Garden Heights Tiger News
December 2022
This month at Garden Heights
November 28th - December 19th: Garden Heights Food Drive. Please bring non perishable food items (no glass) to your classroom.
December 6th: Book Fair Family Night, 5pm - 7pm in the GH Gymnasium. Come enjoy some cookies and take a picture with Santa! Pictures are $1.
December 7th & 8th: Book Fair in the Library. 8:30-9 AM, 11:35-1:05 PM, 3:30-4:00 PM
December 8th: PTO meeting, 4:30pm in the Library
December 14th: Hour of Code, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm, GH Gym
December 16th: Virtual Winter Concert
December 21st - January 3rd: Christmas Break
Brrrr, it's cold outside!
Inclement Weather Procedures
Winter weather is upon us! Sometimes the weather will affect our school schedule. When that happens, the MLSD will issue direct communication between 5:15 am - 6:00 am the day of the weather related event.
Late Start - Late starts due to inclement weather are different than our normal Monday late starts. When the school district declares a "late start", elementary schools will begin at 11am. Bus routes will run 2 hours later than their normal pick-up time.
Closures - There will be no school that day.
Early Closure - Under severe emergency weather conditions, MLSD may need to proceed with early closure.
If you are not receiving communication from the school district, please click here. For more information, please contact the Moses Lake School District at (509) 766 - 2650 or info@mlsd161.org.
Community Support
Join us at the Book Fair!
Book Fair Info
Click on the images below to view important information regarding our Scholastic Book Fair!
Community Event
The Rotary Club of Moses Lake will be distributing free coats at Columbia MS on December 10th. Visit this link for more information Coats and Boots for Kids Drive | Facebook
GH Winter Concert
Class recordings will take place Dec. 6th - 9th. Mrs. Green will be sending a Remind message to families regarding your student's class recording dates!
Lost & Found
Is your child missing something? Have them check the lost and found! It is located outside of the PE doors, across from the kitchen.
December Menu
Classroom Snacks
If you are planning to bring snacks for holiday parties or birthdays, please contact your student's teacher and please choose snacks from the approved Allergy Aware Snacks List.
Volunteer Update
Are you interested in volunteering at Garden Heights? We would love to have you join our team! Parent volunteers are needed in a variety of areas. If you are interested in helping, please bring Photo I.D. to the front office and complete a background check. (Proof of covid vaccination is no longer required to volunteer.)
MLSD does their best to process volunteer requests within 24-48 hours. To find out if you have been approved, please contact the MLSD Office at (509) 766-2650 or the Garden Heights Office at (509) 766-2651.
Thank you to our parent volunteers for making Popcorn Friday a success! We sure do appreciate you!
Visitors 👋
It is very important to report your child's absence
Unreported absences are always marked unexcused, and too many unexcused absences can be cause for concern. Please call our 24-hour attendance line at (509) 766-2651 ext 1194, or email ghattendance@mlsd161.org, or send a Remind in the Garden Heights Attendance Classroom.
Remind is a great resource for communicating attendance! Messages you send in this classroom will only be seen by the classroom manager. If you would like to be added to this classroom, text @ghatten to 81010.
Did you know that Garden Heights has a Facebook page? Be sure to click on the link and "Like" the page for up-to-date announcements and information, including school events, inclement weather closures or late starts, and community events.