FRESH NEWS
October 11, 2023
Highland Families,
Thank you so much for taking time to be a part of your child’s conference last week! It’s so good to connect once we are this far in the school year to review progress and make plans!
Please join me in welcoming our newest Highland staff member, Ms. Therese Huri, joining us as our new Attendance Office Professional. Therese comes to us with a rich background serving students and families at the YMCA where she served as a preschool teacher and other roles, and in the mortgage and insurance industries. Therese can be reached at 425.335.1586, and at therese_huri@lkstevens.wednet.edu and at hlattendance@lkstevens.wednet.edu. She is happy to be at Highland, and ready to serve your family!
Did you know that our school counselor, Mr. Hedges, teaches regular lessons in your child’s classroom? These topics include:
Bully Prevention and Bystander Training (K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th)
Emotion Regulation
Personal Safety, Assertiveness, Establishing and Respecting Personal Boundaries
Respect, Friendship
Problem Solving, Problem Resolution
He has a specific, stand-alone lesson he will share this semester involving one form of discrimination which is harassment. This lesson is shared in an age appropriate way that also connects to prior learning. To learn more, check out this letter:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n7fcJ7kHPcCBgTBmsHTO4ytWexygkz90bx-1I6UfU-c/edit?usp=sharing
Did you know? You can get a daily glimpse into life at Highland by viewing our daily Highland Herald morning announcement video broadcasts. They are linked on the Highland website at www.lkstevens.wednet.edu/highland.
We are currently in need of clothing donations to help support our students.
Items needed:
New underwear — boys & girls sizes 5–18 (must be in original packaging)
Your donations are always appreciated!
If your child comes home wearing clothes provided by the health room, please wash and return them so they can be used again. (Underwear is for single use only and should not be returned.)
Thank you for helping keep our Highland students healthy, dry, and comfortable!
Warmly,
Nurse Joe
Highland Elementary Health Room
425.335.1574
Kindergarten
3rd Grade
Dear Highland Families,
HIGHLAND ROCKS!
February—and the start of March—have been filled with wonderful family connections through events like Lemonade Wars, levy rallies, and parent-teacher conferences. THANK YOU to our incredible community for passing the recent levy and for continuing to show up for our students by attending conferences, volunteering, and joining school events. Your support and partnership make a meaningful difference for our students, staff, and programs. I am so grateful for the trust you place in our schools and for your ongoing commitment to our kids!
As we start the last semester of this school year, I also want to highlight the importance of regular attendance. Being at school all day, every day helps students stay connected to learning, build strong relationships, and develop important routines. Even arriving late or leaving early can make it harder for students to keep up.
Families can help by establishing consistent bedtime and morning routines, scheduling appointments outside school hours when possible, and communicating with the school if challenges arise. Working together, we can ensure every student has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive each day.
Thank you for partnering with us!Go Hornets!
Mrs. C 🐝
Thank you for another successful Book Fair! The kids were so excited and made great choices. New books were purchased for the library and will be ready for kids to check out soon!
Ways to support your child’s math learning at home.
Play Games!
Games are fun and motivating. Games also give students opportunities to practice foundational numbers concepts such as counting, one to one correspondence, comparisons, place value, patterns and math facts.
Here are some examples of games that you can play.
Monopoly or Life - have your child be the banker..
Racko - this game works on ordering numbers from least to greatest.
Play card games. Cribbage is a favorite.
Candyland and Chutes and Ladders both work on one on one correspondence and counting on.
And a personal favorite - Farkle. This game lends to naturally using mental math to add 50’s and 100’s and it is just super fun!
There are so many games to choose from, the benefit comes from making math fun (they won’t even notice that they are doing any math) and the time that you get to spend together!
Make it fun, keep it light - find the joy in numbers! All of this practice will help your child on their journey to having good number sense, which in turn helps them be the best mathematicians that they can be.
Remember - Math is Fun!!
March is National Nutrition Month! Come join us for Running Club on Friday, March 28 at 8:30am for our Nutrition Run. We’ll be sorting foods into food groups along the course!
Those little green guys don’t stand a chance against the Highland Hornets! At this Friday’s family group time, we will be making Leprechaun Traps! Wish us LUCK! ;)
PTA Meeting – March 23
Attend in person or join virtually. Getting involved is one of the simplest ways to support your child’s school experience and future. https://us05web.zoom.us/j/7527689149?pwd=rekfzaDfgbrezgdO0vVBR8sscBQsuL.1&omn=89351516647 Passcode to join is hornet
Upcoming Dates
March 17 - Kindergarten Registration Begins
March 19 - Sahara Pizza Fundraiser
4th & 5th Grade Spring Concerts
March 20 - Color Wars Dress Up Day
March 23 - PTA Meeting
March 27 - BINGO Night