Battle of the Books came to an end this year with two fun assemblies. The 3rd/4th and 5th/6th grade classes each attended assemblies. Prizes were awarded for sportsmanship, posters, books read and more. For the conclusion of each assembly the winning students team took on a teacher team. The 3rd/4th grade students were
Beared by the teachers and the 5th/6th grade student team triumphed with a two question steal over the teachers.
We want to thank Mrs. Fors the PTA chair for Battle of the Books and the MANY volunteers from who made this exciting opportunity available to so many of our students.
Next year's book lists will be made available as soon as they are published. Keep on reading!
We're in the last stretch to Spring Break...only 3 more days to go....find out what will be happening in April by checking out the Highland Happenings Newsletter. The lunch menu is also attached.
Last week the Utah Shakespeare Festival Education Department visited Highland. They put on a performance for 4th-6th grade classes and then held three workshops for our 6th grade classes. We appreciate the USF providing this opportunity for our students.
As the warmer afternoons came, our lost and found has grown exponentially. Please have your child check for any missing belongings this week. Anything left on Friday will be donated.
If your child has been tracking their reading minutes for the Splash Summit reading challenge in March, now is the time to turn in their calendars. Please turn those in at the office before the end of the week. The passes will then be distributed to students once we receive them back from Splash Summit.
We hope you are enjoying your weekend. Only one more week of school until Spring Break. End of Year testing will begin in many of our upper grade classes. Check the calendar for other activities happening this week.
Hello Parents,
We are excited to invite parents and children to our tenth annual Brain Fair on Saturday, April 11th, from 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. in the Liberal Arts (LA) building hallway at Utah Valley University.
This event offers children of all ages the chance to explore the brain, neurons, and the senses through hands-on activity stations created by UVU undergraduate students under psychology faculty mentorship. It’s a wonderful opportunity for families to engage together in science learning and spark curiosity about the human brain.
Please see the attached flyer for additional details, and feel free to contact me with any questions.
Thank you so much for your help in sharing this with your school community.
Have a wonderful day.
Warmly,
Claudia Jorgensen
CJorgensen@uvu.edu
We are excited to invite parents and children to our tenth annual Brain Fair on Saturday, April 11th, from 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. in the Liberal Arts (LA) building hallway at Utah Valley University.
This event offers children of all ages the chance to explore the brain, neurons, and the senses through hands-on activity stations created by UVU undergraduate students under psychology faculty mentorship. It’s a wonderful opportunity for families to engage together in science learning and spark curiosity about the human brain.
Please see the attached flyer for additional details, and feel free to contact me with any questions.
Thank you so much for your help in sharing this with your school community.
Have a wonderful day.
Warmly,
Claudia Jorgensen
CJorgensen@uvu.edu
We are looking forward to Spirit Friday tomorrow. Wear your favorite Highland Hawk shirt to school.
Today will be the last day of the book fair. Due to a variety of other activities happening tomorrow and the lack of volunteers, the book fair will be closing at 1:30pm this afternoon. Please come early if you are hoping to shop this BOGO event.
If you have a child who is 3 or 4 years old and looking for a great academic opportunity, consider an ASD Preschool. The Preschool at Legacy Elementary still has several openings they are looking to fill.
Dress Standards Reminder: As the weather gets warmer we need to bring attention to the importance of following school dress standards. In particular, please make sure that your students are wearing appropriate footwear. School footwear needs to include a back strap so that they stay on the feet when playing outside. We know that students love their flip flops and slides but they are not allowed because they are not consider safe footwear for school. Please also take note of the guidelines for sleeve width and shorts/skirt lengths. Thank you for helping encourage this for students and following these same guidelines when visiting the school as volunteers. (ASD Policy 5152 can give you more detail.) If you have any other questions please reach out to the office.
The PTA Sponsored Buy One Get One Free Book Fair begins tomorrow.
Students will have an opportunity to shop with their class when they visit the library or can come before school. The Book Fair is open 7:30-7:50AM each morning before school. For the best shopping experience and easiest payment set up an e-wallet for your student.
Happy Shopping
Students will have an opportunity to shop with their class when they visit the library or can come before school. The Book Fair is open 7:30-7:50AM each morning before school. For the best shopping experience and easiest payment set up an e-wallet for your student.
Happy Shopping
Reminder: there is no school tomorrow.
Check out the other fun things happening this week. Our big event is the week is the PTA sponsored BOGO Book Fair that will begin on Tuesday.
Just a reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on Monday, March 23rd. This is a teacher work day. Enjoy your long weekend.
Tomorrow is Spirit Friday! Show your school spirit by wearing your favorite Highland t-shirt (because it's toooooo warm for a hoodie) or something blue or green. Fridays are the favorites of many Hawks :)
After months of learning and then competing, it came down to a final two chess masters moving human chess pieces across the board. In a game so close after the planned 30 minutes of play the time was extended, and Weston T. got a checkmate. Thank you to all of the students and family members that came and participated. It was a fun night.
We've enjoyed so much the participation of so many of our 3rd-6th grade students in Chess Club. As we reach the end of the competition bracket, our final Chess Club event will be held tonight. We will be hosting a Human Chess Game at 6PM. We will meet in the cafeteria. The two students who are leading in the tournament will direct the human chess game for 30 minutes. The human chess pieces will be students from chess club and family members. It will be a fun event and we invite anyone who has been in Chess Club or who is interested to watch to attend.
We hope you've enjoyed a Lucky St. Patrick's Day.
Today the Council PTA Recognized Volunteers, Teachers, and Staff from each school in our Lone Peak area. We are "Lucky" to have these amazing people at Highland.
Volunteer: Malia Shaw
Teacher: Mr. Herrmann
Staff: Mr. Marc Downs
Have a great day, we hope you catch that Leprechaun.
Today the Council PTA Recognized Volunteers, Teachers, and Staff from each school in our Lone Peak area. We are "Lucky" to have these amazing people at Highland.
Volunteer: Malia Shaw
Teacher: Mr. Herrmann
Staff: Mr. Marc Downs
Have a great day, we hope you catch that Leprechaun.
Coming this week:
Human Chess Night! This concluding event for Chess Club is lots of fun and lets students and siblings participate as live chess pieces in the final bracket match. Human Chess is on Wednesday night. More info to come.
4th Graders will go on a field trip on Friday to the Utah State Capitol.
Other regular weekly events include Robotics and Botball.
Please make a note on your calendar that there is no school next Monday the 23rd for a teacher work day.
Human Chess Night! This concluding event for Chess Club is lots of fun and lets students and siblings participate as live chess pieces in the final bracket match. Human Chess is on Wednesday night. More info to come.
4th Graders will go on a field trip on Friday to the Utah State Capitol.
Other regular weekly events include Robotics and Botball.
Please make a note on your calendar that there is no school next Monday the 23rd for a teacher work day.
Congratulations to all of our 3rd-6th grade Battle of the Books teams that competed over the last two days. Teams from Miss Heinrich's, Mr. Herrmann's, Miss Campbell's and Mrs. Nielsen's classes competed in the final 3rd/4th and 5th/6th grade battles. The final award assembly where our winning teams take on the teachers will be held on March 27th.
