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Horizon Elementary MAY 2016 Comet Courier Horizon Elementary School 46665 Broadmore Drive • Sterling, VA 20165 • Telephone 571.434.3260 • Fax 703.444.7418 Absentee Line 571.434.3261 Absentee Email [email protected] Horizon Elementary School website: www.lcps.org/horizon Principal: Mrs. Jennifer Ewing Bookkeeper: Mrs. Holly Buehler Assistant Principal: Ms. Stephanie Baran Attendance Secretary: Mrs. Violet Sowa-Badders MAY EVENTS May 2-6 Teacher Appreciation Week Wednesday, May 4 DARE Graduation, 1:00 Thursday, May 4 4 th Grade Egg Drop Friday, May 6 5 th Grade Panoramic Picture, 8:45 Saturday, May 7 Free Skate at Ashburn Ice House (see p. 5) Tuesday, May 10 PTA General Meeting and Elections, 6:30 Wednesday, May 11 3 rd Grade Field Trip to Nat. History Museum Thursday, May 12 2 nd Grade Field Trip to Oatlands Plantation Monday, May 16 Last day for GOTR donations to the Pet Pantry Tuesday, May 17 1 st Grade Field Trip-Henry and Mudge play Tuesday, May 24 3rd Grade Field Trip to Wegmeyer’s Farm Retirement Reception for Mrs. Toth, 3:00 Thursday, May 26 Kindergarten Field Trip to Bowl America Poetry Masters Recitations Friday, May 27 ECSE Field Trip to Reston Zoo Monday, May 30 Memorial Day Holiday, No School A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPALGreetings Comets! It has hard to believe how quickly this year is flying by. A lot will be happening in May and June. Please stay current with the upcoming events. Starting on May 13 th our third, fourth and fifth grade students will be taking the Standards of Learning Assessments. The schedule per class is listed on p. 3 of the Comet Courier. Remember that attendance at school during testing is extremely important. Please arrange any out- of-school appointments for times that will not be in direct conflict with testing. Thank you! This month we will begin the student placement process for next year’s classes. We invite you, our parents, to share information about your child or family that we do not have access to at school that you believe would impact your child’s educational placement. Should you choose this option, please send me a letter and/or complete the Parent Placement Information Form on p. 17; I respectfully request that you send it on or before Friday, May 6th. Your input should not request a specific teacher. It is impossible to grant those kinds of requests and I know that it can be disappointing when your child does not get into the classroom of the teacher that you request. Please do not approach your child’s current teacher to ask who he/she thinks would be the best teacher for your child. That could potentially be an uncomfortable situation for both the parent and/or teacher. Please be assured that a great deal of thought and consideration goes into placing children into classes at Horizon and we do our best to make the correct placement choices. We have included a copy of the 2016-2017 adopted school calendar for LCPS and Horizon’s Back to School Nights/Kindergarten Parent Orientation/Open House information. Please refer to this calendar and dates as you begin long-range planning for next year. I wish everyone a great last quarter! Together we can maximize these last six weeks of school. Sincerely, Jennifer Ewing

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Horizon Elementary MAY 2016

Comet Courier

Horizon Elementary School 46665 Broadmore Drive • Sterling, VA 20165 • Telephone 571.434.3260 • Fax 703.444.7418

Absentee Line 571.434.3261 Absentee Email [email protected]

Horizon Elementary School website: www.lcps.org/horizon Principal: Mrs. Jennifer Ewing Bookkeeper: Mrs. Holly Buehler

Assistant Principal: Ms. Stephanie Baran Attendance Secretary: Mrs. Violet Sowa-Badders

MAY EVENTS

May 2-6

Teacher Appreciation Week Wednesday, May 4

DARE Graduation, 1:00 Thursday, May 4

4th Grade Egg Drop Friday, May 6

5th Grade Panoramic Picture, 8:45 Saturday, May 7

Free Skate at Ashburn Ice House (see p. 5) Tuesday, May 10

PTA General Meeting and Elections, 6:30 Wednesday, May 11

3rd Grade Field Trip to Nat. History Museum Thursday, May 12

2nd Grade Field Trip to Oatlands Plantation Monday, May 16

Last day for GOTR donations to the Pet Pantry Tuesday, May 17

1st Grade Field Trip-Henry and Mudge play Tuesday, May 24

3rd Grade Field Trip to Wegmeyer’s Farm Retirement Reception for Mrs. Toth, 3:00 Thursday, May 26

Kindergarten Field Trip to Bowl America Poetry Masters Recitations Friday, May 27

ECSE Field Trip to Reston Zoo Monday, May 30 Memorial Day Holiday, No School

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL…

Greetings Comets! It has hard to believe how quickly this year is flying

by. A lot will be happening in May and June. Please stay current with

the upcoming events.

Starting on May 13th our third, fourth and fifth grade students will be

taking the Standards of Learning Assessments. The schedule per class

is listed on p. 3 of the Comet Courier. Remember that attendance at

school during testing is extremely important. Please arrange any out-

of-school appointments for times that will not be in direct conflict with

testing. Thank you!

This month we will begin the student placement process for next year’s

classes. We invite you, our parents, to share information about your

child or family that we do not have access to at school that you believe

would impact your child’s educational placement. Should you choose

this option, please send me a letter and/or complete the Parent

Placement Information Form on p. 17; I respectfully request that you

send it on or before Friday, May 6th. Your input should not request a

specific teacher. It is impossible to grant those kinds of requests and I

know that it can be disappointing when your child does not get into the

classroom of the teacher that you request. Please do not approach your

child’s current teacher to ask who he/she thinks would be the best

teacher for your child. That could potentially be an uncomfortable

situation for both the parent and/or teacher. Please be assured that a

great deal of thought and consideration goes into placing children into

classes at Horizon and we do our best to make the correct placement

choices.

We have included a copy of the 2016-2017 adopted school calendar for

LCPS and Horizon’s Back to School Nights/Kindergarten Parent

Orientation/Open House information. Please refer to this calendar and

dates as you begin long-range planning for next year.

I wish everyone a great last quarter! Together we can maximize these

last six weeks of school.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Ewing

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A TESTING REMINDER TO

3rd, 4th and 5th GRADE PARENTS

As part of the Virginia State Assessment Program and the Loudoun County Assessment

Program, the Standards of Learning Tests (SOLs) will be administered to third, fourth and

fifth grade students at Horizon Elementary School next week.

The first day of testing will be on Friday, May 13.

AM testing sessions will begin between 8:00 and 8:30.

PM testing sessions will begin between 11:00 and 11:30.

The students will be taking their SOL tests online.

Please help your child come prepared to take the tests by ensuring that:

- Your child gets plenty of sleep the night before each test

- Your child eats a good breakfast the morning of the test

- Your child is present on the testing dates ON TIME

- Your child is encouraged to put forth his/her best effort on the tests

The complete testing schedule is on the next page. Thank you for your support and

cooperation at home!

Sincerely,

Jennifer Ewing, Principal

Stephanie Baran, Assistant Principal

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THE HORIZON PTA WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING

SPONSORS OF THE COMET WALK FOR THEIR GENEROUS

DONATIONS:

Audi Contractors Audi Designers

Barakat Orthodontics Belfort Furniture

C3 Cyber Club Friends & Family Dentistry

Havertys Highkicks Taekwondo of Sterling

Dr. Rick Jackomis Dentistry Joe's Pizzaria

Kids First Swim School Majest Martial Arts

The Meadows Parcel Plus

Potomac River Running Store/PR Running Club Village Green Day School

Wegmans

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2ND GRADE IS COLLECTING USED CRAYONS

As a continuation of our fall Project Based Learning experience, 2nd grade will be collecting used/broken crayons from the Horizon community. Each classroom

at Horizon will be placed on a team to see who can collect the most used crayons. The collection started on March 14th and will continue through May 20th. Additional information was sent home the week of March 7th. The 2nd grade students would greatly

appreciate any crayon donations!

Did you know that you can collect Box

Tops all year long? We submit them twice a year, but you can send them in any time. Or, you can hold on to them until the fall for our next class contest! However you do it, just keep collecting

those box tops!

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Horizon Elementary Summer Reading Challenge Summer is almost here!

We are sure you have many fun trips, activities and vacations planned this summer. While

these are important, we also want to encourage you to continue to read regularly throughout

the summer break. Horizon Elementary is continuing the tradition of our summer reading

challenge. Students will be challenged to read 1000 (or more!) pages during their summer

break. More information about the 1000 page challenge will be posted on our website in June!

Happy Reading!

Mrs. Haakonson

Mrs. Carnill

School Board Adopts 2016-2017 Calendar The Loudoun County School Board unanimously adopted a calendar for the 2016-2017 school year at its Tuesday,

December 1st, meeting.

2016-17 School Calendar

August 10-11: New to Profession Teacher Institute

August 12, 15-16: New Employee Orientation/Workdays - All Teachers New to LCPS August 17-18: In-School Staff Development - All Teachers

August 19: Planning/Records/Conference Day

August 22-24: County-Wide Staff Development - All Teachers August 25-26: Planning/Records/Conference Days

August 29: First Day of School September 5: Holiday (Labor Day)

October 10: Holiday (Columbus Day)

November 4: End of the Grading Period November 7-8: Student Holidays (Planning/Records/Conference Days)

November 23-25: Holiday (Thanksgiving) December 22-January 2 Winter Break: (Classes Resume January 3)

January 16: Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) January 26: End of Grading Period

January 27: Moveable Student Holiday * (Planning/Records/Conference Day)

February 20: Holiday (Presidents’ Day) April 6: End of Grading Period

April 7: Student Holiday (Planning/Records/Conference Day) April 10-14: Holiday (Spring Break)

May 29: Holiday (Memorial Day)

June 9: Last Day of School/End of Grading Period June 12-13: Planning/Records/Conference Days

*NOTE: Parents with childcare or other weekday scheduling concerns - Date of the Moveable Planning/Records/Conference Day between first and

second semesters may change if the school calendar must be changed due to school closings for inclement weather or other emergencies.

IMPORTANT BACK TO SCHOOL DATES! Tuesday, August 23 Gr.3-5 Back to School Night, 6:30 pm (parents only) Thursday, August 25 Gr.1, 2, ECSE Preschool Back to School Night 6:30 (parents only) Kindergarten Orientation 5:30 (parents only)

Friday, August 26 Open House 10:30 am – 12:00 (students welcome)

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Calling all Ice Skaters! *FREE* Skate Session at Ashburn Ice House

DATE: Saturday, May 7, 2016

TIME: 12:30-2:00

DETAILS: Any student from Horizon can go to Ashburn Ice House on

the above date and time, tell the staff they attend Horizon Elementary

and they can skate for free!

Horizon was the winner of Ashburn Ice House’s “Skate for Your School”

contest held last fall. Ashburn Ice House is located at:

21595 Smith Switch Rd, Ashburn, VA 20147

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Our Comets do a great job showing the 3C’s (Courtesy, Care, Cooperation). Below are the Spin It to Win It winners for March:

Kindergarten Second Fourth Neil Jakka Jaquelyn Malapira Domenick Arcuri Christo Mirevski Angelina Le-Hoang Colby Margenau Max Monahan Julia Prelewicz Abby Belachew Katie Shipman Hampton Brown Camila Aquino Mia Tsoi Kendall Foris Luke Egenrieder

First Third Fifth Jordan Dillard Natalie Sapio Qasim Popal Baylie Hoover Roshni Lobo Ethan Reidy Melania Fundatureanu Trisha Cherian Tina Yao Fernanda Cielo Jason Ku Katy Price Daniel Londergan Roqiya Roane Aleeha Salam Brady Britsch

COURTESY, CARE,

COOPERATION!

Congratulations to the following students

who were selected as representatives from

their grade level to attend the Comet Café.

Two students from each grade who regularly

show the 3C’s (courtesy, care and

cooperation) were selected to attend. The

winners for the 3rd quarter were:

Kindergarten Third

Adriana Musni Isaac Rossi

Benson Biggs Belle Patton

First Fourth

Nika Ghaffari Christian Cielo

Luke Hooper Kayla Murphy

Second Fifth

Sunny Chen Claudia Tardio-Lewis

Thomas Kalka Andrew Pope

Congratulations to all the Horizon students who took the April WordMasters challenge! They all learned

new words and got practice with analogies. Here are the students who earned the three highest scores in

each grade that participated:

Third Grade: 1st place: Brendan Charen 2nd place: Devin Fuller and Sienna Bogar, tied 3rd place: Abby Vasak Fifth Grade: 1st place: Nicholas Inra 2nd place: Saurav Sukumaran 3rd place: Jonathan Mason Congratulations on a job well done!!!

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POETRY MASTERS

Each month a selection of poems is available for children in grades 1-5 to memorize and recite. Any child in those grades who wishes to participate may pick up the poem selections from the office any time after May 4th. He or she will memorize a selected poem for his or her grade category and recite the poem to the poetry coordinator on Thursday, May 26th.

Congratulations to the following students who successfully recited poems in April: Liam Tully Arianna Martin Lacie Martin Pranika Gaddam Colleen MacGoy Liam Sheridan Jahzara Shabazz Hayden Manor Juline Salahi Ainsley Love Monica Goswami Sahar Miakhel Tia Bhatnagar Sophia Cifuentes Ashley Martinez Ellie Boehmcke Martin Kanchev Lukas Martin Edward Christopher Aram Najarian Stephanie Zhang

Josef Waheed Isabella Lewis

Please join us for a retirement reception for

Mrs. Pam Toth

Tuesday, May 24th

Horizon’s Library from 3:00-4:30 If you would like to share a memory or picture, please drop by the office and pick up a hand.

Please leave your hand with Mrs. Buehler or Mrs. Badders by May 20th.

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Come Celebrate a Special Diva

(a Mom or Female Role Model) at Donuts with Divas

Where: Horizon Elementary Cafeteria

When: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 7:00 - 7:30 a.m. Family name starting with K-Z

Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 7:00 - 7:30 a.m. Family name starting with A-J

Horizon Students: Please bring your favorite Diva to school for donuts, milk, juice and fresh-brewed coffee. We want to take this opportunity to make the important women in your life (mom, grandmother, aunt, stepmom, adult sister or other mother-figure) feel important and special-because you are!

Please R.S.V.P. if you plan on attending

Please come on your designated day. We want to be mindful to give everyone their quality 30 minute time. Please try to car pool due to limited space in the parking lot. Thank you!

Questions? Please contact Amy Sandridge at [email protected] or call the school at 571-434-3260.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _

R.S.V.P. for Donuts with Divas by May 16, 2016 so we have an accurate count for food.

Diva’s Name_____________________________ e-mail _________________________________________

Child #1 name ___________________________ Child #3 name___________________________________ Child #2 name___________________________ Child #4 name___________________________________

Volunteers are needed to serve food! (Dads please help!)

Volunteer’s Name ___________________________Volunteer’s e-mail ____________________________

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Horizon's Girls on the Run Team needs your help to make our

community project a success.

This year the girls are collecting 3-10 pound bags of non-prescription cat and dog food, as well

as canned dog and cat food. This pet food will be donated to "The Pet Pantry" of Loudoun

County. Pet Pantry makes sure that people in need have enough food supplies to keep their pets

fed. Bring your donations and put them in the boxes located at the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade

hallways by May 16th. Girls on the Run will also be having their 5K practice run/walk on May 9

from 2:45-4:00 here at Horizon Elementary. We are inviting parents, teachers, principals, and

walking buddies to come and cheer the team on from the sidelines. Our goal will be to complete

15 laps around the track. Thanks to all for your support of this season's Horizon GOTR Team!

Ms. Johnson-Head Coach, Ms. Wasser-Coach, Ms. Zahid-Coach

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Hey, Comets! Can you help with Horizon’s Food Rescue Program?

You may have heard of Horizon’s Food Rescue Program. We collect uneaten food in the cafeteria that would otherwise be tossed in the trash and donate it to LINK. The program is in its second year and has been a big success. Parents, you can also help by volunteering to deliver our food to the local shelter. Just go to our sign up genius page at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4ea8aa292-horizon1/21784920 and pick a date and time that is good for you! If you have any questions, please contact Amy Sandridge at 571-434-3260.

Let’s do our part to help conquer hunger in Loudoun County!

DRESS CODE

The primary responsibility for the proper dress and grooming of students rests with the parent or guardian of each student. The school has the responsibility; however, to see that the cleanliness, dress, and grooming of students does not present a danger to the health or safety of themselves or fellow classmates. Clothing must be in good taste, of a comfortable fit and follow school standards. Students should dress for the “business of school.” Inappropriate attire consists of any clothing that disrupts the learning environment because it is distracting or offensive.

Clothing students should refrain from wearing to school: Short/tight skirts, shorts and/or dresses (must be at least fingertip length) halter or spaghetti string tops without a shirt/sweater over it mid-drift tops that expose the stomach area excessively baggy shorts or pants mesh/see-through athletic shirts without a T-shirt underneath clothing that displays inappropriate language, artwork, symbols, alcohol/drug messages a bandana and/or hat while at school Heelies and/or shoes with wheels Shoes must be worn at all times

Children must wear sneakers/athletic shoes with solid, rubber soles for all physical education classes.

Parents will be called if their child arrives to school dressed inappropriately. It may be necessary for a change of clothing to be brought to school for the child.

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Horizon Elementary

Parent Placement Information Form for 2016-17 The information you provide will be considered when placing your child in his/her class next year.

Please fill out one form for each child. Return to Mrs. Ewing by Friday, May 6, 2016 with your letter.

Student _______________________________ Current Teacher _______________ Grade NEXT Year _____

Check the descriptors that apply to your child.

Classroom Setting: ____ needs a highly structured classroom ____ needs a free flowing classroom

____ needs strong routines ____ needs hands on activities

____ prefers to work independently ____ prefers group/partner work

____ other:

Instruction and Learning Style:

____ enjoys reading ____ enjoys math

____ enjoys science and/or social studies ____ enjoys music and/or art

____ enjoys problem solving ____ enjoys hands on activities

____ is an auditory learner ____ is a visual learner

____ needs additional time to complete assignments _____ other:

____ needs frequent opportunities to interact with others

Behavior: ____ is able to work independently without a lot of teacher assistance

____ needs close supervision and support from teacher

____ is able to work cooperatively with peers

____ accepts responsibility for his or her behavior

____ needs frequent feedback/reassurance from the teacher

____ needs to be pushed by teacher to reach potential

____ able to remain focused

____ follows directions

____ completes assignments

_____ is easily frustrated

_____ is easily motivated _____ other:

Medical concerns or special needs for consideration:

Social needs to consider:

What other information should we be aware of regarding your child that will help with their placement for next year?

Please note that this form is for informational purposes only and placement with a specific teacher is not guaranteed.

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Potomac Falls Cluster Clothing Drive

Spring has finally arrived and with that comes the annual cleaning out of the closets. We are collecting gently used out-grown clothing, including

shoes and jackets, that are taking up valuable space in your home. Please bring only clean, gently used or new items in all sizes to

Horizon for our Cluster Clothing Drive.

Horizon will collect different items each week of the drive. See the schedule below.

Horizon is collecting clothes for distribution to the families within the Sterling community during the month of May. Each cluster school will collect clothes, and will come together at Potomac Falls High School for a cluster-wide no-sale clothing sale on Saturday

May 21st starting at 9:00 am until 12:00 pm! Help our students and their families, and help your closets.

All clothes can be dropped off into one of the boxes in the front entrance of Horizon during the month of May.

Week 1 (May 2nd to May 6th) Boys’ Summer clothing

Week 2 (May 9th to May 13th) Girls’ Summer clothing

Week 3 (May 16th to May 19th) Young Adult and Adult Summer clothing

Contact Amy Sandridge at [email protected] with any questions.

Thank you for your generosity!

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MSAAC

In April, MSAAC held a meeting with SEAC on Discipline Gaps in Our Schools. Discussion revolved around data that shows a disproportionate amount of minority students and students with disabilities involved in disciplinary action. In addition to reviewing the statistics, MSAAC's focus was to understand how the LCPS system is working on addressing these concerns.

Several panel members were in attendance including :

• Dr. Virginia Crawford- Paterson, Director of Administration • Suzanne Petersen- Supervisor, Student Support Services • Debbie Rose, School Board Member- Algonkian District • Captain Vanessa Grigsby- Interim Chief of Police for Leesburg, VA

In addition to the panel and discussions, we watched a segment of a video titled How Can We Reduce Racial Disproportionality in School Discipline with Kent McIntosh. You can view this video as well as others on Equity at this PBIS link :

https://www.pbis.org/school/equity-pbis

Thorough meeting minutes can be found online on the MSAAC site under General Membership Meetings. Please know you are always welcome to attend any meeting!

Upcoming Meeting:

5/18/16

Meetings are held 7-9pm in the LCPS Administrative Building - 21000 Education Court, Ashburn

Facebook: www.facebook.com/lcpsmsaac

On the web: www.lcps.org/Page/164836

Horizon Representatives: [email protected] , [email protected]

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Horizon Elementary PTA News

2012-2013 Horizon PTA Executive Board

Where did the time go?! I can’t believe it’s already MAY!!! This school year has gone by way too fast. Comet Walk - where to begin?! THANK YOU (times INFINITY!) Shanyn Deeds for an amazing job on this major fundraiser! It was a huge undertaking and she really stepped up to the challenge! The rain delay didn’t dampen the spirits on Monday - everyone had a great time. A special thank you to our local business sponsors, listed on p. 3.Stay tuned to see if we won the special assembly! We hope to see many of you on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 6:30 pm, for the next HPTA General Meeting which includes the HPTA Executive Board elections for 2016-2017. Nominations can be made up until the election, so please consider volunteering to sit on the 2016-2017 Executive Board. More information on the positions can be located on the Horizon PTA website in the ByLaws. There are currently no nominations for two key positions: Treasurer and School Supply Coordinator. These two positions are in urgent need of candidates for nomination. Please contact Catherine Reidy ([email protected]) for more information. We are looking for 3 volunteers who can spare a few hours this summer as PTA Auditors making sure our budget and minutes are all in order. Please contact Teresa Demangos, Treasurer, if you are interested in helping out with this important task. She can be reached at [email protected]. There are only TWO events left for the school year. The Comet Putt Putt Golf Night and the Horizon Multicultural Fun Fair. We have a HUGE need for volunteers for these upcoming events. Please keep an eye out for the Sign-Up Genius for the Multicultural Fun Fair - an annual Comet favorite! This year we are incorporating MultiCultural Night Activities for some great additional family fun! We have begun planning and will need lots of wonderful help to make it a huge success! Keep an eye on Facebook for more information! Here are some dates to put on your calendar:

Teacher Appreciation - May 2-6 Sign-Up Genius available on Facebook Comet Putt Putt Golf Night - May 13 Multicultural Fun Fair - June 3. WILL NEED MANY VOLUNTEERS

Have a great May! Go Comets! -Catherine Reidy, President, HPTA Board

2015-16 PTA Executive Board Members

Cathy Reidy, President

Jill Pope, SVP, Educational Programs

Teresa Demangos, Treasurer

Kristen Sirois, Recording and Corresponding Sec’y

Kerry Kidwell, VP Staff Relations

Karen Advincula, VP Membership and Directory

Jennifer Kalka, After School Enrichment Programs

Liz Linn, VP Fundraising

Tisha DuHaime, Spirit Sales

Brook Gough, VP Social Events

Laura Inra, School Supplies

Karina Andrade, Volunteer Coordinator

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SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (SIP)

The Horizon staff is dedicated to improving our strategies for increasing student achievement and in closing the achievement gap. A formal School Improvement Plan is developed by staff, with parent input. If parents are interested in participating in this process please contact Jennifer Ewing at 571-434-3260. The plan is reviewed and revised throughout the year according to the results achieved.

The updated 2012-2013 SIP will be

posted on the Horizon website.

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (SIP)

The Horizon staff is dedicated to improving our strategies for increasing student achievement and in closing the achievement gap. A formal School Improvement Plan is developed by staff, with parent input. If parents are interested in participating in this process please contact Jennifer Ewing at 571-434-3260. The plan is reviewed and revised throughout the year according to the results achieved.

The updated 2012-2013 SIP will be

posted on the Horizon website.

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (SIP)

The Horizon staff is dedicated to improving our strategies for increasing student achievement and in closing the achievement gap. A formal School Improvement Plan is developed by staff, with parent input. If parents are interested in participating in this process please contact Jennifer Ewing at 571-434-3260. The plan is reviewed and revised throughout the year according to the results achieved.

The updated 2012-2013 SIP will be

posted on the Horizon website.

OFFICE REMINDERS

Students are permitted to enter the building each morning at 7:30 am. Those students ordering breakfast may go straight to the cafeteria. All other students will go straight to their classrooms to start unpacking and start their morning routines. The start bell will sound at 7:50 am. The school day begins promptly at 7:50 AM. Students MUST be in their classrooms at 7:50 AM; arriving after that time results in an UNEXCUSED tardy, unless a doctor’s note is provided. Students coming in after 7:50 AM must be escorted into the building by an adult. School dismisses at 2:35 PM. Parents picking up students prior to dismissal are required to sign them out in the main office. All visitors to the building should begin their visit in the main office. Once in the office, you may sign in using the computer located on the front counter. Any forgotten items should be brought to the office. This will cut down on interruptions to the class.

ABSENTEE/TARDY Please email the Horizon absentee email at [email protected], or call the absentee line at 571-434-3261 to report the absence or late to school information for your child.

AFTER SCHOOL PLAN Anytime your child has a change in his/her after school plan, please send a note in with your child in the morning. The office cannot redirect children after school on the basis of a phone call. If an emergency necessitates a

change during the day, you may fax the instructions to us at 703-444-7418.

LOST AND FOUND

Horizon Elementary has areas designated for lost items such as lunch boxes, and clothing. Students who misplace their belongings can check in the Lost and Found that is located outside the cafeteria by the water fountains. Items of value or importance such as glasses, jewelry, and keys are kept in the front office. If your child has lost an item, please encourage them to check in the Lost and Found or with the office secretaries. Items that go unclaimed will be donated to a local charity at the end of the

school year.

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (SIP)

The Horizon staff is dedicated to improving our strategies for increasing student achievement and in closing the achievement gap. A formal School Improvement Plan is developed by staff, with parent input. If parents are interested in participating in this process please contact Jennifer Ewing at 571-434-3260. The plan is reviewed and revised throughout the year according to the results achieved.

The 2015-2016 SIP can be found on the Horizon

website at http://www.lcps.org/domain/7051.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

If, due to a disability, you need assistance to enable you to participate meaningfully in any of our school programs, please contact Mrs. Ewing, Principal at 571.434.3260 at least five working

days prior to the activity.

HORIZON NOW ON FACEBOOK & TWITTER!

Visit Horizon's new Facebook page to keep up to date on school events and happenings! Check us out at: facebook.com/HRZSterling and be sure to Like our page to get your updates.

We are also on Twitter. Click the links below our calendar to follow us!

https://www.facebook.com/HRZSterling https://twitter.com/HorizonElem

SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVES

Debbie Rose, Algonkian District - [email protected]. You can also follow her on Facebook, "Debbie Rose- School Board"

Brenda Sheridan, Sterling District - [email protected]

Beth Huck, At Large - [email protected]