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Upcoming Events
No School- Non-Student Contact Days
October 14 & 17
Instrumental Music Fall Concert
10/18 at Soaring Heights
6:30pm
PTO General Meeting
10/18, Soaring Heights Rm A211
7:00
4th Grade Field Trip- Four Mile Park
10/19, 9:00-1:00
Boys Basketball Game vs Coal Ridge
10/19, 3:30 & 4:45
8th Grade Peru Trip Info Meeting
10/19, 5:30, Soaring Heights Library
Cross Country State Championships
10/22
Lyons Middle/Sr High
Boys Basketball Game AT Altona MS
10/24, 3:30 & 4:45
Fall Photo RETAKES - All grades
10/25
Choir Fall Concert
10/25 6:00 pm
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Greetings Soaring Heights Families,
It was wonderful to see so many people at conferences and to collaboratively set goals for the year. We are very proud of your children and are excited to continue the strong growth we have already seen. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have further questions or need clarification.
We had the pleasure of having the Sunset Middle School and Skyline High School Mariachi bands play for us during lunch today. It was terrific to see these talented musicians show off their hard work. We are looking forward to our own Instrumental Music concert on Tuesday at 6:30pm. Our Girls’ Volleyball Team ended a successful season and the Boys’ Basketball Team is in full force. There are over 100 students involved in competitive robotics here at Soaring Heights and 100 Mile Club is starting up soon.
Our Halloween celebrations will take place on October 31. We will begin the day with a parade on our track followed by classroom parties at the elementary level. Our middle school Night of Fright Dance will be on Friday, October 28 immediately after school. Parents are welcome to come to the parade outside, but we are limiting people at parties to a small number of volunteers for each classroom. Please make sure to review the details below regarding costume requirements and remember we will not be serving food during our classroom parties. We are looking forward to having a great time with our students and seeing you at the parade. See Halloween information for more details including a parade map.
We will be having our first Lockdown Drill before the end of the month. As mentioned back in September, it is highly recommended that you familiarize yourself and your child with the Standard Response Protocol (SRP). Throughout St. Vrain Valley School District, our schools use the SRP as a common procedure and language for all emergency drills. Every month we will conduct a fire drill, along with two yearly lockdown drills, secure drills, and shelter in place drills. Teachers and staff will use the same language when performing drills and talking with children. The protocols are posted in every classroom. More extensive materials on our protocols can be found here.
We appreciate your support and hope everyone has a fun and safe long weekend. Please reach out with any questions.
Sincerely,
Cyrus Weinberger, Principal
Meghan Quirk, Assistant Principal
Krystal Trinkler, Dean
Rick Olsen, Dean
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Parent Teacher Conferences
Thank you to all parents and guardians who attended Parent Teacher Conferences this week. It was wonderful to see so many families connecting with our teachers.
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Halloween at Soaring Heights
We are excited for our upcoming Halloween Celebration with a parade and lots of fun activities for our students. Please review our costume policy and parade map to prepare for the day.
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Picture Retakes on October 25.
Any student who has not had a photo taken OR would like a retake may do so on October 25.
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Open House November 28
Soaring Heights Open House for enrollment will be on November 28. If you would like to attend the open house or other tours, please sign up on this form.
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THANK YOU to our PTO and SUNSET MIDDLE SCHOOL and SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL's Mariachi Bands for coming to Soaring Heights today.
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Dear Soaring Heights Families,
The Colorado Health Foundation awarded SVVSD a Physical Activity Grant in the amount of $1.4 million in 2014. The Physical Activity Grant was designed to support SVVSD in increasing the amount of student participation in daily moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Specifically, all elementary and K-8 schools received funding and support over two years to implement opportunities for movement outside of the school day, incorporate movement breaks into classroom instruction time, and provide more opportunities for movement during recess.
In order to increase MVPA outside of the school day, SVVSD implemented the 100 Mile Club at all elementary and K-8 schools. As 100 Mile Club participants, students track the miles they walk or run during 100 Mile Club designated time at school and at 100 Mile Club sanctioned community events. This allows ALL students to participate and is a great way to combine all of their activities towards a common goal—walking or running 100 miles during the school year.
The 100 Mile Club was one of two $100,000 National Winners of the ASAP (Active Schools Acceleration Project) in 2012 (the other was Red Hawk Elementary). It is a well-established national program that provides ongoing support and resources to schools (website, email, phone, newsletter, media tools, helpful suggestions, and instructions). Students receive milestone incentives (t-shirt, golden pencil, wristband, and final certificate) along the way to help keep them motivated throughout the year. If students reach their goal of 100 miles, they are awarded a gold medal at the Year-End Medal Ceremony where every participant celebrates their total miles run.
Soaring Heights PK-8 will be starting the 100 Mile Club starting Tuesday, October 18th. The 100-mile club will be on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Your student can attend any or all times. Please have your child meet at the flagpole in front of the school at 7:30 a.m. On inclement weather days students will walk inside the school.
The registration cost for 100 Mile Club is $20 per student per year. Please click on the registration link below.
Soaring Heights 100 Mile Club Registration
Thank you,
Mrs. Peal
Elementary P.E. Specialist /Movement Coordinator
peal_tanya@svvsd.org
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Broken/Damaged iPads
The district issued iPads are important tools all of our students use every day. Please remind your students to come to school with a fully charged iPad and to handle them with care. Thank you for your help taking care of this important tool.
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Congratulations to our top earners from the Jog-a-Thon and Color Run! Our top earners got to silly string Mr. Weinberger and Eddie the Eagle today.
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We are hosting a sock drive. Please drop off your donations in our collection bins by the school entrances (inside) from October 10th-19th. We’re excited to help other SVVSD students in need in this way as it starts to get colder outside!
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SAVE THE DATE!
We're excited for the 2022-23 elementary concert season! Please mark your calendars!
3rd Grade- Thursday, Nov. 10th, 2022, 6:00pm @ EHS
4th Grade- Thursday, Dec, 8th, 2022, 6:00 pm @ EHS
5th Grade, Thursday, Dec. 8th, 2022, 7:00 pm @ EHS
1st Grade- Wed, Feb. 15th, 2023, 6:00 pm @ EHS
2nd Grade- Wed., Feb. 15th, 2023, 7:00pm @ EHS
Kindergarten- Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023, 9:00 am @ SHPK-8 (Continuation)
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Click Here to view St. Vrain Valley Schools Lunch Menu
UNIVERSAL FREE MEALS HAVE EXPIRED FOR THE 22/23 SCHOOL YEAR. Upon the start of the school year, students will be charged for lunch unless they qualify for free or reduced-price meals. We are encouraging families to apply for meal benefits for the 2022–2023 school year to ensure negative balances do not accrue on students’ accounts.
Applying online is the fastest way to get your application processed to ensure no lapse in coverage happens. Applying online also reduces the chance for errors and the need to send applications back to families to correct.
If you do not believe you qualify for free or reduced-price meals, please make sure that there is money on your students’ accounts. You can add money to their account through MySchoolBucks.
For more information, please visit the Nutrition Serivces website.
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Important Health Room Information
If you have questions, please reach out to our Health Clerk.
Phone: (303) 702-8020 OPT 4
Jennifer Haldeman, haldeman_jennifer@svvsd.org
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Erie UpLink’s Tiger Packs program can help bridge the food gap over long weekends and holiday breaks for those students who normally have free breakfast and lunch at school. Tiger Packs contain kid-friendly, nonperishable food items and are delivered to the students’ doorsteps once per month on the Wednesday prior to school breaks. Families can sign up online at https://www.erieuplink.org/tiger-pack-registration. Registration must be done each school year.
To learn more about Erie Uplink, please check out this video.
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Community Schools
Before & After School Care
St. Vrain’s Community Schools program provides a safe, structured and positive environment that extends school day learning and supports families in need of before- and after-school care. The program provides a balanced menu of educational, enrichment and recreational activities to promote student achievement and engagement. Our childcare program is licensed through the Colorado Department of Human Services for children ages 5-11. For more information please contact David Zuniga, Program Manager at 303-709-3295 or zuniga_david@svvsd.org
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