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Welcome and Important Updates from Principal Hogan
We will start with Heights Palooza on Monday, August 28 from 4:30 to 6:00.Heights Palooza is an opportunity to meet your teacher and tour the school, including your classroom. Come enjoy the music and ice cream treats. Sign up for the Parent Teacher Organization and volunteering.
The next opportunity to engage with families is Heights 101 where you will learn more about the nuts and bolts of the Vancouver Home Connections learning environment, roles, and expectations/ Teachers will review academic expectations, curriculum, and communication methods. Families with students in multiple grade levels whould plan to attend each session. Heights 101 for K-6 parents/guadians is scheduled for Wednesday, August 30 and for middle school parents/guardians on Thursday, August 31. Details about times will be shared by your student's teacher.
Something new and exciting is that we now have bus transportation to Heights Campus. Buses will pick up students at their home and drop them at Heights. The addition of transportation did require us to make a big adjustment to our schedule to align with the school districts early release Monday schedule. To minimize impact on core instruction, we have move or enrichment day from Friday to Monday. Core instruction for elementary will be on Wednesday and Friday. Core instruction for middle school will be Tuesday through Friday.
K-5 Monday Enrichment Schedule
6-8 Monday Enrichment Schedule
Buses will arrive between 8:30 and 8:45. On early release Mondays, students will be walked next door to Marshall Elementary to catch the 1:35 bus home. Grades K-6 riding the bus will be walked next door to Marshall to catch the 2:35 bus home. 7th and 8th grade students will catch the 3:15 bus at Heights. You will find the schedule HERE. Transportation will contact you with your pick-up and drop-off times. If you haven't already, request transportation through this form.
2023-2024 is a great year to parnter with Vancouver Home Connection. We look forward to working with you to support student learning.
Regards,
Deanna Hogan
Heights Campus Principal
Important Dates Vancouver Home Connection (VHC)
K-6 Hieghts 101 @9:00
Middle School Heights in person @ 9:00 over Zoom @ 3:00
Heights 101 is essential for parents/guardians to start the partnership off right
First day of Middle School classes September 5 @ 9:00
First day of K-6 classes September 6 @9:00
New Heights Campus Calendar
New Communications Technology: ParentSquare
Home School Support Families
Mrs. Beck will schedule an intial parent/guardian meeting for the week of August 30th. At that meeting you will determine goals, pacing, and resources. Once resources are identified, our Teacher Libraian, Judy Weingarz, will contact you to schedule a time to pick up requested materials.
Email: kristin.beck@vansd.org
Phone: 360-313-4990
Attendance Matters
When it comes to learning, every single school day counts. Research shows that attendance plays an important role in academic success, which affects success in life. Simply put, students must attend school in order to benefit from it.
Just two missed days of school every month, for any reason, can cause a child to suffer academically and decrease the chances that he or she will graduate. Absences add up—and subtract from learning.
Volunteering
We look forward to working with you.
McLoughlin Middle School Girls Volleyball Team is looking for players
This opportunity is available to Heights Campus students who would otherwise attend McLoughlin. Volleyball is available to 7th and 8th grade girls and is a no-cut sport.The first practice is August 23rd. Find physical and sign up information HERE.
Contact head volleyball coach Maddy Bozarth (madeline.bozarth@vansd.org) with questions.
New Student Information System: ParentVue on Synergy
ParentVue will be our new parent-facing Synergy SIS portal that will allow parents and guardians access to their student’s information. This will replace the SIS portal used in previous years known as Parent Access/Skyward.
Information you will access in ParentVue will include (but not be limited to):
Class Schedules
Assignments and scores
Attendance
Discipline
Immunization compliance
Transcripts
Graduation status
You should recieve information on how to log in soon if you have not already.
Vancouver Home Connection Staff
Administrative
Principal-Deanna HoganAssociate Principal-Kathleen Paradis
Secretary-Larisa Romanchenko
Reception/Attendance Clerk-Jennifer Crooker
Enrollment Clerk-Brandy Clarno
Enrollment Clerk-Kelly Hatfield
Fiscal Clerk-Angella Lindsay
Counseling Clerk-Maureen Jarrett
Teachers
Kindergarten-Kia Sastre
1st Grade-Chris Piper
2nd Grade-Meg Perlick
3rd Grade-Jessica Cantrell
4th Grade-Lucia Anderson
5th Grade- Allison Susen
6th Grade-Shanda Karraker-Bigelow
Learning Support- Jillian Jones
School Counselor
Kelly Moore
Heights Campus
Email: heightscampus.school@vansd.org
Website: heightscampus.vansd.org
Location: 6450 Macarthur Boulevard, Vancouver, WA, USA
Phone: 360-313-4990
Twitter: @VPSOcelet