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C.L.A.S.S. Character Education
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SAVE THE DATE
Hoot Carnival is October 17th,2008 5-8:30
What is Hoot?
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Save the Date!
Fling "FUNraiser" is
Saturday, March 7th, 2009
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Highland Park Elementary School PTA Mission Statement
Highland Park Elementary School PTA nurtures learning, provides enriching activities, promotes citizenship, partners with teachers, supports professional development, and cultivates parental involvement.
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Math Is Fun! Be part of the HP Math Club (4th & 5th graders)
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The HP Math club will be open for registration for our 4th and 5th Scotties beginning Friday, August 29th. This once-a-month event is sure to be FUN! as we explore math using a variety of techniques and most importantly, OUR IMAGINATION!
To find out more and to register, go to our Math Club website and Hurry! Space is limited!
Louis Danuser
Posted Wednesday, August 27 @ 05:19:34 EST
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Catch The FUN! First Annual Scottie Classic!!
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Come join your fellow Scotties and Friends
September 28, 2008 Fore: The First Annual Scottie Classic!!
Fore: Raising Money to support our Incredible School!
Fore: You and 3 of your friends in a 4 person
Scramble at the fabulous Live Oak Course at
Lakeway! Shotgun Start 1:30 with registration at 12:00
Fore: Great prizes, good eats, and Loads of fun!
Fore: $100.00/person Fore more info or to register,fill out and return the form found at bottom left of website. Or contact Jodi Leach @ jodi.leach@gmail.com
Posted Tuesday, August 26 @ 22:26:36 EST
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HP Back To School Family Picnic
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September 11th
Perry Playground
6 PM POK-E-JO’S ALL YOU CAN EAT BBQ DRINKS & COOKIES
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BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC!
Please bring blankets and chairs (In case of rain we will gather in the cafeteria.)
Can't find your form, just print one from the website,
under PTA/School Forms.
Posted Tuesday, August 26 @ 11:50:21 EST
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Fun foods don’t have to be deep-fried or full of preservatives. Just think bite-size, dippable, and varied. Natural foods aisles in many grocery stores have a lot of healthier products, such as snacks sweetened only with fruit juice or packaged with fewer trans-fats and preservatives.
Here are five ideas for health-conscious meals that are easy to prepare and fun for kids. Whether your child is a try-anything eater or has the pickiest appetite ever seen, these lunches are sure to please.
click "read more" below for lunch ideas.......
Posted Monday, August 25 @ 03:16:14 EST
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Finding Balance In Your Child's Life
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Do you shuttle your child from one activity to the next? Find ways to simplify your child's overscheduled life. By Emily Graham, PTO Today
It starts with the best of intentions. Your daughter excels at music, so you enroll her in piano lessons. The next year, she picks up the violin and joins the soccer team. She asks to join her friends in scouts, then wins a spot on the academic quiz team.
Family dinners become a thing of the past as you shuttle her from one activity to the next. Homework takes up the rest of the evening, leaving her little time to play or unwind. Mornings are frantic as she rushes to find homework, athletic gear, and sheet music before the school bus arrives. You tell yourself it's worth it to help her get into a good college. But no matter how much energy she has now, an overscheduled kid runs the risk of burnout by the time she's ready for college.
"Sometimes we equate the number of activities with good parenting," says Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, a University of New Hampshire psychologist who has authored books on parenting and home organization. "Colleges are looking for kids that are well-rounded, not manically overscheduled."
The hectic pace is hard on parents, too. The pressure parents feel to maximize every opportunity for their children may leave moms and dads feeling inadequate and cause them to derive less satisfaction from parenting, the American Academy of Pediatrics has found.
Click "Read More" below to finish article........
Posted Sunday, August 24 @ 13:06:33 EST
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Hooray To Chili's Our New HP Partner in Ed!
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Thank you Chili's for donating chips & hot sauce to all of the HP staff their first week back to school!
Starting September 8th, Chili's will have an HP day/night. 10% will be given back to HP!!!
All you have to do is acknowledge that you are an HP parent. They will be creating a HP window at their 45th Street location. HP, PTA, Parents need to have huge showing Sept 8 and show we are truly a proud school with wonderful support to our partner!
Posted Wednesday, August 20 @ 03:32:26 EST
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Winner of 2008-2009 Scottie Spirit T-Shirt Design Contest
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CONGRATULATIONS to Phoebe Ayres, the winner of the 2008--2009 Scottie Spirit T-Shirt Design Contest. Phoebe's design, "iScottie" will be printed on the school spirit shirts for the 2008-2009 school year. They will be available at Rally Day in August. Our students submitted 75 designs! Our faculty & staff narrowed that number down to the three finalists, and our students voted to determine the winner. THANKS to all of the students who submitted design and to our finalists, Miranda Ayres and Katy Conway-Malott.
Click here to see the winning design!
Posted Tuesday, May 13 @ 01:21:47 EST
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HP Students Rank #1 for Technology Competence!
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Did you know that AISD tests students for technology competencies every
year in 5th grade? Most AISD parents are probably not aware of this, & most Highland Park parents are probably not aware that our school ranked #1 out of 74 elementary schools in AISD last year in this assessment - Wow! - this is great news for our Blue Ribbon school! For a closer look at how we stack up in this regard, go to our website & check the "About Our School" section & you will find several graphs documenting our success, or try this link:
Posted Saturday, May 10 @ 05:15:31 EST
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New Partner In Education for Highland Park
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Partners In Education News
We have a new Partner In Education! Jeff & Hellen Pennell, parents of Riley & Cassie, are owners of the Massage Envy in the Arbor Walk. They are excited to donate 2% of all revenue brought in from Highland Park families, friends and staff for the rest of the school year. They will leave a sign at the front desk asking for receipts. If you forget to leave your receipt there, you can drop it off in the Partners box in the PTA room. This percentage will be good for all services: massages, memberships and gift certificates.
Massage Envy is located in the Arbor Walk at:
10515 N. Mopac Express Way NB Suite 210 B Austin, TX 78758 (512) 834–ENVY ( 3689)
Please notice that there are more than one Message Envy locations around Austin.
Only the location above is our Partner.
Posted Wednesday, April 02 @ 04:13:03 EST
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Lunch Money Payment On-Line - GREAT OPTION!
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AISD has partnered with www.mylunchmoney.com to provide an opportunity for families to set up an account to pay for lunch money through the www.mylunchmoney.com website. This is OPTIONAL for families, and there is a required transaction fee of $1.95 each time you make a deposit. Advantages to using this service can include receiving low balance notifications via e-mail when your child's balance drops below $5.00, as well as the option to pay using a credit card. It not only shows you what your child is purchasing, it allows you to make certain items,i.e. ice cream, off limits. You must have your child's student ID on hand when signing up on-line- this number will be sent home with your child during the first week of school. Go to www.mylunchmoney.com to explore the opportunity and/or to sign up.
Posted Wednesday, August 22 @ 22:11:19 EST
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General Meetings
Next PTA Mtg 9/16,6:30
Agenda
Minutes
Executive Board
Next Mtg 9/8, 6:30
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Minutes
Campus Advisory Council
Next Mtg 8/26, 3pm
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