Parent Note: Parent Note – October 10, 2022
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FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
What a blessing it is to partner with your family to see students academically equipped, Biblically grounded, and spiritually nurture to impact the world for Christ. In the next few weeks, there are a number of pressing and important things happening on our campus. Thank you for keeping these special events on your radar and in your prayers:
Grandparents’ Day – Due to increased enrollment, it is essential that grandparents and grandfriends are the only adults that are present during the performance and classroom visits. We are expecting north of 600 grandparents at HCS this Friday. God has blessed our families richly!
Parent Performance – The Grandparents’ Day Performance will be repeated for parents on Monday, October 17 at 6:30pm. Please plan on arriving early to find parking, as the parking lot will be partially blocked. Only K-5 grade students will be participating in this performance.
Important Parking Lot Work – On Monday, October 10 and Monday, October 17 – Friday, October 21, the East parking lot will be closed due to construction. Due to limited parking on these days, pick-up will last until 3:30pm and parents are asked to space out picking up their children. If everyone arrives before the end of the day, there will certainly be a back-up!
Report Cards: It’s hard to believe it, but we are nearing the end of the 1st quarter. Report cards can be viewed on OnCampus on Tuesday, October 25 and should be reviewed at home with your children before conferences!
Groundbreaking Chapel – On Friday, October 28, a special ground-breaking chapel will occur in the gym. All parents, grandparents, alumni, and friends of the school are welcome to come to this chapel that will last from 8:30am to 9:45am. This chapel will include a time of corporate worship, testimonies, and a time of community prayer.
Again, thank you for your continued support! Each of you make Highland Christian a better place to be!
Blessings,
Mr. Weener
ACCREDITATION COMMENDATIONS
This fall Highland Christian School welcomed six members from CSI (Christian Schools International) for our five-year accreditation site visit. After recommending a five-year accreditation credential, the team provided a list of eleven exemplary traits of Highland Christian School. Over the next three months we will be highlighting one of these traits each week. This week’s trait is:
Power Standards are clearly articulated and are the driver for lesson planning.
SCHOOL NEWS
This Friday, Oct. 14 is Grandparents’ Day at HCS! If your child’s grandparents did not receive an invitation, please extend one to them. Please make sure the grandparents know who their grandchildren’s teachers are. Gym doors open at 10:15 with the program beginning at 11:00. If your child doesn’t have a grandparent who is able to attend, they may have one special friend come in their place.
Important Parent Information for Grandparents’ Day:
There is a 1:45 dismissal on that day. If you are picking up your child via the pick-up line, please arrive after 1:45. This allows for grandparents to leave safely.
· If your child is going home with a grandparent, please notify the teacher and bus driver by Thursday. Oct. 13.
· K-5 students should wear dress clothes.
· There is no hot lunch on this day – students should bring their lunch from home.
· There will be aftercare on this day.
The Parent Performance of the Grandparents’ Day Program is Monday, Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m.
Parent/Teacher Conferences – Nov. 2&3: This year, we are again using Schoolbookings.net to let parents sign-up for the conference slot they would prefer. Like last year, 3rd-8th grade conferences will be student led. Pre-K – 2nd grade conferences will just be with the parents. You may sign up for conferences at https://www.schoolbookings.net/code/u9s27. Our school code is u9s27.
Open this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jqSf8L9vRmnX11WJ7V-K7DSVl2WI7wG5/view?usp=sharing to watch a short tutorial of how to sign up for a conference slot and be directed to the website. This process is very straightforward and will help simplify this process for the office and give more options to families.
Blessings Through Books Opportunity: Mrs. Susan Perez, a friend of the school who lives in Hammond, gives out over 400 books during her Harvest Festival along with food and prayers. We would like to encourage her with this project by giving her books. We are looking for any gently used bibles, devotional, or bible story books for all ages. We are so grateful for all the books that came in last week, but are always willing to take more. Just bring your books to the blue bin outside the library to participate in this opportunity.
PTO NEWS
Our Mattress Fundraiser is THIS Saturday! Referrals are the key to success, and we need YOUR help to find people who need a mattress to come to the fundraiser this weekend. Please text and email your student’s referral flyer to ALL your contacts! Remember, your student gets credit for every referral! PLEASE NOTE: Students are NOT permitted to pass out referral flyers at the school the day of the fundraiser; referrals must be handed out personally before the sale.
Can’t make it to the mattress sale but want to make a purchase? You can visit this store in Valpo and proceeds still go to HCS PTO! Just be sure to bring a digital or physical copy of a flyer for the purchase to count. And don’t forget to mention a student’s name for their cash prize. Staff discounts work here as well!A Reliable Mattress Store in Valparaiso, Indiana (bedzzzdirectmattress.com)
It’s more than just mattresses for sale – there are pillows, sheets, mattress protectors and adjustable bases too! Check out this link for more info. You can also make a purchase over the phone @ 219.464.2339. Be sure to mention the sale is for the HCS fundraiser and any child who referred you! Home | Malouf (maloufhome.com)
Restaurant Night is next Wednesday, Oct 19 from 4-8pm at Chipotle in Highland. Chipotle is 12% on TRIP, so purchase your gift cards for this event this week!
Interested in serving on PTO? There are still a couple spots open! Send an email to [email protected] if you are interested.
You may purchase spiritwear at http://highlandchristiangear.com/
ETC NEWS
3rd-5th Grade Parents! Tonight, Monday, October 10, is your sort night! Please consider helping us! Sorting hours are from 5-7 tonight (no children, please!). Hope to see you there!
ATHLETIC NEWS
Monday, Oct. 10 – Cross Country League Championship Meet at Illiana – 4:00 start
7th & 8th boys basketball try-outs 3:15-4:30
Tuesday, Oct. 11 – 7th & 8th boys basketball try-outs 3:15-4:30
6th boys basketball try-outs 4:30-5:45
Wed., Oct. 12 – 7th & 8th boys basketball try-outs 3:15-4:30
6th boys basketball try-outs 4:30-5:45
TRIP NEWS
Please note: AMC Movie Theaters physical gift cards have changed their denomination from $25 to $50 effective immediately.
RaiseRight Bonus Fest has begun. Check out the bonus rebates for the next 3 weekends, Friday through Sunday. Bonus Fest is for all of our TRIP online participants. Extra bonus rebates will be advertised every Friday through Sunday of each weekend. Are you signed up for the scrip online ordering program? If not or if you have any questions, contact Ann Lynch at [email protected] for more information.
Current Bonus Rebates (week of Oct. 10th): Jewel – 5%; Shutterfly – 11%; Bath & Body Works – 16%; Dominoes – 11%; TGI Fridays – 13%.
TRIP orders are due this week (paper and online) on Thurs., Oct. 13th by 10 a.m. The TRIP program will be accepting physical gift card orders on Oct. **18, 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17, **22. (Please Note: For the week of fall break TRIP orders will be due on Tues., Oct. 18th by 10 a.m.)
Team A (Julie Sitter, Larissa Vander Pol, Jessica Hiskes, Missy Buikema) will be putting the TRIP orders together on Tues., Oct. 11th. Orders will be ready for pick up in the school office on Tuesday by 2:45 p.m.
TRIP Teams for Stuffing Orders: Team B – Oct. 18; Team C – Oct. 25; Team D – Nov. 1; Team A – Nov. 8