New at Salford Hills this year is the Salford Hills Blue Crew Positive Referral Award! This award is part of our Positive Behavior Interventions and Support Plan (PBIS plan) that aims to create a positive learning environment for all students at Salford Hills. This award is given to students who go above and beyond to show our core values of being Safe, Responsible, Respectful, Learners at Salford Hills. We are proud to have already given out over 100 of these awards to students! Students who receive this award get a Blue Crew Swag Tag to hang on their backpack to show off their hard work, and also a paper certificate to take home. Congratulations to all our Salford Hills students who have already received this award, and we look forward to handing out many more!

Thank you to all the families who offered to donate holiday gifts to our Salford Hills families in need! If you could please have your gifts wrapped and returned to school by December 11th it would be appreciated! Any questions or concerns should be sent to Mrs. Seaman (aseaman@soudertonsd.org)

Once again, thank you for your generosity!

We have a new Elementary Progress Report this year!

The Trimester Progress Report:

• Provides clear information to parents and students about the child's progress in relation to content-specific standards. Unlike traditional letter grades, this report breaks down the subject content into key areas, so parents and students can see strengths and areas for development.
• The numerical performance indicators (4-1) listed below are used to communicate a student’s progress towards learning objectives:
  4: Exceeding grade-level expectations
  3: Meeting grade-level expectations
  2: Approaching grade-level expectations
  1: Below grade level-expectations
  
• Emphasizes a student's growth over time, highlighting areas of improvement and ongoing goals. This approach helps to foster a growth mindset by valuing progress and effort, not just final outcomes.
  
• Ensures consistency in what is being taught and assessed across different classrooms and schools. This consistency helps to set clear expectations for students and provides a uniform way of measuring progress.
  
• Supports the home and school partnership for the continued growth and development of the whole child.

Progress Reports will be available electronically for elementary students on December 11th at 4:00pm by logging into your Home Access Center Account. This new progress report will also be printed for the 1st trimester and sent home on December 11th.

We are all looking forward to the Salford Hills Winter Concert! Our band, orchestra and chorus have been hard at work preparing wonderful holiday music for you to enjoy. Mrs. Gribbin and Mrs. Jones have already sent home detailed information to band, orchestra and chorus students. Please see the below bulleted reminders:

Band, and orchestra students need to report at 6:30pm

• Band and Orchestra members must arrive by 6:30 with their instruments. Chorus ONLY members please arrive by 6:55
• The dress for the concert participants is "Picture Day Nice."
• Parents, please save a seat for your musician. They will return to this seat during times in the concert when they are not performing.
• Please park on either side lot at Indian Valley. Please do not park in the front of the school unless you require a handicapped parking space.
• Expect the concert to last about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

This year's gift shop will be held during the school day on Thursday, December 5th and Friday, December 6th, and is a great (and optional) opportunity for students to spend up to 25 minutes doing a little holiday shopping for family and friends. There will be a variety of gift items ranging in price from $0.25 to $10.00, with a majority under $5.00. Your child will soon bring home a letter with more information, labels for wrapping, and a money envelope - please check their folders!

Please email holidayshop@salfordhillshsa.org with any questions or concerns.

Many hands make light work, so please consider signing up for one or more spots to help make this event a success! You can sign up using the link below. Thank You!!

We are excited to introduce a new event this year! Click the flyer to RSVP -- please note the dance is limited to Current Salford Hills students only due to space constraints.

We appreciate your understanding!

Click Below for Venmo-- Please Note "Winter Dance" in the Notes

**No December Meeting**

Please join the Home & School Association at our next meeting!

Meetings are a great opportunity to meet other parents, learn about HSA events and discover different ways to get involved and volunteer. Bring your ideas, concerns, or questions to the Board and allow the kids to play since childcare is always provided. We hope you'll join us!

The HSA invites you to volunteer at Salford Hills this year! The HSA helps coordinate volunteers for classroom activities, social events, school events, etc. As a volunteer, you are welcome to serve as much or as little as you wish. For example, you can volunteer to help during a specific event, lead a committee, help out in your child's classroom and more. There are so many ways to serve Salford Hills and we would love to connect you with opportunities that would be a good fit for you and your family. In order to be contacted regarding these opportunities, you must join our volunteer list by filling out the form below (you must fill this out each year). There is no commitment by joining the volunteer list. By signing up, you will simply join our list to be notified of events needing volunteers and other opportunities to get involved. Thank you for helping serve our students, families, teachers, and staff at Salford Hills!

Clearances should be submitted to Mrs. Landis in the main office or at jlandis@soudertonsd.org.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, you can reach out via board@salfordhillshsa.org to contact all four board members: president (Heather Zeigler), vice-president (Desiree Bonkoski), secretary (Cassandra Clemens), treasurer (Adria Zane).

Our 4th grade students are hard at work on the playground helping our 1st grade students learn cooperative games and problem solving strategies for recess.

Our 1st grade students baked cranberry bread just before the Thanksgiving break. The smell of fresh cranberry bread throughout the first grade hall at Salford Hills was wonderful!

5th grade students show off their realistic and abstract drawing skills.

Please click on the School Menus picture above to see the menus available for breakfast and lunch.

Click on the image below for information about money tendering with the cafeteria.

Click THIS LINK to access the Salford Hills School Calendar which shares district dates and events as well as Salford Hills planned events. Many of these events are conditional at this point and subject to change.

Click THIS LINK to access the Cycle Day Calendar for the year. All elementary schools operate on a four day cycle, and this calendar may be helpful when a homeroom teacher shares the specials schedule (forthcoming). For instance, PE is on Day 2 -- Wear Your Sneakers! :)

Fundamentally committed to each other, we at Salford Hills are a caring community of learners who value each individual’s intrinsic worth and potential.

In our supportive environment, learners are encouraged to achieve high standards by developing responsibility for their learning through authentic experiences that require hard work, critical thinking and reflection.

Learning is a process that positively impacts the future.

Website: http://salfordhills.soudertonsd.org/
Location: 2721 Barndt Road, Harleysville, PA, United States
Phone: 610-287-9197
Twitter: @SASD_SalfordHil