Dunbar Hill School
Dunbar Hill Elementary School
Welcome to Dunbar Hill School!
Welcome to Dunbar Hill
View the Dunbar Hill School Parent Orientation
slide presentation
The Zoom meeting was held Thursday, August 20th beginning at 6 pm.
Attendance will be taken every day whether your child is in school or at home. Please help prepare your child for the safety practices, to make school safer and more comfortable for everyone.
If you have any questions, please email our principal, Laura Rodriguez at lrodriguez@hamden.org
Kindergarten Zoom Orientation - Wed. Sept 2nd - 2pm
Click here for the Dunbar Hill Kindergarten Orientation Slide Presentation 2020
Link to bus information from the district website
https://www.hamden.org/district-information/bus-routestransportation
Hamden Transitional Reopening Plan
On Tuesday, July 21, the Hamden Board of Education approved our Transitional Reopening Plan, which was submitted to the State for approval. View a presentation of the plan that provides an overview of how Hamden proposes to reopen school. Specific details will be coming in the next few weeks.
New! View our Reopening FAQs, which will be kept updated, or a Summary of our Reopening Plan
Distance Learning Parent Information
Click to open the latest copy of the Hamden Public Schools Distance Learning Parent Handbook. It will explain expectations, communication, schedules, grading, and other aspects of learning and teaching online in Hamden. (Updated 5/15/20)
The staff send you all our best wishes for good health, good luck, and strength during this time.
All School News & Events
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The Dunbar Hill Yearbook is part of the TreeRing/TreesfortheFuture.org program. Trees will be planted for every yearbook sold at Dunbar Hill, making us a TreeRing Green Yearbook School. For more than 30 years, Trees for the Future has been planting trees across the world that not only help to end deforestation, but help with poverty and hunger providing families with food and income through their Forest Garden Approach. Since 1989, more than 187 million trees have been planted and more than 28 thousand acres have been restored.
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Dunbar Hill School, an AAA School Safety Patrol School, has won a $500 Charles M. Hayes Advancement Grant from the National AAA office to expand or enhance our school’s existing Patrol program. Dunbar Hill was one of 10 schools selected in a nationwide competition to receive the grant, said Adelle Zocher, AAA Northeast’s School Safety Patrol program coordinator.
“Dunbar Hill is one of our more active school safety patrols in AAA Northeast’s three-county territory with an energetic team led by an energetic advisor, Principal Laura Rodriguez,” she said. “We’re so pleased to have a school that focuses on the program’s safety and educational benefits.” The Dunbar Hill patrollers are responsible for monitoring students in hallways, arrival and dismissal activities, and bus stop arrivals and departures. They also walk younger students to class, assist the crossing guards, and lead quarterly “Behavioral Expectations Tours” to remind students of school safety rules.
“Our patrol program gives students the opportunity to take leadership roles in school and to make decisions that have a lasting impact on our school community,” Ms. Rodriguez explained. “Being part of this program teaches students responsibility; it gives them a voice that is valued and respected.” - AAA Northeast
Chicken nuggets, pizza, mac and cheese... how does that sound? Starting April 1, Hamden is pleased to add heat-at-home foods to our take-away meal program. Our breakfast and lunch program will include new fully-cooked food options that can be heated at home. Sandwiches are yummy - but variety is the spice of life!
Fresh fruit and veggies are also included in the food options available.
The take-away meals are available at our five food distribution locations: Church Street School, Ridge Hill School, Hamden Middle School, Hamden High School, and the Keefe Center. Meals are available Monday-Friday, from 9:00-12:00 for any child 18 years of age or younger.
Here's a copy of the upcoming menu. Help us spread the word - we want to keep our kids happy and healthy!
As you know, all Hamden Public Schools are closed due to the Coronavirus. Although essential staff may be in our buildings, our schools and central office are currently closed to the public.
Related to school meals, breakfast and lunch are available Monday - Friday, from 9:00-12:00 each morning at Hamden High, Hamden Middle and Church Street Schools. Any child 18 years and younger is eligible for these meals, which can be picked up by students or parents/guardians.
We have created a page to provide Hamden Public Schools updates during the Coronavirus pandemic. Please regularly check www.Hamden.org/Coronavirus for current information affecting the Hamden Public Schools community.
Please read this information from the CDC about our children and the COVID-19 virus. Provided by our school nurse Ms. Day.