Highland Elementary

Highland Week Ahead

We will start this week by honoring our Veterans on Tuesday the 11th. Miss Louw's class will perform their annual service project of placing flags on each Veteran's grave in the city cemetery behind the school.

The 2nd Knowledge Bowl interest meeting will be held on Tuesday after school. It is not required to have attended the first meeting. This meeting is for all interested 3rd-6th grade students and their parents. We will discuss the Knowledge Bowl program, expectations, and how you can be involved.

We'll end this week on a very busy Friday with Picture Retakes, Reflections Awards, and our regular school spirit day.

Looking ahead - next week will be Connection Week. We will have a fun week with dress-up days and more. One important thing we are doing during that week is a coat drive. You can start looking now for new and gently used coats/jackets to donate.

It's going to be a great week.

We would like to give a high-5 to our parents that helped at our Halloween parties. We appreciate you taking the time to get your background check and being prepared to help.

As a quick refresher for parties: - All volunteers must be background checked & All treats must be store bought.

We have lots of fun activities and parties coming up in December. We know teachers will be asking for volunteers. If you want to be involved, please plan now to get your background check completed. It must be done at least two weeks in advance of any event you plan to attend. Any volunteer helping at the school must be background checked.

As we say goodbye to October and hello to November, take a minute to check out our latest edition of Highland Happenings. There's always fun and exciting things happening at Highland.

Thank you so much for your support of our impromptu Food Drive - we were able to provide over four barrels full to Tabitha's Way. We have had several parents ask about continued donations to support students/families at our school. At Highland we have a Wee Care foundation account. Funds donated to this account are used to pay off school lunch balances or support students or families in other ways. If your family or someone you know is in need please reach out to the office - we have a variety of resources of support.

Don't forget that time changes this weekend! Turn your clocks BACK one hour on Saturday night.

We look forward to seeing all of our students back on Monday in the morning light (instead of the dark) and after they get to sleep off the candy rush of Halloween.

Happy Halloween and Happy Weekend!

Overnight our temperatures have changed quite a bit. We expect a much cooler day tomorrow and a colder morning. Please encourage your child to wear clothing and a jacket/coat for outside mornings and outdoor play at recess.

This week is also Halloween. Classes will share individually plans for Halloween parties or activities. The school-wide Halloween Parade will be on Friday. See your email for more details about the parade.