Long Hill School Newsletter

It’s hard to believe that we are at the end of our second trimester! March is a busy month and I am excited for daylight savings and spring. I am looking forward to longer hours of daylight.

This is also a friendly reminder that school begins promptly at 9:00am. It is extremely important that students attend school on a regular basis. Good attendance is essential to student achievement. When a student is tardy, he/she is missing important instructional time. Please make every effort that your child is at school on time every day. Also, as a reminder, please DO NOT pull into the bus loop during morning arrival time. This area is designated for buses only. In addition, when dropping off tardy students, please park in a parking spot and walk your child to the front door and do not pull up to the front of the school in the bus loop.

• Wednesday, March 5: Second Trimester Ends
• Friday, March 7: Early dismissal K-4:1:50pm; Pre-k am session hours: 8:45am-11:05am; Pre-k pm session hours: 11:45am-1:50pm
• Thursday, March 13: Report Cards Distributed
• Friday, March 14: Early dismissal K-4:1:50pm; Pre-k am session hours: 8:45am-11:05am; Pre-k pm session hours: 11:45am-1:50pm
• Thursday, March 20: Parent/Teacher Conferences
• Friday, March 21: Early dismissal K-4:1:50pm; Pre-k am session hours: 8:45am-11:05am; Pre-k pm session hours: 11:45am-1:50pm
• Wednesday, March 26-Friday, March 28: PTO Sponsored Spring Book Fair - more information to follow
• Thursday, March 27: Parent/Teacher Conferences
• Friday, March 28: Early dismissal K-4:1:50pm; Pre-k am session hours: 8:45am-11:05am; Pre-k pm session hours: 11:45am-1:50pm
• Tuesday, April 1: Spring Picture Day by Photography by Roman
• Monday, April 14-Friday, April 18: No School - Spring Break
• Monday, April 21: School Resumes

Every Friday in March is an early dismissal day.

• K-4:1:50pm
• Pre-k am session hours: 8:45am-11:05am
• Pre-k pm session hours: 11:45am-1:50pm

Important Information:

• In-person conferences will be held on Thursday, March 20 and Thursday, March 27 between 6:00-8:00pm. Conferences will be 10 minutes long. Children ARE NOT permitted to attend in-person conferences. Please contact your child's teacher with any questions.
• Information on how to sign up for conferences will be sent out via email from your child's classroom teacher on Friday, March 7 at 4:00pm. Please contact the main office if your email address has changed, as this is how our conference information will be communicated to all parents/guardians.
• You also have the opportunity to schedule a conference other teachers and staff members that your child works with. Information about how to do this will also be communicated in the March 1 email from your child's classroom teacher.

Sham-O-Grams will be hung up and displayed around the school.

Please note: Sham-O-Grams are NOT sent to student from another student.

Complete the grams. Return it with payment of $1.00 per gram, in an envelope labeled “Sham-O-Grams” by Friday, March 14, 2025. Please contact the main office if you would like to purchase additional grams.

Flyer was previously sent home. An additional copy is provided below.

The tentative last day of school is now Tuesday, June 10, 2025 due to the one snow day.

Kindergarten registration will be open-enrollment from February 3 - March 3. Families wishing to register their child should contact the school at (203)-929-4077. Children must be aged five on or before September 1, 2025 to enter kindergarten for the 2025-2026 school year. Find exemption information here:

ADD

Unsure which school you are assigned to? The School-by-Street listing can be found here:

http://www.sheltonpublicschools.org/transportation

According to Public Act 23-208, Section 1(a), students must turn 5 on or before September 1, 2025 to enter Kindergarten for the 2025-2026 school year.

However, children who turn 5 between September 2 and December 31, 2025 may be admitted:

(1) upon a written request by the parent or guardian of such child and

(2) following an assessment of such child, conducted by the building principal and an appropriate certified staff member of the school, to ensure that admitting such child is developmentally appropriate.

Please send your written request to Kristen Santilli at the Office of Teaching & Learning at ksantilli@sheltonpublicschools.org

Once you contact Kristen Santilli, she will send you the assessment.

Once the Office of Teaching & Learning has received your written request and you have completed the assessment, someone from the school where your child will be attending will contact you with further information on how to proceed.

If you have further questions, please call the Office of Teaching and Learning at 203-924-1023, extension 317.

*Exceptions are not accepted after the first day of school.

For planned absences, such as vacation during the school year, teachers are NOT required to provide students or parents/guardians with advance work or assignments. It is the student’s and/or parent’s responsibility to get the work upon their return. Taking time from school to go on a vacation poses a risk to your child’s educational progress. Both students and parents must understand that when school is missed due to vacations, it is not the responsibility of the teachers to provide remedial instruction for the assignments/content that has been missed.

As previously stated, we will NOT accept any change of dismissals after 3:00pm on a full day or 1:00pm on an early dismissal day.

With the winter weather approaching, please make sure your information in Infinite Campus is updated so we have the proper contact information. It is imperative that you keep us updated if any of this information changes. You can do this by calling the main office.

In addition, if you move you MUST notify the main office immediately.

We are excited to continue Culture in the Classroom at LHS!

If you are interested in participating in Culture in the Classroom please email Mrs. Krauss at skrauss@sheltonpublicschools.org.

The bus company will not let students off the bus if there is no adult waiting at the stop. Be sure you have a plan in place for your child if you are unable to meet the bus. Traffic and weather can unexpectedly impact your ability to arrive for your child on time. If there is no adult waiting, the bus company will return your child to school and someone must pick them up in a timely manner.

Students are expected to attend school each day school is in session for the entire day. Students arriving after 9:00am will be marked as tardy, unless they have arrived on a bus. Being late to school is disruptive for all in the classroom.

Our instructional blocks start promptly at 9:10am daily. To ensure a smooth morning transition, please have your child to school on time.

Students have 9 excused absences allotted to them-after that all absences are considered unexcused unless accompanied by a doctor's note.

• Parents will not be allowed to the rear of the building until 1:35pm on early dismissal days and 3:35pm on full school days.
• There will be NO access for parents or vehicles until 3:35pm when the chain is removed by a staff member. Please DO NOT park in the front and walk to the back of the school if the chain is up.
• Please be cognizant of this because we can not block access to the school and back up traffic on Long Hill Avenue.

Please understand there are classes outside until that time, therefore there is no access until 3:35pm to ensure the safety of our students.

As a reminder, breakfast and lunch are available each day for kindergarten - fourth grade students at a charge. In addition to the hot lunch choice-chicken nuggets, bagel, grilled cheese, and salad are available each day.

• Elementary Breakfast $2.00/ Reduced $.30
• Elementary Lunch $3.45/ Reduced $0.40

A menu will be sent home electronically at the beginning of each month with food choices (subject to availability). Menus are also available on the district's website. Students may also bring lunch from home.

We do not have a microwave for students to heat lunches and staff will not cut up food for students. Please be sure your child knows how to open their lunches, drinks, and lunch boxes.

Households may submit a free-and-reduced-priced-meal-application as soon as possible

to determine a student's eligibility for this school year and to avoid unpaid meal charges. If your children were approved for Free/Reduced meal benefits last school year that eligibility will expire on October 20, 2024. Only one application is required per household.

If you need a paper copy of this application, please contact the main office.

Please find the complete FRAM packet below attached or you may find the application located on the district's website. Please return all completed application forms to the school.

• PTO General meeting on Wednesday - March 12th, 5:30 to 6:30
• Winter Spirit wear drive extended till March 2nd. Link to shop https://longhillschool2025.itemorder.com
• LHS 2024-25 Yearbook sales starts NOW through Mar 7th!!! The Yearbooks are $25 and tax free! Distribution will be in early June. USE THIS LINK TO ORDER: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09858094 Don’t forget to upload your pictures for the yearbook - http://tinyurl/LHSYBPhotos2024 Last day to upload pictures March 16th.
• Egg hunt – March 23rd. Pre – filled Egg donations requested. Easter Bunny will be available for pictures. Register here - https://long-hill-pto-spring-fling-egg-hunt.cheddarup.com
• March Teachers’ treat March 27th Sign up will be shared in coming days.
• Book Fair March 26th and 27th, make up day March 28th. Book Fair will be open on March 27th for conference evening.
• Thank you for your support at the following – Teachers’ Supply Drive, Bridgeport Islander Hockey Game night and Restaurant Night fundraiser.
• Quassy Family event – May 9th. Ticket purchase will open in April.
• Join us on Facebook by searching LHS PTO SHELTON or https://www.facebook.com/groups/969539826920560

Address: 565 Long Hill Avenue, Shelton

Phone number: (203)-929-4077

Fax number: (203)-929-8250

Website: http://longhill.sheltonpublicschools.org/home_page

Twitter: @DAiutoAndrea

Instagram: mrsdaiutolhs

LHS Policies & Procedures: https://secure.smore.com/n/mhfz9