Horizon Parent Newsletter
November 1, 2019
From the Principal's Desk
Our mindset for November is Live to Give. We are very excited to partner with Pennies for Patients to take on blood cancer and help in finding a cure. There will be more information coming that will allow your child to participate in this rewarding event that emphasizes the importance of social and emotional learning and gaining the experience of helping both children and adults in their fight against blood cancer.
Veteran's Day Assembly
Horizon will be celebrating our Veterans at an assembly on Monday, November 11th at 8:15 a.m.
- Performances by our choirs, grade level presentations and Armed Forces recognition.
- Reception hosted by PTSO immediately following the assembly for our Veterans and their families.
** We are working on a special tribute to our Veterans. If you would please send a picture of any family member who is or has served in the military to the school before November 7th we would appreciate it. Pictures can be emailed to Mrs. Combs at combsch@mustangps.org **
Thanksgiving Break
After School Car Rider Pick Up - New Procedures
Upcoming Events for November
November 6th - Band to Philharmonic Concert
November 7th - Veterans Day Intermediate Choir Concert - 7:00 pm @ MHS Auditorium
November 8th - November Mindset Assembly @ 2:15 pm
November 11th - Veterans Day Assembly @ 8:15 am
November 11th - November 20th - Food Drive
November 12th - Band Concert @ 6 pm
November 15th - Horizon night @ Thunder game
November 19th - Student Voice @ lunch
Concession Stand
Kona Ice
October 10th
October 24th
November 14th
December 12th
Walk walk with your hot choc
November 18th
December 2nd
December 16th
Students can purchase hot chocolate for $1 and marshmallows for $0.25. This is a student led fundraiser to benefit our teachers' classrooms.
Relay for Life
Homework Lab
Counselor's Corner
Food Drive will be November 11-20th.
We will accept any non refrigerated items that are not expired.
There will be a competition between halls. Who can bring the most items will get an extra recess.
From the Library
Do you wish your child had more access to literature at home? Are they always forgetting to take home their library book? Try our FREE digital catalog available in an app or online! Students can borrow ebooks and audiobooks from Sora, by Overdrive.
SORA is a wonderful kid friendly platform and is free to all Mustang students. It can be downloaded and used on phones, tablets, chromebooks, desktops, and laptops.
Setup is simple! Students search for Mustang Public Schools then sign in with their school username and password. Try it today! Happy reading!
Visit: https://www.soraapp.com or download the Sora app.
Nurse News
Healthy food choices can be a challenge in today’s fast paced world and it is easy to get stuck in a rut. One way to help get back on track is to get the kids involved. November celebrates family, friends and gratitude. This is a good time to get the kids involved in meal preparation and help learn to make healthy choices. Make a themed night such as “Zucchini Night”. Baked some zucchini bread for dessert, baked with olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper, add to soups or have some fun and make zucchini noodles. Thanksgiving can include cranberry and diet 7-up punch, walnut, celery, apple, plain yogurt and cranberries salad. Pumpkin custard with fat free or sugar free whip cream. Whole wheat rolls. Studies show that kids who help with meal prep are more likely to eat different / new foods. The possibilities are endless so give it a try this month and be thankful for the help and time together. Happy Thanksgiving.
Sincerely your Nursing Office Team
Michelle Moore , Cameron Redus and Jennifer Randell
PTSO Meeting
FROM THE CHOIR DIRECTOR:
Honor Choir - Meets every Tuesday and Thursday til 4 pm
Before and After School Drop Off and Pick Up
Building opens at 7:35a.m. (students who arrive prior to 7:35a.m. will not be supervised)
**. PLEASE DO NOT drop your student off from the road. We ask that you follow our front drive on the west side of the building to drop students off. ***
You must have a Horizon issued Car Rider Tag in order to pick up a student from the car pick up line - There are NO exceptions to this!! These tags inform the teachers on duty that the driver is authorized to pick up a student. If you do not have a tag, you will need to park and come into the office with a state issued ID to pick up a student.
** Please take note of this policy when sending someone to pick up your student that normally does not pick up your student. We will not release them without either the car rider tag or ID. **
After School:
Car Riders are to be picked up on the WEST side of the building/ front of school. Please DO NOT park in the EAST parking lot and walk around to pick up your student. This parking lot is only for BUSES and DAY CARE vans at the end of the day.
We ask that you DO NOT ask your student to meet you in the back of the building or on the street. For safety reasons, please follow the west side drive and get in the car rider line.
BUS INFORMATION
Parents and Guardians,
Please take a few minutes to review district-wide expectations regarding student conduct on buses. In order to provide safe transportation to and from school, it is very important that all students adhere to the following expectations.
STUDENT CONDUCT ON BUSES
Riding a school bus is a privilege and students must maintain safe and respectful conduct to ensure safe travel to and from school. Student safety is our main priority and rules that are enforced at school also apply on the bus. Our bus drivers have the same authority over pupils while riding buses as the teachers have while in school.
The following rules and regulations shall govern the conduct of school bus passengers:
Students must be respectful of the driver and other passengers at all times
All students must stay in their seats from the time they load the bus to the time they exit the bus
Students must keep hands and feet to themselves
Students must avoid tampering with the windows or the emergency door of the bus unless instructed by the driver to do so
Disruptive behaviors, which potentially jeopardize the safety of all passengers, will not be tolerated. The following are some examples of disruptive behaviors which may result in the loss of bus riding privileges:
Fighting, shouting, profanity, horseplay, using tobacco or electronic cigarettes, extending any part of the body through an open window, throwing objects, refusing to obey the bus driver, *vandalism
*Students who deface or vandalize a school bus in any way shall have bus riding privileges suspended and will not be permitted to resume bus privileges until all damages are paid.
The following items will not be permitted on the bus:
Balloons
Glass containers
Snacks and drinks (must stay in the student’s backpack)
WRITTEN CONDUCT REPORT
A written report about a student’s unsatisfactory conduct will be issued by the bus driver and delivered to the school principal for disciplinary action. The action taken by the principal may include short-term or permanent suspension from bus riding privileges and/or suspension from school- depending on the severity of the behavior.
Disciplinary action for bus conduct reports may include, but is not limited to:
1st Conduct Report- Warning and Parent Phone Call
2nd Conduct Report- 3 Day Suspension from Bus Privileges
3rd Conduct Report- 5 Day Suspension from Bus Privileges
4th Conduct Report- 10 Day Suspension from Bus Privileges
5th Conduct Report- Loss of Bus Riding Privileges- Remainder of the School Year
After School Procedures
- No student will be allowed to exit the building on the East or South side of the building.
- All students who are car riders or walkers will exit the building on the West side of the building. If you park on the East side of the building near the High School stadium or on the North side of the building you will need to walk to the West side of the building with your car rider tag to pick up your student.
- All students who ride a bus and or day car van will meet in the gym immediately following the last school bed and then be escorted to their bus when it arrives.
WE ENCOURAGE ALL PARENTS OF STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT A BUS RIDER OR WALK TO THEIR OWN HOME TO UTILIZE THE CAR RIDER LINE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
Please take the time to read these new procedures and discuss them with your student. While this may be inconvenient for some of you, these new procedures are for the safety of all the students at Horizon.
If you have any questions please feel free to email Assistant Principal Christie Combs at combsch@mustangps.org
Thank you,
Mrs. Edwards and Mrs. Combs
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