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Dear Cedar Hill Families,

Earlier this week, our 3rd graders showcased their knowledge to family and friends during our Biography Wax Museum, and many of our youngest students dressed up for the 100th day of school! This morning, our staff enjoyed a lovely Valentine's Day breakfast courtesy of the PTO. We'd like to thank all of the volunteers, especially Jen Nitkowski and Lauren Birkhold. During today's monthly assembly, students will learn all about compassion as we celebrate Valentine's Day.

This is a friendly reminder that school is closed on Monday, 2/16, and Tuesday, 2/17. 

We have received reports that some CHS students are engaging in unsafe behavior after school in the Ridge High parking lot. Our priority is to ensure the safety of all students, especially with many inexperienced high school drivers in the area. If your child walks home, please review parking lot safety and their approved route with them. If students choose to play on the playground after school, they must be supervised by an adult and should leave promptly when the space is needed for Aftercare.

All items in the Lost & Found will be donated on February 20. Please take a moment to look through before then.

Cedar Hill School is partnering with YoungLives and Feeding Hands Pantry to support families in need through a Diaper Drive from February 1–March 31. We are collecting new diapers and wipes. 

BT Connect Meetings ~ Click the link for more information on upcoming BT Connect meetings. 

Tickets for the Harlem Wizards Game on March 1 at 4pm are on sale now! Come see your favorite CHS teachers and staff take on the Harlem Wizards in an exciting basketball game of tricks, hoops and family fun! This event requires a significant number of volunteers to make it happen. Please consider volunteering your time to help. If you work the Wizards merchandise table in the gym, you don't need to buy an admission ticket.

2nd & 3rd Grade Author Visit: Author and illustrator Matthew McElligott will be visiting CHS on March 23 & 24! Families have the opportunity to order books in advance that will be signed and personalized by the author. Place your order by February 25!

Camp Jump Start (Current 5th-graders) - Registration will close on Apr. 16th. The program will be limited to 130 students ONLY. Please see the attached flyer for information.  

Tickets Available for Ridge High’s Mary Poppins Join the Ridge High Drama Club on a magical adventure as they present their spring musical, Mary Poppins. Performances will be held March 5–7. Audiences of all ages are welcome. Click here to see the flyer. To purchase tickets, visit ridgepac.bernardsboe.com.

All Things Strings - Click the link for information on this March 18 evening event at RHS. 

Library Look Fors:  The library is looking for scrapbooking paper. If you have any that you are no longer using, please consider donating it to our school library.  Thank you! 

Would you like to send a note to Mrs. Licata? Click here for more info!  

Next week’s Word of the Week is intuition. Intuition means the power to know or understand something without a lot of thinking. An example sentence for this word is: After reading the passage, I had an intuition that the theme was about friendship. Please review with your children at home if possible! 

Parent Advisory Council -  Our next meeting will be held on March 5. Please be sure to send any items to your PAC representative no later than March 2.  If you have a special education item across any grade level, please send it to Monica Petraglia at monicabpetraglia@gmail.com. 

Art Room Volunteers Needed! Click the link for more information.

Character Education Newsletter - This month, we will recognize compassion. This week's car conversation is, "What is one small way you showed compassion today?" Click HERE for an AI-generated summary of our character education newsletter! 

Maschio’s Lunch Program - Click HERE for the lunch menu.  If you have any questions or requests, please contact our cafeteria manager, Mr. Robert, at crobert@bernardsboe.com.  What Makes a Full Meal?   February Cafeteria Connection

 

Important Dates

- February 16 -
Closed - Mid-Winter Recess

- February 17-
Closed - Mid-Winter Recess

- February 18 -
8 - 8:45 am Chorus Gr. 4 & 5
School In Session ~ Make-up Day #1

- February 19 -
8 - 8:45 am Orchestra, Gr. 4
3:30 - 4:30 pm Intramurals Gr. 2 & 3
3:30 - 4:45 pm Winter Mini-Units

- February 20 -
8 - 8:45 am Band Gr. 5
3:30 - 4:30 pm Winter Intramurals Gr. 4 - 5

 
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