Husky Highlights

We are closing October with Parent Teacher conferences, Harvest Parties, and a Costume Parade! Thank you for your support and involvement.

November brings with it many exciting things! The Girls Basketball Team will be heading to Tournament this month. We can't wait to cheer them on! If you see our players, be sure to wish them good luck!

Our 3rd and 4th grade students have their music performance this month! We cannot wait to see this amazing performance on Friday, November 15th. Parents are invited to performances at 9:00am and 2:30pm.

We will bring the month to a close with Autumn Break, which will be November 25th- November 29th. Have a fun and restful break! School will resume on December 2nd.

Friday, November 1

• I am proud to be a drug free Husky- Wear your Highlands gear (end of Red Ribbon Week)
• Jog a Thon Pizza Party @ 2:30pm

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Tuesday, November 5

• No School for students

Friday, November 8

• Winter Card Contest Entries Due

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Tuesday, November 12

• LAST Chess Club in Orchestra Room at lunch
• PTO Meeting @ 12:00pm in the Library

Wednesday, November 13

• Choir Performance @7:00pm at Steelheads Game

Friday, November 15

• 3rd & 4th Grade Music Program for Families @ 9:00am
• 3rd & 4th Grade Music Program for Families @ 2:30pm

Saturday, November 16

• Highlands Chess Club Tournament in the Gym @ 9:00am

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Monday, November 18th

• Start of Idaho Family Reading Week

Wednesday, November 20

• Picture Retake Day

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Monday, November 25- Friday, November 29: Autumn Break!

We have had a wonderful Red Ribbon Week! Our last day falls on Friday, November 1st. Students are encouraged to wear their school gear. Those that do will be entered into our weekly Husky Pride drawing!

Winter Card Art Contest - This annual contest is run in conjunction with the St. Alphonsus Foundation Festival of Trees. All Boise elementary school students are eligible to participate in this district contest. The winning entry will be featured on the holiday greeting cards which are sent out to friends of the Boise School District and of Saint Alphonsus. More details on the district website. Link to entry form Here.

Our last Chess Club for this semester will be on Tuesday, November 12th during lunch in the Orchestra Room.

Our choir will be performing at the Steelheads game on November 13th at 7:00pm. Choir students will meet at 6:45pm to warm up and get ready. Mrs. Betterley will send out detailed information about this to the choir families. We would love to see our Highlands community at the game, supporting our school and our choir students! This flyer has ticket details.

Our 3rd and 4th grade classes will be performing their musical, Joust, for parents and guardians on Friday, November 15th @ 9:00am & 2:30pm.

We value time in the classroom and hope to keep our students engaged as much as possible. When we have school performances, we provide the opportunity for all students to watch the production in a school wide assembly before the parent performance(s). We ask that siblings are not excused from class to watch the performance again.

Our Highlands Chess Club will have a tournament on Saturday, November 16th @ 9:00am. This will take place in our gym and refreshments will be in the cafeteria. Mr. Kenny will continue to send out information to our Chess Club families.

Thank you to everyone who helped support our book fair this year! I appreciated our many volunteers as well as the families who came to shop. Book fair was a great success, and we have several new books to add to our library collection as well as additional funds to purchase books and makerspace materials in the future. Thank you, Highlands community!

Idaho Family Reading Week is actually two weeks in length. We start the challenge on November 18th, and continue through our Fall Break Week. Students who wish to participate will complete a bingo of reading challenges. These challenges involve the whole family and we encourage family participation! Those students who complete and turn the challenge sheet into Mrs. Moore by December 4th will receive a free book from Mrs. Moore's prize cart, a themed activity booklet, and a fun bookmark. They will also be entered into a drawing for our grand prize, donated gift cards from Goody's Soda Fountain (worth about $40) plus a $12 gift card from G. Willikers Toy Merchant (next door to Goody's). If you visit Goody's anytime soon, please thank them for donating to our school. We are always so thankful for community donations!

Our picture retake day will be on Wednesday, November 20th.

If you have not already, please consider filling out this Language of Learning Survey. Our goal is to continue developing a responsive culture of learning in our building and community. One component of this is equipping our students with academic language that helps foster student agency and efficacy. As a building wide focus, students are learning about and using Learner Dispositions. These are traits that help students grapple with a concept and achieve understanding.

Please take a few minutes to complete the following survey. We are aiming to have high participation with this survey in the Fall and Spring of this school year. We appreciate your time and feedback.

Thank you to those of you who have already filled this out. It is much appreciated!

To celebrate the fundraising done during this year's Jog a Thon, the PTO will be hosting a school wide pizza party at 2:30pm on Friday, November 1st. If weather permits, we will have tables outside for each grade level with our PTO serving slices. The backup plan will be to have pizza in the Classroom!

We will have our monthly PTO meeting on Tuesday, November 12th @ 12:00pm in the Library. We would love to see you there!

Our PTO generously supports our staff and students! They already have done so much for us! Thank you for the following:

• August Coffee & Pastries
• Back to School Night Pizza Dinner
• Contributions to Foundation accounts
  
• 6 Week Walk n Roll (with prizes) for our students
• Supporting our Husky Pride Fridays
• Supporting our Highlands PAWS
• September Stock the Lounge Treats for teachers
• October Parent Teacher Conferences Dinner
• October Jog a Thon Event
• Jog a Thon Pizza Party & Spike Ball

Highlands Elementary and the Boise School District invite you to watch LIKE, a documentary that highlights how social media impacts our children's lives. This event serves as a CALL TO ACTION for parents in the Boise School District to watch LIKE together with their family, neighbors, or other groups. Discussion questions and resources are provided to facilitate conversation. Families that complete the discussion questions will be entered to win a fun family night! Please make sure to watch the film and hold your discussion by December 15th, as this will be the last opportunity to view the film.

To get started, view this flyer! If you have any questions, please reach out to Sara Nord at sara.nord@boiseschools.org

We are heading into the months where we start to see head lice. Please see this informational brochure. If you need any support from our health office, we are here to help. If you have any questions, please reach out.

Please see this link to order yearbooks!

Please consider labeling your student's personal belongings. Our Lost & Found fills up quickly! All items are donated at the end of each quarter. Daily announcements are made and teachers walk their classes through to look at the items piled up, but please stop by and take a look before the end of quarter!

When packing cold lunch or other items stored in tupperware, please consider sending plastic containers rather than glass and putting your student's name on it. This helps to keep spills safe and easy to clean.

Please see this Youtube channel provided by our district math coaches to see instructional strategies used in the classroom.

As much as we adore our furry friends, we love having a clean and safe learning space more. If pets are brought to the school yard before or after the school day, please help us keep our beautiful new building, our field, and our turf/playground clean by picking up pet droppings. We do not allow pets on the property during the school day and we don't allow pets in the building.

We have added additional pet dropping pick up stations around our property this year. Please use the resources provided to maintain a clean school setting. Thank you for your help and support in keeping our learning environment clean!

Please see this flyer for information about a district book study that is being offered.

Annual Notification Regarding Public Release of Student Directory Information

The Boise School District complies with federal law (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) as it relates to the release of student directory information to the public. To learn more, log on to www.boiseschools.org and navigate to Parents & Patrons > Parent Information > FERPA Form. Or, please call the Clerk of the Board at 208-854-4123 to obtain a copy of the FERPA form.

Please read through the BSD threat assessment process. If there is a need to use this protocol, parents will be notified early in the process.

Please see this link for the 24-25 School Year Calendar.

See this link for athletic dates for this school year

Event dates and details are subject to change

Tuesday, December 10th

• PTO Meeting @ 12:00pm in the Library
  
• Winter Concert (choir, band, orchestra) @ 2:00pm

Thursday, December 19th

• Early Release @ 1:15pm
  

Friday, December 20th

• Early Release @ 1:15pm
  

December 23rd- January 6th

• Winter Break
  

Tuesday, January 7th

• School Resumes

Friday, January 10th

• Report Cards Sent Home

Tuesday, January 14th

• PTO Meeting @ 12:00pm in the Library

Tuesday, January 28th

• Group Picture Day & Personality Portraits

Monday, January 20th

• No School- MLK Day

Thursday, February 27th

• STEM Night @ 5:30-7:30pm

Saturday, March 1st

• Art Auction

Communication between home and school is essential. Do not hesitate to contact the office or your child’s teacher if you have any questions. Please set aside time each week to read and review your child’s schoolwork and other information that they bring home.