Looking at the Week Ahead-January 10, 2025
Looking at the Week Ahead-January 10, 2025
Looking at the Week Ahead...
Happy Fri-YAY and Happy New Year Everybody,
On Wednesday, our first day back, Harrison Elementary conducted our annual Spelling Bee for 3rd – 5th grade students. There was a total of 42 students in the bee. Congratulations goes to Vyom Patel (4th grade student) who came up as the winner with Aubrey Mapel (5th grade student) as the first runner-up. I am very proud of all the students who represented their homeroom classes. Vyom will next take a computerized test to qualify for moving on into the Regional Bee. Pictures of the Spelling Bee are on the Harrison Facebook page.
Don’t forget you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Please make sure you are members of the correct sites. There were several “unofficial” sites created, and we are trying to inactivate them. We have been posting a lot of pictures of events happening at Harrison Elementary. Feel free to send them out to family and friends. This is a great way to keep up on events at school. We have attached a link to this email with all the Harrison Elementary social media accounts.
Follow us on Twitter @SLSDHarrisonEl
Like us on Facebook.com/HarrisonElementarySchool
We have had a great start to the new school year. The students are demonstrating our Four Core Values – Trust, Respect, Ownership and Leadership – throughout the day.
Have a great weekend!
Ron Mangus
Principal
Katie Conley
Assistant Principal
World’s Finest Chocolates
On Wednesday, January 22nd we will begin our annual World’s Finest Chocolates fundraiser. The funds raised from this sale will be used to bring in more assemblies and programs for your children. In the past we were able to furnish each classroom (over a 4-year period of sales) a classroom set of computers to use throughout the day. Our goal this year is to sell 800 cases of chocolates. If every child could sell at least one box of chocolates, we will achieve this goal. Permission slips will be sent home next week with students to participate. By signing and returning this permission slip you are agreeing and understand that the school CANNOT accept any boxes or partial boxes back once they have been given to a student, left the building and the sale has ended. If you have any questions, please call the school office.
Kindergarten Registration – 2025 - 2026
The Southwest Local School District will begin kindergarten registration for the 2025 - 2026 school year Feb 3, 2025. Registration can be completed online from any computer. Detailed instructions regarding the online application will be available soon on the district's website (www.southwestschools.org) under New Student Registration Tab. When your online forms are completed and all required documents have been uploaded, call the district registrar at district office at 513-728-8401 to make sure the documents have been received and are acceptable to complete your registration. See the link below for the NEW age requirements and immunization requirements.
New Age requirements coming for next year’s Kindergarten Students
Please click on the link below if you have a student heading towards kindergarten. There are some new age requirements for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year.
Inclement Weather Announcements
As winter approaches and the chances for winter weather increase, please make sure your contact information is current in Final Forms. If you are already getting emails, texts and phone calls from us via the School Messenger Mass Notification system, you should be all set to receive weather-related information. You can also check the District website (southwestschools.org) and the official District social media accounts for the most up-to-date, accurate information.
PTO Planning Meeting
PTO meetings this school year will take place on the fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 pm in the school cafeteria. The next PTO meeting is scheduled for this upcoming Monday, January 27th. We hope to see many of you at the meeting.
You can now join PTO. Your small membership fee of $10 helps us provide services for the kids! This does not require you to volunteer or attend meetings. It is all up to you how much you would like to be involved. If you have any questions, please reach out to a board member.
Joining the PTO is not a huge commitment and often looks like 1-3 service hours a year with opportunities in the evenings, during the school day or can be as simple as signing up to send in cookies for an event. Everyone doing a little adds up to a LOT for our kids.
If you would like to join the PTO please Click Here
Minutes for the October Meeting – Click Here
Minutes for the November Meeting - Click Here
The PTO Executive Board has several vacancies at the end of this school year. Please see the link below for job descriptions.
PTO Job Descriptions - Click Here
Hope to see you soon!
Harrison PTO
Building Character
Third Quarter Focus: Ownership
Week 1/13: Love of Learning - Love of Learning is defined as being excited about discovering new things
Week 1/20: Perseverance - Perseverance is defined as working hard to achieve your goals and not giving up.
Week 1/27: Self-Control - Self-Control is defined as being able to stop, wait and manage your emotions.
Bus Passes
Due to the number of children riding the bus this year, NO bus passes will be written for students wishing to go home with another student. Please plan for transportation once the students have arrived home. If bus situations change throughout the year, please complete a new bus route information sheet, and submit it to our office to be processed at the District Office.
N*A*M*E*S – Winter is approaching!!
With cooler weather approaching, please make sure your child’s name is printed somewhere on their jackets, hoodies, and coats. Many items look similar. It is also important to have names somewhere inside for identification purposes.
Attachments
Stay Connected Media Flyer - Click Here
Important Items for the Week Ahead
Monday, January 13 – Winter Karate Session begin – 6 pm – 7 pm
Tuesday, January 14 – Perfect Attendance Honor Roll Breakfast
Wednesday, January 15 – Lightening Squad Monthly Meeting
Thursday, January 16 – 1st and 2nd Grade Musical Rehearsal – morning rehearsal at the Performing Arts Center at the High School – students are bussed on Southwest buses over to the Performing Arts Center for rehearsal
- 6:00 pm – 1st grade musical
- 7:15 pm – 2nd grade musical
Friday, January 17 – 2nd Quarter PTO Cat Store
DISTRICT MISSION: "Academic and Social Growth for ALL students, EVERY DAY!"
DISTRICT MOTTO: "Excellence through Relationships"
HARRISON ELEMENTARY MOTTO: "Where Children Come First"
DISTRICT CORE VALUES: Trust, Respect, Ownership and Leadership
