Horicon Elementary School District

Good Evening, Horicon Families, Here is the update for the week of October 14: * There will be no afternoon bus or van this Monday and Wednesday. * There is no After-School program on Wednesday. * This Monday is the monthly site council meeting from 3-4 pm in the library. * This Monday is the monthly board meeting, with the open session starting at 4:30 pm. * We are a nut-free campus. Please do not pack nut items in your child's lunch or snacks, as they will be taken away. This is for safety purposes and adheres to our school policy. * Takis, Hot Cheetos, Candy, Soda, and Gum are also prohibited. * Please do not allow your child to bring toys from home. Toys create issues and distractions, and they are not allowed. * On Friday, Ms. Sacha's class will go on a Field Trip to Starcross. * Additionally, this Friday is Picture Day. Have a great week, Horicon Hornets!

Site council meeting, Monday, October 14, 2024 in the library 3-4PM. Your invited to join in the meeting. Also note you are encouraged to arrange for your students to go to afterschool program. Must of the meeting will be to discuss the upcoming Halloween Carnival.

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There will be no tutoring today, Wednesday, October 9th. If you have any questions please contact the office.

Attention: Horicon Bus Riders Monday, October 14, 2024 and Wednesday, October 16, 2024 (All staff meeting ) there will be no bus. No afternoon Horicon school bus on Monday, October 14, 2024. School dismissal 3:00pm. AND No afternoon Horicon school bus, No Horicon Afterschool Program, but there will be a a before school program offered from 7:00 - 8:00. No Tutoring Program on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. School Dismissal : 1:30 p.m. Note: Our school van will not be available to transport students home. Please provide transportation for your student(s). Thank you for your cooperation.

Please see the attached flier for a wonderful volunteer opportunity. We need all the help we can get!!

Hello Families, Here's the update for the week of October 7: *The After-School Program runs until 4 pm daily. Please remember that students must be picked up by 4 pm. *Parents, please remember that toys from home are not allowed in school. They create issues and distractions and should be left at home. Have a great week, Horicon Hornets! Hola familias, Aquí está la actualización para la semana del 7 de octubre: *El programa después de clases se extiende hasta las 4 pm todos los días. Recuerde que los estudiantes deben ser recogidos antes de las 4 pm. *Padres, por favor recuerden que los juguetes de casa no están permitidos en la escuela. Crean problemas y distracciones y deberían dejarse en casa. ¡Que tengáis una gran semana, Horicon Hornets!

Friday is the community service and pool day, if you student(s) can not swim and you have a floatation device or life jacket please send it to school or bring it to the pool labeled with your student(s) name on it.

Friday is community service/pool day. Permission slips are due tomorrow, Wednesday, September 25th. Make sure you get them into the office.

Here's the update for the week of September 23: *On Tuesday, the 3/4 grade will go on a field trip to the Coast Community Library in the morning. *Friday is Community Service Day. Students will be on campus until noon and then head to Ohlson Pool. *Students in the after-school program must be picked up by 4 p.m.

Just a reminder that tonight is back to school night from 5-7. Come meet your students teacher, shop the book fair and support the Middle School Dinner Fundraiser.

Our book fair has started today. Tomorrow sales will begin. We encourage setting up eWallets for your students as money is easy to misplace. You can do so directly at our book fair website. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/horiconelementaryschool Also please no large bills. We have limited change at the beginning of the week. Shopping will be open daily at the 10am recess and after school from 3 to 4pm.

Hello Families, Here's the update for the week of September 16. This week is the Scholastic Book Fair. Fliers went home last week with information on how to set up an E-wallet for your child so they don't have to bring money to school. On Tuesday, artists from the Charles Schulz Museum come up to work with Ms. Sacha, Ms. Hook, and Ms. Cantin's students. Back to School Night is on Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. Events include a middle school fundraiser dinner, the scholastic book fair, a Soul Shoppe Welcome, and classroom presentations. On Thursday, Joseph from Soul Shoppe will work with students. A few families still need to turn in the beginning of the year paperwork, which includes important student information. Please turn them in by Friday, September 20. Thank you, and have a great week!

Our book fair has arrived and will be open all next week. We sent home fliers about it to everyone and there is a link on our website that will go live tomorrow so that you can set up a eWallet for your child. This ensure money is not lost by students. Family from all over can add to this eWallet it well.

Hello Families, Here is the link for the site council meeting today at 2:30. Thank you! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84226189548?pwd=KqLtt3E4ujxKrqT44rasBYOxggYAfE.1

This week, I observed Ms. Sacha’s class learning about ten frames, how to color within the lines, and how to cut and paste numbers in the correct order. Ms. Hook's class focused on tracing letters and numbers, CVC words (pig, bug, bat), and working on place values with ten frames. Mr. Armstrong’s class finished NWEA testing, learned new math vocabulary, and learned about adding and subtracting within 1,000. Ms. Cantin’s class focused on spelling, vocabulary, and prime factorization. I observed Ms. Ruegg's class learn about solving equations with irrational numbers, absolute values, taking a vocabulary test, and diving into their ELA curriculum by talking/reading about Greek/Roman history. All students practiced bus safety and participated in their first earthquake drill of the year. It was a wonderful week full of smiles and lots of learning!

Here's the weekly update: There will be no school tomorrow, Monday, September 2, in observance of Labor Day. This Thursday is the middle school parent meeting at 4:00 pm in the Hickory Room. Construction continues on Highway 1, so please be mindful & leave enough time to arrive at Horicon. Have a great week!

I spent time in each classroom this week (that's where the fun is!) and was so happy to see kids engaged in learning. I saw Ms. Sacha's class practicing counting to 20 with pipe cleaners and beads, raising quiet hands, and learning how to cut with scissors. Ms. Hook's class practiced long vowels, such as turning 'hop' into 'hope' and 'cut' into 'cute,' practicing writing sentences, and looking for long vowels in sentences as they read together. Mr. Armstrong's class worked on math word problems, took math assessments, and started learning about place value relationships. Ms. Cantin's class created their Mission Statement, 'This year, our class will do our personal best to be kind and respectful to everyone while helping each other learn.' They also watched and then reflected in their journals about a Ted Talk that focused on asking for help. Ms. Ruegg's class jumped into science by discussing how they are connected to the patterns they see in the sky. They also had their first spelling bee and learned about journalism by reading articles in the ICO. Overall, it was a great week at Horicon, and I hope everyone enjoys the three-day weekend!  Attached are the self-portrait collages from Ms. Ruegg and her students.

Attention: There has been a few mountain lion sightings at the Whitetail Deer Trail bus stop. Adults should meet students at the bus stop. Students should not walk alone. Atención: Se han visto algunos pumas en la parada de autobús de Whitetail Deer Trail. Los adultos deben encontrarse con los estudiantes en la parada de autobús. Los estudiantes no deben caminar solos.