With all of the activities that are planned this time of the year, it is important for students to take pride in the school and community.  School spirit doesn’t just happen; it takes special effort from all of us.  Parents play a major role in making positive school spirit a reality.

Parents are necessary to positively reinforce what is happening at school.  Parent attendance at school events is appreciated and noticed by students.  Your support is needed for many of our end-of-the-year activities.  Cooperation in standing behind any rules and regulations pertaining to the school or events sponsored by the school is also important.  Even though a particular rule might not meet with total acceptance, it is important to model to students that it will be followed and supported until it can be reviewed.  The opportunity to be involved in the total education of students is greater today than ever.  The effort required may also be greater since many families have both parents working outside the home.

If you are not able to attend all of the meetings or special activities, you may still support the school in other ways.  Talk to your children about school, send notes to the school, or make suggestions.  Discuss the papers that your children bring home to emphasize the importance of time spent in school.

We would like to advise the parents of our fifth graders that their children will have a summer reading assignment.  They are required to read two books by the end of the summer and will be assessed during the first week of school in September in the middle school.  The summer reading lists will be on our web site (www.hopatcongschools.org) in early to mid June.