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Principal's Message | October 30, 2026

Important Dates

Message from the Principal

To the Parents and Guardians of The Hamptons School,

Thank you for continuing to teach your children their purpose:

"I come to The Hamptons School to learn."

For the Love of Literacy

Good readers actively engage with a text rather than simply looking at words on a page.

According to literacy and reading comprehension frameworks, there are seven core habits of a good reader:

1. Activating Prior Knowledge (Schema): Connecting what you are reading to your own life experiences, the real world, or other books and articles you have read. These connections can be text-to-text, text-to-self, or text-to-world.
2. Visualizing: Creating mental images of settings, characters, or concepts using your senses as you read.
3. Questioning: Asking questions before, during, and after reading, such as who, what, when, where, why, and how, to build curiosity and check for understanding.
4. Inferring: Reading between the lines by combining clues from the text with your background knowledge to understand meanings that are not directly stated.
5. Monitoring and Clarifying: Paying attention to your comprehension while reading, recognizing when something is confusing, and slowing down or rereading to improve understanding.
6. Determining Importance: Identifying main ideas, key arguments, or essential plot points while recognizing which details are less important.
7. Synthesizing: Combining these strategies to develop a new, big-picture understanding of the text after reading.

These seven core habits can help parents ask meaningful questions and guide their children through the reading process.

Thank you, parents, for reading with your children!

Student Comments | Why I Love Reading

Our students shared some wonderful thoughts about why they enjoy reading:

• "Of the suspense! It makes me want to read on and on."
• "I learn new things from reading."
• "Reading is fun, and I can use my imagination."
• "Reading is cool. It is like an adventure and not the real world."
• "I love the suspense."
• "Reading makes me laugh my head off sometimes."
• "Reading takes up my time."
• "When I read, I just want to turn the next page."
• "If I worry and wonder when I read, I know it is a good book."
• "Reading calms me down."
• "Reading is entertainment without Wi-Fi."
• "If I get into a book or series, I will read for a long time, and then I love books even more."
• "Reading is interesting."
• "When my mom and dad are working, I am bored. Then I read, and I am not bored anymore."
• "Reading tells me a story and makes me think a lot. I like thinking. Reading gives me new thoughts and gives me knowledge."

Joy, joy, joy!

Staffing Update

We are pleased to welcome Zhen Liu, our new Lunchroom Supervisor, to The Hamptons School.

Welcome, Zhen!

Halloween

It certainly was a happy Halloween at The Hamptons School today!

We hope all our students and families enjoy celebrating Hallowe'en together on Saturday, October 31.

Safety | Parking Lot and Student Pick-Up

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

We appreciate the many parents who are using the large parking lot beside the portables for student drop-off and pick-up.

Thank you for your continued focus on student safety.

Our Goal: All students are safe when walking to their parents' vehicles and walking home.

To help achieve this goal, please remember:

• Park in the large parking lot beside the portables or on the school side of Hamptons Boulevard.
• Students walking home who need to cross Hamptons Boulevard are expected to use the designated crosswalk.

Your cooperation helps keep our school community safe.

Reminders for Parents

Noon Supervision Program

If your child stays at The Hamptons School for lunch, please ensure they are registered in the Noon Supervision Program through your MyCBE parent account.

Noon supervision fees have been posted to parent accounts by CBE Fees.

Student Supplies Fees

Student supplies fees have also been posted to parent accounts by CBE Fees.

Reporting Absences and Late Arrivals

If your child will be absent or late, please call The Hamptons School Attendance Line and leave a message explaining the reason.

Attendance Line: 403-777-7300, Ext. 1

Reporting Deadline: Before 8:30 AM

Thank you for your cooperation!

Safety | Student Arrival Time

Teachers begin supervising students at 8:22 AM each school day.

For the safety of your children, please ensure they do not arrive at school before 8:22 AM.

There are no supervising teachers available before this time.

School Conferences — November 26 and 27

School Conferences will take place on the following dates:

Please watch for a message regarding conference bookings next week.

Reminder: There will be no school for students on Friday, November 27.

Scholastic Book Fair — November 26 and 27

The Scholastic Book Fair will take place during School Conferences on November 26 and 27.

Families are invited to stop by the school library during conference hours to browse the available books.

Healthy Hunger | Upcoming Fun Lunch Dates

Families can register and order lunches for the remainder of the school year through the Healthy Hunger website.

Additional dates and restaurants may be added throughout the year.

Please ensure lunch orders are submitted before the applicable deadlines.

Most sincerely,

Jacki McLaren
Acting Principal
The Hamptons School