Farm Hill Elementary

❄️ Happy Friday and welcome to 12 days of vacation! Here is the last Farm Hill News Broadcast for 2024! We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Thursday, January 2, 2025! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tZEo2AJ8SBKUDvWFVaIcHpIp0zpcUbey/view

Due to the weather, all schools will have a 2-hour delay today, Monday, December 16, 2024 and morning preschool sessions are canceled. This delay applies to all students, teachers, administrators, and non-essential/emergency employees. A couple notes: + Morning buses will still pick-up, but will also be on a 2-hour delay. + This delay does not affect afternoon preschool sessions. + Breakfast will not be served at school this morning. + Kid Korner will open at 9:00 AM. +Students cannot be dropped off prior to the delayed start time. School hours are included below and available on the MPS Website: + Middletown High School: Begins at 9:25 AM and dismiss at 2:20 PM + Beman Middle School: Begins at 10:05 AM and dismiss at 3:00PM + All Elementary Schools: Begin at 10:50 AM and dismiss at 3:45 PM Preschool hours are below and available on the MPS Website: + PreK Full Day at Bielefield, Snow, & Spencer: Begin at 11:00AM and dismiss at 3:45 PM + PreK Half Day AM at Snow: Canceled + PreK Half Day PM at Snow: Normal arrival at 1:15 PM and dismiss at 4:00 PM Please be safe and have a great day.

🎄12 Days until Break Spirit Day Reminder for this week!

🎥 The latest and greatest Farm Hill Broadcast is here for our Friday the 13th! Enjoy the hard work of our 5th grade students! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fN1jy5FgSw-DxrtOzDNT7CQeb4O45USO/view

THANK YOU from Ms. Otto and our MHS Orchestra! Our December 7th Coffee House fundraiser was a huge success thanks to our amazing community! Your generous support helped us raise over $500 for orchestra trips, activities, and our special musical tribute to Delilah Van Ness. We're so grateful to everyone who came out to support our student musicians! #MPS4ALL #MPSFutureMakers

🎄12 Days until Break Spirit Day Reminder for this week!

Due to the weather, all schools will have a 2-hour delay today, Thursday, December 5, 2024. This delay applies to all students, teachers, administrators, and non-essential/emergency employees. Scheduled elementary parent-teacher conferences will still take place today. This means that elementary students will have an early dismissal at 1:00 PM as previously scheduled. A couple notes: + Morning buses will still pick-up, but will also be on a 2-hour delay. + This delay does not affect afternoon preschool sessions. + Breakfast will not be served at school this morning. + Kid Korner will open at 9 AM. + Students cannot be dropped off prior to the delayed start time. School hours are included below and available on the MPS Website: + Middletown High School: Begins at 9:25 AM and dismiss at 2:20 PM + Beman Middle School: Begin at 10:05 AM and dismiss at 3:00PM + All Elementary Schools: Begin at 10:50 AM and dismiss at 1:00 PM (today only due to conferences) Preschool hours are below and available on the MPS Website: + PreK Full Day at Bielefield, Snow, & Spencer: Begin at 11:00AM and dismiss at 3:45 PM + PreK Half Day AM at Snow: Canceled + PreK Half Day PM at Snow: Normal arrival at 1:15 PM and dismiss at 4:00 PM Please be safe and have a great day.

📚The Farm Hill December Book Fair is here! Here’s everything you need to know about the Book Fair: 📍Location: Farm Hill Library 🔎 Preview Date: December 3, 2024. Students will have a chance to preview with their class. 📕Book Fair: December 4-6, 2024. Students will have a chance to buy books. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Hours: Wednesday 1:00-7:00pm, Thursday 1:00-4:00pm, Friday 1:00-4:00pm. Parents and families are welcome to browse after school hours! Consider stopping by before or after your child's parent-teacher conference. There’s even more info on our school’s Book Fair homepage! https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/farmhillelementaryschool1?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR19wshg___rBoCceB7eHteWSaGc_uh8hQBc5FoO8U6MkwND90heyT2dxnw_aem_KXrfICMvNjgQfm2_24gs7Q While you’re there, set up a Book Fair eWallet for cash-free purchasing!

🗓️ Mark your calendars! Spirit Weeks are coming at you for this December! Dear families: We would love to add a little spirit to December. We will hold the 12 Days until Break spirit days! Students are not required to participate, and may pick and choose days to join in on. On December 13, we joined CCMC's (Connecticut Children's Hospital) fundraiser PJs for Kids to support the fight against childhood cancer. Students are invited to wear PJs to school that day. We are collecting donations (in any amount) but even if you cannot make a donation, students are still invited to wear pajamas. Cash donations to school are welcome or you can also donate (and share our link) here (all money collected will go to CCMC): Link to donate directly to Farm Hill’s team page for CCMC: https://give.connecticutchildrens.org/team/622833?is_new=true Here is the schedule of spirit days below,. The spirit days do not need to be Christmas related.

Beman Families: Join us for an Informational Session this Wednesday, December 4, 2024, where we'll introduce Beman Families to the Yondr Pouches. From 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Zoom, discover how these pouches are helping us to create a focused learning environment for our students. We'll share how we're implementing the Yondr system and answer questions that have been submitted in advance. This session will be recorded and shared on our website after the event. Families are encouraged to submit their questions in advance here: https://forms.gle/tEsE2PykQd3tMory7 (link also in bio on Instagram) Info Session for Beman Families Topic: Yondr Pouches Wednesday, December 4, 2024 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM The Zoom Link will be shared with all Beman families via ParentSquare the afternoon of December 4, 2024.

🎥 The latest Farm Hill News Broadcast is here! Be sure to watch and share the video linked below. The students are putting together some great stories! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NgGTUPa6g8m5IwPPJOu5UudCEhd-GRPs/view?usp=drive_link

Middletown Public Schools wishes all who celebrate a joy- and belly-filled Thanksgiving. We are grateful for our students, families, faculty, staff, board, and community members. Please find a Thanksgiving message from Dr. Vázquez Matos here: tinyurl.com/ThankYouMPS #MPS4ALL

🦃As a reminder, in observation of Thanksgiving, there will be No School on Thursday (11/28/24) and Friday (11/29/24). Students return to school on Monday, December 2, 2024.

👩🏽‍⚕️Important Message from Nurse Jaime: Fall / Winter Items for School 📣 Hello! A lot of students have been coming to my office for extras due to weather and cold. In order to reduce discomfort / out of class times, please pack the following for your child in their backpack: 🧥Winter Jacket 🧤Hat and gloves 💄Chapstick / lip moisturizer 👚Extra change of warm clothes to put in locker If you need assistance with any of these items or have any questions, please call us at (860) 346-1225. Thank you for your cooperation!

Middletown Public Schools is proud to announce the next phase of our phone-free schools plan. Please find a letter from Dr. Alberto Vázquez Matos, Superintendent of Schools, regarding this next phase here: https://tinyurl.com/MPSPhoneFree

Middletown High School and Beman Middle School have released their first quarter honor roll lists, which are now available for viewing on their respective school websites. This continues the district's practice of publishing honor roll lists directly on school websites, which was implemented after The Middletown Press ceased publishing student honor rolls in July 2022. Please find Beman Middle School's Honor Roll here: https://beman.middletownschools.org/o/bms/page/honor-roll Should you have any questions about Beman's Honor Roll, please contact Diane Niles at nilesd@mpsct.org. Please find Middletown High School's Honor Roll here: https://mhs.middletownschools.org/o/mhs/page/honor-roll Should you have any questions about MHS's Honor Roll, please contact Dr. Bobbi-Jo Wathen at wathenb@mpsct.org.

🦃 Turkey Bingo is TOMORROW (Friday, 11/22/24) night! Bring the whole family and friends to join in on the fun!

⚠️Tonight is our Farm Hill PTA's monthly meeting at 7 pm. Please use this link to join: https://mpsct.zoom.us/j/98631361681?pwd=03UX4fK8pUeoLRLECJP1x3RWU2ctQp.1

Here is our Peek at the Week for 11/12/24: ➡️ Monday, November 11- No School- Veteran's Day ➡️ Tuesday, November 12- Ms. James' 3rd Grade field trip to Mica Ledges ➡️Tuesday, November 12- Board of Education Meeting 6:30-9:30, Beman Middle School ➡️Wednesday, November 13- Mrs. Kovach's 5th grade field trip to Whitney Museum

Middletown Public Schools will be closed on Monday, November 11, 2024 in observance of Veterans Day. Please find a letter from Dr. Alberto Vázquez Matos, Superintendent of Schools, honoring Veterans Day here: https://tinyurl.com/2024VetsDay #MPS4ALL