian access to the Qustodio App, a parental control app that allows families insight and control of their child’s device usage.

Qustodio App

The Qustodio App allows parents access to monitor and supervise their child’s time online. By signing up, parents can monitor their child’s activity on their school-issued device, as well as up to two additional personal devices at no cost.

The app enables parents to:

• Receive reports and alerts on your child’s school-time activity
• Enable and disable internet access
• Receive guidance and tips on digital trends and threats

Access to features on your child’s school-issued device will be effective during non-school hours. Usage on two free personal devices is 24/7. Parents must use the email associated with their Skyward account.

Online Safety Hub

The Online Safety Hub includes helpful parent advice guides, app and game reviews, online safety quizzes, resources, and access to information about the Qustodio App.

Please note that you may receive an invite or email from the Qustodio App. This is an optional service offered to District families.

Learn More

The Central York School District recognizes that occasionally students may have the opportunity to participate in pre-planned trips and educational experiences during the regular school year. These trips are permitted under State Board of Education regulations as long as certain conditions are met and the educational experience is designed to provide the student with broadening understandings of social, cultural, educational or geographic values and concepts.

The process for approval begins with a written request of the parent on a District form. This form must describe the educational value of the trip in sufficient detail that a judgment can be made regarding the educational value as part of the approval process. Students are responsible for securing the initials of each of their teachers at the secondary level and their classroom at the elementary level before submitting the form for consideration. Forms must be submitted to the school office with all information completed before the trip. No trips will be approved retroactively. The student will also be required to secure and complete all classroom assignments, which occur during the absence.

You may access the trip form via the link below:

You may access additional district attendance information here:

AM Drop Off

Students may begin to enter the building at 8:40 a.m. At that time, we will begin to welcome both our car riders and bus riders into the building. Parents dropping students off by car, please enter the North Hills parking lot and proceed to the parking attendant shed located next to the athletic fields. Follow the route outlined by traffic cones. School staff will direct students to exit vehicles once they have reached the handicap parking area. All students will enter through the main entrance of the school. School officially begins at 9:00 a.m.

PM Pick Up

In the afternoon, we will begin dismissing car riders at 3:30 p.m. If you are picking up your child, please do not arrive at NHE prior to 3:00 PM. The traffic pattern is the same as morning drop off. Please enter the North Hills parking lot and proceed to the parking attendant shed located next to the athletic fields, where school staff will log your pick up in via an iPad. Follow the route outlined by traffic cones. School staff will direct students to enter vehicles once they have reached the handicap parking area, designated by traffic cones. Please plan to pick up all students by 3:45 p.m. Our buses will begin to depart NHE at approximately 3:35 p.m.

Signage will be posted around the parking lot to direct our families during both arrival and dismissal time who are picking up or dropping off their children.

The District’s new Volunteer Registration Portal is now live and parents/guardians/families may register to volunteer for this school year.

The District utilizes a new volunteer registration process within School Gate Guardian, our current visitor management system, to streamline the registration process and efficiently track, maintain, and check in volunteers throughout the school year. With this online registration process, there is no longer a requirement to complete paper packets or drop off paperwork at the District Office.

Prospective volunteers can check their status in the portal after uploading necessary clearances and will receive an email notification when they are approved. Please note that returning volunteers will be required to upload their active clearances within the portal to place them on file in the new system. Please allow up to one week for processing.

Volunteers will receive a self-expiring printed volunteer sticker during each visit upon check-in at the office.

For more information, please refer to our Volunteer page on the District Website

Volunteer Website Link

Volunteer Manual Link

Free and reduced meal program information - please click the link below for more information.

With this application on file, your child is able to access some of the supportive assistance offered. This includes the ability to participate in co-curricular activities regardless of a financial situation.

Assistance may be available for your child to participate in athletics, music programs, and aquatic programs. In addition, assistance may be available for technology needs such as device insurance and internet service at home.

At the beginning of each new school year, we ask all families to review their Skyward accounts for the most up-to-date information. Has your phone number or email changed? Please review your account this week and make any adjustments as soon as possible. If you need assistance with Skyward, please refer to our district's technology page by click the button below.