Horizon Happenings

Dear Horizon Families,

We have a fun week ahead planned for our Horizon Tigers! As we get ready for all the excitement, we encourage you to take a few minutes to talk with your child about making safe, respectful, and responsible choices throughout the week. Remind them what it means to ROAR by being Responsible, Optimistic, Accountable, and Resilient in all they do. A little conversation ahead of time can go a long way in helping everyone enjoy the activities while keeping all of our Tigers safe. Thank you for partnering with us to make it a fun, positive week where our Tigers are ready to ROAR!

Book Fair: October 26–29

• PTA sponsored Book Fair Family Night and Haunted Horizon -- Tuesday, October 27
• The Book Fair and indoor games will be open from 6:00–7:30 PM.
• Outdoor Trunk-or-Treat will take place from 6:00–7:00 PM.

• Daytime Book Fair volunteers are still needed! Please check out the sign-up link in this newsletter for available opportunities. Thank you for supporting our students’ love of reading!

Warmly,
Elexis Brack
Principal

• Parade begins at 2:45 PM
• Parents will line up outside. The parade will come out the south doors (by the playground) and walk along the sidewalk to the front door. Please leave the sidewalk open for students and staff to walk.
• Parents will sign in at the tables in the entrance before going back to the parties. there will also be QR codes available for virtual sign-in. You will need a sticker visible before walking back.
• Class Parties begin at the conclusion of the parade around 3:00 PM and end by 3:30 PM.
• Parents may sign their student out for the day at the conclusion of the party.

• Students may not wear their costumes to school, but they may bring them and change before the parade. Students should be able to change with little to no assistance.
• Costumes should not contain blood or violent depictions of any kind.
• Costume weapons (swords, knives, guns, etc) are not permitted at school.
• Spray hair color and hair spray may not be used at school due to allergies and asthma.
• Due to district guidelines, younger siblings are not allowed at school parties. Please arrange for childcare for younger children.

We are looking forward to a FABULOUS TIME!

Next week is Horizon Peace Week! Check out the flyer for daily spirit days and join us in spreading kindness, making healthy choices, and celebrating our White Tigers.

Reminder: Friday is Pajama Day before students change into their Halloween costumes for the afternoon parade and classroom parties.

Volunteer Signup: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4BABA928A7F58-66421377-fall

👻 Outdoor Trunk or Treat in the Bus Loop: 6:00–7:00 PM

🎃 New This Year! – Indoor Halloween Fun & Games in the Cafeteria: 6:00–7:30 PM

📚 Book Fair in the Library: 6:00–7:30 PM

🚗 Want to host a trunk or help with donations?

We’d love your help making Haunted Horizon a fun night for our students! You can sign up to host a trunk, donate candy, or make a Venmo donation to help support the event.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4DA4AE2CA4F8C43-66327960-haunted

Or donate to Haunted Horizon on the Horizon PTA Website:

https://hetigerspta.givebacks.com/shop under "Event Donation"

🎟️ It’s not too late to become a PTA Partner and score Fast Passes to skip the line at our next attraction, Haunted Horizon! 👻 Don’t miss out! Find out more and become a PTA Partner here: https://hetigerspta.givebacks.com/shop

If your student is new to Horizon Elementary during the 2026–2027 school year, or enrolled after the first day of school during the 2025–2026 school year, please complete the Picture Consent form.

The form allows you to let us know whether you would like your child to be included or excluded from the Horizon Elementary yearbook and online publications, including the Horizon Happenings parent newsletter, Horizon Elementary social media, and the Horizon Elementary website.

Please complete the form to share your preferences for your child’s photos and inclusion in these publications.

Complete the Yearbook & Photo Permission Form Here: https://forms.gle/quknUuED2oEyMLVx6

Morning Session: bit.ly/Raising-Kids-Digital-Age-MorningSession

Evening Session: bit.ly/Raising-Kids-Digital-Age-EveningSession

To Find Session 2: Scroll all the way to the bottom of the registration page.

The second session is the 7th option from the bottom, titled:

Early Engineers After School LEGO® Club (SHAWNEE) Horizon USD 232 NOVEMBER SESSION – Horizon Elementary (SHAWNEE) USD 232

• Website: he.usd232.org

• Regular School Hours: 8:45am – 3:50pm

• Half-Day School Hours: 8:45am – 12:10pm

• Phone: (913) 667-3535