Ranch Round Up 5-10-2024
Highland Ranch Elementary School
A Message From Ms. Barry
Thank You!
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our Stallion families for their unwavering support during Staff/Teacher Appreciation Week. Our educators pour their hearts into nurturing our Stallions, and it was truly heartening to dedicate a week to honoring their dedication. At Highland Ranch, we are profoundly grateful for our compassionate staff, whose unwavering commitment ensures our students flourish. As we approach the ending of this school year, I am deeply appreciative for a community brimming with love and dedication to our students' success. To all our Stallion families, your support means the world to us.
Ms. Barry
New Information
Today is the Foundation Auction!!!!!
TODAY IS THE DAY! Join us online and register at 2024 HREF Spring Silent Auction, where every bid you place directly supports the education and enrichment of our Stallions! for the 2024 HREF Spring Silent Auction benefiting the students of Highland Ranch Elementary!
Bid online for amazing prizes – all benefiting the children. The auction is open and will close tomorrow (Saturday) at 9:00 PM, so get your bids in soon
College and Career Week May 20th through May 24th
College + Career Week is May 20th - 24th. Here is our HRES College + Career Week Website. On the top right you will find tabs for exploring different careers, virtual college tours and also a link to various college + career week activities. Attached and below you will find the schedule for the week and links to various college and career week activities:
Monday, May 20th
Career Fair - MPR (Please have students bring their career passports with them)
3rd Grade: 8:00-8:30 AM
4th Grade - 8:45-9:15 AM
5th Grade - 9:30-10:00 AM
Tuesday, May 21st
Kinder - 3rd Grade College Coloring Sheets during lunch recess at blue tables (Career Fair Stickers for completing until they run out)
Wednesday, May 22nd
Kinder - 3rd Grade Career Coloring Sheets during lunch recess at blue tables (Career Fair Stickers for completing until they run out)
Thursday, May 22nd (THEME DRESS UP DAY**)
Three Cheers for Careers (Wear a career costume, clothing or hat)
Friday, May 23rd (THEME DRESS UP DAY**)
College Pride Day (Wear college spirit clothing)
Min. Day May 17th
Be sure to mark your calendars for our next min. day. Students get out at 12 p.m.
Highland Ranch 2024 5th Grade Celebration Lawn Signs
Want to celebrate the class of 2024 5th grader in your life? Here is your chance!
The Foundation is offering 2024 Celebration Lawn Signs for you to celebrate your child. See images below for design options or click here to see a larger version. Signs will be 20" x18" and made of durable, waterproof, coroplast plastic. They will come with a metal H stake so they can be put into the ground. 4mm Coroplast sign with thinner metal H stake, custom design included.
Option 1- Generic (no student name)= $20
Option 2- Personalized with student name= $30
To order and pay, click on the following links: https://forms.gle/VAYTQLdphc6MdSxg8
*Orders must be placed by MAY 3rd, 2024. Once the signs are in we will email you with a distribution date when they can be picked up at the school.
Computers2Kids
The San Diego County Office of Education and Computers2Kids are hosting an event for families to purchase affordable computers on Saturday, May 11, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Granite Hills High School at 1719 E. Madison Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92019. (Drive Thru Event).
See attached flyer or on this link for details.
Since the beginning of the 2023-24 academic year, the partnership between SDCOE and Computers2Kids has provided refurbished computers to San Diego families. As of March 2024, they have provided approximately 3000 refurbished computers to over1,300 San Diego families.
New Parent Education Courses
As we come towards the end of the school year, here are the last parent education courses we have coming up next month. For more information, visit https://www.powayusd.com/apps/pages/parenting-classes-education
May 2024 Parent Education Courses:
- Navigating Autism and Supporting Your Child – 6th- 8th Grade NEW
- Shaping Positive Behavior: Strengthening Emotional Intelligence in Children TK-5th Grade NEW
New Caring Connection Workshops
Caring Connections Center has partnered with Rogers Behavioral Health to offer a FREE parent education workshop on helping parents/guardians learn coping skills to support their children and teens when dealing with anxiety and depression. This workshop is FREE and will be offered in both English and Spanish.
- FREE English Parent Education Workshop: Coping Skills for Anxiety and Depression Among Children and Teens
Via Zoom
Tuesday, May 14th from 6:00pm-8:00pm
- FREE Spanish Parent Education Workshop: Coping Skills for Anxiety and Depression Among Children and Teens
In Person – Valley Elementary School
Tuesday, May 14th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm
*Childcare provided for school-aged children
PTA Announcements
Stallion Stars!
Calling all Highland Ranch Stallions who can sing, dance, act, juggle, jump rope, do karate, perform magic, create a puppet show, play music, and much, much more! We are excited to show our school community just how talented we are.
The deadline to register for the show is May 10th. Auditions are May 15th-17th and the show is Tuesday, May 21st at 5pm. More info. on auditions and rehearsal times are in the form link below. Please Save-the-Date Today and start helping your Stallion Stars plan out their acts. Only one act per student so if they are doing an act with friends, they can’t also sign up for a solo routine.
Register your Stallion Star ONLINE by completing the registration form.
Form Link: https://forms.gle/29Cr6nBe7UP2w2hk9
When you complete the registration form, a prompt to an audition Sign-Up Genius link will be available for booking an audition time.Please email Heidi Moreno (HRES Parent/PTA Member) at hmoreno@rsf.k12.ca.us for more information.
HRES Spiritwear
GOT HRES SPIRITWEAR?
Highland Ranch PTA has you covered! To view and purchase HRES Spirit Wear shirts and hoodies, please visit our spiritwear website: https://hrespta.itemorder.com/shop/home
*You can choose to pick up your order at Big Frog for free or get it shipped directly to you for a fee.
Older Information
Attendance Matters
Our school's primary objective is to enhance our daily attendance rates. Following the Winter Break, our school administrators will engage in discussions with families facing chronic absenteeism. We kindly emphasize the importance of scheduling vacations within the 180 days when school is not in session.
Research indicates a significant influence on students' academic and social well-being when they consistently miss school. In 2024, we will introduce incentives for students and classes that consistently exhibit good attendance.
ESS Enrollment
There is a new, centralized application management system for families interested in applying for before and/or after school program services through Extended Student Services (ESS). If you are interested in the program for the upcoming 2024-25 school year, please visit the ESS webpage for the latest information on the lottery draw and enrollment timeline. If you need help submitting an interest application or have questions about the ESS program, please send a message to enrollment-ess@powayusd.com.
Student Enrollment
Poway Unified School District is currently enrolling new students for the 2024-2025 school year!
PUSD Enrollment is an on-line process. Packets are completed digitally using any computer, tablet, or smartphone with an internet connection. You can contact your assigned school of residence to schedule an appointment if you do not have access to a device/internet or if you need assistance with completing the online enrollment packet. Please visit the PUSD Enrollment page for directions and access to the online enrollment portal.
Universal TK at Poway Unified
PUSD offers Transitional Kindergarten (TK); TK is designed as the first year of a two-year kindergarten program using a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate. EC Section 48000 [d]. Students who participate in TK will attend school daily for a partial day, including a scheduled lunch and recess. Contact your neighborhood school for specific hours and details.
For the 2024-25 school year, if your child's 5th birthday is between September 2, 2024 and June 2, 2025 (born between September 2, 2019 and June 2, 2020), you are eligible to enroll your child in Transitional Kindergarten!
Beginning with the 2025-26 school year, PUSD will provide optional TK enrollment to all eligible 4 year olds within the Poway Unified School District. We are currently in the fourth year of a phased-in process.
We can’t wait to meet our new students! School starts on August 21, for the 2024-25 school year.
Food and Nutrition Updates
School breakfast and school lunch are FREE for all enrolled students, every school day. Meals must still be entered into the cafeteria computer by individual student account.
Even though meals are free, families are still highly encouraged to complete the application for free and reduced-price meal eligibility. School site funding depends in part on the number of students eligible for free/reduced-price meals. Families that qualify for free/reduced-price meals may qualify for other benefits, as well. The meal application is available online at MySchoolApps.com.
Printer-friendly PDF menus are available on the PUSD Food and Nutrition webpage. At the top of the page, click or hover over School Menus + and then Printable PDF Menus.
Interactive, web-based menus containing nutrient and allergen details are available at MySchoolMenus.com, as well as via links from the F&N webpage.
Highland Ranch Elementary School
Website: https://highlandranch.powayusd.com/
Location: 14840 Waverly Downs Way, San Diego, CA 92128, USA
Phone: 858-674-4707