💛 Dear Eagles,
One more week, and then we are off for Winter Break! December can be a busy, hectic, and thrilling time of year for families. We will do our best to finish strong this week, and we thank you in advance for supporting us by having your students here, on time, each day.
Information about our upcoming music performances is included below. On Friday, we will continue our holiday tradition of coming together to sing as a school community. This year’s performance will be livestreamed via YouTube and will also be available to watch at your convenience. Please send your child to school wearing a red shirt on Friday.
If you plan to attend the music performances on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, please note that our parking lot is quite small. We ask that families plan ahead and park on nearby streets or at the church on Wasatch Boulevard. If you do park in our lot, please use only designated parking spaces. For safety reasons, please refrain from parking in the bus lane or fire lane at the front of the building, and please do not park along the curved portion of St. Mary’s.
Thank you for your continued support as we head into this special week together!
Warmly,
Dr. Pettersson
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Monday - 12/15
- 9:00 a.m. 5th & 6th Grade Band and Strings Performance plus Ms. Osipova 4th grade general music performance
Tuesday - 12/16
- 1st Grade - Hands-on-Science Lab: Build a Communication Device
- PLC for 5th, 3rd, 2nd, and K grades
Wednesday - 12/17
- 8:00 a.m. PTO December Meeting in Room 118
- 9:00 a.m. 5th & 6th Grade Vocal Music and Ukulele plus Mr. Ashman's 4th grade general music performance
Thursday - 12/18
- 7:00 a.m. BLT Meeting in Conference Room
- 3rd Grade - Hands-on-Science - Bug Survival Camouflage Game
- PLC for 4th, 6th, and 1st grades
Friday - 12/19
- 8:30 a.m. Annual Winter Sing - will be streamed on YouTube (link will be sent later this week)
- Indian Hills Sports Leadership Team meeting @ 9:45 a.m. in Band Room
Important Dates: Kim created a 1-page flyer with the important dates for the upcoming year to help us plan ahead Important Dates Flyer
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- Friday December 19th, 8:30am
- Students are encouraged to wear red shirts, Indian Hills shirts if they have one.
- Parking and Seating are limited.
- Assembly will be streamed live via YouTube and also available to watch at your convenience. We will share that link week of, via ParentSquare.
- The map below shows parking locations in green.
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- 5th & 6th Grade Band
- 5th & 6th Grade String Orchestra
- Ms. Osipova's 4th Grade General Music Class
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- 4th, 5th & 6th Grade Vocal Music & Ukuleles
- Mr. Ashman's 4th Grade General Music Class
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Please reach out if you know of anyone who may need assistance this holiday season. We are here to support each and every family.
--Counselor Chris
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Our community, along with several areas across the state, is seeing a rise in reported measles cases. Measles is a highly contagious disease, and vaccination remains the most effective way to protect yourself, your family, and those around you.
We encourage all families to ensure their children are up to date on their MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccinations. Students and employees who have not received the proper MMR vaccinations and are exposed to measles may not return to school until 21 days have passed since the last day of exposure.
Early symptoms of measles often include a high fever, cough, runny nose, red or watery eyes, and small white spots inside the mouth. A rash typically follows a few days later. If you or your child begins to show these symptoms, please contact your healthcare provider.
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The Indian Hills Kindness Crew is hosting a TOY DRIVE
- Dec 4th - Dec 15th
- New, unwrapped toys/books/games for all ages
- Collection Bin in Office
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It takes all of us to keep students safe, especially in cold weather with icy road conditions. Last week, many adults failed to follow our parking lot rules. Please note the following:
- No U-turns are permitted on school property. All traffic must turn right before reaching the bike lockers.
- The faculty parking access road (St Marys Drive) on the north side of the building is for staff only—please do not use this road if you are not a faculty member.
Additional reminders:
- Our campus is landlocked, with one road in and out of the parking lot.
- This road is relatively steep and can be difficult to navigate in snowy or icy conditions.
- If your vehicle does not have all-wheel drive, please consider dropping off and picking up your student(s) on Wasatch Blvd. or at one of the nearby access paths (Roxbury, Nottingham, or Beacon).
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Upcoming Dates
- 12/15 & 12/17 - 4th, 5th, &6th Grade District Music Showcase
- 12/17 - PTO Meeting @8:00 a.m.
- 12/19 - Annual Winter Sing
- 12/22 - thorugh 1/2 - Winter Break
- 1/5 - School Resumes!
If you are interested in volunteering and/or joining the PTO (no membership fee - we want everyone to join), please contact Caitlin Pearson, our PTO President at caitlinbpearson@gmail.com
Have a great week!
Indian Hills PTO
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Each month our School Community Council (SCC) meets to fulfill the duties outlined in Utah Code § 53G-7-1202:
- Create the annual School LAND Trust Plan
- Review and make recommendations for the safety plans, including safe access routes
- Plan for safe technology utilization and digital citizenship
- Provide feedback about school and district programs
- Provide input on the school's positive behavior support plan
Chaired by Phong Nguyen, the SCC strives to includes representation from 7 areas. We currently have an opening for Area 5 - if you are interested, please reach out to Mr. Nguyen or Dr. Pettersson
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The window for Early Open Enrollment Applications for the 2026-2027 school year is now open!
In Utah, families have a choice in where their students attend school. Utah law allows families and their students to apply to attend a school even if it is outside of their neighborhood. If you have friends or family members who may be interested in attending Indian Hills but do not live within our boundaries, please feel free to share the information below:
Apply Here:
2025–2026 Open Enrollment Timeline
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November 15, 2025 – February 6, 2026: Early Open Enrollment Applications submitted online
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February 7, 2026: School administrators gain access to submitted applications
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March 15, 2026: Deadline for principals to notify parents in writing of Early Open Enrollment application status
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March 31, 2026: Deadline for parents to accept or decline Early Open Enrollment opportunities
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April 1, 2026 – start of next school year: Late Open Enrollment Applications may be submitted
SLC School District Open Enrollment Priorities
Applications are reviewed and accepted according to the following priority order:
- The student has a sibling currently attending the requested school
- The student has a parent who is a district employee
- The student is a SLCSD resident
- The student resides outside the SLCSD boundaries
Students will be accepted into schools with available space according to their assigned priority. If multiple students share the same priority, a lottery will be used to determine the order of acceptance.
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If you have feeback for us, please share it.
This goes directly to Dr. Pettersson, only. You can choose to have her share it with others or keep it confidential.
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Indian Hills Elementary School, Salt Lake City School District
Office: 801-584-2908
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