- Whitehouse School
- December 2024
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Warm Wishes to You and Yours
for a Restful and Rejuvenating Winter Break!
Love,
Your Friends at WHS
December 18, 2024
Upcoming Events
December 20 - The PAJAM!
December 20 - Early Dismissal @ 1:00 - Winter Recess
December 23 - January 1 - Schools Closed - Winter Recess
January 2 - Wear Your Red Cub Shirt!
January 2 - Family Conferences & Town Hall Meeting
January 8 - Elvis’ Birthday - Hawaiian Spirit Day!
January 17 -24 - H.S.A. Used Items Drive
January 20 - School is Open - Snow Make-Up Day
January 22 - Gr. 3 STEAM Team Meeting
January 27 - Great Kindness Challenge
January 29 - Start of 3rd Marking Period
January 31 - The SnowBall Dance
New! Future Snow Day Plan Letter - Please click here to read about Whitehouse School’s future snow day plans.
Revised District Calendar 2024-2025 School Year – Please click here to view the revised 2024-2025 District Calendar that was board-approved at last night's meeting. Schools will now be open on January 20, 2025.
We are Cubs of Character!!! - December is Patience month at Whitehouse School. We are teaching the children to be patient as they learn how to wait or accept delay with a “happy” or positive heart! Please continue to discuss acts of good character with your child as he/she earns your permission to shade in pieces from his/her bucket-filler puzzle. Your child has already received a copy, but can [click here] to download another copy of the Patience bucket!
HSA NEWS
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!- ANOTHER READINGTON HSA TRICKY TRAY!!!- SAVE THE DATE - MARCH 21st. MORE INFO. TO COME VERY SOON!
Cleaning Out After the Holidays?? - Bag up your old clothes and bring them to the HSA Winter Clothing Drive. January 17th through 24th. Collection spots will be at TBS, WHS and RMS. More information to follow!
3D Lab Event - We'll have open 3D printing from 11am to 3pm for Whitehouse Elementary Cubs and Three Bridges Elementary Tigers (and their family and friends.) No experience or registration necessary, drop by anytime. All ages, including adults, are welcome to participate. $25 per hour of printing, with $5 going back to Readington School District HSA. We are very excited to partner with The 3D Lab (Flemington) on this event! TBS & WHS will be on January 5th, dates for HBS & RMS coming soon!
WHS Winter Snow Ball - January 31, 2025 - On behalf of the HSA, we are so happy to officially announce our first Give Back event of the year... The WHS Winter Snow Ball! The SnowBall is a dance where the students can bring your “Someone Special” adult (mom, dad, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, grandma, grandpa, etc.) to enjoy a fun-filled evening of music provided by CHPAC Entertainment, delicious snacks, fun activities and more surprises!!
Friday, January 31, 2025
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM PK, K, 1ST GRADE
6:45 PM - 7:15 PM SENSORY FRIENDLY
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM 2ND GRADE , 3RD GRADE
This is a FREE event for all Whitehouse School students and one special person per student. Due to space constraints students and their special person must only attend the session assigned to their grade level. Students will be receiving an invitation in their backpacks tomorrow. Should you have any questions please contact Missy (missym@readingtonhsa.com) or Carolanne (carolannes@readingtonhsa.com). For more information or to register, follow the link below!
https://whitehouse-school-winter-snow-ball.cheddarup.com
Yearbook - WHS 2024-25 Yearbooks are on sale! Early bird pricing ends on December 31st.
Early Bird Yearbook Price: $23
Early Bird Personalized Yearbook Price: $26
Love Lines: $5
1/8 Page Ads: $8
School Code is 227557M
Any yearbook questions? Please reach out to Katelynn Molchan (kate.woolsey@gmail.com) or Vikki Gregorio (vikkielle@gmail.com)
December 11, 2024
Upcoming Events
December 18 - Gr. 3 STEAM Team Club
December 20 - The PAJAM!
December 20 - Early Dismissal @ 1:00 - Winter Recess
December 23 - January 1 - Schools Closed - Winter Recess
New! Revised District Calendar 2024-2025 School Year – Please click here to view the revised 2024-2025 District Calendar that was board-approved at last night's meeting. Schools will now be open on January 20, 2025.
We are Cubs of Character!!! - December is Patience month at Whitehouse School. We are teaching the children to be patient as they learn how to wait or accept delay with a “happy” or positive heart! Please continue to discuss acts of good character with your child as he/she earns your permission to shade in pieces from his/her bucket-filler puzzle. Your child has already received a copy, but can [click here] to download another copy of the Patience bucket!
Health Highlights - Each month Family Letters from The Great Body Shop will be posted on the district website. Please CLICK HERE to review this material.
HSA NEWS
Clothing and Used Item Drive - Save the date! The H.S.A.'s Winter clothing and used item drive starts on January 17th and runs until January 24th. Contact our clothing drive chair, Jen Kohlberg mcnulty.j@gmail.com with any questions.
WHS Winter Snow Ball - January 31, 2025 - On behalf of the HSA, we are so happy to officially announce our first Give Back event of the year... The WHS Winter Snow Ball! The Snow Ball is a dance where the students can bring your “Someone Special” adult (mom, dad, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, grandma, grandpa, etc.) to enjoy a fun-filled evening of music provided by CHPAC Entertainment, delicious snacks, fun activities and more surprises!!
Friday, January 31, 2025
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM PK, K, 1ST GRADE
6:45 PM - 7:15 PM SENSORY FRIENDLY
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM 2ND GRADE , 3RD GRADE
This is a FREE event for all Whitehouse School students and one special person per student. Due to space constraints students and their special person must only attend the session assigned to their grade level. Students will be receiving an invitation in their backpacks tomorrow. Should you have any questions please contact Missy (missym@readingtonhsa.com) or Carolanne (carolannes@readingtonhsa.com). For more information or to register, follow the link below!
https://whitehouse-school-winter-snow-ball.cheddarup.com
Winter Shoppe - Thank you so much to our amazing Winter Shoppe Chairperson, MIsty Gray and all of our volunteers for making the shoppe a huge success! With their help, the children had an opportunity to shop for loved ones in preparation for the holiday season. The children learned how to manage their budgets while having fun!
December 4, 2024
Upcoming Events
December 3-6 - Winter Shoppe
December 18 - Gr. 3 STEAM Team Club
December 20 - The PAJAM!
December 20 - Early Dismissal @ 1:00 - Winter Recess
December 23 - January 1 - Schools Closed - Winter Recess
New! WHS Newsletter - Click here to read our December newsletter!
New! We are Cubs of Character!!! - December is Patience month at Whitehouse School. We are teaching the children to be patient as they learn how to wait or accept delay with a “happy” or positive heart! Please continue to discuss acts of good character with your child as he/she earns your permission to shade in pieces from his/her bucket-filler puzzle. Your child has already received a copy, but can [click here] to download another copy of the Patience bucket!
New! Health Highlights - Each month Family Letters from The Great Body Shop will be posted on the district website. Please CLICK HERE to review this material.
HSA NEWS
FPAC News: The Readington Fine and Performing Arts Committee (FPAC) will be selling refreshments and flowers at the upcoming RMS & HBS winter music concerts. Click the following link to donate items (snacks, water bottles) and/or if you’d like to volunteer to help before the concerts. Thanks in advance!
https://snack-schedule-sign-up-list-temp-37981.cheddarup.com
Save The Date - January 31, 2025: You are cordially invited to the Readington HSA Give Back Event, the Whitehouse School Snow Ball!! This FREE event will be open to all Whitehouse School students to bring one special person to enjoy an evening of music, yummy treats, and fun! A formal invitation will be coming home in backpacks next week.
In anticipation of this fun snowy event, we would like to ask the students of WHS to make paper snowflakes to decorate the school hallways. Please send all snowflakes in your students backpack labeled "HSA Snowflake" by Wednesday, December 11.