High Point Elementary Updates

The staff at High Point would like to wish you a Happy Winter Break and Happy New Year! We hope everyone has a healthy, safe, and fun break with family and friends.

To kick off our break, we enjoyed a performance from the high school Chorale yesterday. The students loved the music and dancing!

We will be ready to start the new year on Wednesday, January 3rd!

1. December 20th-End of 2nd Quarter
2. December 21-January 2-Winter Break (Students report to school Jan. 3)
3. January 15th-No School MLK Day
4. January 11-30th-MAP Testing

If you use Google Calendar, feel free to add our public calendar to your device by using this link.

Students in grades K-3 who are on Reading Improvement Plans should be receiving a letter in the mail this week. This letter contains the plan for how we are working with your child. We are asking you to review the plan, sign and return the yellow copy to your child's teacher. If you have questions, please reach out to your child's teacher. Thank you.

We are looking for parent volunteers to help in the cafeteria with our K/1 lunches from 10:45-11:30. If this is something you are interested in doing, please email Mrs. Beaver (beaverj@gjps.org) with your availability. Thank you in advance for considering.

As a reminder, please know the time of your student's bus stop. We are happy to offer Here Comes the Bus as an aide for parents tracking their student's bus, but there may be some times when the app is not exact. We certainly do not want students to miss the bus, so please be sure your student is at their stop at the scheduled time. To remind yourself of your pickup time, visit our Transfinder page.

An artistic congratulations is extended to 5th graders Tatum D. and Ryan G. for their winning entries into this year’s Youth Art Month Flag and Graphic Design Contest. This is a statewide competition, and Tatum and Ryan’s artwork will be representing High Point! You can learn more about the contest here: https://www.ohioarted.com/yam-flag--graphic-design.html Thank you to all of our 3rd-5th grade students who entered their designs this year - keep up the hard work!

SAVE THE DATE

January 19- Berwick Tour of Italy Fundraiser Night

Do you know a staff member who you feel makes a profound impact on students and Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools? If so, nominate them for the GJPS Heart and Pride award. This award is open to any staff member. regardless of position. Each month, the district will take the nominations to the Heart and Pride Committee, which is composed of community members and former staff members. The committee will select two winners a month that will be recognized by our Board of Education at the monthly meeting. If you have a staff member in mind, please complete THIS GOOGLE FORM. Nominations can take place all year.

2023-24 GJPS District Calendar (PDF)

Dec. 21, 2023-Jan. 1, 2024: Winter Break - No School

Jan. 2, 2024: Teacher PD - No School

Jan. 15, 2024: Martin Luther King Day - No School
Feb. 16, 2024: PD Day - No School
Feb. 19, 2024: Presidents Day - No School
Feb. 24, 2024: The Gahanna Gala
March 8, 2024: Comp Day - No School
March 11, 2024: PD Day - No School
March 29, 2024: No School
April 8-12, 2024: Spring Break- No School
May 3, 2024: Teacher Work Day - No School
May 24, 2024: Last Day of School for Students
May 25, 2024: Class of 2024 Commencement