Heron Heights Elementary

By Lisa Swill

Welcome 2011! HHE is back from winter break and will be diving into the New Year with lots of activity. After a festive month in December, a great big thank you needs to go out to those students and families that participated in Snowflakes for Larkdale, our special gift-giving program, providing holiday gifts for students at Larkdale Elementary, HHE’s sister school. Your decorated snowflakes were beautiful and your generous donations and support was greatly appreciated!

Get ready for Family Fun Day Jan. 30 from 3-5pm. This will be an exciting day for all HHE families. Come out and enjoy the Florida weather while spending a Sunday with lots of HHE friends and Full Throttle Entertainment. Families will enjoy light refreshments while participating in fun filled games. This will be a day to remember for the entire family! Also, look out for info on McDonald’s night Jan. 11 where your favorite HHE staff members will be serving up some food and a percentage of all sales will be donated back to the school. Please check the HHE website for times.

Enrichment activities will be jam packed with exciting activities: Jan. 18-20th. Let’s continue to keep up the spirit on Spirit Day by wearing those fabulous school shirts every Friday! After-school clubs start up in January. The choices range from TV Production in our state of the art Media Center, Cupcake Decorating, Ceramics to many of our students’ favorite, Coaches Pick and lots more.

Other important dates to mark your calendar the month of January are:

Jan. 20 - Author visit, Michael O’Neill. His visit includes a photo slide show emphasizing science, conservation, writing and biology, as well as an underwater camera and dive gear demonstration. Jan. 26 - SAC meeting at Barnes & Noble (Coral Springs, Time TBA). Jan. 26 - Family Reading Night (Time TBA).

School is closed Jan. 17 (Holiday) and Jan. 24 (Teacher Planning) with an early release Jan. 21.

Thanks to all HHE families for your involvement. You are what makes our school such an unbelievable place! Please continue to stay informed by checking the school’s website at www.heronheightselementary.com for ongoing information such as school newsletters, upcoming events, parent and student links and much, much more. Also, please follow @HeronHeightsEl on Twitter and become a friend on Facebook by typing in Heron Heights Elem Parkland.