Snow Blitz 2012!!!

Jr. High Students SNOW BLITZ 2012 IS COMING and registrations are now open!! Snow Blitz is an afterschool ski and snowboarding program designed for Jr. High and High School students of all skill levels.  We offer four jam-packed nights at Brighton Resort including lessons, lift pass and transportation at an exceptionally low cost of $135.  Rentals are also available from the resort for $40.  A free style clinic is available for advanced riders.  Students are picked upafter school by charter bus and returned by 8:30pm.  This is a great and affordable Christmas gift for the child who wants to learn or the experienced rider who wants to get better!! Providence Hall will be participating in Session 2 on Tuesdays (Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28) Students in grades 6-9 will be participating in the programs.  Students will be chaperoned by a staff member from the school.  This is NOT a school-sponsored event.  It is a function of Salt Lake County Recreation. You can register in person to the County Sports Office (5201 S Murray Park Lane) or online at 222.recreation.slco.org./sportsoffice.  Please contact the County Sports Office at 801-270-7260 or email lhenderson@slco.org for more information.  You can also check out our website at www.recreation.slco.org.sportsoffice or find us on Facebook (Snow Blitz – Salt Lake County). See you on the slopes!!!

SIS Information

Dear Parents,

At Providence Hall we organize and track all our student data in a system we refer to as SIS.

This is the system on which our teachers input student grades, missing assignment data, assessments and occasional notes regarding student's performance in their class.  By now each of you should have received log-in information (Elementary) or ability to set up your own student's login (Junior High - see below) to enable you to see your student's SIS data.  For those of you who have not accessed your students account, please take a moment to do so by clicking on the SIS icon on the top right hand corner of our www.providencehall.com main page.  If you need help, please call our offices and our staff will help assist you with this. 

Some of you who are tracking your student's progress in SIS have had questions on how current we are in our information.  We have set a standard for our teachers at both the Elementary and Jr.High schools that we will have our student grades input into SIS by one week after the due date.  If your students information is not in by then, you should feel free to contact the teacher to get any additional information you need. Teacher e-mails are set up as firstinitiallastname@providencehall.com.  Please know we are setting a longer standard for work that is turned in late.  Because late work creates an inconvenience for the teacher, if a student turns an assignment in late the teacher has 2 weeks to input that data into SIS.

If you have any questions about SIS or how to track your student's progress, please feel free to contact us.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Erin Preston,

Providence Hall

PS - A reminder for Junior High Parents on how to set up an SIS account:

Subject: Jr. High SIS Login Information

Providence Hall Jr. High has the ability to set up your own login and password for you to check on your student's grades and attendance: 

1.       From the Providence Hall home page.  www.providencehall.com

2.       Go to the top right button the says "SIS"

3.       Once at the login prompt, choose "request a username"

4.       Follow the prompts to create an account for you to view your student's progress.

5.       Don't forget to use the "Reports" button at the top once your in SIS.

You can get more assistance at the USOE website.  Search box "sis"

Calling all 6th Grade Parents!!!

Calling all 6th grade parents.  We are not getting as many pictures as we would hope and are putting out an urgent request!

If you want to guarantee pictures of your child and his or her friends end up in the yearbook, please submit pictures online by Friday, December 9th.

1. Go to: www.hjeshare.com
2. Enter your school code: 3013192
3. Upload your pictures! Please tag as many names in the pictures as you can so we know who they are and what grade they're in.

Kindergarten Toy and Clothing Drive for Africa

Over the past five weeks, our Kindergarten Friends have been learning about the seven continents of the world.  Each week we focus on a new continent.  This week we have had the chance to learn about the diverse continent of Africa.  The children have loved learning about the different music, foods, and animals of Africa!  One thing we have shared with the children is how many villages and people in Africa are very poor and do not have the same things that we enjoy here in North America.  We have had the chance to make toys out of recycled materials, similar to what many children in Africa do because they do not have stores or money to buy toys of their own.

During our discussions and investigations in class, the children have impressed and surprised us by their maturity and thoughtfulness.  We have had a number of students exclaim, “Can I give the kids in Africa my old toys?”  and “I have clothes I don’t wear anymore!  Can I give them my clothes?”  As soon as the other children heard those ideas, there was no stopping them!  These children want to help the kids in Africa.  What a great example of CARING, OPEN-MINDED students: Just what we hope for in IB students.

Laura Isanga, a parent here at Providence Hall, has family in a small village in Uganda.  She and her husband are part of a charitable organization here in the States that send aid to Africa.  She has graciously offered to send any donations received to Uganda.  Therefore, we are inviting all Providence Hall families to look through their old toys and clothes at home and send in anything that is in good condition to help our friends in Africa.  Laura said that simple toys are the best: dolls, puzzles, match-box cars, blocks, etc.  Toys that are electronic or battery-powered won’t work in Africa!  If you have clothing that can be donated, that would be wonderful as well!  Uganda is on the equator so warm, winter clothes are not needed.

 

Cleaning out your toys and clothes to make room for new

Christmas Presents?

Why not donate your

old toys and clothing

to children in Africa?

Providence Hall Kindergarten will be collecting used toys and clothing to send to children in Uganda.

Any simple toys

(not battery-powered or electronic) and children’s clothing

(baby and sizes 5-14)

will be much appreciated!

Nov 21^st - Dec 19^th, Drop off any donations at

Providence Hall Elementary front office.