Highland Happenings

Good Afternoon Highland Families,

I hope you had a great week! It was a great week at Highland with a lot of great things to celebrate! On Monday we honored our nations Veterans and the Veterans from Highland. Thank you to all of the Highland families who sent in their Veteran's Day sheets for display on our Wall of Honor. A picture of our Wall of Honor can be found below! We were excited to have the Chicago White Sox mascot, Southpaw, visit Highland this week for two assemblies focused on striking out bullying. Our Huskies learned about different types of bullying and what to do if someone is bullying them. The assembly was engaging and everyone had a great time! The November PTA meeting took place on Thursday and I hope everyone is excited for the Camp Highland event tonight! If you have any questions or need any assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at 630-719-5835. Take care and have a great weekend!

My Best,

Zac Craft

Principal, Highland School

• 11/19/24: November All-School Meeting
• 11/19/24: 5th Grade Intramurals
• 11/20/24: Safety Patrol Meeting
• 11/21/24: 1st Grade field trip to the Tivoli
• 11/21/24: Grades 4-6 Art Club
• 11/21/24: Highland Scoop Meeting
• 11/22/24: Treat Day
• 11/22/24: Report Cards Sent Home

• 11/26/24: 3rd Grade Learn Not to Burn
• 11/27-11/29: No School - Thanksgiving Break

Moving forward, District 58 schools will share student report cards with families by posting them in the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Trimester 1 report cards will be posted and available on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Please use these instructions to learn how to find and view report cards.

The Education Foundation invites you to thank a special District 58 staff member with a Green Apple Award and donation to the Foundation, which supports many student and staff programs. Learn more. Give a Green Apple.

Each week, a member of the Highland staff will be highlighted in the Highland Happenings! This is a great opportunity for our Highland community to learn more about our staff members and all of the information featured in the Happenings can be found in the staff directory on our website. This week we are highlighting Ms. Trippiedi!

Fall Fundraiser

The 3rd Annual Fall Fundraiser is going to be “FIRE”

You can still join tonight for the 2024 Highland PTA Fundraiser, buy your tickets at the door!

Join us for a night of fun and adventure while raising money for the Highland PTA! Onsite camp fun will include a scavenger hunt (with prizes), shopping with Keg & Meg, and first crack at signing up for Highland PTA’s legendary experiences! Camp Highland promises to create unforgettable memories while helping us reach our fundraising goals!

Date: Friday November 15, 2024

Time: 7pm-11pm

Location: Loyal Order of the Moose, 1030 Warren Ave, Downers Grove

Please contact binz.jeannie@gmail.com with any questions!

Art Fundraiser

Highland is participating in a creative fundraiser with Art to Remember that allows you to purchase keepsake products customized with your child's art. There are over 60 products and many are less than $20. These make great gifts and a percentage of every purchase goes right back to our school. You can also upload additional artwork and save it to the gallery.

Click on the link below and enter the name of your student(s) to search for your child's artwork. Then, have fun shopping! Orders are due by November 18!

https://arttoremember.com/school/S6GRBS

Holiday Shop

The Holiday Shop is returning to the Highland Gymnasium

Saturday December 7th from 9AM to 12PM

• This is an opportunity for students to shop from a huge variety of fun and affordable gifts for family, friends and even pets

• An envelope will be sent home in the coming weeks to help students prepare prior to shopping

• NHS volunteers will be onsite to assist shoppers with budgeting, checking out and wrapping

• Donuts and beverages will be available for purchase for $1 each

• All sales are cash only!

• Volunteers are needed to make this event possible - please visit the sign-up link here

• Contact Krystal Lovitsch (Kcamalic@yahoo.com) or Jenny Bain (jenny.gallagher.bain@gmail.com) if you have any questions.

Holiday Husky Huddle

Tis’ the season for the annual Holiday Husky Huddle!

Let’s all huddle together to provide meals and necessities for our fellow huskies this holiday season! Your generous donations will help specific needs of our families, along with the ingredients for holiday meals.

Please sign up using this link by Friday, December 6: Highland PTA: 2024 Husky Huddle

Please contact Nicole Bernard at 312-961-4388 with any questions, and for any donation items requiring refrigeration or freezing for a specific drop off window.

Item's that can be found in every edition of the Highland Happenings, such as the Highland Playbook and our student attendance form can be found below. We want to ensure that these resources are always available to our families while also making each week's Happenings as reader-friendly as possible!

The Highlanad Playbook is your place to find important information about Highland including a staff directory, arrival/dismissal procedures, informaion about social-emotional learning, and much more. Click the image to the right to access the 2024-2025 Highland Playbook.

It is amazing how far technology has come over the last decade and continues to advance. We recognize the value technology has not just in education, but our world. However, we hope that we can work together to remind students that during the school day, personal electronic devices should be turned off or silenced and out of sight. This includes wearable devices if they become distracting to the learning environment. Students should not be using phones, Apple Watches, or other devices to send or receive text messages or phone calls during the school day.

Email: zcraft@dg58.org
Website: DG58.org/HG
Location: 3935 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove, IL, USA
Phone: (630)-719-5835
Facebook: facebook.com/HGHuskies
Twitter: @HGHuskies