Title I Newsletter

We are so proud of our teachers' and students' hard work the 1st nine weeks! Now fall is here, and we are in the 2nd nine weeks! There have been a lot of student activities happening in the past few months! Cross Country, Chorus, Girl Scouts, Book Fair, RTI small groups beginning, Parent Teacher Conferences, and many goals reached! This nine weeks will involve Art Club, Math Night, Winter Arts Night, and so much more!

Highland Park is hosting a Math Night on Thursday, October 29, 2026 from 6-7 pm. Students are welcome to dress in different costumes. (School appropriate, please! No scary costumes, and no masks.) Families will participate in fun math activities at different stations in the gym, hallway and music room. Families will also get to vote for their favorite teacher team costumes! The crowd's favorite will be announced on Tiger News Friday morning. You can watch this on our school's channel on YouTube! (Search "Highland Park Elementary Tiger News Broadcast" and look for our HPES logo as the profile picture to find our channel.)

Pre-K is doing great with daily expectations, counting, and one to one correspondence!

Kindergarten is learning routines, and have started small groups earlier this year!

1st grade is excited about the writing groups they have started!

2nd grade is making good progress and showing growth and skill mastery!

3rd grade is rocking multiplication facts and the distributive property!

4th grade has started their first big writing unit (informational writing)

Specialty Area Teachers continue to ROCK each Day 0 with fun Art, Library, Music, and PE activites for all!

Intervention has added Writing Groups for grades 2 and 3 this year!

Way to Go to the classes of Mrs. Bone, Mrs. Brown, and Ms. Becnel! They won the Attendance Incentive for ice cream! Big THANK YOUS to Ms. Fernanda for the cute board in our downstairs hallway! It's looking like Crumbl Cookies are next! Who will be the winners of the sweet treat?

Research shows that when children are encouraged to learn from their errors, they do better in school. When they fix their mistakes, students learn that they can improve. And when they avoid repeating the errors, they learn they can get smarter—and that boosts their confidence about their ability to learn.

• Ask if your child understands why an answer is wrong. If so, have your student correct it. If your child isn’t sure, offer suggestions or encourage your child to ask the teacher for help.

• Talk about ways your child can avoid making that kind of mistake again—by reading carefully, slowing down, double-checking work, etc.

• Celebrate progress! Did your child make fewer mistakes on this test than the last one? Praise the improvement and talk about how learning from past mistakes likely made a difference.

• Believe in your child. Children need to know that you support them and believe in them, regardless of their strengths and weaknesses. Show them care, love, and support through all challenges.

The Well: 700 N. Main Street, Mt. Pleasant AND The Well Springhill: 5603 Main Street SpringHill, TN

MONDAY: 9:30am – 2:00pm

TUESDAY: 9:30am – 2:00pm

WEDNESDAY: 9:30am – 2pm

THURSDAY: 9:30am – 2pm

FRIDAY: 9:30am – 2pm

Grace Church of Nazarene- 2302 HIghland Ave. Columbia TN.: Once a month on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Harvest Share- 419 W. 9th St. Columbia, TN Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m. and Wednesday 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Note you must bring ID and a current piece of mail with your name and address on it).

Feed My Sheep Food Pantry at Northside Baptist Church 127 Theta Pike Columbia TN

The fourth Wednesday of the month (10:00 a.m. - Noon)

• October 17 – Report Cards
• October 29 – Title I Math Night