The Howler January 25th, 2019
Newsletter for the Shadow Hills Elementary School Community
Principal Point
Model the Behavior You Want to See in Your Child
"Children have never been very good at listening to their elders," said James Baldwin. "But they have never failed to imitate them."
Like it or not, you are a model for your child’s character. Each action you take teaches a powerful lesson to your child about the kind of person he should be.
Here are some ways you are a moral model:
When you give to a charity, you’re teaching your child that it is important to give to others.
When you treat your child and others with love and respect, you are teaching him how he should treat others.
When you leave a note after bumping another car in a parking lot, you are teaching your child that honesty is important even when no one is looking.
When you spend time cleaning up a park, you are teaching your child to protect our environment.
When you help your child with a project you said you’d help with even though you’re tired, you are teaching your child that promises matter.
When you make goals for yourself and are conscientious about your work, you are showing your child that these things are important.
What affects our children most? It’s usually not the big things. Instead, the small actions repeated over and over have the greatest impact.
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Shadow Hills Elementary School
We are PK-6th Public Elementary School in Boise, Idaho! We serve the community of NW Boise and parts of Eagle and Garden City. We have excellent community support for our outstanding teachers and staff! Thank you!
Mission
Inspiring curiosity and building integrity to cultivate a positive learning community.
Vision
We believe the most promising strategy for achieving the mission of Shadow Hills Elementary School is to develop our capacity to function as a professional learning community. We envision a school in which staff:
Inspire curiosity
Build integrity
Cultivate a positive learning community
Unite to achieve a common purpose and clear goals
Work in collaborative teams
Seek and implement best practices that result in student growth and achievement
Monitor student progress
Demonstrate a personal commitment to the overall success and well-being of all students
(Vision based on P. 135 of the following book - Eaker, DuFour & DuFour. (2002). Getting Started: Reculturing Schools To Become Professional Learning Communities. Bloomington, Indiana: National Educational Service.)
Values
We live the values of: Respect - Dignity - Honesty - Responsibility - Teamwork
2018-2019 Focus: Trustworthiness, Citizenship, Attitude, Integrity, and Self-esteem
Purpose/Goals
SMART Goals updated annually
Email: gale.zickefoose@boiseschools.org
Website: https://shadowhills.boiseschools.org/
Location: 8301 West Sloan Street, Boise, ID, USA
Phone: 208-854-6060
Facebook: facebook.com/ShadowHillsWolves
Twitter: @ShadowHillsElem
FIGHT FLU AND GERMS!
ATTENDANCE INFORMATION
OPEN ENROLLMENT INFORMATION
Application Deadlines
Open enrollment applications will be accepted at any time throughout the year. However, those applications submitted by the dates indicated below will receive first consideration for open enrollment in the indicated grade.
Elementary: Feb. 1st of the preceding school year.
Seventh grade: May 15th of the fifth grade year.
Eighth and Ninth grade: Feb. 1st of the preceding school year.
Tenth grade: May 15th of the eighth grade year
Eleventh and Twelfth grade: Feb. 1st of the preceding school year.
SHADOW HILLS MATH-A-THON NEWSLETTER
SHADOW HILLS PTO FUNDRAISER
Important Dates
Thursday, Jan 24th: Math-a-thon kickoff! Pledge envelopes go home.
Jan 28th to Feb 1st:
Pledge and Test Week. Students ask for pledges from family and friends. Students take math test.
Thursday, Feb 1st:
STEM Night is a drop-in event of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Family, and Fun!
Feb 4th to 8th:
Students collect and turn in money to their teachers. Use this pledge envelope, or any sealed envelope with the student and teacher names.
NOTE: Pledges must be submitted by the end of the school day on Friday, Feb 8th to be eligible for prizes!
Friday, Feb 15th:
Ice Cream Social with the Principal! Grand and Raffle Prizes awarded.
Money raised will be used to enhance the school playground facilities.
Students should obtain pledges from neighbors, relatives, and friends.
Students should not
sell door-to-door.
Students will ask sponsors to either pledge: a set amount for each percent they earn on the Math-a-thon test or a dollar amount of their choosing.
Students are given tests that are skill/grade appropriate and test grades are recorded as a percentage.
DONATE ONLINE!!!
Pledge donations can be accepted through the Boise Schools Foundation Website
https://boiseschools
foundation49704.
thankyou4caring.org/
6th GRADE
EXCLUSIVE PRIZE!!!
IF THE 6TH GRADE
RAISES $2000,
EVERY 6TH GRADER
EARNS A
RIVERGLEN HOODIE*
Individual 6th graders who raise $100 or more
receive a hoodie.
*Students not attending Riverglen will receive an alternate hoodie.
PRIZES FOR TOP $$ STUDENTS GRADES K-3RD AND 4TH-6th!!!
3rd Place
VTech ACTION CAM
2nd Place
RAZOR SCOOTER
AND HELMET
1st Place
GARMIN ACTIVITY TRACKER
RAISE $100: WIN AN ICE CREAM SOCIAL WITH THE PRINCIPAL!!!
PIZZA PARTIES!!! CLASSROOM CASH!!! RAFFLE PRIZES!!!
Shadow Hills PTO Fundraiser- Papa John's
Friday, January 25th at all 6 Treasure Valley Stores. Order Online at PapaJohns.com. Use Online Code: SHADOWHILLS.
Papa John's is open daily 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Winter Weather is Here!
SNOW BOOTS NEEDED!
As winter weather is upon us you may have discovered that your child's snow boots no longer fit. If you are looking for a place to donate them, Shadow Hills will take them to give them to students in need of snow boots! Bring your gently worn boots to Mrs. Erwin in the counseling office and we will find them a new home. Thank you for supporting our students!
WALKING CLUB NEWS
Walking Club is off to a great start this year! There are more students walking and/or running laps than ever before at lunch recess! See here the students who are racking up the miles and have already reached the 25 mile mark and beyond!
25 Miles!
Tilli M. (Johnson) and Mikaela W. (Wamhoff)
Maggie H. (Plies)
Daiken L. and Audrey V. (Amoureux)
Amelia M. (Irwin)
125 Miles!!
Jackson L. (Amoureux) and Caleb L. (Jeffries)
Keep walking and stay healthy!!
Pictured below are a few of our Walking Club superstars!! They have run for a combined total of 539 miles since Walking Club started! Hats off to Cohen M., Caleb L., Caleb G., Taif A. and Jackson L.!! Congratulations, boys!
THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE IS COMING!!!
Please mark your calendars for this fun week of KINDNESS! Let's make Shadow Hills an even better place to go to school! KINDNESS MATTERS!!
We are going to do some dress up days for the challenge. Here are the themes and dates:
Monday, 1/28: TEAM KINDNESS - "Join the Team"
*Wear your favorite team attire or colors
Tuesday, 1/29: PEACE, LOVE, AND KINDNESS - "Kindness is hip"
*Dress like a hippie
Wednesday, 1/30: POWERED BY KINDNESS - "What is your super power?"
*Dress as your own superhero
Thursday, 1/31: CRAZY FOR KINDNESS
*Crazy hair day
Friday, 2/1: DREAM OF KINDNESS
*Pajama day
January Fire Marshal
BOX TOP COLLECTION!!
It’s Box Tops submission time again! Please turn in your Box Tops before February 20th so they can be included in our school’s April check – it’s our last chance this school year to earn cash for our school. All Box Tops turned in after this date will go toward next fall’s check. Thanks for your help!
Please click on the Box Top Information attachment below for collection instructions. Use this link to print Box Top collection sheets:
HOLIDAY PROGRAM DVDs AVAILABLE
Families of 1st-3rd grade students, there are a few remaining copies of the Holiday Program DVD in the office. Please consider a $15 donation. You can pick those up from the office anytime. Make checks payable to Shadow Hills Elementary.
News from the Health Office
Eligibility for Free or Reduced-Price School Meals During Federal Shutdown
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!
Mark your calendars for the upcoming activities:
Capital High School Cheer Kids Camp is next week, January 28th, 29th and 30th! See the flyer below for information on the camp and registration information. Campers will perform at half-time of a high school Boys Varsity Basketball game.
Grizzly Basketball Cub Cheer Camp is this Saturday, January 26th! See the flyer below for information on the camp and registration. Perform with the Riverglen Grizzly Cheerleaders at half-time of a junior high basketball game on January 29th!
STEM NIGHT at SHADOW HILLS is COMING!! You won't want to miss the fun on the evening of January 31st!! Please see the flyer attached below for more information about this awesome event and instructions on how to RSVP for the pizza dinner.
Mark your calendar for the annual Engineering & Science Festival at Boise State on Saturday, February 2, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. This is a free event for the community, with over 75 hands-on activities, demonstrations, and presentations for families and K-12 students to enjoy! See attached flyer below, and forward to friends and family. Feature Presentation: Spacewalking 101 by Retired NASA Astronaut, Boise State University, All Ages,10:00am in the Simplot Ballroom (60 minutes) (I) – NASA’s retired astronaut has flown 2 shuttle flights, STS-117 in 2007 and STS-119 in 2009, and launched to the International Space Station as a member of Expedition in 2014. Swanson will talk about the ins and outs of spacewalking.
DRAMA CLUB is back at Shadow Hills starting February 13th after school! See the attached flyer if you are interested in registering.
Capital High School is hosting Wrestling Club for anyone interested in learning how to wrestle! Please see the attached flyer below for information about the Little Eagles Wrestling Club.
Parents of 5th & 6th Graders: Informational Math Nights are scheduled for January. Please see the attached flyer for dates and times. Information regarding placement in Math 6, Honors and Compacted Math will be covered as well as explanation about the secondary math course sequence.
The Idaho School Nutrition Association is pleased to announce this year's student promotional event. They have chosen to hold a state-wide student art contest which will help Idaho schools promote National School Breakfast Week, March 4th-8th, 2019. The art contest supports this year's theme of "Start your Engines with School Breakfast".
Prize money will be awarded as well as featuring the winning artwork through their website and state conference! Please find the entry forms for more details on the contest attached at the bottom of the newsletter.
GIVE KIDS A SMILE Annual Free Dental Care for Children is scheduled for February! This is a great opportunity for uninsured children to receive needed dental care. Please see the attached flyer below for information on how to register your child for services.
Spring Baseball/Softball: It's time for North Boise Little League registration! Please click on the following link to register now: https://www.northboiselittleleague.org/Default.aspx?tabid=691351&mid=715971&newskeyid=HN1&newsid=181377&ctl=newsdetail.
If CHESS is your game, then check out the attached flyer below for upcoming chess tournaments in the area sponsored by the Western Idaho Scholastic Chess League.