 Daily Announcements 
 Letter from the Interim
Superintendent
September 2008
Dear Parents:
I hope you had a wonderful summer season. I am
pleased to share with you that I will be the interim superintendent
of the Hillside School District. During the year we will have
time to meet and share ideas related to improving the educational
opportunities available for our children.
The staffs of the Hillside educational family have developed new
initiatives and programs to supplement the courses and activities
offered during the past year.
Science is one of the areas that will see a number of positive
changes. During the summer many supervisors and teachers
attended workshops held at Princeton University. These
workshops, with the assistance and sponsorship of Merck, are
designed to increase the time all students, kindergarten through
grade twelve, are engaged in hands on and minds on, scientific
experiences. Children will practice inductive and deductive
reasoning, build higher order thinking skills, utilize writing and
mathematics to support investigations, build knowledge and increase
engagement with unit projects.
The schools have been physically improved. Each school has
benefited from some addition or modification. Schools
received one or a combination of the following: bathroom
updating, gym refurbishing, new classroom furniture, upgrading of
the heating and air flow system, removal of old flooring, updating
of lighting, improvement of security systems and modernizing of
classrooms. We will continue this process as we provide a
physical environment conducive to support learning and positive
social development.
Should you wish to share information or have a situation that
needs attention please contact me by phone, 352-7664 extension 6400
or make an appointment to meet with me. When the matter is
related to something impacting your child that involves a specific
teacher or school it would be best to first speak directly with
your child.
FROM THE VICE PRINCIPAL'S DESK
From my family to all of yours I would just like to wish all parents, students, and staff a warm and heartfelt Seasons Greeting. Happy Holidays!
Mrs. Caminiti
Teacher of the Year
 The Hillside School District especially Hurden-Looker would like to congratulate Mrs. Elizabeth Welsh for being our Teacher of the Year! Her dedication and hard work really helps to prepare our students for life! Congratulations again to Mrs. Welsh Hurden-Looker's Teacher of the Year 2007-2008!!!
THE NURSE SAYS
 Over the counter medicine cannot be administered without a doctor’s note. In order to administer ANY medication in school, and that includes ALL over the counter medications (i.e. Tylenol, Benadryl, and Cough Syrup) it must be by a doctor’s recommendation along with a note. There is a standard form that may be obtained from my office. Please ensure that your child’s emergency card reflects all current phone numbers. If those numbers have call intercept, kindly furnish us the code so we can reach the emergency contact. Reminder, if your child (ren) is going to be absent from school please call the main office by 9:00am (908-352-7664-ext. 3400/3410). Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. 908-352-7664 ext. 3441 Ms. Strachan, RN Nurse
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