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Kestrel Heights School
Elementary News
February 12, 2015
Looking ahead……
Yearbooks are on sale now!
TOMORROW--February 13th—Half day, dismissal at
11:05am; Hawk’s Nest ½ day Camp at the HS sponsored by
yearbook club 11am-4pm
ORDER DEADLINE: MARCH 23, 2015! Don't delay! Buy
your yearbook today!
Orders can ONLY be placed online at ybpay.lifetouch.com.
Please use code 11496915 to complete your order. This year
we are offering packages to save you money! Please see
attached flyer for more information.
Basic: Soft Cover Yearbook: $20.00
Special Pricing: Buy 2 books for $36.00
Basic: Hard Cover Yearbook: $25.00
Personalized Cover with Student's Name in Foil: Additional
$5.00
Zoom Current Events Insert: Additional $2.00
Autograph Insert/Pen: Additional $2.00
Yearbook Stickys: Additional $2.00
Please remember that yearbooks will come at the end of our
school year in May or June 2014.
Thank you for your support of this year's presale!
February 14th—Hawk’s Nest Date Night 6pm-10pm
February 16th—No school for students or Snow Make-up day/
Teacher Workday
February 25th— Lifetouch Class pictures; Spring Picture Day
Uniforms must be worn. MS Media Center.
February 26th—Last day to turn in “Change for Courage” and
donations for UNC and Duke Hospitals; Fight Like Paxton Flyer
attached.
March 13th—Career Day Please email Ms. Kennedy if you
have a career in science. More presenters are needed. Flyer
attached.
March 26th—KHES Talent Show: more details to follow.
Evening show in the HS gym.
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March 27 —Arts Day! We need your help from 8-11. Please
contact your classroom teacher if you would like to volunteer.
May 7th—KHES Music & Dance Concert. Put it on your
calendar now. Participation is part of your child’s grade.
Character Education Information
The 2nd grade students/team has decided on a way to display our
character trait, COURAGE for the month of February by
teaming up with Mrs. Seneri and “Fighting Like Paxton!” Please
help by donating the items attached in the letter with this email.
There will be a box in the lobby for al donated items. All items
need to be donated by Thursday, February 26th in order to send
items to UNC and Duke Hospitals
Also, we would like to collect “Change for Courage”. This
project will begin on Monday, February 2nd and go through
Thursday February 26th. This will be a contest amongst all
grade levels in the elementary school. The grade level with the
most coins will win a grade level HAT DAY!
As of 2/10/2015 Classrooms in the lead--Winstead--$58.44
Blackwell--$30.34
Johnston--$29.98
Montgomery--$18.31
Thank you for you support for this great cause.
*Look for the additional yearbook attachment in the email with
the newsletter.
Hawk’s Nest ½ day Camp and Date Night
On Friday, February 13th, 2015, Kestrel Heights High School
Yearbook will be hosting Hawk's Nest ½ day camp for
elementary school students. The price for Hawk's Nest
Afterschool will be $10 for each child. The price for the first
child will be $10 each additional sibling will be charged $5. The
Hawk's Nest Afterschool will be conducted by selected
yearbook members and supervising high school teachers from
11:05am until 4pm. The fee for late pickups will be $5 for every
10 minutes after 4pm. Parents are responsible for providing a
lunch and snacks for each child. For more information please
email Ms. Durrett at [email protected] or Mr. Johnston
at [email protected]
On Saturday, February 14, 2015, Kestrel Heights High
School Yearbook will be hosting a babysitting service, Hawk's
Nest Date Night for elementary school students. Parents will be
able to go out and enjoy a night out while we babysit their
children. The price for Hawk's Nest Date Night will be $10 for
each child. The price for the first child will be $10 each
additional sibling will be charged $5. The Hawk's Nest Date
Night will be conducted by selected yearbook members and
supervising high school teachers from 6pm until 10pm. The fee
for late pickups will be $5 for every 10 minutes after 10pm.
Parents are responsible for feeding their children before arrival,
and providing snacks for each child.
Please return your permission forms (same form, we’ll change
the date) for both events to Mrs. Hofheinz at the elementary
school no later than 8:30am February 13th.
Lunch Contacts have changed!
https://kestrelheights.schoollunchchoice.com/
The ordering process remains the same and all cancellations
must be done on the website prior to 7:00am on a day that you
have ordered for your child. In an event of a snow day, the menu
will remain the same and will be served on the make-up day so
there is no need to reorder.
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Weekly Orders should be placed by Saturday 5:00 pm
the week before. We will not have extra lunches; you
must order online.
If your child will be absent from school or in case of
an emergency, and you wish to cancel your lunch
order, you may cancel his/her lunch by 7:00 am the
day of on the school lunch choice website and
receive credit. After 7:01 am all sales are final. If
you know your child is sick, try to cancel the night
before.
No refunds will be given; credit will be issued for
meals cancelled on time.
You may email our lunch contact, Jennifer Hofheinz for order
questions, or Maggie Buckholz at:
[email protected] or [email protected]
Any questions regarding Free and Reduced lunch should be
addressed with Donna Griffin [email protected]
*Please note that Chicken Hut will still be entering in the menus
on the website.
2015-16 Student Lottery
We are now accepting new (those not currently at Kestrel)
student applications for the 2015- 16 lottery. All applications,
including siblings of current Kestrel students, are due by
Thursday, February 26th. Applications are available on our
website or in our front offices.
Letters of Intent: The 2015-16 Letters of Intent were sent
February 2nd. The forms will also be available on our website.
Please indicate whether or not your child intends on returning to
KHS for the 2015-16 school year and update your contact
information. This will help us prepare the schedules for next
year for those students who are returning and prepare the
cumulative file for transfer for those who are not returning. The
packets are due to the front office no later than Friday,
February 20th. Thank you for your assistance as we begin to
plan another exciting year at
Kestrel Heights School.
KHS PTSO NEWS
PTSO Board Meeting—February 23rd, 2015 in the elementary
school art room.
A BTFE sweepstakes is going on all this year (until 12/15/15).
The winning school could win One Million box tops, that's
$100,000. A BTFE account is required for each email address.
The web site is https://generalmills.promo.eprize.com/dimetime/
Also required is a code from some of their products. This code
can be reused every day so it would be great if we could get the
whole school to log in every day. Some of the reusable codes
are:
Cheerios, Original 12 oz.: KW6GJHK9CWW9T3
Cheerios, Honey Nut 12.25 oz.: WF93NXWYH9FWG3
Scooby Gummies, 10 pk.: FWFPY3TD677TPW
Gushers Gummies, 6 pk.: PJGRNF64G76GGF
Old El Paso Taco Shells, 10 pk.: GN7H7P4P3YR9WW