Hello Families,

Our school will be holding those conferences the week of Thanksgiving on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (Nov. 25-27). Mark your calendars.

Nov 25 - 27 Conference Week (no school)

Nov 28 -29 - Thanksgiving Break (no school)

2nd Grade:

Ms. Parson's, Ms. Miller's, Ms Coghill's and Ms. McDonough's 2nd Graders got to perform at McCaw Hall Thursday Night! They performed on the same stage as the professional dancers from The Pacific Northwest Ballet. They did such an amazing job!

What's happening in Art:

Students Artwork will come home at parent teacher conferences from your child's classroom teacher. If you are not conferencing during that time, please do not worry. I will see it that your child brings home their work. If you'd prefer, I hold it for safe pick up because backpacks can be full as is, clay breaks, etc., please email me a note and I can set it aside for you to pick up from our school office. Notes will accompany your child's portfolio so you can better enjoy their artwork.

Ms Susan Burr

Visual Art Teacher

Suburr@seattleschools.org

From PTSA:

Harvest Dance Thank You!
A huge shout out to all of the volunteers who once again helped make the Harvest Dance such a memorable event for our community! We truly appreciate the time, care, and enthusiasm you poured into it and hope you know that we could not have done it without you.

PTSA General Meeting - 12/5, 7pm, Arbor Heights Library

The PTSA is hosting another General Meeting on Thursday, December 5th at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Arbor Heights Library and all are welcome to attend!

For questions please email AHPTABoardInfo@gmail.com

Donate to the PTSA Through Your Grocery Shopping!

The West Seattle Thriftway has an amazing 1% Cash Back for the Community program and Arbor Heights Elementary PTSA is one of the recipients! To participate, all you have to do is turn in your Thriftway receipts to the PTSA mailbox in the AH School Office, and a member of the PTSA will turn them in with the proper paperwork. Once that is done, West Seattle Thriftway will refund 1% of all purchases to the PTSA!

Here are some updates from our librarian: Arbor Heights Junior Seahawks are reading up a storm this Fall. In September and October alone, they checked out over 6,000 books from our school library! Looking for a reading challenge or a way to track reading at home or school? Junior Seahawk readers can track their reading using one of the fun bookmarks or passports available in our library.

In the library, we have been highlighting some of this year’s Washington Library Association and Pacific Northwest Library Association book award nominees. Check out the titles using the links below! Washington Library Association Book Awards PNW Library Association Young Readers Choice Award (Junior Division Gr 4-6)

Fourth and fifth graders have the opportunity to participate in Global Reading Challenge, a battle of the books program sponsored by the Seattle Public Library. Participating students read books from the Global Reading Challenge list, form teams and participate in an in-school challenge where teams work together to answer questions about the books. The winning team from our school moves on to the semi-finals. Students will hear about the GRC during their library time this month and books will be available through our school library and SPL. Find out more information on the SPL Global Reading Challenge Page.

Picture day and retake day has passed

School portraits: all portraits previously photographed can be accessed via our website: Order School Photos — Yuen Lui School & Sports Photograph. The keyword is Arbor Heights, and images are password protected by an online code, which is your student's SPS ID number. All portraits that require an online code are shipped directly to your home.

Student Support and Resources:

It's getting very cold outside. Please send your child to school with something to keep them warm. If you need resources such as jackets, warm clothes, or any other resources, please reach out to our social worker: jgreenstein@seattleschools.org

Math and Reading Supports

To set your child up for success there are additional math and reading practices your child can do at home to prepare for school. Students can get extra math practice on Success Maker Math. It's an online platform that students can log in from school and home. This gives students practice at their individual level and pace.

Some students will also have access to Success Maker Reading. Your child should be reading every night; read a book they checked out from the library, read a story from Success Maker Reading, or you can read a story with your child.

Ask them questions about the story and then ask for text evidence from the book to justify their thinking. "What do you think this word means from the story?" "What is the theme of the story?" "What part of the story made you think that?"

Arbor Heights Mission and Vision

Mission Statement: At Arbor Heights, we foster an inclusive learning environment where students feel valued, connected, and empowered to become lifelong learners.

School Vision: Arbor Heights, a Pre-K through 5th grade school, will provide high quality education that inspires and challenges every student through innovative teaching practices, a supportive community, and a commitment to excellence, equity and continuous improvement.

Please be on time to school. Getting to school by 7:50 is a good goal so that your child has time to get to their line up spot. The school will be contacting families with more than 5 tardies to encourage you to get your child to school on time.

As a friendly reminder, if you wish to add funds to your lunch account, you can do so via the MyschoolBucks app or by sending cash or a check. For those who only need milk, it is available for 75 cents. If you have 5 unpaid meals or more, SPS will be following up on these charges with communication via email and/or robocalls.

If you are eligible, please sign up for free or reduced meals.

School Hours: 7:55 a.m.–2:25 p.m. (except Wed)

Wednesday Early Release Hours 7:55 am - 1:10 pm.

Attendance: 206-252-9252

Please note; If your email or message regarding a change in dismissal is not received by 9:00 am please call the main office at 206-252-9250.

If you would like to complete a new FERPA form, please go to our website https://arborheightses.seattleschools.org/. You’ll find the FERPA form in the “Start of School Forms” tab is on your right.

Click on the the Basic Rules above to access the students rights and responsibilities.