100 Everitts Road

Ringoes, NJ 08551

908-284-7660

908-284-7671 (fax)

908-284-7665 (attendance line)

Mr. Jesse Locket, Principal

Mrs. Amy Switkes, Vice Principal

Mrs. Rebecca Moeri, School Counselor - ext. 57669

Mrs. Lisa Maslankowski, School Nurse - ext. 57670

Welcome back! It is an honor and privilege to serve as the administrative team at Copper Hill School. We are looking forward to the 2021-2022 school year TOGETHER! Our theme for this school year is BRAVE SMART KIND & TOGETHER!

We are honored to welcome new staff, and send off retiring staff on their new adventures. We wish all of our staff great success!

Staff Updates:

Retirements

• Laurie Ann Moore, Third Grade Teacher
• Mary Genovese, Speech and Language Pathologist

New Teachers

• Robyn Case - Preschool
• Erikka Floyd - Kindergarten
• Amalia Kanaras - Grade 2
• Katie Kohlhepp - Grade 3
• Melissa Wiegartner- Speech and Language Pathologist
• Briana Robertello- Speech and Language Pathologist
• Megan Traphagen- Special Education
• Erin Kraus- Special Education

New Teaching Assistants

• Karissa Mendez
• Colleen Tropeano
• Erika Ollwerther
• Lisa Conover
• Yashana Kaskins
• Elma Achenback
• Kassidy Smith

At this time, due to local metrics in our region, the district maintains previously released guidance:

• Masks are required for staff, faculty, and students while in our buildings.
• Masks are required on all school buses, as they are required on all public transportation, per Governor Murphy’s mandate.
• District continues with layered mitigation strategies like handwashing, excluding students with COVID-19 symptoms, and contact tracing to identify threats of exposure to the virus.
• We are monitoring community transmission, vaccination coverage, the occurrence of outbreaks, and local policies and regulations to guide our decisions on the use of layered prevention strategies.

Buses: on the blacktop behind the building by the large playground.

Vans: at the school main entrance.

Preschool: at the Preschool entrance.

Parent Drop-Off and Pick-Up: at the exterior gym doors.

YMCA Before/After Care: under the gym overhang.

• If your child is ABSENT or TARDY for any reason, please call the Copper Hill ATTENDANCE LINE by dialing 908-284-7665 or report an absence online here. Leave a message detailing the nature of the absence, your child’s name and his/her teacher’s name. Messages may be left at any time of night or morning and are retrieved on a daily basis.
• If your child needs to be DISMISSED EARLY, please send a note to school with your child in the morning, listing the time for pick-up and the reason. Children leaving school prior to 3:25 pm will be marked as an early dismissal. Please note, three tardies or early dismissals count as one absence.
• If your child normally rides the bus but will need to be PICKED UP at dismissal time, please send a note with your child that morning.
• Please DO NOT leave information regarding your child’s change in dismissal on a teacher’s e-mail or voicemail. They often do not have an opportunity to check their e-mail during the day and your message may not be communicated.

IMPORTANT: PLEASE SEND A NOTE WITH YOUR CHILD IN THE MORNING FOR ANY CHANGE IN YOUR CHILD'S ROUTINE.

We are excited to collaborate with our new PTO executive committee to enhance the school experience for our students and staff!

Copper Hill PTO Email:

copperhillelementarypto@gmail.com

Co- President Jacque Beason

Co- President Lauren Levin

Co-Vice President Alyssa Kayser

Co-Vice President Caitlin Ryan Persche

Co- Treasurer Tara Kraatz

Co- Treasurer Angelique Parashis

Secretaries

Michelle Blane

Robin Cooper

Christina Eliades

Katherine Sun

Candice Testa

PTO Back to School Ice Pop Social- Friday, 9/10 at 5:30 p.m.

School Pictures- Monday, 9/27 to Wednesday, 9/29 (schedule to follow)

Grades 1-4 Back to School Night- Thursday, 9/23

Kindergarten Back to School Night- Wednesday, 10/6