Husky Headlines

September 2-Labor Day: NO SCHOOL

September 4- HPE Picture Day

September 5- Popsicles on the Playground 5:00-6:00pm

September 9- First Day for Lunch Visitors

September 13- Fall Fun Fest 6:00-7:30pm

Happy Friday!! We hope you enjoy your Labor Day weekend!

HPE PTA membership drive is going on now thru Friday, Sept. 6th. The class with the most memberships wins a pizza party. Click on the HPE PTA link below to join.

hpepta.com/join-now

Stacy Orf - Principal

Ryan McVay - Assistant Principal

Picture Day is coming up on 09/04/2024! This event's order code is 87070ZF.

Order before Picture Day to receive free shipping to the school.

Order online at https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/87070ZF.

Check out our "Husky Hero" and "Husky Helper" flyers to learn how to get involved!

Husky Heroes

Husky Helpers

HIGHLAND PARK SPIRIT WEAR

Now is the time to add some swagger to your spirit wear collection. Fresh new designs have been created for this school year including soft tees, hoodies and sweatshirts.

ORDER ONLINE

https://kcswaggershop.com/collections/hpe

DEADLINE

Sunday, September 15 at 11:59 p.m.

PLEASE NOTE

Use discount code PICKUP to remove shipping fees and have your order delivered at school. The box for the discount code is after you enter shipping information. In the notes section don’t forget to include student name and teacher. Completed orders will be ready the week of 9/30.

As part of ongoing support for families, your child’s school is offering a series of classes for parents and guardians through a partnership with the Behavior Intervention Support Team (BIST). These training sessions are designed to provide ways you can support your child’s developing academic and behavior skills, as well as increase consistency between home and school.

Click on the link for more information:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12zPjnqkrMndLB6zkXic_pPGz_wmyKg49/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102873994959998204580&rtpof=true&sd=true

Please do not drop your child off at school before 7:30. Adults are not able to supervise students until after 7:30. This includes being at the crosswalk by the school.

Walkers: Please make sure your child waits for the adult at crosswalks to stop the cars and help the students across safely.

Car Riders:

• Children will exit their cars on the right side of the vehicle (closest to the school building).
• DO NOT get out of the car, staff will be available to help students out of the car as needed. If you need to get out of your car please park in the parking lot.
• Cars are REQUIRED to pull up as far as possible. Pay attention to the adults directing the cars; cars are not permitted to stop directly in front of the doors.

Dismissal begins at 2:35

Car Riders: Students will be waiting in the front of the building with a teacher by grade level. Please do not get out of your car when in the car rider lane. We will make sure you child gets to your car safely. Pay close attention to when staff ask you to stop. This is to ensure that busses are able to exit as well as keeps the walker zone open.

Walkers: Walkers will exit out of the south and north side of the building. Just like last year there will be an A and B group depending on if they exit out of the south or north side of the building.

Group A: All students that have to cross over Millstone to get home will come out the front door and be walked to the crosswalk and across the street. If you are going to meet them, this is where you would wait.

Group B: All other students will exit out the North Side gym door and be walked down to the sidewalk to the area right by the bus entrance. If you are going to meet them this is where you would wait.

Bus Riders: Buses will exit Highland Park at 2:45

*Please be patient the first week of school. Car rider lines tend to take longer and sometimes the buses are not able to leave at exactly 3:45. If you have any questions call the front office 986-2250.

This year we will welcome back lunch visitors to the building. A few things to keep in mind.

• No lunch visitors for the first 2 weeks of school.
• No lunch visitors on Fridays due to late start.

Password Change: In July, all students received a password change. Parents were notified starting July 8th until present. Here is the communication: Student PW Change

Our first late start Friday is the first week of school, August 23rd. School will start one hour late with the school doors opening at 8:30. School buses will also run one hour late when picking up students.

Do you know about the Free and Reduced Lunch program? Parents/guardians are strongly encouraged to complete the application for free and reduced meals online. This can be completed on a computer, tablet, chrome book or cell phone. Check the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) eligibility guidelines to see if your family qualifies.

LSR7 is hiring the following positions for the 24-25 school year. If you know anyone that might be interested in working for this great school district, please ask them to apply on the LSR7 website or click on the following link.

LSR7 Jobs

• Paraprofessionals
• Bus Aides
• Evening Custodians

PTA Instagram: highlandparkelementarypta

Facebook: Highland Park Elementary PTA

Email: stacy.orf@lsr7.net; ryan.mcvay@lsr7.net

Website: http://hpe.lsr7.org/
Location: 400 Southeast Millstone Avenue, Lee's Summit, MO, United States
Phone: (816) 986-2250
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hpepta?fref=ts