Dear Horizon Families,The 1st Quarter is over now and report cards are out. Please take the time to review your child’s grades and encourage him or her to take responsibility. Do not overly praise or be so crit-ical; instead, reinforce the message that schoolwork and grades are the child’s responsibility. Here is an online resource to help parents teach kids to be responsible about their schoolwork: https://goo.gl/9goE5S Here are a few announcements:ConceptSIS Mobile App: The mobile app for our school infor-mation system is up and running for almost a month now on both Android and iOS operating systems. With this app installed on your smartphone, you can keep track of your child’s grades, missing assignments, attendance, and class news right through your smartphone. However, the usage rate is still not great as reported by the Concept Schools IT department. So, I encourage and remind our parents to download and install the app on their smartphones. The username / password infor-mation was created separately for both primary and secondary parent listed on our system and mailed homes already.

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IMPORTANT DATES PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGECONCEPT SCHOOLS SPELLING BEE:November 11WINTER SPORTS PARENT INFO NIGHT: November 15, 7-8pmFAMILY BINGO NIGHT: November: 16, 6-8pmROBOTICS BAKE SALE: November 17, 3:15-4pmTHANKSGIVING BREAK (NO SCHOOL)November 22-24FALL ATHLETIC BANQUET:November 30, 7-8pmMID-TERM EXAMS (EARLY DISMISSAL FOR ALL STUDENTS 12:18)December 19-21WINTER BREAK (NO SCHOOL)December 22 - January 5

On October 14, 2017, Jaguar Stu-dent Ambassadors helped set up for the second annual West Oak Walk Community Festival. Students helped over 50 local businesses and organizations with tents, ta-bles, and other display items. Kathy Karey, event organizer and owner of Kathy’s Confections on Sylvania Rd. said, “We were so thrilled and appreciative to have the Jaguars helping with our event.”

STUDENTS PARTICIPATE in the COMMUNITY FESTIVAL

If you did not receive it or you want to reset your password, please contact our secretary at 419-474-3350.Winter Weather Emergencies: Please remember that Horizon Science Academy follows TPS (Toledo Public Schools) for all weather related closings and delays.I wish you all a great November!Mr. KaraPrincipal

HISPANIC HERITAGE GALA CELEBRATES CULTURE

HSAT’s annual Hispanic Heritage Gala was a true success! Our Jaguar Family, totaling over 300 guests and participants came to honor the contributions of Hispanic peoples across the world. Guests enjoyed authentic Hispanic Dance and food catered by San Marcos. Mrs. Snyder, Asst. Principal of School Culture, said, “It was a lovely evening enjoying fine Hispanic food and entertainment with our Jaguar Family.”

HSAT is currently accepting BOX-TOPS FOR EDUCATION. Parents and students may drop off their BOX-TOPS to the front office or their first teacher. These BOX-TOPS are worth $.10 for our school. Please help us continue to support our school and our stellar students.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Night Under the Stars Homecom-ing kicked-off with a Spirit Week. Kindergarten through 12th grade students participated in themed dress days including Millionaire Monday and One-Color Wednes-day. The week concluded with the Night Under the Stars Homecom-ing Dance. Homecoming King, Cameron Lamb said, “The deco-rations were on point and we had a fantastic time at my last Jaguar Homecoming.”

HOMECOMING WEEK A HUGE SUCCESS!

HSAT’s annual Hispanic Heritage Gala was a true success! Our Jaguar Family, totaling over 300 guests and participants came to honor the contributions of Hispanic peoples across the world. Guests enjoyed authentic Hispanic Dance and food catered by San Marcos. Mrs. Snyder, Asst. Principal of School Culture, said, “It was a lovely evening enjoying fine Hispanic food and entertainment with our Jaguar Family.”

ANIME CLUB LEARNS JAPANESE

Anime Club, one of HSAT’s most active clubs, is currently learning Japanese from our in-house sub-stitute teacher, Ms. Townsend. Students in the club wanted to immerse themselves in Japanese culture. One way to do this is to learn Japanese. Students are learning common phrases and how to write Japanese characters. Mr. Brangham, club advisor, said, “I am thrilled the students are engaged in learning another language and another culture.”

STUDENTS VISIT COUNTRY LANE TREE FARM

Our ELL and kindergarten students visited the Country Lane Tree Farm. No other farm in NW Ohio or Michigan allows guests to wander through their farm, along side of peacocks, ducks, chickens, and bunnies to name a few. In addition to picking out their very own pumpkin, students got to milk a cow. Ms. Snoddy, kindergarten teacher said, “The smiles on student’s faces as they explored the farm was a real treat.”

STUDENT & STAFF SPOTLIGHT

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MS. CONTRERAS

Ms. Contreras is our English Language Learners teacher. She is originally from Pine Grove, PA. When she’s not teaching, she’s either gardening, scrapbooking, or spending quality time with her children. This holiday season, she says, “I’m thank-ful for my loving and healthy children in addition to the awesome students I get to work with everyday. They bring me so much joy.”

ESTABAN SHUNNAR

MS. WACHTMAN

NAKIYAH MITCHELL

Estaban is a senior at HSAT and was born and raised right here in Toledo. In his spare time, Estaban can be found playing PC games or working his magic in the kitchen on such dishes as sopa and Mexican rice. Estaban is very grateful to spend his last year with his Jaguar Family. Additionally, Estaban explains he is thankful for his mother. He says, “She loves me and takes care of me.”

Ms. Wachtman is one of our stellar 2nd grade teachers. She originally reigns from Defiance, Ohio (home of the Bulldogs). While not at school, she loves reading, 4-H, watching and collecting movies, and whipping up culinary masterpieces in the kitchen. This Thanksgiving, she says, “I’m grateful for the time I get to spend with my amazing family and friends.”

Nakiyah is a 2nd grader at HSAT. When she’s not excelling in the classroom, Nakiyah loves to come home and spend time with her wonderful family, especially her sister. She also loves riding her bike and visiting places in Toledo. When asked what she is thankful for, Nakiyah says, “I am thankful for my teacher, Ms. Wacht-man, because she’s sweet and kind and helps me learn in fun ways.”

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HSAT recently hosted out annual school Spelling Bee for 3rd through 8th grade. The com-petition was fierce as many students spelled their way through rounds one and two. In the third round, host Mrs. Russell (middle school English teacher) said, “The competition was heated as it got down to just a few students.” Ultimately, Geovani Rodriguez-Juarez (7th) and Genesis Davis (4th) took home 1st place in their categories while Elijah Simmons (7th) and Elijah McKinney (5th) were runners-up. Students will be traveling to Chicago soon to compete in the Concept Schools Spelling Bee.

Students compete in spelling bee

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