Pleasant Hill Families,
Thanks to all Bus 21 families for your patience and understanding on Tuesday as we navigated an unexpected issue that resulted in a delayed afternoon route.
Getting information to those impacted as quickly as possible is important to us. If you have not yet signed up for the transportation app, MY Rides K-12, please take a moment to do so. This app allows you to:
- receive first alerts about unexpected changes to the route
- follow your child's process along the bus route, so you have a sense of their arrival time at home
Please click here today to learn how to sign up.
We will send a follow up text/email as soon as possible in such circumstances going forward. Please read these carefully to determine if your child's bus is the one impacted.
In partnership,
Jenn
Jennifer Humphrey, Principal
Pleasant Hill School
You are in for some FUN! Come join us on Friday, February 28th for "Pleasant Hill Play Day," inspired by the Global Day of Play, which involves over half a million children worldwide. We invite you to sign up here for one or both of the time slots listed below. Please remember to bring your ID when you check in at the office so we can provide you with your badge. Sign up will close on Wednesday, February 5th and you will receive a confirmation email no later than Friday, February 14th. We are so excited to have you with us for play time!
PLEASE NOTE: All volunteers need to have completed the Volunteer Training to assist at Play Day. There will be only one training before then and it is on February 3 at noon (more info below.) Please plan to attend if you need to be trained before Play Day. Thank you!
Digital Citizenship
All K-2 students have participated in Digital Citizenship lessons through Common Sense Media in their classrooms. We will be sharing a variety of family tips and tools throughout the school year in an effort to support our families. We invite you to take a look at this Family Tech Planner as a guide to support screen time use with your family.
Influenza-like illnesses (Influenza, RSV, Covid, the "common cold"...) and Norovirus are currently surging in our community. Many staff and students have reported Norovirus symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, intense stomach pains, headaches, fever, and body aches. Norovirus is extremely contagious. Most people get better within 1 to 3 days but can still be contagious a few days after symptoms stop. For this reason, the CDC has recommended that students with norovirus symptoms stay home for 2 additional days AFTER symptoms have stopped.
Please see the attached PDF for more information regarding Norovirus and preventing its spread.
We appreciate your diligence when deciding to send your child to school.
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. Hard copies of this plan and the linked choice boards for students will be coming home after our first snow day.
Please send in winter gear, including snow pants!
Please make sure your child has a winter coat, hat and mittens/gloves every day. Snow pants are helpful to keep children warm even if we have no snow. Once we have snow, please make sure your child has snow pants so they can enjoy the snow. We do have some coats and snow pants here that children can borrow if they forget theirs.
Should your family need assistance obtaining winter gear, please reach out to our Social Worker, Danielle Anderson at danderson@scarboroughschools.org.
Thank you!
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, February 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
Race2 The Point 4/13
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
Romeo's! Not just great pizza, but great neighbors! Romeo's is always willing to help our community, make dinner easy on February 10, support our Primary Schools and their business!
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!
Communication with the Main Office
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
Bus routes are available on the Scarborough School Website here. If you have any questions regarding your child's bus stop, please call the Transportation Department at (207) 730-4145, or email the Transportation Supervisor, Sarah Redmond, at sredmond@scarboroughschools.org.
Please click here to learn how to sign up for MY Rides K-12 which will allow you to follow your child's process along the bus route.
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.
Upcoming Events
January 27-February 7 iReady Winter Diagnostic Assessment
February 3 12:00 pm Volunteer Training. No need to sign up. Just join at:
https://scarboroughschools.zoom.us/j/9577613642
February 5 Last Day to sign up to volunteer at Play Day
February 12 Early Release. Dismissal at 1:45 pm
February 17-21 February Break
February 28 Play Day
Pleasant Hill Primary School
Email: jhumphrey@scarboroughschools.org
Website: https://pleasanthill.scarboroughschools.org/
Location: 143 Highland Avenue, Scarborough, ME, USA
Phone: 207-730-5250