Parent Link Calls

Please remember to keep the school office informed of any changes to the telephone numbers to contact you. We forward changes to our district office and then the changes are made to the Parent Link system.

Remember to LISTEN TO THE PARENT LINK MESSAGE when we send one. We only have three phone lines, so if everyone calls to see why we called, it will take a long time for you to get through to the school.

This is the time of year when we begin getting requests for specific teachers for the coming school year. While this was accepted for many years at R.C. Hill, we have joined the vast majority of schools in our district in discouraging parents from requesting a specific teacher for their child. This will be our fourth year with this practice.

Students are assigned to classroom groups by their current classroom teachers, with input from other staff members as appropriate. Your child’s current teacher(s) are in the best position to make classroom placement recommendations. Our staff members have worked with your child throughout the year and have knowledge of students’ academic, social, and emotional needs. We must consider many factors as groups are prepared, such as academic strengths and needs, social mixes, gender, individual learning styles, and student personalities. We also prepare class assignments keeping in mind students who would benefit from being together or separated, overall student behavior, student/teacher considerations, and class sizes. The object of the process is to produce the most effective combination of student groups. Parents may want to share information about their child’s learning style related to the reasons and balance considerations given above. Should you wish to make this information known to us, please send your comments in writing to Ms. Bowling before May 20, 2008. Requests for specific teachers are not appropriate.

The Village of Romeoville provides crossing guards at Dalhart and Arlington and Dalhart and Belmont to help students and parent SAFELY cross the street. With the number of cars and buses that use our lots at the beginning and end of the day, traffic congestion can be very tight. Even so, we are asking parents to be patient and allow a few extra minutes to keep all students safe. PLEASE DO NOT ASK YOUR CHILD TO CROSS THE STREET EXCEPT AT THE CORNER BY THE CROSSING GUARDS! This includes walking with you! Walking across the middle of the street ESPECIALLY BY THE 7-11 teaches your child bad habits that may prove dangerous or even deadly. We set up the dismissal procedures to keep our children safe. We had one child hit crossing the street by 7-11 many years ago — while her mother watched! PLEASE USE THE CROSSWALK!!!

REMINDERS!

Early dismissal from school may be necessary in the event of an emergency situation or severe weather conditions that develop during the school day. As soon as the decision is made to close the school, a Parent Link phone call will be placed to the family of all students. If you are at work during the day and have given us that number, you will be contacted at that number. Please note that Parent Link cannot dial extensions for large companies. Again, it is important for you to listen to the message that is sent.