Hermon School Department

The policy sub committee meeting has been rescheduled to Monday August 26th at 4:15 in the HHS auditorium.

The policy subcommittee will be meeting on Monday, August 22nd in the HHS Auditorium at 2:30. Thank you.

The policy subcommittee will be meeting on Tuesday, August 22nd at HHS at 2:30. Room location TBD. Thank you.

The subcommittee policy meeting will be in Room 167 at HHS at 2:30. Typically these meetings are held at central office, but due to the forecasted heat and the lack of climate control at central office the meeting is scheduled at HHS. Thank you.

The regularly scheduled school committee meeting for Monday, January 10th at 6:30 pm has been postponed to Tuesday, January 18th at 6:30 pm.

Dear Ski Program Parents, We have fantastic news for you! Due to the in-equitability of the Ski Program paperwork being distributed, I was able to communicate with our Curriculum Coordinator, Mrs. Perry and she worked with the superintendent to transition funds in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Grant. With the superintendent’s approval, Mrs. Perry will write an amendment for the grant. Due to this approval, we are able to provide fee waivers to ALL students, for ONE of the 2 sessions. This is ONLY for those students that have turned in their paperwork as of today. We will not accept any more “fees waived” paperwork. If you would like to sign your child up for BOTH sessions with payment for one, all payments must be made by Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Checks should be made out to “Hermon Mountain”, send payment to the school in an envelope labeled “Ski Payment”. If payment is not received by this date then your child will not be able to participate in the fee-based session. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. Please see the new email sent to each of you, to see the session your child has been granted through the grant. Ashlea Bourdon

PREP – Penobscot River Educational Partnership presents a parent and educator session on healthy friendships Thursday, October 21st, 6 p.m. Healthy Friendships: Your Questions Answered Dr. Lauren Holleb, Licensed Psychologist, Certified Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Provider, University of Maine at Augusta Assistant Professor of Mental Health and Human Services 55 mins. via Zoom This session will provide an overview of friendship and peer acceptance during childhood and adolescence, discuss its importance to socio-emotional adjustment and well-being, and ways that parent(s)/guardian(s) can identify and help students who may be struggling socially. The session will provide an evidence-based discussion of friendship, aspects of friendship that afford risk and resilience, how friendships differ based on sex and developmental level, and practical ideas for how to handle social challenges. 6-6:55 p.m., Thursday, October 21st Link: https://maine.zoom.us/j/81063264604?pwd=TFlHTkFzb3pvTXE0RXExVTRtNmh6dz09 Password: 156787

Greetings Duran Families, Please read the linked letter for information about transportation for the 2021-2022 school year. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q_r7-4Wkkfw5m_1QNu7r2NvSLLtePyPe8tRuadImqL4/edit?usp=sharing

Our teachers have done an amazing job putting together welcome videos for our students. Click on the YouTube links below to be taken you the teacher videos: PreK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZfoIWr-h7Y&t=20s K: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgZskhyNZKo&t=1s Grade 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2VnIwE_XIY&t=3s Grade 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjo-opMujwQ&t=2s Grade 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-mGduIPb4o&t=9s Grade 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUqdH8wK92Q Unified Arts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQOEl65lmAI&t=3s

We've received a number of inquiries about supply drop-off prior to the beginning of school. We will have a supply drop-off day on Wednesday, August 25 from 8:00-3:00. Tents and tables will be set up near the front of the building for parents to put supplies. Please make sure to label classroom supplies with the teacher's name so we can make sure they go to the right place! Where our PreK and Kindergarten friends have often not visited the school yet, the PreK and Kindergarten teachers will be available from 2:00-3:00 to "meet and greet" students near the supply drop-off. This will be a great opportunity for our youngest students to meet their teacher prior to starting school. We appreciate the support, flexibility and patience from our families.

The Hermon School Department qualifies for annual federal funds through ESEA. As part of the process, the school assembles a team to analyze data and create goals for the upcoming school year. As part of the federal requirements, we must post the goals and allow for public comment. One way that we allow for public comment is to present the goals at a School Committee meeting, and the other way is to post them on social media. The survey (linked below) provides a list of our anticipated goals for 2021-2021, and a place for community members to provide feedback. Your feedback will be considered as we continue the annual application process. Thank you for your feedback and support! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTWk3CloYWuN8bJ5K_D_0Z4rCtw8VoHVE0IlhTjJd7CcpRKg/viewform?usp=sf_link

COVID Case Update 4.5.21 https://www.hhs.hermon.net/article/433346?org=hsd

HSD COVID CASE(S) UPDATE 3.30.21 https://www.hhs.hermon.net/article/430352?org=hsd

HSD Updates: 2.25.21 https://www.hhs.hermon.net/article/428236?org=hsd Have a great weekend.

HSD COVID Cases Over Feb Break https://www.hhs.hermon.net/article/407274?org=hsd Stay well!

Have a great weekend! HSD Update: https://www.hms.hermon.net/article/381963?org=hsd

Good Afternoon from HSD! HMS COVID CASE UPDATE BELOW https://www.hhs.hermon.net/article/380157?org=hsd

COVID Case Update HHS. https://www.hhs.hermon.net/article/374652?org=hsd

Happy New Year. Return to school update from HSD: https://www.hhs.hermon.net/article/373527?org=hsd

HSD COVID UPDATE: HMS to go remote this Tuesday. https://www.hhs.hermon.net/article/360746?org=hsd