Highlands Highlights

1/17 Teacher Data Day - No students

1/20 MLK Holiday - No School

1/22 & 1/23 Highlands Ski Field Trips 4th & 5th Grades

1/27 Hilltop Fundraiser 4-9pm

1/29 Family Service Night 6pm - 7:30pm at Highlands

February - I Love to Read Month!

2/4 Parenting with Less Conflict *see details below

2/7 Highlands Heritage Night 6pm - 8pm at Highlands

2/8 Bookfair at Edina Barnes and Noble 9am - 11am

2/11 PTO Execuative Meeting 1:30pm - 3:15pm

2/12 PTO Meeting and Townhall 6pm - 7pm

2/17 Presidents Day Holiday - No School

2/18 Treacher Professional Development Day - No Students

2/22 Family Camp Read A Lot 9am - Noon

2/24 - 2/26 Deep Portage Camp - Deb & Wally

2/25 Bandstravaganza 6pm Southview Middle School

For more Highlands dates, please Go to the Highlands website at: https://highlands.edinaschools.org/

Ms. Baker's kindergarten class at the Highlands pond

Please take a minute to update Infinite Campus to include any adult who might be picking up your child/ren from school. This could include neighbors or relatives who live out of your home. This is especially important when considering potential Early Releases. For directions to update Infinite Campus, go to the Parent Portal website.

Have you received an email with this subject line? You’re not alone. While it is true our students receive free breakfast and lunch in the state of Minnesota, if your child is needing a milk with their lunch from home or is getting a second milk or serving, there is a fee for this food. This amount can be paid in one of two ways. One option is online payment with a credit card. Find tutorials and links for online payment here. When submitting an online payment, should you have more than one student at Highlands, this will need to be done for each child’s account. Another option is to send checks to the Highlands Office payable to ISD #273 Nutrition Program. Thank you for getting this taken care of sooner than later.

Students should be in their classrooms by 7:50am. Students entering the building after 7:50am are marked as tardy as they come through the main entrance.

We currently have a job vacancy at Highlands -

Job #8871 for a Kindergarten Instructional Assistant

Should you know someone who can be a value add to Highlands and our amazing community, please encourage them to apply! Or, perhaps, you yourself are interested? More information and applications can be found at this website.

Please reach out to Dr. Rieckenberg with any questions about the positions.

5th grade enrollments are rolled according to neighborhood schools. Families will need to complete an intra district transfer to move outside of their neighborhood middle school within Edina Public Schools. Families have been emailed this information by the EPS Enrollment Office but should contact Jen Christ at 952-848-4805 with questions.

Parenting with Less Conflict

Parents and caregivers: do you experience conflicts with your child around devices, homework, meals and bedtimes? Do you feel that you work harder at solving these problems than your child does? Come learn new ways of being together that help your child develop the self-discipline to make good choices without relying on extrinsic rewards and punishments.

Instructor Dan Baier (former Highlands Elementary teacher) taught grades 1-3 for 24 years in Edina Public Schools. He is a certified Trainer in Restitution Self-Discipline. He has done training for educators in Canada, Iceland, Dominican Republic, Cambodia and Malaysia.

Tuesday, Feb 4 | 6:30-8:00pm | South View Middle School -Dragseth Auditorium

$10

Learn more and register here.

Should the District call for an Early Release this winter, the plan is to send your child/ren home as they normally would for that particular day.

• If your child/ren normally rides the bus on the particular day, they will be sent home on the bus.

• If your child/ren normally goes to Kids Club, an Enrichment Class, QueTal or A2D on the particular day, the plan is for the child/ren to be picked up.

We recognize plans might change on the day of an early release. If an early release occurs, you will receive an email communication from Dr. Rieckenberg with a link to a Google Form to complete if your child/ren’s plans change from their usual end-of-day routine. Completing the Google Form:

(1) eliminates confusion for the child/ren;

(2) allows for efficiency and effectiveness in communication; and

(3) reduces phone calls into Highlands to keep main lines open.

Highlands Heritage Ambassador Registration is OPEN!

Register Now - https://forms.gle/cYxo3rK59ATTSZL98

Note: All display boards will be provided by us.

Become the voice of your culture/country by showcasing fun facts, unique cultural traditions, architectural marvels, cuisine, etc. through an educational, creative, interactive, visual display board. Interact with students and parents, share snacks, and help raise multicultural awareness in our community.

Talent Show @ Heritage Night

If you or your child/children would like to showcase their talent by singing a song, playing a musical instrument, reciting poetry or performing a dance (solo or group) during Heritage Night celebrations, kindly click on the link to register:

Register Now - https://tinyurl.com/37hz25x

In general, the following information is intended to help decide when a student should stay home:

• If a student has had a fever of 100 degrees or more, the student should stay home for 24 hours after the temperature returns to normal without fever-reducing medication such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen.

• If a student vomited or had diarrhea, the student should stay home until 24 hours after the last episode.

• If a student has had any rash that may be disease-related or the cause is unknown, check with your healthcare provider before sending the student to school.

• If a student is ill, please call the school daily to report the illness.

Thank you for keeping our students and staff healthy.

More information regarding Health Services can be found on the Edina Schools website at Health and Wellness for more information.

The Health office needs to be restocked with gently used elastic waist pants. Boys and girls in all sizes are needed, but we are especially need girls and boys xsmall (5/6), small (7/8), and medium (9/10) sizes.

Come to the February 12th PTO Town Hall Meeting and learn from Highlands Staff on math instruction, how our students are learning math concepts, what the difference is between concrete - representational - abstract and more! Learn some games you can play at home with your child/ren. Keep watching for more details, but for now, save the date and time (6pm-7pm).

I Love to Read month is February! Order your Camp Read a lot t-shirts today and get ready for a month of fun and reading! Camp read a lot shirts are kelly green with a white logo and are available in youth and adult sizes. NEW this year, order your natural colored canvas bag with the Camp Read a lot logo on the front. The sale will run from Friday, January 10th-Friday, January 24th. Items will be delivered to your child's classroom in early February. To buy: Click Here

Save the Date for Family Camp read a lot on Saturday, February 22nd from 9am-12pm. Tickets will go on sale next month and a limited number of t-shirts and book bags will be available for sale at the event.

DONATIONS NEEDED!

We need your help to make the Family Service Fair a success!

The following items may be delivered or dropped off in the Highlands office from 1/13-1/28:

· Birthday supplies: cake mix, frosting, candles, mixed utensils (24-30 per pack), napkins, paper plates (8-12 per pack), ‘happy birthday’ banners/signs (benefits Prism Minneapolis)

· Cold weather gear: hats, mittens/gloves, socks, shoes, boots – items can be new or used (benefits Oyate Kinipi)

· Pet supplies: food/water dishes, cat/dog toys, dog harnesses/leashes – items can be new or used (benefits The Bond Between)

You may also donate via Venmo to Liz Signorelli (@Elizabeth-Signorelli, 952-237-8492). And we need volunteers! Opportunities will be posted on Membership Toolkit soon (or contact Liz at elsignorelli@gmail.com).

Main Office Line: 952-848-4500

Attendance Line: 952-848-4502

Website: https://highlands.edinaschools.org/
Location: 5505 Doncaster Way, Edina, MN 55436
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HLHappenings

Tech and Infinite Campus Help: The Help Desk is available to answer media and technology related questions from 7am -4pm. For live assistance, please call 952-848-4915