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Monthly Updates for Families

This Past Month...

The month of December was busy to say the least at Sheridan Hill Elementary School. Thank you to all the families who took the time to attend parent-teacher conferences. The time spent communicating with teachers helps bridge the relationship between school and home for each child.

Some highlights from the month include many community building experiences for the students. Our 5th grade classes each took part in Project Linus. In this activity, students brought in fleece material and worked together to create many blankets to be donated to other children in the community that may need a warm embrace.

As a whole school, we also collected hats, mittens, and scarves to decorate our tree in the front foyer. The giving tree was adorned with many cold weather accessories to be shared with the Clarence community.

We hope you all had an enjoyable holiday break with family and friends and are ready to greet 2019 with new adventures and opportunities for learning!

December at Sheridan Hill

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10 HEALTHY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR KIDS

The following tips are from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

1. I will clean up my toys, and keep my room in good order.

2. I will brush my teeth twice a day, and wash my hands before eating and after the bathroom.

3. I won’t tease dogs, even friendly ones – and keep my hands and face away from their mouths.

4. I will drink more milk and water, and limit soda and fruity drinks.

5. I will apply sunscreen before going outdoors.

6. I will find a sport or activity that I like, and do it at least three times a week.

7. I will always wear a helmet when bicycling or boarding.

8. I will wear my seat belt every time I get in the car.

9. I’ll be nice to others, and friendly to kids who need friends – like someone shy or new to school.

10. I’ll never give out personal information or pictures of myself to strangers or over the internet.

MAKE HEALTH YOUR RESOLUTION

Healthy You: Make healthy food choices, be active, make an appointment for a check - up, vaccination, or screening. Know your numbers – weight, blood pressure, cholesterol. Wash your hands often. Get enough sleep. Learn and practice a new health tip each week. Make a new friend.

Healthy Family: Plan to eat more meals together as a family. Encourage and support physical activity. Put together a family health history. Know where to go for health care in town if you do not have insurance. Keep pets vaccinated and healthy. Add a health related web site to your favorites list, and check weekly updates. Spend more time together. Be courteous and practice good manners.

Healthy Home: Go green. Reduce, reuse, and recycle. Install smoke alarms, and carbon monoxide alarms on every level. Keep cleaning products and medications away from children. Have a winter weather emergency plan, and stock your home and car with necessary supplies. Avoid carbon monoxide poisoning and hypothermia. Never use generators, grills, camp stoves, or similar devices indoors.

Healthy Community: Volunteer at your church, school, or one of the many community center s needing help or an extra hand. If you have received help from others, try to repeat the gesture. Extend a common courtesy wherever you are – they are always appreciated and hopefully duplicated.

Healthy Workplace: Stay home if you are sick. Wash your hands often, Participate in healthy workplace programs, Take steps to prevent job stress. Reduce work injuries and practice good body mechanics.

News from the Office

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Coming Early? Running Late?

This is a reminder to our Sheridan Hill students and families that arrival time starts at 7:55am. If you need to drop off your child prior to this time, students will be directed into the cafeteria and supervised starting at 7:30am. Classroom instruction begins following our announcements at 8:15am. Late arriving students will need to provide a note for tardiness.

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What if there is a change for the end of the day?

We recognize that there are times when you might need to pick up your child early from school or need to change their of placement for the end of the day. A note at the beginning at the beginning of the day is preferable.

We ask that you contact the school early in the day if you need to make a change to your child's after school routine. Please do not depend on voicemail or email communication with the teacher as they may not get a chance to check these forms of communication while working with children. Please contact the school office before 1:00 PM with the change request.