BOOTH HILL SCHOOL

👋 Dear Booth Hill Families,

Once again, I am blown away by the love, appreciation, and thoughtfulness of our Booth Hill community! From students wishing me happy birthday on the way in, throughout the hallways, making me cards, singing happy birthday, and staff doing much of the same to the PTA and Father's Club decorating my office and presenting me with a witty dad joke cake, I can honestly say that today has been a monumental birthday, and not just because it was number 50! Thank you!!

Best regards,

Kevin Chase

What is a ghost's favorite dessert?

I-scream!

I had mentioned about our systems of support in last week's newsletter. I wanted to provide some more information from Connecticut's State Department of Education. As I mentioned last week, we began with benchmark assessments in TPS. Connecticut has adopted the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework as part of its public education system to provide comprehensive support for all students. TPS has recently revised its document. I will share that with you as soon as it is finalized. Here's a brief summary of MTSS in Connecticut:

• Hillcrest Referendum Frequently Asked Questions

  On September 25, the community came together for a forum on the "New" Hillcrest building. During the presentation we agreed to create a document that answers questions that we received at the forum and in other communications. Please use the link below to review the FAQ Document. This document provides quite a bit of information about the project and the upcoming referendum.

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Halloween will be celebrated at Booth Hill School on Wednesday, October 30th. This is a fun time for our students. On Halloween, all students are invited to come to school dressed in costume. the only exception would be those who choose to wear inflatable costumes. We ask that those costumes are brought in and put on before the parade. We plan on having the parade at the end of the day on the playground field. This is for students and staff only.

Please know that costumes are OPTIONAL. Costumes cannot be violent in nature. Face paint or scary masks such as the “Evil Jester”, “It”, “Grim Reaper”, “Chucky”, “Scream” or any other costumes that contain blood/scars will not be allowed to be worn. No accessories of any kind are allowed.

Thank you for helping us to keep our students safe, physically and emotionally.

Third graders shared their narrative writing small moment pieces with some second grade friends!

Meet our fabulous 4th Grade teachers - Mrs. Sweeney, Mrs. Recine, Mrs. Cotter, Ms. Hartson! We couldn't ask for a better crew to set the stage for our students who are in their final two years at BHS.

• Our Dance-A-Thon is in full swing and we are still trying to reach our $30,000 goal. We are blown away by the generosity of the community and eagerness to help! Please continue to register and share, and be on the lookout for weekly raffle prizes!
• Get your Adult Night Out tickets for November 2nd! We have so many great raffles and auction items, and it will be a great night for our parent community!

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month! Throughout the month, we will be highlighting important information about dyslexia and sharing helpful resources each week. Our goal is to raise awareness, support our students, and provide valuable tools for families. Stay tuned for tips, resources, and ways we can work together to help every child succeed!

Dyslexia Friendly Homes

The First Step:

• Understand the challenges students with dyslexia face. The struggles include difficulty with memory, reading, writing, oral communication, and processing information
  
  

Try these Supports:

1. Nurture Thinking Skills
2. Breakdown Instruction into Chunks
3. Encourage Independence
4. Build a Positive Self-Image with Growth Mindset
5. Create a custom Calendar and/or To Do List
6. Engage in Reading and Writing Tasks at Home

Checkout these resources to make a Dyslexia friendly home:

Helping your child with Dyslexia

How to Help a Child with Dyslexia at Home

As a school community, we continually strive to promote regular attendance at Booth Hill. We welcome and appreciate open communication between school and home; therefore, please reach out if you need assistance with getting your child to school each day and in a timely fashion. Parent and school partnerships enable us to best support our students to ensure success at school.

"Chronically absent is defined as "a child who accumulated a total number of absences at any time during the school year that is equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the total number of days that such student has been enrolled at the school during the school year."

Please refer to board policy 5113.1 on our website for more information. https://www.trumbullps.org/board-of-education/policy

As always, thank you for your support.

Tuesday, October 29th

School-wide Read Aloud

Wednesday, October 30th
Halloween parade

Thursday, October 31st
No School - Diwali

Halloween

Friday, November 1st

DANCE-A-THON!

Thursday, November 7th

EARLY DISMISSAL - Parent/Teacher Conferences

6:00 - 8:00 PM

Wednesday, November 13th
PICTURE RETAKES

**lunch options are subject to change**

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CHET Dream Big! Competition

K-12 students in Connecticut have the opportunity to enter the Competition and be awarded a scholarship of up to $20,000 to help pay for their future education! This competition is brought to you by the Connecticut State Treasurer’s Office as Trustee of the Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET).

This year, they will be awarding almost $350,000 in CHET 529 College Savings Plan – Direct Plan (“CHET 529 Direct Plan”) account contributions to students in grades K-12 and technology prizes to schools. For the winning students, we will be awarding:

• Three prizes of $20,000
• 24 prizes of $5,000
• 239 prizes of $500

To enter, students are asked to answer a question by submitting a drawing or painting, essay, or video. Younger students will be asked to answer a question focusing on lessons they’ve learned and their dreams for the future, and older students will be asked about an experience or person that has impacted them and how that will influence their future goals. Submissions must be uploaded by 11:59 p.m. on November 4. There is no cost to enter. For program details, rules and the entry process, visit: www.chetdreambig.com

Downloadable entry forms and flyers are available on the website as well.

A school in your district could be a winner too! Each school that is represented by at least one student’s entry will be eligible for a random drawing for a technology prize worth $5,000 (a total of 10 schools will win a technology prize). Please see the 2024 Competition Official Rules for more information on prize structure and awards.

If you have any questions, please email asavio@mintz-hoke.com. And thank you for your support!

Amanda Savio
The CHET Dream Big! Competition Team

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void outside CT and where prohibited. Open to legal U.S. residents residing in Connecticut who are at least 18 years old and are the parents or legal guardians of a student currently enrolled in a Connecticut school, grades K-12 as of 8/15/24. Begins 9:00 a.m. ET on 8/15/24; ends 11:59 p.m. ET on 11/04/24. Prizes will be a contribution to an eligible CHET 529 Direct Plan Account established for the benefit of the child whose parent or legal guardian submitted a winning entry. CHET Advisor 529 Accounts are not permitted for receipt of a prize. For Official Rules and eligibility, visit chetdreambig.com Sponsor: Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Member NYSE, SIPC, 900 Salem Street, Smithfield, RI 02917.

Booth Hill Elementary School

545 Booth Hill Road Trumbull, CT 06611

203-452-4377

TPS School Calendar

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Booth Hill School Hours

Doors open at 8:20 AM

Regular School Hours: 8:35 AM - 3:20 PM

Early Dismissal Hours: 8:35 AM - 1:00 PM

Delayed Opening Hours

1 ½ hour Delay – 10: 05 AM – 3:20 PM
2 hour Delay – 10:35 AM – 3:20 PM

2 ½ hour Delay – 11:05 AM – 3:20 PM

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If you will be volunteering UNSUPERVISED, please complete a Tier II form which includes a DCF Background Check.

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