Zinser Elementary News
December 6

Zinser Elementary News December 6

12/06/24

A Note from Mrs. Johnston
Snow days, holiday spirit days, and music concerts make for a fun and busy start to December. We look forward to seeing you at the high school and hearing the children sing the songs they have worked hard on this past month! More information about the concert is included in the newsletter. Also, please remember to send your child with warm winter clothes for outside recess each day. Please reach out if you need help getting warm clothes for your children.

Family Council News
Santa's Workshop is a special day when all the students at Zinser get to participate in some fun holiday activities before break. Stations will be set up for students to engage in games, consume some seasonal treats, and wrap their special presents they will have created in art class prior to this event. We need volunteers for each station to help make this special day happen on Monday, December 16. Please consider signing up for a morning, afternoon, or full day shift. You won't want to miss the joy this event brings to our students and staff as we share in the holiday spirit together! Sign Up Here! 

Zinser December Concert
Zinser Elementary will have its elementary night of concerts in December this year! Our students are already doing AMAZING! The concerts will occur at the Kenowa Hills Performing Arts Center, located at the high school. Students should arrive no earlier than 10 minutes before their concert time. Students will meet their teachers in the rooms specified below. Signs will be posted as you enter the main entrance so that parents and students can find room locations. Third and fourth graders will need to bring their labeled recorders with them to the show! We can’t wait to celebrate the season with you!

What to wear: Jewel tones or holiday spirit - dress to impress!

Lauria Majchrzak, Kenowa Hills Zinser Elementary Music Teacher *You are invited to follow me on FB at: A to Z Music (see what we are learning!)

K-Knights-5th Grade Concert - Monday, December 9, 2024
K-Knights & Kindergarten - 5:40-6 pm (Meet in the Choir room at 5:30 pm)
1st & 2nd Grade - 6:15-6:35 pm (1st Grade meet in the Band room hallway & 2nd Grade meet in Band room at 6:06 pm)
3rd Grade - 6:50-7:10 pm (Meet in Choir room at 6:40 pm)
4th & 5th Grade - 7:25-7:45 pm (4th Grade meet in Band room and 5th Grade meet in Band room hallway at 7:15 pm)

Parents Knight Out! December 14, from 6-9:00 pm
Do you need time to go Christmas shopping, to wrap gifts, time to yourself, or a date night? The KH Dance Team has you covered! Drop your kids off to play and dance with us. Cost is $20 for 1st child, $5 each additional child. Max $40 per family. Must be fully potty trained through 12 years of age. There will be a registered nurse and licensed childcare provider there at all times. Light snacks provided. Sign up here.

Same Day Virtual Appointments with your School Nurse
Reasons to contact and use HealthBar: sore throat, pink eye, earache, cough, nausea/vomiting, fever, rashes. We can communicate directly with your Primary Care Doctor to keep them informed of diagnosis and treatments. Connect directly with a HealthBar Provider by contacting your school nurse - $15 visits for students/staff, $45 for family members.

KHPS Ski & Snowboard Club 24/25 Punch Card Program
Cannonsburg's punch cards offer discounted lift tickets so that students in kindergarten through 12th grade can enjoy winter to the fullest. Punch cards also offer discounts on rentals and private lessons! When your child visits Cannonsburg, they will simply bring their punch card to the ticket office to get their card punched and receive a lift ticket for the day. These punch cars can be used any day of the week (no blackout dates!)

Ages 7-10: 6 Punch=$120 or 10 Punch=$155
Ages 11+: 6 Punch=$160 or 10 Punch=$195
*Other perks and discounts apply. To purchase online: https://cannonsburg.com
Questions can be directed to Cannonsburg at info@cannonsburg.com or Jason Snyder via email at jsnyder@khps.org

OLDER NEWS

Parking Lot Notes: MAP
➔ Please consider utilizing our bus transportation option to avoid the busy parent pick-up lot
➔ Always look to pull up in line and when possible to help with the flow of traffic.
◆ Tell your child(ren) to look for the correct car and be ready. If your child is late to the class sign and you’ve pulled past it, you can circle around the lot and keep your car moving.
➔ Thank you for those turning right only! We know it’s an inconvenience, but we believe it will help speed up the line and be safer in the long run ( We have a couple accidents a year with vehicles turning left)
➔ Drop off starts at 8:30; children may exit vehicles a few minutes early to get traffic flowing, and must wait by their grade sign until the 8:30 bell.
➔ We do have two lanes in the parking lot. Please only use the right lane for drop off and pick up, the inside lane is a pass by lane only! Please pass by with caution.

DROP OFF EXPECTATIONS:

• Drop off starts at 8:30 with the day officially starting at 8:35. Kindergarten & K-Knights families please park and walk to the flagpole to have your child line up with their class at the 8:30 bell. The teacher will come out and greet the students and enter the building together.

DISMISSAL EXPECTATIONS:

The school day ends at 3:37

• Kindergarten & K-Knights and early pick-ups start dismissal at 3:30. Kindergarten parents please park and walk to meet the class and get your child by the flagpole for a more intimate and safe pick-up.
• We will designate consistent early pick-up families once again this year. Please contact our office if you can consistently be in the parking lot for an early pick-up at 3:30.
• 1st - 5th grade families will use the car line in the parent parking lot for pick-up. Your child will stand at the correct grade level sign and enter the car when it’s at the sign or close to the nearest pull up spot. You may need to pull up past the grade sign to help with the flow of traffic
• We understand that parents can get stuck in traffic or weather events happen that can extend travel time to get to school for the 3:37 dismissal. If you are going to be late please call the office ahead of time so we can make the student(s) aware. Consistent tardiness for pick-up will result in your child(ren) being bused to our Early Childhood Center for after school care. You can be billed for this.

Attendance/Drop Off - Pick Up
Our start time is 8:35 am! We need your help getting students here on time! Any students arriving after 8:40 will be marked tardy. Any students arriving after 9:05 am without an excused call/absence will be marked unexcused for the morning session. Please call our attendance line at 616-453-2461 opt.1 or email ziattendance@khps.org to communicate your student’s absence, early leave time, or late arrival. STRIVE FOR FIVE!!!