PSSA Color Week

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PSSA Color Week

Monday, March 19^th – Wear a YELLOW shirt to school.  The color yellow is associated with intelligence and hope.  All Highland students are welcome to join us as we help the 3^rd and 4^th grade kick off a successful PSSA week.

Tuesday, March 20^th – Wear a RED shirt to school.  The color red is associated with bravery and courage.  Join us today in wearing red as the 3^rd and 4^th grade brave through their longest day.

Wednesday, March 21^st – Wear a BLUE shirt to school.  The color blue is associated with calmness.  Join us today in enjoying a calm day #3 of testing.

Thursday, March 22^nd – Wear an ORANGE shirt to school.  Orange is associated with determination and endurance.  Join us today as the 3^rd and 4^th grade endure day #4 of their PSSA testing.

Friday, March 23^rd – Wear a PURPLE shirt or your HEROES shirt today.  Purple shows wisdom and our 3^rd and 4^th graders can celebrate their wisdom on their last day of testing for math and reading PSSA.

Please note – If you do not have a shirt to match the color of the day, do not feel the need to buy one for your child.  IF you can, wear another article of clothing to match the color of the day. 

The Brain Show

THE BRAIN SHOW

I want to thank the PTO, students and parents for three great events on March 8th.  The AM kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades were the first to experience The Brain Show at Highland.  They were able to get on stage to answer trivia questions and doing a little dancing.  In the afternoon, PM kindergarten, 3rd and 4th grade had great fun getting on stage and dancing along with the music.  At 6:30 The Brain Show was open to all Highland families and about 150 continued in the fun from earlier in the day.  It was exciting to see everyone have such a good time!

Snowman

The snowman has arrived!!                              

It is the season to “adopt “a local Ephrata family.  For the past couple of years, Highland PTO has been asking families from our school to help support a local family.  We have placed a wooden snowman in the front lobby and hanging from the snowman are gift tags (gingerbread men & snowmen). Items needed are written on the tags. If you would like to help make this holiday season a little brighter, an adult may select one tag and purchase that item. Please tape your gift tag on your present and return it unwrapped, to the front office at Highland. All gifts need to be at Highland no later than December 19^th, 2011. Thank you for your generosity!!

District Reminders.....

The state is requiring school employees to complete an Act 24/PDE 6004 form by January 1, 2012. To enhance the safety of students, the District will also be requiring all chaperones and volunteers to complete this form as part of the required clearance packet. If you chaperone field trips or volunteer in the classroom, please complete a form and return it to the office before the holiday break.

The form is available on the District website (www.easdpa.org) in the Parents/Guardians tab under the Community Relations dropdown menu, or a copy may be picked up in the school office.

Parents/Guardians Web Page Added

Do you need copies of Attendance Excuse Cards, dental or health forms, travel forms, or forms for approval for your high school student to make a college or military visit? A new page has been added to the District website where parents/guardians can access and print frequently requested forms.

Click on the Parents/Guardians tab under the Community Resources dropdown menu on the District homepage or go directly to www.easdpa.org/CommunityRelations/ParentsGuardians.html.

Winter Weather Reminder

Information about weather-related closings, delays, or event cancellations will be available on the District website (www.easdpa.org) and at the following locations:

·         ABC 27 (cable channel 12)

·         Blue Ridge Cable-11

·         FM 97 (FM 96.9)

·         FOX 43 (cable channel 2)

·         WDAC (FM 94.5)

·         WGAL 8 (cable channel 13)

·         WINK (FM 103.3)

·         WIOV (FM 105.1)

·         WROZ (FM 101.3)

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FREE Monthly E-Newsletter Available

The District publishes a monthly e-newsletter, Mountaineer Minute. The goal is to provide quick glimpses of the many great things going on within the District. We promise to keep it brief and fresh so it will only take you a minute or two to catch up on District highlights.

Please click on the Mountaineer Minute tab under the Community Resources dropdown menu on the District homepage or go directly to www.easdpa.org/ENewsletter/ENewsletter.html to subscribe to this FREE publication.

Trunk or Treat

Friday night will mark Highland's 2nd annual Trunk or Treat, hosted by the Highland PTO.  Here are a few items I wanted to share about the event:

• Nothing scary or gorey - we want EVERYONE to enjoy the event!
• Dinner items will be available for purchase - Papa John's pizza, popcorn and drinks and the fire company auxiliary will have a stand with food items
• There will be coloring, crafts, tattoos and dancing
• If you are setting up a display with your car, table or lawn chair, please enter from W. Chestnut Street
• You are responsible for supplying your own candy - we had a large turnout last year!!
• Every student must be accompanied by an adult.

Remember - this is a SAFE event where everyone is welcome to come and enjoy a good time at Highland Elementary School.

Red Ribbon Week

Monday, 10/24/11

Theme: “RED DAY”

Wear something red to start the celebration of Red Ribbon Week.

Tuesday, 10/25/11

Theme: “SOCK IT TO DRUGS DAY”

Everyone is encouraged to wear your craziest socks to school today.

Wednesday, 10/26/11

Theme:  “ELECT TO BE DRUG FREE AND VOTE FOR A DRUG FREE  LIFE” Everyone is encouraged to wear red, white, and blue today.

Thursday, 10/27/11

Theme:   “HEROES RACE FOR A DRUG FREE LIFE”

Wear your Highland Hero T-Shirt and get ready for our Race for Education.

 

Friday, 10/28/11

Theme:  “TEAM UP AGAINST DRUGS”

Wear your favorite sports team apparel to school today.

Hurricane Hole

Race for Education's "Hurricane Hole" opened for business last week.  Students that brought in 5 or more labels towards the PTO sponsored Race for Education fundraiser were eligible to earn 'race bucks'.   Last week, some of the students redeemed their race bucks at the "Hurricane Hole" store - they could purchase treasure box items, pencils, erasers, squinkies, lunchboxes, stickers, glow sticks, Cafe passes, and extra recess passes.  More students will be brought up to shop later this week.  Volunteers are pulling small groups of students at a time to shop the store.  The kids even have to do some math practice and decision making to calculate just how far their money will go!