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September 22, 2008
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Tues. 23 A Day in the Life (PS, 1st, 4th, 5th) 6:30 p.m. Spencer Center Wed. 24 Highlands School Book Fair Learning Center Thurs. 25 Third Grade Play Parents Performance 6:30 p.m. Spencer Center Fri. 26 Third Grade Play Students Performance 10:00 a.m. Wed. Oct. 8 Secondary Placement Fair Spencer Center Fri. 10 Weather Make-up Day Mon. 13 Columbus Day Holiday No School/Offices Closed Tues. 14 8th Grade Students visit Indian Springs School Wed. 15 8th Grade Students visit Altamont School Thurs. 16 Fourth Grade Play Parents Performance 6:30 p.m. Spencer Center Fri. 17 Fourth Grade Play Students Performance 10:00 a.m
Attention Middle School Parents
If your Middle School student needs a flash drive please purchase it on your own. The school will not be ordering any Highlands School flash drives this year. The only requirement is that the flash drive has at least 1G of memory. If you have questions please contact Carole Mazer at 995-0864.
The Secondary Placement Fair needs YOU
and a few good card tables!
The Secondary Placement Fair will be on Wednesday, October 8th.
Also, each school will need a card table for its display.
If you are able to volunteer or have a standard card table
and would be willing to lend it to us for a few days, please
contact Mandy Vinyard at
Dear Parents and Friends,
Head of Lower School, Amy Mendel, has been working on certification as a trainer in Brain-Based Education through Eric Jensen since January 2007. Since that time, Ms. Mendel has attended multiple institutes, conducted workshops for Highlands School’s faculty and staff, and completed and passed an exam with 150 essay questions.
Ms. Mendel will participate in a graduation ceremony in January giving her the honor of becoming the second certified brain-based trainer in the State of Alabama. Ms. Mendel exemplifies the spirit of Highlands School’s commitment to a higher degree of learning, a learning that continues throughout a lifetime. She also exemplifies Highlands School’s emphasis to thing big, to dream bigger than Birmingham and Alabama, and to set ourselves apart on a national and even international level. Please join me in congratulating Amy Torok Mendel for this fabulous achievement.
Kathryn Woodson Barr
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October 22 & 23 Parent/Teacher
Conferences
It will soon be time for our Parents and Teachers to meet to discuss their Students’ progress. If you are the Parent of a of 4
th – 8
th
grade student, please call the office to schedule an appointment. If you are the Parent of a Preschool – 3
rd
grade student, your child’s teachers will be contacting you to schedule your appointment.
Note for Middle School Parents
Your student should bring home a School Choice form and a chart of schools attending the Secondary School Fair today. Please review this information together and return the School Choice form to Mrs. Hammer no later than Friday, September 26. Thanks for your help, and please call Mrs. Hammer if you have any questions
Attention Kindergarten Parents:
The kindergarten classes will go to the McWane Science Center on October 2, 2008. We will visit the Just My Size area, and participate in a demonstration on solids, liquids and gases. We will leave the school around 8:30 and be at the McWane Center by 9:00. We will leave around 11:30 and be back at school by 12:00. We will eat lunch in our classrooms that day. This includes the hot lunch students.
Congratulations!
Grace Robinson has been selected to play the lead child role of Maria in the Alabama Ballet's produc-tion of George Balletine's Nutcracker. For more information on the Alabama Ballet’s pro-duction of the Nutcracker please visit their website at:
http://www.alabamaballet.org/
balanchine.html#nutty
8K RUN AND ONE MILE FUN WALK
October 18, 2008
Location: One Nineteen Health and Wellness Times: 8:00-8k Race, 9:00-One Mile Fun Walk
Special STUDENT Price- $10 for the Fun Walk/Run (students must mail in form)
Adults can register online at Active.com Benefits Hannah Home Shelby
USATF Certified Course For Student Registration Forms or more information please contact:
Race Director-Amy Reese [email protected]
The Highlands School Faculty and Staff would like to express our deep appreciation to the parents of the Eighth Grade Class for all the time and work they put into preparing the September Faculty/Staff Appreciation Lunch. It was delicious!
The Book Fair Order Form for Wednesday, September 24, is located on page 5 of
the Highnotes.
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Cub Scouts are Top Guns
Highlands Pack 88 finished 2nd overall among the 13 teams entered in the District Top Gun contest on Sept 13. 4 of our boys won top 10 trophies: James Brandon took 1st and Thomas Barr took 3rd in the 5th grade contest, and Matthew Scott took 5th and Peter Scalise won 9th in the 3rd Grade contest.
We will begin building our Soap Box Derby cars in October. Any boy in the 4th or 5th grade who would like to help us build and race a car should contact Aaron Nafziger at [email protected]. He will be working mostly on Thursdays after school. Any 3rd grade boy who wants to do it, please contact Mike Madden at [email protected].
Save the Date for the Fall Festival!
Deck the gym with bats and lizards, warty toads and icky gizzards. Fun for all, just wait and see.
Highlands Fall Festival is the place to be! October 24th, 4-6pm
If you would like to volunteer, contact
Nicole Williams at 602-2739 or [email protected],
or Tracy Engel at 790-6006 or [email protected].
Are you a former Highlands Student? Do you know a former Highlands Student? If so, then please contact Peggy Darby at [email protected] and let her know. The School is currently updating the Alumni Records in preparation for a Highlands Alumni Holiday Open House event. By sharing the contact information for your fellow alumni you will help ensure that all our alumni are invited to this special alumni event. Thank you for your help!
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HIGHLANDS SCHOOL BOOK FAIR
Please fill out a separate form for each of your children. Each book is $20.00.
Individual Student: ________________ Homeroom:
Number of books: @ $20.00 Total donation:
Check #: Thank you for your donation to the Highlands School Library.
Return form and your check (made out to Highlands) to your child’s homeroom
teacher by Wednesday, September 24th, 2008. Books will be chosen on Sept. 24th.
Presented by (your child’s name) 2008-2009
will appear on every 50th Anniversary dedication label.
Additional Dedication: You may choose to donate books in honor or in memory of
someone special to your child. If so two additional lines will be added to the book plate.
Please photocopy this form if more dedications are required.
Book 1 please circle one: In honor of In loving memory of
(one name per book—27 character limit including spaces)
Book 2 please circle one: In honor of In loving memory of
(one name per book—27 character limit including spaces)
Book 3 please circle one: In honor of In loving memory of
(one name per book—27 character limit including spaces)
Book 4 please circle one: In honor of In loving memory of
(one name per book—27 character limit including spaces)
