Horizon is helping the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group 9 and Carrier Air Wing 11 while they are away for a record number of days at sea.  They are looking for little things from home to keep them motivated while at sea for so long. 

The following items are some things that the sailors look forward to getting from family and friends:

Snack sized candy bars, lifesavers, hot sauces, mixed nuts, granola bars, small bags of coffee, trail mix, beef jerky, protein bars, letters of encouragement, sudoku, crossword puzzles/word searchers, adult coloring books and colored pencils. 

Please don’t bring anything in glass or things that will crumble, like crackers. 

Starting now through December 9, students can drop off the items in the boxes located in their team areas. 

Thank you for supporting these sailors!

Dear Horizon Families, 

This year we are doing a Virtual Giving Tree to support our families who need help with Christmas this year.

Families were able to request 2 gift cards per family member.

If you are able to help us fulfill our requests, please sign up using the link below and follow these procedures:

1. Purchase the gift card ($25 is the requested minimum amount).

2. Deliver the gift card/cards to the front office or student services by Monday, December 7. Please have them in an envelope with your name on it so that we can mark off which cards have been fulfilled.

3. The gift cards will be distributed to families Monday, December 14.

We appreciate your support in helping our Horizon families during the holiday season.

Please sign up to purchase gift cards for the Horizon Giving Tree by using the link below. We're using SignUp.com to organize our Virtual Giving Tree.

Sign up here.

We would like to feature some pictures of distance learners and students learning at home on hybrid days into the 2020-2021 yearbook. If you have any at home learning pictures you would like to have considered for the yearbook, please email them to Lisa Symens . We would love to see school  projects, learning environments, technology set ups, families helping each other, or anything else that shows what distance learning and hybrid learning looks like at your home! Be creative & clever – we want to feature YOUR KIDS! Please be sure to include student first and last name, grade level, team and a brief description. 

2019-2020 Yearbooks are still available to purchase for $20 each. Please stop in the main office at HMS to purchase your book from last year. 2020-2021 Yearbooks may be purchased online at www.jostens.com. Books are $20 each and the deadline to pre-order and secure yourself a book is January 29, 2021.

 Daily Announcements

PARENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS TAKING MEDICATIONS AT SCHOOL

1. Medication should be taken at home if at all possible. Medications not required during school hours may be declined for administration at school.

2. Medications that a child has never taken before must be started at home before requesting the school to administer them.

3. Medications needing to be given at school are to be brought to and from school by a parent/guardian.

4. All medications (prescription or non) must be in their original container with a current unaltered label. The medication must be unexpired and prescription labels must be dated within the past 12 months.

5. Tablets must be sized for proper dosage (e.g. cut in half, etc.) prior to bringing them to school.

6. Parents should provide the dosing utensils (e.g. cup/spoon) where needed.

7. Limit amount of prescription medication brought to school to the amount needed for 2 weeks or less. Limit the amount of non-prescription medication to 10 doses or less. Please do not bring large quantity sizes.

8. Medication authorization forms must be completed and signed by the parent/guardian before medication is given. Forms are available online and at the school office.

9. Students who carry and self-administer inhalers or EpiPens require physician approval and signature on specific BPS forms, which are also available online and at the school office.

10. Medications will be kept in a secured office area and will be administered by designated trained staff or a school nurse. Emergency medications will be stored in the office area and/or other locations allowed by the student’s Individual Health Plan.

11. Parents should encourage their child to report to the office on time if they receive a daily medication. School staff will call the child’s classroom if they do not come on their own.

12. Timely refill of the prescription is very important and is the responsibility of the parent/guardian.

13. Expired medications will not be administered.

14. Parents are responsible for their child’s medication. Parents must pick up all unused (expired or current) medication when the school requests, and/or by the last day of school.

JULY, 2016 BPS

School picture order forms are due Friday, December 4.  

Hello Horizon Husky Families,

In an effort to clarify the message to families regarding the Hybrid remote learning day structure, please see the clarified message below.

Hybrid Remote Learning Day:

1. All Horizon students learning from home will join online for homebase and will also join online for the following core classes for new learning in: Math, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies.

2. Attendance will be taken in PowerSchool for all at home learning students for homebase and core classes (Math, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies).

3. Students receiving additional supports in person on their at home learning days will remain in their current plan.

4. To find student assignments click on the TEAMs page of the HMS website.

C Days:

1. If a student is missing 3 or more assignments, they will be required to attend in person at Horizon.

2. Attendance will be taken in homebase for those students required to attend C days.

3. If a student needs intervention(s), he/she will be required to attend Horizon on C days. Parents may pick up students when they are finished with their work. A teacher will dismiss your child from school when all work is complete.

4. You will be notified by your child’s homebase teacher each week if he/she needs to attend on the C day.

Please reach out to your child’s homebase teacher with any questions.

Respectfully,

Dr. Tabby Rabenberg

The Horizon Band is collecting Dan's Supermarket receipts. 

For every $150,000 worth of receipts collected, the band will receive $1,000 that will go towards band instruments.  Students can drop off the receipts in the box in Student Services.  We need the original receipts, so please no photocopies or cut receipts.  We will be collecting the receipts all school year.  

On the Horizon Issue 1

North Dakota requires all 7th & 8th graders to have received the meningococcal and Tdap vaccines prior to 7th grade, or if you're new to the district as an 8th grader.  You are able to receive the vaccinations any time after your 11^th birthday. 

Students who are not up to date by October 1 will be excluded from school and this will count as an unexcused absence.  Contact your child’s health care provider or Burleigh County Health (355-1540) about the immunizations your child will need. 

Please fax the updated immunization certificate copy to Student Services at 323-4555 or email Sarah Larson.  

*If you have already received the required vaccines and submitted a certificate copy last year, you do not need to submit another copy this year.

The BECEP Pre-K programs are doing a Pajama Drive now through December 11. Sizes 3T to youth small are needed. Donations can be dropped off at BECEP, 720 N 14th St. or at Ocean’s Paradise, 1412 E Broadway Ave. BECEP thanks you kindly for your consideration!

Dec. 1: Bob Wenger, Tioga, $40
Dec. 2: Iris Stenerson, Bismarck, $40

We are asking for donations of diapers, wipes, tampons, and feminine pads. These donations will help serve children 0-18 that receive support from the BPS Students in Transition program, BECEP, South Central High School, all BPS social workers working with families in need, Healthy Families of Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota, and the Adopt-A-Block program.

We have seen an evident need to help people in our community with basic items such as diapers, wipes, and feminine hygiene products. This underlying need in our community is now exacerbated due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting rising unemployment. WIC and SNAP benefits help with food, but do not help with these items or other personal hygiene items for children and families in our community. A group of organizations along with faith leaders are working with families and have come together with the goal of meeting the current above-mentioned needs and building relationships between churches and organizations to continue and increase the scope of support into the future.

Our first goal is to collect and build resources so the above organizations can distribute to families in need. Donations can be dropped off at:

Century Baptist Church (205 Colt Dr.) Monday & Thursday 11:00 am-1:00 pm.

Evangel Church (3225 N 14th St.) Wednesday 12:00-1:00 pm.

J&R Vacuum (223 E Main Ave) Monday-Friday 9:00 am-6:00 pm. Drop off at loading dock and call 258-5619 at time of delivery.

To have donations picked up, call Becky Matthews at 701-220-5271. To learn more about the Needs Nook, contact her at rebecca239@bis.midco.net or 701-220-5271.

Donate to Student Cold-Weather Efforts
BPS social workers have identified the need for snow boots, snow pants and water-repellent gloves for students in need.  If you would like to make a monetary donation to help purchase these items, please go to https://www.bpsfoundation.com/donations/kidskicks/.

Donate to Family Assistance Fund
The Bismarck Public Schools Foundation (BPSF) has established a COVID-19 BPS Family Assistance Fund.  Those that wish to donate may do so through the foundation website or by mail. To donate online, go to https://www.bpsfoundation.com/donations/cv19bps-faf/. To donate by mail, send checks to the BPS Foundation at 806 N. Washington St., Bismarck, ND 58501 and write “COVID-19” in the memo line. Families seeking assistance are encouraged to reach out to their counselor or social worker who will connect them to established community resources as well as submit requests for funding needs that cannot be met within existing resources. The BPSF thanks those who have already reached out to volunteer and/or provide monetary donations to help those within our community who are struggling.

Donate to Student Feeding Efforts
BPS has had many kind offers to help with student feeding. If you want to make a monetary donation to help feed students in need, go to www.bpsfoundation.com/meals. 

Bismarck Parks and Recreation District (BPRD) is offering an Open Gym program for youth and adults to use neighborhood gymnasiums on Saturdays and Sundays in a supervised, free play environment. The Open Gym program starts the weekend of Nov. 7-8 at selected schools. It is a free program which runs through March 6-7, 2021. Some school locations have changed from previous years. A complete list of school locations and times can be found on the BPRD website at www.bisparks.org.

The following safety protocols are in place at Open Gym. Participants are asked to bring their own equipment (basketballs, volleyballs, etc.) Participants should recreate with their own group. Masks are required when entering and exiting Bismarck Public School facilities.

The Open Gym program also includes teams wanting to use the World War Memorial Building, 215 N 6^th St. Court reservations will be taken for adult teams interested in practicing at the World War Memorial Building or Simle Middle School.  Reservations can be made for the weekend by calling 222-6454 between 8:30 am and 5 pm on the Friday preceding weekend play.  Each team will have a court for one hour.

The Open Gym program is provided by BPRD in cooperation with Bismarck Public Schools.

The Bismarck School Board will meet at 5:15 pm at the City-County Building at 221 N. 5th Street. The public is invited to attend the meeting or watch it LIVE on cable channel 2.

There is no school Wednesday, Dec. 23 for Parent-Teacher Conference Day off.