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As a reminder, there will be NO SCHOOL this Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day. We owe a debt of gratitude to our servicemen and servicewomen who have paid the ultimate price serving our great nation. We thank them, and each of their families, for their service and sacrifice.

Wishing you all a wonderful long weekend,

Jenn

Jennifer Humphrey, Principal

Pleasant Hill School

jhumphrey@scarboroughschools.org

We would like to repair the outdoor picnic tables at our school to make them safe for our students again (no more splinters).

This would require completely sanding the picnic tables and then sealing them.

If you are willing to help the PTA organize this, please fill out this survey:

https://forms.gle/PDitJwk2JsiQhrNS8

Thank you for considering this volunteer opportunity to help beautify and preserve the PH picnic tables!

Corn dogs are back! They will be the second choice all week.

Last week, students showed off their artistic and musical talents in a whole school assembly. Please enjoy this video of the children sharing their sock puppets and beautiful singing voices. Thanks to Mr. Martelle and Mrs. Chaples for guiding this work and leading our assembly!

Thanks, Mrs. Chaples, as well, for hosting the Clay Art Gallery. Grade 2 students enjoyed displaying their creative clay art, and welcoming parents and family members to check out their work! See the photos below...

Thanks to our amazing PTA for sponsoring Fiddlehead's "Tinkerbus" visit to second grade. This week, second graders had the opportunity to create their own working lighthouses, to augment their study of ocean life. See the wonderful pictures below.

On June 7th, we will host the annual Pleasant Hill Field Day, and we could use your help. Please fill out this form to express your interest and availability. We'd love to have you join the fun! All volunteers must have taken the volunteer training, or plan to attend our final volunteer training session of this school year on May 31. See info below.

Time slots will be as follows:

Set up 8:30-9:05

Kindergarten = 9:05-10:30

Grade 1 = 10:30-11:55

Grade 2 = 12:00-1:25

Clean Up: 1:25-1:55

You may sign up for more than one time slot if you wish. We will notify volunteers of their assigned time by Wed., June 5th.

Note: Rain date = June 10.

K-2 family volunteers are asked to partake in volunteer training once during the K-2 phase, and sign an annual confidentiality agreement. If you wish to volunteer this year, and are unsure of your status, please reach out to Mrs. Humphrey at jhumphrey@scarboroughschools.org.

Our last training of the year will be:

• Friday, May 31st, 9:15 am

Trainings are 20 minutes in length. (No need to sign up, just hop online!)
Join here: https://scarboroughschools.zoom.us/j/9577613642

Save the Date!

Parents, Guardians of our Grade 2 students,

Please join us on Tuesday, June 4 from 1:45-2:30 pm to celebrate our wonderful second graders. You'll have a chance to hear from them about their upcoming transition to grade 3, check out their ocean dioramas...and more! We hope you'll be able to join us. Grandparents and other family members welcome!

• Kindergarten is open to any student who turns 5 on or before Oct. 15, 2024.

• If your child meets this criteria, and you are sending them to school in the fall, please complete the form linked here: REGISTRATION 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 bring you to the registration page.

Hello Friends!! We need your help! Join us in celebrating the Class of 2024 SHS Seniors by helping us deliver Messages & Balloons to our graduates on Saturday 6/1. This is the 10th year that Scarborough Education Foundation (SEF) has been delivering Messages & Balloons, and we need YOUR SUPPORT to continue to make it possible.

Whether you've been part of the balloon deliveries every year or if this is your first time, everyone is encouraged to join in! Sign up at the link below. Any questions, email SEF at info@sefmaine.org

NEW SCHOOL SURVEY — YOUR VOICE MATTERS!

Survey in mailboxes soon. Responses will drive School Solution planning.

The new School Building Advisory Committee wants your opinion! The Town of Scarborough is mailing surveys to a randomized sample of addresses across Scarborough. The survey covers a variety of topics related to our public school buildings. Our survey consultant, ETC Institute, will collect and curate the anonymous surveys and provide a report with key findings. The survey will also be open to the public for additional input. Your voice is important for a community solution to our schools!

NEW CITIZEN-LED SCHOOL BUILDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING SCHOOL SOLUTION

Scarborough’s School Building Advisory Committee (SBAC) was created to bring the public into the school planning process at the ground level. The SBAC was formed after the Unified School Proposal was rejected by the voters in Nov 2023. Following the referendum’s defeat, the Town Council and School Board sought to bring the public back into the conversation about a school solution. SBAC members include volunteers from the Scarborough community who bring expertise and interests to the table, as well as select elected officials.

SBAC members have divided into subcommittees focusing on different aspects of school needs. Their work now is to review and analyze the materials of the previous School committee as they seek a fiscally responsible solution for Scarborough’s school deficiencies.

When results from the town-wide survey are available, SBAC members will use this data to inform their analysis and recommendations for a school solution.

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Maine and the Maine CDC encourages Mainers to remember 'Little Tick, BIG Deal'.

Ticks are already active this year. As the weather continues to get warmer into the spring and summer months, the Maine CDC expects the number of Lyme and other tick borne disease case reports to increase.

Please see the attached flyer for more information and remember to check daily for ticks...

For those of you dropping children off, please understand that we will be outside to receive students until 8:50, at which point staff on the curb need to come inside for other duties.

• If arriving after this time, please pull into the bus loop to park along the curb, and then walk your child to the main office to sign them in.
• NOTE: If in the bus loop, and buses are present, please wait for them to leave campus ahead of you. Pulling alongside/past a bus is not permitted.

Thank you for your help with this!

PLEASE ORDER AHEAD! PLEASE CONTACT SCHOOL NUTRITION IF YOU NEED ANY ASSISTANCE.

Brenda Franklin bfranklin@scarboroughschools.org or 730-4700.

To order lunch and breakfast: go to the School Menu Page to order. We have lots of healthy and delicious options in our cafeteria. Please take a moment to review the menu with your child to help them decide on orders. We appreciate your help in communicating what has been ordered with your child.

Join our next PTA Meeting!

MONDAY, June 10th at 7PM at Eight Corners School

Virtually: https://meet.google.com/nmg-ibaj-wke

Sea Dogs PTA Night:

Join us for a Sea Dogs game and % of each ticket will be donated back to K-2 PTA

Friday, June 7th 6:00PM Game
Pre-game parade around the field (arrive by 5PM)

https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Scarboroughprimary3/offer

JOIN PTA for 2024-2025:
Are you interested in learning more about what goes on behind the scenes?
Take a look at events & board positions:

https://forms.gle/KWfoesWgwL2xMVHY6

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

Student 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.

May 27 No School in observance of Memorial Day

May 31 Final Volunteer Training of School Year 2023-2024, 9:15 am https://scarboroughschools.zoom.us/j/9577613642

First Grade to Maine Wildlife Park-Gray, ME 9:15am- 1pm

June 3 Second Grade Step Up to Wentworth 9:30 -11am

Last day to volunteer for Field Day

June 4 Second Grade Celebration at PH 1:45-2:30

June 5 Early Release. 1:45 Dismissal.

June 7 Field Day (Rain date June 10). See above for volunteer link.

PTA Night with the Sea Dogs- Hadlock Field 6pm

June 11 Wentworth Welcomes Incoming 3rd Grade Students 6-8 pm

June 12 Grade 2 to Ft Williams 9:00-11:15

June 14 (Friday) Last Day of School; dismissal at 11:45

SPS 2023-2024 School Calendar

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