Horizon Honors Elementary School Weekly Eblast

Weekly Eblast -- 1/6/23

As you know, the city of Phoenix is in the middle of a major sewer project on 48th Street. The project impacts 48th Street in both directions from Frye Road to the area in front of St. John Bosco Catholic School. We expect the project to not be completed until early February.

Due to the project, we have made changes to our Traffic Flow Plan. Please take time to review the maps.

TRAFFIC FLOW CHANGES

In general:

Avoid using 48th Street.
Do not use the St. Benedict's Parking Lot for pickup, drop-off, or parking.
Plan on coming early in the morning for drop off
Plan on being on time in the afternoon for pick-up (NOT EARLY.)
All Secondary students will be picked up at Mountain Park Church.
Obey traffic laws as well as police officers and staff directing traffic.
Be a respectful, patient, and cautious driver.

It's that time of year again! The "Best of" Ahwatukee voting has begun!

This year, Horizon Honors is nominated in several categories:

On Page 7 of the voting form -

84. Best Preschool - Pre-Kindergarten at Horizon Honors!

85. Best High School Teacher - Chris Henderson & Mariah Driggs!

86. Best Elementary/Middle School Teacher - Julie Moses & Erin Reid!

87. Best Charter School - Horizon Honors Schools!

VOTE HERE:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BestofAhwatukee2022

Please vote for us! You can vote once per day and you can skip to page 7 and only vote for the Horizon-related categories.

Cast your votes now!

3RD QUARTER ILP / EARLY RELEASE DAYS:

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 that 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. Progress on the learning outcomes is noted in the PowerSchool program. Participation in the ILP Conference is required. Students might not be promoted to the next grade level and/or graduate without this involvement.

ILP SCHEDULE / EARLY RELEASE DAYS:

Thursday, January 12th and Friday, January 13th

- 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Please sign up for one teacher per time slot. You will be able to meet your students' teachers individually.

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

Please be prompt for your scheduled appointment. Please bring your drivers license and sign in for your appointment with the elementary office to obtain a visitor’s badge.

Elementary students (Grades K-6) will dismiss at 11:30 a.m.
Secondary students (Grades 7-12) will dismiss at 12 p.m.
Club Horizon will be open at 11:30 a.m. on all ILP days for students' in Grades K-6 (registration required.)
Lunch will not be served on ILP days.

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.

PREK - GRADE 11 SCHOOL PICTURES STILL AVAILABLE FOR ORDER!

If you would like to place an order for your child’s Fall pictures, School Pics is accepting Digital Download orders through June 30, 2023.

Go to https://www.schoolpicsonline.com and click on “Search for Shoot Key”. To search for the shoot key, please enter your child’s student’s ID. Follow the online prompts to locate your child’s shoot key and place your order. (If you receive an access key error-please manually type the key in.)

If you have any challenges accessing your child’s shoot key, please email customerservice@schoolpicsaz.com. Include your child’s school, name, and teacher, and we will reply back with the key. Do NOT contact Horizon Honors for questions regarding school pictures.

After school clubs are a great way to explore interests and develop talents. Please choose the club your student is interested in and follow the directions on how to sign up.

Tuesday, January 10th - The club signup will close at 3:00 pm.

Thursday, January 12th - Club sponsors will send out communication if your student was chosen in the lottery. Communication will be sent out to the email we have on file. Please make sure we have your current email address by logging into your PowerSchool account and clicking on the Email Notifications. If you need to update your contact information please contact the Elementary front office.

Friday, January 20th is the deadline to pay for clubs. Information on how to pay will be included in the club sponsors email.

No Place for Hate T-Shirts For Sale

Columbia Blue, Royal Blue, Deep Teal, Heather Forest, Grass Green

They are super soft too!

The Elementary Student Council has purchased additional shirts to sell in person. They are available in the Elementary Office as supplies last. They are $15 and we have various sizes and colors.

Thank you for your support!

The next Book Fair is March 6 - 9th.

We would love to have some volunteers to help with Set up, Clean up and work during the Book Fair. If you are interested please sign up using Sign Up.

Elementary classes will visit during the day that week, during their regularly scheduled time.

Students 1st grade and up may bring cash or use their eWallet to purchase books, more information coming soon.

If you have any questions, please email Mindy Duet.

Horizon Honors Elementary uses an online organizational tool called SignUp.com which helps make signing up to volunteer easy and efficient. Elementary Field Days, Fun Runs, Field Trip Chaperone and Art Masterpiece Presenter and Helpers are just a few events you can sign up for via your students classroom calendar. In addition to the above activities, watch for opportunities via school e-blasts and K-6 Classroom Coordinator emails. Follow the steps below and find out more about a specific volunteer opportunity.

Fill out a Volunteer Application, this must be completed and processed prior to helping on campus. Please know the application does take 24 hours to process. The volunteer application needs to be completed at the beginning of each school year.
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.
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.