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ALTA Newsletter October 2019 242 Main St., Southington Phone: (860) 628-3379 Website: www.southingtonschools.org Jess Levin, Director [email protected] A Message from Mr. Levin Welcome Back! Thanks to the families who attended our Open House. We look forward to keeping parent involvement going strong throughout the school year. Consistent attendance is crucial to academic success, so please encourage your child to come to school every day on time. Whenever possible, please schedule doctor appointments after school. Our school day starts at 7:40 a.m. and ends at 1:10 p.m. For students taking Spanish class, the dismissal time is 2:00 p.m. Reminder: Parent Teacher conferences will be held Nov. 14 th . CONGRATULATIONS 2019 GRADUATES Edell Bevans Maddy Bradley Kelly Collin Jake Jones Eli Jordan Ashley King Ashley McMeans Jackie Potvin Dan Taurinski New Alta Students Dylan Griffis Sarah Lysiak Jake Kryzanowski Eryn Pellrine Nick Interligi Jake Paquette Hunter Westover Chris Goslin Brianna Grivois Jessica Burns Bella Beaulieu
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ALTA
Newsletter
October 2019
242 Main St., Southington
Phone: (860) 628-3379
Website: www.southingtonschools.org
Jess Levin, Director
A Message from Mr. Levin
Welcome Back!
Thanks to the families who attended our Open House. We
look forward to keeping parent involvement going strong
throughout the school year. Consistent attendance is crucial to
academic success, so please encourage your child to come to
school every day on time. Whenever possible, please schedule
doctor appointments after school. Our school day starts at
7:40 a.m. and ends at 1:10 p.m. For students taking Spanish
class, the dismissal time is 2:00 p.m.
Reminder: Parent Teacher conferences will be held Nov. 14th.
CONGRATULATIONS
2019 GRADUATES
Edell Bevans
Maddy Bradley
Kelly Collin
Jake Jones
Eli Jordan
Ashley King
Ashley McMeans
Jackie Potvin
Dan Taurinski
New Alta Students
Dylan Griffis
Sarah Lysiak
Jake Kryzanowski
Eryn Pellrine
Nick Interligi
Jake Paquette
Hunter Westover
Chris Goslin
Brianna Grivois
Jessica Burns
Bella Beaulieu
Our Yankee Candle fundraiser continues through
October 7th. Proceeds benefit our Student Activity
Fund which helps subsidize many of our field trips
and events held throughout the year. To order
online, visit www.yankecandlefundraising.com and
enter group number 99283223 in the “Start
Shopping” box.
Alta Staff 2019-20
Jess Levin Director [email protected]
Mark Hill School Counselor [email protected]
Alyssa Bunel English [email protected]
Amy Kosienski Math [email protected]
Dan Patterson Social Studies [email protected]
Elisabeth Cinque Science [email protected]
Thad Weaver Special Education [email protected]
Jennifer Vauter Phys Ed/Health [email protected]
Luciana Florio Art [email protected]
Lisa Olsen Secretary [email protected]
Joyel McEwen Paraprofessional [email protected]
Kaitlin Kastner Paraprofessional [email protected]
David Smith Spanish [email protected]
PARENT PORTAL/STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS UPDATE
Annually, we need to confirm that the student information in our database is accurate and updated. Southington
Public Schools collects student demographic updates and corrections for all families via the PowerSchool Parent
Portal. By completing this information, it will ensure that the district is able to reach you with updates,
notifications, and in the event of an emergency. An email from the district requesting a student demographic
update was sent to your email address on file, so please log in to confirm/update the information as soon as
possible.
General PowerSchool questions can be answered on the PowerSchool FAQs page on the Southington Schools
website, under Parent/Students:
https://www.southingtonschools.org/parents-students/powerschool/powerschoolfaqs
If you do not have access to a computer, please contact Lisa Olsen (860) 628-3379 and the information can be
manually updated. Thank you!
SEPTEMBER
Math Alex Bajram
English Jake Paquette
Science Abby Roche
Social Studies Sabrina Dibble
Elks Lodge Alex Bajram and Jake
Paquette
Perfect Attendance Carissa Cayer and Jake
Paquette
Access your child’s grades
anytime – just use your
computer or smartphone!
Southington Public Schools
PowerSchool Parent Portal
Did you know that you can access grades and
attendance by logging onto the PowerSchool
Parent Portal? Log into your existing account at
https://ps.southingtonschools.org/public.
Need to create a new account?
Contact Lisa Olsen at (860) 628-3379 or
[email protected] to obtain your
parent access ID and password.
PowerSchool App
Download the Pearson PowerSchool app on your
smartphone!
District ID = PSPM
Parent Teacher Conferences Thursday, Nov. 14th
Afternoon and evening appointments
with individual teacher(s) will be
available. Times TBD. This is also an early
dismissal day for students.
As part of the district wide professional
development for staff, students will be
dismissed early on the following dates:
Dec. 3
Feb. 14
Mar. 31
Apr. 28
May 19
Alta Early Dismissal Time
11:50 a.m.
Students enrolled in Spanish are
dismissed at 12:15 p.m.
PSAT
Wednesday, Oct. 16th
Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors will be
taking the PSAT test during school at Alta.
Seniors will not have school.
SAT Saturday, Nov. 2nd at Southington High
Deadline to register is 10/3/19.
Saturday, Dec. 7th at Southington High
Deadline to register is 11/8/19.
Visit www.sat.org/register to register.
From the Nurse’s Desk:
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!
The Southington Board of Education requires each student to have a health examination during grade nine to be completed by entry into grade ten. The Health Assessment Record (blue form) should be on file by no later than the first day of school when entering tenth grade.
This examination must include a vision test, hearing test, blood pressure, postural screening, hemoglobin or hematocrit, tuberculin risk assessment, chronic disease assessment, and any immunizations update to be verified by your doctor.
Physicals must be completed within one year prior to the first day of school. No tenth grade student may start school without a complete examination and documentation. If your son/daughter's physical is not on file by the first day of school, he or she will be sent home.
What is Fifth Disease?
Fifth Disease is usually a mild illness that is spread by respiratory secretions. It is a viral illness caused by
parvovirus (B-19) that mostly occurs in children and is known for a typical rash that resembles “slapped-cheeks.”
The rash may spread to other parts of the body as well. Other cold-like symptoms may be observed before the
rash breakout including low-grade fever, mild headache, joint pain, or fatigue. Once the rash appears, the child
is most likely no longer contagious.
Fact sheets from the State of Connecticut DPH and the CDC can be found in the links below which include
information about cause, transmission, and course of the illness as well as adult exposure during pregnancy.
Anyone who may be pregnant, immunocompromised or has a blood disorder should contact his or her physician
for medical advice.
If you have any concerns about the exposure or health risk to you or your child, please contact your physician
for advice.
CDC - https://www.cdc.gov/parvovirusb19/fifth-disease.html
CT DPH - http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3136&q=388310
Sabrina and Devin present opposing opinions
during a team building family activity led by
Justin Hubeny from YMCA’s Camp Sloper.
SAVE THE DATE!
Annual Alta Thanksgiving Feast
Tuesday, November 26th
11:30 – 1:00 p.m.
Plantsville Congregational Church
Parent volunteers are needed for this event.
Please look for more information to follow.
Team Cinque/Patterson pose for a
photo after a dodgeball game at the
YMCA.
To view more photos of Alta events,
visit our school website page located
at www.southingtonschools.org.
