School Land Trust Committee Volunteers Needed

Dear Parents,

Providence Hall has elected to receive School Land Trust funds each year to support the academic achievement of our students.  In electing to receive the funds, a School Land Trust Committee must be maintained.

The membership of our school community council includes the principal, teachers elected by teachers, and parents elected by parents of students at the school. Charter schools such as ours have trust land committees where elected parents make up the majority of committee members. The most effective councils and committees are those whose members work collaboratively to develop plans to aid all students in reaching their potential, as ours has done over the past 3 years.

The Providence Hall School Land Trust Committee prepares a plan that identifies the school's greatest academic need(s). Plans are submitted Utah School Lands Trusts Administration.  The committee receives an annual dividend from the permanent State School Fund every July to implement your school's approved plan during the next school year.

Providence Hall currently has a committee established however, the committee needs two additional parent representatives.  A parent representative needs to be elected from the jr. high and elementary school.

If you are interested in serving on the committee, please email me a short description explaining your interest in serving and information about yourself.  I will post the descriptions on the election survey to assist parents in making their selection for the committee.  

If you would like to run, I need your information by Friday, November 11th and the election will be held on Wednesday, November 16th.

If you would like to learn more about the program, you can visit the website at www.schoollandtrust.org.  

Thank you for your interest and support!

Erin Preston
Providence Hall Administration
Providence Hall

Carpool and Traffic Information

Dear Providence Hall Parents and Students:

We are pleased to announce that after a lot of productive discussion with the City of Herriman and Unified Police we have worked out a traffic plan that we all believe will help our students be safe as they travel to and from the school.  The traffic changes you will see not only address issues we have had this year, but also help put a safe plan in place for when Mountain View Corridor opens in the coming year.    This will mean some changes for both walkers, bikers and drivers coming to the schools so we want you to be aware of the following:   

• In approximately the next week or so Herriman will be installing flashing school zone lights in the school area in front of the Elementary and in front of the Junior High.  This will help alert drivers to when we have students walking in the area.   
• The city will also be installing a 4-way stop at the intersection of River Chase and Mount Ogden Peak (near the North West front corner of the school).  This will enable a more safe crosswalk crossing Mt. Ogden Peak Drive for our students both before and after school.  We ask that parents respect this 4-way stop as they would any other and be careful to not park in the intersection, on the crosswalk or otherwise obstruct the flow of traffic in this area.   Remember to take whichever lane is clear when dropping off students at the elementary school whether closest to the school or through the parking lot. This will be especially important to keep the new 4-way stop from backing up.
• Unified Police have also graciously agreed to put an additional crossing guard on the cross-walk in front of the Elementary!  This crossing guard is trained to help ensure our students' safety and will be manning the crosswalk during peak student crossing times.  As an aside we are thrilled to be able to allow our staff who have been covering this crosswalk to re-focus on the student's learning.   Please be careful and cognizant of this new crossing-guard and respectful of any directions she gives.  Her primary focus is our student's safety.
• With the addition of the crossing guard and the new safety this crosswalk will afford we are encouraging students and parents to safely use the North side of Mt. Ogden Peak as a pick-up zone for their children.  We continue to encourage parents to NOT use the Juniper Point subdivision as a pick-up area as we continue to receive complaints from these residents about parents and students who are causing our neighbors problems after school. 
• For those of you who would like to know more, we encourage you to check out the complete traffic safety plans for both schools at:

1. Elementary:  http://www.snapforschools.com/Map_view.aspx?EntityID=1375
2. JR. High:  http://www.snapforschools.com/Map_view.aspx?EntityID=1376

These are expensive and valuable changes for us and represent a huge investment in our students' safety on the part of Herriman and Unified Police.  We want to thank the City Council and Mayor, Herriman City Officials Brett Wood and Gordon Haight,  Lt. Anjewierden from Unified Police and our very own Coralee Moser for the many hours each of them put into helping create and implement these changes.

Sincerely,

Providence Hall

PHAST Facts - November 4, 2011

 

We have had some feedback that PHAST Facts is difficult to read, so we are trying out some changes this week.  The individual columns will provide specific information on the different schools, and hopefully allow for more space.  We hope that this makes things a little easier for parents who are looking for just Elementary School or just Junior High information.  

 

We welcome your questions and comments, and would love to hear from you.  

 

Providence Hall website: www.providencehall.com

PHAST Parents Blog: www.phastparents.com

 Elementary Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/ProvidenceHallElem

Junior High Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/ProvidenceHallJr

 

 

Providence Hall Elementary	Providence Hall Junior High
Events - Elementary	Events - Junior High
Calendar of All Elementary School Events   November 10th: School Picture Retakes at the Elementary  November 11th: ePHAST Family Movie Night at the Elementary - 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm)   ***Family Movie Night Information*** Admission is FREE. Snacks and drinks will be on sale for $0.50 each.  There will be a raffle giveaway during the intermission.  Bring the whole family for a fun night at the school!  Please remember that all children MUST be accompanied by an adult.  To volunteer to help out, please click here and look for the tab at the bottom that says "Family Movie Night Volunteer".     Coming soon... November 15th:  Box Tops Due for Dress Down Day November 18th:  Dress Down Day November 23-25th: No School for Thanksgiving	Calendar of All Junior High Events   November 7th: Morning Mingle - Bring a book to donate to the library and chat with the PHJH Administration.   November 9th: School Picture Retakes at the Junior High     Coming soon... November 18th: After School Social November 23-25th: No School for Thanksgiving
Volunteer Opportunities - Elementary	Volunteer Opportunities - Junior High
Click to see current volunteer opportunities To see the different Volunteer opportunities at the Elementary School, please look at the tabs at the bottom of the Google Doc Spreadsheet linked above.    We currently need help with the following:  - Family Movie Night  - Elementary School Lunch Program - ongoing  - Vision Screenings   STAR Reading Program Help Needed - morning or afternoon a minimum of 30 minutes required.  Please contact RaChelle at rjenson@providencehall.com.   It is very important that we track volunteer hours, as it helps us to be able to know what activities and events we can plan during the year.  The monthly request is four hours per family per month.  If you need help with tracking your hours, Hilary Jeffrey can help with that as well!  Watch for her monthly email reminders with the link that you need in order to stay current.    Click here to log your hours.	Click to see current volunteer opportunities   To see the different Volunteer opportunities at the Junior High, please look at the tabs at the bottom of the Google Doc Spreadsheet linked above.    We currently need help with the following:  - Copy Squad Volunteers  - Library Help  - Lunch Program Help - ongoing  - After School Social Volunteers   It is very important that we track volunteer hours, as it helps us to be able to know what activities and events we can plan during the year.  The monthly request is four hours per family per month.  You can volunteer at either school and count your hours.  Click here to log your hours.
General Information - Elementary	General Information - Junior High
No-Fuss Fundraiser For those of you who are new to Providence Hall Elementary, you will be thrilled to learn that you won't need to sell popcorn, candy bars, or wrapping paper.  In order to make fundraising as efficient as possible, we have our year-long No Fuss Fundraiser.  We understand that the beginning of school requires a great deal of spending.  Because of that, we have provided the ability to contribute all year long!  In order for our ePHAST Parents program to work well, we ask for $25 per student.  This helps pay for activities throughout the year, and allows ePHAST Parents to help the school as much as possible.  If you have several children in the school, feel free to spread out your donations throughout the year to make things easier for you financially.  We appreciate your contribution! If you would like to write a check, please make it out to PHAST Parents and give it to Kathy Davis in an envelope marked PHAST.  If you would like to donate online, Click here to donate! BoxTops: For boxtop information and how the program works in conjunction with dress down days for your student(s), please click here. Looking for more ways to get BoxTops?  Click here for easy ways to earn them for dress down days	Junior High Yearbook Junior High yearbooks are on sale now!  They are $35.  Order forms are in the office.  Do you have photos that would be perfect for the yearbook?  Upload your photos to www.hjshare.com.  Enter the school code: 3013192 and your photos could appear in the yearbook!  We need pictures of the school being built, students (before, after, or during school), playing sports, hanging out, or anything else you have to offer! Read Today Providence Hall is still in the lead at readtoday.com.  Please log your kids' reading hours!  We don't know when this competition will end.
ePHAST Executive Council	jrPHAST Executive Council
2011-2012 President: Natalee Cole Vice President: Londyn Nelson Treasurer: Heather McNeill Secretary: Denise Christiansen Volunteer Director: Hilary Jeffrey Fundraising Director: Penny Thomson Event Director: Brooke Kynaston  Board of Trustees Member: Jolynne Jimenez	2011-2012 President: Stephanie SoperVice President: Frances BurgesonTreasurer: Misty SherwoodSecretary: Emily Andersen Event Director: Donel Thompson Board of Trustees Member: Jolynne Jimenez