Hi there 2nd Hill Families!
I hope everything is going well for everyone this October. I know that some folks may have been significantly affected by Hurricane Matthew a few days ago, so please feel free to reach out if there’s any sort of support needed. Below is the agenda for what’s included in our update.
Agenda:
- Exams
- Trimester Break
- Sign Out Procedures
- Hall Food/Career Explorations
If you weren’t already aware, Trimester 1 Exams are going to be coming up in a couple of weeks for your students. What this means is that these next two weeks are going to be chock full of studying, stress, and quite possibly lack of sleep for your kiddos. Below are a few tips that I encourage you to give your students throughout the rest of this month:
Make sure to support your students through this stressful time
Encourage them to take care of themselves and to get enough sleep, food, and water
Listen to them and be careful not to add pressure to their already busy schedule
More than anything, we ask that you just be there for them and update us on what’s going on. Let me and Emerson know if there’s anything that we can do to best support your student.
Trimester exams begin on Monday, October 29th and end on Thursday, November 1st. Residence halls will close for trimester break on November 1st at 5:00 PM and re-open again at 12:00 PM on November 6th. The sign-out procedures for Trimester Break are the same as they are for extended weekends, so please make sure that you and your student are filling out the correct forms necessary for their travel plans as it will make their sign-out the day of much smoother. Please refer to the tag ‘#signout’ in the 2nd Hill Blog search bar to find previous posts with links and information about the signout procedures.
Also remember that longer breaks are a great time for students to take home unnecessary things that they no longer need and to prepare for upcoming campus events. Make sure to check in with your student as well as check the NCSSM calendar to send your student back to campus prepared for any major events.
Below is a flow chart for the sign-out procedures that we provide for students. Please refer to this chart to also understand what we ask of families when a student is leaving campus for certain situations.
If your student is going to be taking the train for long distance travel, they need to fill out the Student Travel Permission Form (see link below) and list “Amtrak” as the person picking them up
If they are going to be taking an Uber or Lyft alone to the train station, they’ll need to do the same thing but instead list “Uber” or “Lyft” as the person picking them up
Any time you have to fill out the student travel permission for a family member, other adult, or person/group picking up your student you need to remind those people that they need to come into the main lobby and physically sign out the student and bring Photo ID with them
I know that this whole process is confusing so if you still have questions, don’t hesitate to ask. The link to the Student Travel Permission Form can be found Here.
Hall Food/Career Explorations
As always, if you’re interested in participating in either Hall Food or Career Explorations, please refer to the links below:
Hall Food: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/5080848A4AF29A7FA7-2ndhill
Career Explorations: https://goo.gl/forms/4I0UJLMFBJGcuTrs2
Big shout out to all the families who have participated in both or either of these programming opportunities! Your support of the 2nd Hill Community is very appreciated. If you have any questions about either, please let us know!
As always, if you all have any questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to reach to either me or Emerson.
Have a great rest of the month!
