April 18th, 2016

High Point News

Week of: April 18th, 2016

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Condolences

Our sincerest condolences to Ver'o Ingram for the passing of her aunt. Please keep Ver'o and her family in your thoughts and prayers.  

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'Egg'cellent Life Cycles

Second grade is studying life cycles of amphibians, insects, birds, and mammals.  Come check out our fantastic live animals in the hallway between the library and the computer lab.  We have mealworms, caterpillars, and the largest tadpole you have ever seen!  Coming soon will be chicken eggs and ladybugs.  There are many other pieces on display – deer antlers, snakeskin, blowfish, and a bird’s nest – just to name a few!!  Wednesday is our no testing day so the hallway should be clear!  

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GA Milestones Testing

We are on our second week of testing!!! Thank you to everyone for your patience and flexibility during all of last week!!!

A few friendly reminders:

• Please make sure to wear soft soled shoes in order to limit the noise in the hallways
• Please refrain from walking through the media center to go to specials
• Make sure you are going to lunch on time and picking up your students on time
• Since there are AM and PM testing sessions, we will not be able to make an announcement after each session 

We are almost done!!! Thanks for helping create a great testing environment for our kids! 

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Senator Hill

Senator Hill will be coming to High Point for a tour April 27th. Please make sure to update all bulletin boards and make sure rooms are clean and welcoming! We want to show off all the great things that are happening at our school!!!

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Hands on Atlanta Day
This past weekend we had 50+ volunteers from High Point, Northside Hospital, and Leadership Sandy Springs beautifying our school grounds. Hopefully you will notice the new mulch, flower beds, newly painted basketball court, and our IB Learner Profile Signs at carpool!!
A huge thank you to Lib Roberts and Michelle Dickie for representing our school and assisting the volunteers!!!

*******WRITERS' GALLERY**********

The pledge and writers' gallery will be hosted by Ms. Sexton's class this week.

The pledge and writers' gallery will be hosted by Ms. Barnes' class next week. 

******CALENDAR OF EVENTS*******

Monday, April 18th  
GA Milestones Testing Cont'd

Tuesday, April 19th   

2:45 - Leadership Meeting

Wednesday, April 20th 

Thursday, April 21st 

2:50 - PLCs

Friday, April 22nd 
Student of the Week Certificate

******BIRTHDAYS! ****************

Happy birthday to Rebecca Gersten on the 23rd!!! We hope you have a wonderful birthday!!!