Monday, December 27, 2010

Middle School Information

Did you miss any of Providence Hall's 12 Days of Christmas? Click HERE for all the fun details about our new middle school--especially the location!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Teacher Christmas Wish Lists

The teacher wish lists are now up and ready for you! Click HERE to go to the Google doc. Thanks and Happy Shopping!

Our new home on Facebook

In order to better serve our Providence Hall families, we've created a new Facebook page you can "Like" so you get automatic PHAST updates in your Facebook newsfeed. Please click here to go to the new page, and remember to click on the "Like" button! (please note we wil no longer post updates to our previous Facebook group page).

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

STAR Reading Volunteers Needed

Parents and Community Members,

We need your help.  There are students at Providence Hall who are struggling with their reading.  All of these students receive reading instruction from their teacher, but they need a little more practice and help.  One way that we are able to help our students is through our STAR reading program.  In our STAR reading program, we are currently helping 39 students who are below grade level in their reading skills.  There are 49 more students who are not getting the extra assistance we would like them to have because we don’t have enough volunteers to reach them all. 

STAR reading is a program that is coordinated by school employs, but it uses volunteers as well.  As a school, we have decided to hire another employee to help with STAR.  This will help us to serve many of those 49 students.  However, we cannot afford to hire more than one new person and there will still be lots of kids who need help. 

In STAR, the volunteers work one-on-one with a student.  As a volunteer, you can help one student or more, depending on how much time you are willing to offer.   Before beginning to work with a student, volunteers receive some simple training, but the work you do is very simple and fun.  Anyone who can read can do it!

We need people who can be here any day of the week at any of the following times: 9:30, 10:30 or 11:30.  You can come once a week, twice, three times, whatever you are able to do.  Each time you come, you will work with one student for 30 minutes.    

As you know, the development of good reading skills during the elementary school years is critical to a child’s future success.  As a volunteer, you can make a BIG difference to one of our students.  If you can’t volunteer, please talk to your neighbors, friends, grandparents or other people from the community.  This is a great opportunity to help.  What better way to celebrate the holidays? 

Anyone interested should contact the school.  Please call or e-mail your child’s teacher or e-mail Stephanie Renshaw, the STAR coordinator.  srenshaw@providencehall.com.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Ms. Kimberly Andersen is in the news!

In case you needed any more proof that Providence Hall has some of the best teachers around, here is an article from the Deseret News profiling our very own Kimberly Andersen, and her and her students' efforts with Heifer International, an organization that provides stock animals and training to impoverished people around the world.

Go HERE to read the article.

We are so proud of her and all of our teachers! They truly make a difference!