Horizon Honors Elementary School Weekly Eblast

Weekly Eblast 11/4/22

Horizon Honors Families,

Earlier this week, the Arizona Education Department released the 2021-22 School Letter Grades for all public schools statewide. These reports provide information about student achievement, college and career readiness, student growth, and other key areas of interest to families and the general public. This is the first time the letter grades have been calculated since 2019.

• Horizon Honors Elementary School (Grades K-6) received a “B”

• Horizon Honors Secondary School (Grades 7-12) received an “A”

School letter grades are largely based on standardized statewide assessments. Letter grades include scores with different weights for K-8 schools, high schools, and alternative schools that include growth, proficiency, attendance, English Learner (EL), and acceleration or readiness. High schools are also scored on College Career Readiness Indicators (CCRI) and graduation rates.

Like all schools in Arizona and across the country, Horizon Honors continues to recover from the impacts of COVID-19. We are incredibly proud of our hard-working students and staff, who have put forth their best efforts under extremely difficult conditions. In addition, it is important to note that Horizon Honors Elementary School is just .23 points shy of receiving an "A" grade.

While we are seeing positive trends in the data, we have work to do to ensure our students achieve their full potential. That work has already begun with a focus on continuous improvement and ensuring our students recover any learning loss experienced during the pandemic. Our teachers are ready and driven to ensure our students have the resources and support they need to truly thrive.

We appreciate the support of our families as we work together to achieve academic success for all our students.

Betsy Fera

Executive Director

Horizon Honors Schools

MOVIE ON THE FIELD

Friday, November 4th

Horizon Honors Field

Gates open @ 5 pm

Pre-purchased dinner pickup @ 5:30 PM

Movie begins around 6 pm

Free to attend!

Snacks for sale (cash only)

Pre-show Games (cash only)

What to Bring:

Blankets and/or chairs

Cash for snacks & games

An adult (this is NOT a drop-off event and children must be supervised!)

Hosted By:

The Horizon Honors Community Building Committee (CBC)

5-6 Winter Sports Tryout Information:

Students are to report to the gym after dismissal to dress out and meet their coach in the gym lobby. Co-Ed Co-Ed Cross Country needs to meet coaches at the flagpole. A game and practice schedule will be distributed after tryouts.

Boys Baseball - Coach Austin

Monday, November 7th from 3:30pm to 5:00pm and Tuesday, November 8th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Students need to bring a mitt and sneakers.

Girls Softball - Coach Corey

Thursday, November 10th from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. Students need to bring a mitt and sneakers.

Co-Ed Soccer - Coach Darling & Asst. Coach Cowley

Monday, November 7th and Wednesday, November 9th from 3:45pm to 5:15pm. Transportation to Pecos Park will be provided when possible.

Co-Ed Cross Country - Coach Tinsley & Coach Boyd

Tuesday, November 8th and Thursday, November 10th from 3:30pm to 4:30pm. Please plan on picking up your students at the flagpole.

5-6 Athletic Fees

If your student makes the team payment of $125.00 will be available to pay on PowerSchool on Friday, November 11th. The deadline to pay is Friday, November 18th. If your account has outstanding fines you will not be able to add the athletic fee to your account until you've paid the outstanding balance.

Payment Information

Elementary Field Trips are paid for at the time of the event with a specific dollar amount due for the students to be able to attend the field trip. The cost of the trip is paid online following the directions below. There will be TWO options for payment -- one clearly labeled Tax Credit Eligible. If you choose the Tax Credit Eligible option, this payment will be designated as such and is NON-REFUNDABLE.

Log In to your PowerSchool Account.
Select Purchases & Payments from the Sidebar.
Select the Student you are shopping for.
Select Items At Students' School and then click your students' Grade, Field Trip.

Volunteer Information

Thank you to all the parents who have asked about chaperoning

our upcoming Kindergarten field trip. If you would like to sign up, please use the following link: Kindergarten Children’s Museum of Phoenix Field Trip Volunteer. The field trip is on Tuesday, November 22nd at the Phoenix Children's Museum.

Horizon Honors Schools is proud to partner with DonorsChoose to share our classroom needs through their amazing program!

Last school year, Horizon Honors Schools classrooms received $19,974 worth of funding for these teacher-initiated projects!

The Arizona Department of Education is matching all donations to most of these projects through December 31, 2022! Let's get these projects funded!

The following teachers currently have open projects with Donors Choose:

Banks-Conyers
Bradley
Cavaleri
Cowley
Dietz
Fairley
Gotham
Kramme
Wallace

CLICK HERE FOR PROJECTS AND MORE INFORMATION!

How to Purchase

Parents/Students

Log In to your PowerSchool Account
Select Purchases and Payments from the Sidebar
Select the student you are shopping for
Select “Items At Student’s School” and then click on HORIZON STORE

Friends/Family

Visit https://az-horizonhonors.intouchreceipting.com/
Scroll down to Guest Access
Log in or Create an Account
Select “Items At All Schools” and then find the HORIZON STORE at either school

Horizon Honors will be collecting candy November 1st - November 10th and donating it to those that are serving and have served our country. Please bring in any unwanted candy and let's beat our goal of 500 pounds! Donation bins will be located near the MPR.

LAST CALL for 2022-2023

No Place For Hate T-Shirts

Parents/Students:

Log In to your PowerSchool Account.
Select Purchases & Payments from the sidebar.
Select the Student you are shopping for.
Select Items at Students' School
Select Student Clubs.

Friends/Family:

Visit https://az-horizonhonors.intouchreceipting.com/
Scroll down to Guest Access.
Log in or create an account.
Select Elementary.
Select Horizon Honors Elementary.
Select Student Clubs.

Tip: Click BUY> CHECKOUT>

STEP 1: Additional Information (to pick color and size)

The t-shirt material is extra soft!

Deadline: November 10th, 2022

Thank you- Your Horizon Honors Elementary Student Council!

The cost is $45 in advance, $50 for participants who register on the day of the event (as space allows). The event is limited to 50 participants.

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

T-Shirts order deadline is Friday, October 21st. Registrations received after this date do not guarantee that a shirt or size will be available.

Registration is Non-Refundable.

K-2 Morning Meeting Dedication & Red Ribbon Week #2

3-6 Morning Meeting Dedication & Red Ribbon Week #2

HUNGER FREE ARIZONA

Azfoodbanks.org

The Arizona Food Bank Network (AzFBN) is a coalition of 5 regional food banks and nearly 1,000 food pantries and agencies, working together to address hunger in Arizona. Each month this network helps feed more than 450,000 food insecure people in all 15 counties in Arizona.

Do you or someone you know need food assistance? Arizona Food Bank Network provides information for food pantries by zip code. Please share this information with those that you know would benefit from this wonderful resource.

Horizon will be having a food drive starting the week of November 14th. Please bring your food donations to school that week so that we can help support those that are in need during this season.

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.