Horizon Newsletter
MARCH 2024
Dear Horizon Family,
March can be very unpredictable in terms of weather. Some days are warm and sunny and the next down right cold, windy and even snow! This makes it a real challenge when trying to dress appropriately for recess (not to mention the wet grassy fields)! Please try to err on the side of caution and dress in layers. It is easier to have a light jacket or sweatshirt and be too warm to take off than to not have one at all and to be cold! Having a spare pair of socks in your students backpack is a great idea is a good idea as well with the wet grass fields!
๐ช๐ชNO SCHOOL Spring Break Fri., March 22nd-31st--School Resumes Mon., April 1st๐ช๐ช
Please remember that students are not supervised in the morning before 7:45 am so please do not drop them off early for their own safely.
Speaking of safety please be careful during pick up and drop off times.
- Use the designated pick up/drop off line on the South side of the building
---OR----
- PARK in a parking spot and get out of your car and pick up/drop off your child.
jump out or load passengers. This is not safe and blocks the flow of traffic!
- Do not cross between pick up/drop off line or busses please.
- Do not part on the south side of 10th Ave as it is a no parking ZONE
Warm Regards,
Jill Taylor
Principal
Amber Boone
Vice Principal
๐งก๐A GREAT BIG THANK YOU!๐๐งก
We could not have done it with out you!
Thank you so much for your generosity and kindness
in helping make the 23-24 Horizon Elementary
Winter Carnival a HUGE success!
Thank you to all our sponsors, families, friends, staff,
and everyone that made this possible!
We L๐งกVE and appreciate you!
Parent Teacher Conferences!!!!
SIGN UP FOR CONFERENCE
NEXT WEEK!
March 19th and 20th:
PTC Fast Link
LET'S FINISH STRONG THIRD QUARTER!!!!
The Quarter 3
Attendance goal
is 94% for the building...
โ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธWe "SNOW" you can do it!โ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ
Parent's PLEASE HELP your student help us out!
WE NEED TO MEET OUR GOAL
Schedule appointments around the school day if possible.
Encourage children to attend everyday
(only fever, vomiting and diarrhea are reasons to stay home)
ATTENDANCE MATTERS!
Help us make our MOVIE AND POPCORN goal!
GUIDANCE CORNER: PARENT TIPS
In school we teach kids to identify their emotions because research has shown it improves their academic performance and creates positive behaviors both in and out of the classroom. When your child is experiencing an intense emotion, you can try some of the things we use at school. We have found that by helping the child identify and feel the emotion (but not hurting themselves or others), will help change the mood.
For example, when your child is feeling sad, you can ask her what zone she is in (see zones below) and then listen, acknowledge, and redirect to another activity. Other times, you can practice a coping strategy with them like learning how to breathe slowly and deeply especially if they are angry (see Elephant breathing below).
Zones
Green zone: happy, calm, focused, content
Blue zone: sad, tired, bored or sick
Yellow zone: stress, frustration, anxiety, excitement, silliness, confusion
Red zone: anger, panic, terror
Elephant Breathing: Take one arm and place it in front of you. As you inhale, move the arm up and when you exhale, move your arm down. Much like the trunk of an elephant moving up and down.
Plan your absences around School Breaks
Spring Break is coming!
March 25-29
Please plan your absences around
SPRING BREAK!
Attendance matters!
#everydaymatters
ISAT tests are coming soon
Eat right, get a full 8-10 hours of sleep and do your very best!!!
ISAT Testing:
We will be ISAT testing in April
All 3rd graders take the ISAT test.
ISAT MATH will be April 16th and 18th
ISAT ELA will be April 23rd and 25th
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Safekeepers
CloverLeaf Creamery
Kindergarten will learn where milk comes from,
how ice cream is made and
how they make flavors!
Delicious!
ALICE Training was a BIG success!
During January's Professional Development nearly all Horizons staff participated in ALICE Training! ALICE training empowers our staff to respond with confidence in the event of a violent critical incident or active shooter scenario; should it happen in our school . This type of training enables staff to be trained to respond and keep your child SAFE and respond effectively using a wide variety of ALICE skills.
In the spring, we will be carefully working with the students to explain safety procedures and practice ALICE skills so they, too, are able to respond with confidence in the event of an emergency.
Safe Kids are NO accident! It takes planning, drills, and practice to know what to do in the event of a crisis situation!
S.T.O.P.
S=SILENT
T=TURN to Teacher
O=Open ears/eyes
P=Pay attention
This is a VERY IMPORTANT skill every single classroom is implementing and teaching students about as a precursor to their ALICE training. Learning how to be absolutely silent and listen to the adult in the room for instruction in the case of an emergency is an absolute skill that they must learn.
The only way that they will become skilled and proficient at this STOP skill is through practice. Therefore we will be "practicing" S.T.O.P. every single day whenever the intercom comes on. Elementary students must learn self control and discipline out of necessity and it happens through training.
Upcoming Events
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
MARCH:
๐ 1st Dr. Seuss's Birthday!
๐ท 6th CLASS Pictures
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ 7th STEAM night at Horizon-
Children's Museum will be here too!
โฐ10th Day Light Savings Spring ahead 1 hour!
โ๏ธ 12th Frozen Play performed for 2nd and 3rd grade at JHS by JHS students
๐ 12th Homework Diner at Horizon 5:30pm-7:30pm
โ๏ธ 17th St. Patrick's Day
๐ 19th-20th Parent-Teacher Conferences (Sign up on PTC Fast)
๐ธ 25th-29th Spring Break
APRIL:
๐1st: School Resumes
๐ 3rd Grade ISAT Testing Math on April 16th and 18th and ELA on April 23rd and 25th
๐ธ 4th Scratch For Schools
๐ง10-11th Kindergarten Registration
๐17th Ag in the Classroom - 2nd Grade