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April 7, 2017
Dear Highlands,
Tuesday April 11th 530-7 pm is the next Dinner and Discussion.
The focus will be: How to talk with kids about Race. I really hope you all will mark your calendars and be there! This is important work and we need all voices present.
Mike Seaman and I have been teaching a few different lessons in classrooms this month around this topic for MAHONEY'S MAKERS Challenge and we are excited to share. There will be a potluck style supper provided (so please bring something yummy to share) as well as a children's program. You can RSVP here.
Spring is Assessment season in schools. The Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA)is given to
Students in grades 3-5 will begin next week. With a few exceptions for individual students, all assessments will be on-line. Classroom teachers will send specific times for their students. We will schedule make-up assessments as needed. Please understand this is only one way we assess the learning that is happening for children. We embrace and cherish the whole learning experience for children.
Per MN Department of Education website,
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Testing is used in schools to measure student achievement. State tests are given to students in a district once a year, based on their grade level and subject area. Classroom tests are given by individual teachers on a more regular basis and may include quizzes, mid-terms, chapter tests, and final exams, among others. Both types of tests give educators an idea of how well their students are learning the concepts presented to them in the classroom."
Please check in with our blog (link Below) as well as the FB and Twitter accounts to be updated on the happenings. There was a lot of fabulous learning around Highlands this week.
Be well!
Katie
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Spring has sprung!
That's right. In just a few weeks, the tree giveaway will be happening at schools and communities across the US (and even in parts of Canada!).
Did you register for a tree this year? Awesome! You're all set.
Slipped your mind? Forgot to tie that string on your finger? That's okay. You've earned your good karma points. You still have a chance to register for a tree until Sunday, April 9 even if your school's deadline has passed.
5th Grade Recognition DATE CHANGE - May 31st
PLEASE make note that since the last day of school is now June 1st our 5th Grade Recognition ceremonies have been moved back to Wednesday May 31st with Discovery in the morning and CP in the afternoon.
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Mrs. Widen's Informance Schedule
Informances are informal, informative performances where loved ones are invited to come and watch their children in music class. Mark your calendar to see your child sing, dance, and play instruments and games!
Please don't hesitate to contact Katie Widen
Thursday May 4th
Prowell 9:25-10:10
Masica 10:10-10:55
Monday May 8th
Wallace 9:25-10:10
Pekarek 10:10-10:55
Hjelden 10:55-11:40
Johansen 11:40-12:25
Tuesday May 9th
Hopkins 9:25-10:10
Anderson 10:10-10:55
Molitor 10:55-11:40
Wednesday May 10th
Baier 2:00-2:45
Thursday May 11th
Sponheim 10:55-11:40
Racek 2:00-2:45
"A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota"
Normandale Auditorium.
"A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota," is a collection edited by local author Sun Yung Shin of 16 essays by diverse Minnesota writers. It will be the subject of three of the sessions. Each will feature a panel of essay writers, with an opportunity for facilitated discussion reflecting on their stories and how they impact the Edina community.
The last sessions will take place from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, April 18
Student Input Forms available in the office.
If you desire to give written feedback about you students placement for next year please ask Amy in the front office
and she has a form available. Thank you.
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Media Message
By Lisa Dooley, Media Specialist
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Thanks to our generous PTO, we have two authors coming to visit to celebrate our annual Barnes and Noble Book Fair. Carol Weston will be speaking to the intermediate students on Wednesday, and Peter Pearson will be speaking with the primary students on Thursday. Both will be available at the Book Fair to sign copies of their books.
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Check out the Highlands News Show
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Here is the News Show
link.
To view, you will need your student's
login and password.
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PTO News
Learn what is going on and volunteer.
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HIGHLANDS' BOOK FAIR!
All Day (In Store)
5 Days (Online)
Looking for some good summer reading books? You are in luck. It is time for the Highlands' Book Fair. For all purchases made in any Barnes & Noble store on
Thursday, April 13th, B&N will donate 20% of sales to Highlands Elementary! And, for all purchases made online from April 13 to April 18, B&N will donate 12% of purchases
Tell your friends, family, grandparents, both near and far, to shop any B&N on April 13th or online April 13th to April 18th and their purchases will count too!
Here is the important information: anyone can use our Book Fair ID # 12079141 to benefit our school. This ID number can be used at the store or online.
If you stop by the B&N at the Galleria, check out their new digs including the new The B&N Galleria Restaurant, which has locally sourced, organic food. Come eat a delicious meal or enjoy a cup of coffee with friends at the B&N restaurant anytime on the 13th and earn 20% for our school!
Here is their menu.
Guest Authors
Peter Pearson at 6:30 PM
Carol Weston at 7:00 PM
All proceeds go toward new books for the Highlands Media Center
 
HIGHLANDS Doing Good Together
FAMILY SERVICE FAIR on
Friday, April 28, 6-8 pm
The Highlands Doing Good Together Family Service Fair is a unique opportunity for our school's families to come together to make a difference for the larger community. Kid-friendly service projects meeting critical needs in the community make it easy and fun to make an impact on issues such as homelessness, food insecurity and caring for animals.
Details for our 8-10 service project stations are starting to take shape. If you are passionate about a particular nonprofit agency or a specific need in the community, please consider hosting a station. Past stations have included decorating lunch bags for isolated seniors, creating chew toys for orphaned dogs, making paracord bracelets for servicemen and women, writing peace letters to children in Iraq, preparing single-size servings of laundry detergent for families transitioning out of homelessness, preparing seeds to be planted in a volunteer run farm serving local food deserts, planting aromatherapeutic lavender plants for senior citizens and writing supportive cards to children struggling with life-threatening illnesses. So far this year's fair will feature:
- Assembling adoption packets and preparing dog treat thank you gifts for families adopting rescue dogs (Spot's Last Stop)
- Creating bibs, fabric toys and quilt squares to help support babies in need (Bundles of Love)
- Preparing single use portions of laundry detergent to support people transitioning out of homelessness (Aeon)
- Drawing/writing welcome letters for newly resettled refugees and immigrants
- Assembling snack bags for families in crisis (Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery)
- Taking action at the climate change information station
- Participating in the collaborative Highlands Kindness video project
- Donating used bikes (hold on to your unwanted bikes!) to support Native American children on the White Earth reservation (RezCycle).
- Donating loose change (start collecting loose change!) to support Edina Give & Go's efforts to assist economically disadvantaged students in Edina.
We are also planning to feature a small number of service oriented small gatherings for which people can sign up at the event. Please consider hosting a small gathering! These can be as simple as inviting people to your home to tie no-sew fleece blankets, make animal toys or make cards for seniors. You may also get more adventurous and organize an experience such as a tour of a homeless shelter, an outing to a soup kitchen, weeding a community garden as a group, etc.
To get more information, ideas or to sign up for either hosting a station or small gathering, please contact Nassim at nassim.rossi@gmail.com.
SAVE THE DATE: EVEREVE SHOPPING NIGHT
TO BENEFIT HIGHLANDS PTO
Thursday, MAY 4th 7pm - 9pm
Evereve is dedicated to styling fashion loving moms! Stylists will help you find the perfect fit for you body type and lifestyle. Shop the Highlands PTO EVEREVE Shopping Night. 15% of all sales will be donated to the Highlands PTO. Snacks and beverages will be served. Last Fall we raised $750. Let's beat that number! Start pre-shopping now at EVEREVE.com
Thinking about getting involved next year.
Join the PTO Executive Board.
There are several open positions for next year's PTO Executive Board including Communications, Membership, Volunteer Coordinator, Treasurer Elect and Treasurer of Deposits. Talk to a current Board member to learn more.
Time is running out to order your Yearbook!
Another fantastic Highlands yearbook is being finalized and will be sent to print very soon. Only 50% of the students have ordered a yearbook.
We have made it even easier to purchase yearbooks online by order directly with Life Touch.
Use school code: 1070917 to
purchase a yearbook online
Not sure if you purchased a yearbook already? Log into you account at the PTO website or email Koren Hawk Nelson at
khawk8878@yahoo.com
JOIN THE PTO EXECUTIVE BOARD
There are several open positions for next year's PTO Executive Board including Communications, Volunteer Coordinator, Treasurer Elect and Treasurer of Deposits. Talk to a current Board member to learn more.
Box Tops - Please k
eep them coming.
Box Tops is a great fundraiser and so easy to do. You'll find BoxTops on so many of the products that you use on a daily basis. Just clip the BoxTops and send them in to the collection box in the office or to your teacher. Thank you.
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You're invited to
Edina Give and Go's
Great Gathering for a Great Cause
Friday, April 7
6-8 p.m.
(10-minute presentation about Edina Give and Go and suburban poverty; remainder of time is for socializing with friends, old and new)
Braemar Golf Course Clubhouse
Admission is free, but RSVP is requested
Poverty in Edina. Suburban poverty is on the rise and research continues to show the growing opportunity gap between students in higher and lower income brackets. Right here in Edina, some students need a little extra help. That's why we do what we do. We're unlocking opportunities, one student at a time. Our ability to support at an individual level is what makes us unique and something we hear from those we support as invaluable.
How Edina Give and Go Works. Our mission is to bring life and learning opportunities in
academics, arts and
athletics to Edina Public School Students who are economically disadvantaged. As one of only two mission-aligned partners to Edina Public Schools, we work with school social workers, teachers and families to create awareness of the growing need to make sure ALL Edina students feel part of our community. Qualifying students may request grants up to $500 annually to help offset expenses such as test fees, band instruments and athletic team fees so that they may participate alongside their peers. To learn more, please check out our newly updated website at:
EdinaGiveandGo.org.
NEW! All-Day Pre-Kindergarten at the
Edina Family Center.
We are excited to offer our first all-day pre-Kindergarten option for the 2017- 2018 school year! Students arrive any time between 6:45am - 9:00am and leave any time between 3:00 - 6:00pm. The instructional day will be from 9:00am - 3:00pm. Please click here for more information.
Please always check the Lost and Found
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Are you looking for an exciting before-school opportunity for your incoming 1st Grade student in Fall 2017?
Qué Tal will be offering Spanish classes for Highlands students. Your child will learn Spanish from teachers who are native speakers and are passionate about teaching.
Students are dropped off at Calvary Lutheran Church (on Antrim Road across from Edina High School) and then bused to Highlands on Edina buses.
Classes run Monday-Friday from 8:00 - 8:50 am.
For more information, please call us at (763) 208-3231
Summer 2017 schedule for KIDS Club/WISE Guys
This summer Highlands kids in grades 1st -5th will be here at Highlands!
Summer Registration Online Will start March 1st!
Last Day of School & KC for 2016-2017 June 1st (Thursday, NEW DATE)
KIDS Club Closed-Site Prep/Staff Training June 2nd-7th
First Day of Summer 2017 KC & WG June 8th (Thursday)
KIDS Club Closed-Holiday July 3rd & 4th
Last Day of Summer KC/WG August 22nd (Tuesday)
KIDS Club Closed August 23rd-September 4th
First Day of School 2017-2018 September 5th (Tuesday)
First Day of Kindergarten 2017-2018 September 5th (Wednesday)
If you have any questions, please let me know. I'm here to help!
Thanks,
Angie
Angie L. Misgen
CES Program Manager-Highlands
952-848-4568
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Upcoming Events - Bulletin
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Week of April 10th - 14th
Monday 10th - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday 11th
| Staff Development |
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9:00 - 4:00
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District Office |
| Leadership |
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3:00 |
Gym |
| Community Ed - Spanish |
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3:55 - 4:55 |
Media/ Rm 9 |
| Dinner & Discussion |
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5:30 - 7:00 |
Gym, Cafe, Media
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Wednesday 12th
PTO Executive Meeting
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9:30 - 11:00
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Staff Lounge
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3rd - 5th Gr. author Visit Carol Weston
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9:30 - 10:15
10:30 - 11:15 |
Media Center |
| Book Talks |
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1:45 - 2:15/2:30-3:00
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Media Center |
Thursday 13th
| Barnes and Noble Book Fair |
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all day |
Galleria |
| Spring Pictures |
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Lab |
| Grade 5 Iowa Algebra Assess. |
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Rm 9 |
| Masica - Field Trip |
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9:45 - 2:15 |
Old Cahill School |
| K-2 Gr Author visit - Peter Pearson |
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9:45- 10:15/10:30-11:00
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Media Center |
| Book Talks |
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1:45 - 2:15/2:30-3:00
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Media Center |
| Community Ed -Piano Lessons |
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4:00 - 7:00 |
Rm 5 |
Friday 14th
| Anderson (all) Hopkins 3rd Grade Field Trip |
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9:45- 2:15 |
Old Cahill |
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Highlands Elementary School
5505 Doncaster Way,
Edina, MN 55436
Office: 952-848-4500 |
Attendance: 952-848-4502
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