High Peaks Elementary School
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High Peaks News for the Week of March 6, 2017
This Week’s Events
Monday, March 6th
8:15am 5th Grade Instrumental Music
Tuesday, March 7th
Wednesday, March 8th
8:15am 5th Grade Instrumental Music
****Early Release Wednesday*******
Please pick up your students by 2:15pm. Thank you.
Thursday, March 9th
Friday, March 10th
Old School Meets New School! Thanks Student Council for showing the soon to be
High Peakers the High Peaks way!
Congratulations, Molly Arthur!​
What is the largest country that the equator passes through?
In which country would you find the highest waterfall?
What is the capital of Portugal?
Don’t know the answer? Ask Molly Author. Molly not only won the High Peaks Geography
Bee, but has now qualified for the Colorado State Geo Bee, to be held on Friday, March 31.
Way to go, Molly!!
THIS WEEK’S
TOP STORIES
Click here for direct information:
Community Dinner- This Monday
Be a High Peaks Reporter
Trip Tracker
Kindergarten Enrichment Registration
PARCC/CMAS Testing
High Peaks Sock Hop
Visitor Badges
Community Dinners
Lifelong Learning Summer Camps
Community Dinner at Next Door - This Monday, March 6th
Come one, come all! Bring your family, friends, and neighbors for a wonderful meal at
Next Door this Monday, March 6, from 5:00 - 9:00. Next Door will graciously donate 50%
of sales to the High Peaks PTO. Please tell your wait person that you are with High Peaks.
Thank you in advance for continuing to support our school.
http://www.nextdooreatery.com/location/boulder/
PLEASE READ - NOTE FROM NEXT DOOR:​ Unfortunately, we have had issues with groups soliciting guests
inside and outside the restaurant. We cannot allow this as it makes guests uncomfortable. 504U events are not
an opportunity to market or recruit for your organization but rather an opportunity to bring your existing
community together. If you solicit guests at Next Door (inside or outside the restaurant) we will have to cancel
your event and not donate 50% from participating tables. I hope you understand.
Be a High Peaks Reporter!
The Yearbook staff is looking for true stories that highlight the 16-17 school year at High
Peaks! We still need articles written by students for our Headline News; the deadline is
March 24​. We need a 5th
​ ​ grade student who would like to write about their experience at
High Peaks, or K-5 students who would like to write about a Core Knowledge Event
(1st-Egyptians, 2nd-Western Expansion/Ellis Island, 3rd-Roman Times, 4th-Medieval
Times, 5th-Western), field trip, Battle of the Books, Spelling Bee, Fun Run, etc. The sky’s
the limit! Please email all articles to d
​ [email protected],​ or drop off hard copies in
the office.
Thank you,
The Yearbook Staff
Trip Tracker
It’s time to report your student’s February Trip Tracker trips - Click ​Here
It’s not too late to register for Trip Tracker - Walk, bike, carpool, or bus to school,
and earn Trip Tracker dollars to spend throughout Boulder. ​Track your most
recent miles by March 12th. Do it today! C
​ lick ​Here ​to register.
Kindergarten Enrichment Registration
The window is now open! Kindergarten Enrichment is a BVSD, tuition-based, child care
program that compliments the Kindergarten program and provides a full school day
experience for your child. Registration is open until March 13th. At that time we will run a
lottery for available seats at schools where it is needed. After March 13th, we will
continue to accept registrations for the remaining available seats and wait lists. Tuition
assistance is available through CCAP. For more information or to register, please visit our
website​ ​bvsd.org/ke​ or call 720.561.5970.
Registro de Enriquecimiento de Kindergarten
¡La ventana está abierta! El programa de Enriquecimiento es un programa de cuido
infantil basado en una cuota escolar que complementa el programa de Kindergarten y
provee una experiencia de día escolar completo para su hijo/ja. La inscripción está
abierta hasta el 13 de marzo. En ese momento ejecutaremos una lotería para asientos
disponibles en esas escuelas donde es necesario. Después del 13 de marzo continuaremos
aceptando inscripciones para el restante de asientos disponibles y listas de espera.
Asistencia financiera está disponible a través de CCAP. Para obtener más información o
para inscribirse, visite nuestro sitio web b
​ vsd.org/ke​ o llame al 720.561.5978.
Warm Regards,
Melisa Potes
Kindergarten Enrichment
Color Me Smart Preschool
Preschool Enrichment
Program Manager
Community School Program
Boulder Valley School District
720-561-5964
720-561-5950 (fax)
[email protected]
www.bvsd.org/ke
PEN Coffee Talk​ ​
Please join us for the March 13th PEN coffee talk, at 8:20am in the library
Topic - "How To Navigate the Political Climate With Our Children”
Speaker: ​Robin Goldstein-Lincoln, LPC, RPT (http://www.robinglincoln.com)
State Testing is right around the corner….
PARCC/CMAS Testing: March 20th-April 21th
Parents, our PARCC and CMAS testing will take place in the months of March and April.
These important tests help us plan and differentiate for the specific needs of students. If
you have questions, please feel free to call or email Jeannie Tynecki at
[email protected]​.
Please mark your calendars for these important dates. Please do not schedule
appointments or vacations during these testing windows; thank you in advance. We will
have more detailed information in the near future.
Parents,
We are aware that the Passover holiday falls within our testing window. We did our best
to work around the dates, but if this should create a conflict for your family, we are
happy to accommodate and provide a different testing time for your child. Thank you for
your support during the busy time of year.
Sincerely,
Jeannie
High Peaks Testing Schedule
March
April
Third
Grade
Mon.,
3/20
Tues.,
3/21
Wed.,
3/22
Tues.,
4/4
Wed.,
4/5
Thurs.,
4/6
Fri.,
4/7
8:20-10:15
ELA
ELA
ELA
Math
Math
Math
Math
April
Fourth
Grade
Mon.,
4/10
Tues.,
4/11
Wed.,
4/12
Thurs.,
4/13
Thurs.,
4/20
Fri.,
4/21
8:45-10:15
ELA
ELA
Math
ELA
Soc.
Studies
Social
Studies
12:45-2:30
Math
Math
Math
Social
Studies
April
Fifth
Grade
Thurs.,
4/6
Fri.,
4/7
Mon.,
4/10
Tues.,
4/11
Wed.,
4/12
Thurs.,
4/13
8:45-10:15
ELA
ELA
Science
Science
Math
Science
12:45-2:30
ELA
Math
Math
Math
High Peaks Sock Hop - Mark Your Calendars
Please ​SAVE THE DATE​ for the annual​ Sock Hop!​ This year we're going OUT OF THIS
WORLD on ​Friday, April 7th from 5:30pm - 8:00pm at High Peaks Elementary.​ There
will be ​no silent auction​ this year, so parents will have more time to dance! This remains
a family event (no drop offs), and we need your help to make it a success. Please see the
sign up sheet for volunteer opportunities:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084eacac2fa46-high​. Any questions or
comments may be directed to April Gatesman at [email protected].
Save our Badges
The school Visitor Badge supply is quickly dwindling. Please check your pockets,
drawers, cars, nooks, and crannies for the BCSIS/High Peaks red visitor badges and
promptly return them to the school office. These badges are essential for our security
procedures and costly to replace. Thank you for your cooperation.
Community Dinners - Mark Your Calendars
Help support the High Peaks ED Team while enjoying some of Boulder’s eclectic eateries!
Monday, March 6th - Next Door
Wednesday, April 12th - Reubens
Lifelong Learning Summer Camps
Parents, Lifelong Learning is offering summer camps. Please check out the link below.
http://bvsd.org/lll/Documents/2017_LLL_SummerCampCatalog.pdf
Also, there is a 10% early bird discount off of all summer camps through March 31st.
Using the code: summerofyes