Weekly Eblast -- 9/22/23

Sandra Day O'Connor Civics Celebration Day

The week honors Justice Sandra Day O'Connor taking her seat on the bench as the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court and commends her dedication to promoting civics education. Source

PARKING LOT REMINDERS:

• Do NOT park in the reserved parking spaces. These spaces are reserved before, during, and after school until 4 p.m. on school days. Your vehicle may be subject to tow.

• We have had several pedestrians almost hit by moving vehicles recently. All pedestrians must use parking lot crosswalks during pickup and drop-off times.

Let's work together to keep our community members safe!

DID YOU GET A TEXT

FROM HORIZON HONORS?

We completed a test of our communication system on Friday, September 22 at 7:30 a.m. All community contacts who have completed the opt-in process should have received a text message regarding the Movie on the Field event. 

If you did not receive the text:

1. Please make sure you have completed the opt-in process for text messaging. Parents and guardians MUST follow the process to opt-in prior to the message sending in order to receive notifications. To opt in to text messaging, send a text message “YES” to 67587. Please note that your mobile number must already be on file in PowerSchool before you opt-in to text messages.
2. If you are concerned you may not have the correct phone number on file in Power School, please call your school's office.

2ND QUARTER ILP CONFERENCES

Your child’s Individual Learning Plan (ILP) is developed each quarter and includes individual learning outcomes your student is expected to achieve by the end of the quarter. This serves as both a visual indicator of progress and an agenda for personal conferences with the student’s teachers and parents. ILP goals are developed each quarter during a student/parent/teacher ILP conference. The conference includes a review of the student’s progress and goals for the upcoming quarter. Participation in the ILP Conference is required. Students might not be promoted to the next grade level and/or graduate without this involvement.  

Conferences will be held on Thursday, October 12th and Friday, October 13th from 1:30pm to 6:00pm.

Please remember, ILP days are early release days for students. Students are expected to come with their parents to their scheduled ILP conference. If your family has multiple students, please plan accordingly.

• Kindergarten signups are listed by classroom. 
• 1-2 parents/guardians sign up for your students' Reading and Math teacher. 
• 3-4 parents/guardians sign up for your students' Language and Math teacher. 
• 5-6 parents/guardians sign up for your students' Humanities, Math and Science teachers. 
• Specials and Student Support teachers are available.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please call the Elementary Office 480-659-3100. We look forward to seeing you and your child at your ILP conference.

MOVIE ON THE FIELD TONIGHT!

MOVIE ON THE FIELD REMINDERS:

• Gates open @ 5 pm.
• Dinner distribution will take place in the Concession Stand area from 5 to 6:45 pm. Proceeds raised from dinner sold will be used for Staff Snack Stations during ILP Days. Thank you for your contributions!
• Carnival games, candy, snacks, drinks & glow Items will be sold for $1/ea - CASH ONLY!
• Water & Ice Shaved Ice - $5/ea - Cash or Debit/Credit Cards will be accepted
• The movie will begin when it is dark, sometime after 7 pm.
• Children must be supervised.
• State law prohibits any alcohol or drugs on school campuses.

SEE YOU THERE!

DEADLINE EXTENDED!

ORDER YOUR SCHOOL PICTURES BY TONIGHT, SEPT. 22!

School pictures for students in Grades PreK-11 are available for online viewing and ordering! Simply follow the instructions below:

• Log onto https://www.schoolpicsonline.com
• Select “Order Pictures”
• Input the Access/Shoot Key associated with your student and press “Open”
• You can then first pick your student’s yearbook pose, and then select your package pose for ordering.



Specials expire after the deadline and all late orders will need to be shipped to home at an additional cost of $7.00 for packaging and postage.

If you have any challenges with online ordering, please email customerservice@schoolpicsaz.com. Include your child’s school, name, and teacher, and we will be happy to assist you. Do NOT contact the school with questions. 

The cost is $65 for participants who register, the event is limited to 50 participants.

1. Log In to your PowerSchool Account.
2. Select Purchases & Payments from the Sidebar.
3. Select the Student you are shopping for.
4. Select Items At Students' School.
5. Select Special Events.
6. Please fill out the Cheer Clinic Registration Form and turn it into the Elementary or Secondary office.

Registration is Non-Refundable. 

SAVE THE DATE!

COMMUNITY BLOOD RIVE

The Horizon Honors Pre-Med Club is hosting a Vitalant Blood Drive on Tuesday, October 17 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm in the MPR.

Please consider signing up here to save a life donors.vitalant.org, use the Blood Drive Code: P1H91 to make an appointment.

FROM THE ORGANIZATION:

Legendary Teacher Day is September 28!

Tell us about a Legendary Teacher in your life. We’d love to hear from you and so would your teacher. As a thank you for your time, we’ll post your tribute as a Legendary Teacher Feature on our social media presence. And, from time to time we will randomly select submissions and reach out to your teacher. We’ll send them a gift card in your name as a small token of appreciation for the impact they had on you.

https://www.legendaryteacher.com/Tribute

THE BOOK FAIR IS HERE!

The Book Fair is a fun time of year for our students. Pre-K thru 6th grade, students will visit with their classrooms to Preview the Book Fair. Students 1st thru 6th grade may shop during this time by bringing cash, card or EWALLET. Pre-K & Kindergarten need to shop with their families.

EWALLET is a way for students to have a book fair budget and shop with their classrooms and only spend the amount that has been set up by families. Please click the EWALLET link for more information.

***Can't make it to the Book Fair? No problem, the Online Book Fair will be available 9/22/23 thru 10/05/23. All online book purchases $25+ will be shipped free directly to your home.

MORNING MEETING PRESENTATION

Art Masterpiece is a national art enrichment program that uses reproductions of fine works of art to promote art literacy in children. Various artists are presented during the year to each classroom followed by a hands-on art project.

The Horizon Honors Elementary Art Masterpiece program is run by volunteers. No art knowledge or experience is needed or required to present or help with the classes. All projects are pre-planned and all art materials are provided. Most of the class time is spent with the children working on their art piece. All help is welcome. No experience necessary!

1. Fill out a Volunteer Application, this must be completed and processed prior to helping on campus. The volunteer application needs to be completed at the beginning of each school year. Please be sure to use your full legal name as it appears on your Arizona drivers license when filling out the application.
2. Sign up using SignUp.com. Just click on your student's classroom to sign up. 5-6 parents and guardians please choose your students project group teacher unless directed otherwise.
3. By signing up it lets us know we can count on you to help.
4. Project information will be emailed to the presenters and helpers so you can be prepared.
5. Please bring your driver's license with you and check in at the Elementary office. When volunteering, small children/siblings are not allowed. If you are helping out in the classroom please read the Classroom Volunteer Guidelines and reach out if you have any questions.

We appreciate you taking the time to volunteer...it makes a

difference!

IMPORTANT SCHOOL INFO

In order to be completely informed please check out the links below or visit our Horizon Honors Elementary School Resource Library.