Have a happy and safe Labor Day on Monday, September 2! | |
GRADES K-4 SKATELAND NIGHT NEXT WEEK! | |
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Join us for a fun night at Skateland Chandler. The cost is $10 per person, includes admission and skate rental. All non-skating adults are $2. Wrist guards are mandatory for all skaters and provided free of charge. Skateland Chandler is located at 1101 W. Ray Road, Chandler AZ 85224.
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NOW - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
5-6 Student Council and Service Club are sponsoring a school supply drive now through Monday, September 30. All of the following items will be donated to the Kyrene Resource Center:
- Paper and pencils
- Markers and colored pencils
- Rulers and glue
- Folders, binders and notecards
- You name it!
Bins will be located near the MPR. Thank you for your support!
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THE BOOK FAIR IS COMING!
The fall Book Fair will start September 23 and run through September 26 daily from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. It will be open during Elementary Summative. Elementary students will visit the Book Fair during their regularly scheduled library times, we appreciate any extra helping hands.
We would love to have you volunteer! We need help on the following days:
- September 20 to help set up.
- September 23 - 26 help during the fair.
- September 27 to help clean up.
If interested please Sign Up Here. A Volunteer Application must be completed and approved prior to helping on campus. Please use your legal name as it appears on your state or U.S. government issued ID and check in at the front office before your scheduled time.
Students 1st thru 6th grade are allowed to bring cash to purchase books during their classroom visits, with your permission. You know your student best, if you want to shop with your student, you can come during their classroom visit, before or after school or before or after summative.
We will accept Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay OR you can set up an EWallet ahead of time. To set up an EWallet please follow the link on the Scholastic Book Fair homepage.
If you miss the in person Book Fair, you can shop online, the school will still get credit for all sales.
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For the fifth year, Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee and the AZ529 Education Savings Plan are hosting an essay contest for kids. The 2024 Essay Writing Contest invites Arizona 5th and 6th graders to submit essays explaining their dream job and the steps they’ll take to reach it. Winners will receive $529 toward an AZ529 Education Savings Plan to fund their future educational aspirations!
Open to all current 5th and 6th grade students in Arizona’s district, charter, private schools, homeschools, and tribal schools. Answer the question, “What is your dream job and how do you plan on achieving it in the future?” (350 words or less).
Entries accepted through October 6, 2024 at 11:59 PM (MST). Limit one entry per student.
Twenty (20) prizes, each in the amount of $529, will be awarded towards a new or existing AZ529 Education Savings Plan. Winners will be selected from each of Arizona’s 15 counties and there will also be winners representing all types of schools, including district, charter, private schools, homeschools, and tribal schools.
Upload entries at: //AZ529.gov/EssayContest
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ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE PROCEDURE
All students are expected to attend school every day school is in session. Regular school attendance is essential for success in school; therefore, absences shall be excused only for necessary and important reasons. Health and family take preference, but families are asked to plan activities on days and times other than when school is in session. Please do not schedule extended trips when school is in session. Students who are absent 10 or more days in one semester (excused and/or unexcused) may not be promoted to the next grade level and/or lose course credit. Unexcused absences of five days or more constitutes habitual truancy and may result in a referral to a court competent jurisdiction (Policy JHB.) Students who are absent for more than half of the student’s scheduled instructional day may not participate in school-sponsored events (ex: Summative, concerts, athletics, extra-curriculars, etc.) Exceptions may be given in advance of the scheduled absence by school administration.
When a student needs to be absent, parents should e-mail attendance@horizonhonors.org before 9 a.m. each day the student is absent. State law mandates that the school record a reason for all student absences. This greatly reduces the need to call you at work or home to confirm the absence. When e-mailing, please give the child’s name (with spelling), date of absence, grade level and reason for absence, along with a telephone number where you can be reached in case of questions. The absence will be unexcused if no reason is given within 24 hours of the absence. (Horizon Honors Elementary Family Handbook, page 12)
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MORNING MEETING PRESENTATION | |
STUDENT FEES ARE DUE SEPTEMBER 1! | |
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How to pay your fees:
1. Login to your PowerSchool account.
2. Select "Purchases & Payments" from the left sidebar.
3. Select the student you are paying fees for.
4. Select the red "view" button below the student's name.
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FROM THE HEALTH OFFICE
We are so happy to have everyone back at school! Along with all the back-to-school excitement, we also face the splendor of sharing our germs. The Health Office is reaching out with some important reminders regarding illness at school.
To minimize exposure and promote a healthy environment, students exhibiting the following symptoms will be sent home. Please do not send your child to school with these conditions:
- Fever of 100.0 degrees and above. Children may return to school when they are fever-free for 24 hours, without fever-reducing medication.
- Persistent cough or severe sore throat.
- Symptoms consistent with a contagious rash or communicable disease, such as chickenpox, measles, fifth disease, ringworm, pertussis (whooping cough), conjunctivitis (pink eye), etc. These conditions require a medical release to return to school.
- Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. Children may return to school when they are free from vomiting and diarrhea for 24 hours.
- Prolonged pain, discomfort, or other conditions that inhibit the ability to concentrate and learn.
- Altered level of consciousness or syncope.
- Head lice. Please notify the Health Office if lice has been identified. Children with lice and/or nits must remain at home until treated and cleared to return to school by Health Services. Students may not attend school until all nits and lice have been removed.
While the above reasons outline when your child may be sent home from school, we urge you to keep your child home if they are ill, even without displaying these symptoms, so they can recover fully. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out to the Health Office at (480) 659-3012.
Thank you so much for following these guidelines to help keep our community healthy and safe.
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HORIZON HONORS LUNCH PROGRAM | |
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Horizon Honors partners with DISHES2U for our optional lunch program! DISHES2U provides a secure, fast, and easy-to-use online ordering platform that allows you to view our menus, order, prepay and manage student orders from your smartphone, tablet, or computer. The following food vendors deliver to campus when pre-ordered by 11:00 am the day before. Raising Canes, Zeeks Pizza, Chick-Fil-a, Spinato’s, Venezia’s, Pei Wei, Whataburger, Rubio’s and Someburros. Information on the optional Lunch Program can be found here:
https://www.horizonhonors.org/news/lunch
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