Director's Update
A message from Mrs. McElroy, Elementary School Director
Dear STEM Families,
I hope everyone has thawed out from our strong and unexpected winter blast last week. While having students out multiple days in a row is not always ideal, student (and family) safety is always our top priority. We have one more week until Thanksgiving Break. Here are the current updates for elementary.
Candy Cane Messages – Elementary Student Council is excited to announce the return of Candy Cane messages! All of the Elementary students will have the opportunity to purchase a Candy Cane for a friend or a teacher and write a sweet message to brighten their Holiday Season! We will be selling our Candy Cane Message December 2nd through the 12th. Student council members will be delivering your compliments
on December 17th through the 19th.
PTO Cookie Exchange – PTO is hosting a cookie exchange party on December 19th from 4:00-6:30 at Prost Brewing Company. Please see this flier for more information about the event.
Multicultural Holiday Night– DEI is hosting a holiday event on December 5th from 5-7pm. If you would like to volunteer for this event to help celebrate all our cultures, please sign up here.
Yearbook
Families can order the 2024-25 yearbook by visiting the link below or going to dr-photo.com, selecting “Order Your Yearbook,” and when prompted, enter STEM The direct link is: https://www.prepaysystems.com/view/9d0spDJW/stem-highlands-ranch-elementary-yearbook
Driveline Reminder
Please make sure to pick up your student at the designated dismissal time. We are frequently having families pickup after 3:30pm, this is an hour after elementary students have been dismissed. We do not have the staffing to support late pick ups and will not leave students unattended. Moving forward any student who is not picked up by 3:10pm will be charged per our student parent handbook policy ($1/min).
Important Dates:
- November 1-30 – National Native American Heritage Month
- November 18th – Thanksgiving Food Drive Ends
- November 20 – STEM SAC Meeting (5:30 – 7:30pm)
- November 21 – DEI Committee (4-5pm)
- November 25 – 29 – Thanksgiving Break – NO SCHOOL
- December 3 – STEM Board Meeting (5:30pm)
- December 4 – 1st Grade to Cave of the Winds
- December 5 – DEI presents Multicultural Night (5-7pm)
- December 11 – STEM PTO Meeting (6-8pm)
- December 18 – STEM SAC Meeting (5:30-7:30pm)
- December 20 – Teacher Work Day – NO SCHOOL
- December 23 – January 6 – Winter Break – NO SCHOOL
Have a wonderful weekend. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
In Partnership,
Amie McElroy, Elementary Director
News and Updates
Hands Free Announcing with PikMyKid
New! If you use our West (Elementary) Driveline, you can now set up your PikMyKid to auto-announce for you as soon as you enter our parking lot. Please click the button below to view the flier that has the instructions listed on how to set up your account.