North Hills Families,

North Hills Elementary students and staff met last Friday for our first school wide community meeting of the 2024-2025 school year. As a whole group, we recognized students who participated in our summer reading challenge, we celebrated Mrs. Fidler's last day at North Hills, and we announced team names for each of our teams.

Our team names came from the Central York School District's Core Values which are a component of CYSD's Mission and Vision. (See more in the link below) The core values of a Central York Panther are character, perseverance, accountability, community, and excellence. These values will be a focus at North Hills this year, and we will be selecting our Students of the Month based on students who exemplify these these traits throughout the school year. Take a moment to ask your child about the exciting event!

Looking forward to more school wide community meetings throughout the year!

Scott Billig

Principal

(717) 846-6789 x1800

sbillig@cysd.k12.pa.us

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September 9 - PTO Meeting - 6PM @ NH Cafeteria

September 19 - School Picture Day

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

Sept 30 - Oct 4 - Scholastic Book Fair

School Calendar

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

North Hills School Picture Day is two weeks away! This year, school picture day will take place on Thursday, September 19, 2024.

Order forms are being sent home this 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 order forms, please contact the school office at (717) 846-6789 x1803.

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

The North Hills PTO will hold its first PTO meeting of the year this Monday, September 9th at 6:00 PM at North Hills Elementary. The team will meet monthly on the first Monday of the Month that school is in session. 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.

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

Central York Communities That Care is sponsoring the Spirit of Youth Awards on September 28th, 2024. Nominate a youth who makes a difference in our Central York community or an adult who makes a difference with our youth. It is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the positive! Send in the attached nomination form by September 12th.

CYCTC is focused on reducing risk factors for our youth and increasing protective factors by:

• Offering parenting programs

• Supporting the Big Brothers-Big Sisters SMART Program

• Working with the PAYS survey to show risk factors and protective factors for our students

• Providing Peace Camp during the summer

• Offering families to take the Safe Homes pledge

• Sponsoring the Spirit of Youth Awards

• Hosting the annual Sweetheart Spaghetti Dinner.

CYCTC welcomes you to find out more and join a board meeting on the third Wednesday of the month at 5:30 pm at Hayshire Elementary.

Sincerely,

Barb Snare

President of CYCTC

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/

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.