Horizon Honors Elementary School Weekly Eblast

Weekly EBLAST 12/03/2021

After careful consideration, including analysis of the October ILP Conferences and feedback from both families and staff members, we have made the decision to add additional ILP Conferences dates to the 2021-2022 school calendar. We will now hold ILP Conferences over the course of four days each quarter, from 1 to 4 p.m. each day. All ILP days will also be early release days.

While we know additional early release days are not ideal for some of our families, we believe these changes will provide a better quality conference experience for all our families.

UPDATED ILP CONFERENCES/EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE:

January 6 & 7, 2022

January 13 & 14, 2022 (NEW DATES)

March 24 & 25, 2022

March 31 & April 1, 2022 (NEW DATES)

ILP Reminders:

Elementary students (Grades K-6) dismiss at 11:30 a.m.
Secondary students (Grades 7-12) dismiss at 12 p.m.
Club Horizon opens at 11:30 a.m. on all ILP days for students in Grades K-6 (registration required.)
Lunches is not served on ILP days.
ILP Conference signups for January will be available next Friday.

Thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing you at the January and March 2022 ILP Conferences.

The Staff Appreciation Committee Needs Your Help!

We invite you to show your appreciation for our amazing Horizon Honors Staff by signing up to make a batch of homemade cookies! The Staff Appreciation Committee is coordinating our 4th Annual cookie Event on Friday, December 10th, where grateful staff members are allowed to gather a variety of tasty treats to fuel them courtesy of our generous parents. Please use this link to read the details for cookie donation and to sign up for a spot!

At Horizon Honors, volunteers make it happen and we truly appreciate your support! Thank you!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4BA8A722A3FE3-homemade

We love parent volunteers! The 3rd and 4th Quarter Art Masterpiece dates are now on Signup. Please follow the steps below to volunteer.

No art knowledge or experience is needed or required to present or help. All projects are pre-planned and all art materials are provided. Most of the class time is spent with the children working on their art project.

Fill out a Volunteer Form, this must be completed and processed prior to helping on campus.

Volunteer using SignUp.com. Just find your student's teacher and sign up using your email address and name. Presenters please sign up only once. If you are helping you can sign up for multiple days.

By signing up, it tells us we can count on you to help.

Project information will be emailed to the presenters and helpers the week before.

*5-6 Art Masterpiece will now be held during Project Group from 2pm - 3pm. Please look for your students project group teacher for days available.

Horizon Honors Key Club Blood Drive

Thursday, December 9th in the Multi-Purpose Room at 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Please consider saving a life by donating blood. We are experiencing a National Shortage of blood, we really need your help! This is an easy process that will only take about 1 hour of your time.

Sign up for an appointment at www.donors.vitalant.org.
Bring and wear a mask.
HS students,16 years and up can donate during SLAB or after school to earn Community Service hours. Please fill out the Registration Form and have your parent/guardian sign this Consent Form and return them both to Mindy Duet before December 9th.
If a Secondary student is unable to donate, someone can donate in their name. Please make sure to mention the students name at the time of donation so they can log Community Service hours!
SENIORS who help out with the blood drive, donating or supporting qualify for scholarship opportunities.
Teachers & parents can donate any time from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Please use the link to sign up and fill out the questions completely. If you have ANY issues, please contact Mindy Duet and I will sign you up on the site.

No Place for Hate T-shirts

On Sale now for $15 cash or check in the Elementary Front Office, limited sizes and colors are available.

In response to the challenges your child has faced this year, we purchased the documentary - The Upstanders. This documentary is available for parents to view online until December 5. For the best possible viewing experience, please use on Firefox or Google Chrome.

"The Upstanders is unsettling and uplifting, causing us all to examine our behavior, inspiring us to do better, be better, and stand up against victimization and cyber-bullying. The third installment in the award-winning Mental Health Trilogy, The Upstanders delves deep into cyber-bullying, showing the perspectives of those who bully, their victims, and the trauma of the bystander. Woven through this film is the very personal, first-hand account of a family’s tragic loss that inspired new legislation to turn the tide against this very real epidemic. As with all of the films in the trilogy, true stories are featured alongside the latest scientific and medical research, along with strategies to empower all communities to stand-up against bullying." Indieflix.com

The documentary interviews a family whose child lost their life to suicide as a result of extensive cyberbullying.

During the 5th-6th grade Human Growth and Development our students will be viewing this documentary and will be asked to watch it again with their parents at home or confirm that parents have viewed the documentary on their own.

PLEASE NOTE: All viewers will need to enter their email address and create a password to access the film; this allows the movie company to keep track of views, and will enable you to receive registration data, but will not be used for any other purpose.