The Husky Paws Newsletter
Ann K. Heiman Elementary School - 348-2400
Anne Ramírez, Principal
Ricky Bucher, Assistant Principal
December 4, 2014
Attendance
Our attendance has been decreasing after a
strong start to the year. Our attendance
percentage in the last 2 weeks is down
significantly. We recognize this is flu season and
we have had lots of bugs going around. We have
been promoting healthy hand washing and
hygiene to help. Also remember that starting
young, having the routine of coming to school
every day establishes good habits for the future!
To ensure that all students learn all they can,
everyone needs to come to school on time every
day. Our first bell rings at 8:20 AM and the
learning doesn’t stop until 3:45 PM (2:15 PM on
Mondays). It is critical that students are at
school on time and stay the entire day; this way
if they really need to miss for illness or an
emergency, the overall attendance is still within
the acceptable limits. Students who arrive
late and are picked up early miss learning
time that cannot be made up.
PTO & Parent News!
Did you know that PTO purchased about $750
worth of books for our “Battle of the Books”
program. Wow thanks PTO!
PTO would like to invite as many parents as
possible to attend the School SAC meeting on
Tuesday Dec 9th at 5 pm in the library. SAC
is the Accountability Committee that meets to
help guide our school.
Spelling Bee
Students at Ann K Heiman will have the
opportunity to participate in the Scripps Spelling
Bee this year. A school- wide written bee will be
held in January, with an opportunity for the top 30
spellers to participate in an oral bee to select a
school winner. The school winner will be invited to
go to the state spelling bee that will be held in
Denver on March 14. Students are practicing
spelling in their classrooms, but if you would like
additional words to study at home, please
contact debutherus@greeleyschools.org and they
can be sent to you. Happy Spelling!
Open Enrollment
Open enrollment is the process in which families
who live outside of the school’s attendance area
are allowed to request to attend any district
school. The window for open enrollment
requests for the 2015-16 school year begins on
Monday, November 3, 2014 and closes at the
end of the school day on Thursday, December
18, 2014. The open enrollment application form
will be available at every school office, at the
district office (1029 9th Ave.) and on the district
website at www.greeleyschools.org under the
“parents” tab. Completed applications may be
submitted at the district main office, at your
child’s current school or at the school you are
requesting your child to attend in the 2015-16
school year. Students who are presently
attending a school under open enrollment or
transfer will automatically be enrolled in the
school they are presently attending. For more
information about open enrollment, please
consult the district website or call 348-6265.
Cold Weather Tips
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Put your child’s name in coats, jackets,
gloves/mittens, hats, etc.
Dress in layers and have warm options.
For younger students, practice zipping, tying,
buckling, etc…
Send an extra pair of shoes if students wear
boots. It’s a long day when they are trudging
around in heavy/hot boots.
Teach kids how to properly wash hands to
reduce germs during flu seasons.
Avoid the sharing of hats and coats
Check the lost and found for lost items. It is
an ever growing pile.
Be sure to go over drop off and pick up plan
with students to avoid having them wait too
long in the cold weather.
Drink lots of water and eat healthy
Online Lunch Payment
To make an online payment follow these simple
steps:
YOU WILL NEED YOUR STUDENTS LAST NAME AND
STUDENT ID NUMBER
1. Visit your school’s web store - or
http://www.greeleyschools.org/payonline
2. Click School Meals link
3. Make payment using a Discover, VISA or
MasterCard debit or credit card
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State testing in March
Students in grades 3-5 will be taking the State
PARRC test during the window of March 9th–
March 26th. The Partnership for Assessment
of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)
is a set of assessments that measure whether
students are on track to be successful in
college and their careers. These high quality,
computer-based K–12 assessments in
Mathematics and English Language
Arts/Literacy give teachers, schools, students,
and parents better information whether
students are on track in their learning, for
success after high school, and tools to help
teachers customize learning to meet student
needs. For more info on PARRC visit:
http://www.parcconline.org/about-parcc
As a school, we are required by the state to
have at least 98% participation but of course
we expect 100% of our kids to participate and
show what they know! Please mark the above
dates in your calendar so you can make sure
to plan accordingly with trips and
appointments.
Summit After-School classes
Summit After School classes will start again on
January 13, 2015 at which time we will also be
accepting new students into the program. For
questions please contact. Lisa Lamb (Summit
Site Facilitator) llamb@greeleyschools.org
970.348.2400 ex. 2451
Drop off/Pick up Reminder
Over the last several months there has been a
growing awareness of safety concerns regarding
children being dropped off and picked up around
school. These safety concerns mostly stem from
the limited parking around the west side of the
school with parents and children walking back
and forth across Palermo Ave. Please keep in
mind for the safety of the children please use the
designated cross walks and follow the No Parking
Zone.
The Evans Police department has asked us
to remind families that fines for parking in
no parking zones, bus loading zones, within
5 feet of a driveway and other parking
violations start at $20.
Upcoming Events
No school for students
Dec. 19-Jan. 4, 2015
*Open enrollment
November 3-December 18
*Winter Parties 1st-5th grade
Thursday, December 18 @ 3:15 PM
Only store bought items can be consumed.
*Classes resume Monday, January 5, 2015
* REPORT CARDS WILL GO HOME AFTER THE
BREAK!