It is hard to believe that we are already coming up on the home stretch. April break is next week, and when we return, we will hit the ground running.
Once we return from a week of rest, teachers will be preparing 4th-quarter progress reports. We will have just over a month before the end of the school year. The last day of school will be June 10th.
Please keep these other important dates in mind:
May 15th – Prom
June 9th – Graduation and Underclassmen Celebration
June 10th – Middle School Celebration and Last Day of School
As we settle in and adjust to the time change, there are exciting changes at GHS as well. Progress reports went home last week. Report cards will be out at the beginning of April.
Students have transitioned back to outdoor activities for wellness. We are also excited to announce that all school sportsball will be making its return as soon as the field dries out.
Over the last few weeks GHS has been completing some fundraising. We hosted 2 bake sales at Sugar River Bank. We are thankful to Sugar River Bank for hosting us. With staff support, students really took the lead on this project. The culinary class baked and packaged the goods. Students designed the advertisements and had the chance to engage with community members during the bake sale. 100% of the funds raised benefit students via prom, school attire, and end of the year activities.
Students have finished their first semester classes. Report cards with those grades will be sent home soon. Students have transitioned to new classes and are settling in.
We wanted to share some information on Blizzard Bags. Students have been sent home with Blizzard Bags. In the event that school needs to close due to weather we may implement the use of Blizzard Bags. This will be indicated on WMUR where our closing will be listed. Students have been provided with work that is to be completed on a Blizzard Bag day. The work is able to be done without the use of technology and is expected to be returned the day after a blizzard bag day. Please reach out with any questions or concerns.
GHS is excited to be back at school after the holiday break. We had a great first week back. We hit the ground running. First semester ends on Friday, January 16th. Students will be switching classes at the start of the second semester. We are currently working on putting that schedule together and students will soon know what their classes for the next semester will be. In order to support our staff with the change in classes, we have added a teacher work day to our calendar on Tuesday, January 20th. There will be no school for students on this day.
Monday the 19th is also a Holiday and there will be no school.
We are excited to announce that Granite Hill School will be participating in Newport’s annual Winter Carnival this year. Our students are currently working on a float to represent GHS at the Winter Carnival Parade in February. We look forward to joining this long standing tradition.
As we enter the winter months, we wanted to share a few reminders.
During the holiday season, please check GHS’ school calendar as our schedule may be different from your local district. Students should follow GHS’ calendar for school breaks and days off.
We will continue to participate in activities outside through the winter months. Students should come dressed accordingly. Should students need help in acquiring proper attire, please reach out to the school or see our “Community Resources” tab.
GHS uses WMUR News 9 as the designated location where school closings are posted. These closings are also listed online at www.wmur.com. Once you go to their website, click on the tab for closings, and you will see Granite Hill School listed. Granite Hill School DOES NOT do a phone message or email to families when school is canceled.
If your home district closes due to weather, your child will not be expected to attend school and transportation will not be provided.
If your home district has a delay, transportation will be provided at the new time of opening.
The first quarter ends on Wednesday, October 29th. Students will have a half day and then staff will work on finalizing report cards.
The first quarter has been filled with a variety of activities. The US History class took a trip to the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum. One of the English classes has been working on building a literary shed. The middle school took a field trip to Boston to enhance their unit on Ancient Egypt. Last week students had the opportunity to carve pumpkins. All students have continued to participate in wellness activities, all school sportsball, and advisory.
This week, to end the quarter, students have a lot of activities lined up! First, it is spirit week. Each day has a theme and there are potential prizes for all students who participate. On Friday students will participate in an all school activity in the morning. In the afternoon, there is an optional Halloween Party for students to participate in during rewards should they choose.
Monday Oct. 27 – Pajama Day
Tuesday Oct. 28 – What in the world are you wearing? Day
Staff have been working on mid-term progress reports. You should receive these in the next week or two.
As we prepare to move into October we wanted to share a few reminders. Students will continue to participate in wellness activities outside so they should dress appropriately as it begins to cool down. Students do not have school on October 13th as all staff will be participating in training.
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It’s been a great start to the 2025-2026 school year! Students have settled into their classes and have already been busy with a variety of activities.
Our daily wellness activities have been a big hit, with students enjoying time outside playing GaGa ball, basketball, and other field games. Today, we had our first all-school sportsball event, which was a huge success.
This Friday, students will get a chance to take on the challenge of our ropes course. In addition, the advisory program kicked off last week, giving students time to focus on developing their social and emotional learning skills.
We are so excited to welcome students back on Monday August 25th. Staff have spent this last week gearing up for another great year at Granite Hill School. The summer was a busy time that saw areas of the school receive some upgrades such as fresh paint, new furniture, and a new outdoor hutch for our bunnies. If you have any questions or concerns before students return please do not hesitate to call the school.
Students and staff have had a wonderful year at GHS. From prom to bike races, from the ropes course to holiday gift making. It has been a fun filled year. We were proud to celebrate all of our students and their accomplishments last week. Students’ last day is Thursday June 19th. Staff will be in the building until June 25th. After that staff will be off until the start of ESY on July 8th.
