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.