PRESS RELEASE: Meridian 223 to host Kindergarten Kickoff
Families living within the Meridian CUSD #223 school district who have children who will be five by September 1, 2023 are invited to register for Kindergarten Kickoff for the 2023-2024 school year at Highland Elementary School. This night is designed to help provide a smooth transition into school for our future students and their parents. Students will participate in a series of group and individual activities, and parents will have the opportunity to attend informational sessions regarding the school and preparing their children for success.
The event will be held on two nights in March at Highland Elementary School, 410 S. Hickory St. Stillman Valley, IL.
Families with last names beginning with letters A through L will attend Wednesday, March 22nd from 5:30– 7:00 p.m. and families with last names beginning with letters M through Z will attend Thursday, March 23rd from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Please contact the Highland school office at 815-645-2230 to RSVP by March 10th.
This Thursday, we will do a Dollar Day as a USA Spirit Day. Bring $1 to help support our school and our veterans by wearing your USA spirit gear!
Parent-teacher sign-ups are now open and ready to go on Skyward. Below there is a link to a video on how to sign up for a conference for your child.
https://watch.screencastify.com/v/geRBxa9XxVowDBgbiG2F
Conferences will be held in person at Highland Elementary School on Tuesday, October 18th, and Thursday, October 20th from 3-6 PM. If you would like to have a virtual conference, please let your child's teacher or Highland office know and we can help make the accommodations.
If you have any questions, please let us know.
Today, our 2nd Grade friends got to spend some time with Paul Bunyan! We had flapjacks and wrapped up our ELA unit with a fun activity. Thanks to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox for coming over! #WeAreMCUSD
We've had a great first few weeks and our kiddos have done an amazing job! I hope everyone has an incredible Labor Day weekend. As a reminder, we will have no school on Monday, September 5th. Please see this week's Parent Connection below.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rqw1sedOZNlfksnS86ERbR8MzXWEhYAlrpHuDsOrPAo/edit?usp=sharing
It's going to be a great week here at Highland. Check out this week's Parent Connection below.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CWlzCfPukzZFxMeO5lG2AgRDssYuhcL4tQt1oJO10OU/edit?usp=sharing
We can’t wait for the start of school tomorrow. Please see the link below for additional information!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ki073t-NwyexLADl91cfb8ev1qmbb1Mj3ykqTAUDvJ0/edit?usp=sharing
