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

Wednesday Oct. 29 -Sports Day

Thursday Oct. 30 – Holiday Day

Friday Oct. 31 – Costume 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.

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.

Please join us in celebrating our amazing students. We have multiple celebrations each year at GHS: High School Graduation, Underclassmen Celebration, and Middle School Celebration. We hope you can join us. Please see each flyer for detailed information.

Math Teacher for private school in Newport, NH. Will teach three math courses a day to high school students. Will be responsible for preparing lesson plans, instruction, and behavioral support for the students in special education classrooms. Within 1 year, will pass Praxis 1 exam and 2 competency assessments. Will complete an individual professional Development Plan (IPDP) within 3 years of receiving a statement of eligibility for teaching.  Will also pass the Praxis II in mathematics to receive teacher certification within 3 years of Statement of Eligibility Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and eligibility for certification or obtain statement of eligibility for alternative teacher certification within 1 yr which requires at least 30 credit hours in Math or education. Send resume to Granite Hill School, 135 Elm St., Newport, NH 03773 or email to principal@granitehillschool.org

We are in the home stretch! We hope students enjoyed vacation week but we are back and ready to go! Staff are working on midterm progress reports and those will be going home in the next few weeks. 

Despite some rainy weather this week students have still been able to make it outside for walking and field games. The Wellness Committee is excited to announce that based on the overwhelming requests of students GHS is bringing back all school sports activities to take place during our wellness block. This is going to start this week with kickball.

GHS has a lot of exciting events coming up in the next few weeks including prom on May 30th, graduation on June 12th, and Speed Painter Rob Surette on June 17th. Stay tuned for more information on the end of the year events!