Park Elementary School

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐚𝐭 𝟕:𝟒𝟓 𝐚𝐦! Also available virtually anytime on Park Elementary School’s website https://pes.highlands.k12.fl.us/ Come, see and hear the wonderful things that are happening in our school and learn more about our Title I Program. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information to parents to help you: • Learn about the goals and purposes of Title I • Review the district Title I policy • Learn about the standards, curriculum, and assessments • Provide suggestions and ask questions regarding policies, programs, and workshops. A Spanish Translator will be available if needed and refreshments will be provided. Our school believes that positive parents/family involvement is a key component to reach the greatest student achievement possible and will encourage involvement in all school activities.

𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 is essential for building a strong foundation in learning, developing social skills, and fostering discipline. Consistent attendance ensures that students stay on track, engage with new ideas, and develop critical thinking, all while preparing for future success. Please encourage your children to attend school regularly. If they must miss school, below are some examples of excused absences: 🐾Personal illness 🐾Court appearance 🐾Medical appointment 🐾Death in the immediate family ❤️🤍Please send a note with your child when they return to school.🤍❤️ 🛑𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬: 𝟏𝟖 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 🛑Excused and unexcused absences represent lost time in the classroom and lost opportunities to learn. 🛑Missing just one day every two weeks can add up to 18 days in a year. Absences add up before you know it. 🟡𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟏𝟎 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟕 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 🟡Students who are absent an average of 15 days a year miss a year's worth of school before their senior year. 🟡When students miss a day of school it actually puts them two days behind their classmates. 💚𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝟗 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 💚Students with good attendance generally achieve higher grades and enjoy school more. 💚Children benefit and make the most of their educational opportunities if they attend school regularly and on time.

🎉Time to celebrate!🎉 Our school has recently been recognized for our work implementing a school-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework. PBIS is an evidence-based three-tiered prevention framework designed to improve and integrate all data, systems, and practices impacting student outcomes. National research shows that full implementation of PBIS leads to reduced exclusionary discipline and improved student and teacher outcomes. By establishing the PBIS framework, we are developing skills of the students and adults, making system changes to our school environment to enhance school climate, acknowledging appropriate behavior, and using data to identify needed supports for our students and teachers. As a result of this work, we are being recognized by the FLPBIS Project for achieving Bronze PBIS Model School status. This award demonstrates our commitment to positive outcomes for all students and helps us celebrate our efforts as we progress toward full implementation of PBIS. #PawPride #PantherPride #PBISschool

𝓟𝓪𝓻𝓴 𝓕𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓵𝓲𝓮𝓼, 𝚆𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚍𝚛𝚘𝚙-𝚘𝚏𝚏 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚜: 🐾Please remain in your vehicles and use the designated parent drop-off line. 🐾Students should be seated on the right-hand side of the vehicle and ready to exit once the vehicle comes to a complete stop. 🐾Pull forward as far as possible before allowing students to exit. 🐾The walker and black gates to the school will close at 7:30 a.m. If your child is still in the vehicle when the bell rings, parents must sign them in at the front office. ❤️🤍𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣. 𝙒𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 7:20 𝙖.𝙢.🤍❤️

ℍ𝕖𝕝𝕡 𝕦𝕤 ℝ𝕒𝕚𝕤𝕖 𝕊𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝓓𝓞𝓤𝓖𝓗! 🍩 𝙿𝙴𝚂 𝙺𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚙𝚢 𝙺𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚎 𝙺𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚘𝚏𝚏 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚜 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘! 🍩 𝚂𝚎𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚏𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝙿𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝙾𝚁𝙳𝙴𝚁 𝙽𝙾𝚆!!! 𝙾𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 - 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵. 𝙳𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝙳𝚊𝚢 𝚒𝚜 𝚂𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟸𝟼𝚝𝚑.

🎾⚾🏀⚽🏈𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝘼𝙪𝙜𝙪𝙨𝙩 30𝙩𝙝...🏈⚽🏀⚾🎾 𝚆𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝙵𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝙲𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚐𝚎 𝚃-𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚛𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚕!

⏰!!𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥!!⏰ 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 is Early Release

📸!𝓟𝓲𝓬𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮 𝓓𝓪𝔂 𝓲𝓼 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬, August 29th!📸 𝙾𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝. 𝙴𝚡𝚝𝚛𝚊 𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖 𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚎. 𝙿𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝙾𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟷𝟺𝚝𝚑.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐬 𝐀𝐩𝐩 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗟𝗢𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬📲: The School Board of Highlands County transportation department recently introduced the opportunity for bus riders' parents to know their assigned bus's location using the free app "Where's the Bus." Dear Parents and Guardians of Highlands County bus riders: Highlands County school buses are now equipped with GPS technology that may benefit your household, as your student(s) use their Bus Pass/Student ID Card/Student ID number to sign on and off the bus as they board and exit the bus. The WheresTheBusTM parent app lets you know precisely when your child’s bus will arrive at your bus stop. This app is free to all Highlands County bus-riding households. The system also helps Transportation efficiently manage our bus fleet routes. To use the WheresTheBusTM app, download the WheresTheBusTM app from the App Store (iOS / Apple) or Google Play Store (Android). You will be prompted to create an account. Select Highlands County from the dropdown menu and provide your student’s information. Once your student’s information is verified, you will create an account and will be able to log in and access the app. Additional information on the WheresTheBusTM parent app is included below. I encourage you to try this exciting new technology, as we continually strive to provide you with the best possible transportation service. Sincerely, Willie Hills Highlands County Director of Transportation WheresTheBusTM lets you know precisely when your bus will arrive at your bus stop, providing up-to-the-minute arrival time and bus location information. Access WheresTheBusTM from any Internet-enabled device (smartphone, tablet, PC, iPod). Apple iOS and Android apps are available. Eliminate the stress of rushing to the bus stop and wondering where the bus is. (Students will only be permitted to utilize their assigned bus stop for AM and PM pick up and drop off) The WheresTheBusTM app is free to Highlands County households, simple, and takes less than 5 minutes to set up. To sign up: Download the WheresTheBusTM app from the App Store (iOS / Apple) or Google Play Store (Android). You will be prompted to create an account. Select Highlands County from the dropdown menu and provide your student’s information. Once your student’s information is verified, you will create an account. Log in to the app and access real-time bus information for your student(s). **𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧…𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨’ 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝘽𝙪𝙨 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙨/𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙄𝙙 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙙/𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙄𝘿 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧

Please come join us for our FIRST ℙ𝕋𝕆 meeting on 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝟕:𝟑𝟎 AM. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗤𝗥 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. 𝒞𝒶𝓃’𝓉 𝓌𝒶𝒾𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝓈𝑒𝑒 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎𝑜𝓃𝑒!

Welcome back Park Panthers! What great first day of school. We would like to thank Miss Avon Park and Jr. Miss Avon Park for welcoming our students this morning. It is definitely a great day to B a panther! ❤️🐾📚✏️🍎

Thank you to our amazing principal that inspires, leads, and shapes the future each and every day. Your dedication and passion makes a world of difference. Happy National Principal's Day, Mr. Germaine! #PantherPride #PrincipalOfTheYear 👏♥️🐾🏆

⚠️𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭/𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 ℙ𝔼𝕊 𝟑𝐫𝐝, 𝟒𝐭𝐡 & 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬⚠️, The purpose of this letter is to inform you that your student will take the Grade 3, 4 or 5 FAST Math & ELA on May 1-7, 2024. 5th grade students will take the Science Assessment on May 7-10, 2024. If you or your student would like to review the computer-based practice test at home, the practice tests and answer keys are available at https://fsassessments.org/families.html. Please review the following policies with your student before testing: 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀—Students are not permitted to have any electronic devices, including, but not limited to, cell phones, smartphones, and smartwatches, at any time during testing or during breaks (e.g., restroom), 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. If your student is found with an electronic device or is found using Bluetooth/wireless headphones/earbuds during testing, his or her test will be invalidated. 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁—All tests include a Testing Rules Acknowledgment that reads: “I understand the testing rules that were just read to me. If I do not follow these rules, my test score may be invalidated.” Prior to testing, test administrators read the rules to students, and students acknowledge that they understand the testing rules by clicking a checkbox beside the statement in the secure browser indicating they understand the testing rules. 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴—The last portion of the testing rules read to students before they click the box to accept the Testing Rules Acknowledgment states that because the content of all statewide assessments is secure, students may not discuss or reveal details about the test content (including the passages, prompts, and writing responses) after the test. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as texting, emailing, or posting to social media sites. Please make sure your student understands this policy prior to testing and remind them that “discussing” test content includes any kind of electronic communication, such as texting, emailing, posting to social media, or sharing online. 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆—Students are responsible for doing their own work during the test and for protecting their answers from being seen by others. If students are caught cheating during testing, their tests will be invalidated. In addition, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) employs Caveon Test Security to analyze student test results to detect unusually similar answer patterns. Student tests within a school that are found to have extremely similar answer patterns will be invalidated. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀—If your student leaves campus before completing a test session (e.g., for lunch, an appointment), he or she will not be allowed to return to that test session. If your student does not feel well on the day of testing, it may be best for him or her to wait and be tested on a make-up day. Please remember not to schedule appointments on testing days. 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀—If your student has an Individual Education Plan (IEP), a Section 504 Plan, or is an English Language Learner (ELL) or a recently exited ELL, please contact the school to discuss the testing accommodations that will be provided for your student. If you have any questions related to this test administration, you may contact Mr. Zachary Harvard at harvardz@highlands.k12.fl.us. For more information about the Florida Statewide Assessments program, please visit the portal at FLFAST.org. Thank you for supporting your student and encouraging him or her to do his or her best during this test administration. 𝓢𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓵𝔂, 𝓜𝓻. 𝓩𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓻𝔂 𝓗𝓪𝓻𝓿𝓪𝓻𝓭, 𝓐𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓲𝓹𝓪𝓵

☀️𝐕𝐏𝐊 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥☀️ VPK is a free program to prepare every Florida five-year old for Kindergarten. Children 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧 be five years old on or before September 1, 2024 and 𝗡𝗢𝗧 previously completed a VPK program. 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐍𝐎𝐖! 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒. 𝗩𝗣𝗞 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: June 3, 2024 - July 26, 2024 𝗩𝗣𝗞 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: 7:30 am until 3:30 pm ***Friday, July 26th Early Release Day, 7:30 am until 11:30 am 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬: July 4th and 5th 𝐕𝐏𝐊 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Park Elementary and Lake Placid Elementary *𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘕𝘖𝘛 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥.

❤️️🖤𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓴 𝓨𝓸𝓾❤️️🖤 to our 𝐏𝐄𝐒 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 that support our students each and every day!

🖤❤️️𝒯𝐻𝒜𝒩𝒦 𝒴𝒪𝒰 𝐌𝐫. 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐝 for all you do for our school!!!❤️️🖤

⚠️𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭/𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 ℙ𝔼𝕊 𝟒𝐭𝐡 & 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬⚠️, The purpose of this letter is to inform you that your student will take the computer-based Grade 4 or 5 Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Writing assessment on April 2, 2024. The B.E.S.T. Writing assessment is administered in one 120-minute session, and students may work up to half of a typical school day. If you or your student would like to review the computer-based practice test at home, the practice tests and answer keys are available at https://fsassessments.org/families.html. Please review the following policies with your student before testing: 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀—Students are not permitted to have any electronic devices, including, but not limited to, cell phones, smartphones, and smartwatches, at any time during testing or during breaks (e.g., restroom), 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. If your student is found with an electronic device or is found using Bluetooth/wireless headphones/earbuds during testing, his or her test will be invalidated. 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁—All tests include a Testing Rules Acknowledgment that reads: “I understand the testing rules that were just read to me. If I do not follow these rules, my test score may be invalidated.” Prior to testing, test administrators read the rules to students, and students acknowledge that they understand the testing rules by clicking a checkbox beside the statement in the secure browser indicating they understand the testing rules. 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴—The last portion of the testing rules read to students before they click the box to accept the Testing Rules Acknowledgment states that because the content of all statewide assessments is secure, students may not discuss or reveal details about the test content (including the passages, prompts, and writing responses) after the test. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as texting, emailing, or posting to social media sites. Please make sure your student understands this policy prior to testing and remind them that “discussing” test content includes any kind of electronic communication, such as texting, emailing, posting to social media, or sharing online. 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆—Students are responsible for doing their own work during the test and for protecting their answers from being seen by others. If students are caught cheating during testing, their tests will be invalidated. In addition, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) employs Caveon Test Security to analyze student test results to detect unusually similar answer patterns. Student tests within a school that are found to have extremely similar answer patterns will be invalidated. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀—If your student leaves campus before completing a test session (e.g., for lunch, an appointment), he or she will not be allowed to return to that test session. If your student does not feel well on the day of testing, it may be best for him or her to wait and be tested on a make-up day. Please remember not to schedule appointments on testing days. 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀—If your student has an Individual Education Plan (IEP), a Section 504 Plan, or is an English Language Learner (ELL) or a recently exited ELL, please contact the school to discuss the testing accommodations that will be provided for your student. If you have any questions related to this test administration, you may contact Mr. Zachary Harvard at harvardz@highlands.k12.fl.us. For more information about the Florida Statewide Assessments program, please visit the portal at FLFAST.org. Thank you for supporting your student and encouraging him or her to do his or her best during this test administration. 𝓢𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓵𝔂, 𝓜𝓻. 𝓩𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓻𝔂 𝓗𝓪𝓻𝓿𝓪𝓻𝓭, 𝓐𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓲𝓹𝓪𝓵

𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 On Sunday, March 10, 2024 our clocks will “Spring Forward” an hour, resulting in darker morning commutes. What does that mean for students? The beginning of Daylight Saving Time (DST) means that students and families should consider extra safety measures when traveling to school and bus stops. 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡: • 𝙒𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙨. It will be darker on the way to school. Students should wear bright colors to be spotted easily by motorists, or wear a backpack, jacket, or hat featuring reflective fabric. • 𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙜𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚. If old enough to walk or bike without an adult, arrange travel to school with a friend or group, as well as wearing bright colors. • 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙩.It is easy for students to get distracted by their phone, cars, and other pedestrians when walking to school. Remind them to keep alert and aware of their surroundings, and walk on the designated sidewalk or walkway. • 𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙮.Students should maintain focus and look for oncoming traffic in both directions before crossing the street. It's also important for them to continue looking for vehicles until they have finished crossing. 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙨: • 𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮. Arrive at least five minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive at the bus stop. Ensure that your child is 6 feet (or three giant steps) away from the curb/roadway at all times. • 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗻, 𝗼𝗳𝗳, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘆. Remind them to wait until the bus is completely stopped and the door is open before attempting to enter or exit, and use the handrail on the stairs. When the bus is in motion, everyone should stay seated, keep all body parts and school materials inside the bus, ensure the aisle is clear of books and bags, and use a seatbelt if one is provided. • 𝘼𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙨.The United States Department of Transportation states that almost all bus-related injuries involving children happen outside and around the bus. The ”danger zone” is considered 10 feet around the bus on all sides. Students should never walk behind a school bus and always make eye contact with the bus driver before crossing (at least 10 feet) in front of the bus to ensure that you are seen. If your child drops something near the school bus like a phone or a book, the safest thing for them to do is to get the bus drivers attention, then tell the bus driver right away before attempting to retrieve the item.

🖍𝓦𝓮𝓵𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓰𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓮𝓷 & 𝓥𝓟𝓚 𝓡𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 𝓤𝓹🖍 ⏰𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕟: 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝟱 - 𝟳𝗽𝗺 📍𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖: 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 ⚠️𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚:⚠️ Original Birth Certificate Social Security Card Shot records Physical Parent/Guardian Drivers License Proof of Residency (utility, lease, mortgage) Hot dogs & Chips, Photo Booth, Meet Teachers, Purchase PES T-shirts, Tour Campus, Back Park raffles

❤️𝓦𝓮 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓼𝓸 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓭 of our students that attended the 𝕊𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥 𝕊𝕠𝕝𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕋𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕙𝕠𝕨 this past Friday at APHS. The kids had a wonderful time, they even made the local paper! #𝗣𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 ❤️🐾