Pleasant Hill Family News

What a wonderful day we had here at Pleasant Hill, celebrating our 100th Day of school! Please enjoy the pictures below.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Jenn

Jennifer Humphrey

Principal

Pleasant Hill School

We are eager to welcome our newest students to Scarborough Public Schools for Kindergarten in 2025- 2026.

• Kindergarten is open to any student who turns 5 on or before Oct. 15, 2025.

• If your child meets this criteria, and you are sending them to school in the fall, please complete the form linked here: New Student Enrollment Form

• If your child meets the age requirement, but you are undecided about sending them due to their age or developmental level, please complete the REGISTRATION FORM anyway. This will help us plan for all potential students.

• Appointments will be scheduled later this spring in each of our schools to review paperwork, including notarization of residency.

• If your child has specific health concerns, you can call or set up an appointment with one of our school nurses at any time.

• More information will be provided throughout the spring!

If you would like help completing these forms, we are happy to meet with you and provide an interpreter. Please call any of the school offices listed below.

Blue Point- 207-730-5300 Eight Corners- 207-730-5200 Pleasant Hill- 207-730-5250

Click here to access the registration page.

This section of the Family News will remain in the coming months so you have quick access to the latest information related to the K-8 school solutions being considered.

Check out:

https://www.scarboroughschools.org/building-project (always found under "Quicklinks" on the district website.)

Click here to view the February 5 Portland Press Herald article about cost estimates received by the School Building Advisory Committee, and their elimination of two of the potential school solutions.

Launched in 2020, Invest in ME Reads is a free family financial wellness program brought to you by the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) to help families build financial skills at home. The program provides books, activities, and resources to students and their families, including an educational website, InvestinMeReads.com.

All 1st Grade students should have a copy of this book in their backpacks today:

A Bike Like Sergio's, a story that explores financial decision-making and kindness.

2nd graders will be getting their books shortly.

Those Shoes, a book that includes themes of saving, giving, and delayed gratification.

Tooth Protectors is coming for their second visit this year on:

March 27th, 2025

Our school is partnering with Tooth Protectors, Inc. to offer preventative dental care for Students and Staff WITH or WITHOUT dental insurance. Services are FREE to those with MaineCare (age 1-100). Fees are included on this Attached Flyer for those who are self-pay. Tooth Protectors can bill other Dental Insurance, but currently DO NOT accept: Harvard, Pilgrim, Humana, or Martin's Point.

If your child participated earlier in the year, nothing needs to be done unless

you do not want your child to attend the second session. Please reach out to

Nurse Dorice with any questions.

(dgroshon@scarboroughschools.org or 207.730.5286)

If your child did not participate in the program earlier this year and you would like

to sign them up for this second session-

Please click on this link and return this document to Nurse Dorice-Tooth Protectors Permission Form

or fill out the On-line Permission Form

Our school calendar allows for 2 traditional snow day cancellations. After those 2 days, all subsequent school closure days will be remote learning days. The district has created a website (www.scarboroughschools.org/district/weather-closures) to make it easier for families to access information about school closure and to plan accordingly.

Each phase level has a plan for students that can be accessed on the website (K2 Phase Level Remote Learning Plan for Snow/Inclement Weather Days linked here). Non-perishable meals are available in advance. Please fill out this form (also located on the website) to receive this support. Please reach out with any questions about snow days or remote learning days.

Now that we have had one official snow day, we will be sending home remote learning packets. Please keep these in a safe place! They will be available on our website as well.

To promote safety and prevent congestion, please park only on the right hand side of the road when heading up the hill, leaving 30 feet from the stop sign. Thank you for your assisting, as we work to keep pedestrians safe.

NOW is the time to get volunteer trained! This is REQUIRED for anyone who wants to volunteer, chaperone a field trip, or visit your child's classroom.

Trainings will be held monthly, and you only need to be trained ONCE during your time here at Pleasant Hill School. If you are unsure if you have received training yet, you can always check with the front office at 207-730-5250. If it turns out you have already taken the training, we will send you the updated confidentiality link, which you are required to sign ANNUALLY.

UPCOMING TRAINING SESSIONS:

Monday, March 3, 12:00 pm

Training is 20 minutes in length.

Where: https://scarboroughschools.zoom.us/j/9577613642

No need to sign up, just hop on Zoom!

Important Dates

• February 11, 2025: PTA Meeting 7-8PM, Town Hall or virtually: *NEW* monthly meeting link

• Bus Driver Appreciation 2/13

• Romeo's Pizza Fundraiser night 2/10

• Big20 Fundraiser night 3/23

• Race2 The Point 4/13

CALLING ALL CANDIDATES: We're looking for individuals who are excited about joining the PTA board!

Please use this ballot to nominate yourself or other worthy candidates who you think would serve the Scarborough Primary PTA well. This is for the 2025 - 2026 school year.

Bus Driver Appreciation! We need your help!

On February 13th we are planning to show our gratitude to our bus department staff. PTA is putting on breakfast and will be asking for donations/support from you parents!

You can donate directly to the PTA on Venmo

@Scarborough-PrimaryPTA or click here to sign up on Signup Genius to donate specific items!

Romeo's Pizza Night

Monday 2/10 just got a little easier...4:30-9pm, dine in or take out! 15% goes to Scarborough Primary PTA!

Big 20 Bowling

3/23- 3:00pm- 4:00pm

$60 per lane for 6 bowlers

$20 goes to Big 20 and $40 to the PTA

Use our Venmo to reserve a lane, as it's first come first serve!

@Scarborough-PrimaryPTA

Race2 The Point

Sunday, April 13th- We're looking for more volunteers to make this year a success!

Our committee has been working so hard to pull this together, if you're able to help, sign up here!

Click here to register for this awesome event! 5k, a kids fun run and so much more!

Interested in sponsoring this event? Click here to find out more

We are always looking for people willing and able to help! Join a committee or our email list to find out more! Thank you!

PTA | Email Sign Up

For all communication regarding students, please contact the office via email -phoffice@scarboroughschools.org or by phone at 207-730-5250. Please include your child's teacher on the email if it is regarding a change in dismissal plans.

Absence Reporting:

We ask families to report their child's absence from school by calling the main office at 207-730-5250 or by email at phoffice@scarboroughschools.org. When leaving a message, we ask that you state the reason for the absence, otherwise, office staff will reach back out to you for that information.

Excusable reasons for an absence:

• illness
• appointment
• religious holiday
• family emergency
• planned absence

For Planned Absences (a day out of school which is not illness or medical appointment related), families should fill out the PH Planned Absence Form. To reduce lost instructional time, we ask families to do their best to coordinate vacations so they line up with our scheduled school vacation weeks.

For questions about attendance, please contact the main office at 207-730-5250 or email us at phoffice@scarboroughschools.org

For breakfast meals in all of our schools, you can order online on the same day before 6:30 AM, while for lunch meals, you can order online on the same day before 7:30 AM. You can order meals for the day, or set up a weekly or monthly plan for meals to be provided to your children. The menus for all meals for a new month will be posted on the school’s website and on the Nutrislice app the last Monday at the end of the previous month.

School Menus Page

February 10 Romeo's Pizza Fundraiser night

February 11 PTA Meeting 7-8PM, Town Hall or virtually: *NEW* monthly meeting link

February 12 Early Release. Dismissal at 1:45 pm

February 13 Bus Driver Appreciation

February 17-21 February Break

February 28 Play Day

March 3 12:00 pm Volunteer Training. No need to sign up. Just join at:

https://scarboroughschools.zoom.us/j/9577613642

April 13 Race to the Point

* On Fridays: We invite you to wear red or your Scarborough gear to show your Red Storm Pride!

Email: jhumphrey@scarboroughschools.org
Website: https://pleasanthill.scarboroughschools.org/
Location: 143 Highland Avenue, Scarborough, ME, USA
Phone: 207-730-5250