January 2017

Calendar of Events

3         School Resumes

5         Boundary Change Information Meeting

7:30 p.m. Media Center

11       PTA Board Meeting 8:45 a.m.

16       Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School

17       Grade Transmittal Day – No School

20       School Community Council Meeting 7:30 a.m.

20       Leadership Luncheon 10:45 a.m.

Principal Newsletter

January 2017

We hope you and your family are settled in after the holidays. This is the time of year when winter takes a toll on school attendance. Snow and slushy weather can keep parents from getting their children to school. So can the colds, fevers and earaches that often come with the winter months.

These absences, even if they are excused, can add up to academic trouble. If it is a snowy or rainy day but school is still open, students miss out on learning if they aren’t in class.  These absences can result in lower test scores and grades.

There’s not much we can do about the weather, but there are two key steps every family can take to help avoid absences this year.

1. Develop back up plans for getting your children to school in winter weather. That could mean checking with other families who have a car that can manage in the snow or forming a “walking school bus” to walk your children to school with other parents. If you’re stuck, call the school. We can connect you with other parents or staff members who can help.
2. Keep your children healthy.Dress them warmly for the cold weather and make sure they’ve got hats and gloves. Encourage them to wash their hands regularly, and send them to school with a bottle of hand sanitizer. If your children do get sick, talk to a doctor or the school nurse about whether they should come to school and when it is okay for them to return.

Above all, let us know how we can help. We want your children and all our students to succeed. And that means attending school every day possible.

David Butler Principal

Amy Adams, Assistant Principal

December 2016
Calendar of Events

5- Harmony Performance
2:00 for student body
6:00 p.m. for parents

6- 4 th grade to Utah Symphony
9 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Riverton H.S.

13- Kid’s Marketplace 3 rd grade
9 a.m. – 11 a.m. in the gym

14- Christmas Store on the stage
8:00-8:25 a.m. and 3:05-3:35 p.m.

15- Christmas Store on the stage
8:00-8:25 a.m. and 3:05-3:35 p.m.

16- Christmas Store on the stage
8:00-8:25 a.m. and 1:25-2:00 p.m.

16- Leadership Luncheon 10:45 a.m.

21- Early Dismissal

22 – January 2nd Winter Recess

School will resume on Tuesday, January 3rd

Principal Newsletter

December 2016

December is here! I can’t believe that it is really that time of year. 2016 seems to have flown by and we are on the steps of 2017.

We have had a great fall. The weather has been beautiful, our students have made great gains in their learning, and our teachers are bar none! We had a wonderful turn out to our parent teacher conferences, and our Veteran’s Day Assembly was fantastic. Thank you to all who supported Hayden Peak by attending conferences, thank you to our service men and women for the freedoms they allow us to have, and thank you third grade and scouts for providing a wonderful assembly.

As we transition from fall to winter, there are some important things to remember. As the weather gets colder, please remember that germs are everywhere. Please encourage your children to wash their hands often and thoroughly. One way that I have used with kids is to have them sing the alphabet song or the happy birthday song the entire time they are washing. Remind them to use soap and water and that the number one way to spread germs is through touching things.

Another thing to remember is to dress for the weather. It can get pretty cold in Utah during the winter. Coats and hats and boots and gloves provide much more comfort and warmth than hoodies and flip flops. Our students go outside for recess until the thermometer reaches 20 degrees. Please have your students dress to be outside. There is so much good that comes from fresh air, students go outside for recess as long as the weather, temperature and air quality permit.

One more reminder is that the first bell rings at 8:25, and instruction begins at 8:30. Music begins playing outside at 8:22 as a cue for students to line up to be picked up by their teacher. Please have your children to school on time every day. Every tardy, absence or check in/out is a disruption to learning. Bad attendance habits that are started in elementary school become very hard to change in later grades. Teachers begin teaching at 8:30 a.m. and students miss out on valuable instruction, even when they are only five minutes late. In October we had 413 tardies and 904 absences. That is a lot of missed instruction.

Thank you for your help and support as we work to make sure that students get the best education possible. It is a joint effort, one that we cannot do with the help of our parents. Thank you again! Have a great month, and when we come back it will be a brand new year! Can’t wait!

David Butler-Principal

Amy Adams-Assistant Principal

November 2016

Calendar of Events

4         No School – Grade Transmittal Day

9         Dads & Donuts 7:30 a.m. – 8:20 a.m.

9         PTA Board Meeting 8:45

9         Student-Led Conferences

Book Fair on the stage

Lost & Found in the front hallway

10       Veteran’s Day Assembly 10:00 a.m.

11       No School – Conference Comp Day

14-18            Anti-Bully Week

18       Leadership Luncheon 10:45

23-15            Thanksgiving Recess

30       Kid’s Marketplace 3^rd grade 9-11 a.m.

Principal Newsletter

November 2016

Tis the season to be thankful and Hayden Peak is a great place to be thankful for. We have had lots of great things happening at the Peak in the last month. We had our PTA Fun Run, and fun it was! Everyone got to wear super hero gear and show off super hero skills. Even Mr. Butler got into the fun and dressed as a super hero basketball player. He ran with all the grades and cheered them on as they crossed the finish line. It was a fun day, and we were very thankful for the great weather we had and the participation we had from our community.

We are thankful for our teachers and all the hard work they put in. They come early and stay late to make sure what they are teaching is ready to go. They are looking at data and collaborating with each other and sharing their best ideas. We have completed Math and Language Arts Benchmark 1. Teachers are busy diving into that data to see what needs to be mastered and planning accordingly. Teachers are also getting ready for Student-Led Conferences. They are making sure they have grades updated, reading levels current, and report cards completed. Conferences are on November 9-10, please plan on attending.

November is a time when we are thankful for the country we live in and the men and women who serve in the military. Our Veteran’s Day program will be November 10 where we get to honor those have served or are currently serving to keep us safe. Remember that November 8 is Election Day. Please make sure you vote. It is a privilege that our country has that we should be very thankful for.

We are very thankful for our students here at Hayden Peak. They make us smile, laugh, and be excited to come to school every day. We are thankful for all the hard work they are doing and all the learning that is happening. We are living up to our motto every day:

Engage*Empower*Excel.

We are grateful for supportive and involved parents. We know how hard it is to make sure things that need to happen after school happen. Thank you for the time you spend reading with your students, helping them with homework, and doing the projects that come home. We appreciate all you do to help your students be successful.

Hayden Peak is a great place to be, and speaking for both Mr. Butler and Ms. Adams, we are very grateful we get to come here everyday. We have a great school, students, faculty and staff. Thanks for all you do for us, we are thankful for you!

Mr. Butler, Principal and

Ms. Adams, Assistant Principal

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