Message from the Principal
Dear Hornet Families,
Wow! 64 days of INSTRUCTION are in the books!
We had a wonderful week with our scholars learning and having fun! Thanks to all of the scholars that joined us for the Jumping Palooza! It was a big hit and our scholars enjoyed a great experience.
We have a busy week for our 3rd, 4th and 5th graders as they are taking their STAAR Interim Assessments. Please ensure that your child has a good night's rest, arrives to school on time and stays for the entire day. The schedule is posted as we begin on Monday.
On Tuesday, we will be collecting turkeys for the families in need in our community. We will be on campus from 4 PM to 6 PM. If you donate a turkey or make a monetary donation, your child will receive a FREE DRESS PASS for the week we return. Let's all join in and help those in need!
On Wednesday, any child wishing to take a photo with Santa, may have free dress to take their photos. Attached you will find the order form. Photos are only on Wednesday. Be sure to complete the order form. Scroll all the way down to get the order form.
On Thursday and Friday, we will be selling our Annual Christmas Program tickets to the scholars during the day. Be sure to send your children with an envelope and money indicating for which show you wish to purchase tickets. Each child can purchase up to 4 tickets. Tickets are $4.00 each.
As we get ready to close out this week, we wish each family a healthy and safe Thanksgiving Break. May the time be special for each family to make new memories. We are grateful and thankful that we are all apart of our Hornet Family! Happy Thanksgiving to all!
This month, we ask for your support to help our scholars with the following:
- read daily for 20 minutes (anything of interest to child);
- complete 5 units of Lexia daily,
- practice addition & subtraction facts (these bring confidence);
- practice multiplication & division facts (upper grades need for problem solving);
- go to bed early enough to be ready to learn the next day; &
- continue to communicate with classroom teachers
Arrival & Dismissal.
Arrival and Dismissal will be our greatest challenges. Please be patient and kind. We will have all staff on duty to assist and create a system that is safe and efficient.
For Dismissal, we do ask families to ensure their SIGN with child's name in posted in the front windshield so that we can read & call out the name.
Attendance.
If your child is absent, we must have a doctor's note or a personal note explaining why they were absent upon their arrival. For doctor's appointments, take your child to appointment, but bring them back with a doctor's note the same day and it will be counted as present.
NEW: This year, district policy indicates parents/guardians have 72 hours to submit excuse notes justifying child's absence.
Attendance in vital to our scholars success. Every day gone from school, they lose 7 hours of skills, strategies and support for learning. Help us by keeping your children healthy.
We track attendance daily and will communicate with families when children have 5 absences & tardies to establish a Loss of Credit Contract. Our goal is for your child to be healthy and at school without losing credit.
Reporting Absences.
If you need to report an absence, our PEIMS Clerk will be able to assist you. Our team will be receiving the email to help assist you. I will forward all of your messages to the classroom teachers so they are aware of the absence.
Email: attendancehorizonheights@sisd.net
Please include as much detail as possible:
- Child's name
- Grade
- Teacher
- Student ID
- Reason for the absence
All notes will be collected via this email as well. Be sure to include details in the note as the child returns to class.
Tardies.
Children will be counted TARDY whey they enter the building at 7:45 AM. Please ensure you are allowing enough time for your child to arrive to school on time. After 3 tardies, children will be given lunch detention. The traffic is hectic. We begin to receive children at 6:45 AM. Help your child to arrive on time and start their day ready to learn.
Birthday Snacks.
We ask parents to please refrain from bringing in cupcake trays. If you would like for your child to share a treat, it must be a treat individually packaged by the manufacturer. Candy bags, individually wrapped snacks are allowed. Call or email Ms. Hansen and we can help to clarify. We appreciate you!
Thank you for your continued support! We are blessed with an amazing learning community!
Together, we are better!
Respectfully,
Jenifer Hansen
Proud Principal of Horizon Heights ES
Office Number: 915-937-7402
Picking Up Scholars Early
We are asking for your assistance when picking up children early from school. We need your support to be able to process your request in a timely manner.
For Doctor's Appointments:
If possible, pick you your children before 1:00 PM.
For PK & Kinder:
Children must be picked no later than 2:00 PM.
For 1st-5th Grade:
Children must be picked up no later than 2:30 PM.
Thank you for your support!
Interim Testing Schedule
Monday, November 13: 5th Grade Science
Tuesday, November 14: 4th - 5th Grade Reading
Wednesday, November 15: 3rd Grade Reading & 5th Grade Math
Thursday, November 16: 3rd Grade & 4th Grade Math
We appreciate your support so that we can provide our scholars strong instruction to meet the testing needs. This test will be a good benchmark to see how they will score on their STAAR test which will be in April.
Annual Christmas Program is SET!
Monday, November 27
Tuesday, November 28
Wednesday, November 29
Tickets will be on sale to the CHILDREN during class on Thursday and Friday of this week. Each child will be able to purchase up to 4 tickets for their performance. Tickets will be $4.00 each. Tickets will go home in an envelope for each family.
All performances will be held at Eastlake HS Theatre. We will host 2 shows, one at 5:00 PM and one at 6:30 PM.
School Uniforms
Pre-Kinder students:
- Red polo tops only
- Khaki or blue pants/shorts/skirts
Kinder -5th Grade Students:
- Hunter green, navy blue or white polos
- Khaki or blue pants/shorts/skirts
The school uniform does NOT have to have the school name or logo.
Monday-Wednesday: School uniform: uniform shirt & uniform slacks/shorts/skirts
Thursday: College Day (attire from your favorite college) with jeans/slacks
Friday: Spirit Day Shirts and jeans (with no holes, no tears/ripped)
Classes with Perfect Attendance
Way to go Hornets!
The following classes have FREE DRESS on Wednesday:
- Kinder, Ms. Castillo, 100%
- Kinder, Ms. Macias & Ms. Tenison, 100%
- 2nd Grade: Ms. G. Alvarado, 100%
- 2nd Grade: Ms. Gutierrez, 100%
- 2nd Grade: Ms. Molina, 100%
- 5th Grade: Ms. Carbajal, 100%
- 5th Grade: Ms. Sterling, 100%
We will ask that our PK still wear their RED shirt as this is a safety protocol to know that an adult must be with them. They can accessorize with hats, glasses, etc. Thank you!
Stay healthy! We can do this Hornets!
School Nurse
Our school Nurse, Diana Barrera, will continue to serve our learning community. She has been with us for one year and loves our scholars and working with our parents.
Time: 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Phone: 915-937-7407
Email: dbarre02@sisd.net
Jenifer J. Hansen
Email: jhanse@sisd.net
Website: https://www.sisd.net/horizonheightses
Location: 13601 Ryderwood Avenue, Horizon City, TX, USA
Phone: (915) 308-6570
Twitter: @HHeights_ES