North Heights Community School

Welcome back, Heights families! If you are a car rider, remember to display the car tags sent home or have your student's three-digit ID number(s) readily available to tell the dismissal team. This will allow us to enter your child into the dismissal line manually. The most efficient and expedient method for car riders or parent walk-ups will be to “announce” when you arrive through the app. You will only be able to announce after 2:00 pm and within limited proximity of the campus. If you have any pickup changes, please make those in the app by 1:30 p.m. Also, the app will be used to communicate the release of buses and after-school releases. If you have any issues connecting to your student in the app, please EMAIL Ms. Watt at stephanie.watt@tasd7.net or Mr. Patterson at jeffery.patterson@tasd7.net. Email is the best mode of contact to ensure a prompt response for fixing technical issues. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Have a wonderful day!

Did you know January is School Board Recognition Month? TASD school board members serve students and represent their communities. Board members face complex and demanding challenges. They spend many hours serving their schools, students, and communities. Be sure to thank a school board member this month. Jesse Buchanan, President; Larry Manley, Vice President; Vickie Lacy, Secretary; Frank Coleman, Amy Leslie, Sandra Rhone, and Pam Winchell.

If anyone other than the primary guardian will be picking up, you will delegate the person(s) within the app so the dismissal team can view the authorized individuals. You will also provide car tags to those delegates. We will be more flexible as we transition today, Monday, and Tuesday. After we return from Christmas break, we will fully implement the dismissal procedures from car riders, parent walk-ups, bus riders, and dismissal changes. Other features will soon follow. We appreciate your cooperation and flexibility. If you need additional car tags or have trouble registering in the app, please EMAIL Ms. Watts at stephanie.watts@tasd7.net.

Thank you for your patience during dismissal today. As we transition, it will be most helpful to the dismissal team to display the car tags sent home or have your student's ID number readily available. You will only be able to announce after 2:00 pm in the app and within a limited proximity of the campus. If you need an additional tag or have trouble registering in the app, please contact Ms. Watts at stephanie.watts@tasd7.net. Linked below are some helpful videos. Registering: https://vimeo.com/589995511 Account Tab Overview: https://vimeo.com/738013532/fcaa4426a5 How to manage pickup: https://vimeo.com/743556481/37d3d1fab0 Dismissal Plans: https://vimeo.com/740110627/106bb0c61b

The Heights Read-A-Long will take place Monday, Dec. 19, and Tuesday, Dec. 20. Parents/Guardians who have signed up for VIPs will be allowed to come read to our students. If you have questions about signing up for VIPs, please get in touch with Ms. Cox at kathryn.cox@tasd7.net.

Parent's & Guardians, Please be on the lookout for an important letter coming home within the next week regarding our new dismissal procedures and tool, Pikmykid. Please be patient and flexible as we transition to this new platform, for this will help ensure the utmost safety of your child.

​Friday, December 16, is all things Christmas! Wear your coziest school-appropriate festive pajamas, watch a holiday movie with popcorn and hot cocoa, and celebrate the season with all your friends with classroom parties! ***Note*** Per the district's request, no visitors will be allowed on campus during the event due to the rising flu, RSV, and Covid cases.

Hello Heights Community, STAR Testing and Universal Screeners will take place over the next few weeks, so please make notes of the following dates. Attendance is of utmost importance. Universal Screeners Dec. 5 - Kindergarten Dec. 6 - 1st Grade Dec. 7 - 2nd Grade STAR Test Dec. 12 - 5th/6th Grade Dec. 13 - 3rd/4th Grade Jan 17 & 18 - Kinder-2nd Grade

𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧! 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙪𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙪𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙧! Fully decorated Christmas Trees, Student/Teacher, made décor, and NEW AUCTION ITEMS are up for grabs this year at the Festival of Trees. Here are just a few of the special privileges & experiences available for bidding. -Breakfast with your teacher -First in Car Line for 2023 -Reserved seating for events in the gym for 2023 -Family photoshoot -Lunch with a football player -Gym naming rights -A police escort to school -Class Party AND SO MUCH MORE! #TheHeightsWay

​Dear Heights Community, We are holding our annual Book Drive, Dec. 1 - 20. Please consider donating new or gently used paperback books to our growing readers at The Heights. All books donated will be placed in our Book Vending Machine to reward our readers as they earn tokens for reaching new Heights in Accelerated Reading and Soaring Behavior in the Library. #TheHeightsWay #givethegiftofreading

TREAT YO' SHELF! The Book Fair begins tomorrow! Don't forget to set up your eWallet! It is the most efficient, cashless, and safe payment method! Visit the store to set up your eWallet account today. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/northheightscommschool Learn more about the eWallet here: https://players.brightcove.net/.../Eyj59PHs.../index.html... #TheHeightsWay

Heights families, The Book Fair will be happening from Nov. 28 - Dec. 2. Make wishes come true this year at the Holiday Book Fair! The most efficient, cashless, and safe payment method is through eWallet. Visit the store to set up your eWallet account today. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/northheightscommschool Learn more about the eWallet here: https://players.brightcove.net/1543299976/Eyj59PHsg_default/index.html?videoId=6275847261001

SAVE THE DATE! The Holiday Book Fair will be happening from November 28 - December 2. Set up your eWallet today! It is the most efficient, safe, and easy way to shop! Just follow the link below. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/northheightscommschool

Heights Families, Remember, our second annual Veteran's Day Drive-Thru Parade is this Thursday, November 10, from 1:00-1:30 p.m. We hope you will help us spread the word about this event to your friends and family and especially those special veterans in your life. For the event, please allow your student to show their patriotic spirit by wearing Red, White & Blue. We can't wait to share this day with you as we honor those who have served our country.

Attention Heights families, Our Friday Lunch and Learn will be postponed and moved to Friday, November 18th due to inclement weather. If you need to make a change, please email Mr. Patterson at jeffery.patterson@tasd7.net or Ms. Watts at stephanie.watts@tasd7.net. Thank you!

Hello Heights Families, Today, your child is bringing home a Parent/Guardian Information Envelope, letting you know about a safe and easy way for our school to raise funds for essential tools our students and teachers need to succeed. The SchoolStore fundraiser is 100% online, so there is NO face-to-face selling, handling money, or delivering products. Your participation will take less than 12 minutes, and there are exciting prizes to make it fun for the students. Here is all you need to do to participate: 1. Go to https://www.schoolstore.net/sid.t?0000007372 to sign up. 2. Send form emails inviting family, friends, and co-workers to support your child. 3. Return the Envelope with the Student Prize Code to school for your child to get their fun participation prize. Be sure to ask your child for the Parent/Guardian Envelope tonight. Your participation will make a difference for our school and teachers! Thanks, North Heights Community School

We can’t wait to see you tonight at Harvest at the Heights! Doors open at 4:00 PM. All our entries for the Book Character Pumpkin Contest will be on display tonight! As you leave, please take your amazing pumpkin creations with you. Our judges have been hard at work reviewing your creations. All winners will be announced on Friday, so keep an eye on our social media to see the “Picks of the Patch!” Lastly, exact change, please for Entey passes and concession. See you soon! 🎃🍁

Don't forget to send photos of your students in action for Red Ribbon Week, "Healthy Habits at The Heights," October 24-28. Make your bed MONDAY Take out the trash TUESDAY Wash WEDNESDAY (wash dishes, window or clothes) Thoughtful THURSDAY (write a thank you note to a community partner) Fitness FRIDAY (We are Red-y and Active! Wear your Razorback Red) Submit pictures of your students in action with healthy habits through the form linked here: https://forms.gle/fFDVhKssCGrcbR5J9 or send them to Mr. Patterson at jeffery.patterson@tasd7.net

Our next Lunch & Learn Event will be happening on November 4. The form must be submitted by Wednesday, November 2 by 3:30 PM on the Wednesday prior to the event in order to allow for necessary planning and accommodations. Only parents' and guardians' names on the list will be able to attend. Please email Ms. Watts at stephanie.watts@tasd7.net if you need to make a last-minute change. Between 7:30 am and 3:30 pm, you can expect a reply. We hope to see you soon! Don't forget to bring your picnic blankets so you can spend time with your students outside and eat as a family. We look forward to seeing you soon! K-2 Lunch: 11:00-11:30 am 3-6 Lunch: 12:00 - 12:30 pm Sign up here: https://forms.gle/xFERW46W9Yj5usvD8 #TheHeightsWay

Hello, Heights Community! We are so excited about our annual Harvest at The Heights happening tomorrow, 4:00-6:00 PM! Don't forget that $3 Entry passes may be purchased on the day of the event at the school between 7:30 AM -2:30 PM and during the event. (Exact change, please.) There will be a $5 Meal Deal available for purchase as well. (includes hot dog, chips, cookie & water). Exact change, please. Be sure to tag all your fun with #HarvestatTheHeights