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HEIGHTS HAPPENINGS
Volume 2, Issue 5
The Monthly Newsletter of Heights
December 7, 2015
Elementary IB World School
Breakfast: 7:25 AM - 7:45 AM
A Message from Administration
Student Hours: 7:55 AM - 2:10 PM
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving
holiday with your family and friends! The month
of December is already upon us, and as we begin
to prepare for the holidays, we are reminded of just how fast the school year goes by.
Continue encouraging your child to do their very best to ensure they reach his/her
highest potential. We wish you the happiest of holidays this season. Enjoy some well
deserved rest with family and friends!
Office Hours: 7:30 AM - 3:30PM
www.het.leeschools.net
Dates to Remember/
Dias Para Recordar
News From the Office
When sending in a note regarding an absences, PLEASE write the student’s full
name and WHY the student was absent. (Ex: Doctor’s appt., death in the family,
family vacation, family visiting, wedding, reunion, etc.) The note must state why the
student was absent to determine whether it is excused or unexcused. If you have any
questions, please contact Mrs. Curry.
11th
STEM Competition Winners
17th
A Big Congratulations goes out to our Heights STEM Teams for their participation
in the Solar Oven Cooking Competition that took place at Lehigh Elementary on
November 14th. First Place Winners - Heights Hurricanes (Katie Borst, Alivia Mehalik, Sophia and Olivia Cabrera, and Alexandra Cooney). Second Place WinnersChess Champs (William Kalvin, Brandon Lee, and Nicholas Paez). WOW Award
for Excellent Design- Heights Panthers (Zoe Sax, Emma Hayman, and Hayden
Leslie). The Science Stars’ team were not all able to be present but the two boys who
represented them were Matthew Bohl and Sam Lessinger. They showed exemplary
teamwork and made Mrs. Alexander very proud. What a great group of competitive
and hard-working students! We are so lucky to have such supportive and involved
parents as well!
*Correction from November’s newsletter: (Heights Hur r icanes) Katie Bor st,
Alivia Mehalik, Sophia Cabrera, and Olivia Cabrera were incorrectly listed as Third
Place winners at the October 10th STEM Competition. They were FIRST Place winners. Congratulations!!
December/Deciembre
Field Day 2nd and 3rd Grades
Día de Juegos Grados 2 y 3
Movie Night at Alliance of
the Arts 5-8pm
Noche de Pelicula en Alliance
of the Arts 5-8pm
21st Schools Closed—Holiday Break
Jan.3rd
No Hay Escuela – Vacacion de Dias
Festivos
Jan. 4th Students Return to School
Regreso a al Escuela
News from Fifth Grade
Thank you to the following companies for becoming official sponsors for the fifth
grade end of year trip! Your generous donation will help the team reach their goal
of sending all fifth graders on a field trip of a lifetime!
PoolPros, Inc. - Title Sponsor
Leslie Management, LLC - IB Sponsor
Orthopedic Center of Florida - Hurricane Sponsor
Barkley Circle Dentistry - Hurricane Sponsor
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or would like to make a donation for the
field trip, please contact the school and ask for a member of the fifth grade team.
Holiday Performance
The Heights Hurricane Choir will be performing at the Edison Ford Estates “Holiday
Nights” on December 19th at 7:00 pm. Join us at the Museum West Porch and get
into the Holiday Spirit!
Traducion disponible: Si desean información sobre este bolentin por favor de
llamar a Lizzette Roman (481-1761) de 7:45am-2:00pm.
The School Board of Lee County, Florida
Steven K. Teuber, District 4, Chairman
Mary Fischer, District 1, Vice Chairman
Jeanne S. Dozier, District 2
Cathleen O'Daniel Morgan, District 3
Pamela H. LaRiviere, District 5
Dr. Gregory K. Adkins
Superintendent
Student Assignment 2016-17
January 11th – April 1, 2016
Parents of currently enrolled students in Lee County Public School grades five, eight, and students in Pre-K attending Lee County Public Schools
who are eligible for kindergarten for 2016/17, will be mailed their child’s personalized application on January 8, 2016. This is a very exciting
time of year for students and parents as they plan for 2016-2017! Those receiving the applications can save time by applying online! Please read
the documents sent to you very carefully, and determine if you want to apply online, mail it back to us, or bring it to one of our offices in person. This is a ten-week application period. There is no need to stand in long lines the first few days since you have ten weeks to submit the application. All applications are processed as a group.
Parents of children who will be five on or before September 1 st , 2016 and who are not enrolled in one of the district’s Pre-K programs must visit
one of our offices to register for kindergarten for the 2016/2017 school year (bring registration requirements). This should be done during the first
application period (January 11 – April 1) to increase the chances of being assigned to your preferred school. Brand new students cannot apply online – they must be registered in person. There are no automatic assignments – parents need to register incoming kindergartners even if they
have an older sibling already attending the preferred school. Please visit www.leeschools.net for registration requirements and Student Assignment Office locations.
There is also virtual instruction available within the Lee County School District. Lee Virtual Instruction Program (LVIP) is the only K-12 school
in the District. It follows the school district calendar and offers the same diploma opportunity as any other school in the District. There are two
application periods for LVIP. The first application period coincides with the Student Assignment’s first application period. The second one starts
the Monday after Thanksgiving for second semester enrollments. Applying to LVIP does not affect your current School Choice assignment until
the student is accepted into the LVIP program. Visit Lee Virtual Instruction Program at http://lvip.leeschools.net/.
Selección Escolar 2016-2017
Enero 11 – Abril 1, 2016
Los padres de familia de estudiantes actualmente asistiendo a las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Lee en los grados quinto, octavo, y Prekínder atendiendo a una de las escuelas públicas que son elegibles para Kinder recibirán en el correo una aplicación personalizada en enero 8 del
2016. Este es un tiempo muy importante del año para los estudiantes y sus padres para planear para el año 2016-17. Los que reciben esta aplicación pueden ahorrar tiempo aplicando por computadora. Por favor lea los documentos que le enviamos cuidadosamente y determine si usted quiere aplicar por computadora, mandar la aplicación por correo, o traerla en persona a una de nuestras oficinas. El periodo de aplicación es de diez
semanas. No hay necesidad de pararse en líneas largas los primeros días de aplicación ya que usted tiene diez semanas para aplicar. Todas las
aplicaciones son procesadas en grupo.
Los padres de los niños que cumplirán cinco años antes o el día 1 de septiembre, 2016 y que no están matriculados en una de las escuelas del
distrito en el programa de Pre-K deben visitar una de nuestras oficinas para matricular a sus niños por primera vez en kindergarten para el año
escolar 2015/2016. Por favor aplique durante enero 11 y marzo 11 para aumentar los chances de ser asignado a una de las escuelas de su preferencia. Estudiantes nuevos no pueden aplicar por computadora, estudiantes nuevos deben aplicar en persona. No hay asignaciones automáticas –
los padres de familia necesitan matricular a todos los niños que van a entrar a kindergarten aun cuando tengan hermanos que ya están asistiendo a
esa escuela. Por favor visite la página del Internet www.leeschools.net para los requisitos de matrícula y para información acerca de donde están
situadas nuestras oficinas.
También existe la instrucción virtual disponible dentro del Distrito Escolar del Condado de Lee. El Programa de Instrucción Virtual de Lee
(LVIP) es la única escuela K-12 en el Distrito. Sigue el calendario del distrito escolar y ofrece la misma oportunidad de diploma como cualquier
otra escuela en el Distrito. Hay 2 períodos de aplicación para LVIP. El primer período de aplicación coincide con el primer período de aplicación
de la Asignación de Estudiantes. El segundo comienza el lunes después de Acción de Gracias para inscripciones del segundo cuatrimestre. Aplicando a LVIP no afecta su asignación actual hasta que el estudiante es aceptado en el programa de LVIP. Visita el Programa de Instrucción Virtual Lee en http://lvip.leeschools.net/.
PTA News
As 2015 is coming to an end, we want to thank each of our PTA members for their support! We could not do all the wonderful things we do at
our school without all of our wonderful families and Heights staff. We appreciate you! We are extremely close to meeting our goal of 400 members. It is not too late to join! It is only $5 for your annual membership. Please contact [email protected] or visit our website at
Heightspta.org to join.
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the volunteers that helped with our book fair last month. A great big thanks to Mrs. Riemenschneider,
Mrs. Charter and Mrs. Alexander for all their time and hard work. Thanks to everyone's efforts, we sold over $20,000 in books for the week,
which means our library will receive $5,000 worth of new books and educational materials! Way to go team!!!
The PTA organized some Thanksgiving treats to say thank you to our awesome Heights teachers & staff last month! A special thank you to
Heights family, Lisa & Chris Wilson for generously donating coffee from their business - Chocolatte's! We also want to thank our Teacher &
Staff Appreciation chair, Lynn Malkani & her committee for their planning and organization. Congrats to Mrs. Thorstad & Mrs. DiBenedetto for
winning our Thanksgiving Teacher & Staff Appreciation prize drawing!
We are looking forward to seeing everyone at our Heights Family Movie Night on Thursday, December 17th from 5-8pm on the lawn of Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd. Admission is FREE to all Heights families and we will be showing the newly released "The Minions"
movie. We will have dinner available to purchase from food vendors including Red Roc Cravings serving tacos, burritos, nachos and homemade
salsa, Stevie Tomatoes serving pizza, wings, chicken tenders and hot dogs and Burger Que delivering the town's best burgers and fries.
The Heights choir will perform and there may be a special guest or 2 (not mentioning any names ho, ho, ho). So bring your beach chairs, blankets and have a picnic and movie under the stars!
Although our Fall auction has passed, believe it or not, it's time to start planning for next year. In order for this event to be a success, it takes a
lot of planning and preparation. The position for auction chair is currently open so if you are creative, energetic, organized and want to take
charge of this amazing fund raising event, please contact PTA at [email protected]. Not sure? How about donations coordinator? Contact us for more information.
Save the Date! January 29, 2016 from 5-8pm for our Heights Family Fun Zoomers Night.