May 18th, 2020

Monday Notes 5.18.20

"High Point Elementary cultivates knowledgeable, compassionate, and inquiring learners who impact a diverse global community."

**Friendly reminder that action items are in red and informational only items are in blue. 

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Last Monday Blog

This week's blog will be the last for this school year. We will email teachers individually if anything is needed to wrap up the school year. 

Staff not returning to High Point can drop off keys, laptop, or other items on the two post-planning days (May 26th and 27th)

While we are not asking staff to report to school on the 26th and 27th, please check email occasionally in case there is anything needed by admin. Thanks!!!

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Riverwood Senior Drive-Thru - Date Change!!!
Due to rain Monday, we are rescheduling the Riverwood Senior Drive-Thru to TUESDAY from 11:30-12:00 (in between the personal item pick up times). 

Students who are graduating from Riverwood High School this year and attended High Point in elementary school will be "driving thru" High Point. We encourage all staff to attend and help make posters for our graduates! 

We will continue to abide by the social distancing guidelines therefore staff will park in the upper parking lot, and stand on the sidewalk, 6 feet apart, from the front of the school down to the new building parking lot. 

The flow will be the same for the HPES Student Drive-Thru. 

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Challenge Week! 

The Game of Games Challenge week was so much fun and we appreciate all who participated!!! Our talented staff showed off their living rooms, made pictures of High Point out of condiments, face-timed with colleagues during lunch, sent funny texts, and even "morphed" with a celebrity to see what their baby looked like! The "impersonation" video of Pitchford was priceless and might be shared after we get permission to do so! Ha!

Thank you to everyone who participated. The following staff, who competed in the Game of Games Challenge Week, will receive a $10 Target gift card in their mailbox at school: 

Owens

Ittig

Arnold

Burnette

Barnes

Blinder

Conway, M

Pereira

Collins

Gochnauer

Orrison

Norwood

If we accidentally missed someone, please let Pitchford know!!! 

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Personal Item Pick-Up Days and Process

5/19: Last Name A-M – 7:30 am-11:30 am and Last Name N-Z – 12:00 pm-4:00 pm

5/20: Last Name A-M – 12:00 pm-4:00 pm and Last Name N-Z – 7:30 am-11:30 am

Library Book Returns: Beginning May 11th- 22nd: 7:00 am – 2:00 pm

School staff will put students’ personal items in bags labeled with student names. Items which will be picked up NOW by parents will be placed in the cafeteria at a table by their last name. Items to be picked up in August will remain in the classroom. We will add student medications if applicable. 

Parents will be allowed to pick up items on 5/19 or 5/20 based off their last name. They will be instructed to pull into the front of the building near the cafeteria entrance and retrieve the items curbside. High Point will receive textbooks, library books, or any other items to return during this time as well.

Two staff members will be staff outside and two staff members will be staff inside the cafeteria to deliver the personal item bags. 

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Celebration Student Drive-Thru!!

We will welcome students and parents to "drive thru" High Point this Friday, the last day of school, to give them an opportunity to say hello, wave good-bye, and have closure to the school year. 

 Staff will line up along the front of the building, 6 feet apart, at their designated times. We are asking all staff wear gloves and a mask around their neck in the event that children want to give end-of-the-year gifts or if someone is in closer proximity to you than anticipated. 

Please park in the UPPER parking lot so we can utilize the lower parking lot for the Drive Thru. 

PTO will be handing out pre-ordered yearbooks near the field during the designated times as well. The pick-up spot is marked by the purple X on the map. 

PreK – 8:00-8:20

Kindergarten - 8:30-8:50

1st Grade - 9:15-9:35

2nd Grade - 10:00-10:20

3rd Grade -10:45-11:05

4th Grade -11:30-11:50

5th Grade -12:15-12:45

*Should rain be a factor, we might need to adjust the times. Please stay tuned. 

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T-Shirts For Staff

We have made t-shirts for each staff member to commemorate this time and to say thank you for everything you have done for our students. 

Please pick up your t-shirt at the front of the school Monday or Tuesday. Otherwise, each t-shirt will be placed in your school mailbox so you can wear it on the 22nd. 

T-shirts are laid out on two front tables in the front office. Names have been placed on the t-shirts with a sticker and are in alphabetical order. We used the sizes from the shirt order from the beginning of the year. We have a few extra so if you need a different size and can't switch with someone, please let Zeller or Pitchford know. 

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Building Entry After 3:00 pm

For safety purposes, we need to lock the front doors after 3:00 each day this week. If you need to enter the building, please use your key and use the door outside Madison Midkiff's office. Thank you!!!

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Classroom Breakdown for Summer - Reminders

School Hours Beginning May 4th: 6:00 am - 7:00 pm 

In order to adhere to the social distancing guidelines set by the state and county, we will be doing the following: 

* A total of eight people will be allowed in the building each day. We understand that some of you might need to bring a child or a loved one to help you move or breakdown your classroom but we ask that you limit it to one support person a day. 

* We have created the schedule so that the teachers working each day are spread out. Please make sure that you are 6-feet away from a colleague if you are working on the same day. 

* Please bring your own masks and gloves if you have them. If you need a mask or gloves, please email Pitchford immediately so we can secure enough for those who are in the building. 

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Yearbooks For Students

Yearbooks are here! Yearbooks will be placed in the "Personal Item Bags" by our PTO if a parent has requested to pick up their child's belongings from High Point on 5/19 or 5/20.

  If the parents did not request to pick up their child's personal belongings, their yearbook will be available for pick up on 5/22 during the drive-thru celebration. The Yearbook Pick-Up Station is represented by the purple X on the drive-thru map.

Yearbooks are pre-order only!  PTO will not be selling any yearbooks at the school. If parents are interested in a yearbook and didn't pre-order one, they can check the PTO website to pre-order however, quantities are limited. An email blast was sent to all parents notifying them of the pick-up options and how to order. 

www.highpointpto.org

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End of Year Faculty Celebration

Please join us via Zoom on May 21st at 3:00 for our End of Year Faculty Celebration!!!

We hope to see everyone's faces, so make sure to turn your camera on but keep your microphone muted so we can make sure to hear those who are speaking. 

During this time, we will recap 2019-2020, celebrate Simon and Conway who are retiring, and those who are leaving High Point. Please look for the Zoom invitation in your email. 

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

Monday, May 18th

Pick Up Staff T-Shirts

Tuesday, May 19th

Pick Up Staff T-Shirts
Riverwood HS Graduate Drive-Thru @ 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Students' Personal Item Pick Up 7:30-4:00 pm

Wednesday, May 20th

Students' Personal Item Pick Up 7:30-4:00 pm

Thursday, May 21st

5th Grade Completion Ceremony - Virtual 
3:00 - End of Year Faculty Celebration via Zoom

Friday, May 22nd  

Student Drive-Thru

*************************BIRTHDAYS**************************

 

Happy birthday to Lori Simon on the 19th, Stephanie Rogers on the 22nd and Sarah Ittig on the 29th!!! We hope you all have a wonderful birthday! 

We would also like to wish happy birthday to our staff with summer birthdays: 

June

Collins - 1st

Jackson - 12th

Eigel - 14th

Blinder - 16th 

July

Mendoza - 1st

Espinoza, J - 2nd

Roberts, K - 8th 

DiBartolo - 14th

Gopal - 27th

Caramelo - 28th