Horizon Elementary
October 2019
Leader in Me - BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND
October's Habit #2 – Begin with the End in Mind
Begin With the End in Mind means to think about how you would like something to turn out before you get started. Reading a recipe before cooking or looking at a map before leaving on a trip is beginning with the end in mind. For young children, a good example is that of a jigsaw puzzle. Before doing a puzzle, they look at the cover of the box. They start with the end in mind.
We would love for parents to talk about the habits of the month with their students and help reinforce during the month them at home.
Family Activities
1. Habit 2 provides a good base for activities around goal setting. As a family (or with an individual child), choose an area that needs improvement. The area of improvement, or the broad goal, becomes your end in mind. Then think of specific steps that will lead to achieving this goal. For example, if the goal is to improve as a reader, specific steps may include reading a certain amount of time every day or working several times a week to improve oral fluency.
2. Ask your child if there is something special he or she would like to buy, then help your child plan how much money he or she will need to save and how long it will take. Discuss ideas for earning extra money like doing additional chores and helping around the house.
3. Create a “wants” and “needs” collage with your child. Cut out pictures of various items (toys, candy, vegetables, cleaning supplies, appliances, books, etc.) from a magazine and then ask your child to paste them under the correct column of “wants” or “needs.” Discuss why he or she chose to put the items in the respective columns.
Visitor Check In
YMCA
Student Drop Off
Transportation Plan Changes
If you have a change of plans and need a message delivered to your student, please make sure to call the office by 2:30 PM Monday-Thursday and 1:30 PM on Fridays. Notes are sent out at that time and we are unable to accept change of plans after that time. For early student checkout, students will need to be checked out by 3:00. Otherwise, please plan on picking your student up in the parent pick-up lane.
School Calendar
Jackets & Coats
Basketball Camp
The registration form can be found below.
October PESS
Sessions in English and Spanish A special thank you to St. Luke’s for their contribution to our events!!!
October's Guests:
- Janet Avery-Internet and Social Media Safety tips for Parents and Kids
- Scott Grisso-Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in the schools
- Jerome School District Food Service-Healthy Home Lunches
October PESS
WHEN Monday, Oct. 14th, 5:30pm
WHERE 200 10th Avenue West Jerome, ID
Mayor's Walking Challenge
Through the month of October, Jerome's Mayor, Dave Davis, will be walking with our students during lunch time. Please remind and encourage your child to walk with him for 20 minutes during lunch recess. This is a great opportunity for our students to connect with an amazing role model.
Schedule
October 2nd - 1st grade
October 9th - 2nd grade
October 16th - 3rd grade
October 23rd - 2nd grade
October 30th - 3rd grade
New Playground
The installation should be complete by the end of October. To keep our families safe, please do not allow any children near the construction site until the project is complete.
Box Tops for Education
Horizon Elementary will be participating in Box Tops for Education. The new and improved Box Tops mobile app uses state-of-the-art technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to your school's earnings online.
Simply set up an account and scan your receipt within 14 days of purchase.
Bus Lane
AM Kindergarten student pickup may use the bus lane.
Horizon PTO
Anyone interested is invited to attend.
Upcoming Events:
PTO Meeting October 21 @ 8:30 a.m.
Red Ribbon Week
Horizon Elementary has a Red Ribbon Campaign week planned October 28- November 1. This campaign is the oldest and largest campaign in the nation. It is an ideal way for people and communities to unite and take a visible stand against drugs. At the elementary school, we focus on healthy bodies and healthy minds. Classroom activities are planned this week with a dress up day on Halloween.
October 31 - "Say Boo to Drugs" - Wear your Halloween Costumes. Please note costume requirements below.
Halloween Costumes
On Halloween, we will be "saying "Boo" to drugs." Students will be allowed to wear their Halloween costumes to school. We love seeing our students creativity and encourage positive costumes such as story book characters, historical figures, or other childhood heroes.
Please refer to teacher note for direction to wearing the costume to school or changing at school. Class parties will be the last hour of the day.
As a quick reminder, costumes must be school appropriate, no full face paint, face masks, weapons (toy or prop - including light sabers, guns, swords, etc..), no gangs or scary horror movie characters, no goblins or zombies, no blood on costumes, and all costumes must meet dress code for length which is the bottom of the fingertips.
Lockdown Drill
Veteran's Day Tributes
Honor Posters will be sent home with students mid-October. Please watch for them. Students may use it or create their own. Students may return posters to their classroom teacher and honor anyone who has served in the armed forces. If students would like to honor more than one veteran, teachers will have extra copies of the poster. We love to see photos, but please make sure they are copies in case they get lost or misplaced.
Horizon's Schedule (2019-2020)
● Breakfast K-3 begins @ 7:45 a.m.
● First bell rings @ 8:20 a.m., Tardy bell rings @ 8:25 a.m.
● Students are dismissed @ 3:10 p.m. Monday - Thursday
● Early Release each Friday @ 2:10 p.m.
Kindergarten
Morning Kindergarten classes:
8:20 a.m.-11:25 a.m. Monday –Thursday
8:20 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. Friday
Afternoon Kindergarten classes:
12:10 p.m.-3:10 p.m. Monday –Thursday
11:40 a.m. -2:10 p.m. Friday
PM K Lunch - To eat lunch, students must be in lunchroom by 11:50 (M-H) and 11:25 (F)
Horizon Office opens @ 7:30 a.m.
Horizon's Facebook Page
Search @HorizonElementaryJerome to find us.
Mark Your Calendar
October 1 - Vision Screening
October 2 - Mayors Walking Challenge (1st Grade)
October 3-4 - No School (Teacher Inservice)
October 8 - 3rd Grade Flag Etiquette
October 9 - Mayor's Walking Challenge (2nd Grade)
October 9 - Habit 1 & 2 Assembly
October 11 - Birthday Lunch w/ Principal
October 16 - Mayor's Walking Challenge (3rd Grade)
October 17 - Ready! for Kinder @ Horizon
October 22-23 - Parent Teacher Conferences
October 23 - Mayor's Walking Challenge (2nd Grade)
October 25 - No School
October 30 - Mayor's Walking Challenge (3rd Grade)
October 31 - Halloween (Costume Dress Up Day)
October 28-Nov 1 - Red Ribbon Week
November 11 - Veterans Day Concert
Horizon Elementary School
Email: wendy.ohlensehlen@jeromeschools.org
Website: www.jeromeschools.org
Location: 934 10th Avenue East, Jerome, ID, USA
Phone: (208) 324-4841
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HorizonElementaryJerome/
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