HPS Weekly Update

HPS Mission: We are empowered to learn today and lead tomorrow

HPS Vision: HPS Staff collaborate to create a safe environment and instill a growth mindset

On behalf of our Bison community I wish MaryPat Hayden-Davis (GT Teacher), Lindy Jones (STEAM Coach/TED Teacher), and Nancy Payton (Secretary) happy retirements! All three are starting their next journey into retirement to travel, enjoy time with family and friends, and explore interests and activities. These three women have given nearly 70 years combined to educating and supporting the education of children. High Plains has been fortunate to have their expertise, experience, and dedication. Thank you Mrs. H-D, Mrs. Jones, and Mrs. Payton for all you have done to support HPS. You will be missed! Remember: Once a Bison, always a Bison!

Sincerely,

Danielle Feeney

Principal

Thank you to all who have turned in their library books thus far. HPS Library has 96.44% of the whole collection accounted for, which is awesome! Please take a second look around for any books containing that High Plains School barcode. The future generations will thank you for it.

Remember: Scholastic Book Fair will be coming to HPS one final time for the current school year. We will be having a BOGO Summer Book Bash. All full priced books will be buy one get one FREE. The Book Sale will be located outside near the flag pole after school on Monday the 18th. So Monday 5/18- Thursday 5/21 the fair will run from 3:30- 4pm and Friday 5/22 from 11:45a- 12:30p.

All 5th-8th grade students returning to High Plains School or any Thompson School District school will take their devices home for the summer. Fifth graders will be given chargers for their devices before the last day of school. If your child is not returning to a Thompson School District school, they need to return their device and charger before the last day of school.

Families are invited to join our final School Accountability Advisory Committee (SAAC) meeting on Monday, May 18th, 8:30am, in person or remote (link found here). Topics include 26-27 Staffing update and end of year iReady assessment data. We hope to see you there!

8th grade students’ last day will be Wed., May 20th. All other students’ last day will be May 22nd which is also an early release day. Students will be dismissed at 11:50am. No breakfast or lunch will be served that day.

Middle School semester 2 recognition assemblies will be held on May 20th (time TBD). MS staff will share specific details and will invite families of students being nominated for recognitions. If you have an 8th grader, please join us to send them off to high school with our 8th grade parade at 2:30pm. K-5 assemblies will be held on May 22nd at 8:30am in the big gym. K-5 Staff will invite families of students being nominated for recognitions.

Hey Bison families! Field Day is fastly approaching (May 21st) and we wanted to give a few reminders. All families are welcome to come and watch their students participate in activities! You will not have to go to the front office to sign in. Parents are not allowed into the building except for the small gym activity which will be accessed through the outdoor small gym door only in the morning session and the large gym activity which will be accessed through the outdoor large gym door only in the afternoon session. After the indoor session parents must exit the building they are not allowed to be in any other part of the school. This link takes you to the schedule for the day.

Please remind your students to bring sunscreen and a water bottle due to the majority of the activities being outside. Students will be provided lunch but parents will need to bring their own. If parents want to have lunch with their students they must do so outside on the patio not in the cafe. The K-5 session will be from 11:00 am - 1:15 pm. The 6-7 session will be from 1:15 pm - 3:07 pm. We look forward to having a great day with all of our students. Questions- please contact Coach Beck at matt.beck@tsd.org. Go Bison!

The local nonprofit Youth Empowerment Group of education, mental health and medical professionals want to alert you to a learning opportunity for your students and registration closes on Monday. Our fun, interactive PowerUp life skills class for 9 to 12-year-olds is at Aims Community College's Loveland campus as part of the College for Kids program from June 1st -4th! Kind, fun UNC psychology graduate students teach the class in pairs, and play outside games with kids between sessions. The kids love the topics, games, and have great discussions-it was very successful last year. Registration closes this coming Monday, May 18th. Registration link is here.

There are spots available in Loveland and Fort Lupton (week of June 8th). It's great for future leaders and kids who could benefit from the skills we teach (we think all kids could benefit). Sessions build: self-esteem and resilience, emotion recognition and management, coping skills, social media and other media benefits/risks, substance use prevention, healthy relationships, friendship skills, understanding bullying, bullying defense and defender actions, healthy habits, confidence and positive culture among students and between them and adult helpers.

Our lost and found continues to grow. We kindly ask families to check for any missing belongings before the end of the school year. Any unclaimed items will be donated following the last day of school.

Breakfast and lunch are provided free of charge to all students! We will share the weekly menu in this newsletter so you always know what's cooking.

Menu items are subject to change based on availability.

• Monday

• Breakfast: Managers Choice

• Lunch: Managers Choice

• Tuesday

• Breakfast: Managers Choice

• Lunch: Managers Choice

• Wednesday

• Breakfast: Managers Choice

• Lunch: Managers Choice

• Thursday

• Breakfast: Managers Choice

• Lunch: Managers Choice

• Friday

• Breakfast: No Breakfast Served

• Lunch: No Lunch Served

Email: firstname.lastname@tsd.org
Website: hps.tsd.org
Location: 4255 Buffalo Mountain Drive, Loveland, CO, USA
Phone: 970-679-9800
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