Dear Horizon Family,
👉 STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL THURSDAY, JAN 4th.
We are eager to see all the smiling faces of our students when they return on Thursday and are eager to get quarter 3 under way with engaging and exciting learning in all of our classrooms. As we start this new year it is exciting to think about our goals for 2024. It is also amazing to think about how quickly this year is passing and how much learning is left to get accomplished! Attending school every day really matters when students are learning so much each day. To avoid gaps in learning or missing important concepts please make sure to send your student to school every day.
Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024!
Jill Taylor
Principal
Amber Boone
Vice Principal
PLEASE DRESS WARM
INDOORS:
1. Dress in layers. (t-shirt with a long sleeve shirt or sweatshirt over the top)
2. Were pants (bare legs are not warm enough for littles)
3. Were socks and close toed shoes (like tennis shoes) for indoors
OUTDOORS:
1. Boots (if you have them)...snow boots when it gets snowy!
2. Hat (50% of your body heat is lost through your head-plus these littles get cold ears)
3. Mittens or gloves (there has been a lot of cold hands and fingers)
4. A WINTER jacket. (no matter what the kiddos say. A sweatshirt is not a winter jacket)
5. If it is really snowy out -- snow pants are a welcomed addition.
PRO TIP: PLEASE write your child's FIRST AND LAST NAME inside ALL the CLOTHING items so if the end up in LOST and FOUND they can find their way back to them!
Your child will thank you!
Whoo Hoo Horizon Food Drive Winners
Horizon families nailed it and
collected 1064 items
for the food drive!
That's AWESOME!!
First place went to Ms. Mandis' class
with a collection of 186 items!
Way to give from the heart kiddos!
You all did great!
Student Council
Way to help your school!
You showed great leadership!
Way to be a role model by helping
to pack up the food for the food drive
to donate to our District Pantry
Let's try and learn to tie our shoes by spring break!
Let's see if we can make the goal of
EVERYONE knowing how to tie their shoes by spring break!
Let's make it a game and see if we can get
all those friends that don't know how or are quite sure how to tie
to ask a "big kid" or grown up to help teach them how!
"Spring" in to action and Practice, practice, practice!
Read like an Eagle Night
Read like an Eagle Night!
- At CSI
- If you wear the shirt you earned by making your reading goal you will get in for free.
- February 8th
- 5:00 p.m.
🍰🎂🧁Cake walk, candy and other carnival donations🍰🎂🧁
Please consider donating:
- Cakes, cupcakes and cookies (for our CAKE WALK) at the carnival
- Candy for the carnival
- Donate to your students classroom basket (see teacher for theme)
- Donations for Baskets or other items for the carnival silent auction if you are able (see Julie McKay)
- Stay tuned for more information on carnival donations and opportunities to help.
- Point of contacts for the carnival are: Julie McKay or Daphne Martin @208-324-4841
Teacher Professional Development Day!
ALICE Training to empower all our staff to respond with confidence in the event of a violent critical incident. To enable staff to be trained to respond and keep your child safe and respond effectively using ALICE skills.
In the spring, after the staff is trained. We will carefully work with the students and practice ALICE skills so they are able to respond with confidence in the event of an emergency as well.
Safe Kids are NO accident! It takes planning, drills and practice to know what to do in the event of a crisis situation!
Therefore we will be teaching the students about what a LOCKDOWN drill is (one of the ALICE safety measures) and practicing how to do it in the spring. More information to come on this.
Valentine's Day Parties!
Please reach out to your child's teacher for specifics on upcoming Valentine's Day parties, class names, and party specifics.
Side Note:
Please remember to be kind and respectful to all students when planning a party of any kind that involves invitations (i.e. for a birthday party for example). If you are unsure of the kindest way to distribute invitations please contact your classroom teacher for tips.
Access testing and ISAT Testing are coming soon
Put on your thinking caps and do your best!
ACCESS Testing:
- Happening in February
ISAT Testing:
- We will be ISAT testing in April
- All 3rd graders take the ISAT test.
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3rd Quarter Attendance Goal
Attendance is so important for your child
and their learning. Being in school helps them
avoid gaps in their learning, builds social skills and
helps them to feel safe, successful and confident!
Please help them attend everyday!
#everydaymatters!
3rd quarter goal will be announced soon!
We just missed our 2nd quarter goal so let's push through a little bit harder and try to attend every day and meet our goal!
It really does matter!