

HPS Weekly Update
Week of January 12,2025
SAAC Meeting
Our second School Advisory Accountability Committee (SAAC) meeting will be held in person and remotely on Jan. 21st at 5:30pm and Jan. 24th at 8:30am. Both meetings contain the same information; just giving a couple of options. We hope you can join us! To join us remotely on either date, please go to this video call link: https://meet.google.com/tod-snjb-jkr?hs=122&authuser=0. If there’s a topic you’d like to know more about, please take a moment to complete our HPS SAAC survey form at this link.
Handbook Reminder
Winter has set in! More families are driving their children to school, so it’s vital that all Bison community members follow hug and go procedures, staff directions, drive safely, and are ever watchful! Please send students to school dressed for the weather! Students will have outdoor recess with temperatures at or above 15 degrees. Please see our HPS Family-Student Handbook for more details on hug and go and inclement weather at this link.
SEL Challenge
Our school believes in promoting mental health, well-being, and success in school and life. The theme for this month is RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING. Here are a few challenges to try over the next few days to improve your sense of RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING, and to be the best Bison you can be!
Reflect on a time you made a responsible choice
Practice thinking before you speak
Share a story about making a tough decision
Learn about consequences of different actions
Discuss ways to make group decision fairly
Yearbook
Do not miss out on the memories of the year! This is the LAST CHANCE TO GUARANTEE a yearbook for your child and to include personalization.
Visit jostensyearbooks.com to reserve your copy by JANUARY 31st before it’s too late! If you have already purchased a book, thank you!
Middle School Only Spirit Week
Monday, 1/13 - Pajama Day
Tuesday, 1/14 - Jersey Day
Wednesday, 1/15 - Rhyme Without Reason Day
Thursday, 1/16 - Senior Citizen Day
Friday, 1/17 - Decades Day
Club Information
For both of these clubs please contact Angi Stillman (angi.stillman@tsd.org) if you have questions.
Destination Imagination
DI, for 2nd & 3rd grades only, will be meeting on Tuesdays starting 1/14 from 3:45-5:15pm.
Lego Robotics
Lego Robotics club will be starting for 4th and 5th graders! If you would like your kiddo to be a part of this wonderful club please attend the Parents Meeting after school in the library Monday 1/13 at 4:15.
Secondary Chess Tournament
The TSD Secondary Chess Tournament is Saturday, January 18, 2025. All students currently enrolled in 6th-12th grades are welcome. Information is below and attached.
Lucile Erwin Middle School, 4700 Lucerne, Loveland
Swiss System - ALL STUDENTS PLAY EVERY ROUND - NO ELIMINATION
Check-in Time: 7:45-8:15 AM
Players’ Mtg: 8:15 AM (All players must attend)
1st Round: 8:30 AM
Round Duration: 40 minutes
Award Ceremony: 12:30 PM
REGISTER: https://forms.gle/objURH7niWX56vMaA
For questions, contact enrichment@tsd.org.
High Plains School
Email: firstname.lastname@tsd.org
Website: hps.tsd.org
Location: 4255 Buffalo Mountain Drive, Loveland, CO, USA
Phone: 970-679-9800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/highplainsareaschool