First graders had some Halloween-themed math fun this week with our first Math Mystery! Someone stole some tricking treats and it was up to us to use our math and decoding skills to solve 5 clues and determine the culprit! We had to put numbers in order, count, add, and subtract to solve the mystery!

Upcoming Events

November 13th: PTO Meeting 7:00pm Highlands Library

November 15th: Highlands Musical 6:30 pm

November 20-24th: Thanksgiving break-no school

November 30th: Dine to Donate 10:00 am – 9:00pm

December 1st-15th: Kindergarten Registration, Open Enrollment (new families only) and Prek pre-registration begins

Dear Parents/Guardians

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December 1st, is the date to begin registration for the 2024-25 kindergarten year.  Any preschooler who is moving to kindergarten next year must register their student for kindergarten.  We recommend parents sign up as soon as they can as this gives us a more accurate count for staffing’s and class sizes.  The window for this enrollment period is from December 1st through December 15th.  Any families who are outside of Highlands attendance boundaries will need to fill out an open enrollment form along with the registration form. More details will be given in our next newsletter just before Thanksgiving break.

Please feel free to let any new families or neighbors know that the kindergarten registration period is open.  We appreciate your help in spreading the word.

Reminder: Upcoming Parent University Session on Dyslexia, Nov. 14 

St. Vrain’s Parent University program provides training, information, and resources to parents and caregivers in order to support the well-being and success of their children. Join Yes! Ambassadors: Youth Examples of Self-Advocacy on Nov. 14 at Coal Ridge Middle School from 5-6:30 p.m. as they present, What We Want Everyone to Know About Dyslexia: The student perspective.

Learn more about St. Vrain’s Parent University and view upcoming events >>

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2024-2025 Fall Preschool Pre-Registration Begins December 1

To better serve families and to support a more timely student preschool placement, St. Vrain’s Department of Early Childhood Education is offering families the opportunity to complete the district’s online pre-registration process prior to the state’s Universal Preschool (UPK) application. Families that pre-register in December will receive a notification of their placement from St. Vrain Valley Schools by the end of January, 2024. Pre-registered families will receive ongoing support and communication from St. Vrain Valley Schools if they choose to navigate the UPK process.

Learn more about St. Vrain’s new preschool pre-registration process >>

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GROUP LEADER NEEDED FOR HAWKS NEST

Hawks Nest is looking for a Group Leader. A group leader manages the operation of school aged children (ages 5-12) in the before and after school child care program. Duties include monitoring student attendance, safety, discipline and ensuring a safe, fun, enriching and developmentally appropriate environment for children, assisting with developing and implementing a balanced curriculum of educational, enrichment and recreational activities for children in the child care program including weekly lesson plans and preparation of materials maintaining compliance with State and local regulations, and promoting good relationships with parents and the school community. We hope you will consider joining our team! For more information click here.

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