GREGORY HILL NEWSLETTER

Welcome back everyone!

I hope everyone had a wonderful winter break and enjoyed some special time with family and friends! I would like to thank all of our awesome ELC parents for continuing to work with your children at home and joining us for all our winter activities. Parents, we go outside almost every day so please make sure you dress your child appropriately with hats, gloves and coats.

Have a wonderful and Happy New Year!

Jennifer Keyes

ELC Principal

There are no early release days in January.

January 20th- No School

Do you want to learn more about the nutrition education classes starting soon at Gregory Hill? Please join us for Parent Coffee on Thursday, January 23rd at 8:15. We will also be offering additional support with registration at this time.

January 28th

** Reminder: If you'd like individual pictures please pre purchase online. Online orders must be placed prior to 9:00 AM on picture day at mydorian.com.

This is a reminder that all families will need to re enroll for next school year. Families will need to use their parent portal to register *if you don't have it please visit the office staff.

You can complete the online registration at https://www.wps.org/enroll/registration. We will have staff available to help with registration on Tuesday, January 14th and Thursday, January 23rd at 8:15.

1. If you have a student who will be 5 by October 1st, 2025, then they are of age to attend Kindergarten in Westminster Public Schools. At this point, you should be contacting your child’s home school and making sure they know you will be registering your student.

2. If your child will be returning to preschool, you will need to reregister with WPS using your parent portal and complete a UPK (universal preschool) application. Returning students with a complete registration for next school year will get preference over new students.

Registration will not be finalized until both the district’s registration and UPK application have been completed.

Classrooms have started to visit the school’s library once a week to check out a book. Parents should return both the book and the bag so students can receive a new book each week. This is a great way to get children excited about reading and a good way to get them used to being responsible and returning the book weekly.

As the weather starts to get cooler and we get more snow the district may call a delayed start. If a delated start is announced, classrooms will have a two-hour delay and will begin at 10:10.

1. Please refrain from using cell phones in the parking lot.
2. Please drive slowly in the parking lot.
3. Please hold your children’s hands while in the parking lot.
4. All people (parents, students, visitors) coming and going from school must cross the parking lot at the crosswalks.
5. All children must be in car seats and buckled into seat belts before leaving the parking lot. This is a state law and is not optional. Please do not allow them to stand up in the back seat of cars or standing with their heads out the windows.
6. Please be respectful of our neighbors. We ask that you please refrain from turning around in their driveways and parking in private property, places that would block any driveways or that are not marked as parking places.
7. Please drive carefully and slowly while in the neighborhood.
8. There are assigned handicapped parking spots are in the parking lot, these are for cars that have handicapped plates or decals only. Please observe this parking rule. You can be ticketed for parking in handicapped spots without a handicapped decal or placard.

Kids First Health Care here at Gregory Hill offers well child care including physicals, call to make an appointment at (303) 428-4384. We accept Medicaid, CHP+, most private insurances, and uninsured patients.

Although some absences are unavoidable, it is important that students attend school as often as possible. Preschool is a great time to start building a habit of good attendance. Please note that we are allowing days for students to be absent for illness and do not want families to send children to school sick. Students are asked to stay home if they are experiencing any cold/flu like symptoms.

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