September 22, 2024
Dear Hill Community,
We are excited to announce that our annual Terry Fox Run will take place on Wednesday, September 25th! This event is a wonderful opportunity for our Kindergarten to Grade 4 students to learn about perseverance and community while supporting a great cause. Please ensure your child comes dressed in their Hill Uniform and running shoes. We encourage families to talk to their children about the significance of Terry Fox’s legacy as we prepare to participate in this important event.
Thank you for your support, and we look forward to a great day!
Casey Kirkpatrick
In this week's newsletter:
Friendly Reminders
Students should have a labeled reusable water bottle with them each day
Label all uniform items with your students name
Sporting equipment should be labeled with your student’s name
Your student requires both indoor and outdoor running shoes each day
On Monday, September 30, The Hill Academy will be recognizing Truth and Reconciliation Day and Orange Shirt Day with a school closure. Truth and Reconciliation day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Orange Shirt Day is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day intended to raise awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of residential schools, and to promote the concept of “Every Child Matters”. The orange shirt is a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations.
Picture Day will be on Monday, October 7th. Students are to wear their polo shirt.
PD Day Multi-Sport Camp
The Hill Academy Camps team will be hosting a PD Day Multi-Sport Camp on Friday, October 11 for K-8 aged students. Hours of the camp will run from 9-3:30.
More information and registration can be found here.
Foundations of Sport
This week's Foundations of Sport Schedule:
Monday: Hockey
Tuesday: Lacrosse
Wednesday: Basketball
Thursday: Hockey
Friday: Hockey
The first semester Foundations of Sport Schedule can be found here:
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We have our annual Terry Fox Run event on September 25th. Last year we raised $4,500 to donate to Terry Fox Foundation to help fight cancer. We hope to beat that goal this year, but we have only raised 10% of last year’s donations. We are asking for your help to achieve the goal of $5,000.
As all things at The Hill are, there is a friendly competition between grades. The grade that donates the most money will win free dilly bars, generously donated by the Orangeville Dairy Queen! Make sure to spread the work on donate at https://schools.terryfox.ca/70391
Thank You All and Go Pride!
On our Terry Fox Run Day, students are permitted to wear athletic gear all day. Parents, please use caution when picking up students, as many will be transitioning from the field to the main building.
Lunch Program
Lunch Lady: Offered Tuesday and Thursdays, please sign up here.
Pizza: Will be on the upcoming dates of Sept. 27/Oct. 25/Nov. 8/Dec.6/Dec. 20 (registration is now closed)
Pita: Will be the following upcoming dates of Oct. 4/Oct. 18/Nov. 1/Nov. 15/ Dec. 13 (registration is closed, please watch for invoices)
School Hours
School Hours for our Early Years and Primary students are 8:30am-3:30pm.
Kindergarten: Pick up and drop off with be in the cul-de-sac by the gravel road to the cabin. Supervision begins at 8:25am each morning.
Primary (Grade 1-4): Pick up and drop off will be at the front of the school in the designated areas. The primary teachers or Mrs. Kirkpatrick will meet the students upon arrival and walk them into the school. If you are a late arrival, please park in the designated parking area and walk your student into the main building to receive a late slip from Ms. Bush.
Supervision begins at 8:20am each morning.
Daily Timetables
Daily timetables are available in the Hill Families > Parent Resources section of our website, alongside other helpful links for parents.
School Uniforms
Most of our apparel items have arrived (with exception of size small hoodies and tees and extra small joggers and shorts).
Available in size small; Long sleeves, polos, shorts and joggers.
Available in extra small: tees, polos and hoodies
If you have all your uniform items, please ensure your student-athlete is dressed in Hill attire each day.
Safety and Security
In preparing for your student-athlete for the school year, we want to remind everyone about the safety and security considerations of arriving and leaving the campus.
For all:
please follow the posted speed limits
please note and follow the one-way driveway and the stop signs
Please follow the directions of the staff who are supervising pick-up and drop-off times.
parking lots are to be used for anyone waiting to pick up students. There is no parking in the fire routes, crosswalks or kiss and ride areas. If you arrive before the designated pick-up times, you will be directed to park in the lots.
Fire routes are allocated to help Fire and Emergency Services access buildings quickly in the event of an emergency. Blocking these routes, even to drop off or pick up students, can be dangerous for everyone.
Accessible parking spaces are for the exclusive use for individuals holding valid accessible parking permits. Please do not use or block any accessible spaces without a valid permit.
Kindergarten Kiss & Ride
Please take a moment to review and follow our Kiss & Ride procedures to help reduce congestion during drop off and pick up, and most importantly, to increase safety for our students.
All families should be utilizing the cul-de-sac as a designated Kiss & Ride zone. When you are the first car at the gravel road, please assist your child out of the car (if needed) as quickly as possible and then move along to keep the line flowing smoothly for others.
Please note, no families should park and walk their children to the educators. This procedure is designed to ensure the safety of all students, and we appreciate your cooperation and patience as we all adjust to this routine.
In the event of unsafe weather conditions, such as heavy rain or extreme cold, we will notify you with alternative drop off/pick up instructions at the cabin.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
Absences and Late Arrivals
School success is closely tied to good attendance. When students miss learning time, they often struggle with understanding concepts, completing assignments, and performing well on assessments. Consistent attendance helps your child(ren) stay connected both academically and socially. We encourage you to commit to having your child(ren) attend school every day and arrive on time. Regular attendance builds positive habits that will last a lifetime. If your child is absent from school, please remember to email attendance@thehillacademy.com to report the absence.
If your student athlete is going to miss their phys. Ed or sport period for any reason, please remember to email DGlisic@thehillacademy.com.
Late Arrivals
If your child arrives late to school, please park in the designated parking areas and walk them into the main office to receive a late slip. The students will need to provide their educator with the slip upon arrival to class.
Teachers
Kindergarten: Ms. Hill (katelyn.hill@thehillacademy.com)
Kindergarten: Ms. Diefenbacher (megan.diefenbacher@thehillacademy.com)
Grade 1/2 : Mrs. Goverde (jodi.goverde@thehillacademy.com)
Grade 3/4 : Ms. Kennedy (haley.kennedy@thehillacademy.com)
Director of Early Years & Vice Principal: Casey Kirkpatrick (casey.kirkpatrick@thehillacademy.com)
Allergy Aware School
Hill Families, please be aware that we have several anaphylactic allergies within our school community. These include but are not limited to peanuts, tree nuts, and shellfish. We do not exclude nuts, tree nuts or other big ten foods packed in lunches and for snacks but ask for awareness of these allergies. We ask that parents please help educate their students on what it means to be allergy aware.
Ways that we can all keep our school safe are:
Be aware of specific allergies within your class
Please avoid sending in these foods as part of classroom celebrations to minimize exposure to those with allergies.
Placing food on paper towel or napkin and not directly on the table
Wiping down your area after eating
If using the microwave, wiping down any splatter
Hand washing before and after eating
Being mindful of those with allergies and not eating near them if consuming food that contains an allergen
All nuts are not permitted on any of the buses.
Please see https://foodallergycanada.ca/ for additional resources to help educate on food allergies.
We thank you for your cooperation in keeping our students with allergies safe.
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