Highland Elementary

This is just a reminder that Parent/Teacher conferences will be held tomorrow and Thursday. It is not late too late to sign up (signups are through Skyward). Also, a reminder that there is No Chess Club tomorrow.

We have an important update regarding Book Fair purchases.

With the VERY limited circulation of pennies, we are unable to get them from the bank for change. With this change, we need to let you know that purchases will be handled in the following ways:
- eWallets and Credit Card sales will be handled with exact charges being made to those accounts.
- Cash purchases must be made with exact change or will be rounded to the next nickel (for instance .01 or .03 cent will be rounded to .05).

Any additional funds raised by the book fair due to this rounding up will be given to our Highland Elementary Library fund (yes you can also donate directly by choosing to round up on electronic purchases) for items for Mrs. Chadwick to use in our school library.

If you have any questions about this change you can call the office or reach out via email to Mrs. Murdock the Book Fair Chair.

Thank you for your understanding

Join us tomorrow at 10AM for the PTA meeting. All community members are invited to attend. While you are at the school this week for the PTA meeting; Parent/Teacher conferences, and the Book Fair make sure to check out the lost and found. Anything left after this week will be donated. Finally, check out this picture of our cute kindergarten students with Mr. Killpack, celebrating their 100th day of school.

This week starts with Groundhog Day and our Kindergarten celebrating their 100th day of school; another opportunity to dress as 100 years old to celebrate with them.

The Book Fair and Parent/Teacher Conferences take the focus of the rest of the week. Be sure to visit the book fair website and set up your child's ewallet: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/highlandelementaryschool2
There are also a few spots still open for volunteers, please help if you can: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080A4AAFAF2FAAFA7-61594435-highland?useFullSite=true#/

The February PTA meeting is on Tuesday, and Stand 4 Kind team members will be running their Valentinegrams through Thursday.

Finally, we want to make sure you are aware of our NO SCHOOL day this Friday.

It's been a busy Friday full of fun at Highland. The students participating in Botball put on a showcase exhibiting all of their skills, the PTA hosted the 1/2 way ice cream parties for the Battle of the Books students and the Mountain Man came to visit 4th grade. What a way to kick off the weekend :)

Check out the latest edition of our school newsletter Highland Happenings; included this month is our Highland Stakeholder Report. The February menu is also attached.

Some quick reminders for next week:
- Be sure to sign up for your parent/teacher conference in Skyward.
- Create your eWallet for your students to shop at the book fair.
- Take a moment to complete a Valentinegram when you're at the school visiting teachers.
- Check the lost and found (anything left after Thursday will be donated).
- There is NO SCHOOL next Friday, February 6th for a teacher work day.

Please call the office if you have any questions.

The Bookfair is coming next week. To make shopping easier for your student, we encourage the use of eWallets. Check your email for instructions on how to setup an eWallet for your child.

The stand for kind team wants to make sure that every student knows just how Amazing they are.

They want to help spread kindess through the delivery of Valentinegrams. Each student will be given a Valentinegram they can send to someone at school, and if they choose can send more.

We invite parents to participate by sending a valentinegram too. Simply pick up a valentinegram during parent/teacher conference week and drop it off. The stand 4 kind team will take care of getting them all delivered in time for Valentine’s Day.

We had so much fun dressing up as 100 year olds today to celebrate the 100th day of school. Thanks to all of our students and faculty that participated. And make sure to check out those group photons to spot the one with Mr. Marc being a super sneaky photo bomber 😂

We are once again looking for volunteers. Next week we have the opportunity to feed the teachers during parent/teacher conferences. This is a great way to show our appreciation for all they do. If you are willing to help, please select an item to bring:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4FAFAB2CA2F49-61930031-parent

We are also still in search of just a few more volunteers to help with the book fair. Sign-up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080A4AAFAF2FAAFA7-61594435-highland?useFullSite=true#/

Parent/Teacher conferences will be held February 4th and 5th. Teachers have created their schedules in Skyward so you can select a time that works best for your schedule. Follow the instructions in your email to select a conference time. If you have questions or need help, we are happy to help you - just call the office.

We have two great opportunities to volunteer:

We are looking for helpers for this Friday's Battle of the Books Ice Cream Social:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0B4DAAA822A7FB6-61827034-icecream#/

And to help with running the Book Fair next week:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080A4AAFAF2FAAFA7-61594435-highland?useFullSite=true#/

We love our volunteers! Please remember that you need to have a current background check to volunteer. If you haven't completed that yet, please visit https://www.alpineschools.org/o/asd/page/fingerprinting to begin the process.

If you have any questions please call the office.

This week we will celebrate the 100th day of school. Anyone that wants to participate can dress as if they are 100 years old. We are looking forward to seeing all of our grannies and gramps at school.

Looking ahead to next week: be sure to check out the book fair, come for parent/teacher conferences, and enjoy an extra day off (Fri the 6th).

We are looking for someone to join our lunchroom staff as a Nutrition Service Worker. If you are interested in joining our Highland Staff, please apply online at alpineschools.org/page/employment.

Details from the posting are:
Hours are 7am-1pm with a 1/2 hour lunch
Hours per day: 5.5
Hourly rate: $16.62

The job of Nutrition Services Worker is done for the purpose/s of providing support to the food service activities at assigned location with specific responsibilities for preparing and serving food items to students and/or school personnel; and maintaining food service facilities in a safe and sanitary condition.

If you have additional questions you can email jbryant@alpineschools.org or call the the school office.

We're getting excited for the 100th day of school and gearing up for a fun dress up day. To celebrate 100 days of school we are inviting students and staff to dress as if they are 100 years old. We love this annual tradition of getting to pull out our best granny and grandpa attire. We hope you'll join us in the fun.

Ever wondered how we know the air quality and it's affect on recess?
We follow the guidelines set by Alpine School District and the State of Utah: https://www.alpineschools.org/page/recess-guidelines. We utilize the data from the Utah Air Quality site (https://air.utah.gov/currentconditions.php?id=ln) and Purple Air (https://map.purpleair.com/air-quality-standards-us-epa-aqi?opt=%2F1%2Flp%2Fa10%2Fp604800%2FcC0#13.54/40.41931/-111.80699).

Here's what we have to look forward to this week. Remember there is no school tomorrow.

Thanks for a great week of school. As a reminder, there is no school on Monday in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Have a great long weekend, and we'll see you back on Tuesday.

We appreciate your patience and help this morning with our modified drop-off area. The construction crews have been hard at work to repair the water line break. They still have a section coned off where additional work needs to be done. Please be alert, aware and extra cautious when picking up students this afternoon. Thank you for helping us keep everyone safe.